The winner of life in the courtyard

Chapter 75 [ more chapters, please subscribe first, please vote for me]

"Pain, pain, pain!"

"It must have broken the skin!"

If I just confess the truth after being scolded by my wife, wouldn’t it be a waste of my suffering?
Shen Zhiping hissed and breathed in cold air.

Liu Wanqing didn't suspect anything and thought she had really used too much force, so she quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I, I didn't mean it!"

"I, I, will help you apply some medicine... um..."

Liu Wanqing was just thinking about helping Shen Zhiping apply some medicine, but was suddenly attacked by Shen Zhiping.

After a moment, Liu Wanqing's hand was on Shen Zhiping's waist again. No one knew how he cultivated the Nine Yin White Bone Claw, but it seemed so natural.

"Wife, please don't, please don't, the skin is really broken!"

Shen Zhiping quickly let go of Liu Wanqing, while pretending to be pitiful.

Liu Wanqing glared at him and said, "Liar, tell me what happened just now!"

"Otherwise, I will ignore you from now on!"

"Wife, in fact, the best way to deal with such a calculating person is to give him some benefits before he starts calculating. If you want to take something, you must give it first."

"Then, aren't we still at a disadvantage?"

Liu Wanqing suddenly felt that Shen Zhiping's method was not very reliable.

Shen Zhiping smiled slightly and said, "Well, you can just wait and see what I will do later!"

"Okay, then I want to see what you do!"

Liu Wanqing really wanted to see what Shen Zhiping could do when faced with such a stingy and calculating person.

"As for this matter, you have to wait for the opportunity. When you meet it, I will show it to you."

"No more talking, I'm going to go and prepare the dishes first!"

Shen Zhiping took all the dishes directly to the kitchen.

Because the water was too cold in winter, Shen Zhiping first boiled a pot of warm water before starting to process the vegetables. Especially the pig offal, although it had been processed, he still had to wash it again by himself, so he felt more at ease doing it himself.

Liu Wanqing was not idle either, she went to knead the dough.

There is no steamed buns at home, so we can only eat pancakes for lunch.

As for the dishes, Shen Zhiping didn't plan to make more, just two dishes, one chicken stewed with mushrooms and the other braised fish.

The chicken stewed with mushrooms was naturally cooked by Shen Zhiping.

As for the braised fish, it was Liu Wanqing who took charge.

The pork is saved for making dumplings in the evening.

Shen Zhiping was going to make braised pork offal into delicious food.

Boil the corn bones into broth later and use it to make hand-rolled noodles tomorrow morning. It will be absolutely delicious.

The mushrooms in the stewed chicken are a local specialty brought back by Shen Zhiping from Northeast China. They taste so delicious.

The couple divided the work and cooperated with each other.

By the time it’s time for dinner, the aroma from the east courtyard starts to waft outside.

……

The residents in the courtyard smelled the fragrance in the air and subconsciously turned their eyes to the He family in the middle courtyard.

But soon, someone realized that He Daqing was working at the steel rolling mill and was not in the yard, so this dish was not He Daqing's work!

"Whose house is this?"

"What a delicious dish!

"There's fish, braised!"

“And stewed chicken!”

A few people with sharp noses have already smelled the delicious aroma in the air.

Soon, someone thought of Shen Zhiping and his wife who had just moved into the East Courtyard.

Living in the same courtyard, everyone knows the cooking skills of each family. Even if they cook the same chicken or fish, they can never make it taste this good.

Only Shen Zhiping and his wife had just moved in, and they didn't know how good their cooking was.

"Tsk tsk, this technician Shen is really capable. The wife he married is pretty and can cook. His skills are no worse than those of Sha Zhu before!"

"You think that Technician Shen's wife is also a cook?"

"That can't be done!"

"With that kind of temperament, how can he be a cook?"

"That's right, that girl is so pretty, she doesn't even smell like cooking oil, she doesn't look like an ordinary girl!"

"Alas, why can't we meet such a good daughter-in-law?"

Yan Bugui's wife Yang Ruihua couldn't help but sigh.

As a result, someone next to him immediately said: "Just forget it, your Yan Jiecheng doesn't even have a formal job, it's doubtful whether he can find a wife!"

"How do you talk?"

Yang Ruihua was a little annoyed when his shortcomings were exposed.

Unfortunately, they are not afraid at all.

