Chapter 145: Hitting Yan Bugui

After sending Xu Damao off, He Yuzhu happily returned to the steel rolling mill.

“Zhu Zi, why are you so happy today?” Liu Lan asked with a smile.

“How can you tell that I’m happy? I’m just trying to have fun despite the hardship. It’s because my beloved relatives, friends, brothers and sisters have boarded the train heading west. Alas, I don’t know if we will ever see each other again in the future.” He Yuzhu said, shaking his head.

“Virtue.” Liu Lan looked at He Yuzhu and couldn’t help but give him a blank look.

“I’ll let you see what kind of person I am.” After He Yuzhu said this, he pulled Liu Lan to the office and asked Liu Lan to use the art of pronunciation to play the game of crawling under the desk.

“You won’t be full just by eating this. Let’s buy some meat tonight.” He Yuzhu said, and took out five kilograms of meat coupons and ten yuan and stuffed them between Liu Lan’s two granary heights.

“Virtue.” Liu Lan rolled her eyes at He Yuzhu again, took the money and bills without any hesitation, then shook her hair and left He Yuzhu’s office.

He Yuzhu took out the internal special supply cigarettes he got from Li Huaide and smoked one happily. It must be said that the internal special supply cigarettes are different from those on the market.

He Yuzhu leisurely took it easy until the end of get off work. He Yuzhu did not go home, but went to his fifth aunt’s house to settle the bill with them. Now that Xu Damao’s family had left, there was no need to spread rumors about Xu Damao anymore.

“Zhu Zi, if you need this kind of work in the future, you must come to your aunt. I will do it beautifully for you even if it means risking my life.” Aunt Hu said with a smile.

These five aunts didn’t expect that they would not have to work anymore and He Yuzhu would still pay them as agreed. They couldn’t help but feel very happy and patted their chests and said good things.

“Well, Jia Zhang will be released soon. If she continues to make trouble like before, I will have to trouble the five aunts to deal with her.” He Yuzhu said after thinking for a while.

“Okay, just leave this matter to us. We will definitely make sure that old hag Jia Zhang is in obedience.” Aunt Hu and others said in unison.

He Yuzhu waved goodbye and left the yard where Aunt Wu was and returned to the courtyard. As soon as he entered the courtyard, He Yuzhu saw Yan Bugui nodding and bowing to him.

He Yuzhu ignored Yan Bugui and went straight to his home.

“Dad, when are you going to find Matchmaker Zhang?” Yan Jiecheng asked cautiously.

“Why are we looking for Zhang the matchmaker?” Yan Bugui said, rolling his eyes.

“Of course I want to find out about the girl. You promised me that you would let her marry me.” Yan Jiecheng said anxiously.

“Jie Cheng, just give up on that idea. Don’t stare. Haven’t you thought about the consequences of this matter? Xu Damao just said a few bad words about He Yuzhu in front of that girl, and He Yuzhu exiled his family of four to the Third Front.”

“You also want our whole family to go to the third-tier universities? Besides, that girl looks arrogant and proud, and you are young. You two are not suitable for each other. You, forget about it.” Yan Bugui said unhappily.

When Yan Jiecheng heard Yan Bugui’s words and thought about the situation of Xu Damao’s family, he couldn’t help but take a breath.

Xu Damao is the only film projectionist in the steel rolling mill. He is usually very awesome. Xu Fugui is also an old projectionist. The father and son can be said to be skilled workers, and relatively rare. He Yuzhu asked them to go to the Third Front, so they went.

How powerful must He Yuzhu be? It’s really scary when you think about it.

The timid Yan Jiecheng immediately put out his little thoughts and didn’t mention it again.

“Dad, a small deputy director of the canteen has so much power? Can he deal with Xu Damao so easily?” Yan Jiecheng asked in confusion.

“I don’t know much about this, but leaders are different from ordinary people. Otherwise, everyone wants to be a leader. Liu Haizhong is almost crazy to be a leader. He is willing to go to the third line to be a leader.”

“Jie Cheng, remember, don’t mess with He Yuzhu recently.” Yan Bugui said after thinking for a while.

