Siheyuan: Fighting against Japanese Aggression in Beijing

Chapter 125 Qin Huairu wants something easy

Hearing Wang Yue's words, Qin Huairu felt extremely unconvinced, "You, a newcomer from the countryside, have got an office job. I have been here several years earlier than you, but I can't even work in the kitchen. Why?" Qin Huairu complained in her heart.

But he still said obediently, "Wang Yue, is it really impossible? Not even in the kitchen? I really don't have the strength. Besides, my hands are not fit for locksmithing."

"You have nothing to do with me about this. This is the factory's rule. Why don't you go find the factory leader? I will handle the procedure for you later." Wang Yue said indifferently.

“I don’t know the leader?”

"Then I can't do anything about it?" Wang Yue spread his hands, "Hurry up and decide, are you going to this workshop or not?"

"Go, go, how can I not go!" Qin Huairu said helplessly.

"Just go ahead. I'll take you to the workshop now."

Having said that, Wang Yue stood up and walked towards the door, and Qin Huairu naturally followed closely behind.

On the way, Qin Huairu caught up with Wang Yue and asked, "Wang Yue, you pretended not to know me in the office just now. Were you afraid that others would know? Sorry, I was rude. I came from the countryside and have never seen the world. I am sorry for causing you trouble."

"Qin Huairu, I'm not pretending not to know you, but I really don't know you. Apart from today, have we ever spoken to each other?" Wang Yue asked seriously.

"Well, haha, even if we haven't said it, we are from the same courtyard, so we know each other!" Qin Huairu said to justify herself.

"I'm from the same country as many people! How can that be considered knowing each other?" Wang Yue said with disdain, "Qin Huairu, my anti-Japanese brother told me about your situation. He said that if he gets involved with you, there will be endless troubles. Although I'm a woman, I don't want to know you, so it's better for us not to know each other."

"This, haha!" Qin Huairu said with a wry smile.

Soon, the two arrived at the workshop. As soon as they entered the workshop, Wang Yue saw a busy scene. At the same time, a metallic smell penetrated into her nostrils. The fitters were holding tools and working hard in front of the machines.

Seeing two strange beauties coming in, the fitters at the door raised their heads and looked at them.

"Hello, comrade. Where is Director Guo? Can you help me find him?" Wang Yue asked a worker.

"Ah!" the worker said in shock, "Director Guo! Director Guo, Director Guo is over there."

The worker pointed to a corner and called out, "Director Guo, someone is looking for you."

Hearing someone calling, Guo Dapiezi saw from afar that it was two beauties, so he hurried over, first looked Wang Yue up and down with lustful eyes, and then asked, "Comrade, who are you?"

"I'm new in the Personnel Department."

Hearing that they were from the Personnel Department, Guo Dapiezi immediately became respectful and put away his unruly look. He knew that most of them had backers and he couldn't afford to offend them.

"Haha, there's a newcomer in the Personnel Department!" Guo Dapiezi said with a smile, "What can I do for you?"

"I'm here to send someone to your workshop. This one," Wang Yue pointed at Qin Huairu and said, "this female comrade is the wife of Jia Dongxu from the factory. She's here to take over. Please make arrangements."

"No problem. Since she is the widow of our workshop worker, we will definitely take good care of her. Thank you for your help." Guo Dapiezi said politely.

"Okay, I've brought the person to you. I'm leaving now."

After saying that, Wang Yue turned and left the workshop, taking away the gazes of all the workers.

"From the Personnel Department? Why are they all prettier than the other? I wonder whose relatives they are?" someone asked.

"Hey, you have to ask me this!"

"you know?"

"That's right, this person has a great background. You don't know that the wife of Chief Li of the Security Department has a very good relationship with her husband."

"No wonder, I just took a look." The worker said, "But, this, hehe!"

As they spoke, several people looked at Qin Huairu.

"Are you Jia Dongxu's wife?" asked Guo Dapiezi.

"Yes!" Qin Huairu said shyly.

"Well, today is your first day in the factory. You can follow me to get familiar with the environment first. By the way, I will teach you some safety knowledge. I will arrange a master for you in a few days, or you can find someone you know, as long as he is willing to teach." Guo Dapiezi arranged.

"Okay, but Director Guo, can you arrange some easier work for me? You see, I don't have much strength."

"This is probably not easy. You have to file, screw, or use machines. And as a fitter, you will have to learn all these in the future," said Guo Dapiezi.

"Ah! You have to learn all of them?" Qin Huairu hesitated, "Are there really no other ones?"

"If you want to be an apprentice and get paid 17 dollars, then you can do that, for example, cleaning the workshop."

"Forget it! I'd better learn it!" Qin Huairu said helplessly.

……

In the evening, Li Kang's family and Xu Damao and his wife gathered at home for dinner. Today was Lou Xiao'e's first time cooking, and she was willing to spend money and bought a lot of things.

"How about you try it? Give me some advice. Today is my first time cooking." Lou Xiao'e said.

"I'll go first." Xu Damao took the first bite of the braised pork and started eating.

"How about it?"

“Haha, not bad, not bad, this is the most delicious meal you have ever cooked.” Xu Damao said.

"Really?" Lou Xiao'e said happily.

"That's right. Although it's not as good as my junior brother and my aunt, it's pretty good. The main thing is that the ingredients are solid." Xu Damao said with a smile.

"Puchi!" Li Qinghe covered her mouth and laughed, "Da Mao, how can you praise someone like that? And you use solid ingredients. Are you saying that Sister Xiao'e's cooking skills are not good?"

"Master, please don't talk nonsense. I am telling the truth. This is indeed the most delicious dish Ezi has ever made." Xu Damao said.

"Let me try!"

As he spoke, Li Qinghe picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and started to eat it greedily.

"How is it? Qinghe!" Lou Xiao'e asked.

"Well, the ingredients are indeed very solid." Qinghe said with a smile.

After hearing Qinghe's comments, Lou Xiao'e was still a little sad.

"Oh, maybe I was not born to be a cook? I haven't dared to use many of the things I brought home today!" Lou Xiao'e sighed.

"Sister Xiao'e, I think it's quite good. Most housewives are at this level. Damao's taste has been spoiled by the two cooks. He will say it's good when he has nothing to eat in the future." Li Kangri said after taking a bite.

"You see, Xiao Li is still good at talking," Lou Xiao'e said with a smile, "By the way, Xiao Li, when I went home today, my dad told me that he wanted to visit you. Are you free?"

"When?" Li Kangri asked, "I'm free anytime except during working hours."

"He said you can decide the time, any day is fine."

"Is that so? Tomorrow night." Li Kangri said. He also wanted to meet the man called Bancheng as soon as possible.