Siheyuan: Cao Liang's rise

Different from the happy atmosphere at the Cao family, the atmosphere at the Jia family was a bit depressing.

At this time, the Jia family, Yi Zhonghai and his wife, the old lady, and Sha Zhu's brothers and sisters were all eating around a table.

But except for Jia Zhang, the other adults did not pick up their chopsticks. They just watched Jia Zhang and Bang Geng eat.

That would have been fine, but the key point was that Jia Zhang and Bang Geng had very ugly eating habits, making the dishes a mess and making it impossible for others to pick up their chopsticks.

Especially He Yushui, whose face was full of disgust.

She couldn't understand why her silly brother agreed to celebrate the New Year with the Jia family.

He also brought over the two pounds of pork that had been prepared in advance.

Now, she couldn't even eat a single bite. She felt really sick.

Yi Zhonghai felt a little embarrassed.

After all, it was he who suggested that several families celebrate the New Year together.

But what Jia Zhang and Bang Geng did was really speechless.

"I feel a little uncomfortable, so I'll go back first."

The deaf old lady said something and then stood up to leave.

Sha Zhu was filial to the deaf old lady. Hearing this, he stood up and said, "Old lady, let me help you!"

He Yushui also put down the half-eaten steamed bread in his hand and said, "I'm full. I'm going back too."

The dishes on the table were prepared by Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai, and the food was also brought by Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai remembered that he brought five kilograms of flour.

But there was only steamed bread on the table, which was quite speechless.

As soon as Shazhu's brother and sister and the deaf old lady left, the atmosphere became even more awkward.

Yi Zhonghai lost his appetite when he looked at the messy table.

He said to the auntie, "Auntie, let's go see the old lady too."

The old lady nodded, she couldn't eat anymore either.

It was okay when Jia Dongxu was around in previous years. With Jia Dongxu's restraint, Jia Zhangshi and Banggeng didn't go that far.

But now...

Qin Huairu quickly apologized: "Uncle and aunt, I'm sorry."

"It's okay, don't worry about it, let's go."

Yi Zhonghai forced a laugh and left with the old man.

After the outsiders left, Qin Huairu complained, "Mom? Isn't this too much? And you are awesome. Others haven't even come to the table yet, so how can you eat first?"

It's ok to eat it, but why did you make the food like this? How can others eat it?

"That's too much bullshit. It's just right if we don't eat it. We can still eat more."

Jia Zhang didn't take it seriously. Instead, she said to Bang Geng, "My dear grandson, you are growing up. Eat more."

"Uh-huh."

Bang Geng nodded and stuffed the food into his mouth.

Ugh!

Qin Huairu sighed helplessly.

You were having a great time eating, but you ended up offending everyone at once.

Putting aside other things, who would be willing to come to their house to celebrate the New Year next year?

With our family's conditions, can we afford to eat these delicious foods?

We can't expect Jia Zhang to pay, right? That's unrealistic.

...

After Sha Zhu sent the deaf old lady back home, he got some peanuts and drank a few sips of wine to make up for it.

But He Yushui was so hungry that she was holding her breath!

The New Year's Eve dinner was messed up like this. It would be strange if she was in a good mood.

But no matter how bad your mood is, you still have to eat.

When she came to Sha Zhu, she saw him drinking and knew she couldn't rely on him.

So I had to go into the kitchen myself.

When I opened the cupboard, I saw that it was so clean that even mice would find it unpleasant.

She came out and asked unhappily, "Silly brother, where is the food at home?"

"Is it gone?"

Sha Zhu said indifferently.

"It's gone, everything is gone." He Yushui said angrily.

"If it's gone, it's gone. I'll get some back some other day."

Sha Zhu continued to drink his wine.

"What should I do now that I'm hungry?"

He Yushui was almost crying with anxiety.

"Then why didn't you eat over there just now?" Sha Zhu asked back.

"How can we eat the food after Jia Zhang and Bang Geng messed it up like that?"

He Yushui's face flushed with anger. "Silly brother, why did you agree to go to the Jia family to celebrate the New Year? You even took everything from home, and now you let your sister go hungry? Is there any brother like you?"

"My uncle asked me to do that. How can I not agree to it?"

After hearing He Yushui's complaints, Sha Zhu felt a little angry and said dissatisfiedly: "Besides, you are an adult now. You won't die if you skip a meal. I will go buy food tomorrow. That should be fine, right?"

Hearing this, He Yushui felt a chill in his heart.

She always felt that her silly brother had changed.

What does it mean that you won’t die if you skip a meal?

Is this what a brother should say?

But she also knew that she couldn't count on Sha Zhu, so she held out her hand and said, "Then give me some money, and I'll go out and see if there's anything to eat."

"It's New Year's Day, what else is there to eat outside?"

Sha Zhu waved his hand and said, "I told you to wait until tomorrow."

He Yushui said again: "Then go borrow some from the uncle. I'm really hungry."

Sha Zhu shook his head: "I can't bring myself to ask for food during the New Year."

"Silly brother, do you want to starve me to death?"

He Yushui asked with a choked voice, tears already sliding down her cheeks.

"If you want to go, go by yourself. I'm not going anyway."

He Yushui was really hungry, and there was nothing she could do but slam the door and leave angrily.

the other side.

Cao Liang and Meng Xiaoxing were talking at the door, watching the children playing in the yard.

At this time, Lou Xiaoe came over and said, "Long time no see!"

Cao Liang was stunned, "Why are you here?"

Lou Xiaoe smiled and said, "Xu Damao and I are going to get our marriage certificate tomorrow. I thought we knew each other and would live in the courtyard in the future, so I wanted to come and say hello."

After not seeing each other for a while, Cao Liang felt that Lou Xiao'e had changed a lot.

It is less lively than before and seems to have matured a lot.

"Have you... decided?"

Cao Liang couldn't help but ask.

"Decided."

Lou Xiao'e said with relief: "You also know that my family background is not good, and I have no other choice."

"Just decide."

Cao Liang asked, "How about a wedding banquet? I can give a gift."

Lou Xiaoe shook her head: "Da Mao said not to put it in the yard."

"let it go."

Cao Liang had no more to say.

Lou Xiao'e looked at Meng Xiaoxing and said with a smile, "Hello, are you Cao Liang's girlfriend?"

"Hello, my name is Meng Xiaoxing."

Meng Xiaoxing hugged Cao Liang's arm and declared her sovereignty: "She is Cao Liang's partner."

Seeing this, Cao Liang was also a little amused.

"My name is Lou Xiao'e."

Lou Xiao'e's face darkened, and then she forced a smile and said, "Looking at the way you two are, I guess it won't be long before we become neighbors, right?"

Meng Xiaoxing nodded and said with a smile: "Well, we plan to get the marriage certificate by the end of next year. We can chat together when we have the chance in the future."

"Okay, then I'll go back first."

After Lou Xiao'e finished speaking, she left the courtyard.

As soon as Lou Xiao'e left, she skillfully placed one hand on Cao Liang's waist.

Meng Xiaoxing narrowed her eyes and said, "Cao Liang, didn't you say you only met twice? Why do I feel like your relationship is unusual?"

Cao Liang said sternly, "Xingzi, don't talk nonsense. They are going to register tomorrow. Don't ruin their reputation."

Meng Xiaoxing looked at him suspiciously, but after looking for a while, she still couldn't see anything, so she took her hand away.

Call ~

Cao Liang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He had finally fooled him. Fortunately, I reacted quickly.