Siheyuan: Get god-level cooking skills at the beginning

Wang Qian was awakened by the screams, and seeing He Yuzhu's swollen cheeks and the slap marks, she immediately hurriedly got out of bed, put on her clothes, and asked about his concern. She ran straight to He Yuzhu without even putting on her shoes.

"Honey, I'm sorry for scaring you. Just now when I was washing my face, I seemed to feel itchy and I couldn't help but fan myself. It's nothing serious, really." He Yuzhu felt a little embarrassed when he thought of this.

After hearing this, Wang Qian had a complicated expression, not knowing whether she was happy or angry. She was just guessing what happened to him, first he said something about Fan Jin, then he hit her for no apparent reason, leaving marks on her cheek.

"Oh, you scared me so much! Who can slap yourself so hard like you? Look, your face is all swollen." Wang Qian gently stroked his red face, saying with a smile.

"Haha, it's okay, it was just a small accident. I'll go outside and find some ice to apply, and the swelling will go down immediately." He Yuzhu smiled bitterly to comfort her, "If someone asks you about it, don't say I hit you by accident, it would be so embarrassing."

"Okay, I get it. There's nothing important at home these two days anyway, so let's not go out. If the old men see us, they'll say I ran in a hurry and accidentally bumped into the pillar." While speaking, Wang Qian couldn't help laughing. It was indeed a bit funny to imagine that scene.

They couldn't help laughing when they recalled the scene where Zhuzi ran too fast and bumped into something with a red face. Then, He Yuzhu gently stroked the goose bumps on Wang Qian's arms, picked her up and put her on the bed, and pulled the quilt over her body.

He said gently, "It's still early, wife. If you want to lie down again, just sleep a little longer. It's cold outside and there's nothing to do if you get up." As he spoke, he was still as caring and considerate as ever.

"Yeah." Nodding in agreement, Wang Qian snuggled quietly in his chest. She was worried that He Yuzhu was too focused and didn't notice that her clothes were a little thin. When she woke up, she suddenly felt a little cold.

After staying in his arms for a while and making sure Wang Qian was asleep again, He Yuzhu took out the one-carat pink diamond ring he won in today's lottery from his pocket. "Look, it's pink."

Before he traveled through time, he had a relationship that lasted nearly ten years and was eventually reconciled. After about a year of dating, he had the urge to get married and once looked up the price of diamonds. One carat of pink diamond sold for at least 3 or 20 yuan. At that time, in addition to a residence and a domestically produced Geely X, he was still carrying a debt of nearly yuan.

Back then, such a diamond ring was simply out of reach for him. But now he got it by chance in a lottery, which was really unimaginable and beyond reality. He secretly sighed in his heart, "It's hard to predict the world, life is like a big intestine and a small intestine, and what was once out of reach has become so easy now."

Immersed in these thoughts, he fell asleep unknowingly.

When he woke up again, he saw Wang Qian wearing the pink diamond ring and looking at his sleeping profile with happiness. "What's wrong, dear?" he greeted with a smile.

"Honey, what's with the ring on your hand? It's so beautiful and shiny. Where did it come from?" Wang Qian curiously stretched out her hand in front of him with a happy smile on her face.

Wang Qian knew about the long history of diamond rings in China, which spans thousands of years. But she knew nothing about real diamonds, and was only attracted by their beauty. Seeing her so happy, He Yuzhu remembered that diamonds have been popular abroad for many years, but China did not have much influence due to the lag in information.

Originally, diamonds were rare and expensive in the early days, and were mainly controlled by the royal family. However, a major turning point came in 1870, when a massive diamond deposit was discovered in South Africa. The huge amount of diamonds flooded into the market, and their value dropped instantly.

From that time on, a huge scam that lasted for 130 years began. Major diamond merchants jointly founded De Beers, used huge amounts of cash to acquire mineral resources, and monopolized the entire diamond market share.

Afterwards, in order to create the impression that diamonds are rare and expensive, De Beers deliberately restricted the amount of diamonds mined to ensure an imbalance between supply and demand, causing the price of diamonds to soar.

Then, they spent a huge amount of money to promote the idea of ​​combining diamonds with love, such as using advertisements to depict movie scenes where handsome male protagonists proposed romantically, with diamonds becoming the key token. After these movies and TV shows became popular, the public began to generally accept the idea that diamond rings symbolize true love.

Next, De Beers further used psychological strategies, such as emphasizing that "the more expensive the diamond, the more sincere the love", to induce people to pursue high-end diamonds; they even went into campuses to hold lectures and drama performances to implant love and diamonds in the hearts of young people.

With this series of clever operations, the company achieved remarkable results. In just four years, De Beers' sales increased by 55%.