"What's wrong? You won't let people tell the truth anymore?"

truth!

Yang Ruihua was really choked.

Ever since Yi Zhonghai, the manager, was treated as a boss by Shen Zhiping, the prestige of the managers in the courtyard has been less than before. The three aunts no longer have the sense of superiority they used to have among the old ladies in the courtyard.

……

At the same time, Jia family.

Jia Zhang had long smelled the aroma of chicken stewed with mushrooms and braised fish, and guessed that it was coming from the east courtyard.

"It's not a good thing!"

"I made something delicious, but I didn't even think of giving some to my neighbors!"

Jia Zhang looked towards the east wing and muttered softly.

"Mother-in-law, what they eat has nothing to do with us, can you please stop saying a few words?"

Qin Huairu couldn't help but speak out when she heard Jia Zhang's mumbling.

Jia Zhang glared and said, "It's because you are useless!"

"If you can control the Shen guy, do we have to rely on just smelling?"

"Is this my fault?"

Qin Huairu said with a straight face, "Who knew he would get married so soon?"

We had only known each other for a short time, and then we were on a business trip for a month, so how could we get the marriage certificate so soon?

Qin Huairu couldn't understand.

Jia Zhang couldn't figure it out either.

When Qin Huairu and Jia Dongxu first met, they were in contact for a while, about half a year, before they finally got married.

"What to do now?"

"After what happened today, Technician Shen clearly said he wanted to keep his distance from our family!"

Jia Zhang felt like she was being scratched by a cat.

On the one hand, she wanted Qin Huairu to stay with her son Jia Dongxu, and on the other hand, she wanted Qin Huairu to find a powerful man to help her live a good life.

"Not in a hurry!"

Qin Huairu pursed her lips and said, "There's still a lot of time!"

"Qin Huairu, let me make this clear, you are not allowed to do anything to let Dongxu down!"

"You are the daughter-in-law of our Jia family!"

Noticing Qin Huairu's sinister look, Jia Zhang felt a little uncomfortable and felt sorry for her son, so she couldn't help but remind Qin Huairu not to forget that she was the daughter-in-law of the Jia family.

"I know!"

Qin Huairu glanced at Jia Zhang with disdain.

She became more and more disdainful of her mother-in-law.

On the one hand, he wants to live a good life, and on the other hand, he wants her to stay by his son's side. He is a double-crosser, what a piece of shit!
However, Qin Huairu also understood that she could not live without Jia Zhangshi now.

She is going to take over the job at the steel mill, and the child needs someone to look after him.

……

Backyard, Xu Damao's house.

Lou Xiao'e naturally also smelled the fragrance, but she didn't expect that it came from the east courtyard where Shen Zhiping lived.

She was born into a wealthy family and had been living a life of luxury since childhood, and had never cooked.

After marrying Xu Damao, I learned how to cook, but I only knew how to cook and heat up the food, not to mention the taste.

Therefore, when Xu Damao went to the countryside to show movies to people, Lou Xiao'e basically went back to her parents' home.

However, since marrying Xu Damao, Lou Xiao'e has changed a lot. She eats whatever she can and has lowered her requirements for food.

Compared to Lou Xiao'e's composure, the deaf old lady in the other room was very greedy.

Ever since Sha Zhu was captured and He Daqing returned to the courtyard, she wanted to eat something delicious, but it was very difficult.

Yi Zhonghai and his wife took care of her food and drink, but they only had so much money, and when they occasionally bought some meat, they wouldn't give her much, just a taste. Life was not the same as before.

"My silly pillar!"

Thinking of the days when Sha Zhu lived in the courtyard, the deaf old lady burst into tears and regretted her decision.

If she had paid more attention to Sha Zhu in the beginning and had not followed Yi Zhonghai's lead to trick Sha Zhu, would things be different today?

The deaf old lady really regretted it!
……

The various people in the courtyard had no impact on Shen Zhiping and Liu Wanqing in the east courtyard.

Once the courtyard door is closed, everything outside has nothing to do with them.

When the food was served, Shen Zhiping took out a bottle of wine from the cupboard, looked at Liu Wanqing, smiled, and said, "Would you like to have a drink today?"

"Less, just one or two!"

Liu Wanqing thought about it and responded with a smile.

Today is indeed a special day. She can't drink much, but she can still drink.

