Siheyuan: Five mouths waiting for food at the beginning

"I understand. Of course I understand. Banggeng is my eldest grandson. If Banggeng hadn't been so successful, I wouldn't even dare to think about a life like this."

When Sha Zhu came to the hotel from Xu Damao's place, he was in an indescribably good mood. The haze caused by He Daqing's departure had completely passed.

After He Daqing returned home from the graduation banquet, he locked himself in his room. He lost his wife when he was young. Why couldn't Sha Zhu understand him? It didn't matter who he looked for.

Although he has a son and a daughter over the years, he is still lonely, especially as he gets older. It just so happens that the White Widow appears in his life again. Every time he goes to the White Widow, she takes good care of him.

He was more and more eager to find a life partner. Besides, a night with the White Widow meant a hundred days of love. Xiaobai was also alone and helpless, so the two of them were a perfect match. This was God's arrangement.

Now Sha Zhu and He Yushui both have their own families and no longer need him as a father, so he made a decision that went against his ancestors and left again, planning to spend the rest of his life with Bai Guafu.

Under the influence of alcohol, he packed his bedding and money, took his passbook, left the letter, and ran away overnight.

Around dawn, they arrived at the house rented by the White Widow, and scared her.

Widow Bai was so frightened that she didn't dare to open the door. She only opened the door after confirming again and again that it was He Daqing.

"Daqing, what are you doing so early in the morning?"

He Daqing smiled with his expressionless face and said, "Xiao Bai, I have decided to live with you from now on. My son and daughter don't agree to take you home, so I moved out."

When Widow Bai heard what He Daqing said, she was so moved that she cried out, "Daqing..."

"noob"

The two hugged each other tightly, and He Daqing patted the white widow on the back, "Okay, stop crying. You are so sentimental even though you are old."

"Daqing, is it worth doing this for me?"

"Xiao Bai, what's worth it? When a person gets old, he will be a burden to his children. Instead of living his life under the eyes of his children, it is better to stay away from them and live his own life. When the eyes of heaven close, he will be buried."

"Daqing, I am sorry for you and for causing trouble for you."

"That's enough. Then don't come to me. I've moved out now. What's the point of talking about this?"

The seventy-year-old He Daqing picked up the sixty-something White Widow and said, "Let me see if there is any water left in you, a woman made of water."

"Daqing, you are already this old, so don't come here, or you will hurt your back again."

"Xiao Bai, let me show you whether I, He Daqing, am still capable over the years. I have been saving up for decades this time, and we will release it today."

A few minutes later, He Daqing was lying on the kang, with Widow Bai massaging his waist. "I told you to slow down. You are not young anymore."

He Daqing still said stubbornly, "I didn't sleep well last night, and I haven't eaten anything since yesterday afternoon. I'm tired. I'll be able to do it once I recover."

"Daqing, what are we going to do in the future? You can't go with me to pick up trash."

"Xiao Bai, I'm here now, how can I let you pick up trash? I've already thought about it. Let's rent a shop and cook some home-cooked meals. How can I, a cook, let you starve?"

"With my skills, it's easy for me to open a small restaurant. We just cook lunch every day. We don't ask for much money, as long as we can support ourselves. It won't be tiring to cook just one meal."

"I'll cook and you'll take care of the people. With my cooking skills, I can sell you one meal a day and you won't go hungry."

"Qing Dynasty,"

Under the massage of the White Widow, He Daqing fell asleep quickly and slept for the whole day.

"Daqing, you're awake now. Are you hungry? I made some dumplings for you. I'll take them downstairs right away."

He Daqing felt that this was what home was like and this was the life he wanted to live.

The next day, He Daqing went to a nearby business place to inquire if there was any place for rent.

Within a few days, He Daqing and Bai Guafu opened the Lao He Restaurant. Thanks to He Daqing's cooking skills, the restaurant soon attracted repeat customers.

And even though it’s only open for lunch, the restaurant is always packed at noon.

After working for a few days, He Daqing couldn't stand the pain in his arms anymore, so he opened the restaurant casually. Basically, he worked for three days and rested for two days.

Although the guests complained, there was nothing they could do as the old couple were old enough.

He Daqing and Widow Bai lived their lives like this.

Soon, August passed and September came, and school started again.

The day before school started, Zhao Shanhe asked, "An Huan, you really don't need me to send you off. We sent your eldest brother off in the beginning. Don't accuse us of favoritism."

"Dad, there's really no need. My eldest brother is in another province, and I'm in our city. Besides, I come back every day, and I don't live in school. He Hua and I are both adults, so there's no problem at all."

"No, An Huan, the child is grown up and should be independent. You have never lived in a school since you were a child. Why don't you experience it in college?"

"Dad, what do you mean? You don't want me to live at home?"

"Isn't it obvious enough? Look at you. You're either playing or on your way to play all day. I allow this, so I won't say anything."

"You call me every morning and every night. I can't stand it anymore. You are affecting your brothers and sisters' studies. Get this sour smell of love out of the house."

"It just so happens that you two are inseparable. You can be together every day at school, eat together, and go to class together."

"Dad, I'm not as outrageous as you say, am I? I just made a few phone calls."

"An Huan, why don't you listen to your father and live on campus? You've already been admitted to university, so don't lead the two little ones astray. You can live on campus during the week and come back on weekends." Qin Jingru also said. She couldn't stand this love-brained son anymore.

"Dad, Mom, your words deeply hurt my heart. I didn't live in school because I planned to come back every day to accompany you. I didn't expect you to..."

"Okay, stop acting. I don't know what you're thinking. I'm afraid that the food at school won't be as good as at home, and you'll miss the food at home."

"That's not what you said when your mom was cooking. I remember you said that when you go to college, you will live on campus, be independent, and study hard."

"Dad, this is definitely not what I said. I definitely didn't say such a thing. I just can't leave you."

"Second brother, you actually dare to question Dad's memory. You don't know Dad's memory, but he has a photographic memory. But Mom and Dad are right. You keep talking about this and that all the time, which affects us too much."