Siheyuan: The Qing Dynasty is back

He Daqing left the kitchen, and Sha Zhu faced Yu Li alone.

Seeing Sha Zhu standing there at a loss, Yu Li felt like laughing. A grown man was even more shy than her.

"What should we do next? What do you need my help with?"

Yu Li's words finally woke Sha Zhu up.

So he quickly said, "You don't have to do anything. In our family, my dad and I cook. My mom and sister are responsible for the meals."

When Yu Li heard this, she was a little surprised.

Although gender equality is advocated nowadays, in most families, men go out to earn money to support the family, while women are responsible for all the housework at home.

Many men don’t even enter the kitchen when they get home. They just sit there and wait for everything to be provided for them.

I didn't expect that in Shazhu's family, the men come home from get off work to cook while the women rest.

Yu Li asked curiously, "Why is it your dad who is cooking for you?"

When talking about the areas he is good at, Sha Zhu becomes much more confident.

"Because my father and I are both chefs. My father is a second-level chef and the deputy director of the canteen of our steel mill. The factory leaders specially invited him to entertain foreign experts."

"I am a level 6 chef and the team leader of the steel mill canteen. I am responsible for preparing banquets for the leaders."

"Everyone in the family is used to eating the dishes we cook, so my mom and sister don't have to cook anymore."

After hearing what Sha Zhu said, Yu Li was still very envious. She not only had to take care of her often sick mother at home, but also had to take care of her younger brothers and sisters.

His father, Yu Linhai, was also a traditional man. He had been working outside to earn money. When he came home, he would eat and sleep. He usually didn't ask about family matters.

In this way, Yu Li and Sha Zhu cooked and chatted in the kitchen.

Seeing Sha Zhu's skilled cooking skills, Yu Li also became very interested in learning from him. She would ask some questions from time to time, or praise Sha Zhu.

This made Sha Zhu's vanity explode. He wanted to teach Yu Li step by step.

When He Daqing left the kitchen and returned to the living room.

I saw Chen Xueru helping Yushui with her homework. They were talking and laughing. It seemed that Yushui and Chen Xueru got along really well. They were closer than real mother and daughter.

Chen Xueru saw He Daqing and said, "Didn't you say you would entertain Master Yu and his friends tonight? Why don't you go to the kitchen to help Zhuzi?"

He Daqing smiled and shook his head, saying, "I don't need to go. I found a helper for Zhuzi. Zhuzi is working very hard right now and is even more energetic than if I were there."

These words immediately attracted the attention of Chen Xueru and Yu Shui.

"What helper? How come I don't know about it?"

He Daqing laughed and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, our family may have a new member."

Yu Shui was still a little unresponsive and asked, "Dad, who's coming to our family? Is my mom going to give birth to a baby?"

Yu Shui's words made Chen Xueru blush. She patted her and said, "What do you mean you're going to have a baby? That's not true! Your dad means that your brother is going to find you a sister-in-law."

Yu Shui opened his mouth and said, "How can my brother get married? Who would like him? He is so stupid all day long, and his words can make people angry to death."

This made Chen Xueru so angry that she slapped Yu Shui on the butt and said, "How can you say that about your own brother? Are you his biological sister? Be careful that your brother will punish you if he finds out!"

Yu Shui hugged Chen Xueru's arm and said with a smile: "I'm not afraid now, I have my mom and dad here. My brother doesn't dare to offend me now, otherwise I will complain. Someone will take care of him."

Chen Xueru nodded her head and said, "Next time I will help your brother instead of you. When your brother gets married, they will both take care of you. Do you still feel proud?"

Yu Shui said coquettishly, "Mom, you can't be partial! We are on the same front. Didn't you ask me to help you deal with my dad? If you don't help me, then I won't help you in the future."

Yu Shui's words made Chen Xueru look at He Daqing with a guilty conscience. She saw that he was looking at them with a smile.

So he smiled awkwardly at He Daqing. Then he angrily said to Yu Shui: "When did I want to punish your father? Don't talk nonsense. Let's go and see what your future sister-in-law looks like."

When Yushui heard this, he immediately became interested. He stopped doing his homework and prepared to go out right away.

He Daqing quickly pulled them aside and said, "Why don't you two just stop causing trouble? Let Zhuzi talk to the other person first. See if the two of them are attracted to each other."

"If both of them have that intention, we should talk to Old Yu's family. If neither of them has that intention, then don't bring it up again, so as not to embarrass the girl."

"Anyway, we can see each other at dinner later, so there's no need to rush."

The two people who were stopped by He Daqing were still a little unwilling. But in order not to disturb Sha Zhu's important work, the two did not continue to go to the kitchen.

After chatting with Chen Xueru and Yu Shui for a while, He Daqing went out to see Yu Linhai and the others.

At this time, all the work had been done. Yu Linhai was also packing up.

Seeing He Daqing, Yu Linhai said, "Master He, the work has been completed. If you think there is something wrong, we will modify it for you now."

