Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

"Are you satisfied now? Zhuzi and Huairu both live in Fengze Garden now." Wu Juan was really not used to talking without Qin Huairu.

"It's not like they have no place to live. Their backyard is so big." He Lai said nonchalantly.

"You're the only one who can do it, right? You're the only one who can let Zhuzi send those two disciples to me, right? You're the only one who can let Huairu live in Fengze Garden, right? You're the only one who can have people deliver food to you, right!..." Wu Juan lifted He Lai's ear again.

“It hurts, it hurts, it hurts…”

……

"Rainwater, can I pinch your ears too?"

"not good."

"Come on, brother, just touch it."

"No."

"Come, brother will help you make milk powder."

"Okay, but don't pinch me."

"So soft."

……

"Hi, Xiao Laizi, Yu Shui, why are you and me here?" Sha Zhu saw Xiao Laizi pulling Yu Shui into the kitchen of Fengze Garden.

Xu Damao said, "I'm not a human being, am I? Forget it, it's someone else's territory."

"If you don't bring your sister-in-law back, I'll have to live here soon." Xiao Laizi said speechlessly.

"I'll be back in a few days. It's almost Chinese New Year. The chef is so busy, so I'll just learn a little here. I have to say, I feel my cooking skills have improved a lot recently."

"Master, please teach me faster and teach me more. If you can't teach me, just hit me a few more times. Hurry up. My mother almost broke your apprentice's ears." He Lai had no choice but to come to Master Hu for help, and handed a piece of paper to Master Hu.

"Well, not bad, not bad. Okay, Master got it. I will definitely teach you well." Master Hu said with a smile as he looked at the recipe for ginger duck.

"Come here, little He Lai, come here, let me have some fun." When Master Zheng saw Master Hu got the recipe, he quickly pulled He Lai over and touched He Lai left and right.

He Lai couldn't stand it anymore and took out a ticket from his inner pocket. Master Zheng quickly snatched it and smiled happily.

"Master Zheng, you have to teach my brother Zhuzi what you have taken."

"Okay, okay, okay. Anyway, He Daqing basically has everything. I'll ask Xiao Shanzi to take care of him more." Master Zheng said nonchalantly, his eyes looking at the recipe for stewed beef brisket with tomatoes.

"Yu Shui, let's go and see if my sister-in-law's belly is getting bigger again." He Lai pulled Yu Shui to the backyard, and Xu Damao hurriedly followed.

Sha Zhu curled his lips. This little guy always likes to touch his wife's belly.

"Sister-in-law?" He Lai pushed open the door and saw Qin Huairu standing there in a daze.

"Xiao Laizi, Yu Shui, why are you here? Come in quickly." Qin Huairu came to her senses and saw Xiao Laizi and the others and quickly stood up.

Xu Damao: Okay, another one who doesn’t have eyes for me. Oh, Qin Huairu is so beautiful!

"Hey, you're still my mother. If you don't go back, my ears will almost be lost." Xiao Laizi quickly hugged Qin Huairu and touched her belly.

"Sister-in-law, is the baby coming soon? It's so big."

"There are still more than three months left."

"Rainwater, come and touch it, it's so round."

……

"Hey, Xiao Laizi, the treatment is different now that you are here. The dishes come one after another." Qin Huairu ate with her mouth full of delectable flavor.

"That's right. Now all the chefs at Fengze Garden have to listen to me. They have to do whatever I tell them to do!"

"Sister-in-law, remember to move around after eating. I heard from the elderly that pregnant women need to walk more." Xiao Laizi was worried that Qin Huairu had eaten too much.

"Okay, Aunt He has taught you everything. You just worry about your life." Qin Huairu also said with a smile.

"Otherwise, let's go back, sister-in-law, and let Brother Zhuzi stay here alone."

"Forget it. There are only a few days left. Let your brother Zhuzi learn more so that he can have an easier time in the future. It will save him from running back and forth."

The four of them were chatting in the backyard when the manager suddenly showed up.

"Uncle Cui, why are you here instead of staying in the front?"

"It's you who is here, haha. I don't know if Master Hu and Master Zheng have got new dishes. Come and take a look." The manager said directly.

"Uncle Cui, you don't want more, do you?" He Lai frowned and asked puzzledly.

"It's Chinese New Year now, and everyone likes to try something new. Make a few more dishes to make the guests happy. Don't worry, money is not a problem!" the manager assured, patting his chest.

He Lai hesitated for a moment and said with some embarrassment: "Well, there are some, but they are all made of glutinous rice. Do you think they are okay?"

"That's good enough! The glutinous rice is well made, fragrant and sticky, the customers will definitely like it." The manager's eyes lit up and he nodded quickly.

He Lai sighed helplessly and pretended to reach into his underwear to fumble around, but in fact he was quickly taking out the glutinous rice recipe that had been prepared long ago from the space.

"Glutinous rice balls, glutinous rice chicken wings, glutinous rice rolls, glutinous rice lotus root, glutinous rice with tofu..." He Lai read out the recipe and handed it to Uncle Cui.

Uncle Cui took the recipe and examined it carefully as if he had found a treasure, with a satisfied smile on his face. Without saying anything, he turned around and happily went to find the chefs to discuss new dishes.

He Lai saw this and couldn't help smacking his lips, secretly complaining in his heart: "We said we had enough money, how come we forgot about it?" He Lai shook his head and decided to let them get it. Anyway, it was fine as long as he had something to eat...

After traveling through time to the present, what makes me most satisfied is Fengze Garden. The food is so delicious, it is really incomparable to that in later generations.

I know this situation won't last long. This year is the 52nd year, and the bill era will begin next year. Then these time-honored restaurants will be in trouble. In 56th year, the public-private partnership will be implemented again, and I guess they will be out of business.

This era of intense hostility toward capitalists will set off a huge tornado that will uproot everything.

……

"Here's the money." The manager touched He Lai's head. He really liked this kid.

"Uncle Cui, you have to keep it a secret."

"Haha, don't worry, the hotel kitchen has been told about everything. Don't worry."

He Lai quickly put the money away. Seven million in a dozen notes was almost enough to bulge out his clothes. He quickly put the notes in his space after leaving the manager's office and went back as if nothing had happened.

……

"Brother Damao, since we have nothing to do when we go back home, why don't we go to the scrap collection station and have a look around?" He Lai suggested.

"Okay, let's walk."

"Old man, do you still recognize us?" He Lai saw the old man sitting at the door and walked up to greet him.

"I have no recollection. Are you here to shop? Just look around over there." The old man couldn't remember.

He Lai thought about it and realized that almost half a year had passed.

Just like that, the three of them acted separately. Xu Damao went to the place where he saw the flashlight last time, and Yu Shui was dragged by He Lai to look for the book in the waste paper pile. Just tell her the complete book.

He Lai went to the scrap furniture again, after all, there was a surprise. But after searching for a long time, he found nothing. He was angry, kicked the ground, heard the sound of wood hitting, and quickly wiped the dirt on the ground with his feet, and found a small box. He quickly squatted down and shook it, and found something. He looked around and saw that everyone was looking for something and didn't pay attention to him, so he immediately put the box into the space.

I went to Yu Shui's place and found that she was holding several books. I took them and saw that they were all modern miscellaneous books. They were good books and would not be thrown away.

Pulling the rain water to find the old man.