Siheyuan: I just want to live

At this moment, a figure came out of the kitchen. It was Chen Feng. He had just finished cooking and hurried out of the kitchen.

As soon as Chen Feng came out, he saw Li Guotao and others talking in the main room, and hurriedly took a few steps to come up to them.

He showed a gentle smile on his face and said sincerely: "Welcome to my humble home. It is my honor to have you here. I hope you can forgive me for not welcoming you from afar!"

As he said this, he bowed to everyone to express his apology.

Hearing Chen Feng's words, Hou Debang spoke first: "Brother Chen, you are too polite. We are so familiar with each other, is there any need to greet each other?" There was a hint of kindness and casualness in his tone.

Li Guotao also followed up and echoed: "Yes, Lao Hou is right. Whether to welcome or not, those are all formalities, we don't have to care about them." His face was filled with a warm smile.

When Chen Feng heard them say this, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a smile, but he didn't say anything more. He knew that these two were old acquaintances, and the friendship between them was deep, and there was no need for too many words to express it.

However, after saying this, Li Guotao jokingly said, "But Chen Feng, you are wrong about one thing!"

Chen Feng was very surprised when he heard him say that, and asked quickly: "I don't know what I said is wrong? Please correct me, Uncle Li!"

Hou Debang and others on the side were just as surprised as Chen Feng, so they all turned their eyes to Li Guotao, expecting him to explain clearly.

Li Guotao felt everyone's gazes, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he said with a hint of ridicule: "You just said that this is a humble home, but in my opinion, this is not a humble home! If this small courtyard with two entrances is a humble home, then how do we define a mansion?"

After hearing this, Chen Feng didn't know how to respond.

At this moment, Hou Debang interjected, with a slightly sad expression on his face, and said in a teasing tone: "What's the matter, Lao Li, are you envious? If you are really envious, you can come to our steel plant. I will say hello to the housing management department and allocate a small courtyard to you, how about it?"

Li Guotao rolled his eyes when he heard Hou Debang's words, and then responded: "Humph, although your steel plant is rich and powerful, you are still a little short of the fire to poach me!"

Hou Debang was quite dissatisfied when he heard Li Guotao's answer, and immediately retorted: "The steel plant is a big plant, and you don't even think highly of it? Do you still want to work in the ministry?"

When Li Guotao heard Hou Debang's question, a hint of arrogance appeared on his face. He straightened his back and answered confidently, "I just like staying at the scrap yard. It's quiet and comfortable here. What? Do you think I can't get into the ministry?"

Hou Debang was speechless after hearing Li Guotao's words and didn't know how to respond.

Because what Li Guotao said was true. With his background and ability, if he really wanted to work in a ministry, he could just go home and tell his family.

In the end, Hou Debang could only shake his head helplessly, gave Li Guotao a thumbs up, smiled bitterly and said, "You are awesome! That's enough!"

Hearing Hou Debang say this, Li Guotao still responded proudly: "It's good that you know it!" After saying that, he raised his head proudly.

Hou Debang was completely speechless this time. Looking at Li Guotao's expression, he couldn't help but secretly complain in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it out loud.

After all, Li Guotao grew up with him, and he knew Li Guotao's temper, so Hou Debang had to swallow back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

At this time, Chen Feng saw that the atmosphere was a little cold, so he quickly said, "Uncle Li, Aunt Liu, Brother Hou, Brother Hou, the food is ready, let's eat and chat at the same time?"

Hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement, and Chen Feng led everyone towards the restaurant.

After arranging everyone's seats, Chen Feng called Jin Ming to go into the kitchen and bring up the cooked food.

After the dishes were served, Chen Feng carried the drinks on the table in the main hall to the dining room. He first opened a bottle of soda for Jin Ming and the women, then found a glass and poured a glass of tiger bone wine for each of the men.

After the drinks were poured, Chen Feng returned to his seat, held up his glass, and said to everyone, "Today is the day I move to my new home."

"It's a good opportunity to invite everyone to my house for a gathering. I've prepared some wine to thank everyone for taking care of Jin Ling and me over the years!"

He paused and continued, "I don't know how to speak, and I can't express my feelings. But today, everything I want to say is in the wine. Let's drink!"

After saying that, Chen Feng drank the wine in his hand. When everyone saw Chen Feng finish the wine in his glass, they all started to drink their own wine in one gulp. Even Aunt Xu and Jin Ling took a sip of the soda to show their response to Chen Feng.

After finishing a glass of wine, Chen Feng smiled and said to everyone, "Come on, everyone, eat some food! I have been busy for a long time today to make these dishes. Everyone, please don't be shy and try my cooking skills together!"

