Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

"Brother Dahu, how is it? Is it easy to learn locksmithing?" He Lai came to the second workshop where Dahu was.

"It's okay, it's okay. I'm still getting familiar with these tools. I help the master pass the tools and give a hand." Dahu said with a smile.

"He Gong, come and see Da Hu. Da Hu is a hardworking kid. Don't worry, he will become a first-class worker in half a year."

Master Dahu put down his work and came up to talk.

"That's what Master Yan taught us, right? Here, take the cigarette and smoke it during the break."

He Lai stuffed a pack of Daqianmen cigarettes into Master Yan's arms and said with a smile.

"You're too polite. This...this...this." Master Yan took out a cigarette. He was in a bad position to return it, and he was in a bad position not to return it. He Lai gave him a pack of cigarettes every now and then, fearing that Da Hu would suffer any grievances in his place.

"Oh, we don't smoke, Master Yan, please help us smoke it, Da Hu, we're leaving now."

He Lai took Zhang Zhiwen and Liu Mu away.

"Da Hu, you are so lucky to have such a cousin. This He Gong is young and promising. At such a young age, his craftsmanship is probably better than your master's."

Master Yan looked at He Lai and the other two walking out of the workshop and sighed.

"Master, you drink water, he is him, you are you, I will be satisfied if I can learn half of what you have learned."

Da Hu took the teacup and said to Master Yan.

"Okay, I'll teach you how to read the blueprint later. Once you can read the blueprint, it will be easy to draw lines in the future."

Master Yan is very satisfied with his apprentice Da Hu, who never brags about his connections and is always diligent and hardworking. He is a good apprentice.

……

He Lai and the other two walked around the workshop slowly. If there were any small problems with the equipment, they would be solved on the spot without any delay.

Just when they were near the third canteen, He Lai thought that he had never been to He Daqing's place before, so he had to see it today. I remember that in the original book, Sha Zhu seemed to be in the third canteen.

He Lai took Liu Mu and went in to find He Daqing.

"Who are you looking for? You can't just enter the kitchen." A young man came out and stopped He Lai and the other two and asked.

"Uh, where does your cafeteria director work? Take me there. I'm his nephew."

He Lai looked at the floor and thought He Daqing should be in the front office.

"Nephew? Why haven't I heard Master say that? Are you lying to me?"

The man was a little bit unconvinced. After all, he knew that He Daqing had only one son in the First Canteen.

"Whether it is true or not, you can just go and ask and you will know. My name is He Lai."

He Lai was speechless. What could go wrong if he pretended to be He Daqing’s nephew!

"Okay, you wait here for a moment, I'll go ask." The young man ran to an office far ahead and knocked on the door.

Soon He Daqing showed up and chatted with the young man with his head down.

Afterwards, He Daqing brought the young man over.

"Xiao Laizi, why are you here today?"

"Uncle He, you are doing a good job. You won't even let me in."

He Lai acted nonchalant.

"Alright, young man, I don't know you, so it's normal that I don't let you in. Who told you not to come here? Go and apologize to your uncle."

He Daqing pulled the young man.

"Uncle Master, I'm sorry. I won't do it again next time."

"Okay, you have nothing to do here. Go to the kitchen and wash the vegetables." After he apologized, He Daqing let him leave.

"These two are your colleagues from the technical department, right?" He Daqing saw the two people next to He Lai.

"Yes, Zhang Zhiwen and Liu Mu." He Lai introduced them to He Daqing.

"Hello, Director He." Zhang Zhiwen and the other person also greeted him.

"Uncle He, why don't you invite me over for a visit?" He Lai teased.

"Why are you sitting here? Let's go to the kitchen. Uncle He will cook you some dishes. We just received 50 kilograms of wild boar meat today. Uncle He will make you one kilogram."

He Daqing took He Lai and went to the lounge next to the kitchen.

He Lai found it strange. Could it be that He Daqing was hiding someone in the office? He Daqing was really playing tricks!

