Silly Zhu's Moving: The Old Neighbor's Nightmare

Chapter 203 List

Rain whispered, "I've finished my fruit candy!"

Sha Zhu ignored Xiao Yushui. This little girl clearly has her own savings, but she's reluctant to spend them, so she comes to me to beg for money.

They still eat candy, aren't they afraid of losing all their teeth?

"No more candy from now on, there's never enough for you," Sha Zhu said, scanning the rain-soaked wooden box. Sure enough, the fruit candies were gone.

Weren't we already finished the pastries? How come a few more pieces have appeared? Did you pester your second uncle to buy them?

There are still plenty of Mickey Mouse candies! And the honey and milk powder—this little girl has hidden them very well.

She also had a little over ten yuan in secret savings. I definitely didn't give her that much pocket money, and I don't know when she saved it.

The rain didn't cause any trouble, probably because it knew its brother's attitude and was just testing the waters, hoping to get an extra two cents from its secret stash.

Sister Liu Qian no longer objected to Brother Li buying the old radio. The group chatted and laughed until late at night before Sha Zhu saw them off, since their place of residence wasn't far away anyway.

That evening, after Uncle Cai Quanwu returned home from get off work, Shazhu told him that the household registration issue could be resolved immediately.

Second Uncle Cai Quanwu didn't care much about the household registration book; he was more interested in finding Xu Huizhen a job in the city.

However, I'm a little hesitant to work at the neighborhood committee office. I'm already grateful to have any job at all, especially since I'm quite content with my current purchasing job.

What can you do if you join a subdistrict office? Right now, there's no end to the anti-corruption campaigns within subdistrict offices; everyone's either against this or that, especially corruption and waste.

Although I can guarantee that I'm innocent, there's always the possibility that the investigation will lead to my nephew's family.

Cai Quanwu knew that his nephew's family was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

What's more, all those yeasts they bought disappeared the very next day, and they still had no idea what kind of business their nephew was doing behind their backs.

If I really get into the neighborhood committee, wouldn't it be troublesome if they turned around and started targeting my nephew's family? Right now, I'm living in my nephew's house.

"Zhu Zi, can you help me decline this offer? Every time I go to the neighborhood office, I feel uncomfortable all over. If I were to work there, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to handle it. Let's just forget about it. I'm doing fine working at this small restaurant!"

Sha Zhu was stunned for a moment. He didn't want to go to government departments. His household registration would be resolved immediately, making everything much more convenient.

Even if they want to get married right now, they can't get a city residency permit, so they can only go back to their original place of residence.

"Second Uncle, you can't get married now because you can't resolve your household registration issue. Your Second Aunt won't even have a place to stay if she comes over,"

"It's okay, she probably won't be able to come anytime soon. Anyway, my household registration will be processed before the new year."

"What, Second Uncle? You went to her house, and her family didn't agree?" Sha Zhu guessed.

"They didn't say they disagreed, let's wait and see," Cai Quanwu said calmly.

Sha Zhu shook his head and advised, "Second Uncle, wouldn't it be better if you had a public office position in the neighborhood committee?"

"It has nothing to do with her identity. Her father just returned from the hospital, and her family needs care."

She meant that even if they got married, it would take a year or two, mainly because her family didn't have much income and she didn't want to get married so early.

"Where did you help find the job?" Cai Quanwu briefly explained Xu Huizhen's family affairs, then turned to ask about the job.

"Then we'll have to wait a bit longer. Director Wang is planning to open a timber factory. When that happens, he'll transfer one or two kitchen helpers from the small restaurant to the timber factory, and the positions will be available."

"So, since you two are both working at the small restaurant, you can help out," Sha Zhu replied.

"Okay, I understand. I'll go over there in a few days and ask her again to see if she's willing to work in the city." After saying that, Cai Quanwu left to wash up.

The next day, Shazhu rode his bicycle to the crossroads and watched Yushui go to school with her friends.

