"You mean Sha Zhu sent people to deal with Fatty, and he didn't suffer any losses against six or seven people, and even took down three of them?"

Liu Lan poured him more tea and said, "Zhao Lao Er has inquired and confirmed that it is true."

Upon hearing this, Deputy Factory Director Li became even more satisfied with the fat man: "I heard that the fat man is now living in the same courtyard as Sha Zhu?"

Liu Lan knew everything that happened in the cafeteria: "That's right, his family is too big to fit everyone in, so he rented Sha Zhu's sister's room."

Deputy Factory Director Li nodded, opened a drawer, took out a stack of industrial coupons, and handed them to Liu Lan: "Give this to Fatty. Also, if necessary, stand up and state your position."

"..."

When he got off work in the evening, he ran into Liu Lan waiting for him on the road he always took.

The fat man looked around nervously, as if planning his escape route.

Liu Lan got so angry that she grabbed his ear and twisted it; his big earlobe was so bouncy and felt amazing when she pinched it...

After he'd had his fill of collecting, he shoved a stack of industrial coupons into his hand, saying resentfully, "Where's your energy from yesterday noon? Why didn't you take it out? Why are you hiding from me?"

The fat man put away the industrial coupons and said to her, "How could that be? The moment you appeared, you filled my eyes and my heart, making it impossible for me to see where I was going."

Liu Lan felt a "buzz" in her head, as if something had exploded. In an instant, her reason, thoughts, and soul were all torn into pieces. A hot current was constantly washing through her body, and she subconsciously squeezed her legs together...

The fat man was dumbfounded. "Oh my god, no way, lady, you haven't even heard of these old-fashioned cheesy pickup lines?"

Upon further reflection, she realized she had never heard of it before.

Liu Lan's gambling-addicted husband only ever asked her for money. Later, he got together with Li Huaide, but that was just a fleeting affair. The relationship was unequal, and he never said sweet words to Liu Lan. That's why she's reacting so strongly now.

The fat man quickly hugged Liu Lan. It wasn't that he wanted to take advantage of her, but she was as soft as a noodle right now. If the fat man let go, she would slide to the ground.

Fortunately, after a short while, two lines of clear tears appeared on Liu Lan's cheeks. They flowed down her cheeks, down her chin, and into her collar.

The fat man helped her to her feet. Liu Lan took out a handkerchief to wipe her eyes, then suddenly asked him seriously, "Fatty, are you just playing around with me, or are you serious?"

Oh no, this time it was Fatty's turn to almost collapse... He's done for, he's really messed up.

Although the fat man in this era is a virgin, in another world he has already married and had children, and even danced salsa when he was young.

Therefore, just by looking at Liu Lan, you can tell that this is the most serious moment of her life.

The fat man used all his emotional intelligence to say as sincerely as possible, "Sister Liu Lan, I just... I just feel that you have it so hard."

Liu Lan didn't say anything, but just stared at him intently.

The fat man sighed: "You chose Deputy Factory Director Li, who wields power, to rebel against the injustice of fate. I strongly disagree with this approach of placing your hopes for life on another man!"

Liu Lan suddenly pounced on him, like a mother beast hunting her prey, like a fierce gust of wind, grabbing the fat man and starting to "bite" him.

The fat man struggled desperately, his heels carving two helpless marks on the ground, silently protesting the tragedy that had occurred...

After a long while, Liu Lan finally sat down, panting heavily. She struggled to help the fat man to his feet, looking down at him and saying, "I'm weak, that's why I submit; I'm unwilling to struggle, so I compromise with life. Although I'm not reconciled, I also enjoy it. That's how despicable I am..."

Liu Lan read in some book that when a person is sitting cross-legged, they cannot stand up without the support of their hands.

But right now, a guy showed her with his actions: "Read less useless books!"

The fat man kicked his legs and jumped up from the ground like a frog. Then he braced himself against the wall with one hand and forced Liu Lan against it little by little. The powerful pressure made Liu Lan feel her heart pound.

Indeed, nothing is more exciting than a wall slam; if there is, it must be playing with sparklers while holding her.

Liu Lan obediently gave in, letting the fat man "tear" her apart before warning her, "Don't talk about yourself like that anymore. Besides, I'm not like them."

Liu Lan followed the fat man toward the factory gate. Watching his retreating figure, she secretly spat inwardly; men really are all the same!

When we returned to the courtyard house, smoke was already rising from every household's chimney.

The aroma of meat wafted from Qin Huairu's house again; needless to say, Da Yuanzhong Shazhu delivered lunchboxes to her house again today.

Think about what Banggeng said later: "Everyone in the yard calls him Shazhu, so I have to call him that too. If we don't get enough to eat, I'll steal Shazhu's lunchbox at night and we'll have another meal."

While watching the TV series, Fatty was thinking that if Bang Geng hadn't grown up with a head full of curly hair, he would have thought that Sha Zhu was his real father!

Bang-geon's biological father—no, I mean, Sha-zhu's—door was open, and he was sitting at the table drinking.

Upon seeing the fat man, they assumed he would come over and apologize, but little did they know that the fat man, who was already on the verge of exploding from Liu Lan's teasing, immediately unlocked the door and went inside.

By the way, in this courtyard, besides the Jia family and Sha Zhu, who else doesn't lock their door? Who are they keeping an eye out for? Those who know, know.

The fat man locked the door and eagerly slipped into Stardew Valley.

He ran out of the wooden house and chased away Xu Jiang, who was wagging his tail. Then, while running, he took off his clothes and plunged into the pool.

Fearing that he might do something rash, Xu Jiang jumped down after him.

As a result, the fat man chased after him, yelling, "Damn it! That's not a sausage, you bitch, die!"

"..."

I took a cold shower, which finally calmed down the heat in my body.

After leaving Stardew Valley, the fat man lay down in a "wooden" shape, looking utterly bored.

That's the downside of living alone: ​​you have to cook for yourself when you're hungry, wash your own clothes when they're dirty, and bear your own feelings when you're feeling down... The fat man suddenly realized, oh no, could he be a mama's boy?

However, the fat man didn't have to eat by himself; he ate in the canteen every night. He ate whatever the workers ate.

Only a fool like Zhu would shamelessly bring lunchboxes home, and even give most of them to the widow as a tribute...

The biggest advantage of being a cook in those days was that it was one of the "Eight Great Officials"; it saved on the ration of one person, since cooks were paid by the government.

Urban residents were subject to a rationing system, with each person receiving between 27 and 30 jin of grain per month.

Take Fatty's family as an example. After he became a cook at the factory, his family had an extra 30 jin of grain every month.