Siheyuan: Starting with one acre and three fen of land

In the night, the sound of footsteps echoed in the courtyard.

He Yuzhu looked at the light coming from the room and felt a warm feeling in his heart. He guessed that the light was waiting for him to come back.

This feeling of having someone waiting for your return makes you feel particularly at ease, and the corners of your mouth involuntarily rise, revealing a smile.

The lights in the room were on, and Zhang Baishu and Zhang Baiqi were sitting upright on chairs, talking in low voices.

He Yuzhu walked in with a look of joy on his face. Seeing the two elders, he immediately bowed and greeted them: "Oh, you two are here. Greetings, Master and Uncle."

"Zhu Zi, you're back!"

Zhang Baishu turned his head, looked at him, pointed at a chair beside him and motioned him to sit down.

He Yuzhu stood up, walked to the chair and sat down with a smile.

As soon as I sat down, I heard Zhang Baiqi's question, with concern in his tone: "Zhu Zi, did you go out smoothly today?"

He Yuzhu turned to look at Zhang Baiqi and answered respectfully: "To reply to Uncle Master, everything went well. I met someone today and plan to prepare some gifts tomorrow and visit the Chen family the day after tomorrow."

Zhang Baiqi nodded slightly, feeling a little curious: "Zhu Zi, who are you going to see?"

His eyes moved over He Yuzhu, as if trying to read more information from his expression.

Zhang Baishu was holding a teacup and looking at He Yuzhu, waiting for his answer.

"Uncle Master, I went to the suburbs to meet Chief Li today. This was agreed upon before. I would go to pay him a visit when I arrive in Suzhou." He Yuzhu told the truth.

Zhang Baishu was not familiar with this place and did not have any special feelings. He just nodded lightly.

"Commander Li? Are you talking about the one stationed in the suburbs?" Zhang Baiqi immediately thought of that person and asked uncertainly.

He Yuzhu nodded gently: "Uncle Master, you are right."

When Zhang Baiqi heard his confirmation, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

He turned his head and looked at Zhang Baishu, thinking that it was the relationship he gave to He Yuzhu.

When Zhang Baishu saw the look on Zhang Baiqi's face, he realized that the name He Yuzhu mentioned was a big shot.

He shook his head at Zhang Baiqi: "Seventh brother, you don't have to see me. After that incident, I rarely see patients."

Zhang Baiqi heard his answer and nodded half-believingly.

Seeing that he still had doubts, Zhang Baishu stroked his beard and laughed.

"Seventh brother, I only mentioned in the letter that Zhuzi is a cook, which may not be accurate. He is a master in cooking."

"What?" Zhang Baiqi looked at Zhang Baishu in disbelief. "Third brother, don't be ridiculous! Isn't Zhuzi not even eighteen years old?"

Zhang Baishu laughed and his eyes fell on He Yuzhu: "Zhuzi, show us your skills tomorrow so that everyone can come and appreciate them."

"Master, I'll listen to you." He Yuzhu agreed with a smile. He looked calm, as if he had already made up his mind about this.

Seeing that He Yuzhu agreed so easily, Zhang Baiqi thought that He Yuzhu really had some skills, and his doubts were dispelled a lot.

It seems that He Yuzhu's cooking skills are superb and have been appreciated by a certain big shot. This kind of small thing that does not violate the principles is indeed not a difficult task.

"Okay, Zhuzi, I'll trouble you to make a dish tomorrow so that everyone can have a taste of your cooking skills. As for the gifts for the day after tomorrow, Zhenqian will help you arrange them."

Hearing that Zhang Baiqi accepted the gift, He Yuzhu stood up and thanked him respectfully: "Thank you, uncle master."

"Okay, don't be so formal." Zhang Baiqi smiled and waved his hand to indicate that he was welcome.

"You don't need to worry about these trivial matters. Besides, you are not familiar with the customs here. Don't make things more difficult for yourself because of this."