After the rain and her friends had skipped and hopped away, she rode her bicycle to the steel mill.

"Master He, yesterday evening your Director Zhang brought over five sheep and half a carcass of pork, but I can't smell any aroma now. Will we be able to eat meat today?"

Sha Zhu rode his bicycle to the factory gate and was stopped and questioned by the workshop workers who came to work.

Were they brought over last night? They didn't even notify me.

Sha Zhu shook his head and said, "I don't know either. I'll find out at noon. Maybe it'll be stir-fried meat." After saying that, he pushed his bicycle toward the parking shed.

If it's mutton soup, each canteen now arranges its own staff on duty. At Shazhu's canteen, Zhao, the squad leader, arranges staff on duty at night.

Upon reaching the kitchen, there were already butchered lamb pieces on the shelves. These must have been prepared the night before. Seeing Squad Leader Zhao and Chef Yang chatting, Sha Zhu walked over.

"Squad Leader Zhao, what's with all this meat on the shelf? Are we just going to cook it for lunch?"

"Yes, we don't cook mutton soup every time because the smell is too strong and it affects the workers' work in the workshop. We just stir-fry it at noon."

Squad Leader Zhao took out a cigarette from his pocket and tossed one to Sha Zhu. Sha Zhu didn't seem to care.

What happened to the remaining bones?

"I asked Director Zhang, and he told me to dispose of it however I wanted, either by selling it to a recycling station or by having my kitchen staff divide it up."

Nobody's really interested in the bones; there's no meat left on them. "Master He, you can take them all if you want!"

Why would I take it back in this weather? If it were winter, it would be fine to make more lamb bone soup so it could be stored for longer. But now, I can't cheat every day by taking it back.

"It doesn't cost any money, so I'll take a little and buy some mutton to stew together," Sha Zhu said with a grin.

"Only Master He knows how to handle this. Everyone else thinks it's too time-consuming and wasteful of firewood, so they don't want it," Master Yang said.

"I'll teach you a simple method: just break the bones into pieces and soak them for about half an hour to remove the blood."

Then add ingredients such as pork belly, ginger slices, and knotted scallions, and put it in a pot to cook. The resulting mutton soup is delicious and rich.

You can make various mutton soup dishes, such as mutton soup with white radish, or simply add noodles. It doesn't take much time.

After Sha Zhu finished speaking, he whispered to Squad Leader Zhao, "Make a list of the people in our kitchen who want to learn cooking from me, write it down on a piece of paper, and give it to me after get off work."

Upon hearing this, Squad Leader Zhao beamed with joy. "Master He, are you going to take on an apprentice? Can I call you Master from now on?"

Sha Zhu shook his head. "Give me the list first. Remove the women in the kitchen, and also remove older people like Uncle Ma. Just give me the rest of the list!"

"What about me?" Squad Leader Zhao asked anxiously. He was about the same age as He Daqing. If the older one was removed, how could he learn the skills?

"Write down your name, but you don't need to call me master anymore. You don't need to call me master now or in the future. If you want to learn, just follow along. How much you learn is up to you."

"Oh, right, remember it's the name on the household registration book. Don't write any nicknames or pet names on my list. And don't say you're taking on apprentices right now; I need to observe them for a while first." Sha Zhu finished speaking and prepared to leave.

Seeing this, Squad Leader Zhao quickly stopped him, "Master He, I have a list of our kitchen staff right now, I'll just give you a copy."

When Squad Leader Zhao mentioned it, Sha Zhu suddenly remembered that Squad Leader Zhao was also in charge of attendance, but Sha Zhu himself was so lazy that he was usually the last one to arrive every day.

Moreover, since the New Year, Squad Leader Zhao has not taken attendance. There are also not many kitchen staff, so you can tell who is absent at a glance.

I hadn't remembered that Squad Leader Zhao had a list of kitchen staff.

This list was given to Squad Leader Zhao by Director Zhang, so there shouldn't be any problems.