Siheyuan: A Cook in the 60s

"Hey, hey, hey."

Sha Zhu called out to the young men in the courtyard, Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiekuang.

"What's wrong? Silly."

Sha Zhu raised his eyebrows and said, "Brothers, believe it or not, there will be something interesting to watch later."

"What's going on?" Even Qin Huairu came over to join in the fun.

All of a sudden, all the younger people in the yard came over.

Seeing so many people, Sha Zhu became even more excited: "Xu Damao's grandson is probably kicked out for saying bad things about others, just like Cao Wei said. You all know what kind of character that grandson has. I guess he is very angry right now."

"What nonsense are you talking about, idiot." Yan Jiecheng was getting impatient. "If it were me, I would be impatient too. I was kicked out and walked for more than an hour to vent my anger, but I failed and got beaten up. How could I not be angry?"

"Look at him, look at him, he's anxious again. What's the old saying? You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. What I mean is that he is so angry, but he still has to go to Cao Wei to apologize. Do you believe it?"

"How is that possible? Silly Zhu, did you become stupid after sleeping?" Yan Jiecheng widened his eyes.

"I know him. If you don't believe me, follow me. He will definitely go to Cao Wei to apologize."

"Then let's go for a walk and have a look."

"Let's not go to the backyard, let's just watch from the moon gate."

When Xu Damao got home, he became angrier and angrier the more he thought about it, but he couldn't vent his anger. He slammed the table with his hand, then lifted it up suddenly, tears streaming down his face due to the pain.

Lou Xiao'e ignored him, sat aside and started reading a book.

Neither of them spoke.

Xu Damao sat there angrily for a while, glanced at Lou Xiaoe, took a deep breath, and put on a flattering smile on his face: "Hehe, moth..."

"Just say what you want to say." Lou Xiao'e didn't even raise her head.

"Hey, can you help me talk to Cao Wei next door..."

Lou Xiao'e paused, put down the book, and looked at Xu Damao with a strange look in her eyes: "Xu Damao, what on earth are you thinking? He's just a cook, why are you targeting him for no reason? Are you against all the cooks in the world?"

"I am just being blinded by greed. Please be kind and go and talk to them."

"I won't go." Lou Xiao'e continued reading. "If I go, what will I say? There will be a lot of gossip, and that will only make me uncomfortable. Besides, I'm not familiar with him, and we don't talk much on weekdays. We only said a few words last time when I helped with cooking. We can't get along."

"I know, I know." Xu Damao said with a wry smile. He didn't think anything was wrong. It was generally acknowledged that Lou Xiao'e didn't have many friends in the courtyard. It was normal that she couldn't get along with a cook. "This is something that has happened. Think about it. If he really goes to see Director Yang tomorrow, I'll be ruined and won't be able to get promoted in the future..."

Lou Xiao'e:......

So you are still thinking about promotion?

Lou Xiao'e sighed and put down the book: "Okay, I'll go and talk to you. I can't guarantee whether it will work or not."

"If you do this, give him some more money..."

Lou Xiao'e stretched out her hand.

"what?"

"Where's the money?"

"You still have some. I've used mine up."

"Xu Damao, you are really good..."

"Hey, please be kind and help me, help me..."

"Go away, stop touching me. I'll leave by myself!" Lou Xiao'e rolled her eyes, stood up and walked out.

Looking at Lou Xiao'e's back, Xu Damao gritted his teeth and slammed the table hard again.

"Hiss..." Another round of gasps sounded. It hurt so much.

"Boom boom boom!"

There was an urgent and impatient knock on the door.

When Cao Wei opened the door, he saw Lou Xiao'e standing at the door with a smile on her face.

He was happy: "Sister-in-law, what's wrong?"

"Don't you want me to come in and sit down?"

"Please don't, please don't mess with me. If you enter this door, I don't know what people outside will say about us."

"Cao Xiaogou, you are so shameless." Lou Xiao'e said in a low voice.

Cao Wei smiled and said nothing.

"Xu Damao asked me to tell you to please be kind and let him go."

"Give me money?"

Lou Xiao'e widened her eyes and looked at Cao Wei: "Behave yourself, he's almost going crazy."

"What does it have to do with me if he's furious? It's not me who asked him to say bad things about me." Cao Wei shrugged.

Next to the Moon Gate.

Sha Zhu's eyes widened: "Hey, Xu Damao is really shameless. He didn't go to apologize himself, but asked Lou Xiao'e to do it."

"That's right, he is not human at all." A slightly old voice sounded.

Sha Zhu was about to respond when he realized something was wrong, and then he saw Yan Bugui standing beside them and watching.

"No, Third Uncle, you are so old, why are you peeking?"

"What do you mean by old? I'm only 45." Then he paused and looked Sha Zhu up and down: "Looking at your appearance, you are not much older than me."

"Hey, you have a mean mouth."

"We are the same. What do you mean by asking Lou Xiao'e to intercede is not a human being? What? What could possibly happen between Lou Xiao'e and Cao Wei? Silly Zhu, I have discovered that whatever comes out of your mouth is definitely not good."

"Hey, don't talk nonsense, I didn't mean that. Besides, they were just standing at the door talking, what can it mean?"

"Okay, okay, I'll just say this. Next time, be more careful with your words."

Shazhu is speechless. You have nothing better to do than come here to read gossip and give me a lesson, right?

"Hey, what are they talking about?" Yan Jiecheng was as anxious as a monkey.

"What else can I say? Just beg for mercy. If that doesn't work, just pay the money." Yan Bugui said without even looking at her, "Look, Lou Xiao'e paid the money. Xu Damao is so lucky to marry such a good girl like Lou Xiao'e."

"Tsk, is this what it means to be a bitch and have good fortune?" Sha Zhu said with a "tsk".

"Okay, let's forget about it and go our separate ways." Seeing Lou Xiao'e turn around and go back into the house, Yan Bugui stood up listlessly, with a regretful tone. He thought he would be able to see Xu Damao apologize in person, but this was the result.

No one thought it was a big deal.

After all, they are neighbors, and the other person’s wife has come to apologize, so we should give the host some face.

After watching the excitement, everyone went home and started a new round of discussion.

Only Qin Huairu, after listening to the discussion of the neighbors around her, felt a little enlightened. She suddenly realized, wow, these two guys had hidden themselves so well on weekdays, without revealing anything.

"Sister Qin? What are you thinking about?" Sha Zhu asked when he saw Qin Huairu standing there.

"Oh, nothing, I just feel that this bustle doesn't seem that lively."

As soon as these words came out, Sha Zhu seemed to hear a kindred spirit: "That's not true... I'm telling you..."

The sound of chatting gradually faded away and was gradually drowned in the darkness.