Siheyuan: Traveling through Cai Quanwu, pretending to be Uncle Shazhu

"The food is ready."

Cai Quanwu and the others didn't exchange any polite words before Guan Jiaqi came out with the dishes.

Guan Jiaqi put the bacon and scrambled eggs on the table and said, "Uncle Liu, Mom, Brother Cai, please sit down first. I'll go get the bowls and chopsticks."

"Xiao Cai, hurry up and sit down."

As soon as Guan Jiaqi turned around, Guan's mother asked Cai Quanwu to sit down.

"Auntie, you sit down too."

Cai Quanwu said this and sat down below Uncle Liu so that he could pour the wine later.

In less than a minute, Guan Jiaqi came over with the bowl and chopsticks.

After Guan Jiaqi came over, she said apologetically:

"Uncle Liu, Brother Cai, we don't have any wine glasses at home. Please make do with drinking from bowls."

As soon as Guan Jiaqi finished speaking, Cai Quanwu immediately spoke up to help Guan Jia out.

"It's better to use a bowl, drink in big gulps, it's less troublesome."

"Xiao Cai is right." Uncle Liu echoed from behind.

If someone doesn't have wine glasses at home, you can't force them to have them.

Hearing this, Guan Jiaqi breathed a sigh of relief and placed the bowls and chopsticks in front of everyone.

Afterwards, Cai Quanwu opened the wine and poured it for Uncle Liu first.

"That's enough, that's enough."

When Cai Quanwu had poured half a bowl, Uncle Liu said some polite words and stretched out his hand to gesture to stop him from pouring more wine.

Cai Quanwu was of course fully aware of the politeness in this situation, so he pushed Uncle Liu's hand away and continued to pour, laughing as he poured:

"Uncle Liu, let's not drink too much. Just this bottle, half for each of us."

"Okay, then I'll listen to Xiao Cai." Cai Quanwu explained, and Uncle Liu didn't continue to be polite.

After pouring the wine, seeing Guan Jiaqi and Guan's mother looking at them, Cai Quanwu said, "Jiaqi, Auntie, you guys eat, don't worry about us, I'll drink with Uncle Liu."

After saying that, Cai Quanwu picked up the bowl and took a sip with Uncle Liu.

“This bacon smells good.”

Uncle Liu took a sip, picked up a piece of bacon and ate it, praising the bacon highly.

"Uncle Liu, if you like, eat more. This is made by my nephew, who is a chef. The food tastes better than what most people cook." Cai Quanwu said with a smile when he heard Uncle Liu's praise.

After talking to Uncle Liu, Cai Quanwu smiled and said to Guan's mother: "Aunt, try the bacon and see if it is as good as Uncle Liu said."

"well."

"If Lao Liu says it smells good, then it must smell good."

Guan's mother was all smiles, her mouth wide open with joy.

It was her first time dealing with Cai Quanwu, and she could tell that he was not a stingy person. He was relatively easy to talk to and get along with.

With such a son-in-law, life will be easier for both her and her daughter.

As for Guan Jiaqi, given their current relationship, Cai Quanwu didn't bother to be polite with her. Let her do as she pleases. She had already eaten it last time anyway.

Afterwards, as everyone ate and talked, Cai Quanwu showed off his social skills and made everyone laugh.

After the meal, everyone was happy.

After dinner, Guan Jiaqi and her mother were busy clearing the table, while Cai Quanwu took out a cigarette and started smoking with Uncle Liu.

Uncle Liu sat for a while, smoked two cigarettes, and went home drunk.

Cai Quanwu sent Uncle Liu to the door, and after returning, he sat there and chatted with Guan's mother and daughter.

Most of the time, it was Guan's mother who did the talking, while Tsai Quanwu was listening.

Guan's mother talked a lot, from the Japanese invasion to how she came to the old city, how she met Guan's father, all the way to when Guan Jiaqi started working.