Soon He Daqing prepared two dishes and brought them over.

"Try it, nine-turn large intestine and braised pork."

He Lai quickly tasted it and found it tasted okay, but slightly worse than Master Zheng from Fengze Garden.

"Uncle He, you are not as good as before. This is not as good as your previous strength."

"You little brat, just eat what you have. You are asking for so much in a factory. Do you think this is Fengze Garden?"

He Daqing smiled bitterly and said that He Lai dared to make fun of him. He rarely cooked for him now, so of course his cooking skills were poor.

"Uncle He, if you're lazy, just be lazy. Don't make excuses."

"Okay, stop making fun of your Uncle He. Why did you come here today? Just to give your uncle a bite to eat."

"Why don't you bring my colleague here to taste Uncle He's cooking and visit Uncle He's third canteen?"

He Daqing had a bad feeling when he heard this. This kid was up to no good. Did he know that I had hidden someone just now?

"Brother Zhiwen, Brother Liu, I'm full. You guys take your time eating. I'll go check in the kitchen."

After He Lai finished eating a steamed bun, he got up and walked towards the kitchen.

I don’t know if Liu Lan has worked in the steel rolling mill now. This woman is Li Huaide’s mistress. I don’t know if she is still there. Considering Liu Lan’s age, she should be around 25 years old.

Soon He Lai came to the kitchen and observed everyone.

He Daqing followed behind, and the people in the kitchen looked at the two of them and didn't dare to say a word.

Now many of the chefs in the third canteen are He Daqing's former apprentices. They originally worked in the first canteen, but after Sha Zhu came, they moved to the third canteen to make room for him.

He Lai looked at the women washing vegetables and found that there was indeed a young and beautiful one among them. This person must be Liu Lan. She looked quite similar to her, but she was a little prettier than in the TV series.

This is a woman with a miserable life. Her husband is addicted to gambling and a real street scoundrel. All the money she earned from work was used by him for gambling.

She was also coerced and lured by Li Huaide to become his mistress. Unfortunately, Li Huaide only used her as a tool to vent his feelings and did not have any feelings for her.

After the reform and opening up, Li Huaide transformed himself into a wealthy man. He dumped the old and ugly Liu Lan and found the young and beautiful You Fengxia.

Only then did we have the scene where Liu Lan saw Li Huaide bringing people to dinner and went into the box to argue with him.

How can I put it? I can only say that Li Huaide was too experienced and Liu Lan was too infatuated, thinking that Li Huaide would not abandon her.

Alas, poor girl, poor girl. At the steel mill, Li Huaide gave her a little bit of profit and tied her up tightly.

"Xiao Laizi, what are you looking at?" He Daqing noticed that He Lai was fascinated by the place where vegetables were washed, so he quickly spoke up.

"Ah? Oh, that lady washing vegetables looks familiar to me. I seem to have seen her somewhere." He Lai came back to his senses and pointed at a pretty woman and said.

"Cough, cough, cough, that's enough, we've seen it all, let's go. Your two colleagues have finished eating."

When He Daqing saw He Lai pointing at the woman with him, he suddenly panicked and quickly pulled He Lai away.

……

"Xiao Laizi, what's so good about the kitchen? It smells like oil smoke." Zhang Zhiwen asked.

"You don't understand. I'm just reminiscing about the past. This is a legendary good place."

He Lai recalled what Sha Zhu had done in the third cafeteria, beating Xu Damao with a stick, taking off Xu Damao's pants, kidnapping Xu Damao, and bickering with Xu Damao... Hey, why is it always Xu Damao!

Qin Huairu was caught asking for flour, Sha Zhu punched Li Huaide, and Sha Zhu instructed his apprentice to teach a lesson to the fat man who betrayed his master and ancestors.

Of course, there is also the first scene of "A Courtyard Love Story", where Banggeng steals soy sauce and eats roast chicken!

Wow, the TV series is so exciting, the director is really amazing!