Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

A few days later, one morning, Fan Bingbing rode her women's bicycle toward Nanluoguxiang.

She had asked her boss for leave yesterday and would be a little late this morning because she wanted to tell Li Jiuzhou before he went to work that she wanted to come to her house for a visit tomorrow.

As a native of old Beijing, Fan Bingbing knew where Nanluoguxiang was, and the No. 95 compound was easy to find.

If you really can't find your way, just ask anyone on the street; they'll all be happy to help.

Fan Bingbing, her fair face glistening with sweat, stopped at the entrance of the No. 95 compound.

Yan Bugui was holding a ceramic bowl and drinking porridge with his sons when he saw a pretty girl lingering at the entrance of their compound and immediately went to greet her.

Upon reaching him, his eyes lit up, and he thought to himself:

"That girl is really pretty..."

"Comrade, who are you looking for?"

"Hello comrade, I'm looking for Li Jiuzhou from courtyard number 95. Does he live in this courtyard?" Fan Bingbing asked politely.

"Yes, I live across the hall from him. You're looking for Jiuzhou, right? Please come in, I'll help you with your car."

"Jiecheng, go and inform your brother Jiuzhou quickly." Yan Bugui first answered Fan Bingbing, and then instructed his son to inform Li Jiuzhou.

"Thank you so much..."

"Oh, it's nothing, nothing at all. We're neighbors, it's just a matter of lending a hand..."

Yan Jiecheng, carrying a bowl, ran towards Li Jiuzhou's house and rushed straight inside.

Right now, Li Jiuzhou and his second brother Shanhe are having breakfast.

"Brother Jiuzhou, there's a pretty lady outside looking for you. My dad is bringing her into the hospital and asked me to let you know."

As Yan Jiecheng spoke, his eyes were fixed on the fried dough sticks and braised beef on the table.

Li Jiuzhou smiled slightly, thinking to himself that Fan Bingbing must have come to him to fulfill her promise.

"Come on, Jiecheng, sit down and have something to eat..."

"Alright!" Yan Jiecheng was delighted and quickly sat down, picked up a fried dough stick, and started showing off.

Li Jiuzhou walked straight out.

When Yan Bugui saw Li Jiuzhou come out, he quickly said:

"Jiuzhou, this woman is looking for you."

"Uncle Yan, thank you."

"Oh, it's nothing, it's nothing..."

Yan Bugui was very polite to outsiders, acting like a good neighbor.

Li Jiuzhou nodded to him, expressing his gratitude with his eyes.

Yan Bugui understood perfectly; hadn't he seen his son showing off at Li Jiuzhou's house?

This morning, he could smell the aroma of braised beef coming from the Li family's house, and the second son, Shanhe, even went to the alley entrance to buy fried dough sticks.

Yan Bugui knew that Li Jiuzhou was not stingy, so he was very happy to help them with small things.

Before Li Jiuzhou could even speak to Fan Bingbing, everyone in the courtyard who heard the commotion came out to see what was going on.

I don't know which bastard was so fast. He said a fairy came to the courtyard, and she was looking for Li Jiuzhou.

The neighbors who heard the news scoffed or sneered, saying, "What a load of bull! There's no such person in this world!"

When the results came out, everyone was stunned. Wow, she really is a fairy!

Jia Dongxu, who was about to leave for work with Yi Zhonghai, couldn't move his legs after seeing Fan Bingbing.

I just stood there, lost in thought.

Li Jiuzhou didn't care what his neighbors thought, and smiled at Fan Bingbing:

"Comrade Bingbing, you really came looking for me. Come inside and have a drink of water with me."

After saying that, he took the bicycle from her and pushed it to his front door.

After Fan Bingbing followed Li Jiuzhou into the house, her second brother Shanhe became incredibly well-behaved.

They served tea and brought peanuts and fruits from inside the house to entertain us.

He's matured long ago; if such a beautiful older sister is looking for her older brother, something good is probably going to happen.

He noticed that his older brother had been in a really good mood these past few days.

