Siheyuan: Pushing Huairu, the Prime Minister admits defeat

While Qin Huairu was seriously setting rules for her mother-in-law, Jiang Yingying was already in Li Weijun's house in the front yard, starting to think about what to eat for dinner.

"Hey, Weijun, don't you usually cook at home? How come there's not even a stove except for some bowls and chopsticks?"

Jiang Yingying tilted her head and looked at the large piece of bacon and various salted fish and sausages hanging from the beam, making her feel itchy in her heart.

It's a pity that apart from an abandoned coal stove, Li Weijun's family has no cooking utensils at all. There is a large can of lard, which Li Weijun just took out from the space and placed on the cupboard.

As for soy sauce, chili, vinegar, salt and other condiments, all were available, but Li Weijun had no time to build a stove for cooking.

This wing room is too small, and there are no ear rooms or partitions. If a stove is built here, the whole room will not last long before it is covered in grease.

So Li Weijun planned to wait until the steel rolling mill allocated housing quotas and then ask Li Huaide for the two back rooms in the courtyard house, which would be used as a reception hall and kitchen.

After opening the rice jar and confirming that it was full of polished japonica rice, Jiang Yingying stroked her forehead in confusion, her face full of helplessness.

What’s the use of having ingredients without a stove?

Li Weijun is really a wonderful person. For ordinary people, it is difficult for a good cook to cook without rice. This is good, it is difficult to cook even if you have rice.

"Oh, I always eat in the canteen of the steel mill when I have time. Don't bother yourself. Just pack up and we'll go out to a restaurant to eat."

Li Weijun took off his dirty clothes and threw them into a basin, intending to save them for later use when He Yushui had time to wash them with alkaline flour.

Jiang Yingying pursed her lips and said, "Why waste that money? We have rice and meat. Just wait and see and try my cooking skills. I just saw a family in the main house in the middle courtyard. There are a lot of coal briquettes piled up at the door. They are waiting for me to borrow a few."

"Main wife? You mean Sha Zhu's family?"

Li Weijun was stunned for a moment, and seeing that she was determined to show off her cooking skills, he had no choice but to follow Jiang Yingying to the middle courtyard to find Sha Zhu to borrow some coal briquettes.

This thing was originally taken from the cafeteria kitchen by Sha Zhu using his position.

When he heard that Li Weijun wanted it, he agreed immediately.

He winked and whispered, "Hey, Wei Jun, I didn't realize that you captured Qin Huairu so quickly after she entered the city. You are really smart."

Li Weijun was too lazy to explain and said casually, "Don't talk nonsense. Pay attention to your relationship with Yu Li and stop being so careless. I think she is very proud."

As soon as Yu Li was mentioned, Sha Zhu immediately sighed: "That's right. After you went to the countryside these two days, she kept asking me where my big steel watch was and when I would buy a bicycle. I don't have these things, so I can only deal with it. The truth will come out sooner or later. I think it's over."

Seeing Sha Zhu looking dejected, Li Weijun said nothing more.

What is gained through lies, deception and fraud is not a long-term solution.

Yu Li is a smart girl, she won't be fooled so easily by Sha Zhu.

Jiang Yingying picked up two or three pieces of honeycomb coal with tongs and made some coal balls. After thanking Sha Zhu again and again, she and Li Weijun went back to the front yard happily to cook.

Only He Yushui, who was doing homework, puffed up his cheeks and stared at Jiang Yingying's back with hostility.

Li Weijun and Jiang Yingying had just walked to the archway in the front yard with coal briquettes when they ran into an old lady leading an energetic, gray-haired, old lady who was leaning on a cane and walking with her back hunched over.

The old lady had obviously just returned from a walk outside. She smiled and said kindly, "Weijun, look at you, you have so many coal briquettes, are you preparing to cook? I'm not rushing you, but if you don't have a stove at home and you just eat outside, it doesn't feel like home. The food at home is still more delicious."

Li Weijun paused, knowing full well that the deaf old lady was criticizing him.

Although it is not certain whether the deaf old lady knows the relationship between her and Qin Huairu

But Li Weijun still said indifferently: "That's true, but my house is a little small, and there is no place for a chimney. If the old lady is willing, can you help me make a bigger house? If my house is bigger, I will live in the main house and I will definitely not eat out."

The deaf old lady was stunned for a moment when she heard this, her smile froze, she sighed and shook her head: "I'm old and useless, I can't hear clearly what you're saying. Oh, I haven't eaten yet, because of Dongxu's incident, I have no appetite."

Seeing that the old lady started to play dumb again, Li Weijun didn't indulge her and said nonchalantly: "I think, old lady, if you really have no food to eat, you can go to Sha Zhu. He has a high salary and is working around the clock. It's only natural for him to show respect to you."

As he spoke, he glanced at the lady who was supporting the old lady, and said casually, "For so many years, the lady has been taking care of her wholeheartedly. The old lady should be very grateful to her, right?"

The aunt was shocked by Li Weijun's provocation, but pretended to be calm and said, "Old lady, you are thirsty, I will go back to the house and boil some water for you. Let's go to bed early and help the Jia family tomorrow when we get better."

After saying that, he supported the old lady with a grim look and returned to the backyard.

"This trend is getting worse with each generation..."

Listening to the deaf old lady's weak complaints, Li Weijun smiled, did not respond, and went back to the house with Jiang Yingying to light the stove and cook.

The deaf old lady is very shrewd and cunning. As the saying goes, old people become more cunning. In the whole courtyard, she can see through people's nature like a fire in the sky. No one but this old fox can see through human nature most thoroughly.

Whenever Sha Zhu was wronged, she would take advantage of her seniority and act unreasonably. This was true. She was counting on Sha Zhu to take care of her in her old age and when the situation arose, she would naturally support Sha Zhu.

From the perspective of handling things, he must be in tune with Shazhu.

But the only thing Li Weijun couldn't stand was that the old lady was too good at pretending.

Whenever faced with a difficult problem, he pretends to be deaf and dumb, saying that he is hard of hearing and can't hear clearly.

Li Weijun's ears were so tired of hearing such excuses.

"Wei Jun, do you have any wine at home? Let's make a few cups tonight and let you taste my cooking skills and reward your stomach."

Jiang Yingying was obviously in a good mood. After lighting the stove, she rolled up her sleeves and prepared to cook.

She is quite interested in cooking and she often showed off her cooking skills when she was spending her summers in Qinjia Village.

Chicken stewed with mushrooms, fresh crucian carp soup, old-style steamed buns, etc.

Now that I'm in the city and see so many food ingredients displayed here, it's impossible not to feel itchy.

"Okay, I'll have a good meal tonight and reward you!"

Li Weijun smiled and walked up to pat Jiang Yingying's butt.