However, with more consumers, the diamond market has an oversupply of demand, and prices are bound to fall. In response, the company adopted a more ruthless approach and launched the advertising slogan "A diamond is forever", which strengthened the public's recognition of the value of diamonds.

In China, the craze for diamond rings began in 1993, followed by a decades-long period of crazy buying. At that time, people also joked that "diamonds are forever, but spending them once can make you bankrupt."

It wasn't until the birth of artificial diamonds in 2012 and their market share exceeded 2017% in 90 that the scam that had lasted for more than a hundred years was finally exposed.

"Dear, dear?" He Yuzhu regained his thoughts and looked at the diamond ring in Wang Qian's hand. He explained, "This is called diamond, officially known as diamond. It is one of the hardest minerals. Its own value is not significant, but its actual price is quite high. Honey, if you like it, keep it, but please be careful not to lose it."

After hearing this explanation, Wang Qian nodded happily and said with a smile: "I like it very much. Can you give it to me as a gift?"

"No problem, I'm willing to provide you with whatever you need." He Yuzhu said affectionately.

Under the baptism of He Yuzhu's affectionate words, Wang Qian's heart was filled with happiness. She excitedly threw herself into his arms and said, "Hubby, you are so good to me. How can you be so good?"

"You are my wife, the person we will be with for the rest of our lives. What's wrong with me being nice to other people?" He Yuzhu responded with a smile.

"Yeah, then I will be nice to you too." Wang Qian said with a smile, and then covered herself with the quilt.

Soon, He Yuzhu also felt very comfortable. After Wang Qian finished tidying up, she was about to leave the room to wash up, and He Yuzhu started to prepare breakfast.

At that time, people's material life was relatively scarce, and breakfast options were limited. Therefore, He Yuzhu simply cooked a pot of dumplings, carried the deaf old lady on his back, and called an old man and an old woman to enjoy together on the way.

Shortly after breakfast, the old man, out of curiosity, couldn't help but ask, "Zhu Zi, why is your face swollen?"

Before He Yuzhu opened his mouth to explain, Wang Qian beside him smiled and said, "When he was fetching water this morning, the ground was wet and he accidentally tripped over the pillar."

Everyone burst into laughter when they heard this, especially when they heard the plot like "he tripped over a pillar and hit his face, causing his face to become swollen", they all thought it was very funny.

In response, He Yuzhu smiled and said, "I wasn't paying much attention. The ground was slippery and I just slipped accidentally."

"Hahaha, you two should be more careful. Others might think you are quarreling." The uncle laughed loudly. Before the laughter stopped, He Yuzhu smiled bitterly and said, "It's okay. Rest for two more days. I'll apply ice to it later."

"Well, you do need to use ice to relieve the pain."

After breakfast, the uncle and his wife and the deaf old lady went to the backyard. Wang Qian was bored at home, so she decided to go with them.

Not long after, He Yuzhu cleaned up the dishes and sat alone on the sofa, thinking deeply.

"I examine myself three times a day. The wisdom of the ancients is indeed true. Although so much gold is a considerable fortune, I have already experienced the changes of time travel. Is there anything in the world that I cannot face?"

"My mentality needs to change. Now that I have the capital, I need to plan carefully if I want to develop further. The first problem is that I have food, meat, vegetables and funds, but the most important thing is manpower.

In this era, talent is the least valued commodity. In other words, I am the owner of a treasure with unique advantages.

In the next ten years, as long as I can get through it smoothly, the future will be like the vast sea with fish leaping and the sky with birds flying, and it will be easy to display my talents."

Thinking of this, He Yuzhu frowned slightly and asked the system in his heart: "System, since I am in the story of "Love in the Courtyard", after the plot ends, will I stay in this world or disappear into ashes, or move to other film and television plots and start a new life?"

This has been a major problem that has troubled him for a long time, but he did not delve into it before because he lacked sufficient confidence.

"Ding! Due to insufficient authority, there is currently no answer to this question." The response sounded in his mind.

The disappointment in my heart was real because I didn't get the answer I wanted. However, the plot of "Love in the Courtyard" has just begun, and there will be a clear answer after the plot ends in about ten years.

"So wealth is no longer as attractive to me as before. If I return to reality, will the other me still exist in that world? If I were to go to another time and space, how would I preserve everything I have now?"

“Ding, don’t worry too much. No matter what the future holds, the things that belong to you now will never disappear. Whether it comes from a lottery or you get it yourself, it is your property.” The system gives an affirmative answer.

"Oh, I'm relieved." He Yuzhu felt a little relieved as his doubts were slightly reduced.

He was afraid that he would be suddenly sent to another place and would not be able to take anything with him, so he had to make proper arrangements for his funeral affairs at the last moment.

After all, you can't take advantage of others, right?