The Courtyard House: Xu Damao's Aunt is the Queen of Women

"Master Nan, this is Ms. Ye Juan, Accountant Liu's wife!"

At window number one, Liu Lan introduced Ye Juan to Nan Yi with a smile.

"Ye Juan, Chef Nan is a new head chef transferred to our steel rolling mill. His cooking skills are superb, a hundred times better than that bastard Sha Zhu!"

Ye Juan smiled warmly and said politely, "Master Nan, I've already heard from Liu Hao that we've invited you to cook for our wedding banquet. Your culinary skills are well-known. With you here, the banquet will truly have auspiciousness. Thank you so much."

When Ye Juan is serious, she is a lady from a respectable family, with graceful manners, humble and polite demeanor, exuding a dignified and composed air.

Liu Lan from Nanyi and the workers queuing up for meals all praised it.

With a cold exterior but a warm heart, and a belief that you treat me with respect, I will treat you with even greater respect, Nan Yi said repeatedly, "Comrade Ye Juan, don't be so polite with me. I owe Accountant Liu a big favor. Leave the wedding banquet to me, I'll make sure it's handled perfectly."

Liu Hao walked over and, upon hearing Nan Yi's words, jokingly said, "Old Nan, you're right. If you don't handle it properly, don't blame me for throwing a tantrum and making a scene."

Everyone burst into laughter.

Nan Yi looked Liu Hao up and down, a wicked smile spreading across his face.

"I really want to see Accountant Liu throw a tantrum; it'll be quite a sight, hahaha."

Liu Hao waved his hand, quickly stopping Nan Yi from having this dangerous idea.

"No, no, no, the wedding banquet needs to be done properly. After all, I only get married once in my life. If you want to see me throw a tantrum, I'll put on a show just for you!"

"Haha, then it's a deal."

After Nan Yi finished speaking, he caught a glimpse of Ding Qiunan entering the room out of the corner of his eye, and called out with a beaming smile, "Qiunan, come here!"

Liu Hao turned his head and saw Ding Qiunan, with her hair in braids, wearing a gray cotton-padded jacket, and with a cool and beautiful appearance.

Liu Hao disliked Ding Qiunan quite a bit; he hated this aloof, selfish, and indecisive woman.

Why do I say she's selfish?

In the drama, in order to join the propaganda team, Ding Qiunan changed her usual cold and aloof demeanor and abandoned her original reserve. She took off her clothes and touched him as Wang commanded, pretending not to see his groping, hugging and sticking to her, and completely ignoring Nan Yi's feelings who was standing next to her.

Nan Yi beats up Commander Wang for trying to defile Ding Qiunan's purity, but Ding Qiunan does not stand with Nan Yi. Instead, she complains that Nan Yi makes her unable to face anyone in the factory.

This shows that Ding Qiunan values ​​her reputation and loves herself, and doesn't care about Nan Yi's feelings at all.

In Liu Hao's opinion, Ding Qiunan is a pretentious, hypocritical, and materialistic woman who wants everything!

Ding Qiunan walked over gracefully, carrying an aluminum lunchbox. When her gaze swept over Liu Hao, she paused, her eyes filled with amazement.

But when her gaze fell on Ye Juan beside Liu Hao, her heart skipped a beat, and an indescribable sense of unease welled up inside her.

Ding Qiunan may seem aloof and reserved, but deep down she enjoys being the center of attention. The male workers in the factory follow her around, gathering together to discuss her looks and figure. The female workers' envy, jealousy, and hatred towards her all make her very proud.

Now that she's encountered Ye Juan, who can completely crush her—no, it should be called a dimensional attack—it's no wonder she's feeling uncomfortable, being used to being the center of attention and having an innate sense of superiority.

Nan Yi didn't notice anything unusual about Ding Qiunan and introduced her loudly: "Accountant Liu, Comrade Ye Juan, fellow workers, let me introduce you. This is my girlfriend, Ding Qiunan. She works at the Fifth Machinery Factory just like me, and she was just transferred to our factory's medical department this morning."

Everyone was surprised. Master Nan's good-looking partner was a doctor?

Yes, the steel mill workers' assessment of Ding Qiunan's appearance was that she was quite good-looking!

There was no other way; Ye Juan and He Xiaomeng forcibly raised the aesthetic standards of the steel rolling mill workers.

"Welcome, welcome! A warm welcome to Dr. Ding to the harmonious and loving family of the Third Steel Rolling Mill!"

Ye Juan took the lead in clapping, and the workers immediately echoed her, spouting a string of welcoming remarks.

"Thank you. If you feel unwell in the future, just come to the infirmary to find me. I will do my job to the best of my ability."

Ding Qiunan's tone was neither warm nor cold, lacking any friendliness. She remained aloof and arrogant, exuding a sense of distance that kept strangers at bay.

This attitude immediately made the workers somewhat uncomfortable. They subconsciously compared Ye Juan, who was dignified, cheerful, and straightforward, and He Xiaomeng, who, although shy and introverted and not talkative, was always humble and polite in her interactions with others.

In comparison, this new Dr. Ding is far less attractive than Ye Juan and He Xiaomeng, yet she is so arrogant, as if no one else is worthy of her attention.

The applause gradually subsided. Although everyone still wore smiles, their first impression of Ding Qiunan was very poor.

Liu Hao was speechless; Ding Qiunan was really putting on an act!

The absurd thing is that Nan Yi, perhaps already used to Ding Qiunan's temper, didn't notice the change in everyone's attitude and cheerfully introduced Liu Hao and Ye Juan to Ding Qiunan.

"Qiu Nan, this is Liu Hao, the accountant from our factory's finance department, and Ye Juan from the publicity department. They've already registered their marriage, and they even asked me to cook their wedding banquet before the New Year!"

Upon hearing this, Ding Qiunan breathed a sigh of relief. "You're married? That's good."

Congratulations to Comrade Liu Hao and Comrade Ye Juan on their marriage! Wishing you a long and happy life together and many children!

"Thank you for your well wishes, Dr. Ding. You must be hungry after a busy morning. Come on, get in front of us and let Chef Nan get you your food."

Liu Hao replied politely, then quickly changed the subject, feeling awkward about not wanting to talk to Ding Qiunan.

Ding Qiunan did not refuse and went straight to the window to hand the lunchbox to Nan Yi.

Nan Yi didn't give Ding Qiunan any special treatment; he served her a normal portion of food.

"Qiu Nan, I'm going to treat Accountant Liu and his wife to dinner after get off work. I'll pick you up from the medical department."

"Okay, sure!"

Ding Qiunan responded softly, took the lunchbox, turned around and smiled and nodded at Liu Hao and Ye Juan, then left at a leisurely pace.

Liu Hao handed the two lunch boxes, along with the meal tickets and vegetable tickets, to Nan Yi.

"Master Nan, make both portions the same."

"Okay!"

Nan Yi quickly served the food and casually said, "Let's go to Quanjude tonight. It's been a long time since we've had Peking duck."

"Alright, thank you in advance, Master Nan. I'm sorry to have troubled you to spend money."

"Haha, don't be so polite with me. It's just that the conditions don't allow it. Otherwise, my roast duck would be just as good as Quanjude's."

"Wow, Chef Nan, you're really all-rounder! You can even make roast duck."

Liu Hao was genuinely praising Nan Yi because Nan Yi is a true master chef with an extreme obsession with culinary skills.

Moreover, they can distinguish right from wrong, do not curry favor with the powerful or the wealthy, nor do they belittle the lowly or flatter the high. They live by their own conscience and their own rules for speaking and acting, and never follow the crowd.

Compared to them, Sha Zhu is the worst of the worst.