Siheyuan: Cooking journey

"Sister, I'm thirsty, can you help me get a glass of water..."

Yu Haitang was leaning on the bed in her home clothes, reading a book.

"Don't drink tea water. You might not be able to sleep at night if you drink it."

Yu Li glanced at her sister's ordinary appearance and poured the water in the cup directly onto the ground.

The tea tastes a bit strange.

Yan Jiedi, who I didn't interact with much on weekdays, suddenly brought me tea, which seemed a bit unusual.

Yu Li had no intention of drinking it herself, and she didn't want Yu Haitang to touch a drop.

Why?

Very simple.

What kind of fine tea does the Yan family have?

This strange smell is probably due to spoilage.

"Why did you throw it away?"

Yu Haitang looked at her sister in confusion.

"This tea smells very strange, it must be moldy. If you don't mind getting sick, I'll give you another full cup."

Yu Li explained a few words casually.

"Forget it, I'm not going to drink it."

Yu Haitang hurriedly shook her head and complained: "The Yan family is so stingy that they can't even afford to give away some new tea leaves. They have to store the old tea leaves until they go bad before taking them out..."

Yu Li smiled but didn't respond.

She pondered the smell of the medicine, became even more confused, and smelled it again.

I discovered this only after smelling it carefully.

The smell of medicine became more and more obvious.

Two hours later.

When He Yuzhu returned to the courtyard, it was already late.

Ran Qiuye was making the bed. When she saw him come in, she couldn't help but ask:

"What took so long? Is grandma okay?"

"Fortunately."

He Yuzhu rubbed his brows and frowned slightly, saying, "I just remembered that I still have some issues regarding the export of instant noodles to discuss with Lou Xiao'e. I'm going to her place tonight and won't be back."

"Oh."

Ran Qiuye was in a slightly depressed mood, but didn't say much.

Although they split their time according to the agreed days, she always knew that she actually had more opportunities.

Except for an extra day or two every month.

Also, He Yuzhu always goes back to his place first after get off work, and then goes to the hotel.

Therefore, when she occasionally needs to go to the other person's residence, she will not feel that she is being treated unfairly.

Arrive at the hotel room.

He Yuzhu went to the bathroom to take a shower first.

When I came out and wiped my hair.

Lou Xiao'e was already leaning against the head of the bed waiting for him, with a hint of coquettishness in her eyes.

"Why are you staring at me? Is there still some foam on your face that you haven't washed off?"

He Yuzhu smiled and moved closer to her.

"You're covered in steam, stay away from me!"

Lou Xiao'e pushed him out in dissatisfaction. When she couldn't push him away, she picked up a towel and wiped him, muttering:

"What's wrong with you today? Every time you come here, you cuddle first, but this time you didn't even give me a hug and went straight to the shower."

"Are you afraid of leaving any marks on your body after having affairs with other women?"

While wiping, I also found scratches on the back.

Lou Xiao'e slapped him angrily.

"I see. Tell me quickly, which vixen scratched me?"

"Come on, it's been so long and you're still jealous? Don't you know who did it?..."

He Yuzhu blinked and asked back, then nudged her delicate neck affectionately, blocking her chance to continue speaking.

The emotions accumulated overnight are slowly poured out to the person beside you as gentle as water.

Late at night.

Lou Xiao'e kicked away the quilt and slept very restlessly.

He Yuzhu watched all this gently and pulled up the corner of the quilt that had fallen to the side for her.

"Hate……"

In a daze, I heard a whisper in my ear and pedaled even harder.

He Yuzhu tidied her bedding with amusement and helplessness, adjusted his posture and hugged the person tightly in his arms.

"Disgusting..."

Lou Xiao'e opened her eyes in a half-asleep state and looked over. When she became a little more awake, she hugged his arm tightly and bit it gently.

This night is destined not to be peaceful.

The next morning.

He Yuzhu hurried back to his own courtyard.

Ran Qiuye had already gotten up and started working.

"I came back last night. We can have breakfast after I help Nianqiu fix her braids."

Ran Qiuye smiled back gently.

He Yuzhu walked up to her with a warm heart and hugged her, and gently patted the little girl who was dressing up and asked her to step away temporarily.

"It's so early in the morning."

Nian Qiu protested with a small yawn.

Walk away listlessly.

Zhou Xiaobai has been abroad for several months.

The New Year is coming in the blink of an eye.

Judging from the time, she probably won't show up.

He Nianqiu felt particularly uncomfortable when he thought about it.

I have lost hope in life and really want to leave. But when I think about how sad my parents will be, I feel that I can't do anything stupid anymore.

Even if I am not very capable and cannot compare to my sister, I cannot make my parents sad.

Go to work as usual.

Yu Li came over to report on her work.

After hearing what she said about tea, He Yuzhu's face turned cold.

In this era of information explosion.

Yu Li had never thought of drugging someone.

He Yuzhu knew the situation very well, so he called Zhang Hui to ask about the progress.

If you can trick it into giving it to him, that would be great. If not, just take it away.

This was the basic strategy they had set before.

"Mr. He, as you ordered..."

Listen to the person on the other end of the line.