Shen Zhiping poured Liu Wanqing half a glass of wine, poured himself another glass, and then looked at each other with a smile.

"Wanqing, shouldn't we drink the wedding wine first?"

"Ok!"

Liu Wanqing raised her glass and put it directly to Shen Zhiping's mouth.

Shen Zhiping was instantly delighted when he saw this.

"Wife, this is not the way to drink the wedding wine!"

"It should be like this!"

Shen Zhiping moved to Liu Wanqing's side and adjusted her posture to the correct one.

Liu Wanqing's face got even redder!

I don't know if he was embarrassed or was led astray by Shen Zhiping's gulp, but he also drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

In just a moment, Liu Wanqing's face turned red, which was very cute.

"Eat something quickly and press down!"

Shen Zhiping quickly picked up a chicken leg for Liu Wanqing.

Liu Wanqing smiled and passed the other chicken leg to Shen Zhiping.

So the couple smiled foolishly and started to eat the chicken legs.

"good to eat!"

After Liu Wanqing took a small bite, her eyes lit up like stars, and she looked at Shen Zhiping with surprise. She thought that Shen Zhiping's cooking skills were really good.

"As long as you like it!"

Shen Zhiping was also very happy when he heard this.

“Try the fish I made!”

Liu Wanqing picked up a piece of fish for Shen Zhiping.

Shen Zhiping chuckled and said, "My wife's cooking skills must be amazing."

Before, Shen Zhiping had tasted the braised pork and sweet and sour fish made by Liu Wanqing, and he was quite satisfied with his wife's cooking skills.

You know, Liu Wanqing is not someone who studies cooking professionally like Sha Zhu. To be able to cook such delicious dishes, she must have practiced hard.

In comparison, Shen Zhiping, who is so talented, never had to endure any hardship when learning to cook.

Sure enough, the braised fish made by Liu Wanqing was tasty, not too salty or too bland. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was just right.

"More?"

After eating for a while, Shen Zhiping picked up the wine bottle again and looked at Liu Wanqing.

"it is good!"

Liu Wanqing, with a flushed face, did not refuse Shen Zhiping. At the moment, she was a little drunk. This feeling was something she had never experienced before.

This time, Shen Zhiping poured even less for Liu Wanqing, only half a cup.

And he, of course, had another full cup!

This time, both of them drank slowly, and Liu Wanqing took small sips.

Eat and drink, drink and eat...

By the time Shen Zhiping realized that Liu Wanqing was drunk, an illusion of Shen Zhiping had already appeared in Liu Wanqing's eyes.

"Shen Zhiping, don't move!"

"Sit tight!"

"I'm talking to you!"

Liu Wanqing sat down next to Shen Zhiping and reached out to grab things around him.

Shen Zhiping raised his hand and patted his forehead. Okay, now he has something to do!
He simply grabbed Liu Wanqing's hand and hugged her. He remembered that Liu Wanqing didn't drink much, so how did she become a drunkard?
"Okay, I won't move, and you don't move either!"

Liu Wanqing reached out and touched Shen Zhiping's face, then pinched the flesh on Shen Zhiping's cheek, giggled, and said, "Shen Zhiping, I caught you, don't move!"

Shen Zhiping was speechless.

Could it be that his fairy wife is drunk and crazy?

However, it turned out that he was overthinking!
Liu Wanqing, who was still talking about catching him the moment before, closed her eyes and fell asleep the next moment.

Shen Zhiping clapped his head speechlessly.

He could only pick up Liu Wanqing obediently and send her to sleep for a while.

Fortunately, the bed on the kang was made.

Shen Zhiping took off Liu Wanqing's outer cotton coat and then covered her with a quilt.

Looking at the sleeping little fairy, Shen Zhiping felt that this was a really good day.

After touching Liu Wanqing's pretty face, Shen Zhiping turned and left. She still had to clean the table and wash the pots and pans.

After doing all this, put the pig offal into the pot and cook it.

After everything was done, Shen Zhiping returned to the main house.

Liu Wanqing was sleeping soundly.

Shen Zhiping looked at it and also felt sleepy.

"Then let's get some sleep, there's nothing to do anyway!"

Shen Zhiping also got on the kang.

Shen Zhiping, who was slightly tipsy, smelled the fragrance of Liu Wanqing's hair, and soon he fell asleep.

