Siheyuan: Starting with one acre and three fen of land

"If you don't want to drink, leave!" Chen Xueru waved at him, "But how come you can cook Huaiyang cuisine?"

"I know a lot. If we get to know each other more, you will know. By the way, is your silk shop open?"

Chen Xueru nodded and said proudly: "We started operating a few days ago, and the response is very good!"

"That's great! I'll take my sister to your shop on my day off to make two sets of clothes. Boss Xueru, you have to find a good master for me!"

"In consideration of the dishes you cooked today, I'll arrange it for you." Chen Xueru agreed with a smile.

"Haha! That's good!" He Yuzhu picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup of tea, "Then I thank Boss Xueru!"

Seeing him raise his glass to signal, Chen Xueru took the cup and took a sip together.

"dong dong dong"

There was a knock on the door, and the waiter pushed the door open and looked at He Yuzhu: "Master He, there is an order that needs your help!"

He Yuzhu heard this and turned around and said, "Got it, I'll be right there!"

"Okay!" When the waiter saw that everyone had been notified, he turned around and went out to greet other guests.

He Yuzhu stood up and smiled: "Boss Xueru, I won't stay any longer. Take your time eating, and we'll see you then!"

Chen Xueru looked up and waved her hand: "Okay, go and get busy!"

After He Yuzhu left, the private room returned to silence.

Chen Xueru picked up her chopsticks again and began to taste the delicacies on the table: "He Yuzhu's cooking skills are really good! It's not inferior to the big restaurants in Suzhou City!"

Today's delicious food made her feel better these days, and her liking for He Yuzhu increased.

He Yuzhu walked downstairs quickly and called the waiter, "Please go to the counter and tell them to put the purchase on my account. I'll pay after get off work."

"Okay! I'll talk to Accountant Ji." The waiter nodded in agreement.

"Okay, thank you very much, I'll go to the kitchen first." He Yuzhu said and walked towards the kitchen.

After a busy day, He Yuzhu took off his apron, tidied up the desk, and walked to the front hall.

When she arrived at the counter, Ji Hongli was using an abacus to calculate the bills.

"Sister Ji, I'm busy!"

Ji Hongli kept her hands busy and lowered her head and said, "Zhu Zi, are you here to pay the bill?"

"That's right!" He Yuzhu said as he took out the money and put it on the counter.

After waiting for a while, Ji Hongli wrote down the amount, scanned the money on the counter, took out the change, and ticked the box on the account.

She then looked up at He Yuzhu, handed him the change, and smiled: "Zhuzi, is that girl today your friend?"

He Yuzhu took the change and smiled: "Yes! The one in front of the front door."

"Okay! The girl today is so pretty, you better hurry up!" Ji Hongli said jokingly with a gossipy gleam in her eyes.

He Yuzhu quickly changed the subject: "Okay! You go ahead and do your work, I have something to ask my master!"

He Yuzhu is well aware of the power of gossip, so it is better for him to escape first.

Ji Hongli watched He Yuzhu go away. She had originally planned to introduce her niece to him in two years so that she could take advantage of him.

I didn't expect that it would end before it even began.

What a pity! It seems that I can only suppress this idea for now and wait and see. There is still time.

He Yuzhu had no idea what others were planning and went straight to Wu Zhaoxiong's lounge.

Standing outside the door, he knocked on it.

"Come in!" Wu Zhaoxiong's voice came from inside the house.

He Yuzhu pushed the door open, closed it behind him, and walked towards Wu Zhaoxiong.

"Hello, Master!"

Wu Zhaoxiong was flipping through something and looked up at him: "Zhu Zi, what do you want?"

He Yuzhu scratched his head and chuckled: "Master, I would like to take a day off the day after tomorrow."

Wu Zhaoxiong put down the book in his hand and said with a teasing smile: "Why? Isn't tomorrow enough for you to meet your friends?"

