The beginning of the silly uncle, the true love is full of the courtyard

Since the four members of the He family took the train in the morning, it was not yet 7 o'clock when they arrived in Beijing. The sun was setting, and the afterglow of the sunset was evenly shining. Everyone in the train station was bathed in golden light, which felt like something out of a painting in a book.

Among the four, except He Ping'an who was in the mood to appreciate the scenery, the other three were all excited. For He Daqing, it was a return to his hometown in Baoding where he thought he would die. For He Yuzhu and his sister, it was the return of their father, and together with their uncle, the family was truly reunited.

After the four of them walked out of the train station, He Ping'an said to He Daqing, "Brother, do you think we should go find Zhuzi's master first or your fellow apprentice?"

"Let's go find Zhuzi's master first. Otherwise, time will be tight if we wait until night for the interview. After all, Master Zhuzi also needs to invite his fellow apprentices. It's just right that we can have dinner at Hongbinlou." He Daqing replied after listening to He Ping'an's question.

He Ping'an thought about it and nodded in agreement. The four of them called a taxi and rushed to Hongbinlou. When they arrived at Hongbinlou, He Daqing took He Yuzhu to the kitchen. Since both father and son had worked there before, no one stopped them. He Ping'an then took He Yushui to sit down in the lobby and started ordering food.

He Daqing and his son were gone for a long time. They came back only after the dishes ordered by He Pingan were served. He Yuzhu's master was Wu Changlin, He Daqing's senior brother. He Pingan had met him before. He quickly stood up with He Yushui to greet him.

"Brother Changlin, long time no see!"

"Brother Ping'an, long time no see. I heard that you joined the army. Great, you're a Beijing man!" Wu Changlin also greeted He Ping'an with a smile.

"Uncle Wu, what about me?" He Yushui felt unhappy when she saw that she was being ignored.

"Yes, there is also our little Yu Shui! It's Master Uncle, right? Master Uncle apologizes to our Yu Shui!" Wu Changlin joked

"I forgive you! Hello, Uncle Wu!" He Yushui said like a little adult.

The four of them laughed when they saw this. The five of them sat down. He Daqing picked up the wine pot and poured a glass of wine for Wu Changlin. Then he filled his own glass and toasted Wu Changlin.

"Brother, thank you for taking care of Zhuzi during the two years I was away. I know if it weren't for you, no one would ask a young boy like him to help in the kitchen." He drank it all in one gulp.

"Zhu Zi is a kind-hearted man who works hard. Before you left, his cooking skills were already good enough to cook. Otherwise, I would not help him." Wu Changlin readily accepted He Daqing's thanks. After all, he did contribute.

When He Daqing saw that Wu Changlin's glass was empty, he quickly filled it up for him, then poured himself a glass and said again.

"I'm going to apologize for this glass of wine. You took Zhuzi away before he even graduated, without even having a graduation banquet. You have become a laughing stock in the Beijing chef world." After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp.

Wu Changlin thought about it and drank the glass of wine as well. "I know you. Although you are a scoundrel, you have a conscience, are responsible, and know the rules. You would not do such a thing that would make people poke your back. Later, when I heard that you left Beijing, I knew that you had a reason, so this matter was brought to light."

Then He Daqing filled the glasses for both parties in the same way.

"Brother, I have one more thing to ask of you. I want you to help Zhuzi hold a graduation banquet tomorrow."

Wu Changlin did not drink this time. Instead, he put down his glass and persuaded He Daqing to drink.

"Daqing, although Zhuzi hasn't been around for the past two years, I'm not completely indifferent. I know his cooking skills are good enough to be a master chef, and I totally agree. But isn't the time a bit tight? We in Sijiu City don't notify people a day in advance to attend the master chef banquet, so you're just treating people to drinks."

"Brother, I understand the rules, but I, as a junior brother, really have some difficulties!" Then He Daqing briefly recounted what happened to himself, He Yuzhu and He Yushui.

Wu Changlin was furious after hearing this and said, "I didn't expect this to happen. I'm sorry, Daqing. It's my negligence as a teacher."

Wu Changlin drank the wine in the glass and then said, "I understand what you mean. You want to take advantage of Zhuzi's graduation banquet to ask everyone to help as a witness. As for Zhuzi's work, it's not too urgent, right?"

"Yes," He Daqing thought for a while and nodded.

"How about this? After dinner, we will go to our brothers and sisters separately and tell them about your story. Let them testify tomorrow and clear your name. This way, it will be easier for you to find a job when you come back. If I remember correctly, Zhuzi will be turning 18 next month. How about holding the banquet on his birthday?"

He Daqing thought about it and looked at He Pingan. He Pingan knew that his elder brother agreed, so he thought that what Wu Changlin said was also possible.

"Brother, I think what Brother Wu said is also possible."

He Daqing thought of Wu Changlin and bowed, "Thank you very much, Senior Brother." Then he turned to He Yuzhu and said

"Zhu Zi, are you stupid? Why don't you toast to your master?"