When Shen Zhiping woke up naturally, he opened his eyes and saw a pair of bright eyes staring at him.

Liu Wanqing woke up a little earlier than Shen Zhiping.

When their eyes met, Liu Wanqing's gaze flickered a little, and it was obvious that she was shy.

"young married woman!"

Shen Zhiping's eyes were burning, and he moved closer to Liu Wanqing.

"and many more!"

Liu Wanqing stretched out her hand and stopped Shen Zhiping.

"It's getting late, we should go make dumplings!"

"All right!"

Although Shen Zhiping was somewhat unwilling, he still had to eat the dumplings.

I don’t want anything else, just a happy and complete reunion.

Hang it in your hand and learn quickly.

Shen Zhiping was a novice in making dumplings, but after making only three or four dumplings, he mastered the tricks of rolling out the dough and making dumplings.

Of course, there is one drawback: the dumplings Shen Zhiping made are a little big.

Compared to the small and delicate dumplings made by Liu Wanqing, Shen Zhiping’s dumplings can be called small-sized buns.

However, Liu Wanqing didn't think there was anything wrong with this.

This man is much better than those men who just lie down when they get home and wait for food to be served.

The two of them worked together and quickly finished wrapping the dumplings.

"Boil more water and fill the kettle. We'll need it later!"

"okay!"

Shen Zhiping carried out his wife's instructions 100% without any compromise.

Boil water and cook dumplings.

This job was given to Liu Wanqing, while Shen Zhiping was responsible for making the fire.

After a few minutes, the dumplings are out of the pot.

The steaming dumplings are full of fragrance.

The residents in the courtyard sighed with emotion again.

But they just murmured a few words and no one said anything more, except Jia Zhang.

After all, any normal person would know that today is Shen Zhiping and Liu Wanqing’s wedding day. On a day like this, shouldn’t they have something delicious to eat?

The filling for the dumplings was prepared by Shen Zhiping.

Although it was his first time, he was able to accurately grasp how the filling should look like.

Liu Wanqing took a bite and gave Shen Zhiping a thumbs up.

"You made this filling so well!"

Even though she had made dumplings many times, she couldn't guarantee that the filling would taste good every time.

"Then I'll be responsible for making the filling from now on!"

"it is good!"

Liu Wanqing nodded happily.

After eating dumplings and washing the pots and pans, Shen Zhiping excitedly took Liu Wanqing to brush her teeth.

Finally waited until this moment!
Just after brushing his teeth and preparing to carry Liu Wanqing back to the house, Shen Zhiping was hit on the head by Liu Wanqing.

"We have to go wash up first!"

After Liu Wanqing finished speaking this simple sentence, not only did her face turn red, but even her earlobes turned red.

"Yes, yes, you need to wash it!"

Shen Zhiping came back to his senses.

Although he was a little anxious, this matter really cannot be rushed.

Hygiene must be guaranteed!

Although he has not experienced these things, there is so much information on the Internet that Shen Zhiping knows everything he should and should not know.

"I'll go boil some water now!"

Liu Wanqing couldn't help laughing when she saw Shen Zhiping's anxious look.

When she said wash, she didn't mean take a bath. When she boiled water to cook dumplings, she filled four thermos bottles at home with boiling water. She just did a simple wash, and the hot water in the kettle mixed with cold water was enough.

However, when Liu Wanqing saw Shen Zhiping's expression, she thought, forget it, it's still early, just boil some water!

……

Seeing that Shen Zhiping had boiled half a pot of water, he couldn't help laughing and finally chuckled, explaining: "Shen Zhiping, I said wash, not take a bath!"

"How can we use so much water?"

Hearing Liu Wanqing's words, Shen Zhiping blinked, and then everything suddenly became clear to him.

"It's okay, maybe you'll want to take a shower when you get back!"

"Hey hey hey..."

Shen Zhiping looked at his wife's pretty face and smiled maliciously.

Liu Wanqing noticed that there was something wrong with Shen Zhiping's eyes, so she waved her fist at him and glared at him, but said nothing.

……

While waiting for the water to boil, Shen Zhiping sat on a small stool holding Liu Wanqing, teasing his fairy-like wife from time to time.

However, what Shen Zhiping did not expect was that good things take time!

Someone suddenly knocked on the door of the East Courtyard. Shen Zhiping's face turned visibly cold when he heard the knock.

"Smile!"

