Siheyuan: The Counterattack of Passerby

Before Yu Li came today, she was a little uneasy, but after seeing Lin Geng, she felt relieved. However, she immediately became nervous again, fearing that Lin Geng would not be interested in her despite his good conditions, and she would miss out on such a good man like Lin Geng.

Fortunately, when Lin Geng saw her, Yu Li also felt that Lin Geng was stunned for a moment, as if he was interested in her, which made Yu Li secretly happy.

When Lin Geng let her into the house and saw the dishes on the square table, Yu Li was shocked again.

On the table was a large plate of greasy red braised pork, a large plate of yellow scrambled eggs with chopped green onions, a plate of shredded potatoes with vinegar, a plate of minced meat and eggplant, and a large plate of fried chicken. In the middle of the table there was also a large plate containing a braised fish that looked to be two or three pounds.

The aromas of these dishes mixed together, exuding a rich fragrance that makes people immediately start to secrete a lot of saliva as soon as they smell it, and they can't help but drool and their appetites start to whet.

What kind of family is this? For an ordinary blind date, they actually prepared so many delicious dishes. For ordinary families, such dishes are not available even during the Chinese New Year. At least Yu Li's family can't eat such a table of delicious dishes all year round.

Director Wang was also surprised when he saw the dishes on the table. He complained, "Xiao Lin, you really don't know how to live! Although I asked you to prepare a few dishes, there are only three of us. You don't need to prepare so many dishes, right? Can we finish them? What a waste!"

Lin Geng smiled and said, "You've already given me instructions, haven't I? How can I be perfunctory? Actually, it's nothing special. The pork was bought, the fish was caught by myself, the chicken was also exchanged for fish, and the eggs were given by friends in the countryside. It didn't cost much!

It’s cold now, so if you can’t finish it, it won’t go bad. If Comrade Yu Li doesn’t mind, you can take the leftovers home and heat them up tomorrow!”

Director Wang thought about it and it seemed to be the case. With Lin Geng's ability, it was not difficult for him to eat fish. He could just go to the river and cast his rod a few times to catch a few fish. It would not be difficult to exchange them for a chicken.

As for eggs, he was running around the countryside buying agricultural and sideline products every day, so he must have a lot of acquaintances in the countryside. She also knew that Lin Geng was an honest man. When he was buying in the countryside, he offered the villagers a higher price and was very popular with them. So it was no big deal to give him some eggs.

With this calculation, Lin Geng actually only spent his own money to buy a pound of pork belly and potatoes, so it really didn't cost much money. No wonder people often complained to her that Lin Gen ate a lot of meat and fish every day and was very wasteful. She even found Lin Geng and reminded him to keep a low profile.

But Lin Geng told her that the meat was either caught by him in the mountains or fished in the river. He ate meat based on his own ability. Who could control him? He could eat meat and fish every day because of his ability. He was not speculating or committing crimes. He relied on his own ability. What was wrong with that?

Director Wang thought about it and realized that it was true. Lin Geng had not done anything illegal. He just ate meat based on his own ability. Who could stop him?

What's more, Lin Geng was good at hunting and never returned empty-handed from the mountains. He was also a master at fishing and never came back empty-handed when he went fishing by the river. It might be difficult for others to get some meat, but for him, it really meant nothing. So Director Wang stopped paying attention to him and let him go.

But for Yu Li, such a table of food was very luxurious. Lin Geng prepared such a large table of food just for a blind date with her. Does this mean that Lin Geng attaches great importance to this blind date with her? Yu Li couldn't help but feel a little happy.

Lin Geng invited Director Wang and Yu Li to sit down. Director Wang introduced them to each other. Lin Geng smiled and nodded to Yu Li to express his welcome, and asked them to chat while eating and not to be restrained.

Looking at the table full of dishes that looked and smelled good, Yu Li couldn't help but swallow her saliva. She really couldn't help it, so after Director Wang picked up his chopsticks, she also started eating. After tasting each dish, Yu Li found that the taste was actually quite good. Although she couldn't say that it was comparable to the chefs in state-owned restaurants, at least as a home-cooked meal, the craftsmanship was already quite good. This couldn't help but make Yu Li have a better impression of Lin.

Lin Geng was also secretly observing Yu Li, chatting with her from time to time. Although there were not many shots of Yu Li in the TV series, after the reform and opening up, Yu Li and Yan Jiecheng opened a restaurant, and later hired Sha Zhu as the chef with a high salary. Although she was good at calculating and bribed Sha Zhu's apprentice Fatty in order to reduce costs and stabbed Sha Zhu in the back, she was still cheated by Fatty in the end.

Although Yu Li's behavior in the matter of Sha Zhu was a bit unkind, Sha Zhu had his reasons as well, and Lin Geng did not think that Yu Li did anything wrong.

At least it shows that Yu Li is a woman with quite a lot of ideas and courage, and she is also very smart, as she was able to resolutely open a restaurant after the reform and opening up.

The reason why she is so good at calculating is because she was influenced by Yan Bugui. After marrying into the Yan family, she is as calculating as Yan Bugui. Anyone who enters his family will probably become a calculating person.

Overall, when watching the TV series, Lin Geng did not feel disgusted with Yu Li, and even admired this woman Yu Li a little.

When he saw Yu Li, who had not yet married into the Yan family, Lin Geng found that Yu Li was still quite beautiful. After all, she was much younger now than when she appeared in the TV series. She was youthful and beautiful, and her figure looked very good. She was actually more in line with Lin Geng's aesthetic.

Lin Geng had a pretty good first impression of Yu Li today, so he calmed down and started chatting with her while they ate.

Yu Li's education level is not high, she only graduated from junior high school, and she has a younger sister. Even without Yu Li saying it, Lin Geng knew that she must be Yu Haitang, the announcer of the steel mill in the play.

Moreover, when chatting with Yu Li, Lin Geng also heard that her sister was actually a classmate of He Yushui and was about to graduate from high school this year.

Yu Li's family conditions are average. Her father is an ordinary worker, and the family depends entirely on his salary to support the family. Yu Li is just 20 years old this year, one year younger than Lin. She has not had a formal job since graduation, and has been doing odd jobs with her mother to supplement the family income.

Director Wang told Lin Geng that Yu Li's family had good upbringing and that she was now of marriageable age, so her family wanted to find a husband for her as soon as possible. She saw that Yu Li had a good personality and was not much different in age from Lin Geng, so she wanted to bring them together.