After returning from Baoding for the first time, He Yuzhu hated He Daqing so much that he also hated He Daqing's fellow apprentices, including his master, so he had no contact with him in the past two years. He felt guilty for hearing that his master had done so much for him. He didn't hesitate to listen to what his father said, and walked to his master, knelt down and kowtowed.

"Master, I was blinded by greed before. I hated you and the other senior masters because of my father's matter. I haven't visited you in the past two years. It's my fault. Please forgive me."

"Okay, it's all Master's fault. I didn't care enough about you and caused you to suffer so much." He stood up and pulled He Yuzhu up.

After the problem was solved, everyone was in the mood to eat and it was quite lively for a while.

After the five of them finished eating, it was already getting dark. He Yushui had not slept well in the past two days because of running around everywhere, so he felt a little sleepy. Looking at He Yushui's appearance, He Pingan said to He Daqing:

"Brother, I see Yushui is tired. How about I take Yushui to a guesthouse to rest, and you and Zhuzi go with Brother Changlin to invite people, and then come to find us?"

"It will be late by the time we finish our work, so Daqingzhuzi, you can go home with me and sleep at home after you are done. How about it?" Wu Changlin spoke first after hearing what He Ping'an said.

"Okay, I'll listen to you, Senior Brother. Ping An, it might be too late for us to finish our work, and it would be troublesome to go find you and Yu Shui. Just listen to my Senior Brother's arrangement, and we'll meet in the courtyard tomorrow."

"Okay!" He Ping'an thought about it and made sure there was nothing missing, so he hugged He Yushui and left.

He Daqing and the other two also began to look for their fellow brothers and sisters.

In the front yard of the Siheyuan, at Yan Bugui's house, the third aunt looked at Yan Bugui who was still busy and vented her dissatisfaction with He Pingan

"Tell me about He Pingan. He has not been seen since he handed the task over to you at the meeting the day before yesterday. Even if you were paid 50,000 yuan for his services, he should not be nowhere to be seen! It's worth more than a million yuan, and he didn't even look at it. He was not satisfied and blamed you."

"Okay, you're a woman with long hair and short knowledge. People trust us. Besides, although we've been busy these two days, we've gained a lot of good things." Yan Bugui said dissatisfiedly

"This is the first time I've met such a person. He just said he didn't want one million and two hundred thousand and didn't even look at it. I felt a little nervous." The third aunt explained when she saw her husband was dissatisfied.

"Oh! What do you know? I'm afraid it will be difficult to arrange tomorrow's banquet!" Yan Bugui knew that his attitude just now was not good and he was too embarrassed to apologize. Seeing that the third aunt gave him a way out, his words softened.

"It's difficult? Why is it difficult? This time, our family didn't take a penny of the 1.2 million. All the things are here, and there are invoices." Auntie thought Uncle was talking about the money and said anxiously.

"You are so short-sighted! This is not about things or money!"

"Why is that?" Auntie was completely confused after hearing what her husband said.

Seeing his wife's worried look, fearing that she might get sick again, Yan Bugui could only tell her his guess.

"What you said just now is very true. He shouldn't even look at something worth 1.2 million. Even if he doesn't care about money, this is a dinner for the whole hospital after all, he should show his face to show his importance."

"Yes! That's what I meant!" said the third aunt.

"Are you still going to listen?" Yan Bugui was a little unhappy when he saw the third aunt interrupting him.

"You speak, and I won't say anything." The third aunt said embarrassedly, knowing that she was wrong.

"He Pingan took out 1.2 million yuan to treat the whole hospital to a meal. Although the money was paid by the Xu family, it was ultimately his, He Pingan's, and even if he didn't take it out, no one would have any objection. This proves two things." Yan Bugui paused.

After all, they have been married for many years. When the third aunt saw her husband's look, she picked up the teacup on the table and handed it to Yan Bugui.

Yan Bugui took the teacup and smiled but did not drink it. Instead, he continued

"He Ping'an could have put the money in his own pocket, but he didn't. Instead, he treated everyone in the compound to a meal. This can only mean two things. First, he is generous and doesn't care about money. He doesn't want compensation from the Xu family. Second, he has feelings for the people in the compound and really wants to thank them and win their hearts." Yan Bugui took a sip of tea and continued

"Like you said just now, even if he doesn't care, he should show his concern, but he didn't. This shows that he doesn't care about inviting the people in the courtyard to dinner at all."

"You mean he doesn't want the Xu family's money?" The third aunt couldn't help but interrupt.

Yan Bugui snorted at her and then said, "He just came back and doesn't know many people in the courtyard. He doesn't even have any friendship. And I don't believe that He Yushui didn't tell him what the people in the courtyard did to the He family. Any man with a backbone would be good enough not to retaliate, not to mention the matter of eating. Do you think a man who has been a soldier for five years would be spineless?"

"Why is that?" He asked anxiously, looking at his wife who was keeping him in suspense.

"Just now I said that He Ping'an is not a spineless person. Since he decided to treat everyone to a meal, He Ping'an has not revealed anything, which proves that he has no good feelings towards the people in the courtyard. But he insisted on treating everyone to a meal, which shows that in his eyes, people are not important, and the quality of the banquet is even less important. Whether there is a banquet is important. He needs this banquet to do something. What else can he do besides the matter of the three people in the He family who just came back that is worth 1.2 million?" Yan Bugui said shrewdly.

