Siheyuan: A blessed place to start

Sha Zhu curled his lips and sighed. There was no peace at home and the restaurant was not at peace either.

"Why can't I read a book? I can keep learning as long as I live!"

Lou Xiaoe chuckled, "You're right. It's a lifelong learning process. Let me see what you're learning!"

As she spoke, Lou Xiao'e walked over and wanted to take a look, but Sha Zhu subconsciously hid the book behind him, and the scene was very awkward for a while.

"Hmm? I... can't watch it? It can't be something I shouldn't watch..."

Lou Xiao'e looked at Sha Zhu with a sly smile on her face, and Sha Zhu bared his teeth with an embarrassed look on his face.

"What are you thinking? Am I that kind of person?"

"Then prove it to me. I'll just take a look. What's the big deal?"

As Lou Xiao'e was about to grab the book, Sha Zhu nervously stuffed it into his arms, "What are you doing? Don't touch me! Don't touch me! Hehe, Lou Xiao'e, you are so outrageous!"

The more Sha Zhu struggled, the more fiercely Lou Xiao'e counterattacked, and the two of them had a lot of fun fighting and dodging.

In the end, Lou Xiao'e got the book. Sha Zhu scratched his head and said, "Look at what you can do. Look, can you understand it?"

"Why can't I understand? It's not like I can't read!"

As she spoke, Lou Xiao'e flipped through the book carefully. Wow, this was truly amazing. This was not just a picture book, it was a treasure!

"Silly Zhu, where did you get this book from? This book... looks so old!"

Lou Xiaoe flipped through a few pages and found that she really couldn't understand the contents. Some of the text was in traditional Chinese characters, but from some simple words, it seemed that...

"menu?"

Lou Xiao'e seemed to have discovered a shocking secret. Every page seemed to record the detailed recipe, the weight of the ingredients, the cooking time of the raw materials, etc., all recorded in great detail.

"Give it to me. Even if I give it to you, you won't understand it!"

Sha Zhu snatched the recipe and began to look at it carefully, but Lou Xiao'e was very interested in it!

"This recipe is very old. Is it an antique? Where did it come from?"

Although Lou Xiao'e has no hobby of collecting, she can tell at a glance that this is a valuable item with a long history.

Sha Zhu smiled innocently, "The recipe does have an idea. It was written by my ancestor when he was a royal chef in the palace. It has been more than a hundred years now."

"More than a hundred years? I didn't expect you to be a genuine descendant of Tan's cuisine!"

"Hey, you think I'm a liar! I'm telling you, you're making money by being my cook!"

Lou Xiao'e nodded repeatedly in tacit agreement, "Yes, yes, yes, you are right! I think I have found a treasure!"

"He Yuzhu!"

The two were chatting happily in the room when they heard a sharp shout coming from outside the door.

Sha Zhu frowned, covered his heart and sighed, "Who is this? What is he shouting outside the door? Can you please not come out in the middle of the night and scare people?"

It’s so late, all the restaurant employees have gone off work, who else could come at this time?

Lou Xiao'e suddenly felt something was wrong. The door should have been locked at this time. Who had the key?

The two looked at each other and both felt that the person outside the door had bad intentions.

"Hurry up and grab your weapons! They're not going to make trouble again!"

"Zhu Zi, what should I do? No, I have to go upstairs and call the police!"

Lou Xiao'e had seen all kinds of situations and was never nervous in any negotiation situation, but she was frightened by what happened a few days ago.

He is in the open and the enemy is in the dark, so something bad might happen again.

"If you go out, whether you can make a call or not is up to you. Hurry and stand behind me. I'll go out and see what's going on!"

"Silly Zhu, is this okay? It's too dangerous!"

There were only two of them in the entire restaurant at that time. Lou Xiao'e felt that the chances of winning were too low, so she might as well call for help.

But with Shazhu's personality, he won't admit defeat!

"What's the danger? I'm a grown man and I can't be a coward!" As he said that, Sha Zhu picked up the menu on the chopping board and prepared to open the door.

"Silly pillar..."

"Shut up!"

Lou Xiao'e felt it was too dangerous and wanted to stop it, but Sha Zhu had no intention of backing down. Instead, he strode forward and opened the door to the back kitchen with a bang.

"Who the hell are you..."

I thought he would retaliate with a roar, but I was completely dumbfounded the moment I opened the door.

The kitchen knife in his hand fell to the ground with a loud bang, and he almost broke his foot.

Lou Xiao'e, who was behind him, also opened her eyes wide in horror.

"It's you? Qin Huairu! Oh my god... I was so scared that my heart beat faster and I almost couldn't breathe. Why didn't you say something just now? You scared us both to death!"

Although Lou Xiao'e's expression was serious and she didn't mean to be joking at all, she was temporarily relieved. At least he wasn't here to cause trouble and her life was not in danger.

But Qin Huairu stared at the two of them without moving, which made the scene very awkward for a while.

Lou Xiao'e kept taking deep breaths and sighing behind him, and it seemed that she was really scared.

Sha Zhu was embarrassed and at a loss, not knowing how to explain to Qin Huairu.

The two of them had been having a big fight at home, and now it was making things worse.

"What are you two doing? I am disturbing your fun. Why don't I just leave?"

Qin Huairu was strong and calm, and she managed to suppress her anger and speak. Lou Xiao'e heard the wrong tone and realized that something was wrong.

"Huai Ru, you misunderstood!"

"Listen to my explanation. I was working in the office upstairs. I just came downstairs to get off work and noticed that the light in the kitchen was still on, so I came over to take a look. I just said a few words and you came over!"

Lou Xiao'e explained very patiently, fearing that Qin Huairu would misunderstand.

But the more he explained, the more confusing it became. Qin Huairu was very dissatisfied with Sha Zhu's indignant attitude.

"A man and a woman working overtime in the kitchen late at night? Interesting!"

These words sounded sarcastic and would make anyone feel uncomfortable. Lou Xiao'e really didn't expect that no matter how hard she tried to defend herself, she still couldn't escape Qin Huairu's disaster.

"Huai Ru, you misunderstood! Things are not what you see! I just came in to chat with Sha Zhu for a few words. By the way, we were talking about the book!"

"Hurry up and take out the book for Huairu to read. Isn't this all a misunderstanding?"

Lou Xiao'e was extremely anxious. They were originally neighbors living in the same courtyard, and this was the second time she had been misunderstood. Anyone would feel bad!

But Shazhu acted as if he didn't hear anything. What book?

A look of indifference.

This really pissed off Lou Xiao'e, "Hey, why don't you say something, Silly Zhu? Hurry up and take out the book! Don't let Huairu misunderstand!"

Lou Xiao'e became more and more excited as she spoke. She pulled Sha Zhu's clothes and asked him to take out the book, but Sha Zhu seemed to be afraid and did not move despite Lou Xiao'e's constant urging.

This made Qin Huairu even angrier.

"That's great, you silly guy. You've become capable, right? You can do it. You really can do it. I just want to ask you one question. Can you still live like this?"

Qin Huairu suppressed her anger and spoke angrily, but Sha Zhu didn't give her any face.

"It's not up to me to decide whether we can live like this. Tell me, do you still want to live like this?"

Shazhu, this young and foolish man, is still acting like an idiot at this time!