Siheyuan: The happy life of a little chef

There was no choice but to take her with me. It wasn't cold anymore anyway.

Han Chunyan was sitting in the sidecar holding Doudou, and Han Chunming was sitting in the back holding a cloth bag filled with snacks given by Han Chunyan.

Soon they arrived at the Han family’s door.

Now that we were at the door, we couldn’t just leave without saying hello, so we all went in.

When Aunt Han saw Li Jianjun and Han Chunyan coming in with the child, she immediately went to greet them.

"You little brat, why are you bothering your brother-in-law so late at night?"

Li Jianjun said with a smile.

"It's okay, Mom. I don't have to go to work tomorrow anyway."

Aunt Han was just pretending to be angry.

"Hey, Doudou, grandma's good granddaughter, come here for a hug."

But Doudou refused and buried herself in Li Jianjun's neck.

Aunt Han patted her little butt.

"Why don't you let grandma hold you?"

Han Chunyan said.

"Mom, don't talk about you. As long as Jianjun comes back, she doesn't want me to hold her, she just clings to Jianjun."

Li Jianjun said proudly.

"That's my little cotton-padded jacket."

Aunt Han was so happy looking at this happy family of three.

"I won't be working tomorrow. Come sit inside for a while."

After entering the Han family, Han Chunming put his things away and ran out with a box of biscuits.

Aunt Han shouted.

"Where are you going at this late hour?"

Han Chunming said as he ran.

"I'm going to go out and play for a while."

Han Chunyan said.

"I just brought him some food, so he must be showing off. Mom, just leave him alone."

Aunt Han felt a little distressed.

"This prodigal child, nowadays, if anyone has some good things, he would show them off. I will punish him when he comes back."

While the Han family was chatting, Han Chunming came to the backyard.

"Su Meng, look, these are the cookies my brother-in-law gave me. Try them."

Su Meng looked at the cookies she had never seen before and said enviously.

"Your brother-in-law is so nice to you. I have never seen such cookies before."

Han Chunming said proudly.

"That's right, my brother-in-law is very good to me, you should try it."

As he said that, he took a piece and gave it to Su Meng.

Su Meng took a bite and said happily.

"It's filled with chocolate."

Han Chunming asked.

"Su Meng, have you ever eaten chocolate?"

Su Meng said.

"One of my dad's students, whose family was a cadre, gave him two pieces. My dad couldn't bear to eat them, so he brought them back to me. I can't tell you how delicious they tasted. I will never forget them."

As if she felt she had said too much, Su Meng continued.

"Your cookies are delicious too. They seem to taste better than the chocolate ones. They must be very expensive, right?"

Han Chunming shook his head.

"I don't know. My sister stuffed it in there. I'll look for some chocolates when I get back. I'll bring them to you then."

Su Meng said with emotion.

"Thank you, Chunminger, you eat too."

As he said this, he picked up a piece and handed it to Han Chunming's mouth.

Han Chunming took it with his hands with a blushing face, ate with a silly smile, and occasionally stole a glance at Su Meng.

At this time, a boy about the same age as Han Chunming walked over.

"Chun Ming'er, I went to your house to look for you just now, and your mother said that you ran away. I guessed that you must have come to look for Su Meng."

Han Chunming looked at Cheng Jianjun who broke the atmosphere and smiled awkwardly.

"Jianjun, why are you here? Come here, let me give you some cookies. My brother-in-law gave them to me."

Cheng Jianjun took the biscuits without hesitation and started eating them.

"It's delicious. Your brother-in-law is so nice to you."

Han Chunming was eating biscuits while Li Jianjun had almost finished his conversation.

"Mom, it's getting late. Let's go back first. We need to coax Doudou to sleep."

Aunt Han stood up and said.

"Okay, drive slowly on your way, Chunming'er, Han Chunming'er, your sister and brother-in-law are about to go back."

Han Chunyan stopped Aunt Han.

"Forget it, Mom, let him play. We are going back now. You should get some rest early."

