Siheyuan: Cooking journey

When I'm at work,

He Yuzhu did not bring Lou Xiaoe with him.

He just wanted to see Qin Huairu. After all, they lived in the same courtyard and could meet at any time.

But on the first day of the wedding, I left my wife alone at home. Even the rain didn't know where it went. I think this was not a very fair thing to do.

So he sent her to the deaf old lady, so that she would have someone to keep her company and not be bored. In the backyard, the story began. "What?"

The deaf old lady put her hands on her ears, looking confused.

"I said, grandma, you are so kind."

This sentence was repeated dozens of times, but the old lady didn't hear it, and Lou Xiao'e herself was confused.

If I had known earlier, I would not have married. If I had not married, I would not have met this old lady. If I had not met this old lady, I would not have to say "hello" to her dozens of times.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. The most infuriating thing was that big idiot He Yuzhu, who left her here alone.

"What?"

The deaf old lady looked at her curiously, but still didn't hear clearly.

"I said, He Yuzhu is a big fool."

Lou Xiao'e suddenly felt in a very good mood, as if the sun had just cleared up after the rain.

"Are you a big fool?"

The deaf old lady frowned and became even more confused.

"..."

Lou Xiao'e rolled her eyes and said angrily, "He Yuzhu is a big fool!"

"Are you a big fool?"

"He Yuzhu is a big fool!"

"Are you a big fool?"

......

After going back and forth like this for several times, Lou Xiao'e sighed helplessly.

It's so infuriating. I feel like I'm almost becoming a fool, and I still have to talk about this with an old lady who is hard of hearing.

It’s all the fault of that big idiot He Yuzhu.

......

The work in the canteen goes on as usual.

Lunch is over.

He Yuzhu was drawing circles in the office out of boredom when Director Yang knocked on the door and said:

"Xiao He, you've worked hard. You were supposed to be given three days of wedding leave, but you ended up having to work overtime."

At that time, the factory did not rest. If you had something to do, you could only take a leave of absence, and your salary would not be deducted, so no leave was given unless it was a major event.

The work in the canteen is special. Workers cannot eat during holidays, so naturally they cannot take holidays.

"fine."

He Yuzhu didn't care much. He had nowhere to go during the holidays, but he thought of another thing and said:

"Please help me to urge the room allocation. It will be better than a holiday if it is resolved sooner."

"You think too highly of me. I'm just a small factory manager. I don't have that much ability."

Director Yang waved his hand, patted him on the shoulder, and said proudly: "I can't help you with the housing allocation, but I have good news:

"In a person's lifetime, there are only a few chances to get married. It's not appropriate not to give you wedding leave. After discussion, the factory decided to give you three days of leave. You can leave after lunch, which counts as half a day's leave.

"So if you calculate it this way, you can have six and a half days off. That's a good deal, right?"

"Your factory leaders are really smart."

He Yuzhu glanced at him and said leisurely, "You call this a good deal? I didn't have anything to do in the afternoon anyway."

"That's better than nothing."

Director Yang blushed.

"There's nothing we can do about it. You are the backbone of our steel mill. Without you, we can't keep going for a day."

"Don't praise me anymore. Too much praise will never bring good things."

He Yuzhu stretched and asked, "You mean, I can leave now, right?"

"Yes, if you feel that you have wasted your time today, you can take a day off starting tomorrow."

Director Yang is very considerate.

"That's not necessary."

He Yuzhu waved his hand and was about to leave.

Director Yang quickly shouted, "Wait a minute, look at my memory, I almost forgot, you said you would find a job for Yu Shui, I have already arranged it,

"There aren't many easy jobs. The nearby street office is short of staff, and there's also a radio station a little further away. I'll give you a letter of introduction, and you can just go and report..."

Nearby street office?

He Yuzhu thought about it and decided that the rain had been performing well recently, so there was no need to arrange for it to be too far away. Going to the street was quite appropriate.

Grassroots work is stable and without major disturbances.

...

"He Yuzhu is a big fool!"

"Are you a big fool?"

"He Yuzhu is a big fool!"

"Are you a big fool?"

Being idle is also idle.

Lou Xiao'e started to compete with the deaf old lady, and she was half lying on the bed, muttering to herself incoherently.

This was the scene He Yuzhu saw when he walked in.

As soon as she saw him, the deaf old lady closed her eyes and dozed off.

Lou Xiao'e was still mumbling:

"He Yuzhu is a big fool!"

"He Yuzhu is a big fool!"

He Yuzhu had a dark face, he was really bored.

"are you hungry?"

"I'm starving. It's all my fault, that big idiot He Yuzhu. He left me here without even a meal."

Lou Xiao'e answered subconsciously, but suddenly realized something was wrong. She turned her head and saw He Yuzhu, then immediately closed her eyes and pretended to snore, treating everything she had just said as a dream.

For a long time, there was no sound.

Lou Xiao'e seemed to be half asleep, as if she had taken a nap, and then she really fell asleep.

After an unknown amount of time, she smelled a fragrance and opened her eyes. Neither He Yuzhu nor the deaf old lady were in the room.

I stood up slightly and saw He Yuzhu cooking at the door. The food smelled so tempting.

Lou Xiao'e wrinkled her nose and sniffed, then lay down beside the quilt and peeked.

I was just curious about what smelled so good.

As he looked, his gaze fell on He Yuzhu.

This man became her husband after knowing her for less than a day.

She had never taken a good look at it, firstly because she had no chance and secondly because she was shy.

Looking closely at this moment, I found that this man was so handsome, with an indescribable charm that made people unable to help but take a few more glances.

The more she looked, the faster Lou Xiao'e's heart beat.

Thinking that such a handsome man is mine, and remembering how delicious the food he cooks is, I inexplicably feel like I've gained something.

But thinking about tonight again, and her mother's numerous instructions, her face became hot and she felt only shyness in her heart.

I was shy for a while.

My stomach started to growl and the aroma in the air became stronger.

"Silly Zhuzi, this is really delicious. Since Silly Moth is asleep, give her portion to me and you can make it for her later."

Okay.

This old lady is so mean.

What a stupid moth.

Not only does he give people nicknames, but he also wants to eat my food.

Lou Xiao'e felt that she could no longer pretend to sleep, so she quickly put on her shoes and ran out angrily.

"old lady……"

Ran out and took a look.

Lou Xiao'e's face turned slightly red. There was nothing delicious to eat. There was just a pot of food that was still stewing.

The deaf old lady was lying in a rocking chair, laughing from ear to ear.

"I told you, the silly moth will wake up as soon as you mention eating."

Why do I feel that this old lady is not deaf?

Lou Xiao'e was puzzled and snorted, "Okay, old lady, you have been lying to me."

"What?"

The deaf old lady squinted her eyes, frowned, and looked innocently confused.

"..."

Lou Xiao'e, so angry.

The dinner that night was stewed eggplant and potatoes.

I saw Lou Xiao'e pretending to sleep and actually fell asleep.

He Yuzhu looked at her quietly for a while, then went to the vegetable market to buy things.

For a family like ours, there's no need to have such a rich meal with fish and meat for every meal.