Siheyuan: Starting with one acre and three fen of land

In the hall, the sounds of people dining were heard one after another, and it was very lively.

Chief Fang was enjoying the food when he vaguely heard Petrov's voice.

He put down his knife and fork, turned his head, responded to Petrov with a smile, and waited for the translator to relay his message.

Petrov was obviously impatient and pointed at the dishes on the table in his heavily accented Chinese.

"Cooking, He Yuzhu?"

Chief Fang listened carefully, understood what he meant, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he smiled and nodded.

"Yes, this banquet was carefully prepared by Comrade He Yuzhu."

The translator hurried over and relayed Chief Fang's words to Petrov.

After hearing this, Petrov's face lit up with a bright smile and he said excitedly: "He, is he here? Can we meet him?"

Chief Fang looked at his expression and secretly guessed that the two had really dealt with each other before.

"Comrade Petrov, let's eat first, we'll make arrangements here."

Petrov thanked him repeatedly and continued to enjoy his lunch with satisfaction.

Chief Fang ended his conversation with him and motioned for the service staff to come over.

"Commander, what do you want?" the service staff asked respectfully.

Chief Fang smiled and said softly, "I'll ask Director He to come over later. The foreign guest wants to meet the chef."

The waiter immediately laughed happily, and it was obvious that the foreign guests were very satisfied with the reception.

The great credit belongs to their leader He Yuzhu, but the honor belongs to the canteen, and he is proud of it.

"Okay! Commander, don't worry. I will make sure to notify everyone."

Seeing that the service staff understood what he meant, Chief Fang encouraged them: "You guys did a great job in the cafeteria this time! Thank you for your hard work."

"Enjoy your meal!" The waiter smiled brightly after receiving the praise and tactfully retreated.

The clock ticked and lunch in the restaurant was coming to an end.

Many people ate a little more than usual and were now slowly drinking their last bowl of soup.

Petrov put down the cutlery in his hand, touched his stomach gently, his face filled with joy, and he was very satisfied with this lunch.

He glanced at the people present and was about to ask about He Yuzhu's whereabouts when a familiar figure appeared at the door.

Petrov swallowed the words that were about to come out and turned to look at He Yuzhu who was walking towards him.

He Yuzhu asked the waiter nearby for details and went straight to the main table.

When he got closer, he saw Petrov sitting in the second seat. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He didn't expect that it was Petrov who led the delegation to visit.

Petrov stood up and walked towards He Yuzhu with a hearty smile: "He, long time no see!"

After hearing the translator's words, He Yuzhu opened his arms and gave Petrov a warm bear hug.

"Andre, long time no see! Why are you leading the team this time?"

Andrei Antonovich Petrov is the full name of the Soviet man in front of him. The two had met in the Red Fort, the capital of the Soviet Union.

Petrov patted He Yuzhu's arm happily and said, "Alyosha has other tasks, so I'll take over this time. I didn't expect to taste your cooking skills here."

He Yuzhu saw Chief Fang coming over, stretched out his hand to signal Petrov, turned around and greeted him.

"Commander, are you satisfied with today's lunch?"

Chief Fang looked at Petrov, who looked very happy, and tapped He Yuzhu with his finger: "The tea is here, you two can sit down and chat!"

This was an unexpected gain. He specially took time out today to receive this group of people in order to negotiate better terms.

Now with He Yuzhu as a lubricant, things will go much more smoothly and it is foreseeable that we will gain a lot this time.

Don’t say that people in other countries don’t care about the ways of the world and are just trying to fool people!

At the negotiation table, the terms of cooperation are based on the bottom line, but they often depend on the people on the scene.

If the other party relaxes a little, you can have a full meal.

After the translator conveyed these words, Petrov took He Yuzhu's arm and walked towards his seat with a smile on his face.

Under the surprised gazes of others, He Yuzhu sat quietly next to Petrov.

"Fang, I'm really sorry. Let me talk to He first!" Petrov spoke apologetically and turned his gaze to Chief Fang.

Chief Fang was eager for this, and waved his hand to indicate that it was okay: "It's okay, it's time to rest now, everyone should be more casual."

Petrov nodded slightly, turned his head and looked sideways at He Yuzhu: "He, aren't you with Chen? Why are you here?"

He Yuzhu picked up the teacup and motioned for him to buy tea: "Now that there are more cooperation, in order to receive you well, I was transferred here before the New Year."

This reason made sense, and Petrov's doubts immediately disappeared.

He originally thought that they were investigating him and that He Yuzhu was specially transferred in.

I know that He Yuzhu never mentions sensitive content on his own initiative, and their previous relationships have never involved any interests.

But he didn't know what He Yuzhu wanted. He could just use his mind to scan it. It would be too dangerous to take the initiative to find out.

Petrov's heart moved, and he asked, "Then next time you go on a visit, will you come with us?"

He Yuzhu smiled and nodded in confirmation: "Of course, I am in charge of this now."

Petrov slapped his thigh and was very happy: "Haha! That's great! The secret recipe you taught Anna made me gain weight. Ava is still thinking about your little cakes!"

When mentioning Ava, He Yuzhu imagined the image of a blonde porcelain doll and couldn't help but laugh.

After a cup of tea, their conversation came to an end.

Petrov specified a few of his favorite dishes and asked He Yuzhu to prepare them for him tomorrow.

A few days passed quickly, and as the Soviet personnel left, the name quickly spread among the leadership.

Leaders both big and small were saying that the new director of the canteen not only had superb cooking skills but also had a profound background.

At this time, He Yuzhu was sitting quietly on the sofa, drinking tea with Chief Fang.

Seeing his happy expression, I guess he gained a lot this time.

Chief Fang put down his teacup and looked at He Yuzhu carefully. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart that this young man always brought him surprises.

He Yuzhu was a little confused by the look on his face and put down his teacup: "Commander, you are speaking directly. It's really creepy!"

"Haha! Zhuzi, how do you know Petrov?"

Chief Fang noticed that the two men called each other by their first names when they first met, and that this was not a casual address.

Now that the matter is over, I finally asked the question in my heart.

He Yuzhu scratched his head: "The last time I went to Hongbao with Chief Chen, we met by chance."

Last time, He Yuzhu’s cooking skills were amazing, and after hearing about it, the foodie Petrov specially invited him privately after tasting the food.

Commander Chen felt that Petrov’s position was important, so for the sake of friendship, he agreed to let He Yuzhu come to his house to cook.

Petrov was very fond of He Yuzhu's food. As he was a technical person, he invited He Yuzhu to dine with him.

When talking about the drinking culture of the two countries, Petrov was drunk by He Yuzhu at the dinner table.

After Petrov had fought with him several times, he directly brought in his friend Alyosha, who was a better drinker, but was still drunk by He Yuzhu.

After a few times, and because He Yuzhu never talked about other things, the two of them became foreign friends.

He Yuzhu's various novel pastries greatly increased Petrov's youngest daughter, Eva,'s favorability towards him.

As their relationship became closer, He Yuzhu began to call him by his name, Andre, without using his surname.