Liu Wanqing noticed that Shen Zhiping was in a bad mood and quickly pulled him away.

"Ok!"

Shen Zhiping responded, his expression eased a little, but he was still very unhappy.

I don’t know what you are thinking by disturbing them at this time.

After opening the gate, Shen Zhiping saw Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong standing outside. His expression was quite cold. He said, "Teacher Yan, Master Liu, what's the matter?"

"Engineer Shen, it's like this!"

Liu Haizhong did not notice Shen Zhiping's coldness. After all, it was getting dark.

"Didn't I hear that you were married?"

"I discussed it with Old Yan, and I came to ask you, do you want to hold a banquet?"

"We have an old tradition in our courtyard. Whenever someone marries a daughter or daughter, they will set up a few tables and invite the neighbors to gather together. On the one hand, they can get to know the new daughter-in-law and son-in-law, and on the other hand, they can also have a festive and lively atmosphere!"

After Liu Haizhong finished speaking, he looked at Shen Zhiping with a smile and waited for Shen Zhiping's reply.

"Master Liu, I think we should just forget it!"

"Everyone's life is not easy now, and the higher-ups are advocating keeping things simple, so I won't make any big fuss here!"

"I think you two managers should do more ideological work in this regard!"

"What do you think?"

How many tables should be placed in the courtyard?
Stop joking!

As for the people in Siheyuan, Shen Zhiping doesn't want to give them any advantage.

Birds of a feather flock together.

When Yi Zhonghai was the one who had the final say in the courtyard, no one stood up to express his opposition.

On the surface, it was for the honor of the civilized courtyard, but in fact it was for the reward at the end of the year. Then, did they all become accomplices of Yi Zhonghai?
Some people say that people at that time were ignorant, so they were controlled by Yi Zhonghai as the manager of the courtyard.

In this regard, Shen Zhiping just wants to say, keep talking nonsense!
You should know that the siheyuan is not a closed environment.

There are many old shantytowns around here. Don’t they know what other shantytowns look like?
There are also propaganda on the streets!

Neither deaf nor blind!
To put it bluntly, it's just that the stick didn't hit me!
They can all benefit from keeping some things secret in the courtyard.

This tradition of holding a wedding banquet? Shen Zhiping doesn't agree with it.

With this money, why not buy something for yourself?
However, the visit of Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui this time did give Shen Zhiping a reminder.

In the future, I should keep a low profile as much as possible in the courtyard.

Some people are prone to pink eye.

In this era, being low-key is the mainstream.

When everyone is like this, you'd better be like this too. This is called blending in with the crowd. Otherwise, you'll stand out like a crane among chickens and will be attacked sooner or later.

Of course, not being able to eat well in the courtyard does not mean that Shen Zhiping will lower his quality of life.

He could just bring back some meat dishes from the restaurant.

Or if you are cooking in the basement, you can install a ventilation duct and put the outlet of the duct on the roof.

Even if the fragrance drifts to the courtyard, no one will know who is making the delicious food.

Hey, that's a good idea!
Shen Zhiping's eyes suddenly lit up, and he felt that his idea was feasible.

In the future, when you enter a Siheyuan, you have to be careful of Yan Bugui, the gate god of the Siheyuan.

Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui came together, but in fact it was Yan Bugui who found Liu Haizhong.

Probably because Yan Bugui came back from school and heard from his wife that Shen Zhiping and Liu Wanqing bought a lot of delicious food, he became interested.

But Yan Bugui also wanted to establish a good relationship with Shen Zhiping. It would be even better if he could ask Shen Zhiping for help and arrange a formal job for Jie Cheng of his family.

Therefore, Yan Bugui found Liu Haizhong and said something in a roundabout way, which led Liu Haizhong to find Shen Zhiping.

That way he won't stand out.

"Engineer Shen, you are the one with the highest level of ideological awareness!"

"I, Old Liu, have limited knowledge. Please correct me in the future!"

When Liu Haizhong heard what Shen Zhiping said, he definitely had no objection.

As a person who loves officials, he dreams of becoming an official. He would not mind being a workshop team leader.

Shen Zhiping had only been working in the steel rolling mill for over a month, but he was promoted to engineer based on his excellent skills. His future prospects will definitely be good.

So, you have to curry favor!

"Lao Liu, what did you call Technician Shen just now? Engineer?"

