Siheyuan's opening rejection of the elderly care group

"Got it, Dad",

He Ping and He Yuzhui obeyed his instructions and ran to the kitchen to greet Ma Hua and Gao Jianshe.

He An, with an angry look on her face, went to find her grandfather, He Yushui and Li Xiuzhi.

Soon, everyone came to this box. "Brother, I heard from my sister-in-law that you went to Hong Kong these two months. Did you have fun there? You didn't even tell me when you came back."

"When will you take me for a walk?"

"I haven't been there yet."

"Did you bring me a gift this time?"

"If you don't bring it to me, I will go to your house to eat every day."

"Eat you poorly"

As soon as he entered the room, He Yushui spoke like a machine gun, full of resentment towards He Yuzhu for going to Hong Kong alone.

"Okay, I've brought you a gift. Just ask your sister-in-law for it. I'll take you there next time if I have the chance." He Yuzhu couldn't afford to offend this little girl. She was already in her thirties or forties but still acted like a child.

"Master, I haven't seen you for a while. It seems that you are getting more and more energetic," said Ma Hua, who was dressed in a white chef's uniform.

"You kid only know how to flatter. I've also tasted your and Jianshe's skills, they're very good and you can take me as your disciple," He Yuzhu said affirmatively as he looked at his eldest disciple.

"Really? Then I will definitely find a few good apprentices for the master. Master, you don't know how many good people there are in the kitchen."

"But without your consent, my brother and I would never have accepted it," Gao Jianshe said excitedly on the side.

"Why are you so happy? Remember, this is a new era. When I taught you the craft, I didn't make it difficult for you."

"You are not allowed to bring out those useless rules of passing on skills, otherwise I will break your legs," He Yuzhu warned his two apprentices.

"Don't worry, Master won't be too excited about Jianshe accepting an apprentice," Ma Hua nodded quickly and pulled Gao Jianshe's sleeve to ask him to calm down.

"Okay, today is the perfect day for us to gather together and we have enough time, so I plan to hold a family dinner."

"You two go down and get ready. We'll have a drink together later," He Yuzhu said as he sent his two apprentices away.

"Yushui, I've been busy lately and haven't asked you how your work is going. If you're not satisfied, you can quit," He Yuzhu asked his sister first.

"It's OK. Although the reform in the factory is a bit chaotic, it's generally stable."

"Besides, they have almost fought for the positions they wanted to compete for. No one will make things difficult for a small financial officer like me," He Yushui said after thinking for a while.

"What about Xiao Liang? What is he busy with recently?" he sometimes asked his brother-in-law.

"I was transferred to the Municipal Bureau some time ago and became the deputy director. The work is busier than before and I am often away from home," He Yushui said with some complaint.

"Look at what you are saying, kid. Your son-in-law is successful, and you should be proud of him," said He Daqing, who had been silent for a long time since entering the house. He was displeased when he heard his daughter's complaints.

"Yu Shui is just complaining a few words, why is that not enough?" Seeing He Daqing saying that his sister He Yuzhu quit, he started to disagree with his father.

"Why? I'm his daughter, so I can't say anything to him," He Daqing suddenly got angry and started arguing with He Yuzhu.

Seeing the father and son being at loggerheads with each other, Li Xiuzhi and He Yushui felt helpless and hurried to persuade them.

"Okay, you two stop messing around. You're already in your forties, can't you just talk properly?"

"Brother, I know you are angry that our father left us when he was young and didn't come to see us for many years. I am angry too,"

"But he is our father after all. Didn't you say before that you would take care of him in his old age?" He Yushui started to cry as she spoke.

"I didn't say I wouldn't help him with his old age. I'm just angry at his behavior over the years." Seeing his sister crying, He Yuzhu's tone softened.

"Zhu Zi, I know I'm sorry to you and Yu Shui, especially to you,"

"I was deceived by Yi Zhonghai before, but later I didn't want to come back and let you down," He Daqing said softly to his son when he saw his daughter crying.

"Isn't this good? If you have anything to say, just talk it out between you two, so that I don't have to be embarrassed in the middle," He Yushui wiped her tears and muttered a few words.

Because He Yushui was present, He Yuzhu and He Daqing, father and son, did not argue any more and let the matter go.

"Rain, you are still more powerful. Ever since your brother came back, he and our father have been at loggerheads with each other and neither of them has paid any attention to the other, which has put me in a dilemma," Li Xiuzhi said with a smile.

"Sister-in-law, you can't spoil either of them. Next time there's a conflict, come to me."

"Look at how I deal with them," he said, stretching out his fist to show his strength.

As if she really dared to beat her father and brother.

He Daqing and He Yuzhu looked at each other, shook their heads and said nothing.

"Mom, aunt, we are hungry, let's eat." The children who were frightened by the quarrel between He Yuzhu and He Daqing started to say they were hungry when they saw that the atmosphere had eased.

"Let's eat. I'll ask them to serve the food," Li Xiuzhi said, and then she opened the door and went out.

After a while, dishes of Sichuan and Shandong cuisine were placed on the table, and the family had a happy reunion dinner together.

"Brother, I heard from my sister-in-law that you are going to the south again," asked He Yushui after having a full meal and a drink.

"I'm leaving in two days. The work over there hasn't been completed yet, so I have to go and take a look," He Yuzhu nodded.

"Zhu Zi, I heard that trains are not safe nowadays, so you must be careful," He Daqing said, holding a glass of wine and looking at his son.

"Okay, I get it. Take care of yourself at home," He Yuzhu hesitated for a moment and then took the wine and drank it.

"Dad, can I go with you? I have never been to the South."

"I want to go too",

"Uncle, we want to go too,"

A few children started making a fuss and insisted on following He Yuzhu to the south, but they only calmed down after being scolded by their mothers.

"I'll take you there when I have time. The factory over there isn't finished yet, so there's nothing to see."

He Yuzhu thought about it and agreed to the children's request, but only after the factory was built.

After the meal, He Yuzhu told Ma Hua and Gao Jianshe before leaving.

You don’t have to be very smart when choosing an apprentice, but he or she must be down-to-earth and hardworking. Never entrust your skills to the wrong person and then have the whole family leave.

In the next few days, He Yuzhu played with his daughter and son.

During this period, Xiao Liang came to the courtyard again, visited his father-in-law He Daqing, and reconnected with He Yuzhu, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

Slowly the time came for He Yuzhu to set off again.

However, Xu Xin and her father Xu Damao have a good relationship now, and she would never leave the courtyard to see her mother.

He Yuzhu had no choice but to keep her temporarily and let Lou Xiao'e pick her up herself later. He decided to go directly to the convenient factory in Shenzhen to take a look first, and then turn back to Hong Kong.