Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

At this moment, He Yushui, who was standing nearby, stepped forward without hesitation and quickly opened the paper package with quick and decisive movements.

An alluring aroma wafted into his nose - it turned out to be the mouth-watering pig head meat wrapped inside! This aroma seemed to have a magical power, making He Yushui drool with greed.

But she still used her strong willpower to resist the strong urge to pick up a piece and taste it immediately.

"Hey! It's just preparing two tables of food and wine. It's a piece of cake for me. It's just something I can do easily! You even brought a bag of pork head meat. That's very polite! By the way, when are you going to start cooking the two tables of food?"

Looking at the one-pound pork head on the table, He Yuzhu asked enthusiastically, thinking that today was New Year's Day and it was a good opportunity to have a drink with this.

“Well…how about we set it for the fifth day of the New Year? What do you think? Is it convenient for you at that time?” the other party responded.

"Oh, sure, no problem at all! I'll take care of everything then! Damao, do you have any special requirements or ideas about the specifications of the dishes?"

He Yuzhu turned to look at Xu Damao, with a questioning look in his eyes. In fact, what he really wanted to ask was how much budget was needed for each table of food.

Faced with this question, Xu Damao hesitated for a moment, then scratched his head and said, "Oh, I really don't understand this, you decide!"

Seeing this, He Yuzhu gave a detailed introduction: "Well, we usually have several different levels of choices here. For example, there can be a table with two meat dishes and six vegetables; there can also be a table with two meat dishes and eight vegetables; of course, if you want something more sumptuous, you can also consider a table with four meat dishes and six vegetables. Which one do you prefer?"

After hearing these options, Xu Damao thought for a moment and then answered decisively: "Then let's choose the one with four meat dishes and six vegetables! In addition, I will go to discuss this matter with the third uncle later and ask him to help with advice and handle related matters."

Well, such a sumptuous table of four meat dishes and six vegetable dishes is really expensive! Even if you go to the market to buy the ingredients yourself, it will probably cost you nearly 12 yuan to buy everything. And the table not only has delicious fish, plump chicken, but also tempting pork. It is not easy to save costs.

However, faced with the high cost, Xu Damao said nonchalantly: "What's money? It's not a problem at all!" Before he finished speaking, he quickly took out thirty yuan from his pocket and placed it on the table without hesitation.

Seeing so much money, He Yuzhu couldn't help but be a little surprised, and quickly waved his hands to refuse, "Oh, that's too much! In fact, twenty or so yuan is enough."

But Xu Damao didn't seem to intend to take back the extra money. Instead, he smiled and said, "The extra money can be regarded as a reward for your hard work as a chef. Hehe, this matter is entirely up to you! Oh, by the way, I have other things to take care of here, so I'll take my leave now."

After saying this, he turned around and walked out of the room, ignoring He Yuzhu's repeated refusals, and went straight to his residence.

Xu Damao walked slowly to the door of his room. He stared quietly at the familiar yet slightly deserted door, with an indescribable emotion surging in his heart.

Thinking about having to spend this New Year's Eve, which should have been a time of family reunion and joy, alone, an inconsolable feeling of boredom surged into my heart like a tide.

He stood there, hesitating for a moment, but finally decided to turn around and leave.

Pushing his bicycle, he headed toward the door, as if trying to escape from this lonely atmosphere.

At this moment, Xu Damao already had a clear goal in his mind - to go to the courtyard where the sisters Cuinong, Cuilan and Zhao Fangfang currently live.

Perhaps there is a different kind of warmth and joy there that can dispel the loneliness deep in his heart, hehe.

When Xu Damao arrived at the gate of the courtyard, night had already fallen and the clock hand quietly pointed to seven o'clock in the evening.

At this time, it was pitch black all around, with only the faint moonlight falling on the ground, casting a faint silver glow on the entire yard.

"Knock, knock!" Accompanied by two crisp knocks on the door, Xu Damao shouted softly: "Open the door." The voice echoed in the silent night sky, with a hint of expectation.

After a while, a petite figure appeared at the kitchen door. It was Cuinong. She walked quickly towards the courtyard gate with a surprised smile on her face.

"Who is it? Is it Brother Damao?" Although it seemed to be Xu Damao's voice in the kitchen just now, Cuinong asked again cautiously when she walked to the door.

"It's me, Xu Damao!"

Hearing the familiar voice, Xu Damao quickly replied.

"Haha, Brother Damao, you're here! Come in quickly, we just wrapped the dumplings and are about to cook them. Also, we're going to set off firecrackers later, but Sister Fang and I are a little scared and don't dare to set them off."

Cuinongjiao said with a smile, her eyes flashing with excitement, and opened the door to let Xu Damao in.

"Why are you eating so late? It's already seven o'clock!"

Xu Damao shook his head and sighed, pretending to be helpless and complaining, "And you two, you don't dare to set off firecrackers but you still buy firecrackers, it's really ridiculous..." His expression seemed to say, "You really know how to cause trouble for me!"

At this time, Cuinong came over like a happy little bird, her face full of excitement and joy, and she couldn't wait to explain: "Oh, it's not that Sister Fang insisted on waiting for my sister to get home from get off work so that we can cook together, so she cooked so late."

"But judging by the time, my sister should be home soon."

Then she went on to talk about her experience of going out shopping with Sister Fang in the afternoon: "When Sister Fang and I went shopping in the afternoon, Sister Fang bought everything! She refused to let me pay for everything and kept saying that she had much more money than me and told me to save my money."

"Hehe, look, Sister Fang not only bought some hind leg meat for making dumplings, but also firecrackers and a big bunch of green onions! Sister Fang also bought me a beautiful hat!"

Speaking of this, Cuinong couldn't help but dance with joy, her eyes sparkling with happiness.

Hearing this, Xu Damao smiled slightly and said, "Then you must take good care of your sister Fang."

Cuinong nodded vigorously and answered confidently: "Yes, that's a must! I will definitely take good care of Sister Fang!"