Siheyuan: The Qing Dynasty is back

Liu Haizhong pointed at Jia Zhang angrily and cursed: "Jia Zhang, you gave a penny as a gift, and you still have the nerve to bring your grandson to the table to eat with you! You are really going too far!"

Jia Zhang retorted: "Isn't one cent money? Who said that you can't give a penny as a gift? I gave the gift money, so I should eat at the banquet. Just try to stop me from eating!"

As the two people quarreled loudly, everyone stopped eating and gathered around.

Liu Guangqi was happily talking to his wife when he heard a noise outside and hurried over.

Seeing his father arguing with the shrewish woman Jia Zhang here, his face was injured.

Liu Guangqi was also very angry at this time. As a son, he should stand on his father's side and help him vent his anger. After all, his father seemed to have suffered a loss.

But today is his wedding day, and his father-in-law is watching here. For his own happiness, Liu Guangqi can only let his father suffer a little and endure it.

So he came over and pulled Liu Haizhong, trying to persuade him to go home.

While Liu Guangqi was trying to persuade Liu Haizhong, Qin Huairu also ran over and pulled Sha Banggeng up.

Finally, after being persuaded by the two, Qin Huairu gave up their Xu family's quota to Sha Banggeng, allowing him to have the banquet with Jia Zhang, and the matter was finally over.

Although Liu Haizhong was still somewhat reluctant in his heart, for the sake of his son, under Liu Guangqi's persuasion, he could only glare at the complacent Jia Zhang and Bang Geng, then turned around and went home.

A farce ended just like that. He Daqing shook his head after watching it. The small courtyard was really lively.

He returned to the kitchen and asked Sha Zhu, Zhang Tieshao and the other two to take out the food that had been reserved in advance.

He Daqing took a portion back to Chen Xueru, Yushui, and Yu Li, and left the rest for the three of them to eat here.

He Daqing originally planned to have Yu Li or Yu Shui represent their family to attend the banquet today, but Yu Li and Yu Shui were unwilling to come and insisted on staying at home with Chen Xueru.

None of them had any interest in the food at the banquet. They often ate the same things at home, and sometimes they were even better than the food at the banquet.

So the three of them were unwilling to go to the banquet and fight for food with everyone else.

There was no other choice, He Daqing had to go in person and convey his family’s best wishes to Liu Guangqi.

Liu Guangqi was very grateful to He Daqing this time. He specially reserved a seat for He Daqing at the main table, sitting together with his father-in-law.

When He Daqing arrived, the main table had not yet started because of Liu Haizhong's injury.

When Liu Guangqi saw He Daqing, he immediately welcomed him over and introduced him to his father-in-law, "Dad, this is my Uncle He, the canteen director of the steel mill and a second-level chef. Today's banquet was prepared by my Uncle He."

Liu Guangqi's father-in-law, who had been sitting there with a gloomy face, immediately stood up, turned around, and shook hands with He Daqing with a smile on his face after hearing that He Daqing was the canteen director of the steel rolling mill and a second-level chef.

"It turns out to be Director He. I haven't even eaten this dish yet, but the aroma alone is enough to make me salivate. It seems that Director He's cooking skills are really extraordinary to be able to reach the director level!"

Facing the other party's enthusiasm, He Daqing also smiled and nodded and said, "What director, deputy director? I'm just a cook. I like to tinker with my mouth. I'm not interested in anything else."

Upon hearing this, Liu Guangqi's father-in-law, who was smiling and very enthusiastic, immediately loosened his clenched hands and said calmly: "Yes, it's good to be a cook. You will never be hungry."

After saying that, he no longer paid attention to He Daqing and just sat back.

He Daqing shook his head helplessly. This guy was really realistic. When he heard that he was a cook, he didn't even bother to introduce himself.

Someone who looks down on others like this would definitely not be a big leader.

Since no one paid attention to him, He Daqing had some free time.

Only after Liu Haizhong came out after treating his injured face did they start eating at their table.

From beginning to end, Liu Haizhong was apologizing to his in-laws with a flattering look on his face.

His in-laws basically had a stern face the whole time. If his daughter hadn't been so fond of Liu Guangqi, he really wanted to take his daughter back.

When he saw Liu Guangqi's family today, he was extremely reluctant to let his precious daughter marry into such a family.

After the meal, Liu Guangqi came over and settled the 25 yuan labor fee for the banquet with He Daqing.

This sumptuous banquet only cost 75 yuan and had ten dishes, including chicken and fish. Liu Guangqi was very satisfied.

The relatives and friends who came today were full of praise for the banquet, and no one failed to praise the richness and deliciousness of today's dishes.

This also allowed Liu Guangqi to regain some of the face he had lost because of Jia Zhang's trouble.

When He Daqing returned home, Chen Xueru and the others had already finished their meal. Sha Zhu had already sent back the reserved food.

Two apprentices, Zhang Tieshao and Wang Changshun, were also sitting and chatting at their master's house.

He Daqing took out the money and gave three yuan to each of them, even to Sha Zhu.

Originally, these two apprentices had not yet completed their apprenticeship, so generally they would not be given any money.

At most, you can bring back some food or ingredients.

But He Daqing is not short of money. If these few dollars can motivate everyone and make them study harder, it would be quite cost-effective.

Despite Zhang Tieshao and Wang Changshun's repeated refusals, He Daqing still insisted on giving it to them, which made the two of them unable to express their gratitude to their master He Daqing in words.

It also made them feel honored to be He Daqing's disciples.

I believe that with his two personal experiences, those in the kitchen of the steel rolling mill who have not yet become He Daqing's apprentices will work harder and strive to meet He Daqing's standards for accepting apprentices as soon as possible.

After seeing off his two junior fellow apprentices, He Daqing finally had some free time.

Everything is fine on his side, but Liu Guangqi's matter is not over yet.

After everyone finished the banquet and left, Liu Haizhong drank too much as expected and was carried back to the bedroom by Liu Guangqi and others to rest.

After settling his father, when Liu Guangqi came out to see his father-in-law off, he called Liu Guangqi aside, found a place where no one was around and said, "Guangqi, you know that we only have one precious daughter, Yuanyuan. If she didn't really like you, I would not have agreed to your marriage."

"It's just that after meeting you, I found that you are also a good and motivated kid, so I agreed to your relationship."

"But today I discovered that this is the situation in your family. Guangqi, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but if a person wants to make progress, it has a lot to do with the surrounding environment. Think about it, with the situation in your family, even if you want to make progress in the future, how far can you make progress?"

"Think carefully about what I told you before. If you are willing to go with us, I can guarantee that you will start at the deputy section level. With my help, you will definitely be able to go further!"

After saying that, he patted Liu Guangqi on the shoulder and left.