Yan Bugui was so focused on Shen Zhiping's wedding banquet that he didn't pay attention to what Liu Haizhong said. At this moment, Liu Haizhong called Shen Zhiping "Engineer Shen" again, and Yan Bugui finally came back to his senses.

"Technician Shen, you mentioned engineer?"

"Oh, it's such a great thing, why hasn't anyone told me about it?"

Mr. Yan Bugui was excited.

He felt more and more that there was hope in asking Shen Zhiping to help arrange a formal job for Yan Jiecheng.

When Liu Haizhong heard what Yan Bugui said, he blinked and said, "Didn't I tell you about this in the courtyard?"

"You certainly didn't say that!"

"If you want to tell me, how can I not know?"

"Engineer Shen, I'm sorry, I really didn't know this before!"

Yan Bugui was somewhat resentful towards Liu Haizhong. When Shen Zhiping came back from a business trip, he kept calling him "Technician Shen" when they met. He didn't know when Shen Zhiping mentioned the title of engineer.

This is a big deal!
"Teacher Yan, look at what you said, it's just a title!"

"Besides, engineers are also technicians!"

"You are the elder in the courtyard, just call me by my name!"

Hearing Shen Zhiping's words, Yan Bugui quickly shook his head and waved his hands, saying, "That can't be possible!"

"You are a capable person in our hospital. You must be respected as you deserve!"

"Uh, Teacher Yan, that's really not necessary!"

"Yes, yes!"

Yan Bugui's attitude was very firm.

Liu Haizhong also expressed his opinion that the engineer must be called.

In the end, Shen Zhiping couldn't defeat the two men, so he just let them do what they wanted.

"Engineer Shen, today is your big day, we won't disturb you!"

"I wish you and your lover a long and happy marriage and a baby soon!"

"Yes, yes, we will take our leave now. I wish you two happiness and may you have a baby soon!"

The two finally realized what day it was, and quickly said goodbye to Shen Zhiping, while giving him nice blessings.

Shen Zhiping smiled and said, "Thank you, take care, both of you!"

"Stay, stay!"

Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong walked away laughing, looking back every few steps.

……

Shen Zhiping watched the two people disappear from his back, shook his head, closed the gate, and a smile instantly broke out on his face. I guess no one will come this time!

He strode back to the kitchen.

Liu Wanqing was sitting in front of the stove. When she saw Shen Zhiping coming back, a hint of shyness appeared on her face. Under the reflection of the fire at the bottom of the stove, she looked particularly bright and beautiful.

"I'll help you carry the water to the bathroom!"

Seeing that the water in the pot had started to steam, Shen Zhiping quickly picked up the bucket, lifted the lid, and used a ladle to scoop the hot water from the pot into the bucket.

The bathroom is also connected to tap water, so using water is very convenient.

In just a few minutes, Liu Wanqing walked out of the bathroom and pushed Shen Zhiping, who was guarding outside, into the bathroom.

"It's your turn!"

"Go back to the room and wait for me, I'll be there soon!"

Shen Zhiping nodded vigorously, gave Liu Wanqing some instructions, and rushed into the bathroom.

Fast, of course it’s really fast!

Shen Zhiping took even less time than Liu Wanqing.

When Shen Zhiping returned to the main house, he found that the lights in the house had suddenly gone out.

"Is there a power outage?"

Shen Zhiping felt inexplicably unhappy. Why was there a power outage on such a nice day?
“There’s no power outage!”

Liu Wanqing replied, "Don't turn on the light either!"

The next moment, the match was lit.

Liu Wanqing stood at the table opposite the kang in the main room and lit two red candles on the candlesticks.

Behind the red candle, there was a big red "囍" character pasted on the window glass.

Seeing this scene, Shen Zhiping felt a little guilty towards Liu Wanqing.

He should have prepared these things early in the morning.

However, he had never had this experience and no one reminded him.

"What are you thinking about standing there, you idiot?"

Seeing Shen Zhiping standing still, Liu Wanqing couldn't help but call him.

Shen Zhiping came back to his senses and grinned.

"I was wondering how many times I had done good deeds in my life to marry such a good wife!"

"Stop talking so much!"

Liu Wanqing gave Shen Zhiping a reproachful look.

Shen Zhiping looked at Liu Wanqing with burning eyes, slowly walked up to her and gently hugged her.

"Wife, you are so nice!"