“I understand.” Yan Jiecheng nodded and said.

When He Yuzhu arrived at the middle courtyard, he found Qin Huairu washing clothes with her butt sticking out. He Yuzhu was helpless: “Who is this performance for?”

“Zhu Zi, you’re back?” Qin Huairu obviously heard He Yuzhu’s footsteps, turned around and said with a smile.

He Yuzhu ignored Qin Huairu and went straight home, then slammed the door shut.

Qin Huairu looked at He Yuzhu with an uncertain expression. Seeing that He Yuzhu’s door did not open for a long time, she lowered her head and continued to wash clothes.

These past few days, Qin Huairu’s mood has been up and down, like heaven and hell.

After Qin Huairu learned the news that Xu Damao was extinct, she jumped for joy. Qin Huairu immediately wanted to target Xu Damao and ask him to help her family.

Unfortunately, before Qin Huairu’s plan was implemented, Xu Damao and his whole family were exiled to the third line by He Yuzhu, which made Qin Huairu feel somewhat frightened.

Qin Huairu thought about it carefully and couldn’t help but feel terrified.

Yi Zhonghai ate peanuts and got hungry;

The deaf old lady went to a nursing home and her life was worse than death;
Liu Haizhong’s family of four was exiled to the Third Front;
Although Yan Bugui’s family did not go to a third-tier university, Yan Bugui was demoted to become a toilet cleaner in school, and his family fell apart.

Just because Xu Damao said a few bad words in front of He Yuzhu’s blind date, not only was it revealed that his family was exiled, but his family of four was also exiled to the third line…

The more Qin Huairu thought about it, the more frightened she became. She did not dare to bother He Yuzhu anymore, for fear that she would anger He Yuzhu and have him exile her and her family of four to the third line.

Life here is hard, but life in the Third Front is even harder. I heard that the sky there is full of yellow sand and the water is full of sand.

Qin Huairu didn’t dare to think about it anymore, nor did she dare to provoke He Yuzhu anymore. She washed clothes silently.

At this moment, the door of He Yuzhu’s house opened, and He Yuzhu and He Yushui walked out happily.

“Zhu Zi, Yu Shui, please go out.” Qin Huairu asked instinctively.

“Well, let’s go to Bianyifang to eat roast duck. The roast duck at Quanjude is too expensive and we can’t afford it.” He Yushui said excitedly.

He Yuzhu didn’t say anything. He locked the door and walked out.

Qin Huairu’s face turned dark. Not to mention Quanjude, she had never even eaten the roast duck from Bianyifang.

“Zhu Zi, can you bring me some soup?” Qin Huairu instinctively wanted to take advantage again.

“Hehe.” He Yuzhu made a sly sound.

This “hehe” sound really confused Qin Huairu. “Fuck you, are you laughing so hard? Can you even say a word?”
While Qin Huairu was in a daze, He Yuzhu and He Yushui left the middle courtyard and came to the front courtyard.

This time, the Yan family rarely guarded the door.

“It’s so relaxing. It’s great that there’s no one guarding the door and we can take advantage of it.” He Yushui said.

“Are you annoyed by the Yan family?” He Yuzhu asked.

“That’s right. Every time I walked in with something in my hand, I was questioned like I was passing a checkpoint. They said it was a courtesy between neighbors, but to me it was just an interrogation, which made me feel uncomfortable.”

“Every time I see Yan Bugui, I feel nervous and annoyed,” said He Yushui.

“Okay, then let’s give him another chance. Let’s come back a little later tonight. If Yan Bugui is still guarding the gate and asks us for things, I will send Yan Bugui to the third line as well.” He Yuzhu said.

It’s good to have the ability to distribute supplies. Just one sentence can change a person’s destiny.

“Isn’t this too cruel?” He Yushui said. “Brother, this is for his own good. Yan Bugui is now looking for a toilet in the school. How much money does it cost a month? If he goes to a third-tier university, he will definitely be a teacher, and a teacher who speaks very standard Mandarin. His salary will definitely be higher than here. He will thank brother.”

