Siheyuan: Cooking journey

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Song Yunping lowered her eyes and ate quietly, glancing at Ran Qiuye and Lou Xiaoe from time to time, feeling very surprised.

I have known for a long time that He Yuzhu has an ex-wife in addition to his current wife, and I have heard from Yu Shui that he is a man who can get along with everyone.

I didn't expect that these two women could eat at the same table. They seemed to have a good relationship and there was no conflict as expected.

While feeling curious about their harmonious relationship, Song Yunping felt a little sad for some reason.

It was also dinner time at the house next door.

Huaihua said happily: "Mom, I just saw my aunt come back, can we go to Uncle Zhuzi's house to play?"

"I want to go too!"

Xiaodang raised his hand to signal.

Qin Huairu looked at the two of them and her face darkened. "Not today. One is my ex-wife and the other is my current wife. Your uncle might be overwhelmed! If you really want to go, let's talk about it tomorrow. I heard that Lou Xiao'e might come back for the New Year and she won't leave in the short term. You should finish your dinner and go to the hospital to accompany grandma."

The two little girls nodded obediently.

After thinking for a while, Huaihua continued to ask curiously: "Mom, I guess this time when Auntie comes home, she wants to be with Uncle Zhuzi again?"

"I guess so."

Xiao Dang nodded in agreement, pretending to be mysterious and continued, "One of my colleagues has transferred to a new factory to work. When I met her two days ago, he said that he saw 'Auntie' working in the new company as a representative of a joint venture. She runs into Uncle Zhuzi every day. After being together for so long, it is inevitable that old feelings will rekindle, right? Otherwise, why didn't she come to the Siheyuan before, but came back this year? The purpose is probably to win back Uncle Zhuzi; maybe she even plans to take Uncle to Hong Kong with her, so that she will have nothing to do with Auntie Hou."

How could I let He Yuzhu run to Hong Kong? If that happens, I would never see him again.

Qin Jingru's face turned pale, and she looked at Qin Huairu in panic, "Sister, you have to..."

"What are you..."

Qin Huairu gave her a cold look and immediately interrupted her.

Qin Jingru also realized that Xiaodang and Huaihua were present, so she couldn't say anything carelessly, so she quickly changed her words and said, "If Lou Xiao'e really wants to do this, she will definitely not succeed. Teacher Ran and He Yuzhu have a good relationship."

"Lou Xiao'e left when she said she would, and now she wants to come back. Did she think she was just playing house? There is no such good thing in the world. He Yuzhu will definitely not abandon Teacher Ran."

Huaihua had a good relationship with Lou Xiaoe, so she said with a somewhat aggrieved tone:

"Aunt E and Uncle Zhuzi have a pretty good relationship. Aunt E left because she had no choice. She also gave birth to a daughter for Uncle Zhuzi. I think they are actually quite a good match."

"Huaihua, what do you know..." Qin Jingru wanted to say something.

Qin Huairu slapped the table and said coldly: "Okay, let's eat. Let's not talk about this topic anymore. We don't have to care about other people's affairs. Over the years, I have become accustomed to the fact that whatever decision I make is the final decision."

The dinner table suddenly became quiet.

After dinner, Xiaodang and Huaihua went to the hospital.

Qin Huairu cleaned up the table. Qin Jingru looked at her and couldn't help asking, "Sister, what do you think we should do now? If Lou Xiao'e really takes He Yuzhu to Hong Kong Island, we will never see him again."

Qin Huairu glanced at her dimly and said coldly, "Forget it if I can't see you. It's just what you want. If you don't want to learn those things, it's just the right time not to learn them now."

Qin Jingru pouted and said with grievance: "Who said I didn't study hard? It's him. Since he went to the new factory, he is nowhere to be seen during the day and doesn't come out at night. Go to his house to find him, he has assigned him a lot of homework. I miss him, not to do homework. I don't understand his mind."

Qin Huairu glared at her, thinking that she was pretending.

Although they also went to study together, He Yuzhu was always indifferent to her. He didn't even pay much attention to her, let alone assign her any homework.

If she hadn't stopped him at night and asked him to take her to see a doctor, the two of them might not have even exchanged a single word.

"You're asking for trouble."

Not wanting to argue with her any more, Qin Huairu explained impatiently: "Don't you think about it? If Lou Xiao'e really had the ability to take He Yuzhu away, she wouldn't have waited until now. Instead of worrying about these things, you might as well practice your skills."

Qin Jingru became even more depressed after hearing this. Indeed, she really didn't want to do any more exercises.

After dinner, He Yushui originally wanted to hug Sisi but Lou Xiaoe took her directly to her grandmother's house.

Having anticipated the possibility of setbacks, He Yuzhu was not too disappointed. He used the excuse that the journey was too long and the road was not safe enough to let her and her daughter stay here.

