Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

Chapter 23 New Year’s Day

The scene changed, and He Lai and the other three were already walking on the road. He Lai was holding Wu Juan's left hand, Wu Juan was holding Xiao Yu Shui's left hand, and Sha Zhu was also holding Xiao Yu Shui's other hand.

From time to time, Wu Juan and Sha Zhu would pick up Xiao Yushui and swing her. He Lai suddenly thought of the swing and decided to ask Uncle Li to arrange one for him.

He Lai envied Xiao Yushui, so he started to tease her, "Sister Yushui, what is two plus two?"

"Two plus two equals four."

"So what is three plus four?"

"Three plus four equals seven."

"What is four plus three?"

“Four plus three equals…four plus three equals…” Xiao Yushui frowned and couldn’t say anything.

“I haven’t learned this.”

Wu Juan and Sha Zhu were stunned. How could this be possible?

He Lai burst into laughter immediately. Xiao Yushui became unhappy when he saw He Lai laughing so happily.

Wu Juan quickly hugged Xiao Yushui into her arms, comforted her, and slapped He Lai. He Lai ran to the front and made faces.

They arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative amidst the laughter and noise, and He Lai was immediately tempted to leave when he saw so many people.

But the other three ignored He Lai and rushed into the crowd, becoming part of the long queue. It was just like the scene when traveling now.

Sha Zhu held Xiao Yu Shui and Wu Juan held He Lai's hand while they stood at the door of the fabric store, looking at the fabrics. After picking for a long time, they bought several pieces and walked out of the door.

Wu Juan walked back with the cloth in her arms. Sha Zhu and the other two were stunned. They were going back now?

After walking for a while, Wu Juan realized that the three people had not caught up with her, so she turned around and asked, "Why aren't you leaving? It's almost noon, and I have to make lunch. Hurry up."

"Mom, let's eat outside. It's rare for us to get out and play." He Lai said in a low voice.

Wu Juan looked at the three people, all of whom looked expectant. She reluctantly agreed. They came to the Zhajiangmian restaurant and sat down.

He Lai ordered four bowls of noodles with soybean paste. He Lai also wanted to try the difference between the old Sijiucheng noodles with soybean paste and the ones he eats nowadays. He looked at the murals on the wall and saw an introduction to noodles with soybean paste next to them.

Laosijiucheng Noodles with Soybean Sauce is a traditional snack in Sijiucheng. This dish is made of vegetables, noodles mixed with soy sauce, and the main ingredients include flour, lard, and dry yellow bean sauce.

Laosijiucheng Noodles with Soybean Sauce is not only popular in Sijiucheng, but also in Sijiucheng, Tianjin, Hebei, etc. It is known as one of the "Top Ten Noodles in China" and is famous for its unique taste and rich cultural connotations.

The characteristic of Laosijiucheng Noodles with Soy Sauce lies in its unique combination of sauce and noodles, which makes this noodle dish salty, sour and spicy, fresh and chewy.

The sauce for jajangmyeon is usually made by frying dry yellow bean paste and lard, while the noodles are made from chewy and elastic flour.

In addition, different vegetables are added to the noodles according to different seasons and tastes, such as bean sprouts, cucumbers, etc., so that every bite is full of rich layers and flavors.

After a while, the waiter came with a tray and said, "Here we go!"

There were 4 bowls of noodles, and 8 kinds of dishes on small plates, including bean sprouts, celery, green beans, shredded cucumber, shredded radish, shredded cabbage, green onions, and garlic, and of course a big bowl of meat sauce.

Wu Juan and the other two looked at Sha Zhu and said that it was time for him to show his talent.

"Hey, come here, Aunt He, I'll mix it for you first. Take a look at these things. Do you want them?"

"Do you want money?"

"for free."

"I want both. Put more. Auntie likes it."

Shazhu added and mixed the ingredients quickly, then started to mix the rain water, while He Lai had already watched.

The four of them immediately filled their mouths with food. Not to mention that the noodles were very chewy, Yu Shui ate less than half of it and pushed it to Sha Zhu, He Lai pushed it to his mother, and Wu Juan said with a look of disgust

"Should have ordered three bowls. What a waste of money. And it's a shame to waste so much sauce."

After saying that, he added another spoonful to the bowl and also gave one spoonful to Sha Zhu. It didn't matter whether it was salty or not, he had to finish everything.

After leaving the store, Wu Juan said that it was too expensive, 2000 yuan for a bowl of rice, and she would never come to eat again. She kept scolding He Lai, saying that he was so greedy and that he could eat anything he wanted with 8000 yuan. He Lai could only lower his head.

There was no other way. The other two were other people's children after all. It was inappropriate for him to scold them. He could only focus on his own son. Sha Zhu carried Xiao Yushui on his back and didn't dare to say anything. He didn't quite understand why he was so angry.

It’s okay, it’s okay, He Lai signaled to Xiao Yushui. Xiao Yushui saw He Lai’s eyes and immediately got off Sha Zhu and came to He Lai’s side.

He Lai whispered something into Xiao Yushui's ear. Yushui understood and ran to Wu Juan, "Godmother, give me a hug!"

Wu Juan immediately stopped preaching, handed the cloth to He Lai, and picked up Xiao Yushui. After a while, the two of them were talking and laughing. It was confirmed that they were a fake son and a real daughter.

"Brother Zhuzi, I want a hug too." He Lai didn't want to leave. He should not have brought his mother with him, otherwise they could have had more fun.

(Is there any regret medicine? Give me a pound. Forget it if it’s expensive, my mom won’t let me buy it!)

Sha Zhu said he would just carry it on his back, as he was good at it. He Lai said you were good at it, right? He asked him to carry it on his back until he reached the gate of the courtyard.

It was still early when they returned to the courtyard, and Wu Juan was studying how to make clothes out of fabrics. Xiao Yushui and He Lai were sitting side by side at the desks next to them, after all, the room was not as spacious as the courtyard.

He Lai picked up the Russian book and deliberately read loudly to attract Wu Juan's attention. Xiao Yushui said he wanted to see what four plus three equals, and flipped through the book he had written.

Wu Juan finally realized something was wrong when her son was reading Russian intermittently. After all, her son usually didn't read incomprehensible Russian. After realizing what was going on, she patted He Lai on the head.

"Go, boil some water and take a bath. I'll rub off a layer of skin on you, you naughty monkey. See what you can do. You're disgusting your mother by reading bird language, aren't you?"

"Ura!" He said in Russian and saluted, and ran to the kitchen.

Wu Juan laughed instantly. After all, she had heard it so many times that her son responded to her with "Ura".

"Godmother, what is four plus three?" Xiao Yushui asked the classic question.

Wu Juan wanted to laugh again when she heard this. She held little Yu Shui on her lap and replied, "Yu Shui, you have to call me mother in your godmother's house from now on, okay? The word 'fuck' makes mother uncomfortable! Okay, my little darling!"

"mother!"

"Hey! Scream again!"

"mother!"

"Hey! Scream again!"

"mother!"

……

(I really want to continue writing for a few more words!)

After playing around for a while, "Come, my dear daughter, let me teach you, one plus one equals two!"

"One plus one equals two."

"Two plus one equals three."

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(I could have added a few more words, but I held back. Is there any conscientious new author out there?)