Siheyuan: The happy life of a little chef

Li Jianjun returned home and saw Xiaodang sitting outside his house playing with rocks: "Xiaodang, why are you sitting here playing by yourself?"

Xiaodang looked up and saw Li Jianjun. She immediately stood up, clapped her hands, ran up and hugged Li Jianjun's legs. She now completely regarded Li Jianjun as a relative: "Uncle, my brother won't play with me. He said that boys will be laughed at if they don't play with girls. I miss uncle, so I'll wait for him to come back here."

"Okay, you're so good. Come on, follow uncle into the house. I'll make you something delicious today." After parking the bicycle, he carried Xiaodang into the house.

Li Jianjun suddenly wanted to eat wontons. As a southerner, wontons are his favorite. Bone soup wontons, just thinking about it makes him happy.

Li Jianjun put Xiaodang next to the table and went into the kitchen. As long as there was space, he could get it done with just a thought. He took out the wrapped wontons, boiled water and started to cook them. The wontons were delicious and he didn't have to worry about others smelling the smell.

It was ready in a short while. With the bone soup, it smelled so good. Xiao Dang was immediately curious: "Uncle, what is this? It smells so good!"

"This is called wonton, a delicacy from the south. Eat slowly to avoid getting burned." After saying that, he handed the spoon to Xiaodang.

Li Jianjun also closed the door. You have to eat quietly and not let anyone see you. Red eye disease is a characteristic of this era. Don't get reported.

While eating, there was a knock on the door. Li Jianjun opened the door and it turned out to be Yan Bugui: "Third uncle, what's the matter?"

Yan Bugui looked at the wontons in the bowl and swallowed his saliva. "Hey Jianjun, I went out fishing this morning and had good luck. Although it's not as big as yours, it's still a lot. Can you help me sell it to the steel mill?"

Yan Bugui tasted the sweetness, how great is this, he doesn't have to sell it himself and the price is a little higher than the market price, and he doesn't get any kickbacks, this is such a great bargain.

Li Jianjun replied while eating, "Okay, you take care of it and make sure it doesn't die. I'll take it to the factory tomorrow morning." Li Jianjun looked at Yan Bugui drooling and said politely, "Third uncle, would you like a bowl?"

Yan Bugui immediately perked up: "Jianjun, this is wonton, I'm not afraid of you making fun of me, I haven't eaten it yet, so I won't be polite."

"Oh, the Third Uncle even knows about wontons. He is a teacher after all, and he is knowledgeable. Okay, wait, I'll go make the next bowl." Li Jianjun did not expect Yan Bugui to take advantage of him. He was just being polite. There was nothing he could do. He could not take back what he had said.

Yan Bugui sat next to Xiaodang: "Xiaodang, is the food delicious? Do you know why you can go play with your sister Jie Di when you have time?" Yan Bugui wanted Xiaodang to play with Yan Jie Di, so that if they could establish a good relationship, maybe his daughter could even get a bite of food.

Xiaodang had no time to pay attention to him. She was struggling with the wontons. She took a bite and blew on it. She just nodded in response to Yan Bugui's words.

The wontons were ready after a while, and Yan Bugui started to eat: "Jianjun, these wontons are so delicious, and they're made entirely of meat." Yan Bugui was very excited. Who could afford to eat something made entirely of meat at that time? If there was a little meat, a lot of vegetables had to be added to it, otherwise it wouldn't be enough.

"I gave this to my uncle when I went to his house today. You can try it." Li Jianjun didn't care about the bowl of wontons.

After dinner, Yan Bugui left, saying a lot of polite words and inviting Li Jianjun to drink next time. Li Jianjun didn't want to drink the wine mixed with water, so he wiped Xiaodang's hands and mouth and told him, "Xiaodang, you can't tell anyone what you eat at your uncle's house, okay? Otherwise, you won't have it in the future."

Xiao Dang nodded: "Uncle, I didn't tell anyone, not even my mother."

"So good. Come on, uncle will take you home." After saying that, he carried Xiaodang back.

Xiaodang returned home and the family had finished eating. Xiaodang went back to Qin Huairu's bed by himself. When Jia Dongxu was not at home, Xiaodang slept with Qin Huairu, and Banggeng slept with Jia Zhangshi.

Qin Huairu also went to bed after finishing her work: "Xiaodang, what did you eat at your uncle's house today? Did you listen to your uncle?"

Xiao Dang poked his head out from under the quilt: "Uncle doesn't allow me to say it, but Third Grandpa is here and is eating at Uncle's house. Third Grandpa also told me to find Sister Jie Di to play when I have time."

Qin Huairu knew what Yan Bugui was planning after a brief thought: "Xiaodang, you can go play with your sister Jie Di, but you can't bring her to your uncle's house for dinner, okay? Your uncle will be unhappy then."

Xiao Dang didn't understand but didn't ask: "I know, Mom."

"Good girl, go to sleep," he said while holding Xiaodang in his arms. She is now six months old and is going to give birth after the New Year.

Without Sha Zhu and Xu Damao, the courtyard became much quieter, and no one quarreled anymore. Yi Zhonghai became dormant, commuting to and from get off work every day, and occasionally visiting Jia Dongxu.

Li Huaide was praised by his superiors for purchasing these materials, and his faction was very influential. Director Yang felt a little passive. He was in production and did not have many connections. He could only visit his old leader's home every now and then to build relationships. He was afraid that he would be replaced by Li Huaide one day because some neutral factions had already sided with Li Huaide.

It didn't take long for some things to spread. People said that it was all thanks to Li Huaide's nephew Li Jianjun, which made Li Jianjun a role model in the factory.

There is no harm without comparison. As the nephew of the factory director, Yang Weimin was pushed to the forefront. In addition, he was somewhat domineering and arrogant, which made him the target of criticism.

Yang Weimin was gritting his teeth, as he was portrayed as a villain even though he had done nothing wrong. He transferred all his resentment onto Li Jianjun, thinking of finding Li Jianjun's connection and then snatching the property away. Not only would he gain credit, but his uncle, Director Yang, would also be impressed.

Time always flies quickly. It is Sunday now. Today is an early day. Li Jianjun got himself cleaned up early in the morning. He looked in the mirror and found himself so handsome, only slightly less handsome than the readers.

After Li Jianjun finished packing, he waited at the door. Li Huaide would come to pick him up today. He prepared all the gifts and even invited a famous matchmaker in the area.

Yan Bugui asked curiously, "Jianjun, you are dressed so smartly this morning. Are you asking for a blind date?" Yan Bugui made a joke.

Li Jianjun replied with a smile: "Uncle, this is not a blind date, this is a marriage proposal. I already have a partner."

Yan Bugui was a little surprised: "You've proposed marriage? I haven't heard you say that? You've done a good job of keeping it a secret. It's true that you're old enough to get married. I congratulate you in advance."

Li Jianjun took out a cigarette and passed it to him: "Thank you for your good words, uncle. I will invite you to have a drink when the time comes. You must come and do me the honor of coming."

Yan Bugui took the cigarette but was reluctant to smoke it. He put it close to his ear and said, "Of course, of course. If you need any help, just let me know."

Yan Bugui has a good point. If you give him benefits, he will do things for you and will never be perfunctory.

At this time, the car came. Li Jianjun said hello to Yan Bugui and got in the car and left. Yan Bugui looked at the car going away and became more determined to hold on to this strong partner.