The general meaning is that she has suffered a lot, and Guan Jiaqi has also suffered a lot following her over the years. She hopes that her daughter will not be like her and can live a good life in the future.

She hoped that Cai Quan would treat her well in the future, which was considered as her consent to what was going on between them.

Because all the relatives on Guan's father's side were dead or had no contact with him, and Guan's mother had fled from the north and had no relatives in the city at all.

So once Guan's mother agreed, it was only a matter of time before Cai Quanwu and Guan Jiaqi got married and obtained their marriage certificate.

Cai Quanwu expressed sympathy for Guan's mother's situation and promised to treat Guan Jiaqi well in the future.

When Guan's mother heard Cai Quanwu's promise, she was very happy and the more she talked with Cai Quanwu, the happier she became.

They chatted for more than an hour. Finally, Guan Jiaqi looked at the time and interrupted the conversation.

"Brother Cai, Mom, let's talk later. It's almost time. I have to go to the factory and work tomorrow."

"Look at me, I'm older and talkative. I was happy for a moment and talked so much to Xiao Cai." Hearing her daughter's words, Guan's mother patted her thigh and took the responsibility on her.

"It's my fault. I didn't control the topic and couldn't stop talking while we were chatting." Cai Quanwu said with a smile, blaming him.

Seeing that both of them took the responsibility, Guan Jiaqi said unhappily:

"Okay, stop talking and blame me."

After saying this, Guan Jiaqi explained to Guan's mother:

"Mom, Brother Cai and I are leaving. You are alone at home, so take care of yourself."

"We should eat and drink what Brother Cai brought back."

"Yes, Jiaqi is right, auntie, we will count on you to take care of the children in the future." Cai Quanwu followed Guan Jiaqi and said naughty words.

"What are you talking about?" When Guan Jiaqi heard this, her face turned red instantly. She twisted Cai Quanwu's arm and said coquettishly.

When Guan's mother heard Cai Quanwu's words, her reaction was completely different from Guan Jiaqi's, and she happily agreed.

"Good good."

Three consecutive "good"s showed that Guan's mother was very happy.

"Don't worry, I'm not a child anymore. Please be safe on the road."

"That's it, Mom. We're leaving." Guan Jiaqi packed up her things and said goodbye to her mother.

"Aunt, we're leaving." Cai Quanwu also greeted Guan's mother.

"Okay, slow down." Guan's mother followed the two of them and sent them to the door.

Before leaving, Cai Quanwu remembered Sha Zhu's marriage and invited Guan's mother.

"Aunt, my nephew will hold a wedding banquet on the next weekend. You and Jiaqi can come and have a drink together."

"I'm not going. Jiaqi can go." As expected, Guan's mother refused.

"Aunt, you must come. If you don't go, I will pick you up when the time comes." Cai Quanwu walked out of the yard first without waiting for Guan's mother to refuse.

"Mom, Brother Cai said to go, so let's go." Guan Jiaqi persuaded Guan's mother, looked at Cai Quanwu's back, and followed him.

After arriving outside the yard, Cai Quanwu rode his bicycle and took Guan Jiaqi out of the alley.

"Jia Qi, I'll take you to the factory." Cai Quanwu rode his bike and discussed with Guan Jiaqi who was sitting on the back seat.

"No need, Brother Cai, just drop me off at the bus stop. I'll take the bus, but it'll take you more than an hour to ride your bike back and forth, and it'll be dark soon."

Guan Jiaqi rejected Cai Quanwu's kindness. There was nothing she could do if there was no bus. If there was a bus, there was really no need to go through so much trouble.

"I'll listen to you." Since Guan Jiaqi refused, Cai Quanwu didn't say anything else.

As Guan Jiaqi said, this round trip takes more than an hour, which is not only troublesome but also tiring.

Cai Quanwu sent Guan Jiaqi to the bus stop, waited for the bus to come, and put her on the bus before riding away on his bike.