I am doing well in the Siheyuan

Ma Hua chuckled when he heard this.

On the other hand, after Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li returned to the hotel, they went back to the compound that night to discuss with Yan Fugui.

When Yan Fugui heard what Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li said, he immediately became anxious.

Despite his anxiety, Yan Fugui was helpless in the face of the hotel's predicament.

To be honest, it is very difficult to find a chef with cooking skills comparable to Ma Hua in the entire Xicheng District.

As He Yuzhu's apprentice, although Ma Hua was unable to inherit all of his master's skills, he still learned 70% to 80% of the essence.

Being able to learn 70% of He Yuzhu's skills means that Ma Hua's cooking skills are also quite outstanding.

Otherwise, Yan Jiecheng and his wife would not have been willing to offer him a high salary of 80 yuan a day to invite him back.

However, Ma Hua, who knew the nature of Yan Jiecheng and his wife, did not care about them. It was not easy to find a chef who was as good at Sichuan cuisine as him and had similar skills since Ma Hua could not be hired back.

Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li discussed the issue with Yan Fugui and his wife again and again, but were unable to find a solution.

Helplessly, they could only watch the restaurant's business decline.

The hotel business was going from bad to worse, and Yan Jiecheng, Yu Li and Yan Fugui were heartbroken beyond words.

If not for a friend of Yu Li's suggestion to change the restaurant from a Sichuan restaurant to a hot pot restaurant half a month later, their restaurant would probably have closed down long ago.

In contrast, He Yuzhu's restaurant was going smoothly.

After resigning from the steel rolling mill, He Yuzhu selected the location for the restaurant on the same day, completed the simple decoration within two days, and obtained a business license.

Everything is ready and He Yuzhu's Sichuan restaurant is officially opened.

With this great chef in charge, it's hard for the restaurant's business to be bad.

The restaurant was named after He Xiao and is called He Xiao Sichuan Restaurant.

After He Xiao Sichuan Restaurant opened, it was almost full every day, and He Yuzhu was very excited about it.

At the same time, he was secretly glad that he had listened to Xiao Ming and Xiao E's advice, otherwise he might still be living in the kitchen of the steel mill.

......

During this period, Ye Ming's life was very peaceful. He usually worked at the steel mill and accompanied Zhou Xiaobai and Ran Qiuye in his spare time.

In a blink of an eye, March 6th arrived, and Zhou Xiaobai's parents and Ran Qiuye's parents came to Ye Ming's house to discuss the wedding date.

On the sixth day of March, the sun was shining brightly with a scorching sun hanging in the sky. It was a rare good day.

In the living room of Ye Ming's courtyard, Ye Ming's grandmother Long Shuhua, as well as Zhou Xiaobai and Ran Qiuye's parents, were sitting on chairs sipping tea and chatting.

Ye Ming sat next to Long Shuhua and listened to the conversation of the elders.

Zhou Xiaobai and Ran Qiuye sat next to their parents respectively.

At this time, Long Shuhua looked at Zhou Xiaobai and Ran Qiuye's parents and said with a smile:

“Xiao Zhou, Xiao Ran, there are no outsiders here, so I’ll just say it directly.

Xiao Ming's parents died early, so his marriage is decided by me.

"For Xiaoming, Qiuye and Xiaobai's marriage, how much do you think is an appropriate betrothal gift?"

Considering Long Shuhua's age and generation, it is indeed appropriate to call Zhou Xiaobai's father and Ran Qiuye's father Xiao Zhou and Xiao Ran. Zhou Xiaobai's father Zhou Zhennan heard Long Shuhua's words and was the first to speak:

"Madam, my family is not so particular about this. You can decide on the betrothal gift. I just hope Xiaobai and Xiaoming can live in harmony after marriage."

After Zhou Zhennan finished speaking, Ran Qiuye's father also said:

"Madam, we all agree with you. We just hope that Xiao Ming and Qiu Ye can live a happy life after marriage."

Zhou Zhennan is a senior official of Longguo, and Ran Qiuye's father is an important member of a research institute. Both of them are open-minded and don't really care about the betrothal gifts. What they care about is only the happiness of their children's marriage.

