Elder Xu was very curious after hearing this.
"Why? Since his culinary skills were quite good, he was qualified to be the head of the canteen. Don't you want the workers in the rolling mill to eat better?”
The others were equally puzzled.
Some of them had eaten He Yuzhu's cooking before. If it weren't for their pride, they would have pulled He Yuzhu to their own unit to cook.
However, the new director of the rolling mill actually looked down on him!
Lin Yi said calmly," Elder Xu, not only do you look at ability, but you also have to look at character.”
"That's right!"
Elder Xu agreed. Not only was he not angry, but he also admired Lin Yi's principle.
"The chef of this meal is not only skilled in cooking, but he's also a loyal person.”
From his tone, he seemed to admire He Yuzhu very much.
Lin Yi looked at him calmly." May I ask Elder Xu, why do you think so?”
Elder Xu said," This chef's name is He Yuzhu. There's a widow in their courtyard who's raising three children. There's also a sick mother-in-law. The family of five relied on the widow's salary to survive. Their lives were quite difficult. Thanks to He Yuzhu's help, she was not hungry.”
"Everyone, tell me, to be able to help others so selflessly, is it because you have feelings and loyalty? Does this count as promoting the spirit of Lei Feng?"
Before Elder Xu could finish his words, the people around him raised their heads one after another, revealing rather appreciative expressions.
In this day and age, the spirit of Lei Feng was highly respected by everyone.
It was indeed admirable to be able to help others so selflessly in an era where one could not even eat their fill.
No wonder Elder Xu, who had always been fair, would speak up for him.
Behind the curtain,
Hearing Elder Xu's praise, He Yuzhu's face lit up.
He now believed that good people would be rewarded.
However, Lin Yi shook his head.
Seeing this, Elder Xu looked at Lin Yi with even more curiosity." Don't you think this is the spirit of Lei Feng?”
Lin Yi said,
"If you are helping others with your own abilities, it is indeed the spirit of Lei Feng. However, if 'one's own ability' was the convenience of the profession, what if 'helping others' difficulties 'had another purpose?”
"Elder Xu, as far as I know, the person you recommended brings food back from the canteen of the rolling mill every day to help the widow's family. Do you think such behavior is worthy of recognition?”
He Yuzhu, who was behind the curtain, panicked when she heard that.
It was fine to talk about such things in the courtyard, but no one would take it seriously. With a few words, he managed to fool her.
However, if he said it in front of the higher-ups, the nature would be different.
However, even though he was anxious, as a chef, he couldn't enter without being summoned.
He had already violated the rules by eavesdropping on the conversation of the leaders. How could he dare to go in?
Elder Xu's admiration for him did not change because of Lin Yi's words.
He smiled and defended He Yuzhu." You're amazing, Xiao Lin. You've only been back for a day, and you already know something about the rolling mill. As expected of someone who was a regiment commander, he was made for leadership!”
"The rolling mill has not been doing well these two years. I believe that it will definitely prosper in your hands!”
"But I still have to say something for Little He. He brought leftovers from the cafeteria, right? Every time you cook at my place, you bring back leftovers. He had indeed taken advantage of his profession, but there was nothing wrong with that, right?”
"As for you saying that he has other motives, that's understandable. Little He would be thirty next year and had yet to get married. He helped the widow's family out of kindness and also because he wanted the widow to help him find a wife. This was human nature and not a problem of thinking.”
Elder Xu's explanation made He Yuzhu heave a sigh of relief again.
As long as it wasn't a problem with one's thoughts, it was a small problem.
However, before he could be happy for a while, Elder Xu's next words became superfluous.
"There is one thing that can prove that he is a loyal person.”
" A soldier came back from their compound. He was unreasonable and unreasonable. The widow's child was naughty and took his things. In the end, he was arrested and sent to the police station. He had to be locked up in the juvenile detention center for five years…"
Hearing this, He Yuzhu was stunned.
She complained endlessly in her heart. My great leader, please stop talking.
"We all have children. Isn't it normal for children to be naughty? Is there a need to go overboard and bully a widow's family?”
"Comrade Xiao He has been cooking for me for a few months and has always been very principled. This time, in order to save the widow's family, he asked me for help for the first time. Tell me, he can do his best for unrelated people. If this isn't affection and loyalty, what is it?”
He wanted to give He Yuzhu an image of a decent person. Coincidentally, the director of the Public Security Bureau, Chen Aiguo, was also here. He wanted him to do him a favor and let him go.
However, he didn't know that the 'unreasonable' person was right here.
When Lin Yi heard this, he was instantly amused.
You idiot, everyone said that you were an honest person, but you actually learned how to spread rumors and speak ill of others behind their backs?
If I don't mess with you, will I become a bully tomorrow?
However, with Silly Zhu's brain, he should not have thought of these words. It must be Widow Qin who asked him to say this. Widow Qin looked soft and weak, but she was very calculative. Even Grandpa Xu might not be able to scheme against her.
Therefore, it must be Widow Qin who saved her son and encouraged Silly Zhu to ask Elder Xu for help.
"Elder Xu, the unreasonable soldier he told you about is me.”
Lin Yi glanced in the direction of the kitchen and smiled.
"The He Yuzhu you mentioned lives in the same courtyard as me.”
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