Siheyuan: Separate from the beginning and live with my sister

There is no dinner in the steel mill and the canteen closes early, so Shazhu is already at home.

"Zhu Zi, are you home? I haven't cleaned your room for a few days. You are a grown man and you don't have a woman to take care of you. Isn't the house a mess? Sister Qin is here to clean it up for you."

Sha Zhu watched Qin Huairu walking towards him with trembling steps, as if there was a smell of milk, and his heart was distracted for a while, but when he thought of the dirty things in the vegetable cellar that night, he turned his head away with resentment and ignored Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu's tactics were much more sophisticated. Seeing that Sha Zhu was not falling for it, she gently took his arm and said a few words in a begging tone:

"Zhu Zi, are you still angry with Sister Qin? Let me tell you, others may not believe Sister Qin, but you must believe me. The other day, Uncle Yi sent me half a bag of cornmeal. Didn't you see it? Now Uncle Yi has been locked up because of He Lin's incident. My family has no food, and the children are starving.

Qin Huairu was humming and sobbing as she spoke, and her tears were falling to the ground like they were free.

How could Sha Zhu stand this? He was just trying to save face in the first place. In fact, he had wanted to go find his sister Qin for a long time. Now that sister Qin came to him first, Sha Zhu might as well take advantage of the situation and quit while he was ahead.

"Ah, Sister Qin, please stop crying. I was wrong. I shouldn't have ignored you. Are the children hungry? I'll go cook for you right away."

Qin Huairu smiled and thought to herself that this cow was quite obedient. He had originally wanted to pay a small price to let you taste the fresh grass, but now it seems that it was a waste of time. With just a little trick, you would surrender to him.

Not long after, Qin Huairu took away a large bowl of noodles from Sha Zhu's house, with 5 hot dollars in his pocket. He had completely forgotten about cleaning the house as promised.

Sometimes we can’t blame the enemy for being too cunning, but rather our own incompetence.

Even if he was destined to fall into a widow's den, if Sha Zhu had persisted a little longer, Qin Huairu would have fallen. It would be a reward at least.

Now, not only is there no profit, but I still have to raise children for a widow. How can I seek justice?

As soon as He Lin got off work, he went to Li Huaide's house according to the address. He found a place where no one was around and took out two bottles of Taiwan and two large bags of rare fruits from the space.

Deputy Director Li said there were food ingredients at home, but he didn't say there were any fruits. Sometimes one has to be polite, and he had just helped He Lin, so he naturally couldn't be rude.

Li Huaide lives in a tube-shaped building. These days, tube-shaped buildings are more popular than courtyard houses. Only people of high social status can live in one. He can probably live here because of his father-in-law's influence.

The person who opened the door was a woman in her thirties. Although she was no longer young, she was still dignified and beautiful, with a scholarly air.

"Hello, is Director Li at home? I'm He Lin from the steel mill. I made an appointment with Director Li to come to his house to help cook dinner today."

The woman who opened the door glanced at He Lin. Usually, many people came to give gifts to Li Huaide. Usually, she never let guests in when her husband was not at home. However, this young man looked a little surprising to her. He looked like...

Yes, it seems to be my younger brother when I was a child. My younger brother also had poor medical conditions at that time and did not survive in the end. It was such a pity.

"Old Li hasn't come back yet, why don't you come in and sit for a while?"

"Okay, you are my sister-in-law, right? Brother Li often mentions you to me, saying that you keep the house in order so that he can work outside without worry."

"Hey, Comrade He Lin, you don't have to speak for Lao Li. I know what kind of person he is. If he could say that to me, I would just read my name, Liang Lu, backwards."

Liang Lu? The same name as Shengtian Banzi's first wife? He Lin was a little puzzled. Could she also be a university teacher? I just don't know how Director Li hooked her up.

"Well, He Lin's flattery hit the horse's hoof. I didn't expect that the relationship between Li Huaide and his wife is not that good. No wonder they don't allow us to talk about medicinal food. It's a pity that this sister-in-law is also pretty. Old Li is also blinded by his desire to eat what is in the bowl and what is in the pot."

The two were chatting awkwardly when Li Huaide came back from outside. He felt relieved to see the two large bags of rare fruits and trays that He Lin had placed on the table.

"Brother He, you came so early. Didn't I say that we have everything at home? Why are you still so polite? Xiaolu, this Brother He is incredible. Apart from other things, his cooking skills are superb. The guests from the north praised him highly. I invited you to my home to try the dishes first. If you are satisfied, introduce them to our father and let him have a taste as well."

"I knew it wasn't made for me. Are you still thinking about that? I told you that our dad said..."

"Okay, why not make it for you? We can talk about other things later. Brother He is best at Sichuan cuisine, so I will prepare it especially for you tonight."

Seeing that the couple started to fight as soon as they met, He Lin could only stand there and wait for the opportunity to escape.

"Director Li, it's getting late. I have to go to the kitchen to cook."

Liang Lu didn't want to talk too much with Li Huaide, so she asked him to clean up the dining table in the living room and followed He Lin into the kitchen.

"Master Xiao He, are you the chef of the factory? You must be a great cook to be so valued by Mr. Li at such a young age."

"Sister-in-law, you are half right. I am not bragging about my cooking skills, but I am not a chef. I am in charge of technical production in the factory."

"You're quite rude. You even gasped when I told you you were fat. What Sichuan dishes can you cook? I can prepare some side dishes for you."

"What I can cook depends on what ingredients you have at home. Do you have pork, chicken, duck, or fish?"

"You are so confident. To be honest, I know a little bit about cooking. You can't fool me. I want to see how good Master He is."

Liang Lu skillfully fished out a grass carp from the fish pond and brought over a piece of pork. There are only three of us, so you can just use these two.

It's worthy of the factory director's home, there is a small pond dedicated to raising fish, and the pork was just taken out casually. Fortunately, it is winter and the weather is cold, so just leaving some meat there will not go bad.

He Lin handled the ingredients skillfully and sliced ​​the fish with his knife skills, which surprised Liang Lu.

"You are quite good at cooking. Here are some vegetables. I will make two vegetarian dishes later."

"Don't worry, sister-in-law. Now that I'm at your house, I'm sure I'll show my best skills. Please give me some comments later."

"Sister-in-law was just joking with you just now. From your knife skills, I can tell that your cooking skills must be extraordinary. How can I, a half-baked cook, comment on you? It's true that I can satisfy my craving for a while."

While the two were talking, He Lin was not idle either. He cooked one delicious dish after another.

It was still He Lin’s specialty, boiled fish, twice-cooked pork, garlic vegetables, and scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

Liang Lu is also quite capable. While He Lin was busy, she made a mushroom and shrimp soup for herself. It looked fresh and delicious, and extremely tempting.