Siheyuan: I am the Smart Pillar

Bai Qiuping slapped her son's face twice, and angrily scolded him, "You two beasts, why don't you pretend in front of him? Call the police? Arrest He Daqing. You two little beasts say nice things, but who will go out to earn money for the family expenses? If He Daqing is arrested, will you two little beasts still be able to eat meat every now and then?"

Bai Sheng and Bai Jun drooled when they heard about eating meat. Seeing that her two sons were so useless, Bai Qiuping slapped them hard. Bai Qiuping said viciously, "Why didn't you two inherit a bit of my intelligence? If you two hadn't crawled out of my belly, I would really doubt whether you two were my sons, Bai Qiuping."

Bai Jun smiled awkwardly and said, "Oh, mother. We were beaten by He Daqing just now, and we are furious! Who the hell is He Daqing? Why did he beat us? We are not convinced, please calm down, old lady. Although we are not very smart, we have a female Zhuge like you. Mother, what do you want to do?"

Bai Qiuping was very satisfied with his son's flattery, and he also felt that he was really smart. Otherwise, how could he get together with a rich man like He Daqing? If a cook like He Daqing, who earns a lot of money every month, is in need of women, he can find many women in the countryside who will pay for him.

He Daqing's salary is one aspect, and He Daqing is a chef. Everyone agrees that a chef will not starve in a famine year. Especially in times of war and chaos, ordinary people attach great importance to whether they can have enough to eat. Having a son-in-law who is a chef will benefit the whole family.

Widow Bai thought for a while and said, "You two are getting older. I was thinking if I could let you two learn a few tricks from He Daqing. Then no matter what happens to you two brothers, you will have a skill to rely on. You won't starve in years of famine, and it will be easier for you two brothers to find wives in the future."

Widow Bai smiled and said, "You two boys are so stupid. Think about it, when you two boys get married in the future, who will pay for the bride price? It will be that wretch He Daqing. Wouldn't it be better to let He Daqing work like a slave for our Bai family? When he is old, you two can do whatever you want to him. He Daqing is a big blood bag now, and we, mother and son, still rely on him for food and drink. Look at how fat you two are now. You are no better than us when we used to beg for food from door to door."

Bai Jun rolled his eyes, gave his mother a thumbs up and said, "Great, mother, it's really great. I didn't expect you to have such a plan. We two brothers really admire you. I thought you had a new love and would forget about our father."

Bai Qiuping snorted coldly and said, "You two little bastards, you didn't expect that I am such a person in your hearts. Who is He Daqing? He is just a big blood bag of me, Bai Qiuping. We can suck blood from him whenever we want. Do you two understand? Our family still depends on He Daqing, you two brothers must respect him a little bit."

Bai Sheng and Bai Jun looked at each other and nodded at the same time. Bai Jun thought for a while and said, "Then Mom? Will He Daqing return to Sijiu City? If he returns to Sijiu City, won't your plan be in vain?" Widow Bai smiled and said, "Of course I won't let him return to Sijiu City like this. Don't worry, I have the leverage over him. During this period of time, you two brothers have to endure a little and coax He Daqing. You must find ways to learn his cooking skills, so that you two brothers will have a skill in the future."

Bai Sheng nodded with a smile and said, "Mom, don't worry. My brother and I have been worshipping him like an ancestor for a while. We are so smart that we can definitely learn his cooking skills." Bai Qiuping nodded. He had imagined in his mind that he would let his two sons worship He Daqing as their teacher. By then, his two sons would also have the skills, and there would be hope for the future.

But during this period, she had begged He Daqing humbly, but He Daqing always avoided the question. Bai Qiuping subconsciously thought that it was her son's attitude that was not good, so she said something like this to her son today. Bai Sheng and Bai Jun would naturally not disagree. They would definitely give in to He Daqing and kick him out when he got old. This was what the two brothers thought of at the same time.

Meanwhile, on the other side, after a period of flirting, He Daqing was walking aimlessly on the street. Thinking about the White Widow in his mind, he felt that the White Widow was not an easy person to deal with. Everything that happened at the beginning was strange. Especially the first day he slept with the White Widow, he was caught by the White Widow's cousin the next morning. He felt more and more that this was a trap, and He Daqing just jumped in.

There was something wrong with Yi Zhonghai. He felt that Yi Zhonghai must have planned to be the middleman. He didn't know if his son and daughter had received the letter he had sent. He looked up and walked into a teahouse. As an old man in the old city, he had a special liking for teahouses.

After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, the descendants of the Eight Banners, who used to work as farmers, lost their source of income. They had to make a living by selling their ancestors' belongings. Every day when they had nothing to do, they would walk into the teahouse with a bird cage in one hand and walk in a zigzag pattern. They would stay there from morning to night, chatting with the people inside.

Over time, drinking tea in a teahouse has become a symbol of status. Look at those people who pull carts every day, would they be willing to drink tea in a teahouse? Of course, there are tea stalls that charge one cent per bowl. People who think they have a bit of status will not drink tea there at all. They think it is embarrassing to drink tea there, and they are still willing to go to high-end teahouses.

It was said that the teahouse He Daqing entered was opened by a member of the Eight Banners, and he was acquainted with He Daqing. He made his fortune by selling antiques in his early years, so he opened a teahouse in Baocheng. The reason why he did not develop in the Forbidden City was that he felt it was a bit embarrassing. He felt that it was really embarrassing for a royal family and nobles to do this kind of business.