Siheyuan: Cooking journey

"Zhu Zi, Zhu Zi, I have something to tell you..."

As soon as He Yuzhu stepped into the front yard, he ran into the third uncle.

He didn't want to pay any attention to it at all, so he just pretended not to see it and walked past it.

But the third uncle refused to give in and kept following closely.

"Zhu Zi, wait a minute, I have a great news to tell you..."

What good can come from being such a stingy person?

He Yuzhu muttered to himself, pretending not to hear, quickened his pace, and walked out of the courtyard in a few steps.

"Really, I'm so pissed off."

The third uncle was very angry and snorted unhappily:

"Virtue, when you know what's going on, you'll have the time to ask me for help."

The third uncle was sulking in the yard, and not long after, Qin Huairu came.

He cleared his throat, coughed, raised his chin slightly, and put his hands behind his back, looking very stylish.

"Uncle, I'm out for a walk."

Qin Huairu was very sociable and greeted politely.

"Hey, hey, get up and move around in the morning..."

The third uncle was walking around swinging his arms, and then he changed his mind and said with a smile:

"Xiao Qin, there's something. Please tell Zhuzi that the third uncle wants to introduce him to a beautiful wife."

Qin Huairu felt inexplicably unhappy and declined:

"He just passed by, why didn't you tell him?"

"It's not too late yet."

The third uncle wanted to save face, so he didn't mention He Yuzhu's indifference to him, and made up a story:

"He seemed to be in a hurry. I was about to talk to him, but he said to me very respectfully and politely, 'Uncle, I have something else to do. Let's talk later.' Then he left in a hurry. I didn't keep him."

Qin Huairu hesitated for a moment, then nodded and agreed.

"Okay then, I'll tell him during lunch."

In fact, Qin Huairu was not happy to spread this news, but she also knew that even if she didn't say it, the third uncle would go to He Yuzhu and tell him, and she couldn't stop him.

……

On the way to work,

Qin Huairu felt particularly uncomfortable thinking about the fact that the third uncle wanted to introduce a girl to He Yuzhu.

She felt that after what happened in the morning, He Yuzhu would change for the sake of the children and would at least bring back a lunch box of chicken, duck, fish and meat after get off work.

But if He Yuzhu finds a partner and gets married, no matter how much he loves these children, with his wife interfering, the support will probably be cut off.

In order to prevent his wife from thinking too much, he would try his best to distance himself from his family.

In this way, even if He Yuzhu brought back the lunch box, it would have nothing to do with his family.

The more Qin Huairu thought about it, the more uncomfortable she felt, but she could do nothing about it.

After all, He Yuzhu has to get married.

Unless he doesn't get married!

This thought popped up inadvertently, and Qin Huairu couldn't help but take a deep breath and her heart beat faster.

"Master Qin..."

"Hey……"

Qin Huairu was startled when she heard someone calling her and found out it was Liu Lan from the cafeteria.

"Master Qin, what were you thinking about just now? You were so absorbed in it, you were not thinking about your lover, were you?"

Liu Lan was joking.

"Don't talk nonsense..."

Qin Huairu looked around and said reprimandingly, "If someone who doesn't know the situation hears you saying this, how will they look at me?"

"Okay, okay, my bad."

Liu Lan was just joking and meant no harm.

Qin Huairu was raising three children and her mother-in-law all by herself. Liu Lan sympathized with her and quickly apologized:

"Well, when you come to get lunch at noon, I'll give you extra food. With the same spoon, I guarantee you'll get twice as much as others."

"That's good enough. It would be even better if you could give me a few more white flour buns."

Qin Huairu was very good at handling interpersonal relationships. She continued the conversation and also made a joke.

"This is difficult for me."

Liu Lan waved her hands and said helplessly, "I can order more dishes, but the number of steamed buns is limited and we have to check the accounts. We work in the kitchen and can only eat two steamed buns per meal at most."

"Okay, okay, I know you're in a difficult situation, so I'll just say it casually."

Qin Huairu also knew that it was impossible to get steamed buns for free, so she didn't take it to heart. After thinking for a while, she said:

"It just so happens that there is something you can mention to He Yuzhu. The third uncle in our courtyard wants to introduce him to a girl."

"Uh……"

Liu Lan stared at Qin Huairu with wide eyes.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Qin Huairu felt a little uncomfortable being stared at and asked in confusion.

"Sister, do you really not understand, or are you pretending not to understand?"

Liu Lan asked quietly.

Qin Huairu became more and more confused as she listened, and said in confusion: "What are you talking about? I don't understand anything."

"Hey, just pretend."

Liu Lan looked around and said with a smile, "Everyone in our steel mill knows about the rumors about you and Sha Zhu.

"I'm telling you, Shazhu has been feeling really upset lately, and has a sullen face all day long.

“At first I was puzzled, but then someone introduced me to a guy, Shazhu, and I understood immediately;

"Everyone knows that your relationship is complicated. Who wants to get involved? I don't want to, and other women probably think the same.

"I guess Shazhu must have noticed this, so he is very annoyed about the rumors in the factory, but there is nothing he can do. He is like a powder keg with a lot of fire in his stomach, with nowhere to vent. Recently, I dare not provoke him;

"You don't know, I just called him a fool, and he stared at me like a knife, ready to find fault at any time;

"As for the exciting matter of introducing someone, since you are familiar with him, you can tell him yourself. I won't get involved."

So this is the reason why he ignored me.

It’s not because I had that kind of thought but didn’t get a response.

I was wrong about him.

Qin Huairu felt inexplicably happy, but also worried, because this ignoring also meant that He Yuzhu was trying to draw a line between himself and her.

"Who is gossiping like this? He Yuzhu has nothing to do with me. He just has a kind heart and often helps our family."

Qin Huairu was very angry and said angrily:

"I must explain it clearly to everyone. I can't let anyone throw dirty water on him and affect his lifelong event."

Who would believe if you give help without any reason?

Don't explain anymore, it makes things worse.

Liu Lan couldn't help rolling her eyes and said leisurely:

"Master Qin, don't pretend in front of me. Don't worry, I won't look down on you two. It's not easy for you as a woman to raise three children and support your mother-in-law. I can understand why you do this. If I fall into this situation one day, I might make the same choice."

"Liu Lan, you misunderstood."

Qin Huairu was so aggrieved that she was about to cry: "He Yuzhu and I are innocent. I helped him spread the word that the third uncle wanted to introduce him to a girl. If it was really related to him, would I still be so generous to tell others? Tell me who spread the rumor, and I will go to him to argue. If my mother-in-law heard this rumor, I would not be able to live on."

Seeing Qin Huairu's aggrieved look, Liu Lan began to believe that the rumor might be false, and said hesitantly:

"Who else could be involved in your courtyard's affairs? Xu Damao, telling everyone what happened between Shazhu and you, and you even helped Shazhu wash his clothes and clean his room."

"Xu Damao, that bastard, deserves to be cut into pieces. How could he make up such rumors?"

Qin Huairu was so angry that she kept cursing.

But in my heart, I couldn't help but feel a little secretly happy.