Siheyuan: The happy life of a little chef

On the other side, Xiaodang brought Huaihua to the door of Jia's house, and the door was closed.

Xiaodang knocked on the door.

Jia Zhang's voice came from inside.

"Who?"

Jia Zhang quickly opened the door.

Jia Zhang's life is not very good nowadays. With the rising prices, the Jia family is very tight on money. Jia Zhang is not as fat as before and her head is full of white hair.

Jia Zhang looked at the two little girls in front of her and said uncertainly.

"Are you Xiaodanghuahua?"

The two nodded, and Xiaodang said.

"Grandma, we came back to see you."

Jia Zhang said in surprise.

"Is it really Xiaodang Huaihua? Come in quickly, let grandma take a good look. I haven't seen you for several years. Your mother hasn't seen you either. Li Jianjun and Xu Damao are back for the New Year, but your mother took you to her parents' home for the New Year. She just doesn't want me to see you."

After mumbling a few words, Jia Zhang said happily again.

"Is this something for grandma? That's great. The granddaughter of our Jia family is filial."

In fact, she had wanted to find Qin Huairu a long time ago because the Jia family was living such a miserable life, but she was afraid because the house belonged to Qin Huairu, and she was afraid that Qin Huairu would get so angry that he would drive her and Banggeng out. But now, her two granddaughters came to her door.

Xiaodang is older after all, and she knows clearly what kind of person Jia Zhang is.

"It's nothing. You are our grandmother after all, so it's only natural for us to see you. By the way, how is Bang Geng?"

Jia Zhang was a little angry, but she didn't dare to show it.

"Xiao Dang, he is your brother, you can't call him by his name."

Xiao Dang said mercilessly.

"Hasn't the relationship been severed? Then he is no longer our brother."

Jia Zhang said rudely.

"That's also your brother, your biological brother."

Xiao Dang said lightly.

"It's okay for you to say this to Huaihua, but not to me. Don't think that I can't remember things because I was young. If it weren't for Uncle Li, I would have starved to death. What about Banggeng? He has been stealing my food since he was a child, but you have never scolded him. You also said that I am a money-loser anyway, and as long as Banggeng is full, it's fine."

Jia Zhang didn't expect that Xiaodang still remembered his childhood. She felt a little embarrassed and put on a pitiful look.

"Xiaodang, don't blame your brother and grandma. At that time, every family was hungry, and your brother was the only male in the family, so he must have been the one to eat first."

Xiaodang didn't believe a single word Jia Zhang said.

"Since life was so hard back then and we didn't even have enough to eat, how did you get so fat?"

Jia Zhang said after a long pause.

"Grandma is born like this. She gains weight even when drinking water. Xiaodang, are you guys doing well?"

Afraid that Xiaodang would continue talking, Jia Zhang quickly changed the subject.

Xiaodang didn't want to say more.

"That's good. I've graduated from college, so I came back to visit you. It's considered as fulfilling the responsibility of a younger generation. I guess we won't have the chance to meet again in the future."

When Jia Zhang heard this, she became anxious. Qin Huairu and her daughter were now very successful, so how could she let them go?

So I started pretending to cry.

"Xiaodang, please don't ignore grandma. Grandma misses you. Just come back and see grandma when you have time."

Xiaodang shook his head.

"I'm afraid I don't have much time. Huaihua and I are planning to open a store, so we'll be very busy."

Jia Zhang was stunned for a moment, then asked.

"Did Li Jianjun give you money to open the store?"

Xiaodang felt that Jia Zhang was talking nonsense. Apart from Uncle Li, who would give them money to open a shop?

Seeing that Xiaodang didn't say anything, Jia Zhangshi took it as her agreement and spoke.

"Xiao Dang, why don't you give this opportunity to your brother? You don't know how miserable your brother is. The salary at the steel mill is so low that it's not enough for food. He doesn't even have the money to date a girl. What can he do?

Now, you can give this opportunity to your brother and open two stores, one for you and Huaihua, and one for your brother. Isn't that perfect?"

Xiaodang and Huaihua looked at Jia Zhang in disbelief, and then Xiaodang laughed.

"Grandma, you are still the same Jia Zhang. I thought your bad life would change your character, but it seems I was wrong. Do you think this is our own store? You can give it to us if you want? This belongs to Uncle Li."

Jia Zhang asked back.

“Isn’t it the same as giving you money to open a store?”

Xiaodang and Huaihua were both amused by her stupidity.

"After all, we work for Uncle Li. How can it be ours? Would you give money to others for no reason?"

Jia Zhang thought about it and realized that who would be so stupid, so she changed her strategy.

"Why don't you let your brother come to work for you and give him a higher salary? That would be fine too."

Xiaodang shook his head.

"Salaries have to be paid into the bank account, so how can we offer high salaries? Besides, Uncle Li never likes jokes."

Jia Zhang said with her head lowered.

"Yes, Li Jianjun has never liked Banggeng. Why wouldn't he like Banggeng? Banggeng has been smart, sensible and filial since he was a child. Why wouldn't he like Banggeng?"

In Jia Zhang's eyes, Banggeng is good in every way.

Seeing that Jia Zhang was still so partial and unreasonable, Xiaodang didn't want to stay any longer.

"Okay, we have things to do, so we'll leave first."

Jia Zhang still wanted to make a final struggle.

"Leaving now? Why don't you eat here and meet your brother when he gets home from get off work. I'll go buy some groceries."

Xiaodang shook his head.

"No need for that. Doudou is still waiting for us. Let's go."

After saying that, Xiaodang and Huaihua went out, and Jia Zhang followed closely behind to persuade them.

Xiaodang ignored her.

"Doudou, let's go."

Li Wenyu responded.

"Here we are, let's go, Uncle He, let's go to the restaurant now."

Sha Zhu locked the door and followed Li Wenyu.

Jia Zhang followed them to the door until they got into the car and left, but she felt unwilling to accept it. Why could the two money-losing people live so comfortably while she and Banggeng couldn't even afford to eat something delicious? She decided to wait for Banggeng to come back in the evening to discuss it properly.

In addition, in the half room in the middle courtyard, Yi Zhonghai stood at the window and saw all of this.

He is not living well now. No one cares about him, and his savings are not enough to spend. His pension is just that little, and he is old and cannot find an easy job.

He now envied Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui, who not only had sons, but also had decent jobs when they were old. He felt very regretful in his heart. He should have established a good relationship with Li Jianjun earlier, otherwise it would not have come to this. Li Jianjun obviously respected him very much when he first came, it was all his own fault.

But today, when he saw Xiao Dang Huaihua carrying things to see Jia Zhangshi, he became interested again. After all, they were related by blood, so how could he just give them up? If he could rely on these two girls, wouldn't his life be better?

Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai smiled mysteriously.

Jia Zhang returned home and opened the things Xiaodang and the others had brought. Although she had never seen them before, she could tell from the packaging that they were definitely not cheap. This made her more determined to suck blood. She decided not to miss this opportunity, as she wanted to have meat for every meal.