Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

Soon Yu Shui was spoiled like a little princess. She just had to open her mouth for food and stretch out her hand for clothes. Wu Juan didn't need her to do anything but take good care of the baby.

He Lai also sent food to He Daqing in different ways every day, such as abalone, sea cucumber, as long as He Daqing could name it, He Lai could get it for him.

That day, He Lai followed He Daqing's instructions as usual and took some abalone, sea cucumber, some shrimps and a few mandarin fish.

As soon as I arrived at He Daqing's door, I heard a voice coming from inside.

"You damned bastard, what's wrong with asking me to take some back? Chief Renhe brought so much that even Yu Shui can't finish it all, so just let me take some back for the kids to try!"

"Dongmei, stop making trouble! I can't give you these things. Let me make you some braised pork or some chicken later."

"Just get me a big lobster, just one. Isn't Section Chief He your son-in-law? Just say you ate it. Can he still scold you?"

"Go cool down, that's easy for you to say. It's just a big lobster. Do you know how much a big lobster costs in Jinshi?"

"You damned bastard, I'm going to scratch you to death, are you going to give it to me? If not, I won't be friends with you anymore!"

……

When He Lai heard this, he was like, wow, the damn devils have come out, He Daqing is really amazing.

But He Lai was listening with great interest! The monkey suddenly appeared from nowhere and shouted, "Uncle He, why are you here?"

Suddenly there was silence in the office.

He Lai glared at the monkey, obviously unhappy that he had interrupted his eavesdropping.

The monkey could only stand aside timidly. He was in a hurry to pee just now and He Lai took advantage of it, so he failed to keep He Daqing's little secret.

He was able to learn a little cooking skill by flattering He Daqing, and he would be able to become a master soon, but he couldn't let this delay him.

"Take it! Give it to my father-in-law. I'm leaving first!" Seeing that He Daqing did not come out, He Lai could only give the ingredients to the monkey.

He had never thought of catching anyone cheating. After all, it would be embarrassing to expose something that was consensual.

"Okay, okay, take care, uncle!" The monkey took the bag and said flatteringly.

After a while, He Daqing came out of the office.

Seeing that He Lai was not there, he finally felt relieved. He patted the monkey on the head and said angrily: "Where have you been? Didn't I tell you to guard the door?"

"Master, I just had to pee urgently, so I ran to the toilet to pee. I won't do it again next time."

The monkey said aggrievedly.

"There will be a next time, and there will be a next time!" He Daqing slapped the monkey a few more times.

The monkey immediately touched his little head aggrievedly.

"Okay, okay, give me the things and you go back." He Daqing also knew that the monkey could not be blamed entirely.

"Oh, then Master, I'll leave first." After receiving the instructions, Monkey immediately gave the ingredients in his hand to He Daqing and ran back to the kitchen.

He Daqing took a look at the things in the bag and the corners of his mouth twitched. He Lai was really capable. He had already arranged lunch and dinner for him.

He just doesn't let Shazhu do it, and says that Shazhu will cheat on his wife. What a joke! How could his father-in-law not cheat on his wife?

"Let me see, let me see." Gu Dongmei came closer to take a look and exclaimed, "Oh my god, this is an abalone, it's so big!"

"Alright, alright, don't even think about it. That guy is very smart! I don't even dare to steal this abalone. I'll give you some shrimps when it's ready."

He Daqing took the abalone from Gu Dongmei's hand and said.

"Hmph, be careful or I'll report you two for taking advantage of the public. These things must have come from shady sources."

Gu Dongmei said unconvinced.

He Daqing slapped Gu Dongmei on the butt and grabbed it hard.

"Alright, alright, you're no older than me, and you're still trying to trick me. At worst, I'll have someone save some for you next time I prepare a banquet."

"You damn ghost! You only know how to bully me. I'm leaving now." After saying that, Gu Dongmei rubbed her butt that was slapped by He Daqing and walked away twisting her body.

……

He Daqing didn't dare to ask outsiders to clean up the food so blatantly, so he could only take it to the small kitchen in the back and clean it up himself.

However, Sha Zhu came over soon.

"Dad, I'll do it, I'll do it, you just watch from the side."

"Okay, come on." He Daqing didn't refuse and was happy to have some free time.

"Xiao Laizi, you are so stingy. What's wrong with giving a few to my wife? Don't you think so, Dad?" Sha Zhu complained while brushing the abalone.

"Well, you're right. Abalone this big is only five yuan each. It's okay for you, your brother-in-law, to eat a few. Otherwise, you can take them all. As your father, I have no objection at all."

He Daqing drank his tea and said in a neutral tone.

Sha Zhu's face turned red after hearing what He Daqing said. It's not that he didn't know the prices of these things. After all, he had been in Fengze Garden for several years. But he was used to taking advantage of others. He always felt that He Lai's things were fragrant and came easily, so it was natural for him to want some.

After hearing what He Daqing said, Sha Zhu stopped talking and started to clean up.

After processing the ingredients, He Daqing began to prepare Tan's cuisine and explained the essentials of Tan's cuisine to Sha Zhu.

These days, Sha Zhu seldom cooks Tan family dishes, so the taste is naturally much worse than He Daqing's.

After a long while, He Daqing finally made a few dishes, including scallion-fried sea cucumber, braised abalone, and braised prawns.

Call the monkey and bring the vegetables to Yu Shui.

"Zhu Zi, you will cook dinner tonight!"

"Oh."

……

He Lai came over during lunch.

"Hey, Brother Zhuzi, you are here too."

Sha Zhu glanced at He Lai and replied "hmm" a little unhappily.

"What's wrong? Are you still angry with me?" He Lai said with a smile.

"I..." Sha Zhu was about to speak, but then he remembered what He Daqing said and choked back.

"Okay, okay, let's eat, let's eat fish!" He Daqing called He Lai to come over and eat the steamed mandarin fish he had prepared.

He Lai wanted to laugh when he saw Sha Zhu's unhappy face.

"Okay, okay, I'll give you some tonight, okay? Stop looking so sad."

He Lai comforted.

"Xiao Laizi, you said it, don't go back on your word!" Sha Zhu's eyes lit up immediately.

"Don't regret it, don't regret it, eat quickly, otherwise your bitter face will really affect my appetite."

He Lai picked up a piece of fish for him and said perfunctorily.

He Daqing didn't say anything. After all, he knew that He Lai was rich. In the past few years, the pork he sold to the steel mill alone was probably worth tens of thousands.

After having a satisfying meal and drinking, He Lai just patted his butt and left.

"Dad, I'll take the ingredients away. It will be more convenient for me to cook over there." After Sha Zhu cleaned up the table, he said to He Daqing.

"Take whatever you want, just cook it here! You want to eat it, but I don't want to eat it! You are trying to play tricks on me, don't you see who I am!" He Daqing glared at Sha Zhu.

"Dad, I didn't mean that. I was just afraid of delaying the cafeteria's business."

Sha Zhu explained.

"Alright, alright, if there's anything going on in the cafeteria, it's your wife who's taking care of it for you. Do you think I don't know? You're not qualified to play tricks on me, your father!"

After He Daqing finished speaking, he kicked Sha Zhu hard.

"Uh...okay."

When Sha Zhu saw that his lie was exposed, he didn't say anything. He said that he would get a share in the evening, so it didn't matter where he worked.