Siheyuan: Starting from a Truck Driver

In Beijing, Li Weidong naturally let Niu Meng drive, and he sat in the co-pilot seat, occasionally giving instructions. When they finished loading two trucks of goods and returned to the steel rolling mill, it was lunch time. As soon as they parked, Niu Meng hurriedly pulled Li Weidong to the cafeteria.

A loud voice came from the radio: "Dear workers, the canteen is serving meat and vegetables today. Please remember to bring your meat tickets and don't crowd. Everyone will get a share." The workers rushed into the canteen with aluminum lunch boxes in their hands.

Although there are usually a lot of people in the cafeteria, it is the first time that Li Weidong has encountered such a crowded scene as today. He started to hesitate before he even entered the cafeteria. With so many people, it might take a long time to queue up, so it would be better to go home and get something to eat. Moreover, he has given his meal coupon to He Yuzhu, who will help him get two meals, put them in a lunch box, and wait for him to take them back to the yard after get off work. If he queues up, he can only get ordinary vegetarian dishes, which is completely unnecessary.

However, when Li Weidong wanted to leave, Niu Meng refused to let him go. She found a seat, asked Li Weidong to sit down, and then went to get food. After waiting for half an hour, Niu Meng came back after getting food, and there was another person beside her. Li Weidong was very familiar with this person, his sister-in-law Yu Haitang.

As soon as Yu Haitang sat down, she couldn't help complaining: "Brother-in-law, you are too unreasonable. You actually let Sister Meng go to get food alone!" Li Weidong shrugged and said, "I was planning to go home to cook, but Mengmeng insisted on dragging me here and snatched my lunch box. I had no choice."

Niu Meng also agreed, "Haitang, I asked the master to wait here, don't blame him." The two worked in the same company and had established a good relationship. Niu Meng was generous and loved to fight for justice, and had the temperament of a heroine. Beautiful women like Yu Haitang were often sexually harassed by street hooligans. Once, a hooligans harassed Yu Haitang outside the factory, and Niu Meng, who had just got off work, happened to see it.

Although Yu Haitang was carrying a dagger for self-defense, she was dressed very beautifully. No matter how much she scolded him, it was useless. The other party just refused to leave. Finally, Niu Meng couldn't stand it anymore, so he stepped forward and punched the man, making his nose bleed. The gangsters originally wanted to teach Niu Meng a lesson, but after seeing her appearance clearly, they were scared and ran away. Not only could they not beat Niu Meng, even if they could, they had to be careful that Niu Yong would settle accounts with them afterwards. When Niu Yong was young, he was the leader of the gangs in several nearby streets, and he didn't know how many people he had defeated. He never bullies the weak, nor does he provoke others for no reason, but if someone dares to provoke his sister, no matter who the other party's parents are, he will beat them up first.

After being scared away by Niu Meng, these people never dared to harass Yu Haitang again. Because of Li Weidong, they naturally became friends. Girls are usually ashamed to talk about such things, and Li Weidong knew nothing about it.

After Niu Meng opened his lunch box, he gave half of the meat in his lunch box to Li Weidong, and took some vegetarian dishes from his lunch box.

Li Weidong looked helpless as he watched this scene. He said, "Disciple, this won't do. If other people see this, they will think I am exploiting you! You should take the meat back. I don't care about this little bit of meat."

Niu Meng said nonchalantly: "Respecting the master is a matter of course. Others can say whatever they want. I don't care."

Haitang also nodded in agreement. She also shared some of the meat in her lunch box with Li Weidong and said, "Yes, the mouth is on other people's bodies. It doesn't matter what they say. We won't eat less meat because of this."

Li Weidong had no choice but to accept it all.

It should be said that the feeling of being cared for is really good. No wonder so many people yearn for this kind of life.

Normally there would always be some food left in the cafeteria, but today it was all gone, not even any soup left.

The staff in the cafeteria did not dare to do anything tricky. After all, the leaders were there, and if they were found to have withheld food, they would be transferred to other positions.

After lunch, Li Weidong and Niu Meng returned to the team lounge to get the afternoon work arrangements.

Unlike other departments, the fleet does not have lunch break. In order to save time, they will even sacrifice the normal lunch break to load the goods. Once the goods are loaded, they will set off immediately.

Li Weidong and Niu Meng were already used to this. After all, as a master-disciple partnership like theirs, they could take turns resting in the car, and no one would say anything even if they were seen.

After going back and forth in the city several times, Li Weidong and Niu Meng almost came back at the exact time when they got off work. As soon as they parked the car, the bell rang, which was a typical manifestation of lack of enthusiasm for leaving get off work and problematic thinking.

"Master, see you tomorrow!"

"See you tomorrow!"

After saying goodbye to Niu Meng, Li Weidong met Qin Huairu after walking a few steps.

Qin Huairu didn't notice Li Weidong. She stood by the wall and talked to Xu Damao. She looked very anxious. Li Weidong saw Xu Damao take out a ten-yuan bill from his pocket and put it into Qin Huairu's hand. Xu Damao was a famous miser. They probably reached some kind of agreement.