When Lou's mother and father lived here before, there was an extra bed in the room that had not been removed.

So He Yuzhu helped to make the bed, and considering that it was cold at night, he added some coal into the stove to make the fire burn more vigorously.

What’s even more thoughtful is that he helped warm the bed in advance.

"It's already late, go back and get some rest."

Lou Xiao'e said with her cheeks slightly red as she pushed He Yuzhu, who was lying in the quilt and refusing to go out.

"It's okay, I'll keep you warm for a while longer."

He Yuzhu pulled her closer to him with a playful smile, and whispered in her ear with a warm breath: "Come in and warm up, it will be faster..."

"do not do that……"

Lou Xiao'e blushed with shame and looked quickly towards the deaf old lady.

"Do not worry……"

He Yuzhu also looked over there, pulled her into bed, and said gently: "The deaf old lady has poor hearing and must not have heard it. Look, she's already asleep."

What a fool.

Lou Xiao'e's face turned even redder. She didn't believe what he said at all. She pushed him gently, but then hugged him tightly involuntarily, "No, go away..."

go?

He Yuzhu is an expert in time management, how could he really leave!

He lingered until late at night before leaving.

Late at night, the courtyard was very quiet.

The moonlight shines down, and the earth seems to be covered with a layer of silver gauze.

He Yuzhu walked through the corridor back to the middle courtyard and was about to return to his room.

Suddenly there was a creaking sound.

He Yuzhu turned his head reflexively, only to see that the window next door was open and a person was standing there.

The moonlight was bright and everything in the yard was clearly visible.

Looking at the room from the other side, it seemed a little blurry.

Even so, He Yuzhu guessed who it was.

The two looked at each other for a long time.

Silent.

He Yuzhu walked to the door of his house and knocked.

Ran Qiuye came to open the door quickly.

He Yuzhu entered the house.

When he closed the door, he couldn't help but look at the window again, feeling mixed emotions.

The yard fell silent again.

Qin Huairu slowly closed the window and sat quietly by the bed until dawn.

The plane landed at its destination.

He Yuzhu was very inconspicuous in the visiting delegation.

Compared to the last time we went to Japan, this time the team was a little bigger.

The two countries began to formally establish diplomatic relations and carried out exchanges in many areas.

The most critical part is the establishment of an embassy.

Relevant personnel had already arrived in the United States earlier.

With the arrival of the visiting delegation, the other side organized a grand welcoming ceremony.

There were many friendly local residents at the scene, as well as people from the same clan and origin from far away watching.

He Yuzhu looked around but didn't see any familiar faces, so he felt quite calm.

After all, a notice was issued before departure: do not disturb the students' learning progress, so no international students were specially invited to attend.

For several days in a row,

He Yuzhu quietly followed the team to participate in various activities and behaved very low-key.

As the visit was coming to an end,

After some hesitation, He Yuzhu told his entourage about his itinerary changes, took the things that Lao Zhou asked him to pass on, and found her school based on the information.

Several weeks passed in the blink of an eye.

It feels like we haven't seen each other for many years.

Zhou Xiaobai became almost unrecognizable.

She used to have braids in her hair, but now she has long flowing hair.

The familiar military uniform is gone, replaced by the latest popular styles.

But the only thing that remains unchanged is that unique purity and loveliness still exists.

"You are……"

The moment he saw him, Zhou Xiaobai was stunned. A look of joy appeared on his pale face. He walked forward naturally and asked, "Did you come with the visiting delegation?"

His tone revealed an unprecedented ease and calmness.

It seems as if everything in the past has been forgotten.

He Yuzhu looked at the girl in front of him and felt relieved. It seemed that there was no need to worry about this anymore.

But at the same time, an indescribable feeling surged up.

"Your parents learned that I was coming to America, so they asked me to bring some things with me."

He said calmly, "I came to see how you were doing abroad and if you needed anything."

"You'll understand when you see it."

Zhou Xiaobai smiled sweetly, glanced at the package in his hand, and joked, "There are so many things! I can't even carry them. Can you please help me move them to the dormitory?"

He Yuzhu nodded in agreement and walked towards their residence side by side with her.

en route,

Zhou Xiaobai enthusiastically told him about every detail of his campus life and the new friends he had made.

"The biggest challenge here is probably the language. I always thought my English was pretty good, but I didn't expect my pronunciation to be standard.

Others don’t understand me, and I don’t understand what others say;”

"Fortunately, there is a classmate in my dormitory who is an overseas Chinese. She can speak Chinese and has been helping me correct my English pronunciation..."

As they were talking, they had already reached the dormitory building.

He Yuzhu was hesitant, not sure whether he should go in.

After all, this situation is not allowed in China, and boys cannot enter girls’ dormitories at will.

"If it's inconvenient, I'll just take you here and not go in."

"It's okay, you can come in."