"Are you talking about the Yi family, the Jia family and the deaf old lady? Then why did he invite everyone to dinner? Why not just hold a general meeting?" The third aunt was a little confused.

"Those three families are important, but what about the other people in the courtyard? You know, because of He Ping'an's military service, the people in our courtyard are tough when talking to others, not to mention the brand of excellent courtyard. But who helped the He brothers and sisters when they encountered difficulties?" Yan Bugui said irritably.

"What should we do? Can he take revenge on the whole hospital?" The third aunt saw that Yan Bugui was a little irritated and advised

"It's hard to say, but with those three families in the front, we will at most be teased. What's the matter with them that we didn't help? Just say a few words! Besides, am I not helping him?" Yan Bugui said proudly, sweeping away his previous irritability.

After hearing this, the third aunt praised her husband for being calculating and they both laughed.

In the central courtyard of the Jia family, Jia Zhang was walking around the house like a headless fly, and she didn't look like she was forty years old at all.

"Mom, it's nothing serious, please stop turning. I feel dizzy looking at you. Didn't the master say that the deaf old lady has already found a good relationship with someone more senior than He Ping'an? Why are you in such a hurry?" Jia Dongxu felt a little distressed when he saw his mother's appearance.

"Yes, mother-in-law! The eldest master will have to rely on Dongxu for his old age. How could he stand by and watch anything happen to our Jia family?" Qin Huairu was secretly happy when she saw Jia Zhang's expression, but her husband had already spoken, and if she didn't say anything, the old woman would start scolding her again.

"What do you know? If he wasn't really afraid, he wouldn't have called us over to give us a promise. Instead, he would have waited for the noise to break out and then sided with us as usual. He wants to stabilize us, and even use us to shield him if necessary," Jia Zhang said unhappily as she looked at her son.

Actually, Jia Zhang had misunderstood Yi Zhonghai this time. Yi Zhonghai was afraid that Jia Zhang would make a scene tomorrow and anger He Pingan. If He Pingan got angry and kept on talking, it would affect his own affairs, so he called their family over to calm them down. Unfortunately, Jia Zhang knew nothing about what Yi Zhonghai had done and was anxious.

Jia Dongxu and his wife were also a little worried after hearing this, but there was nothing they could do, so they just kept silent.

The four members of the Xu family were having dinner in the backyard. Xu Fugui's wife came back from her parents' home with her daughter. She wanted to make trouble for He Pingan but was persuaded by Xu Fugui.

"Tomorrow's dinner is obviously a Hongmen Banquet. It will be difficult for the three families this time!" Xu Fugui sighed while eating.

"Hongmen Banquet? I saw the deaf old lady coming out of He's house yesterday, so she must have solved the problem. How come there is still something else?" Xu Damao was puzzled.

"It's not about the He brothers and sisters, it's about He Daqing!" Xu Fugui said proudly

"He Daqing, didn't he leave? Are you saying that He Daqing's matter is also related to Yi Zhonghai?" Xu Fugui's wife worked as a nanny in the Lou family. Compared with ordinary women, she had some experience.

"Yesterday I heard that He Ping'an came back not long ago, and then he took the He brothers and sisters away and hasn't come back since. What happened that required the three of them to stay together for such a long time? It must be related to He Daqing." Xu Fugui said confidently.

"Dad, are you saying they went to look for He Daqing?" Otherwise, they were enemies. When Xu Damao heard that it was about He Yuzhu, he asked anxiously.

"Nine out of ten times," Xu Fugui said with certainty.

"Is He Daqing's departure related to Yi Zhonghai?" Xu Fugui's wife understood what her husband meant.

"Well, I heard other people chatting about it, but there is no evidence. However, there is a high possibility that the three members of the He family went to Baoding and brought He Daqing back. Then everything will be clear! Anyway, the two of us compensated the He family with 1.2 million yuan. No matter what happens, it has nothing to do with us. Let's eat." Xu Fugui obviously didn't want to mention He Daqing and changed the subject.

Xu Fugui's wife also knew the reason. She rolled her eyes at Xu Fugui but didn't say anything else. Xu Damao saw that the atmosphere was a little strange and didn't dare to ask anything.

Compared to the above families, the deaf old lady's home is terribly quiet. Yi Zhonghai found a lot of people behind the deaf old lady's back today, but when these people found out about He Ping'an's background, they all refused to help. The deaf old lady had no choice but to use her last trump card.

At this time, the deaf old lady broke the heavy atmosphere

"Alright, that's about it. Zhong Hai, be more active tomorrow and don't be reluctant to spend money. Compared to your life, money is nothing."

"I understand, old lady. Who could have thought that a young boy could have such great fortune, Deputy Director!" Yi Zhonghai smiled bitterly and felt even more regretful.

After hearing this, the deaf old lady didn't say anything but just waved her hand and asked the couple to leave. No one knew whether she regretted it or not.