Siheyuan: Cooking journey

"Everyone, please sit down and eat quietly."

Qin Huairu frowned and patted the table lightly.

Xiaodang was so frightened that he shuddered and immediately sat down properly.

Banggeng didn't move, just staring at his grandmother.

"Qin Huairu, what are you doing? Look how scared you are of the child."

Granny Zhang said unhappily, "My eldest grandson just got beaten, so what's wrong with eating some chicken to replenish his body? How can you be so cruel to the child?"

"How could I not feel sorry for the child?"

Qin Huairu said sarcastically with a cold face: "If you want to eat, go get it yourself, don't instigate the children to do it."

"Qin Huairu, what do you mean? Who said I want to eat?"

Granny Zhang looked unhappy.

"You think I'm a freeloader and want to send me back home."

"Then go back, no one will stop you."

Qin Huairu had a cold face and lowered her head to drink a sip of water.

"Okay, Qin Huairu, I know you've wanted to kick me out for a long time."

Granny Zhang was very emotional, her eyes flickered.

"I'm leaving tomorrow. I don't believe I can starve to death with all my limbs intact. Even if I do starve to death, you don't have to worry about it. My son's factory will take care of my funeral."

"I really can't control whether you starve to death or not."

Qin Huairu glanced at her coldly and said calmly, "I'm unemployed. My mother and I are starving to death in the city, so you don't need to worry about us."

"You, you..." Granny Zhang stood up angrily and pointed at her.

"Don't be so rude. I don't want to argue with you. Don't give me a way out."

Qin Huairu looked at her expressionlessly.

"I respect you and call you mom. If I don't respect you, you are nothing. Now I work hard to support you, not you to support me. I don't expect you to make money. I just hope that when I am at work, as the child's grandmother, you can help take care of the child so that I can feel more at ease.

“You said those nasty things, but I put up with it because I respect you;

"If it weren't for respect, how could I allow you to have food to eat? Before others say anything, you, as a mother-in-law, start to criticize first;

“If you want me to find a man, I’ll leave my kids and go find one tomorrow;

"You can raise your children however you want. I'm tired of living without food."

Xiao Dang was so scared that he ran over sobbing.

"Mom, don't abandon Xiaodang. Xiaodang, be obedient. Xiaodang doesn't want to eat chicken anymore."

Qin Huairu looked at Grandma Zhang coldly without responding.

On the side, Bang Geng had a gloomy face and clenched his teeth.

"Hey, Huairu, it's all mom's fault. It's my fault. It has nothing to do with the child."

Granny Zhang patted her face gently, her eyes flickering.

"As a grandmother, you can beat and scold them as much as you want. The children are innocent. They are your flesh and blood. You can't just abandon them."

Qin Huairu remained indifferent and ignored him.

Somehow, after knowing that He Yuzhu was married, the life in front of me suddenly became extremely unreal.

She didn't know what the purpose and meaning of living in this house like this day after day was.

But when she thought of her children, her heart softened again.

Now there is nothing left but the children.

"Huai Ru..."

Granny Zhang smiled awkwardly, feeling a little embarrassed and humiliated.

"Huai Ru, this is all my fault. From now on, I will listen to whatever you say and will never go against you."

No one answered. Granny Zhang muttered to herself, sat down again, and said earnestly with a bitter face:

"I didn't say anything excessive. Don't get so angry. It's not good for your health to get hurt. You didn't take good care of yourself after the confinement period, so you're weak.

“I also know that your work is not easy. I have no other intentions, I just want the children to eat better;

"What does the child need? Silly Zhu doesn't need anything either. After all, he is an outsider. Should we, mother and daughter, get angry over him?

Qin Huairu's expression eased slightly, she glanced at her and said coldly:

"It's not a question of whether there is a shortage or not. He Yuzhu is now the canteen director and I am under his charge. You let the child run to his house and take anything. He is in the canteen and can transfer me to the workshop."

"Is Shazhu the canteen director?"

Granny Zhang was surprised and stunned, then she calmed down and put on a smile: "That's not the case. Shazhu has a good heart and won't care about these little things."

"He has a good heart, but that doesn't mean he's stupid."

Qin Huairu sighed, looking somewhat helpless:

"He is married now and has a wife. Whether he minds or not, his wife will mind in the future. Don't let the children go to his house and take things randomly in the future.

“Before, the children had little to eat, and I turned a blind eye because it was a difficult time;

"Now we have white flour buns to eat every day, aren't you satisfied? Do you still feel like you're missing something?

"You have to make people so angry that they can't even eat steamed buns, will you be satisfied?

"He is in charge of the cafeteria now. Our family's jobs are in his hands. We should try not to offend him if we can."

After a pause, Qin Huairu continued:

"In the future, don't let your children call you silly uncle or silly Zhu. If you want to call him uncle, just call him uncle. If you don't want to call him uncle, just don't call him uncle. Don't use names that offend people."

"That's not necessary. Everyone calls him that, and Shazhu didn't say anything..."

Granny Zhang didn't care at all.

Qin Huairu stared at her coldly, her voice chilling: "If I call you an old immortal, would you like it?

I've said it before, he's married, he has a wife, and he has children.

How can someone's wife feel good if you yell at her in front of her? Isn't this just offending her?"

Granny Zhang's face turned pale in an instant.

Qin Huairu felt an unprecedented sense of refreshment and joy, as if she had never been so happy in her life.

But this feeling of happiness did not last long, and troubles came back again.

Although Liu Haizhong was persuaded to leave by an old man, he still had to hold a meeting to discuss the matter later.

I can still find a way to pay back the five kilograms of flour.

But what to do with the chicken? There is not a penny at home.

Liu Haizhong will definitely not let it go if you don’t pay back the money.

At this moment, she couldn't help but think of He Yuzhu. He always helped her at times like this in the past.

And now, she could only sigh.

......

When He Yushui returned home after delivering the dishes, she saw He Yuzhu sitting at the dining table at a glance.

I didn't pay much attention to it at first, but now I stood at the door and took a closer look, and I found that he had cut his hair and seemed to become more handsome.

It's really strange, why do I feel like I'm prettier than movie stars?

I almost didn't recognize this was my brother, He Yushui thought absentmindedly.

He Yuzhu glanced at her and said unhappily:

"What are you doing standing there? Come and eat, or there won't be any for you."

This tone,

He Yushui couldn't help but pout. Yes, this was her brother. She began to chew the chicken leg with gusto.

He Yushui didn't think about anything else for a moment, and said:

"Brother, your uncle told you not to rest so early. There is a meeting later, you have to go."

"Ah."

He Yuzhu nodded. This courtyard was not a big place, but there were many trivial things to do.

We have to hold a meeting to discuss something every now and then.

He actually doesn't want to get involved in these things.

But this time, it’s a good opportunity to distribute wedding candy.

After all, marriage is a happy event. Lou Xiao'e will move in tomorrow, and it would be good to let everyone in the yard know that there is a new person coming.

"Eat quickly, you'll have something to do later."

He Yuzhu urged.

"What's going on?"

He Yushui asked curiously.

"Good, clean up the room."

He Yuzhu said with a smile.

His room has been cleaned up, and it's time to tidy up the room here too.

"It's not a holiday, why are you cleaning the room?"

He Yushui blinked, his face full of confusion.

He Yuzhu smiled and did not answer, but took out the marriage certificate.

When He Yushui saw it, her little mouth opened slightly and she was immediately stunned.