Siheyuan: The happy life of a little chef

Time flies and three months have passed.

Qin Huairu gave birth to little Huaihua, and now she is kept at Li Jianjun's home, because she is worried about leaving her at Jia's home. One time, Jia Zhang fell asleep in the sun at the door, and Huaihua defecated and cried until her voice was hoarse, but Jia Zhang didn't hear anything. In Jia Zhang's eyes, there was only Banggeng.

Han Chunyan was still willing to look after Huaihua, so that she could get familiar with the child in advance. After all, her belly had started to grow, and now was the time when maternal love was overflowing. Xiaodang also helped take care of his sister.

But the yard was becoming more and more restless. At first, Banggeng only went to Shazhu's house to steal some things. Shazhu even deliberately put some food in a conspicuous place to make it easier for Banggeng to steal. He said that Banggeng was close to him. Seeing that Shazhu didn't say anything, Jia Zhang also started to steal. But Shazhu's house only had those things, so she reached out to other people's homes.

There had been many quarrels in the courtyard over the theft, but Yi Zhonghai always took sides, saying as he did, the Jia family was in such a difficult situation, so just sympathize with them. They were all neighbors, and there was no need to quibble over such a small thing and ruin the relationship of so many years. Others felt helpless when they saw Yi Zhonghai saying this, after all, it was not a valuable thing, just some needles and thread or something like that.

With Yi Zhonghai's obvious favoritism, Jia Zhang and Bang Geng became even more unscrupulous. They used to feel guilty and afraid to steal things, but now they feel justified. When others say something about them, they start to act like scoundrels, swear in the streets, and then call on Old Jia. No one can handle it after all, and it's useless even if they curse back. Yi Zhonghai might even have to apologize to Jia Zhang. The whole courtyard was in chaos, and he became the bully of the courtyard.

Of course, she didn't dare to offend everyone. She didn't dare to steal from Li Jianjun's family, the deaf old lady, and Yi Zhonghai's family. Jia Zhang was afraid of the deaf old lady, Yi Zhonghai was her backer, and Qin Huairu often brought back some leftovers from the third canteen. This was why Jia Zhang didn't dare to offend these three families.

Under Jia Zhang's training, Banggeng became more and more unreasonable and began to be jealous of Xiaodang. Once, he wanted to snatch Xiaodang's candy and was seen by Li Jianjun. Li Jianjun didn't do anything, but just glared at him and scared him so much that he ran back home. Li Jianjun left a deep psychological trauma on him and he never dared to snatch Xiaodang's things again.

Today is Sunday, and Xu Damao is getting married. Everyone in the yard is busy, including Li Jianjun. Xu Damao doesn't dare let Li Jianjun cook, so he invites Nan Yi over. Sha Zhu is so angry that he almost hits him.

It was noon. The third uncle was working as an accountant at the door, and the second uncle was helping to receive guests. After all, Xu Damao had been doing well recently, and many leaders from the factory came, even Li Huaide came. He mainly brought his wife to see Han Chunyaner, after all, her belly was big. By the way, attending Xu Damao's banquet was also a way to give Xu Damao face.

Xu Fugui is beaming with joy today. Not only has his son married a new wife, but she is also Lou Bancheng's daughter. This way, his family won't have to worry about money, and his son will have a guarantee when he gets old. As for whether he can have children, that depends on God's will.

Li Jianjun and Li Huaide sat at the same table. Wang Xia and Han Chunyan did not come. Li Jianjun was afraid that she would be squeezed out, so he cooked two dishes at home, one for each family. This was arranged in advance. Qin Huairu helped to serve the dishes today. Qin Huairu is popular in the third canteen now. She is good at observing people's words and expressions. She is also a widow. With Li Jianjun's protection, no one bullies her.

Soon a car stopped at the gate of the courtyard. Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e got out of the car and walked into the yard amid the sound of firecrackers and congratulations. Children were chasing after them for candy, and the atmosphere was still very lively.

Xu Damao led Lou Xiao'e and introduced them one by one, but everyone looked at Lou Xiao'e with some surprise. After all, Lou Xiao'e and Han Chunyan were 50% similar.

Xu Damao came to the main table and said to Li Jianjun, "What do you think, brother? My wife looks like yours, right? We are destined to be together."

Li Jianjun took a look at Lou Xiao'e and found that she did look a bit like Han Chunyan, but their temperaments were completely different. Han Chunyan gave people the impression of being capable and straightforward, while Lou Xiao'e gave people the impression of a lady from a noble family, a little shy, and with a bit of baby fat.

Li Huaide knew this a long time ago, after all, he had seen Lou Xiaoe before: "Yes, she looks alike. You and Jianjun are destined to be together. You should take care of each other in the future." Li Huaide knows all kinds of people, so who knows, she might be useful someday.

Xu Fugui was very happy to hear this. It would be of great help to Xu Damao to get in touch with Li Huaide. Now Xu Damao didn't have to go to remote places to show movies. He could just show them nearby without any tiring process. This was what connections were all about.

The dinner was about to start. Xu Fugui said some words of thanks and asked Li Huaide to say a few words. Li Jianjun sat with Li Huaide and the factory leaders. The second uncle also wanted to come, but there was no seat for him. There was no way because his rank was not high enough. He was scratching his head, but still came to toast a glass of wine. Seeing Li Jianjun chatting and laughing with the factory leaders, he felt that he could not wait any longer and would invite Li Jianjun to dinner later to curry favor with him.

Other places were relatively harmonious, but there was a table where things were a bit tense. Jia Zhang brought Bang Geng and sat next to Yan Bugui. The third aunt had also come to help Xu Damao's family early in the morning, so she had a seat, but Jia Zhang did not help.

The third aunt couldn't bear it: "Jia Zhang's family only has one person, how come your Jia family has two?"

Jia Zhang glared at the third aunt: "It's not your family's Yan Jiecheng who is getting married, what's your business? Aren't there two people in your family too?"

The third aunt said, "Our family is represented by Old Yan, and I am here to help. Of course, there are two of us."

Jia Zhang looked disdainful: "I said Jia family representative, our Qin Huairu is also helping, but she has to go to the milk locust flower soon, so she has no time to eat, so let Banggeng eat it, what's wrong?"

Third Aunt definitely didn't believe what Jia Zhang said. Qin Huairu had been busy all morning and didn't even have time to eat. Jia Zhang was really shameless, but since it was the Jia family's business, she couldn't say anything and ignored Jia Zhang. Seeing that Third Aunt ignored her, Jia Zhang thought that Third Aunt was afraid of her and looked disdainful. How lonely it was to be invincible!

The dishes were served soon. The first one was chicken stewed with potatoes. Just as others were about to pick up some food, Jia Zhang brought the plate to herself, quickly put the chicken into her and Bang Geng's bowls, and then put the plate back.

This operation made the others at the table dumbfounded. Yan Bugui couldn't stand it: "Jia Zhang, you are too selfish. You took all the meat. What will others eat?"

Jia Zhang taunted, "This feast is all about speed, who can you blame for being so busy?"

Everyone didn't expect Jia Zhang to be so arrogant. She was obviously looking for trouble. How could everyone continue to eat? "Jia Zhang, can you be a little polite? Can't we all eat together? Why do you have to eat alone?"

The daughter-in-law of the old Zhu family in the backyard stood up. Jia Zhang had also stolen things from her family. She was not someone to be trifled with. She was a well-known shrew and had quarreled with Jia Zhang many times.