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"For things like this, even if the people don't report it and the officials don't investigate, if we really get to the bottom of it, your whole family won't be able to save their reputation!" He Yuzhu would not indulge them, and after he said that, he began to investigate.

He Daqing and Widow Bai lived in the main house, and this small courtyard was their property. When He Daqing left with the money, it was more than enough for him to buy this small courtyard.

It’s not bad, at least the main house is used for living. He Yuzhu turned around and walked out again: "It’s okay, but if there are any changes in the future, don’t blame me for being rude.

After all, I support your entire family, so I should be given due respect.

Then, He Yuzhu examined the White Widow's children, all of whom looked unconvinced.

"Are you not convinced? Come and try it now. I'll let you guys do it together.

"He Yuzhu never took them seriously," When my father gets old in the future, you must send him back respectfully. If you show any disrespect, don't blame me for being rude.

"Anyone want to take action?"

No one dared to move!

He Yuzhu walked straight out. At that time, He Daqing was holding two children. He Wenxuan could speak and called grandpa, while He Wencheng was sleeping because he was tired from taking the train.

"Okay, where do you work?" He Yuzhu came out and asked, "Let's go have a meal together, chat, and let me show you how good my cooking is.

"Okay, let's go!" He Daqing turned around and said, "Xiaobai, the kids and I are going to have dinner, you guys wait for us at home.

"Come back soon!" The White Widow did not stop him. She understood that the current situation was different from the past. The children had grown up and were living well.

You can tell from their clothes, and my daughter’s boyfriend is a policeman, so he came in uniform.

He Yuzhu had been overbearing since childhood, and He Daqing mentioned this many times. He was always concerned about children and would talk about it whenever it was mentioned.

Therefore, He Yuzhu's deterrent power is so great today!

After the He family left, Widow Bai breathed a sigh of relief. She was surprised that He Daqing was not taken away by force.

"Aren't you usually very capable?" The White Widow then said half-jokingly.

"Mom, He Yuzhu looks very strong, He Daqing..." the eldest son said.

"Stop talking. I've told you so many times to call me dad. Why don't you listen?" Widow Bai reached out and tapped her son's head. "If He Daqing is taken away by them, how will you afford his living expenses?"

“He wouldn’t even teach us his craft.

“The eldest son seemed a little aggrieved.

"He has his own biological children, why would he teach you?" The White Widow was speechless for a moment, "What is your last name?"

"Have you been wronged for so many years?"

"Okay, I'll be taking care of him, so just be more respectful to him.

Now that he has seen his grandson, he might leave on a whim one day. What should we do then?"

"I got it, Mom!" The children nodded one after another. The eldest daughter-in-law felt bad too. She had married into the family because she was attracted by their good family, but later she found out that they were the kind of people who wanted to get close to her.

Now that their children have come, they have almost lost their long-term source of income.

However, people from Beijing are very stylish!

He Daqing brought his family directly to a restaurant, "Hey, Master He, aren't you on night shift?"

“My son and daughter came and I brought them to dinner.

"He Daqing explained with a smile on his face.

(The people in the restaurant were stunned when they heard this; they didn’t know anything about He Daqing.

)

"Okay, let's find a seat!" He Daqing was too embarrassed to say anything more, "I will take my son to the kitchen later. He is also a chef. I want to see if his skills have improved over the years.

"Okay, order whatever you like.

“This restaurant is a public-private partnership, and the person who speaks is the public manager.

Since the working hours of restaurants are different from those of general enterprises, they are divided into mid-shift and night shift, and the night shift is often busier.

After finding a seat and sitting down, everyone ordered some tea, and then He Daqing took He Yuzhu to the kitchen.

"Silly Zhu..." He Daqing still called him that at this time.

"Please stop yelling like that.

"He Yuzhu immediately interrupted him," No one in the city calls me that now.

"I'm in charge of a canteen in the steel mill. I'm a level 6 chef, which is the pinnacle of my level in the steel mill, but I don't want to leave. I can usually afford the five-dollar meal fee for a table at a private gathering.

"How is your cooking now?"

"Ha~" He Daqing laughed, "Okay, let me see what you can do.

“You can pick whatever ingredients you want.

"Row.

He Yuzhu quickly put on his apron, rolled up his sleeves and began to select fresh ingredients. He planned to make ten dishes today.

