Siheyuan: Since 1962

Chapter 129 Teasing
He Yuzhu was silent for a moment, then went to wash the vegetables obediently.

Forget it, it’s all my own fault. I shouldn’t have said that extra word at noon.

"Hey……"

He Daqing heated up the lunch box pot, hid behind the window, and watched Sha Zhu washing vegetables silently, and could not help but sigh.

There was no need to test him any further, as his foolish son had already been completely trapped in the Jia family's trap.

"Zhu Zi, I called you just now, why didn't you wait for me?"

Qin Huairu also returned to the central courtyard at this time. Seeing Sha Zhu washing vegetables, she couldn't help but go over to him and said in a reproachful manner.

He Yuzhu's heart was moved when he heard this. He turned around and said with a smile: "Qin...ah, sister-in-law of the Jia family, I didn't hear you. Do you have something to talk to me about?"

Qin Huairu's smiling face froze instantly, and she asked uncertainly: "Zhu Zi, what did you call me?"

He Yuzhu shook off the water on his hands and wiped it on his clothes. He then said awkwardly, "Don't think too much about it, Sister-in-law Jia. My dad told me to call him that. He just came back and I couldn't disobey him. No matter what he calls us, our relationship is not alienated."

Before, he always called Qin Huairu "Sister Qin", but now he was calling her "Sister-in-law of the Jia family", and he was a little uncomfortable with it.

"Zhu Zi, you're right. No matter what you say, our relationship is not alienated. I just came over to say hello to you. There's nothing else to do."

Qin Huairu looked at Sha Zhu with resentment, then walked past Sha Zhu with her hands covering her chest and hurried back to the house.

He Yuzhu's heart was broken when he saw her like this, and he shouted unconsciously: "Sister Qin, it's not..."

"Qin, what Qin, have you washed the vegetables?"

He Daqing walked out of the house slowly, smoking a cigarette.

"It's done, Dad."

He Yuzhu smiled awkwardly and subconsciously shrank his neck.

He Daqing glared at Sha Zhu and said coldly, "You've washed the vegetables but you're still not cutting them. Are you waiting for me to do it?"

"I'm going right now, right now."

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu hurriedly carried the washed vegetables into the house, not even daring to look at the Jia family for even a second.

"Huh, what a fool."

He Daqing murmured something in a low voice, turned his head and looked towards the gap in the window of the Jia family, and his eyes met Qin Huairu's.

Qin Huairu quickly lowered the curtains and said to Jia Zhang in fear, "Mom, He Daqing saw me."

"I told you not to provoke Sha Zhu in the yard these few days. Come back if you want. What are you talking to Sha Zhu about?"

Jia Zhang pointed at Qin Huairu and cursed her angrily, then lowered her voice and said, "Huairu, this He Daqing is different from the others in the courtyard. You'd better not run into him alone, or you will end up in trouble."

"I know, Mom. I will avoid him. Even the five kilograms of flour that the old man gave me is not much left. What are Banggeng and Xiaodang going to do next?"

"Let Xiao Dang eat the steamed bread first. While you are in the factory, see if you can ask Sha Zhu to help you? See if you can talk to Yi Zhonghai again?"

In the yard, He Daqing narrowed his eyes, a barely perceptible smile flashed across his face, and he went back to the house to watch Sha Zhu's craftsmanship. He had been busy with Yi Zhonghai's affairs for several days since he came back, and had not tested Sha Zhu's craftsmanship.

He wanted to see why Sha Zhu was still a level eight cook after so many years.

Ten minutes later, He Daqing's cursing voice came from the house, along with He Yuzhu's begging for mercy.

When Zhou Weimin, Qiu Na and the guards entered the room, they saw He Daqing holding He Yuzhu's ear and scolding him.

"Wei Min, you're here. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you. Come and sit down."

When He Daqing saw that people had arrived, he let go of the hand that was holding his ear, dusted off his clothes, slowly walked to the table, and asked the three people to sit down.

"Uncle He, why are you teaching me a lesson again? Sha Zhu's cooking skills were quite famous in the steel mill."

Zhou Weimin glanced at He Yuzhu who started cooking, and said some polite words happily.

If he had not seen Nan Yi's cooking skills, he would really think that He Yuzhu's cooking skills were quite good.

But now, in his opinion, He Yuzhu's skills are just at the level of an ordinary restaurant chef, nothing special.

He Daqing glared at Sha Zhu, who turned around and secretly looked at them, and said angrily: "Wei Min, you don't have to lie to me. This kid's skills have not improved since I left. It's not unfair for him to be an eighth-level cook for so many years."

He had even specially found a Sichuan chef for Sha Zhu, hoping that he would learn by analogy and improve his skills. It was really a waste of all his favors.

He Daqing poured wine for the three people and placed a handful of melon seeds in front of them. Then he asked with a smile, "Let's not talk about this. I heard that Wei Min, you found a chef from the machine repair factory to work in the steel rolling mill. Is that Nan Yi who lives in the front yard that you mentioned at noon?"

"Yes, it's Nan Yi. Uncle He, I have no choice. You haven't come back yet, and Sha Zhu is on the same side with Yi Zhonghai. If I don't find a cook outside, I will probably have to find someone else to take over my position as deputy director of the cafeteria within two days."

Zhou Weimin smiled and nodded, with a hint of sarcasm in his words.

In fact, this is just a statement. Even if He Daqing came back at that time, he would most likely still look for Nan Yi to come over.

It's not easy to lead a team when all the chefs under me are of one mind. There must always be checks and balances.

"Hey, Weimin, Uncle He, I'm not blaming you. As for what Yushui and I said, you haven't asked Shazhu to get out of the kitchen yet, which shows that you're already considering the friendship of neighbors. Uncle He, I just want you to take me with you when you go to look for Master Nanyi. Only by exchanging more skills can we improve, right?"

He Daqing smiled with his eyes narrowed. The more he interacted with Zhou Weimin, the more he felt that his own son was nothing and was an eyesore to him.

Fortunately, there is a smart daughter like Yu Shui, otherwise with someone like Sha Zhu, I'm afraid that after he dies, he will not be able to return to the yard, and the He family will probably have no descendants.

"Uncle He, I won't hide it from you. I have to go to Nan Yi's place tomorrow. I'm going to go over to deal with the incident caused by Yi Zhonghai, and also to discuss some snacks. Uncle He, if you want to get to know Nan Yi, just come with me tomorrow."

Zhou Weimin and He Daqing looked at each other, suddenly smiled and extended an invitation.

Although the purpose of letting He Yushui find He Daqing was to change He Yushui's fate, his purpose here was to deal with Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai was getting restless day by day, and he didn't want to keep focusing his energy on him. Now his goal had been achieved, and it was a win-win situation for him and He Yushui.

Of course, He Yuzhu also gained some benefits, but there was no need to worry about it. After all, he and He Yuzhu were not life-and-death enemies. He had just been bullying He Yuzhu.

However, it is a pity that He Daqing is only used to deal with Yi Zhonghai. It would be good to let him play some other roles.

(End of this chapter)