Li Weidong just glanced at it and didn't intervene. As long as this matter didn't involve him, he didn't bother to meddle in other people's business.

He rode his bicycle, whistling, and headed straight for the courtyard. This time, he did not stop at the neighborhood committee. He had already told Yu Li to go home early in the morning, so she was probably there by now.

Back in the yard, Li Weidong smiled and greeted the neighbors he met. When he came to the backyard, he saw that the door of his house was already open. In addition to Yu Li, there were two familiar figures in the house, Uncle Yu and Fatty Yu, the father and son. As long as there was delicious food, they would never miss it.

Hearing the footsteps outside the door, the father and son looked back and greeted in unison: "Hey, Weidong is back!" "Hello, brother-in-law!"

Old Master Yu raised his eyebrows. "You don't eat the delicious food. Is there something wrong with your brain? Where are your meat dishes? Lily said you were going to bring meat dishes back, but you didn't even bring a bowl?"

"I asked my neighbor to bring it back for me. He also helped make the pig intestines. He will deliver it to me soon."

"Did he do it?"

Lily, who was busy, interrupted with a smile: "Don't worry, old man, our neighbor Weidong's cooking skills are well-known here, I guarantee that you will not be able to stop eating!"

Mr. Yu smiled and said, "Oh, then we really have to give it a try!"

As soon as he finished speaking, He Laoer walked in.

"Look, it's delivered!"

Li Weidong stood up with a smile and walked over to take the lunch box from He Laoer.

He Lao Er was confused and had no idea what was going on: "Huh? What did you talk about?"

Li Weidong smiled and said, "We are talking about you. This is my grandfather and you. I mentioned you before."

He Laoer heard this and hurriedly greeted the old man. Li Weidong vaguely mentioned the old man.

He was a remarkable man, and his position far exceeded that of a steel mill director.

Just looking at his curly white hair is enough to scare people.

When food lovers meet a chef, there is naturally endless topic to talk about.

Soon, He Laoer became very close with the old man and Fatty Yu, and their entire conversation was about food.

He Laoer is a very talkative person, especially when he talks about the cooking process. The old man and Fatty Yu were fascinated by what he said. They swallowed their saliva from time to time, and couldn't help but let the tears flow down the corners of their mouths.

"Uh-huh!"

The old man swallowed and said, "Master He, your cooking skills are probably even better than those of the chefs in the big restaurants!"

"Oh, that's no comparison. I just showed off my cooking skills in the factory. A big restaurant is not a place where people like us can be the chef."

Although He Laoer spoke modestly, he had a smug expression on his face, and it was obvious that he agreed very much with what the old man said.

Li Weidong poked his head out of the kitchen and shouted, "Old Second, what should we do with these pig intestines?"

At this time, He Laoer remembered that he came here not to chat, but to help with cooking.

He hurriedly said to the old man: "Well, I'll go to the kitchen to help first, and then I'll come back to continue the conversation!"

The old man waved his hand to indicate that he didn't need anyone to take care of him.

In the space specially arranged by Li Weidong, three people were busy.

Since you are entertaining guests, you can't just use the restaurant's lunch dishes.

Li Weidong also specially prepared a chicken and took out the sausages and bacon he got from Nanshi Commune last time.

Chapter 73 If they make large intestines again, other people’s New Year celebrations may not be as sumptuous as theirs.

"Second brother, the sauerkraut has been washed and there is no need to deal with it." Li Weidong said.

"You and your sister-in-law sit outside, I'll be busy in the kitchen alone." He ordered.

"How can we leave the guests here alone?" Li Weidong said, turning to his wife Lili and saying, "Wife, go chat with my dad first. Your mom and the others will be here soon."

Lily originally wanted Li Weidong to go outside, but he didn't let her interrupt and pushed her out of the kitchen.

Now only he and He Laoer were busy in the kitchen. While helping He Laoer, Li Weidong was also secretly learning. Relying on his extraordinary experience, his cooking skills also improved by leaps and bounds.

It probably won’t be long before he surpasses his master.

The kitchen window was open, and whether it was stewing sauerkraut or stir-frying, a rich aroma emanated. Soon, the fragrance spread to the entire backyard, and then to the middle yard.

At the old Jia's house, Xiaodang and Huaihua sat opposite Jia Zhang, looking at the porridge that was almost finished, with worried looks on their faces. Huaihua was the youngest and said directly: "Grandma, I want to eat white flour buns."

Jia Zhang rolled her eyes and said, "I hope so too! Your mother used all the money in the house to treat your brother's illness. I had to borrow this rice with great effort. You said you wanted to eat rice at noon, but now we don't even have enough porridge."

Huaihua retorted: "But you eat more than me and my sister combined!"

Although Jia Zhang was very thick-skinned, she felt a little embarrassed when her granddaughter said that. She quietly defended herself, "I am an adult and I have to take care of you. How can I not eat more?"