The Zhang family was having a great conversation, but on the other side, the Chen family was quiet at the moment.

The lights were on in the room. Chen Boting was sitting on the sofa with his eyes slightly closed, thinking quietly, his fingers tapping unconsciously on the armrest of the sofa.

Su Wan sat on the single sofa beside her, looking at Chen Boting gently, waiting for his reply.

It was because after Su Wan found out the situation from Chen Xueru, she came back to find Chen Boting and told him the details.

Since then, he has been weighing the pros and cons in his mind, thinking about how to make a choice.

"Wan'er, is this true?" Chen Boting's voice suddenly rang out, breaking the silence.

Su Wan nodded slightly and responded softly: "Bo Ting, the details that Xiao Ru and I talked about are not something that can be fabricated."

After hearing this, Chen Boting nodded thoughtfully, with a hint of approval in his tone: "Well, that's true. It seems that this kid named He has something."

When Su Wan heard this, she rolled her eyes at him and pretended to be angry and muttered, "Don't call me that. It sounds so disrespectful."

"Hmph, this kid wants to marry my daughter. What's wrong with me shouting at him?" Chen Boting was somewhat dissatisfied, and there was a hint of stubbornness in his words.

Looking at his stubborn look, Su Wan couldn't help but chuckle.

She reached out and patted Chen Boting on the shoulder, jokingly saying, "Okay, okay!"

Chen Boting sighed and looked at Su Wan helplessly, with a hint of regret and pity in his tone.

"Hey, Xiaoru is good in everything except that she is too competitive. Her brother probably can't compare to her, what a pity."

He recalled that in order to maintain the business in the past few years, he did not pay attention to the training of his son, and he grew up astray.

But Chen Xueru has a very strong personality and always wants to compete with her brother, which gives him a headache.

Chen Boting had the old-fashioned idea that the family business should be passed on to his son, and he always favored her brother in the fight between them.

It was not until the victory of the war a few years ago that the brother and sister grew older.

In order to avoid greater conflicts, Chen Boting paid someone to send Chen Xueru to study abroad in Gaul.

"Stop sighing here. We are talking about Xiaoru's marriage. Why are you bringing up the boss?" Su Wan looked at Chen Boting's face, reached out her hand, and patted him lightly a few times.

"Okay, let's not talk about that bastard today."

Chen Boting came back to his senses, smiled bitterly and shook his head, "I can see that you don't think highly of the Hou family kid."

Su Wan did not express her opinion directly, but looked at him quietly with a smile on her face.

Chen Boting looked at Su Wan's determined eyes and knew that she had made up her mind.

He shook his head helplessly, thinking that Hou Jiacheng's performance during the day was indeed unsatisfactory.

But thinking about the news Hou Jiacheng gave him, which would be of great benefit to the Chen family's business, he was in a dilemma for a moment.

On one hand, there is the debt owed to Chen Xueru over the years, and on the other hand, there is the interests and development of the Chen family.

Su Wan looked at the hesitant Chen Boting and knew that she should persuade him to make up his mind.

"Bo Ting, apart from the romantic feelings, you should think carefully about how Xiao He was able to meet Chief Li as soon as he arrived in Suzhou and stayed for a whole day. The relationship between them is not something that the Hou family can compare to."

Chen Boting was awakened by these words. He was only thinking about interests and lost his mind for a while, forgetting that the current environment has changed.

He held Su Wan's hand and said sincerely, "Wan'er, you are right. I almost ruined the whole thing."

"I'm glad you know." Su Wan smiled happily when she saw that Chen Boting had finally made up his mind.

Chen Boting looked at Su Wan, who was talking and laughing, and said softly, "Let's see who comes with him the day after tomorrow, and then we will know the depth of their relationship."

Su Wan heard what he said and knew that he was still up to something. She glanced at him unhappily and said, "It's up to you, okay? It's late, go to bed quickly."

Chen Boting burst into laughter, and the atmosphere in the room became more relaxed.