Comfortable life in Siheyuan

Liu Qingshan prepared two basins of boiling water at home and left them there to cool down.

Seeing that everything was almost ready, I sat on the recliner and took a short nap.

At around 4 o'clock, Nan Yi's family and Zhuzi's family arrived.

"How did you get here together?" Feng Yu said with a smile.

Then he went to the recliner and called Liu Qingshan.

"Everyone is here. I'll make you some tea." He then got up and went back to the house to make tea.

"I'll go with you." Nan Yi was not shy and took the initiative to go into the house and pour tea with Liu Qingshan.

"Your yard is nice and quiet, and the place is big enough. There are so many vegetables planted in the yard." Nan Yi's face was full of envy.

"I've been jealous for a long time. His yard is more beautiful than my main house." Sha Zhu also walked in and said sourly.

"Don't come on, your two houses were both the main houses in the past, I don't know how many people envy them, come and have some tea. We still have to work later."

After drinking some tea, they all went out to work.

"Come on, put the dried vegetables into the kimchi jar we washed and dried."

Several people followed Sha Zhu's instructions and put the dishes in one by one.

It was all taken care of in a short while.

"Pour the cold boiled water in, don't fill it up." After working for a long time, they finally got it done and made a total of 4 jars of kimchi.

"There are quite a lot of leftovers. What should we do with them?" Liu Qingshan asked as he looked at the remaining dishes.

"Just keep it at home and eat it slowly. You have a big family." Sha Zhu said.

"Nan Yi, do you have a jar at home? Why don't you make some too?" Liu Qingshan asked.

"I'll go get it. I have a glass jar at home." Nan Yi said and ran back.

"Hey, please be polite!" Sha Zhu shouted loudly from behind.

"Don't listen to him. There's no need to be polite."

Several people made another jar for Nan Yi.

Looking at the few remaining dishes, Liu Qingshan spoke.

"Okay, don't leave tonight. You two chefs can compete with each other in cooking skills at my house. Let's treat today as a dinner party." When Liu Qingshan said this, his saliva was almost flowing.

"Good guy, you have two of our cooks under your command at once. You have more face than the canteen director." Sha Zhu said with a smile.

"Okay, I'll send the jar back and get some ingredients. You don't even have any meat dishes!" Nan Yi said, looking at the dishes on the ground with disgust.

"Okay, I'll go back too. I still have some peanuts and a bottle of Sanbai. Let's drink some tonight." Sha Zhu picked up the jar with both hands and walked out of the yard with Nan Yi.

Liu Qingshan went to the kitchen to take a look and felt that he was indeed a bit reckless, so he turned back to visit Liu's father and mother.

"Dad, Mom, do you have any eggs left? Zhuzi and Nan Yi's family are having dinner at my house tonight, and we don't have enough food at home." Liu Qingshan said with a smile.

"We have eggs at home. Your mother went to your sister's place today and bought some bones. You can take them back and add them to the dish. We'll be there in a while." said Liu's father.

"There is some wine at home. Do you need it?" Liu's mother said after thinking for a while.

"No need, Zhuzi brought some wine, it's enough for the few of us. You guys should come earlier too."

"Okay, I'll go there with your mother in a moment."

Sha Zhu and Nan Yi both came over.

They also brought a lot of things. Sha Zhu even brought seasonings. The two chefs in the kitchen began to compete with each other. Liu Qingshan was amused by what he saw.

At this time, the three women also cleaned up the table, and everyone at the table was talking and laughing.

"We are in for a treat today. The two chefs from the steel rolling mill are cooking for us. We are treated like factory directors." Yu Shui said with a smile.

"I guess they are not so dedicated even when cooking for the factory director!" Liu Qingshan joked.

"What are you guys talking about? You look so happy. Qingshan, come here and serve the dishes. What are you doing here with nothing to do?" Sha Zhu brought over a plate of shredded pork with fish flavor.

"I'll be there right away. They all say they're in for a treat today. Two chefs are serving them." Liu Qingshan got up and went to the kitchen.

After all, they were professionals, and in a short while they had prepared a table full of dishes, leaving only a soup stewing on the stove.

Everyone sat down at the table. Liu Qingshan raised his glass first and toasted Nan Yi and Zhuzi.

"Come on, try them all and see if you can tell which dish was made by me and which was made by Nan Yi." Sha Zhu kept the audience in suspense.

"Do we need to divide it? It's clear from the presentation of the dish. The dishes you cook are not as beautiful as those made by Nan Yi." Liu Qingshan joked with a smile.

"What do you know? Our cuisines are different and our tastes are different," said Sha Zhu.

“Yes, our cooking skills are different. Chef He knows many more dishes than I do.” Nan Yi said modestly.

"You're really awesome. The innovative dishes you make are indeed much better than mine. I just follow recipes, but you can even create your own dishes." Sha Zhu gave him a thumbs up.

"Okay, you two are both great, and everything tastes good to me." Feng Yu said with a smile.

"Yes, they are all great. It would be nice if we could eat them often in the future." Yu Shui was not polite at all.

"By the way, Yu Shui, don't rush to leave tomorrow. Come with me to the textile factory. I will go to the textile factory tomorrow morning." Liu Qingshan turned his head and said to He Yu Shui.

"Why are you going to our factory? Is there something wrong?" Yu Shui was a little confused. The steel rolling mill and the textile mill didn't have any business dealings.

"Looking for your factory director. Aren't you going to receive a commendation tomorrow? Your factory sent a letter to notify me to go." Liu Qingshan said.

"They are being commended by the factory, why are you going there?" Feng Yu was also very curious.

"Yes, have you asked for leave from Corey?" asked Liu's father.

"It was our section chief who notified me to go. I was the one who drew the design drawings for this batch of clothes made in their factory." As soon as Liu Qingshan finished speaking, everyone at the table fell silent.

"That means you will be recognized tomorrow." Yu Shui said with a stiff expression.

"It should be. We'll know the specific situation only after we get there." Liu Qingshan said modestly.

"Then let's go to the factory together tomorrow morning. You should get up early." Yu Shui was a little envious.

"No problem, I'll come to see you tomorrow morning." Liu Qingshan said.

Before they knew it, the wine in the bottle was empty and everyone put down their bowls and chopsticks.

The conversation between the few people gradually stopped.

Liu's mother and several female comrades began to clean up the mess on the table.

"Qingshan, you will be honored tomorrow, so you have to treat us when you come back." Sha Zhu said after taking a sip of tea.

"No problem. I'll provide the wine and food, and you two will help out. I can't cook anyway." Liu Qingshan was unwilling to suffer any loss.

"Okay, it's getting late, so let's just leave it at that for today. We can get together more often when we have time in the future." Nan Yi said while yawning.

"Okay, then I'll retreat too." Sha Zhu stood up shakily, and several people walked towards the central courtyard together.

As soon as he got into bed, Feng Yu was about to ask him about the commendation, but people who were drunk slept very deeply.

On an early autumn morning, the sun shines through the gaps in the leaves onto the straight road.

Liu Qingshan and He Yushui rode their bikes towards the textile factory.