Seeing that Han Chunming did not respond, Aunt Han had no choice but to give up.

"Okay, then I won't send you off. I'll definitely deal with this little bastard when he comes back."

Li Jianjun observed a three-second silence for Han Chunming.

The next day, Xu Damao's parents and sister, as well as Lou Xiao'e's parents, brother, sister-in-law and their children all came.

Li Jianjun was busy in the kitchen, and Han Chunyan was holding Doudou and watching beside him, otherwise he would make a fuss. Usually, Li Jianjun went to work before Doudou woke up, so he wouldn't make such a fuss if he hadn't seen it. But since he saw it, he must be within his sight.

After Lou Bancheng started working at the meat processing factory, he felt much more relaxed both physically and mentally and no longer looked so gloomy.

Xu Damao's parents were very happy at this moment and kept praising Lou Xiao'e.

"I said Xiao'e is a blessed person. Look, she's going to be a mother in one year."

Mr. and Mrs. Lou were also happy.

"Fugui, I am now a member of the working class, so don't mention the previous titles. I will just call you my in-laws."

"My dear relatives, Xiao'e is pregnant. You should pay more attention to this. The younger generation doesn't know much about it, so you should remind her."

Xu's mother said happily.

"Don't worry, I'll come to see Xiao'e every week, and when Xiao'e gives birth, I'll take care of her during the confinement period, so don't worry."

Xu Damao also promised.

"Mom and Dad, don't worry. I've remembered everything I should pay attention to and I won't let Ezi get into trouble."

Lou Bancheng was very satisfied with the Xu family's attitude.

"Da Mao, I'm working at the meat processing factory now. I will definitely help you if I can. I'm also acquainted with your factory director Li. I'll talk to you about it if I have the chance."

Xu Damao doesn't rely on Lou Bancheng, he relies on Li Jianjun.

"Dad, Director Li is Jianjun's uncle, don't worry, you guys chat, I'll go help Jianjun."

Lou Bancheng nodded.

"Go ahead. They are here to help. We can't really treat them as cooks."

Xu Damao walked into the kitchen.

"Thank you for your hard work, brother. I'm here to help you."

Li Jianjun said indifferently.

"It's not a big dish, just some home-cooked dishes, it's not a big problem. By the way, Brother Damao, will anyone else be there later?"

Xu Damao shook his head.

"No, this is a family dinner, it's not convenient for others to come."

Li Jianjun nodded, that was indeed the case.

At noon, we sat down at two tables.

Doudou naturally sat in Li Jianjun's arms.

"Uncle Xu, Uncle Lou, I won't drink anymore. The children can't live without me."

Lou Bancheng looked at Doudou in Li Jianjun's arms and sighed.

"When Xiao'e was little, I was very busy and didn't even have time to go home for dinner. But as long as I was at home, she would sit in my arms like Doudou and wait for me to feed her. In the blink of an eye, Xiao'e is about to become a mother. Time flies."

As he spoke, Lou Bancheng shed some tears.

Mother Lou patted him on the back.

"Today is a happy day, why are you saying this?"

Lou Bancheng wiped away his tears and said with a smile.

"You're so happy, it's my fault. I'll drink three cups as punishment."

Xu Fugui hurried to accompany him.

"My dear, don't punish yourself. I'll drink with you."

The atmosphere was lively and everyone was talking and laughing.

In the middle courtyard, the He family.

Banggeng ran out to play after dinner, Jia Zhang went back to lie down after dinner, Shazhu sat alone drinking, and He Yushui didn't come back again.

Now, apart from Banggeng and Jia Zhangshi, Shazhu hardly interacts with anyone in the yard. He used to drink with Yi Zhonghai, but he has never spoken to him since that incident.

Sha Zhu was very depressed. Why were others so happy while he was so miserable? His beloved grandmother died, he had a falling out with Yi Zhonghai, his sister never came back, and even the house belonged to He Daqing. He was also disabled. Now the only thing that could comfort Sha Zhu was the 1280 yuan given by Bang Geng and He Yushui.