Rebirth He Yuzhu stays away from troubles

The sun shines through the clouds on Sunday morning, casting its faint colorful light on the earth. The air is filled with a fresh scent, as if whispering to people the hope and vitality of a new day.

Looking at Ma Hua and Liu Lan standing at the gate of the He family, He Yuzhu said with concern: "This is your first time to cook for a banquet. Are you nervous?"

"Master, I was very excited last night. Look at my eyes, you can tell I didn't sleep well." Ma Hua said naively.

He Yuzhu and Liu Lan both laughed. Liu Lan laughed and said, "I feel a little better now, but I think I will have the opportunity to take on banquets in the future. I will have a bright future. I fell asleep happily thinking about it."

He Yuzhu looked at the two of them with a smile on his face. "It's nothing. Just treat it as working in the kitchen of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. Practice more and you will become more skilled with more experience."

When we arrived at Yan's house, Yan Fugui took us to the place where we were going to cook. Wow, the floor was full of cabbages and potatoes, as well as several pounds of eggs and about 6 pounds of meat. The staple food was a large white flour steamed bun for each person, and the remaining two-grain flour steamed buns were enough. This time, Yan Fugui had invested a lot.

In an era when teachers have not eaten meat for 7 months, Yan Fugui and Liu Haizhong have put a lot of thought into preparing so many ingredients.

Seeing He Yuzhu standing there in a daze, Yan Fugui even said hello embarrassedly, "In this day and age, my uncle and I have done our best."

He Yuzhu gave Yan Fugui a thumbs up and said, "It's not easy for you and my uncle to find these ingredients."

He Yuzhu looked at the ingredients and briefly explained to Ma Hua and Liu Lan the dishes that could be made: Qianlong cabbage, stir-fried cabbage with pork, spicy and sour shredded potatoes, fried potato meatballs, scrambled eggs with cabbage stalks, boiled pork slices, and potato slices and egg soup, and he briefly described the methods of making them.

Watching the aunts and grandmas in the compound working together with Ma Hua and Liu Lan, He Yuzhu left.

As the fragrance spread in the courtyard, representatives from each household walked towards the Yan family. He Yuzhu was also worried about what might go wrong, so he also sat at the banquet seat and waited for the meal to begin.

As soon as He Yuzhu sat down, Xu Damao sat beside him mysteriously and asked quietly, "Brother Zhu, how is the medicinal diet I wrote for you?"

He Yuzhu looked at his anxious look and laughed, "After the wedding banquet, come back to the house with me to get it."

When Xu Damao and He Yuzhu were discussing the preferences of several leaders in the factory, a discordant sound came from one of the tables.

"Ms. Jia Zhang, each household has to send a representative. Why did you bring Bang Geng with you?" Uncle Liu Haizhong reminded in a kindly manner.

Jia Zhang sat there nonchalantly with the crooked-necked Bang Geng, and said as if it was a matter of course: "Bang Geng is still young and can't eat much. He's a boy after all, so bring him out to see the world."

It’s the day of a wedding banquet, so there’s no shortage of children, Liu Haizhong thought to himself, and walked away helplessly.

Yan Fugui saw that most people were seated and was about to serve the food. At this time, Qin Huairu from the Jia family brought Xiaodang and squeezed to Jia Zhang's table.

Yan Fugui walked to the table and said in a friendly manner, "Jia Zhangshi, Qin Huairu, one representative from each family, what do you mean by half of the table coming down?"

Qin Huairu's tears immediately flowed down, and she explained sadly: "My family is in great financial difficulty. Xiao Dang smelled the fragrance and insisted on coming here. I pulled her all the way, but she kept squeezing in here. I was afraid that if I pulled her too hard, she would get hurt. Isn't this~ I'm trying to persuade her?"

Qin Huairu said this with tears in her eyes, and kept looking for Liu Guangxiu. Liu Guangxiu did not disappoint Qin Huairu, and came over when he heard something unusual.