"I am so happy to marry you in this life!"

……

After two lifetimes, I finally became an adult!
It's not easy!

Shen Zhiping was hugging Liu Wanqing, and he was extremely excited.

"Wife, why are you so good?"

Shen Zhiping felt that he must have saved the Milky Way in his previous life, otherwise he would not have such a good life.

"Then you have to treat me well in the future!"

"necessary!"

"You are my wife. If I don't treat you well, who should I treat well?"

"It better be this way!"

Liu Wanqing snorted.

Shen Zhiping scratched his head, not knowing how to respond.

Life is too long. Who knows how long the vows made when we were young can last?
There are many promises of a couple staying together for life, but few can stick to it until the end.

Shen Zhiping felt that he should be able to do it!

……

The next day, Shen Zhiping and Liu Wanqing both got up late.

It was already past noon when the two of them woke up one after another.

"Wife, give me a kiss!"

Shen Zhiping looked at his wife, who had a beautiful smile on her face, and kissed her.

Liu Wanqing glared at Shen Zhiping, then decisively reached out and pinched Shen Zhiping.

"You go make breakfast, I have to go wash up!"

"As ordered!"

Shen Zhiping got out of bed and shivered instantly. It was really cold. The clothes thrown at the end of the kang were also cold.

"Don't get up yet, your clothes are too cold, warm them up in the quilt for a while!"

"I went to cook!"

"By the way, do you want to take a shower? If so, I'll boil a pot of water!"

Shen Zhiping felt that Liu Wanqing probably needed to take a shower. She had sweated at night and her body must be sticky.

"can!"

Liu Wanqing nodded shyly.

It's cold in winter, and normally you should go to the bathhouse to take a bath, which is very comfortable.

But her current condition doesn't make it suitable for her to go to the bathhouse.

"okay!"

Shen Zhiping went out quickly and went straight to the kitchen.

Boil water!

After the fire at the bottom of the stove started, Shen Zhiping took out the pig offal from another pot, cleaned the pot, and started to cook breakfast.

The original plan was to make pork bone soup and hand-rolled noodles in the morning, but unfortunately I got up too late and didn’t have time to make pork bone soup, so I could only make some simple food.

Cook millet porridge in the bottom of the pot, stew the leftover chicken with mushrooms from yesterday on the steamer, and heat up the braised fish, pancakes, and dumplings together.

In another pot of boiling water, Shen Zhiping steamed egg custard on a steamer.

Before breakfast is ready, Liu Wanqing can have a bowl of egg custard to fill her stomach.

……

After more than ten minutes, the water boiled.

Shen Zhiping first brought the egg custard to the main house, and then brought the water to the bathroom.

When he fetched water to the bathroom and returned to the main house, Liu Wanqing had already put on her clothes and had changed the sheets on the kang.

Seeing Shen Zhiping coming back, Liu Wanqing smiled at him shyly.

Shen Zhiping saw that the egg custard on the table was untouched, blinked, and said, "Why don't you eat it? Don't you like it?"

"Waiting for you!"

Liu Wanqing smiled and waved at Shen Zhiping, "Come on, let's eat together, half each!"

"it is good!"

Shen Zhiping is not pretentious either.

A bowl of egg custard and a spoon.

One bite for you, one bite for me.

It was completely wiped out in a short while.

"Please clean up, I'll go wash up first!"

After eating the egg custard, Liu Wanqing simply handed the dishwashing job to Shen Zhiping, without feeling that there was anything wrong with her behavior.

Shen Zhiping didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

When Liu Wanqing came back after washing, Shen Zhiping looked at Liu Wanqing's hair wrapped in a towel and suddenly thought of a small thing, a household hair dryer.

If I had a hair dryer, it would be very convenient to wash my hair in the winter.

Maybe, we can give it a try!
At that time, there were no small and exquisite household hair dryers like those in later generations. Only some professional hairdressing and styling places had large hair dryers.

The structure of a hair dryer is relatively simple.

Of course, it is not without technical content.

If he hadn't come from decades later and had dismantled many hair dryers, he would be at a loss right now.

The only drawback is that Shen Zhiping doesn't know the current situation of high-temperature resistant plastics in the country. After all, the hair dryer must be light, otherwise, who can carry it?

But don’t worry, just take your time!

Seeing that Liu Wanqing had finished taking a shower, Shen Zhiping brought out breakfast.

