Courtyard House: Purchasing Agents' Comeback from the Great Famine

Chapter 248 Sha Zhu waits for Li Huaide at the factory gate

Sha Zhu lay on the ground as if he had lost his soul, his face ashen. After a long while, he finally stood up.

His eyes were bloodshot, his veins bulged all over his body, and he gritted his teeth, rushing towards the factory with resentment.

No matter what, he was going to ask Director Li why he was fired and made to pay so much money in compensation for such a trivial matter.

When the security officer saw Sha Zhu trying to run back into the factory, he shouted, "Sha Zhu, what are you doing? Get out of here! You're no longer a worker at the steel rolling mill; you can't go in!"

"Get out of the way! I need to find Director Li and get to the bottom of this today!" Sha Zhu shouted, ignoring the security officer's reprimands, and was about to run into the factory.

Just as Sha Zhu was about to run into the factory, he suddenly stopped, and two guns were already aimed at him.

The security officer shouted sternly, "Shazhu, if you dare take another step forward, we'll kill you on the spot!"

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu dared not rush any further. He glared hatefully at the two security officers and stood guard at the factory gate. He refused to believe that Director Li would stay away forever.

Seeing this, the two security officers could only let Sha Zhu wait at the factory gate, as long as Sha Zhu didn't go into the factory and cause trouble.

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Four o'clock in the afternoon.

As Qin Jingru walked out of the steel rolling mill, she saw Sha Zhu squatting on the ground at the factory gate, looking even worse than if his parents had died. However, she didn't greet Sha Zhu and rode away on her bicycle in a flash.

Back at No. 95 courtyard, Qin Jingru brewed a pot of tea for Wang Feng and said with a smile, "Brother Wang Feng, something big happened in our courtyard again today."

Wang Feng was taken aback, looking at Qin Jingru with confusion, and asked, "What's the big deal? I've been in the yard all day, how come I didn't know anything about it?"

Qin Jingru took a sip of tea and smiled, "It didn't happen in the yard, so of course you wouldn't know. This morning, as soon as I got to the factory, I heard on the loudspeaker that Sha Zhu had stolen factory property and was fired. Later, when I went back to the kitchen and inquired, I found out that Sha Zhu was arrested yesterday afternoon after get off work. Brother Wang Feng, do you know what he stole?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Feng was shocked. Sha Zhu had been fired? That was a bit much!

Coming to his senses, Wang Feng said speechlessly, "What else could Sha Zhu steal? It's just vegetables."

"Hehe, Sha Zhu did steal some vegetables, but it was half a pound of fresh pork and four steamed buns," Qin Jingru laughed.

Wang Feng was speechless. Sha Zhu had been transferred to the second canteen, yet he was still stealing fresh pork? This guy was incredibly audacious. Did he really think that Director Yang, his backer, was still around? Now that Sha Zhu was no longer of any use, Li Huaide wouldn't tolerate him anymore.

"Jingru, please tell your kitchen staff to be careful with the leftover dishes for entertaining guests. They're definitely cracking down on this lately. It wouldn't be good if your kitchen staff got caught and it implicated you."

Qin Jingru nodded her head: "Brother Wang Feng, I understand. The factory has been hosting very few people lately. I have nothing to do at the factory every day. I just get some food at noon and spend the rest of the time chatting at the factory."

"Sister Lan also told everyone today that the leftover dishes from the recent hospitality should be eaten at the factory. They can be taken out when the inspections are less strict."

"That's fine then." Wang Feng nodded.

Qin Jingru sighed: "I saw Sha Zhu at the factory gate when I got off work just now. He was squatting on the ground, looking like he had lost his soul. It's unbelievable how he ruined his job like that."

Wang Feng laughed and said, "Jingru, Qin Huairu deserves half the credit for Shazhu's behavior. Did you think that Shazhu ate all the food he brought back with Yushui? Let me tell you, at least half of it ended up in the Jia family's stomachs."

"That big idiot Sha Zhu, in order to please Qin Huairu, he doesn't even eat his own food. Even Yu Shui rarely gets to eat the meat and vegetables he brings back. All of it benefits those ungrateful wretches from the Jia family."

"Yeah, Sha Zhu got what he deserved."

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Five o'clock in the afternoon.

It was time for the steel rolling mill to close for the day, and the workers gradually walked out of the mill. A group of people saw Sha Zhu squatting at the factory gate and pointed at him, secretly laughing at him.

Sha Zhu had worked at the steel rolling mill for many years, serving as the head chef. He always walked with his nose in the air and had a foul mouth. He would stir-fry anyone he didn't like, and he had offended many people over the years. Now that he had been fired, many people felt very happy.

But at this moment, no one went to talk to Sha Zhu. What if Sha Zhu went crazy and beat them up? Who would they complain to?

The workers only glanced at Sha Zhu and then ignored him, heading towards their own homes.

Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Jiecheng also saw Sha Zhu, but none of them went up to greet him.

Yi Zhonghai has given up on Sha Zhu. He still hates Sha Zhu for losing all his savings, and he can't sleep every day because of the heartache.

Liu Haizhong and Sha Zhu didn't get along well either. He had been arguing with his second uncle in the courtyard and showed him no respect. In addition, he lost his position as group leader these past two days and his 500 yuan went down the drain. No wonder he was in a bad mood.

Yan Jiecheng was in a very good mood when he saw Sha Zhu like this. Sha Zhu had beaten him more than once or twice. His current state as a useless person who was neither male nor female was largely due to Sha Zhu.

Now that Jia Dongxu is dead, he has no chance for revenge. Of course he's happy to see Sha Zhu get fired.

Just after Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Jiecheng left, Qin Huairu walked out of the steel rolling mill and also saw Sha Zhu.

She quickly went to Sha Zhu and asked softly, "Sha Zhu, what happened? Why were you fired?"

"Qin Huairu, get out of here!"

Sha Zhu's eyes were bloodshot as he roared at Qin Huairu, which startled her.

"Silly Zhu, don't get agitated. It's so windy here, you should go back quickly."

Seeing that Sha Zhu was extremely emotionally unstable, Qin Huairu didn't dare to talk to him anymore. She comforted him briefly and then left.

Not long after Qin Huairu left, Li Huaide's private jeep drove up.

Seeing this, Sha Zhu quickly stopped Li Huaide's car.

Just as the driver was about to swear, Li Huaide raised his hand to stop him.

Li Huaide got out of the car and asked Sha Zhu in a deep voice, "Sha Zhu, what's wrong?"

With red eyes, Sha Zhu looked at Li Huaide and asked, "Director Li, why did you fire me and make me pay so much money? All I did was take some meat! You could have just deducted some from my wages. I've been doing hospitality for you for so many years, why are you being so cruel?"