"Dad, it's a happy day, let's start the feast! Everyone is waiting." Liu Guangxiu looked at Qin Huairu with tears in her eyes, looking embarrassed and ashamed. The more he looked at her, the more distressed he felt.

Yan Fugui could only shake his head helplessly.

As each dish was served, everyone exclaimed that it was delicious and never stopped eating with their chopsticks.

Everyone was busy preparing their meal when something happened at the table where the Jia family was staying.

While eating, the crooked-boobed Banggeng and Xiaodang spit at the boiled pork slices and other dishes. Seeing the Jia family's expressions, the people at the other tables couldn't help but speed up their eating.

Several new residents sitting at the Jia family's table were struggling with the question "Should I eat, or should I eat..."

I don't know who was the first one to take the steamed buns and a dish and leave. Suddenly, only four people from the Jia family were left at the table. The boiled pork slices, Qianlong cabbage, and hot and sour potato shreds were left on the table.

Everyone just pretended not to see anything and just hurriedly cooked their meal.

Originally, Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui wanted to take advantage of the banquet to make a speech, but seeing that everyone was concentrating on eating, they could only stare fiercely at the Jia family's table.

The Jia family didn't care about being watched, and kept asking for white flour buns. No one paid any attention, so the two children kept shouting: "There are no white flour buns for the wedding banquet, there are no white flour buns for the wedding banquet..."

The wedding banquet was supposed to be joyous and bring good luck. Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui looked at each other, and Yan Fugui arranged a large basin of steamed buns made of two-grain flour for them.

Everyone finished eating quickly, divided the remaining dishes and steamed buns, and went back home.

Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui felt indescribable emotions as they watched the wedding banquet in the Siheyuan courtyard end the fastest in history.

But on such a happy day, one could only endure it silently. No one would provoke troublemakers like the Jia family, for fear of bringing bad luck.

The two were feeling lost, looking at the four people from the Jia family who were sitting there and not leaving. What did that mean?

"We're not full yet, give us 10 more steamed buns!" Xiao Dang acted very confident, as if the whole world owed her something.

Yan Fugui looked at them like this, still not full, and in a daze.

"Dad, give them 10 steamed buns." Liu Guangxiu said sympathetically.

Yan Fugui had no choice but to make arrangements again, but what he didn't expect was that as soon as the steamed buns were placed on the table, Waibozi Geng and Xiaodang took a steamed bun in each hand, while Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu picked up the remaining steamed buns and went to Jia's house.

Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui looked at the Jia family members who left, their expressions were beyond description...

Yan Fugui thought about Liu Guangxiu's attitude towards the Jia family. What did he think of the Yan family? He was filled with rage, but his teacher's self-control allowed him to control his expression.

Originally, after the wedding banquet, the couple should have had some time for themselves, but when Yan Fugui saw that Liu Haizhong had not left yet, he couldn't wait to hold the first family meeting after Liu Guangxiu married into the Yan family.

Yan Fugui summoned all the Yan family members, including Liu Haizhong. Yan Fugui said, "Yan Jiefang, Liu Guangxiu, from today on, you are adults. You will be responsible for supporting your family and having children."

"Next week, Yan Jiefang will go to work in the kitchen of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. As for Liu Guangxiu, he will work with Yan Jiedi to make paper boxes and matchboxes to supplement the family income. He can also find temporary work in the street office."

"As you two are living together, I suggest that Yan Jiefang should be the head of the family. After all, Mitsuhide is still young and immature."

"Finally, I'll say this: Although you two are married and have a family, you will still live and eat with us, so you two will have to pay 10 yuan a month for living expenses."

After Yan Fugui finished speaking, he looked at Liu Haizhong and said, "Please say a few words."

Liu Haizhong cleared his throat and said, "Yan Jiefang, Liu Guangxiu, after you get married, you must respect and love each other, and be filial to your parents-in-law."

"This...that...live a good life."

After listening to what the two fathers said, Liu Guangxiu thought to himself: Is this like escaping from the tiger's den and entering a wolf's den?