After breakfast, Shen Zhiping took a few dry towels and helped Liu Wanqing wipe her hair. It took him six towels to finally clean Liu Wanqing's hair.

But it’s still a little far from being completely dry.

The two of them simply played Gobang at home.

They waited until Liu Wanqing's hair was completely dry before they went out together.

Target steel mill!
Now that he had married and achieved his goal, he had to go and tell his senior brother the good news. After all, the only relative he could consider in the capital was his senior brother Lu Dasheng.

The two opened the small door in the east courtyard and went out to see Yan Bugui and his wife dealing with coal slag in front of their house.

"Eh? Teacher Yan, you don't have class this morning?"

Shen Zhiping looked at Yan Bugui with a smile.

Yan Bugui laughed and said, "Yes, I don't have classes this morning. Engineer Shen, are you guys getting ready to go out?"

"Well, something happened!"

Shen Zhiping smiled and nodded to Yan Bugui and his wife, "Since you two are busy, we will leave first!"

"well!"

Yan Bugui watched Shen Zhiping and Liu Wanqing leave, then looked at his wife Yang Ruihua and whispered, "This little Shen is really amazing!"

"Boss, tell me, can he really help with our boss's work?"

"Hard to say!"

Yan Bugui sighed, "After all, he just moved into the courtyard and hasn't had much contact with us. It might be difficult for us to find someone to help us out of thin air."

"What should we do?"

Yang Ruihua was a little anxious.

My eldest son is getting older and older, but he still hasn't found a partner. Even if he asks someone to introduce him to someone, the other party basically backs off when they hear that my son doesn't have a proper job.

"Not in a hurry!"

Yan Bugui laughed, "Xiao Shen lives here, we can slowly get in touch with him, and we will always find an opportunity."

"By the way, when Xiao Shen starts working, you should spend more time with his wife if you have the chance. I think his wife is not an ordinary person, maybe she can help!"

Hearing what Yan Bugui said, Yang Ruihua nodded vigorously and said, "I think so too!"

"I tell you, I have never seen such a beautiful girl!"

"Alas, I don't know what kind of wife our Xie Cheng will marry in the future!"

"What do you want to do with that?"

Yan Bugui snorted twice, "Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. We just need to raise their brothers and sisters and fulfill our responsibilities as parents!"

"Besides, with our family's Jieshi like that, if he really wants a very beautiful wife, do you think he can keep it?"

"If this happened in the past, Xiao Shen wouldn't be able to protect his wife with such a pretty face!"

"Beauty is a disaster, that's what they say!"

Yan Bugui acted like a learned man and his wife nodded repeatedly after hearing what he said.

"Second Master, what is this about beauty causing trouble?"

Suddenly, someone appeared behind Yan Bugui. It was Xu Damao pushing a bicycle in.

"Hey, Damao, are you back from the countryside?"

"How is it? You must be exhausted!"

When Yan Bugui saw Xu Damao, a smile immediately spread across his face and he came closer.

"good!"

Chief Xu Damao also smiled, "We didn't go too far this time. We just visited a few villages in Fengtai."

"Oh, Uncle Er, these are some wild delicacies my fellow villagers gave me. I'll give you a bunch!"

"Oh, this is a pine mushroom, this is good, this is good!"

Yan Bugui got a bunch of dried mushrooms and his face was full of smiles.

"Second uncle, you haven't told me what you meant by 'beauty is the root of trouble'?"

Xu Damao did not forget the previous topic. After giving away the pine mushrooms, he continued to ask Yan Bugui questions.

Yan Bugui laughed and said, "I was just telling a story to your second aunt, I just said a few words casually!"

"Oh, I thought you were talking about beauty causing trouble. All right, Uncle and Aunt, I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going home first! I'm so tired from working all day!"

"Okay, okay, walk slowly!"

Yan Bugui smiled and made way, watching Xu Damao go to the backyard.

"Boss, this won't reach Engineer Shen's ears, right?"

After Xu Damao walked away, Yang Ruihua looked at Yan Bugui with sympathy and was quite worried.

"Don't worry, Xu Damao didn't hear what we said before, what can he say?"

"But from now on, if we have anything to say, we have to speak quietly in the house!"

Yan Bugui also felt the same way. The moment he heard Xu Damao speak, his heart beat faster.

(End of this chapter)