“Besides, we have given him a chance. If he dares to ask us for it, we will send him away. Yu Shui, remember, we can give it to him actively, but he cannot ask for it actively. Although the result is the same, the nature is different.” He Yuzhu said.

“Yeah.” He Yushui nodded, and then the two of them went to Bianyifang happily and ate roast duck happily.

After being fed by He Yuzhu for a period of time, He Yushui’s originally yellow hair began to slowly turn black, and his thin body began to slowly become fuller, especially his eyes became lively and full of light.

“Eat more, eat as much as you can. You don’t need to save face for me, and you don’t need to save money for me. I have plenty of money now, and I can’t spend it all. I simply can’t spend it all.” He Yuzhu said inhumanely.

He Yushui knew that He Yuzhu had made a lot of money from Yi Zhonghai, so he was not short of money; and he also had Li Huaide’s thigh, so he was not short of tickets. He Yushui naturally would not be polite and ate as much as he could.

The two of them ate two ducks, mainly because He Yuzhu was a big eater.

Before leaving, He Yuzhu packed up a roast duck and asked He Yushui to eat it the next day. He used two duck bones to eat with pepper and salt, and the other one to make soup.

After finishing their meal, the two men walked slowly towards the courtyard. When they reached the gate, they found Yan Bugui sitting on a stool guarding the door.

When Yan Bugui saw He Yuzhu and He Yushui, his eyes lit up.

To be precise, his eyes lit up when he saw the roast duck and duck rack in He Yushui’s hands.

In this dark night, He Yuzhu actually saw a glimmer of light in Yan Bugui’s eyes. He Yuzhu was speechless.

Just when Yan Bugui was about to ask for the advantage, he saw He Yuzhu’s half-smile and half-smile, and was suddenly startled. He Yuzhu’s years of survival experience made him very frightened.

“Zhu Zi, Yu Shui, you’re back.” Yan Bugui forced himself to calm down with great willpower, then stood up, holding a stool and moving aside to let He Yuzhu and his sister pass.

The gate of the courtyard was very large, and even if Yan Bugui didn’t move, He Yuzhu and He Yushui could still pass through.

This attitude made He Yuzhu very satisfied.

“Uncle Yan, do you want it?” He Yuzhu asked, shaking the duck rack wrapped in oil paper in his hand.

“I want it, but I can’t have it. A gentleman loves money but gets it in a proper way.” Yan Bugui suppressed the excitement in his heart and spoke as calmly as possible.

“Hahaha, Uncle Yan, your method of taking things in a proper way should be to steal, the kind of stealing that one gets from a robber.” He Yuzhu said with a smile.

“Don’t make fun of me. I am a teacher after all.” Yan Bugui said with a flushed face, somewhat like Kong Yiji.

“Okay, Yu Shui, stop teasing your Uncle Yan. Uncle Yan, let me tell you straight, you’ve been guarding the gate every day and taking advantage of others, and that has left a shadow in Yu Shui’s heart. You can say that this is just a courtesy between neighbors and helping each other, but in Yu Shui’s eyes, it’s just a checkpoint and interrogation.”

“This is not good! If you ask for an advantage tonight, I will send you to a third-tier university. Fortunately, you didn’t ask. Remember, I can ask for it, but you can’t take it, whether it’s active or passive, you can’t take it, do you understand?” He Yuzhu said.

He Yuzhu said it calmly, but Yan Bugui’s heart was filled with turbulent waves.

Yan Bugui had no doubt about He Yuzhu’s ability. Since He Yuzhu could send Xu Damao’s family of four to the third line, he could definitely send himself to the third line as well.

You have to know that Xu Fugui works in a movie theater, which is not in the same system as the steel rolling mill. He Yuzhu could have exiled Xu Fugui, let alone Yan Bugui?

Strictly speaking, the Red Star Primary School where Yan Bugui is located is a primary school for children of a steel rolling mill, so it is a piece of cake for He Yuzhu to do this.

When he thought of this, Yan Bugui’s entire back became wet.

“Thank you Zhuzi for showing mercy.” Yan Bugui said tremblingly.