Although Zhou Xiaobai and Ran Qiuye's parents didn't care, Ye Ming and Long Shuhua would never treat Zhou Xiaobai and Ran Qiuye unfairly. Long Shuhua smiled and said:

"Xiao Zhou, Xiao Ran, you may take it lightly, but I cannot let Qiu Ye and Xiao Bai suffer any injustice."

"The betrothal gift is set at 10,000 taels of silver, plus a ring and other things."

Zhou Zhennan and Ran Qiuye's father were about to speak when they heard what Long Shuhua said, but were interrupted by Long Shuhua:

"Xiao Zhou, Xiao Ran, don't be so quick to refuse."

"Xiaobai and Qiuye are both promised to Yeming, which is already unfair. I will never let them suffer any injustice in terms of the betrothal gifts."

"Marriage is a major event in life, and one must marry in a dignified and respectable manner."

"Besides, you should all be aware of Xiao Ming's situation. A mere ten thousand gold coins is nothing to him."

"If it weren't for the impact, I would have increased the betrothal gift."

Zhou Zhennan and the others were all silent when they heard this. Zhou Zhennan and the others had heard a little about Ye Ming's family property, and they knew that what Mrs. Long said was true, and that the amount of ten thousand gold was really insignificant to Ye Ming. In addition, Long Shuhua cherished Zhou Xiaobai and Ran Qiuye so much, and everyone was moved.

Zhou Xiaobai's father Zhou Zhennan and Ran Qiuye's father were not money-conscious people. However, even though they were not money-conscious, they still felt gratified and touched to see Long Shuhua's concern for Zhou Xiaobai and Ran Qiuye.

Zhou Zhennan nodded and said:

"Good, I'll do as the old lady says."

After Zhou Zhennan expressed his attitude, Ran Qiuye's father seconded his opinion:

"Of course, everything is up to the old lady's wishes."

Long Shuhua, who was sitting on the chair, heard the words between Zhou Zhennan and Ran Qiuye's father, nodded and smiled, and said:

"Xiao Zhou, Xiao Ran, that's all."

"Next, let's discuss the auspicious date for the children's wedding and the various ceremonies required for the wedding."

Zhou Xiaobai's parents and Ran Qiuye's parents all said yes. Then, Long Shuhua, Zhou Zhennan and others began to discuss the wedding date and arrangements of Ye Ming, Ran Qiuye and Zhou Xiaobai.

......

After more than two hours of discussion, Long Shuhua, Zhou Zhennan and others finally decided to set the wedding of Ye Ming, Zhou Xiaobai and Ran Qiuye on July 18th, four months later.

After confirming the wedding date, they planned the wedding process and precautions in detail.

Everything was arranged properly, and Long Shuhua, Zhou Zhennan and others had smiles on their faces.

At this time, Qin Jingru walked to Ye Ming's side, stopped, and said to him softly:

"Director, the food is ready, we can eat now."

When Ye Ming heard this, he nodded slightly to show that he understood.

When Qin Jingru saw him nod, she didn't stay any longer and left the living room.

After Qin Jingru left, Ye Ming also stood up from his chair and said to Long Shuhua:

"Grandma, Jingru said the food is ready, let's start eating."

Long Shuhua nodded, and then said to Zhou Zhennan and others:

"Xiao Zhou, Xiao Ran, the food is ready, let's go have lunch."

Zhou Zhennan and others agreed, and then walked out of the living room with Old Lady Long and came to the dining room.

In Ye Ming's spacious courtyard restaurant.

At this moment, an exquisite dining table was placed in the center, filled with more than a dozen delicious dishes.

Long Shuhua sat in the main seat, followed by Zhou Xiaobai and Ran Qiuye's parents, then Zhou Xiaobai, Ran Qiuye and Ye Ming.

Ye Ming opened a bottle of Moutai and poured wine for Zhou Zhennan and Ran Qiuye's father, and poured drinks for Zhou Xiaobai and others.