Siheyuan: Five mouths waiting for food at the beginning

"Mountains and rivers, mountains and rivers,"

Zhao Shanhe was just about to go to work when he saw Sha Zhu crouching at the gate like a thief, looking out of the door. "It's you, Sha Zhu, what's wrong?"

Sha Zhu quickly removed the threshold of the gate and asked Zhao Shanhe to push the bicycle out, followed closely by Zhao Shanhu and Zhao Shanhai.

Sha Zhu rubbed his hands and smiled in a very obscene way, especially his face full of wrinkles. Zhao Shanhe felt that Sha Zhu had aged a few years and was like a big fool.

"If you have something to say, please tell me. If not, I'm going to work now."

"I have something to say, Shanhe, can we talk alone?"

"Okay, then you guys go first, mountains, lakes, and seas."

Zhao Shanhe was also a little curious. This Sha Zhu usually avoided him, so why did he come up to him today?

After Zhao Shanhu and Zhao Shanhai rode away, Zhao Shanhe pushed his bicycle and walked in front. Sha Zhu quickly caught up and walked beside them, pushing his bike.

"Okay, tell me what's going on."

"Um, um, Shanhe, do you have anything to do after get off work this afternoon?"

"My youngest son was just born, so I'm the one taking care of the older ones. Jingru hasn't finished her confinement yet. What's wrong? Do you have anything to do this afternoon?"

"Can you spare some time this afternoon? I'd like to treat you to a meal."

"What? You want to treat me to a meal? The sun doesn't rise from the west today."

"Shanhe, you are joking. How can the sun rise from the west?"

"You don't even believe that the sun rises from the west, so why did you suddenly think of treating me to a meal?"

"Shanhe, don't we all live in the same compound? What's wrong with inviting you to dinner? Besides, when you were a kid, you often came to my house to play with my sister, and we've never had a meal together."

"Silly Zhu, why haven't we had dinner together? You treated me to a meal the year I graduated from college. Did you forget? Later, you, my uncle, and Xu Damao had dinner together again."

"Shanhe, Shanhe, wait for me." Xu Damao's voice came from behind. Speak of the devil and he will appear.

"Shanhe, what are you talking about with this big fool?"

"Xu Damao, why are you everywhere? Who are you calling a fool?"

"Whoever takes the call will be the one to speak."

"Go away. I have something to do with Shanhe. I don't want to argue with you today."

"You're the only one who has something to do with Shanhe. Tell me what it is."

"I want to invite Shanhe to dinner, so what? I won't invite your grandson."

"Hahaha, hahaha, I'm dying of laughter." Xu Damao laughed so hard that he held on to his bicycle and his waist bent over.

"I'm not interested in going even if you invite me to dinner. I don't want to eat air. Shanhe, have you forgotten the first time he invited you to dinner? This big fool invited us to dinner and let Qin Huairu take away all the food. I remember his sister He Yushui always went to your house to eat, and he still wants to invite us to dinner."

Sha Zhu might also be remembering the first time he invited Zhao Shanhe to dinner, and his expression was colorful.

"Don't worry, Shanhe. That won't happen this time. My father will cook for me this afternoon. What do you think?" Sha Zhu promised, patting his chest.

"Forget it, Silly Zhu, I have things to do after work."

"Don't, Shanhe, you see, we have been friends since we were young, our relationship has become estranged, let's have some meals and drinks together in the future to keep in touch."

Zhao Shanhe was speechless for a moment. This idiot Zhu is really thick-skinned. You were born in 35 and I was born in 43. He just said that he grew up with your sister, but now it seems that he has grown up with you since childhood. You and Xu Damao are the ones.

"Shanhe, I think you should go. I guess you haven't eaten Uncle He's cooking. His old man is really good at cooking." Zhao Shanhe was surprised that Xu Damao actually let him go. Aren't you two enemies? But when he saw the drooling at the corner of Xu Damao's mouth, he understood a little bit.

"Da Mao, have you ever eaten it?"

"I've eaten there a few times. At that time, Shazhu and I were both young, and Uncle He cooked. My father often drank with Uncle He, and I followed my father to eat Uncle He's dishes. I still remember the taste. Later, when Shazhu was older, he cooked. I also went to eat there a few times, and his cooking skills were far inferior to his father's."

"Xu Damao, you are bullshitting. It's my fault for not doing it well. My cooking skills are almost the same as my father's."

"Forget it, Silly Zhu. You are a half-baked person and you want to compete with your father. Do you know how to cook Uncle He's Tan dishes? You can only cook a few Sichuan dishes. You are a latecomer and you haven't even mastered the skills. You are far worse than those chefs in the big restaurants."

"Can you blame me for that? Tan's cuisine requires a lot of effort, and the ingredients are relatively precious. I rarely have the opportunity to practice, so it's normal that I can't compare to my father. My Sichuan cuisine is pretty good, okay? If my father had run away and I had joined the factory and studied for a few more years, only the chefs in the restaurant could compare to me."

After hearing what Sha Zhu said, Zhao Shanhe felt that the person who knows you best is indeed your enemy. It is estimated that Ma Dongmei, the person beside you, does not know Sha Zhu as well as Xu Damao, and it is just that both of them are men. If they were a man and a woman, there would be no problem for Ma Dongmei and Zhou Yuanyuan.

Zhao Shanhe remembered that Xu Damao's son seemed to always fight with Sha Zhu's son, but every time it was caused by provoking Sha Zhu's daughter. Maybe the two of them will become in-laws in the future. Let's see what these two will do.

"Okay, Silly Zhu, I'll go then. Sorry to bother you then."

"Okay, Shanhe, I'll wait for you in the afternoon and I'm sure you'll enjoy a feast."

"Silly Zhu, silly Zhu, take me with you too. Uncle He is killing me by cooking in the backyard every day. Only you, Shanhe, eat in the front yard. You came late, and the food is terrible."

"No, Xu Damao, who do you think you are? You are not worthy of me treating you to a meal."

"Silly Zhu, I just helped you persuade Shanhe, you won't turn against me so quickly."

"Okay, then you can come too. I've never seen anyone as shameless as you."

"Silly Zhu, you don't know how to appreciate the good things you have. Try to smell it every day and see if you can handle it."

At the Liu family, Liu Haizhong had left early. He was the director and could not arrive later than others. He originally wanted to chat with Liu Guangqi and ask Haodaer not to leave in a hurry, but when he left, Liu Guangqi had not gotten up yet.

It was already past ten o'clock when Liu Guangqi got up. He had not slept the whole day yesterday and was too tired from traveling. His wife and daughter also got up at about the same time.

After dinner, Liu Guangqi went out without his wife and children. He wanted to go around the city to see if there were any companies hiring. He couldn't just sit there and live off his savings, so finding a job would give him some assurance to his family.

He wandered around until the afternoon, and when all the factories had closed for get off work, he still hadn't found a job recruiting, especially since he was looking for a cadre position, which was even more impossible. When he got home, his father Liu Haizhong had already returned.

"Guangqi, are you leaving again tomorrow?"

"No, who told you that? I'm not in a hurry to leave this time."

"Don't worry. It would be better if you never leave. Dad is old and will retire next year. Without you, there will be no one to take care of him in his old age. But Dad wants you to be a high-ranking official. You are already a section chief, and I can't delay you. You can come back in a few days. Don't delay things over there. Dad is doing well here for now."

Originally, when Liu Guangqi told Liu Haizhong that he would never leave, he was ready to reveal his true colors. Unexpectedly, the situation took a turn for the better and his father actually had more to say and asked him to go back.