Chapter 174 Li Shengli's Conditions
"Why don't you let me host tomorrow's dinner." Sha Zhu then stated his purpose with a chuckle.

"I can give it to you. You can go and talk to Director Xu. What's the use of telling me? I don't bring my own kitchen at home. It doesn't matter whether I cook this kitchen or not. It's easier if I don't do it." Li Shengli glanced at Sha Zhu and thought to himself, I don't know what your plan is.

"Okay, I'll go tell Xu Weimin tomorrow." Sha Zhu felt half relieved when he saw that Li Shengli agreed.

"You can say what you want. I don't treat you specially, but isn't it a bit against the rules to give it to you like this?" Li Shengli didn't intend to take advantage of him, but since this idiot was determined to work overtime, he might as well come back earlier tomorrow.

"You tell me, and I'll take care of the conditions." Sha Zhu was originally happy, but after hearing what Li Shengli said, the smile on his face disappeared. He knew that there is no free lunch in this world.

"I don't have any conditions. Since you want to take over this special job, it won't be appropriate for me to stay in the factory. So, I'll leave my evening work to you." This time it was Li Shengli's turn to be happy. Anyway, Sha Zhu had to be on duty in the factory, so it just so happened that he could take over his job.

"Okay, no problem." Sha Zhu thought that Li Shengli would put forward some conditions. Such a simple matter would certainly be no problem.

"Okay then, I'm fine." Li Shengli signaled to Sha Zhu that it was time to leave.

"Okay, I won't bother you anymore." As he said that, Sha Zhu looked at Li Shengli's child with envy.

"Shengli, what does He Yuzhu want to see you about?" Han Qiuyun was curious.

"It's nothing. He probably wants to bring back some food from the factory." Li Shengli looked down on Sha Zhu. If you were really a good person, you would use your own money to support a widow. Why do you take things from the factory every day?

"I can come back earlier tomorrow." Li Shengli smiled and hugged Han Qiuyun.

"That's fine. Come back early so we can cook the New Year's Eve dinner together."

At this moment, Li Shengli suddenly remembered that the special treatment this time was when Sha Zhu beat up Deputy Director Li.

Hey, the plot has come back to the same place after going around in circles. It seems that Sha Zhu will never be able to find a wife this time. Qin Huairu is still thinking about letting Qin Jingru marry Sha Zhu. With Sha Zhu's personality, he will not ignore himself now that the two families are in-laws. It was not until Qin Jingru was pried away by Xu Damao that Qin Huairu had no choice but to take action herself.

This has nothing to do with Li Shengli. He chose this path himself. Just like if Sha Zhu hadn't come to find him today, Qin Huairu would not have gone to the cafeteria to get her lunch box and would not have been discovered by Deputy Director Li.

The next day at work, Sha Zhu found Xu Weimin and begged him for a long time before he got the job. Xu Weimin was very happy. Usually Sha Zhu was so arrogant, but now he came to beg him. After trying to control Sha Zhu for a while, Xu Weimin finally agreed.

"Master, you have switched shifts with Sha Zhu today." When Xu Weimin came to Li Shengli and told Li Shengli that Sha Zhu would be the cook for today's special meal, Liu Xikui came over and said to Li Shengli.

"It doesn't count as a shift change. I'll let him do my job today." Li Shengli was a little proud.

"Oh." Liu Xikui was a little disappointed that he would not be able to have this meal today.

"Oh what? Wouldn't it be better to go back early?" Li Shengli glared at Liu Xikui unhappily.

"That's right. Even if there is food, so what? Today is the 30th." Yao Qin also said after glaring at Liu Xikui. She had not wanted to do it for a long time. Who doesn't prepare a New Year's Eve dinner on New Year's Eve? Her family's New Year's Eve dinner was also waiting for her to prepare.

"I was just saying." Liu Xikui muttered in a low voice with some grievance after being glared at by both men.

Noon passed quickly, and Li Shengli told Xu Weimin and Wang Tiezhu that even if they got off work, it would not be considered as absenteeism, as this shift would be covered by Sha Zhu.

Li Shengli was humming a little tune as he drove towards the courtyard. He thought that everyone was almost off work. "Li Shengli? Why did you get off work so early?" Li Shengli was riding his bike and humming a little tune when he heard a voice that he hated from behind.

Looking back, I saw Xu Damao following Li Shengli on his bicycle. There were many bags of things on Xu Damao's bicycle, and there was a bundle of green onions and a bundle of vermicelli on the back seat.

"Yes, Deputy Director Li has a reception today and asked He Yuzhu to go. Xu Damao, where did you get so many things from? Aren't you afraid of being beaten up?" Li Shengli looked at Xu Damao with empty eyes.

"Well, these were all given by the villagers." Xu Damao laughed.

Whether it was given to Lee Seung-ri or not, I didn’t see it so I won’t comment.

"Xu Damao, aren't you on good terms with Deputy Director Li? Why didn't he invite you to drink with him this time?" Li Shengli teased Xu Damao.

"Isn't this the task assigned by the factory director? To show a movie to us ordinary people." Xu Damao was choked and then pretended to be serious.

Li Shengli made fun of Xu Damao to make himself feel better, and the two of them returned to the courtyard one after the other.

Yan Bugui and Yi Zhonghai were pasting couplets at the gate of the courtyard. When they saw the two men coming back, Yan Bugui's eyes only saw what Xu Damao was holding, and he didn't see anything else.

"Hey, Damao, you're back from showing the movie." Yan Bugui happily stepped forward to greet him. Although Xu Damao seemed bad and lustful, he was good at speaking and most importantly, he was willing to give benefits to people who were useful to him.

Just like Yan Bugui, every time Xu Damao met him when he came back from the countryside, he would always give him some dried mushrooms, green onions, garlic and so on. The things were not many and not expensive, but they were mainly for the sake of giving him face.

Li Shengli glanced at the three of them and went back to the yard. He didn't want to pay attention to any of them.

"Hey, uncle one, uncle three, look at this Li Shengli, he didn't even say hello when he saw you two." Xu Damao was trying to please the two uncles.

Yi Zhonghai glanced at the two of them. Li Shengli is not a good person, so you, Xu Damao, are a good person?

Xu Damao took out a string of dried mushrooms from his bag and handed it to Yan Bugui, then took out another string and handed it to Yi Zhonghai.

Yan Bugui hurriedly took it, but Yi Zhonghai refused. Yi Zhonghai knew that one should be grateful to the person who gave him the favor.

Yan Bugui helped Xu Damao carry the car into the yard. After Xu Damao walked away, Yan Bugui lamented to Yi Zhonghai that the projectionist had a lot of money.

"Shengli, you're back." Han Qiuyun and Han Qiuyu, each with a piece of cloth tied on their heads, were cleaning. Seeing Li Shengli coming back, Han Qiuyun hurriedly put down the rag in his hand and poured a glass of water for Li Shengli.

"Brother-in-law." Han Qiuyu also put down the rag in his hand and greeted him.

"The autumn rain is coming." Li Shengli nodded, then waved and said, "Rest for a while."

Li Shengli began to ask about Han Qiuyu's recent situation. After all, she was his wife's sister and he still had to show some concern for her.

(End of this chapter)