Hearing this, He Yuzhu scratched his nose and said, "Hey! Master, why are you gossiping too?"

Wu Zhaoxiong looked at him and couldn't help laughing: "Okay! Go ahead! Manager Hong is not here today, I will talk to him tomorrow."

"Okay! Then I'll have to trouble you to be the chef for the next two days!" Seeing that the master had agreed, He Yuzhu bowed to express his gratitude.

Wu Zhaoxiong waved his hand: "Don't say that, I was busy just like that. Your master is not too old to lift a spoon! Haha!"

"Okay! I was wrong!" He Yuzhu pretended to slap himself on the mouth a few times.

"Okay, stop pretending. If you're fine, just go back!" Wu Zhaoxiong waved his hand.

"Okay! Goodbye, Master!"

The moonlight was dim, and the neighbors who had been enjoying the cool air in the courtyard of the quadrangle had long since dispersed, leaving only the dim lights coming through the rooms.

He Yuzhu pushed open the door and saw Yu Shui sitting on the chair, dozing off.

"Yu Shui, why haven't you gone to bed yet? You don't have to wait for me in the future, go to bed early." He Yuzhu said softly.

When Yu Shui heard the voices, she rubbed her eyes, walked to the table and poured him a glass of water.

She handed him the cup and shook her head: "No, I have to wait for my brother to come back."

"Yeah." He Yuzhu reached out to take the teacup and touched her head, "Then you can go to bed now!"

Yu Shui nodded, with a sleepy look on her face: "Brother, then I'm going to sleep!"

She waited for He Yuzhu to come back every day before going to bed. He Yuzhu felt relieved when he saw her back walking towards the bedroom.

Early the next morning, sunlight shone into the bedroom.

Yu Shui opened her eyes, came to her senses, sat up and saw that He Yuzhu had not gotten up yet.

She grinned, a hint of mischief flashed in her eyes, and she climbed out of bed carefully, slipping on her shoes, and tiptoed to He Yuzhu's bed.

Just as she was about to use the end of her hair to tickle his nose to tease him, He Yuzhu suddenly opened his eyes.

Yu Shui was startled by the sudden opening of his eyes, and he screamed, his body leaning back involuntarily.

He Yuzhu reacted in time, reached out and firmly grasped her arm, so she did not fall to the ground.

"Oh! Brother, you are so bad! I will ignore you!" Yu Shui patted herself gently with her hands and glared at him angrily.

"Yushui, this was a complete accident!" He Yuzhu held back his laughter and promised solemnly.

"Hmph!" Yu Shui pouted and turned to walk out.

He Yuzhu’s boxing skills are now at a high level, and if someone gets close to him, he will be subconsciously startled.

When she got closer, he suddenly opened his eyes to tease her.

After morning exercise, He Yuzhu took the two children to sit in the living room to eat breakfast.

He Yuzhu held the steamed bun and looked at Yushui: "Yushui, come with me to the front door later. Are you still angry?"

When Yu Shui heard this, her face immediately turned from cloudy to sunny, and she looked at He Yu Zhu with a smile: "Wow! Really? Who said I was angry? How could I be angry with my brother!"

"You, you!" He Yuzhu looked at her acting like a naughty girl and pointed at her.

Yushui made a face and happily finished the steamed bun in his hand.

After they finished breakfast, He Yuzhu pushed his bicycle and walked out of the house with Yushui. Yushui ran happily in front, turning back and waving to He Yuzhu from time to time.

The bicycle passed through the bustling streets and arrived in front of Chen's Silk Shop.

Yu Shui looked at the store curiously and asked He Yuzhu, "Brother, are we there yet? Why are you stopping here?"

"Yes! We're here. Come down!" He Yuzhu turned around and said to her.

"Oh, okay then!" Yu Shui grabbed He Yuzhu's hand, stepped on the bar and jumped off the back seat, patting her little skirt.

He Yuzhu locked the car, took her hand, and walked towards the store.