As he spoke, Chen Feng took the lead in picking up a piece of chicken, put it in his mouth and started eating.

When the others saw Chen Feng picking up his chopsticks, they also started to pick up the dishes on the table. For a moment, the atmosphere at the dinner table was very lively.

Seeing that everyone was picking up food and the wine glasses on the table were still empty, Chen Feng gave Jin Ming a look, indicating that he should pour wine for everyone.

When Jin Ming saw Chen Feng's eyes, he immediately stood up, picked up the wine bottle, and started pouring wine for everyone around the table.

After pouring a round of wine, Jin Ming returned to his seat and sat down.

After everyone had eaten a few bites of the food, Hou Debang picked up a piece of pickled fish and put it in his mouth, chewing it carefully. Then he put down his chopsticks and praised Chen Feng.

"To be honest, Brother Chen's cooking skills are really good! This fish tastes delicious and tender, without any fishy smell. It's even better than the chefs in many state-owned restaurants out there!"

Chen Feng smiled and answered modestly: "Thank you for the compliment. I was just doing it casually."

Then, Hou Debang picked up the wine glass again and took a sip of the wine. He savored the taste of the wine carefully and then sighed.

"This wine is not bad! Not only is it rich in aroma, but it is also soft on the palate, with a light sweetness and herbal aroma. Judging from the appearance of the wine, it should be a medicinal wine that has been steeped for a long time?"

Chen Feng nodded in agreement. He told Hou Debang, "Yes, Brother Hou is really an expert. This tiger bone wine was brewed by a master craftsman from Tong Ren Tang in 58 and has been preserved for a long time. It tastes different from other wines and has a unique flavor."

When Hou Debang heard what Chen Feng said, his eyes instantly brightened. Then he said, "It's actually a 1958 vintage wine! I'm going to taste it today!"

Hou Debang picked up the wine glass again, took a sip, and said, "It's worthy of being a wine from 1958. The taste is different from new wine!"

Seeing Hou Debang say this, Li Guotao and Hou Dekui looked at each other, picked up their glasses, took a sip, and savored it carefully. Then, they showed satisfied expressions on their faces and nodded in agreement.

Li Guotao said directly: "Well! Lao Hou is right, this wine is really very good!" There was a hint of appreciation and satisfaction in his voice.

Hearing everyone's comments, Chen Feng was very happy and laughed, "Since everyone likes this wine so much, let's drink more!"

His eyes swept over everyone, full of smiles.

After a pause, Chen Feng added: "When you leave later, you can take two more jars of wine back. This way, everyone can continue to enjoy this fine wine after returning home."

After saying this, Chen Feng couldn't help but laugh. His laughter was hearty and bold, as if it could penetrate the clouds and reach the sky. This laughter revealed an indescribable boldness and enthusiasm that made people fall for it.

Hearing Chen Feng's words, Hou Debang also said with a smile: "Since Brother Chen said so, I will accept it with all my heart! Hahahaha..."

Hou Debang's laughter is as warm as the spring breeze and as hot as the summer sun, bringing people endless joy and happiness.

Li Guotao and Hou Dekui also expressed their gratitude to Chen Feng. In response, Chen Feng just waved his hand and said, "Uncle Li, Brother Hou, you are all my elders and brothers. Please stop saying thank you. Let's drink and eat quickly, otherwise the food will get cold and won't taste good!"

"Hahaha...Okay! Then let's not talk about this. I must drink to my heart's content today!" Li Guotao smiled, picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

Hou Dekui also raised his glass, his eyes full of joy.

"Thank you, brother Chen Feng, you are so polite!" Hou Dekui drank it all in one gulp and looked at Chen Feng and said sincerely.

Chen Feng waved his hands quickly and said with a smile: "Don't be so polite to me, we are a family! Come on, let's have a toast together!"

At this time, Hou Debang on the side also spoke up and said, "Chen Feng is right, let's drink and eat!"

He also raised his glass and clinked glasses with everyone else.

"Besides, we can tell at a glance that these dishes and wines today were carefully prepared by Brother Chen. We must not let Brother Chen down!"

Hou Debang looked at the food and wine on the table, nodded with satisfaction and spoke to everyone.

"That's right, today we must taste Brother Chen's cooking!" Hou Dekui echoed.

Chen Feng smiled, stood up and poured wine and served food to everyone.

"Come, try the braised pork I made and see how it tastes."

"And this dish is also my specialty. Everyone should try it."

Everyone was eating and drinking, chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere at the table was very lively.