He Daqing smiled and said, "I've seen it all. Master Yu, your craftsmanship is impeccable. It looks like a new house. I'm very satisfied."

"Master Yu, after you finish packing and washing your hands, let's go in and have some water and rest. The food will be ready soon. Let's all have a couple more drinks tonight."

Several workers also happily echoed: "Thank you, boss!"

"Master He is a man who can do great things at first glance. He is very generous!"

Yu Linhai couldn't stand it anymore and shouted, "Pack your things quickly. You are a bunch of sycophants!"

Everyone laughed and quickened their movements. It was over in a moment.

Wait until He Daqing brings Yu Linhai and others to the living room.

Yu Shui had already put away the homework, and Chen Xueru had already made tea.

Chen Xueru was pouring water for everyone, and He Daqing said to Yu Shui, "Yu Shui, go to the kitchen and see how your brother and the others are doing with their cooking."

When Yu Shui heard that he could go to the kitchen, he ran out impatiently.

She came to the kitchen and secretly lay down at the door to look inside.

I saw my silly brother bragging to a beautiful sister while cooking in high spirits.

And that beautiful sister would occasionally praise her silly brother, which made him even more proud and almost floated.

Yushui is worthy of being Shazhu's biological sister. When Shazhu was bragging the most, she jumped out and said, "Brother, if you don't hurry up and cook, Dad will come with a stick!"

Sha Zhu, who was feeling very proud of himself, was startled by his sister's loud shout.

She angrily said to Yu Shui: "Why are you shouting? Didn't you see there were guests? What if you scare them? When your parents are not at home one day, I will show you how I will deal with you!"

Yu Shui didn't care about Sha Zhu's threats at all. She said to Yu Li, "Oh, this sister is so beautiful."

As he said this, he ran towards Yu Li and held her hand.

Yu Li also smiled at the lively girl and said, "My name is Yu Li, you can call me Sister Lili."

"Okay, Sister Lily, you are so beautiful. It would be great if you could be my sister-in-law."

Yu Shui's words made Yu Li and Sha Zhu's faces turn red.

Sha Zhu looked at Yu Li's blushing face and said to Yu Shui, "What nonsense are you talking about? She just came to our house and is a guest. Don't talk nonsense!"

Yu Shui snorted at Sha Zhu and said in a neither loud nor soft voice next to Yu Li: "Sister Lili, let me tell you, my brother..."

Before Yu Shui could finish her words, Sha Zhu came over and pulled her aside.

"Yushui, please stop talking nonsense, okay?"

Sha Zhu was really afraid that Yu Shui would say something in front of Yu Li. Yu Shui probably knew the most about his scandals. This girl also had the biggest mouth.

Yu Shui looked at Sha Zhu complacently and said with a smile: "What good would it be if I didn't say anything? You were mean to me just now?"

Sha Zhu said anxiously: "Just tell me what you want. It's fine as long as you don't say nonsense."

Yu Shui rolled her eyes and said, "Don't you have a bicycle ticket and a radio ticket? I want the radio!"

When Sha Zhu heard this, he immediately wanted to refuse because he didn't even have a radio.

But seeing that Yu Shui was going to continue talking to Yu Li, he quickly agreed: "Okay, you're so cruel! I admit it! I'll buy it for you when the time comes."

The rain was happy now. He turned around proudly and said, "Then go and cook. I want to talk to my sister Lili."

Sha Zhu looked at this sinister sister helplessly. He thought that this girl had learned bad things from her father. How obedient the rain used to be!

Yu Li also smiled as she watched the funny brother and sister. She envied the harmonious and joyful atmosphere in Sha Zhu's family.

Suddenly thinking of what Yu Shui had just said, my face turned red again.

"Sister Lili, let me tell you, my brother's cooking is the most delicious. It's better than the food in restaurants outside. You can eat more later. If you were my sister-in-law, you would be blessed. You would be able to eat it often in the future."

"And I can occasionally eat the food my dad cooks. I tell you, the food my dad cooks is really the best in the world. You will never forget it after eating it."

Listening to Yu Shui's babble, Yu Li smiled and said, "Yu Shui is so cute. I also have a sister who is the same age as you. She makes me angry all the time. I wish she could be as cute as Yu Shui."

"Oh, Sister Lily, you have a sister too? What's her name? Bring her over when you have time so we can play together."

Yu Li touched Yu Shui's head and said, "Her name is Yu Haitang, but she is in school and will take the high school entrance exam next year. Her goal is to go to a technical secondary school. What about you, Yu Shui?"

"What? Your sister is Haitang?"

Yu Shui shouted in surprise.

"Haitang and I are best friends. We even sat at the same table in school. She has even met my dad."

Yu Li was also a little surprised.

"Really? I only knew that she had a very good deskmate in school, and it turned out to be you!"

The relationship between the two of them has now taken a step forward. So they started chatting.

When Shazhu saw this, he thought, forget it! I better do it myself. If I don’t cook well, my dad will come with a stick.