“That’s good to know. Don’t do this kind of thing again in the future. It’s better not to guard the gate to avoid any accidents. Take this. Although there is no meat, I guess you have heard of the famous pepper and salt duck rack. Go back and try it.” After He Yuzhu said this, he stuffed a bag of pepper and salt duck rack into Yan Bugui’s hand.

This is a typical stick and carrot tactic. Although it is very commonly used, it is good as long as it works.

After a long time, Yan Bugui came back to his senses. He stared blankly at the salt and pepper duck rack in his hand. He no longer had the materialism and complacency of the past. He returned home with a bitter face.

Yan Bugui is not like Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao. If He Yuzhu treats them in this way, he will definitely be greeted by their fierce counterattack.

They wanted to subdue He Yuzhu, who would not fall for it at all; but Yan Bugui fell for it because he was timid.

“Old Yan, what is this?” The third aunt stared at the oil-paper bag in Yan Bugui’s hand. The fragrance had already come out through the oil-paper bag.

Yan Jiecheng and other Yan family brothers and sisters also stared at the oil paper bag in Yan Bugui’s hand, wishing their eyes would pop out.

Yan Bugui dejectedly handed the oil-paper bag to the third aunt, and sat on the chair without saying a word for a long time.

Third Aunt and others didn’t notice anything unusual about Yan Bugui at all. Everyone gathered together and watched Third Aunt unwrap the oil paper package.

“Oh! Salt and pepper duck rack! Mom, give me some quickly.” Yan Jiecheng couldn’t help but speak.

The Yan family brothers and sisters all clamored to share the duck carcass.

The third aunt quickly looked at Yan Bugui. In the past, Yan Bugui always did this kind of thing. At this time, the third aunt noticed that Yan Bugui was different.

“Old Yan, what’s wrong with you?” The third aunt asked worriedly, fearing that something might happen to Yan Bugui. You know, the entire Yan family still depends on Yan Bugui for support.

“It’s okay. We just met He Yuzhu. This was given to me by He Yuzhu. Remember, you must never provoke him in the future. Otherwise, our family will be like Xu Damao’s family and will have to eat sand in the Third Front.” Yan Bugui said seriously.

“Old Yan, what is going on?” asked the third aunt nervously.

Yan Bugui first asked Yan Jiecheng to close the door, and then asked Yan Jiedi to sit on the bed by the window and stare outside to prevent anyone from eavesdropping. Then, Yan Bugui whispered what had just happened.

“Hiss~ Come to think of it, Xu Damao’s family of four were really sent away by Sha Zhu.” The third aunt said in a low voice.

“Don’t ever call him Shazhu again, even at home.” Yan Bugui said in a deep voice.

“Dad, Mom, there’s no need for us to be so afraid of him. Isn’t He Yuzhu just rushing to give us gifts?” Yan Jiecheng said unconvincedly, pointing at the duck rack.

“I’m going to beat you to death, you little bastard! He can deal with Xu Damao’s family of four, so why can’t he deal with you? You still dare to talk nonsense like that? I’m going to beat you to death to save your family from getting into trouble.” After saying that, Yan Bugui pulled out his belt and started beating Yan Jiecheng hard on the face.

However, Yan Bugui was used to being stingy, and the belt around his waist was not made of leather at all, and was not as strong as the seven wolves in his bangs. After just a few hits, the belt broke into two pieces.

Yan Bugui’s eyes turned red with heartache, and he became even more angry at Yan Jiecheng. Yan Bugui searched around the house for a long time, then picked up a feather duster and beat Yan Jiecheng violently.

The feather duster was made by Yan Bugui himself using chicken feathers and bamboo. It was free, so he didn’t feel bad if it broke.

Yan Bugui beat Yan Jiecheng for a long time until Yan Jiecheng begged for mercy repeatedly.

“Remember, never offend He Yuzhu in the future.” Yan Bugui said, and then began to serve the salt and pepper duck racks.

If it weren’t for the hot weather, food wouldn’t last long and this salt and pepper duck rack would go bad easily, so Yan Bugui would have to eat it for a week.

“Dad, why did I get two pieces less?” Yan Jiecheng asked.

(End of this chapter)