He is good at Sichuan cuisine and Shandong cuisine, but Tan cuisine and palace cuisine are beyond his ability.

After washing the vegetables, he began to cut them skillfully. With one cut, everyone in the kitchen was attracted by his skills. His knife skills were truly amazing!

He Yuzhu was concentrating on cutting vegetables, and everyone's eyes were focused on him. "Master He, your son's cooking skills are amazing!"

"Well, it's okay!" He Daqing was quite happy, but his face remained serious.

He Yuzhu glanced at him and said nothing more.

His movements were clean and neat, and his steps were orderly, accurately calculating the cooking time and temperature for each dish.

Within forty minutes, ten dishes were ready, and they were delicious. He even made some extra and put them on other plates for later use.

“Master chefs, please try my cooking. Today is my treat.

He Yuzhu said as he took off his apron.

"Master He, you are so polite..." Seeing his generosity, everyone hurriedly thanked him.

"Let's learn from you, your skills are really good.

He Daqing ordered a bottle of wine, and the family sat down to enjoy the food.

He Daqing had nothing to say. He Yushui was the one talking most of the time. Especially when talking about Yi Zhonghai, He Daqing seemed very angry.

"This Yi Zhonghai..." He Daqing blushed, "But, doesn't he have a crush on Jia Dongxu?"

"Jia Dongxu is dead!" He Yuzhu interrupted, "But it might not have been Yi Zhonghai who fell in love with me, but the deaf old lady.

"Her?" He Daqing said after a moment's silence, "Maybe she won't have to worry about retirement, as Yi Zhonghai and his wife will take care of her. She doesn't have to worry about herself, but she's just afraid of Yi Zhonghai.

“It seems that she may have said something to Yi Zhonghai, so he considered you as a backup candidate.

"Okay, let's not talk about them.

Yu Shui's wedding date has been set, and I have prepared the dowry. I have asked Yi Zhonghai to return all the money you have sent home over the years in one go, and I have doubled it.

"He Yuzhu continued.

“It was less than three thousand yuan in total, and I gave it all to Yu Shui as her dowry.

“When the time comes, you can just go back to attend the wedding. Stay in Yu Shui’s room first, and then come back after the wedding is over in three days.

"But shouldn't you buy some new clothes and a pair of leather shoes?"

"No problem, don't worry about that, I'm not confused.

“Although He Daqing was embarrassed to ask for it, as a chef, he had extra income from private work in addition to his salary. He couldn’t keep either of these two sums of money, but he would still quietly save some.

"I know your situation. You have to be more careful in the future. What if you can't even afford a train ticket when you're old?" He Yuzhu reminded, "You can give your salary to Widow Bai, but keep the money from your private work for yourself!"

“You have a grandson now, and you will have grandchildren in the future, so you should think long-term.

"As a grandfather, can you really bear to go back empty-handed?"

He Daqing fell into deep thought after hearing this, picked up the wine glass and drank it all, and replied lightly: "Do I still need you to teach me?"

He Yuzhu chuckled. If he hadn't traveled through time, he didn't know how difficult life would have been for the He family father and son.

"Uncle..." Zhou Yi raised his glass.

He Yushui gently pushed him and reminded him, "Still calling me uncle?"

Zhou Yi immediately understood and changed his words: "Dad, I'll toast to you.

“Okay, Xiao Zhou, your cooking skills are much better than Zhuzi’s.

He Daqing clinked glasses happily and had a good impression of the young man.

He Daqing then began to talk about He Yuzhu’s cooking skills, which had not been mentioned before: “Your Sichuan cooking skills are no less than your master’s.

“But who did you learn Shandong cuisine from?” he asked curiously.

"Do you know Yaheju?" He Yuzhu asked back.

“I know, that boss has a bad character.

"He Daqing said: "Their family is a family that has inherited imperial court cuisine and Shandong cuisine. Where did you learn it?"

“Nan Yi is the only one left in the Nan family. He used to work in the machine repair shop affiliated with our factory, and was later transferred to the second canteen as the cooking squad leader.

"His cooking skills were a little rough, so in order to improve his cooking skills, he gave me recipes of imperial court cuisine and Shandong cuisine for me to study together.

In winter we also go to Tianjin to buy seafood.

“I can cook imperial court cuisine, but its complexity and strict ingredient requirements limit the number of dishes I can make.

So I mainly study Shandong cuisine, and the palace cuisine depends on the situation.