The more He Yuzhu listened, the more he felt something was wrong. After hanging up the phone, he didn't know what to say for a moment.

"What's wrong? Who were you talking to just now?"

Yu Li's eyes were watery as she made her report seriously.

"nothing......"

He Yuzhu stroked her hair, said a few words of comfort, and corrected some minor mistakes in her work.

"Did you know that the Third Uncle and Third Aunt took Yan Jiecheng to Xiangdao for medical treatment?"

"What? When did it happen?"

Yu Li was stunned for a moment, then hugged him tightly and said gently: "If the disease is really cured, I will divorce him."

He Yuzhu felt warm in his heart, sighed, and rested his chin on her head.

The air is filled with a fresh aroma.

Yu Li reported more carefully.

He Yuzhu listened patiently and corrected some details, but in fact he was absent-minded and always felt that something was wrong.

The original plan was to trick the Liu father and son and Xu Damao into going to Hong Kong, and then send them to Africa to grow coffee. Unexpectedly, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu were quite clever. Not only did they go with their entire family, they also dragged their three families along as well.

Noon.

Yu Li went to the new factory and Zhang Hui left some medicine powder.

He Yuzhu looked at the yellowish powder, rubbed it with his hands, sniffed it, and quickly threw it into the trash can. He then washed his hands several times to make sure that Yu Li did not drink the tea.

"What kind of drug did that bastard Yan Jiefang give me..."

Yu Li is not stupid. When she saw the medicine, she knew that someone had tampered with last night's tea.

He Yuzhu asked again and again, and it seemed that the matter was quite serious.

Fortunately, she was alert enough to smell the strange smell and didn't drink it. Otherwise, there would definitely be a big mess.

"Don't worry, it's all right..."

He Yuzhu comforted her gently, hesitated for a while, and whispered a word or two in her ear.

"what!"

Yu Li was terribly frightened, and she cursed angrily, "Yan Jiefang, that bastard, is simply too much..."

He Yuzhu's eyes were cold and he sentenced Yan Jiefang to death in his heart.

I don't know what's wrong with this medicine. It probably contains some disgusting stuff, like bird droppings.

But this is obviously not what Yan Jiefang wants.

As for the specific situation, He Yuzhu did not elaborate, as he was thinking about how to deal with Yan Jiefang.

Since he has come so far, let him drink the golden juice for a few days first.

The day passed like this.

When I got off work, an old man came over and asked anxiously:

"Zhu Zi, I went to the hospital today and found that Liu Haizhong was missing. I hadn't seen him for a whole day. Was he taken away by Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu? Can you call the new factory and ask?"

He Yuzhu looked at him and felt helpless.

I don't know how to describe how he is so concerned about someone like Liu Haizhong.

"Okay, I'll call and ask tomorrow."

He Yuzhu did not refuse and said, "Liu Haizhong is a living person with no problem in his brain. He would not get lost. He may have gone to the eldest brother of the Liu family."

The old man frowned and thought about it, and felt that this possibility was not high.

He knew clearly that Liu Haizhong was not sick, he just deliberately stayed in the hospital to get free food and drinks.

The old man didn't expose him and wanted to help him out of kindness.

After all, Liu Haizhong is old and has no one to rely on. We have been neighbors for decades, and I don’t want to see him suffer in his old age.

It was just one more mouth to feed. The old man had a pension and the rehire salary from the factory, so he didn't need the money at all. He would help if he could. Of course, he would help people according to their needs. He didn't care about people like Liu Guangfu and Liu Guangtian who were young and strong but idle.

"Okay, Zhuzi, you should be more careful. Although Liu Haizhong is wrong and has done a lot of wrong things, he is so old and he doesn't have many years left to live..."

The old man felt that what He Yuzhu said made some sense. After all, a living person with hands and feet could not disappear out of thin air.

But he also wanted to take this opportunity to resolve the conflict between him and Liu Haizhong. It would be best if they could live in peace.

Seeing that the old man was old and a good person, He Yuzhu didn't say anything more.

He looked up at the sky and said, "Uncle, it looks like it's going to rain. I'm going back first."

After saying that, he quickly ran home and closed the door, all in one go.

Just turned around.

Ran Qiuye looked at his hurried appearance, and thought of what happened in the morning, her face flushed.

"Xiao Deng and Nian Qiu will be back soon. Don't have any bad ideas. Wait... tonight."

He Yuzhu actually just didn't want to listen to the old man's nagging nonsense and didn't have any other thoughts.

But looking at Ran Qiuye's shy look, he suddenly felt moved.

The door was not completely closed yet, so I quickly closed it, and the same went for the bedroom door.

A long, long time passed.

The room gradually became dark.

He Yuzhu lay on the bed, looking at the ceiling, thinking about how to deal with the three uncles and aunts who had just joined the game.

The third uncle likes to take advantage of others and likes to scheme, but overall he is still okay and much better than Liu Haizhong.

Now that they are already involved, let them live in Hong Kong for a while.

It's good to see the world.

"He Yuzhu..."

Ran Qiuye put her face on his chest, hugged him tightly, and said worriedly,

"Qin Huairu's mother-in-law seems to be back. The old lady has a bad temper and keeps staring at me."