Siheyuan: Starting with one acre and three fen of land

He Yuzhu was busy in the kitchen at the moment, but he had no idea what had happened in the Chen family.

He was thinking about the telegram Chen Xueru sent him last time, and he would go to the station to pick her up in a few days, looking forward to their meeting again.

There were people coming and going on the road outside the restaurant, and a jeep drove over from a distance.

The sound of brakes squeaking was heard and the jeep stopped steadily in front of the restaurant.

Lu Ming's eyes were sharp as he scanned the store sign. He turned to the driver and said, "Wait for me here. I'll be out in a moment."

"Yes, Platoon Leader Lu." The driver responded, and Lu Ming got out of the car and walked straight into the restaurant.

When he walked into the lobby and looked around, just as he was about to greet the waiter, he saw a man coming up to him warmly.

"Oh, this is a rare visitor. Is this chief here to see Master He?"

Lu Ming looked at the enthusiastic Zhang Mao in front of him, feeling somewhat puzzled, and then nodded in response: "Comrade, you are right, but do you know me?"

"Haha, that's where I eat. You've been here twice, I remember it clearly." Zhang Mao pointed to his head with a smile, "Please wait a moment, I'll go and ask Master He."

"Thank you very much." When Lu Ming heard that he had been here twice, he remembered it and gave him a thumbs up.

Zhang Mao bowed and said goodbye, then walked quickly towards the kitchen.

After entering the kitchen, Zhang Mao went straight to He Yuzhu's stove.

"Master He, Master He!"

He Yuzhu heard the shouting and looked in the direction of the sound, only to see Zhang Mao walking towards him hurriedly.

He quickly finished the dish in his hand, took it out of the pot and put it on the plate. Then he turned to look at Zhang Mao beside him: "Manager Zhang, is there something urgent?"

"Master He, please don't be busy for now. The leader's guard is here to see you and is waiting in the front hall." Zhang Mao said hurriedly.

He Yuzhu heard this and a bright smile appeared on his face. He had been waiting for a long time, and the leader finally came back from the north.

He quickly took off his apron and called Zhang Mao: "Manager Zhang, let's go to the front hall together."

He Yuzhu strode towards the front hall, followed closely by Zhang Mao.

Not long after, He Yuzhu came to the front hall, looked around, and saw Lu Ming waiting in front of the counter.

He trotted over and shouted with a smile: "Brother Lu, when did you come back?"

When Lu Ming saw He Yuzhu running over, he immediately stood up with a smile on his face: "Xiao He, I just came back not long ago. I will pick you up in the yard tomorrow morning, you get ready."

"Okay, Brother Lu, don't worry." He Yuzhu walked up to him and handed him a cigarette.

Lu Ming took the cigarette and nodded at him: "Then I'll go first, the car outside is still running. I have something else to do."

"Okay, you go ahead and do your work. See you tomorrow." He Yuzhu smiled and saw him to the door, watched him get into the car, and waved goodbye.

He Yuzhu was thinking about the plan he had come up with, and now he could finally submit it.

I don’t know if I can convince the leader tomorrow. After all, this plan is not convincing enough without seeing any results.

But no matter what, I will submit it tomorrow, and if it doesn’t work, I will do something fancy.

Thinking of this, he temporarily put his mind at ease and walked towards Wu Zhaoxiong's office.

After knocking on the door and entering the office, He Yuzhu's eyes fell on Wu Zhaoxiong, and he walked to the table and bowed respectfully: "Master."

"Zhu Zi, is there anything wrong?" Wu Zhaoxiong looked up at He Yuzhui.

He Yuzhu chuckled and scratched his head: "Master, you will have to take care of the kitchen tomorrow."

"Oh, is Xueru going back to Sijiu City tomorrow?" Wu Zhaoxiong raised his eyebrows and asked casually when he heard that he was not coming because of something.

He Yuzhu shook his head: "It's not about that. The chief's guard came to see me just now. I'm going to cook for the chief tomorrow."

"Oh?" Wu Zhaoxiong heard this, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he smiled, "This is really rare! You can go ahead and do it. I will make proper arrangements in the kitchen."

He Yuzhu nodded and bowed his hands in thanks: "Thank you for your trouble, Master."

"Go ahead, go ask Hong Deyou for leave, and you don't have to come to the restaurant tomorrow." Wu Zhaoxiong waved his hand.

Here, He Yuzhu was still happy about what would happen tomorrow. At the courtyard, the postman was standing at the door holding a telegram, his eyes fixed on the house number, and he stepped into the yard with steady steps.

After entering the gate and passing the screen door, the postman saw Aunt Wang and Yang Ruihua, who were sitting in front of the Yan family's door chatting.

"Hey, why is Comrade Lan here today?" Aunt Wang saw the postman appear with a bag on his back and a letter in his hand, and immediately stood up and greeted him warmly.

Comrade Lan smiled and raised the letter in his hand: "I'm here to deliver a telegram to He Yuzhu. I wonder if he's home now?"

"He is not in the yard now, he is busy in the restaurant's kitchen. His younger sister is here, I wonder if she can sign for it." Aunt Wang said quickly.

Comrade Lan thought Yu Shui was not young anymore, so he nodded in agreement.

When Aunt Wang saw him nod, she whispered something to Yang Ruihua and then got up and went to the middle courtyard to call for rain.

After waiting for a while, Aunt Wang came over from the hanging flower gate holding Yu Shui's hand.

When Comrade Lan saw this, he realized that Yu Shui was a little girl of a few years old and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

He said helplessly to Aunt Wang: "Sister, why don't you say you are still a child."

"Is it necessary for the person to sign in person? Yu Shui can write her name. Otherwise, I can sign with her and put her fingerprints on it. What do you think?" Aunt Wang suggested.

He thought about it and felt that this was a solution without having to make another trip.

"Okay then." He took out a notebook from his bag and handed it to Aunt Wang.

After the two of them filled out the form carefully, Comrade Lan carefully checked the signatures and fingerprints, and only after confirming that they were correct did he hand the telegram to Aunt Wang.

"Then I'll go first. Remember to give the telegram to He Yuzhu." Comrade Lan reminded before leaving.

Aunt Wang saw him off and replied with a smile, "Don't worry, don't forget. I'll give it to him when he comes back in the evening."

As night fell, He Yuzhu ended his busy day and rode his bicycle back to the courtyard.

As soon as he stepped into the living room, he saw Aunt Wang sitting at the table. He smiled and greeted her: "Aunt Wang, what can I do for you?"

Aunt Wang looked up at He Yuzhu and handed him the telegram in her hand: "Zhuzi, take a look at the telegram that the postman delivered during the day. What's the matter?"

He Yuzhu raised his eyebrows when he heard this, took the telegram with some surprise, and looked down at the contents.

Aunt Wang saw that he was frowning, and asked with concern: "Zhu Zi, what happened?"

He Yuzhu's brows relaxed, he folded the letter paper, and smiled: "Aunt Wang, it's okay. Xueru has something going on at home, so she may not be able to return to Sijiu City until later. Send a telegram to let me know."

"Oh, that's okay. I'll go back first." Aunt Wang was relieved to hear him say that.

After sending Aunt Wang out the door, He Yuzhu pulled out a chair and sat down. He took out the telegram again and read it again, thinking about Chen Boting's deep meaning.