"Yes, it's time for you to accept disciples now!" He Daqing said with emotion.

“I accepted it a long time ago. My eldest disciple Ma Hua can now cook several dishes.

When I get older, I plan to publish a cookbook of Sichuan cuisine.

"He Yuzhu said: "Our Tan cuisine is not authentic, and I have also innovated many Sichuan dishes.

“Your grandson will be studying in the future, so I plan to publish a cookbook and sign my name on it, which will also continue the He family’s culinary tradition.

He Daqing smacked his lips. In this era, it was no longer possible to pass down family skills as before, especially since his daughter-in-law was a teacher, the education of his children was even more important.

“Okay, whatever you want.

He Daqing nodded in agreement, "But how do your new dishes taste?"

“You’ll know when you go home and try it. Then we’ll move back together and stay with you for a few days.

“He Daqing was somewhat surprised by He Yuzhu’s words.

He quickly asked: "Where is the house? Where is your new home?"

"Don't worry.

"He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Wencheng is still young and there is no one to take care of him during the day. We will temporarily live in Wenli's parents' home. We will come back every Sunday to check on the house and stay for a day.

“When our child starts kindergarten, we will move back.

As there were no elderly people at home to help, they had to temporarily stay at their father-in-law's house.

He Daqing could only drink to relieve his sorrow. Although he didn't drink much today, he was still a little tipsy.

The dinner for the three of them lasted for three hours. Fortunately, this was where He Daqing worked, otherwise it might have caused trouble.

Afterwards, he sent them to the train station. He Yushui was reluctant to leave, but still boarded the return train.

After a day of traveling, the woman and the child were tired and fell asleep as soon as they got on the bus.

He Yuzhu and Zhou Yi talked in low voices, they didn't dare to fall asleep.

The weather was clear and there were not many people in the carriage. He Yuzhu woke everyone up when the train arrived at Sijiu City.

The bicycles were parked outside the door, and the group rode directly home to the Wen family.

After Zhou Yi sent the person there, he left alone.

Wen's father and mother were waiting at home, and they came back not too late.

"Oh, are you tired?" they asked with concern.

The children were tired, so after a short nap on the train, we let them go to sleep later, otherwise they would definitely be woken up in the middle of the night.

"He Yuzhu was holding He Wencheng, and because he was being taken care of, he didn't look tired.

When he saw his grandmother, He Wencheng stretched out his hands and wanted to be hugged.

Wen's mother happily took He Wencheng, held him in her arms and teased him.

Wen's father then asked, "How is your father?"

"What else can I do?" He Yuzhu said helplessly: "That woman didn't give birth to a child for him. She just let him support the family all these years, but he seems to be quite happy about it.

"As his children, we can't control so much. After all, he is only in his fifties. We can't let him live alone, right?"

"What if he finds someone else?"

Father Wen nodded and said, “This is indeed a problem. Although he is not here, he has not caused us any extra trouble.

“That’s right, I think so too.

"He Yuzhu continued, "When Yushui gets married, let him come back and stay for a few days, and come back to visit when he is free in the future.

"If he doesn't go this time, I'm worried that when he gets old and can't make money, his family will kick him out and he won't be able to come back.

“Well, you’re right to think so.

"Father Wen nodded in agreement. "Well, you guys have been on the train for so long, do you want to eat something?"

"Let me make noodles!" He Yuzhu stood up, "This way it will be easier to digest at night.

"Dad, I want to eat noodles!" He Wenxuan raised his little hand.

"Little greedy cat, don't eat too much, otherwise you will feel uncomfortable at night.

"He Yuzhu smiled and agreed that the Sichuan-style noodles couldn't be too spicy because the children couldn't stand it.

He Yuzhu went to cook noodles happily. Wen Li pulled He Yushui aside and talked in a low voice, while Wen's father and mother teased the two children.

……

The whole family returned home, and only He Daqing remained in Bai Guafu's house in Baocheng.

He Daqing returned home a little drunk and knocked on the door. The White Widow opened the door. She breathed a sigh of relief, but turned around and ignored He Daqing.

The alcohol made He Daqing bolder, "Come in, can't you see I'm drunk?"

"You..." The White Widow was furious, but she held it back. After closing the door, she supported He Daqing and said, "Are you happy that your children are here?"

"Of course I am happy, they are all more promising than me.

"He Daqing said happily: "Do you know? My daughter is a college student..."