Siheyuan: The Qing Dynasty is back

After Xu Damao and Li Huaide had discussed the matter in the small warehouse, Xu Damao received the compensation agreed by Li Huaide the next day.

In the afternoon, he and Qin Huairu went to the street office to handle the divorce.

After repeated attempts to persuade the two failed, the staff of the Street Office went to the steel rolling mill and the courtyard to conduct investigations and visits.

After learning that Xu Damao, a young man, married a widow with children, the staff thought that Xu Damao was emotionally unbalanced and that was why he wanted a divorce.

After a week of arguing, Xu Damao and Qin Huairu finally went through the divorce procedures.

When Qin Huairu brought Xiaodang and their luggage back to the Jia family, Jia Zhang said with disdain, "You are a bitch from the countryside, but you really think you are a city dweller. Look, apart from our Jia family, who would want a jinx like you!"

In response to Jia Zhang's verbal abuse, Qin Huairu could only shed tears in grievance.

She had gained a lot of benefits from Li Huaide recently, but she didn't dare to bring them back to Xu Damao's house for fear of not being able to explain them clearly, so she basically gave them all to Jia Zhang and Bang Geng.

It can be said that Jia Zhang and Bang Geng have been eating and drinking very well during this period, and they can even eat canned meat every now and then.

Even the clothes he was wearing were changed into brand new ones without patches.

Just like that, seeing herself being driven out by Xu Damao and being treated coldly by him, Qin Huairu felt particularly aggrieved.

While Jia Zhang was scolding Qin Huairu, Bang Geng ran to Qin Huairu, hugged her legs and said, "Mom, did you bring me meat again? I want to eat meat!"

Looking at her still silly son, Qin Huairu felt particularly sad.

She touched Banggeng's head and said, "Good boy Banggeng, I didn't bring you any meat today. I'll cook meat for you tomorrow, okay?"

When Bang Geng heard there was no meat to eat, he pushed Qin Huairu away and shouted, "If there is no meat to eat, you are not my mother! I only like a mother who cooks meat for me!"

After saying that, he ignored Qin Huairu and went back to the bedroom.

Jia Zhang rolled her eyes at Qin Huairu and said, "Qin Huairu, you can come back, but you must hand over half of your salary. And you will be responsible for the family expenses and do the housework from now on."

"Let's make it clear. If you feel that you are being taken advantage of, then go wherever you want. Our Jia family won't take in a bitch like you!"

How could Qin Huairu not understand Jia Zhang's wishful thinking?

But now she has nowhere to go, and secondly, she can't bear to leave her beloved son Banggeng.

No matter what Banggeng becomes, in Qin Huairu's heart, he is always a piece of flesh that fell from her body, and she can't just watch Banggeng suffer.

So, Qin Huairu nodded and agreed to Jia Zhang's proposal, which was considered as her official return to the Jia family.

The divorce of Xu Damao and Qin Huairu and Qin Huairu's return to the Jia family did cause discussion in the courtyard.

But that's how people are. After these rumors spread for a while, they gradually died down.

The Siheyuan also returned to a period of peace and tranquility.

He Daqing didn't care about the subsequent development of the matter at all. He just lit the fire and other things had nothing to do with him.

During this period, with the end of the autumn harvest, many places had little harvest. Everyone's hope for a good harvest that they had been looking forward to for a year was once again shattered.

This year is more difficult than last year, with large influxes of refugees appearing in many places.

As the best place to live, Sijiu City is the first choice for many refugees.

During this period, when He Daqing walked on the streets, he clearly felt that there were many more victims than before.

The subdistrict office is also trying every possible way to relocate these disaster victims and has issued notices to all major factories to relocate the victims.

As a large factory with tens of thousands of employees, the steel rolling mill also accepted a large number of disaster victims.

Li Huaide has been keeping a low profile since Xu Damao caught him. Even Qin Huairu has been coming less often than before.

That day, Li Huaide found He Daqing and came to his office.

He Daqing saw Li Huaide coming over. Although he was a little confused, he still poured him some tea and said, "Director Li, why are you here? Just tell me if you have anything to say."

After taking a sip of tea, Li Huaide said, "Master He, I'll be frank. My father-in-law needs to entertain a few friends this time. He has always missed the food you cook. This time, I want to trouble you to come over and prepare another banquet. What do you think?"

He Daqing wondered what was going on, but it turned out that he was asked to go back to his old job.

So he said cheerfully: "It is my blessing that the leader likes the food I cook. When you are going, just let me know."

Seeing that He Daqing agreed so readily, Li Huaide said happily, "Let's go there early tomorrow afternoon. I will tell Old Huang and ask him to keep an eye on the cafeteria."

"Okay, I'll wait for your notice tomorrow afternoon."

After He Daqing finished speaking, he asked again: "I wonder if the old leader has any requirements this time, and if the guests at the banquet have any dietary restrictions?"

Li Huaide took out a cigarette, lit one for himself and He Daqing, and said, "I haven't asked this question yet. Master He, you are very knowledgeable. Tell me more about this."

He Daqing smiled and said while smoking, "I'm not that knowledgeable, I'm just more familiar with the industry I work in."

"If you want to be particular, there are some things to it. For example, if you are entertaining colleagues in the government, you have to pay attention to the layout, and Shandong cuisine is usually the main dish."

“Shandong cuisine emphasizes precious ingredients and pomp. The banquet for guests is grand and classy.”

"If you are entertaining scholars, you should mainly serve Huaiyang cuisine. Huaiyang cuisine is characterized by its delicateness, with particular attention to knife skills and cooking time, and its taste is relatively light."

"If we are entertaining some business partners, it is more appropriate to cook Cantonese cuisine. The ingredients and names of Cantonese cuisine emphasize the authenticity and freshness of the ingredients. This represents sincerity and genuineness."

"Finally, we have Sichuan cuisine, which is more popular among the general public. It doesn't need to be so particular, and the ingredients are more complicated. It mainly depends on the seasoning. This dish is more affordable, and the portion is large enough to fill you up."

After listening to He Daqing's words, Li Huaide felt that he had benefited a lot.

He had never heard of these sayings before. As a foodie and someone who wanted to climb up the social ladder, He Daqing's words opened a new door for Li Huaide.

Next time you treat others to a meal, you will know how to treat different people and things.

"Master He, every time I listen to you, I can learn a lot of knowledge. It seems that what they say, reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles, is absolutely true."

"You've learned a lot in the past few years since you left home!"

He Daqing smiled and replied: "What I said are some old customs. Nowadays, everyone advocates thrift and diligence. Director Li, you just need to listen to them. There is no need to take them to heart."

Although He Daqing said so, Li Huaide believes that there is definitely some truth in what our ancestors passed down.

Otherwise, it would not have been passed down for thousands of years to the present day.