Siheyuan: Black and steady Gou Laoliu

Cuihua Tower is one of the eight famous towers in Beijing.

Although it is named "Cuihua Building", there is actually no building, but an ancient three-story courtyard.

Cuihualou is famous, and many celebrities and middle-class people come here to hold banquets and take pride in entertaining guests here.

Han Li was unhappy as he rushed to Cuihua Building, muttering in frustration: "Old Lou, you are a big boss with a lot of money, why do you like to get things for free?!"

The secret recipe of 'ancient shampoo' was given away, but he didn't get a penny in compensation. He couldn't ask for it directly, so how could he be happy?

When he saw the sign of Cuihualou, Han Li let out a long breath, shook off the troubled thoughts in his mind, and replaced it with an approachable smile.

After some solemn thanks and introductions, Han Li learned that the middle-aged couple were both teachers. The man's surname was Luo, and his name was Luo Hongzhi, the woman's surname was Ye, and her name was Ye Haiyan, and the little boy's name was Luo Xiangrong.

Since the mortality rate from choking while eating was very high in that era, the family really treated Han Li as their savior.

Luo Hongzhi even directly called Han Li a brother, and the only thing left was to chop off a chicken's head and burn yellow paper to become sworn brothers.

After entering the Cuihua Building courtyard and walking all the way to the east wing of the front yard, Han Li saw Mr. Xue and Granny Zhao at a glance, and hurriedly smiled and nodded as a greeting.

He took a quick glance and saw that there were six tables in the east wing of the front yard alone, and everyone was well-dressed and had good temperament, which was enough to show that this Brother Luo was no simple person.

Afterwards, Han Li was unsurprisingly arranged to sit next to Mr. Xue.

"Master, Grandma." Han Li called them respectfully, and when he saw that the old couple's tea cups were empty, he considerately added tea into their cups.

Mr. Xue curled his lips and complained unhappily: "We're going to have a banquet soon, you want us to drink enough water!"

Han Li was stunned for a moment, then changed his words: "Master, mother-in-law, I poured the tea for you to rinse your mouth. I heard that after eating one dish, the next dish is easy to mix the flavors, so you have to rinse your mouth to taste the real taste of the food."

Mr. Xue was slightly stunned for a moment, and then he thought it made sense. He snorted again, and his tone became a little weird: "Oh, you have gained a lot of experience by following the rich family."

Granny Zhao patted her husband and came to Xiao Han's rescue: "We are here to have a good meal thanks to Xiao Han. Don't spoil our fun. We can talk about it when we get back."

Han Li also quickly took over the conversation and persuaded with a smile: "Master, you must eat as much as you can tonight. There will be many patients coming tomorrow, and we will definitely be busier."

He was not talking nonsense, because he felt that since Yi Yinbi wanted to "help" him become famous, he would definitely not just find a few patients.

Before leaving this morning, Han Li specifically told his second brother to come early tomorrow morning if there were any more patients coming.

Moreover, the few patients who were cured today will definitely be publicized in their social circles.

Therefore, Han Li dared to conclude that there would be no less than more patients tomorrow.

Hearing this, Mr. Xue's face did not change color, but he was already happily thinking: "Now I can make an extra pair of new cotton shoes for my wife!"

At this time, an excited voice came from a table next to us: "A few days ago, Tibet was peacefully liberated and the serfdom system was completely abolished, allowing millions of serfs there to finally stand up!"

Soon, everyone at the table was discussing the incident heatedly.

Han Li's attention was drawn to it. He pricked up his ears and listened carefully for a while, gaining a deeper understanding of the major events that were happening.

It didn't take long before the meal officially started.

Cuihualou mainly serves Shandong cuisine, which Han Li enjoyed greatly.

Of course, he drank a lot of wine; especially when others toasted his master and the master didn't want to respond, the apprentice had to drink on his behalf.

However, Han Li would not allow himself to get drunk. He would stop when he was about 60% to 70% drunk.

After eating and drinking, Luo Hongzhi had already arranged a car, and the family of three sent Han Li and the other two to the door.

Luo Hongzhi spoke with a lisp, took out a brand new watch and handed it over:

"Brother Han, thank you so much for your kindness! My husband and I have been thinking about it and we don't know how to thank you, so we just bought you a watch."

Ye Haiyan also hurriedly persuaded him: "Brother Han, this is a little gift from both of us, please accept it."

Han Li waved his hands hastily and said firmly: "Brother Luo, Sister Ye, I have already received the consultation fee, I can't take this watch!"

The couple are both teachers and belong to a dual-income family. Their family conditions are not bad, but buying a watch must be very difficult for them.

In order to prevent them from pushing each other around in public, Han Li persuaded them, "Brother Luo, Sister Ye, if you two feel bad about it, I will come to your house some other day and cook me a nice meal."

Then, he added righteously: "Besides, I often have to go to the countryside, and wearing a watch is too conspicuous and will bring disaster."

Seeing this, Luo Hongzhi and his wife felt that it was their own fault for not thinking it through, so they had to give up.

After watching Han Li and the others get in the car and leave, Ye Haiyan couldn't help but complain: "I told you it would be best to just give money, but you insisted on buying a watch. Now I can't even give it away as a gift!"

Luo Hongzhi sighed helplessly: "If we just give money directly to Mr. Xue, we won't be able to get past that hurdle. We still have a long time to spend together in the future, and there will be plenty of opportunities to repay you."

At the same time, in the car.

Mr. Xue looked at Han Li and asked suddenly, "Why don't you just accept the gift I gave you?"

Han Li thought the old man was testing him, so he answered seriously: "I have already received the consultation fee, it is inappropriate to accept a gift again."

"Can curing an illness and saving a life have the same price?" Mr. Xue rolled his eyes at his apprentice:

"Have you heard that great kindness can be like great hatred? If you don't accept the gift, how can that family feel at ease in the future? Besides, to them, a watch is just a more expensive gift. They both earn a lot as university teachers."

Han Li was stunned. He thought Luo Hongzhi and his wife were junior high school teachers, but he didn't expect that they were university teachers.

After thinking about it carefully, Han Li suddenly realized that he had thought things too simply.

After sending the old couple home, the driver took Han Li to Nanluoguxiang.

Watching the car go away, Han Li was filled with regret and sighed: "What a big loss! I once had an opportunity to buy a house and activate the system, but I didn't cherish it! What a pity! I was only one step away from buying a house!"

Afterwards, he suddenly thought that if he took the watch and sold it, wouldn't that be a big step closer to buying a house and activating the system?

So, when sending his master and his friends home, Han Li casually asked, "Master, how much is that watch worth?"

The master replied calmly, "It's the Russians' stuff. It's only about three million (300 yuan)."

Han Li wanted to cry but had no tears: What did I miss? What did I do! ?