Siheyuan: Cooking journey

How come you, who were just shouting about helping orphans and widows, have suddenly become indifferent?

He Yuzhu was curious and walked over to ask, "Why don't you go and take a look?"

"I'm too lazy to go." He Yushui pouted.

This attitude is quite intriguing.

He Yuzhu asked directly: "What happened?"

He Yushui hesitated for a moment and said aggrievedly:

"It's because they hate their family. You went out to stew the chicken that day, and I thought you didn't eat much, so I kept the stewed chicken and didn't want to eat it. As a result..."

After telling the story, He Yushui said angrily:

"How can this be possible? Our family doesn't owe them anything.

"The children are like this, and the adults don't say anything. We helped them so much in the past, but now they are like feeding wolves that they can't fry. Enough!"

Anyway, the silly sister finally became more sensible.

He Yuzhu was very pleased, rubbed her hair and said gently:

"Don't be angry, let's live our lives and just ignore them from now on."

"Ah."

He Yuzhu nodded obediently, glanced at him, and whispered:

"Brother, I'm sorry..."

After saying that, he ran into the house embarrassedly.

"Ah……"

He Yuzhu couldn't help but smile and shook his head, glanced at Qin Huairu's house, and went back to the house.

The matter has become a big deal and Uncle Juqing no longer cares about it.

Although Uncle Yi Zhonghai also has some thoughts of his own,

But he is much better than the stupid and bad second uncle Liu Haizhong.

Go back inside.

He Yuzhu thought about it and rode out on his bike.

I bought some candies, some snacks, a new Zhongshan suit, and got a haircut.

Let’s start all over again.

When he was about to come back, he hesitated.

He Yuzhu went to buy some cloth and planned to make a cushion for Lou Xiaoe.

Tomorrow morning, I have to pick her up. Nothing less is needed.

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In the front yard.

The Yan family was eating dinner around the table.

The third uncle Yan Bugui sat in the seat of honor.

Dinner was steamed corn bread with pickles. He ate it very politely. He had to be very polite because the steamed corn bread would break into pieces if he bit it and he would choke easily if he didn't chew it well.

He also made a rule that no one was allowed to talk during the meal.

It’s not that the family rules are too strict, but I’m afraid that as soon as I open my mouth, the crumbs of the steamed bread will fly everywhere.

Yu Li finished a steamed bread, drank a sip of water, looked at the third uncle, and asked respectfully:

"Dad, let me ask you something. Does He Yuzhu have a partner?"

"Have."

The third uncle didn't open his mouth, but nodded vaguely.

Yu Li felt disappointed. It looked like there was no hope for her sister.

After thinking for a while, she said hopefully, "Dad, how is your relationship with He Yuzhu? He is now the director of the steel plant cafeteria."

The third uncle wanted to say that's it.

But when he heard that He Yuzhu had been promoted, he could not show weakness in front of his daughter-in-law. He quickly swallowed the steamed bread in his mouth, straightened his back, and said seriously:

"I won't tell you anything else. I watched Shazhu grow up and he has always respected me. Otherwise, I wouldn't have thought of introducing our girl to him. It's a pity that Shazhu is already taken. Otherwise, it would be a good thing for us to get married."

On the side, the third aunt couldn't help but curl her lips.

If being indifferent is considered respect, then it is really respectful.

In front of her daughter-in-law, the third aunt only complained in her heart but didn't say it out loud.

The face of the head of the family must always be maintained.

"That's great."

Yu Li was surprised and excited and asked, "Dad, can you talk to He Yuzhu and let me work in the cafeteria?"

"Well..." The third uncle was in a dilemma.

Forget it. He is hiding from his girlfriend. Going to him would just be asking for trouble.

The most important thing is that the relationship is not that strong, so it’s useless to look for it.

Of course, this cannot be said openly, as it would be too embarrassing.

The third uncle had a stern face and said calmly:

"The friendship between gentlemen is as pure as water. It's true that Shazhu respects me, and my words still count in his eyes. But because of this, I can't say such things to him. You understand."

What the hell are you talking about.

Even the Third Uncle himself doesn't understand it, and it is precisely because he doesn't understand that he seems unfathomable.

All in all, the matter was dealt with.

"..."

It’s because there is no benefit.

Yu Li murmured in her heart, but said sincerely on the surface:

"Dad, there are many benefits to working in the canteen. Two meals are provided, and there are four white steamed buns. Qin Huairu couldn't bear to eat them herself, so she brought the steamed buns she made herself every day, and took the leftover white steamed buns home.

"If I could work there, I could bring those four white steamed buns back to honor you."

Isn’t it just eating less steamed bread and saving more steamed buns?

Yu Li felt that even so, being able to work in the canteen was better than working in the hot rolling workshop which was tiring and hot.

"This matter..."

The third uncle was tempted by the white steamed buns.

With such a large family, they had to budget their cornmeal carefully every month, and they would only buy some white flour to mix with steamed cornbread during festivals.

If you can get four white steamed buns for free every day, life will indeed be a lot more comfortable.

However, I am still moved.

The third uncle also knew that his relationship with He Yuzhu was not good, so this matter would be difficult to handle. He did not say anything final, but stood straight with an indifferent look:

“I’ll mention this to Shazhu;

"I can't guarantee whether it will work or not. The main reason is that I don't want to embarrass Sha Zhu because of this matter. If it can be done, it will be done. If it can't be done, forget it.

"For your sake, he has been asking for favors from people everywhere. This is a huge debt of favor. I hate owing favors to people the most.

"Money has a price, but love is priceless. Favors are the hardest thing to repay."

Yu Li was very happy. They lived in the same courtyard and had watched each other grow up, so their relationship was bound to be good.

Since the Third Uncle was willing to say it, she felt that it would definitely work out, and she was looking forward to it very much.

The dinner table fell silent.

The third uncle was chewing on the steamed bread, and the more he ate, the more tasteless it seemed to him.

I was wondering how I could ask He Yuzhu for help.

Give him four big white steamed buns a day. That’s what I was thinking about.

Bang, bang, bang! The door was knocked loudly. It turned out that it was Uncle Yi Zhonghai who came.

"Let's hold a meeting in the entire yard tonight and talk about the factory and Qin Hui's family..."

"Okay, okay, I'll be there on time."

The third uncle agreed immediately. He loved to join in the fun at such occasions where he could show off and act pretentiously.

Not long after Uncle Yi Zhonghai left, Liu Haizhong came again.

The relationship between the two families became tense because their children were fighting.

Liu Haizhong knew that the third uncle had no good feelings towards his family, and he also knew that he was calculating and greedy, so he simply said:

"Take back Qin Huairu's things, give half of the flour and half of the money."

"That's not right. How can Qin Huairu's family eat and drink for free?" The third uncle said confidently, with the righteous air of a scholar.

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This side of the backyard.

Uncle Yi Zhonghai shouted at the deaf old lady's house:

"Old lady, Zhuzi is now the director of our steel mill cafeteria."

The deaf old lady looked confused, "What?"

"Uncle Er always bullies orphans and widows. I want him to step down and let Zhuzi take charge. What do you think?" Uncle Yi Zhonghai said loudly again.

The deaf old lady was delighted when she heard this. "I think that's great. This way Zhuzi can come to the backyard to see me more often."