Moreover, his older brother is getting old, and it's time to find him and Jiaojiao a sister-in-law. He thinks this pretty older sister in front of him is quite nice, very pretty!

Therefore, they are very proactive.

"Well, I just wanted to let you know that tomorrow is a day off, so come visit me at my house," Fan Bingbing said slowly, taking a sip of tea.

"Hehe, sure, I'll be there tomorrow." Li Jiuzhou smiled and agreed.

Fan Bingbing also explained that her parents knew about what happened that day and wanted to thank him in person.

Inside Gate 95, a group of people were having a noisy discussion.

"That woman is really pretty. Do you guys think she could be Jiuzhou's girlfriend?"

"I think it's possible, otherwise why would a woman be looking for Jiuzhou?"

Hearing this, Jia Dongxu had mixed feelings, and his eyes were filled with intense jealousy.

He's taken a liking to this woman and wants to marry her!

Yi Zhonghai naturally noticed his apprentice's current state.

I couldn't help but admire this woman in my heart when I saw her just now.

"Dongxu, let's go, or we'll be late."

Jia Dongxu realized what was happening and quickly agreed.

Fan Bingbing didn't stay at Li Jiuzhou's house for long; she had to go to work.

Li Jiuzhou personally escorted her to the door.

"Don't forget tomorrow," Fan Bingbing said, turning back after getting into the car.

Li Jiuzhou waved to her:

"Don't worry, I won't forget. Just ride your bike slowly."

"Okay, I'm off..."

Fan Bingbing hadn't ridden far in the alley when she overtook Yi Zhonghai and his apprentice.

Jia Dongxu felt a fragrant breeze waft over him, and couldn't help but feel intoxicated. He stood rooted to the spot, staring intently at the departing figure on the bicycle...

Yi Zhonghai couldn't help but sigh deeply and reminded him:

"Dongxu, what are you standing there for? Let's go..."

"Oh, I'm sorry, Master..." Jia Dongxu blushed deeply.

"Dongxu, have you taken a fancy to that girl? I'm telling you, don't get any funny ideas."

"They're here to see Jiuzhou. We're all neighbors, so we can't do anything that might offend them."

Yi Zhonghai intentionally reminded his apprentice that it was best not to provoke Li Jiuzhou.

Jia Dongxu was somewhat unwilling upon hearing this:

"Master, Li Jiuzhou is only 18 years old. He's still a long way from getting married. This woman didn't say she was his girlfriend."

"Such a beautiful girl, can a cook really handle her?"

Upon hearing this, Yi Zhonghai's face darkened; he wondered if his apprentice was getting a little too arrogant.

"Oh? So you're saying you can handle Dongxu?"

Upon hearing this, Jia Dongxu wanted to say, "Of course I can handle it," but ultimately uttered only two words:

"Hard to say..."

"Heh." Yi Zhonghai chuckled coldly, then his tone shifted, becoming somewhat sharp:

"You're just a factory apprentice, earning 180,000 a month? How can you compare to Jiuzhou?"

"Dongxu, no offense intended, but have you gotten a little too cocky lately?"

"Where do you get the confidence to compare yourself to Kyushu?"

"Hmm? Answer me?"

After being reprimanded by Yi Zhonghai, Jia Dongxu turned pale and could barely speak.

"Master...I...I..."

"Stop with the 'I' and 'I' and just follow me to the factory to learn the skills."

"That girl doesn't seem like the type to manage a household well. You should give up on that idea as soon as possible."

Jia Dongxu, filled with deep resentment:

"Yes, Master!"

Yi Zhonghai nodded in satisfaction. It was good that his apprentice was obedient. What he had just said was perfectly correct and could be considered golden advice.

If Jia Dongxu dares to disobey him, then he shouldn't blame Yi Zhonghai.

What to do if your apprentice is disobedient?

Go ahead and beat him up, beat him hard! This is the disciple he accepted with a 20-table banquet, and he kowtowed and served tea in front of so many people. Yi Zhonghai can beat him however he wants!

Nobody can stop her from disciplining her apprentice, not even Jia Zhangshi!