Siheyuan: Cooking journey

"I won't do it, I really won't do it..."

He Yuzhu was chewing his rice while feeling very upset.

It's like stirring up a hornet's nest. It's been going on since I started cooking.

This silly sister has repeated this sentence countless times.

"I told you, I was just teasing you."

He Yuzhu glared at her unhappily.

"You speak so seriously, and it's obvious that you have this thought in your mind. I don't want to marry a man with three children."

He Yushui pouted, looking aggrieved.

"Believe it or not."

He Yuzhu glanced at her and said leisurely: "But it's good for you to remember this feeling."

"You still say that, I really don't want to do it..."

How annoying.

He Yuzhu grabbed two steamed buns and stuffed them into her hands, pushed her out of the door, and went back to his room to continue mumbling.

I have said everything that needs to be said about this sister.

What the future holds depends entirely on her own choice.

He Yuzhu didn't want to interfere anymore, nor did she want to ask more questions, even if she continued to help Qin Huairu's family.

Medicine can only save those who want to live, but Buddha only saves those who are destined to live.

If you don't listen, there's nothing I can do. I'm too lazy to meddle in your business.

But there is another thing he needs to take care of.

That ungrateful little bastard is becoming more and more skilled.

If you're not paying attention, he'll come and steal.

We have to think of a way to teach him a lesson.

He Yuzhu thought for a moment and came up with a good idea, but then he dismissed the idea.

After all, he is still a child, there is no need to be so cruel. I should get a piece of meat, mix some rat poison with it, and give him a surprise when he comes to steal.

……

The night passed.

The next morning, He Yuzhu woke up, thought about it, and decided to go early to cook a meal for the deaf old lady.

I have a date in the afternoon and will eat Peking duck with Ran Qiuye. I don’t know how late I will be when I get back.

It's too embarrassing to go back on your word, let alone just bark like a dog to get away with it.

It’s just right to cook in the morning without delaying anything.

It was an ordinary family and there were no special dishes. He Yuzhu planned to stir-fry some cabbage for the deaf old lady. His cooking skills remained at the elementary level of LV4. It would not be good to improve too much from before.

The deaf old lady has no honeycomb coal at home.

You have to burn the coal briquettes before cooking.

He Yuzhu started a fire at the door.

The deaf old lady sitting on a chair nearby glanced at him and said in surprise:

"Silly Pillar, you seem a little different."

"..."

Compared to two months ago, my appearance has indeed changed a lot. These changes have accumulated day by day. You may not notice them if we meet every day, but after not seeing each other for a long time, it is natural that they feel particularly fresh.

Especially someone as familiar as the deaf old lady.

When He Yuzhu realized this, his heart beat faster.

I only thought about the changes in behavior and forgot about the changes in appearance.

"Really? Why didn't I feel that?"

He Yuzhu pretended to be confused.

I don’t know even if I ask, what else can I do?

At twenty-three, it's still jumping around, and at twenty-five, it's still arching around.

I'm only twenty-four, and I'm going through puberty again.

"Yes, you used to talk so much, it made my ears tired."

The deaf old lady looked a little disgusted.

"You talk less now and are quite quiet, which I think is good. However, after not seeing you for so long, I want to hear you talk more."

"..."

What a change.

He Yuzhu was relieved, but then he thought that the deaf old lady was over 70 years old and her living conditions were not good now, so her eyesight must not be very good.

Thinking this way, I feel more at ease.

"What do you want to hear?"

"I heard from an old man that you are not helping Qin Huairu's family anymore. Why?" The deaf old lady looked puzzled.

"..."

He Yuzhu was silent.

"I don't want to help anymore."

He Yuzhu thought about it and told the truth.

"why?"

"I'm in a relationship, and I'm afraid that getting too close to her family will have a bad influence."

He Yuzhu was too lazy to explain more and found a plausible excuse.

"Okay, okay, okay, my silly boy finally got the hang of it and knows how to fall in love."

The deaf old lady smiled until her eyes narrowed into slits, and said cheerfully: "Bring it home someday and let me take a look at it."

"Okay."

He Yuzhu agreed readily, but as to whether to bring it or not, that was another matter.

Since he had decided to move out, he didn't plan to let Ran Qiuye come into contact with the people in the courtyard.

It's okay to come and see the deaf old lady once in a while.

"Silly Zhuzi, Qin Huairu's family is having a hard time, so help them if you can."

The deaf old lady didn't beat around the bush and spoke directly and clearly.

"..."

He Yuzhu was speechless. Even the deaf old lady came to persuade him. It was probably said by an old man.

He could understand that the deaf old lady was a kind-hearted person who couldn't bear to see Qin Huairu's three children starve.

In the original plot, even though she saw through Qin Huairu's character, she pretended not to know, did not remind Sha Zhu, and did not stop Sha Zhu's good deeds.

She believed that this was saving lives and saving three children.

Even if one is as wise as the sea, one cannot foresee the future. One cannot foresee that these three children are ungrateful, and that Qin Huairu would be so cruel as to seize the family property, including this house, after her death by using a scheme to wipe out the entire family.

If she knew this would happen, I wonder if she would still help.

"I am happy to help people who are in trouble, but I really don't want to help those who should not be helped..."

The old lady spoke directly, and He Yuzhu also spoke frankly, repeating roughly what he had said to He Yushui last night.

"Old lady, what do you think I am trying to achieve by helping you like this?

"Don't they know how to be grateful? Isn't this the most basic quality of a human being?

"If they don't even have this, what can I get if I help? Do you want them to treat me as a fool?

"Besides, Qin Huairu's family is in financial difficulty, but she is a worker, so she is not starving. At most, she can only eat worse. But in this era, who can be better off?"

"Hey……"

The deaf old lady leaned on her cane with both hands and sighed.