Siheyuan: Sizhu starts blindly and takes a new path

An old man grabbed an old woman's hands, looked her in the eyes, and said, "Don't say that. Maybe we can live to be eighty or ninety together, and then die at the same time."

"I do want to." The aunt followed the uncle's words and said, "But by then we will be too old to move. Who will pour water for us and cook for us? Let's adopt a child, a younger one. We can treat him well and nothing will go wrong."

This time the uncle didn't insist and said, "Then let's go to the children's welfare home one weekend." After hearing this, the aunt's brows finally relaxed and the corners of her mouth slightly raised.

When Yu Li was telling Sha Zhu that the director wanted to talk to her about the Jia family during the day, the second uncle suddenly came to the door, which made Sha Zhu and Yu Li unexpectedly go to grandma's house.

Although Sha Zhu also sent red eggs to Second Uncle's family when June 1 was one month old, that was for the whole courtyard, even Xu Damao's family, he sent them, it was a courtesy. Although his family and Second Uncle's family were not enemies now, they were not harmonious, so why did he come?

The second uncle came in and took out a piece of red paper, handed it to Sha Zhu, and said, "Next month, that is, October 20th, Guang Qi will get married. I am sending you invitations. I also want to ask Sha Zhu if he can prepare a few tables for us?"

"Uncle, my cooking costs are high."

"How high can it be? Higher than Qianmen City?"

"It's about as high as the front door, and it's 2 yuan per table. If you think it's suitable, I can cancel the cooking order from another family that day and ask them to cook for you." Sha Zhu didn't want to cook for the Liu family, so he asked for a high price.

"How much?" The second uncle's voice rose involuntarily. He calmed himself down and said calmly, "Silly Zhu, you're charging too much. I plan to set up six tables. According to your price, it will cost 15 yuan. Even the chef in the Eight Buildings can't charge you this price, right?"

After hearing Second Uncle mention the Eight Buildings, Sha Zhu deliberately said, "Second Uncle, you are an expert. You can name the Eight Buildings. It seems that you have also been there and seen them."

The second uncle said proudly: "That's right, someone did treat me to a meal before."

"Oh, then do you know where my father was originally a chef and where I became his apprentice?"

When the second uncle heard this, he was shocked. He was wrong. He was bragging to the wrong person. This person was a professional. He looked up and saw Yu Li pursing her lips. The second uncle coughed and said, "Forget it. I'll ask other chefs. Okay, don't forget to come to the wedding." Without waiting for Sha Zhu to answer, he walked out of the door.

Xu Damao looked over the invitation sent by his second uncle for a long time. Qin Jingru also looked at him for a long time and asked, "Why are you looking at this tattered red paper for a long time? Isn't it just a piece of paper?"

"What do you know? I was wondering why the Second Master suddenly sent out invitations?"

"As for marriage, it doesn't mean we can just get married in broad daylight. Everyone knows that the second uncle loves the eldest son the most and gives him all the good things. So when he gets married, the second uncle will have to make a big fuss!" Qin Jingru tried to explain for the second uncle in a smart way.

"Do you need to tell me all this? I know it. I mean, why is he making it so formal? He has something to show off, that's for sure."

At the same time, Yu Li was also asking the second uncle how to send out invitations properly. Couldn't he just say it beforehand? Sha Zhu said, "He is just trying to compete with the third uncle. The third uncle is known as a cultured man. He only notified the wedding of his son's wedding and only set up four tables for the wedding banquet. He just didn't say that he wanted to set up six tables."

Yu Li didn't believe it: "So simple?"

"With Second Master's mind being more complicated he would have exploded."

Liu Guangtian had just returned from his girlfriend's home. Looking at the invitation cards on the table that had not been sent out, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Dad, we don't have any relatives or friends who are officials. Is it necessary to write invitations?" He opened one and saw the name of Yan Bugui, and laughed even more: "Uncle, you have to write one too. Why don't you just go over and say a word? It's a waste of money and time to write this."

"I'm happy. My son has a better job than his son and married a better wife than his son. Of course I have to do a good job. This is the first invitation in our yard. I guess the neighbors will keep it. It's very meaningful for them to keep your wedding invitation."

Liu Guangtian threw the invitation back on the table and said, "Okay, whatever you like. By the way, has Shazhu agreed to be the chef?"

"He's asking too much, 2 yuan per table, which is almost as much as the cost of the dishes." Second Auntie interrupted, "I just discussed with your father, let's just hire an ordinary chef."

"No, Mom, didn't I tell you that I finally invited the office director of our unit? He heard that Sha Zhu and I live in the same courtyard, and he agreed to attend the wedding only if I could invite Sha Zhu to be the wedding host. If I can't invite Sha Zhu, I'll be lying, and how will I interact with people in the future?"

"But your father just rejected Shazhu. If he goes to him again, will your father still have dignity?" The second aunt wanted to protect her husband's only face.

"Then I'll go over and tell him that my partner likes his cooking. That should be fine, right?"

There was a knock on Sha Zhu's door again. Yu Li walked over to open the door and said to Sha Zhu with a smile, "It's quite lively tonight. Did they know you were at home today and were waiting for this day?" "Guangtian, you are a rare guest. Come in." After opening the door, Yu Li stepped aside to let Liu Guangtian in.

"Thank you, sister-in-law." Liu Guangtian greeted Yu Li first, then walked to Sha Zhu who was holding Liu Yi, and said, "Brother Zhu, my dad told you about my marriage, right?"

People have already called him "brother" and "you", and as the saying goes, one should not hit someone who smiles at him, Sha Zhu also said politely: "Second uncle said that the 20th of next month is a good day, don't worry, I will definitely go over to the banquet. I wish you a happy marriage in advance."

"Thank you, Brother Zhuzi. I'm not here to talk about eating at the banquet, I'm here to talk about making the banquet."

"Isn't there a difference between eating at a table and sitting at a table?" Sha Zhu could tell that they still wanted him to cook, but he deliberately picked on the words to try to fool them.

"Brother Zhuzi, you are so reserved. You know I mean inviting you to prepare the meal, which means cooking." Liu Guangtian smiled and took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it to Sha Zhu. Just as he was about to light it, Sha Zhu put the cigarette on the table.

Sha Zhu handed the child to Yu Li who came over, then he picked up the cigarette, lit it himself, took a puff and said to Liu Guangtian: "Guangtian, I can't help you with this matter, you should ask someone else for help."

"Brother, can this really only happen to you?"

"Why is that? I didn't promise you or your family before, so you can still rely on me?"

"It's mainly because my wife likes the food you cook, and I promised her."

"Your wife? She likes it. Has she ever eaten the food I cook?" Sha Zhu asked Liu Guangtian with a smile.

Liu Guangtian looked at Sha Zhu's weird smile and realized how unreliable this explanation was. He could only continue to lie and make up for it. "Yes, she ate there once when she accompanied their leader to study at your factory, and she couldn't forget it. I heard that you are my neighbor, so I must invite you to host the wedding banquet."

"Okay, since it's your sister-in-law's request, I can do it reluctantly, but I'm worried that as soon as I finish cooking for you, your father will report me to the relevant authorities. It doesn't seem appropriate to lose my job just for your sister-in-law's wish, don't you think?"