Siheyuan: A Cook in the 60s

"Cao Wei has put a lot of thought into giving an idea, but the result is unclear. People don't understand. What if they are too embarrassed to ask? After all, it's free, but you still have to chase after people and ask questions. What if they get tired of asking questions? There are a lot of things here. If you get paid, there won't be so many taboos."

"You know what? That's true." Yan Jiecheng nodded. "If I had given the money, I would have to find out where I spent it, penny by penny."

The third uncle gave his son a thumbs up and said, "That's it. If you spend money, you have a reason to ask. This is the first."

"Secondly, an idea that costs money is not an idea, it is your life!"

"Yes!"XN

The Yan family agreed in unison.

"That's it. We've already spent money, but if they don't use it, what's the problem? It's a loss, isn't it? So, the second thing is, we can guarantee that they will use it. At least, we have to take this matter seriously."

"Is there a third one?" Yu Li asked curiously.

"Of course there is. The third and most brilliant one is that he doesn't collect money from the relatives of the person involved. Just like Yi Yi, an old man wanted to help him pay, but he didn't want to."

"Isn't this all about collecting money? What else is there to say?"

"That's a big exaggeration." The third uncle started talking about sex. He searched in his pocket and found that he had no cigarettes. He stretched out two fingers and shook them at Yan Jiecheng.

Yan Jiecheng:...

He wordlessly took one out from his pocket and handed it over.

If it was Yan Jiecheng in the original drama, he would definitely say no, but now, the third uncle has made changes after all, and Yan Jiecheng has also made changes as a result.

The third uncle lit up his cigarette and said happily, "If you take the money from the first uncle directly, it will be a business deal. In this business, if you sell something and something goes wrong, who will be held responsible? At that time, each of you will have his own reasons. You say this job is good, but others don't agree. What should you do? If you give advice and end up making enemies, it will not be worth it."

"And what Cao Wei did was to tell others, look, I gave him this idea, and he made this much money by himself and paid it back himself."

"But is there no contradiction here?" Yu Li didn't understand. If there really was a contradiction, then there would be one.

"This is the clever part!" The third uncle slapped his thigh and said, "It's impossible to pay back this money all at once. For example, you, Yan Jiecheng, came to him with an idea, and he asked for 200 yuan. No matter what, you have to pay back this money in one or two years. In the end, you paid it back and decided that this idea was not worth the money, so you stopped paying it back."

"Isn't this a problem?" Yan Jiecheng clapped his hands.

"There is a problem, but you can take the initiative to change it." The third uncle looked at Yan Jiecheng meaningfully and said, "You and him have signed a contract, no matter whether it is written on paper or not, this matter is settled by you two. If you don't want to pay it back, no matter whether you are being arrogant or negotiating with him, I ask you, will you hate him?"

"That's not the case yet." Yan Jiecheng said after hesitating for a moment.

After all, the contract was made, but he didn't fulfill it. It's a bit absurd to still hate Cao Wei.

"That's it. You're being arrogant. Okay, if we can't be friends, we can just be strangers. If something goes wrong in the future, you can't blame him. If you really want to blame someone, he'll use this as an excuse. You're discussing things with him in a nice way, so we're still friends. You should thank him, after all, you saved some money. He won't lose out anyway."

"What if I keep paying it back?"

"Stupid." Yu Li patted Yan Jiecheng and said, "According to what Dad said, you have to pay it back in one or two years. You have already worked for one or two years and you still pay back the money every month. Do you still think this idea is not worth it?"

"Is that so?" Yan Jiecheng suddenly realized and took a breath. "Good fellow, there are so many twists and turns here. You know what, this old Cao is really cunning."

"Go." The third uncle slurred his words, "Now you know that it's not easy to make money. Even though they make a lot of money, it takes a lot of effort. Besides, they don't really want to make this money. They just want to help the younger generation."

"A few hundred dollars, and helping the younger generation."

"You..." The third uncle was speechless.

"I believe what Dad said." Yu Li said on the side: "Master Cao is so good that he doesn't care about a few hundred dollars. Sha Zhu from the Central Courtyard has a prosperous life, but in terms of craftsmanship, he is not as good as Master Cao. In terms of being a person, he is not as good as Master Cao, only Qi Su is better. As a result, everyone now sees that Sha Zhu's family is rich. Master Cao, on the contrary, says less. If there is no problem here, there must be a problem."

"That's what I mean. Look, look, Yan Jiecheng, you should learn from your wife and stop being so listless all day long."

"Hey, Dad, you are so heartless to say that. Why am I so depressed?"

"You still have the nerve to ask me to do something for you last time using Gao Mo..."

"Hey, you really hold a grudge. That was ten years ago!"

"Then I'll say it too!"

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Great leader.

Cao Wei and the big leader looked at each other, motionless.

After a while, the big boss sighed helplessly and threw down the chess piece in his hand.

"I originally thought that I would study chess while I was doing nothing in the south, and after I came back, I could beat you to a pulp. But, as expected, your level has improved."

"Look at what you said. You still need to practice." Cao Wei grinned foolishly.

"You, you." The big boss nodded at Cao Wei, then took out a letter from his pocket and put it on the table: "Your letter."

Cao Wei raised his eyebrows: "My letter?"

"Yes, I came from Hong Kong. You are a trouble maker." The big boss looked at Cao Wei with a complicated expression: "But, you are also capable of taking on troubles."

"Sorry for the trouble." Cao Wei took back the letter happily.

"Find a time these days to send a letter back and ask them not to send it back yet. The higher-ups are still in a meeting. Ideological issues are always a big problem. Don't let those with ulterior motives use this to attack you."

"Are you making things difficult for a cook like me?" Cao Wei didn't understand.

"It's not just you who are in trouble." The big leader stood up and patted Cao Wei on the shoulder: "There are quite a few people standing behind you now. How many people in your valley remember your kindness, and how many plan to build the motherland after leaving. Everyone has his or her own ideas and understandings. The conflicts that arise will always require a process, a process of confrontation."