Siheyuan: Security Office of Wude

Zhu Qing'an was used to going to bed early and getting up early, but she became a little sleepy after she became pregnant. As the months went by and the burden on her body grew heavier, she liked to stay in bed more and more. Gradually, she was dragged by Bai Wanli to get up late. In the morning, she would hide in the safe bed with Bai Wanli and refused to get up.

The couple didn't get up yet, but Nan Yi got up early.

He was very worried that Ding Qiunan would be cheated away by other men at the steel mill. He had to go to work during the week and couldn't always be with Ding Qiunan, but on weekends, Nan Yike couldn't help it.

In order to meet Ding Qiunan, Nan Yi got up early and bought a piece of pork and a few eggs before the pigeon market was over. Then he rushed to the No. 96 courtyard house he had inquired about.

But he came too early. Although the people in the courtyard had gotten up and washed, they had not yet left the house. The door of the courtyard was still bolted to prevent enemy spies from infiltrating. Nan Yi raised his hand and knocked on the door.

"I'm coming"

An old man's voice came from inside, and soon the door opened. A middle-aged man with a Mediterranean hairstyle opened the door and poked his head out from behind the door: "Little comrade, who are you looking for?"

Nan Yi took out two cigarettes from his pocket and handed them over, saying:

"Hello, sir. Is Ding Qiunan in this yard? I am her boyfriend, Nan Yi."

Nan Yi directly stated that he was Ding Qiunan's boyfriend. Of course, he came to declare his sovereignty, so that other men would not target Ding Qiunan and steal her away when he was not around.

The old man took the cigarette and said happily:

"Oh, so this is Doctor Xiao Ding's boyfriend. What a nice guy. Come in. Doctor Xiao Ding lives in the Central Courtyard."

"Thank you sir"

Nan Yi carried the meat to the middle courtyard, where a group of old men and women were queuing up to wash. However, Ding Qiunan was not there, which did not surprise Nan Yi. He knew that Ding Qiunan did not like crowded places and did not like being squeezed in queues. He was probably at home at this time, planning to wait until others had finished washing before washing.

The aunt in the yard noticed Nan Yi. In fact, Nan Yi himself was nothing special. The key point was that the piece of beautiful pork weighing more than a pound in his hand was eye-catching.

"Who are you, young man, and what are you doing in our yard?"

Nan Yi intended to assert his sovereignty and force out other competitors. Upon hearing this, he deliberately answered loudly:

"Hello, everyone. I am Qiunan's boyfriend, Nanyi. Please take care of Qiunan."

When Nan Yi said this, several aunts' faces changed.

"Oh, Dr. Xiao Ding actually has a girlfriend. I was thinking of finding her as a girlfriend for my son."

"Who wouldn't want one? She's so pretty and she's a doctor. It would be so honorable to have such a daughter-in-law. I didn't expect that someone has found one."

"Oh, everyone wants a good girl, what can we do about it?"

Nan Yi listened to the discussion in the yard and felt more and more that he had made the right decision to come here today. There were indeed many invisible competitors.

"Nanyi!"

Just when Nan Yi was feeling relieved, a familiar voice instantly brought him back to reality. Nan Yi turned around and saw Ding Qiunan standing under a room, looking at him coldly.

Nan Yi knew that although Ding Qiunan had agreed to date him, she would not hide it when others asked about it, but she would not shout it out loud. He must have made her angry by saying that in front of a large group of neighbors. Nan Yi showed a flattering smile and ran to Ding Qiunan with meat and eggs.

"Qiu Nan..."

Although Ding Qiunan was a little unhappy, he didn't want to stand in the yard and be watched by everyone like an animal. He glanced at Nan Yi and said, "Come in."

After entering the house, Nan Yi said attentively: "Qiu Nan, I am worried that you have just arrived at the steel rolling mill and are not used to their meals. Today I bought you some meat and eggs. Do you have any other ingredients here? I will see what I can make."

Ding Qiunan didn't know how to react to Nan Yi's call. She wasn't the type to scream at the top of her lungs when something happened, so she held back.

"You can take a look at the materials yourself." Then he sat on a chair beside him, drank some water and read a book.

Nan Yi was relieved to see that Ding Qiunan didn't lose his temper, and hurried into the kitchen to see if there were any ingredients that could be used to cook.

Nan Yi is most confident in his cooking skills. As long as he cooks a delicious meal, he can always make Ding Qiunan feel better.

Nan Yi searched the kitchen and found a bag of two-grain noodles, a bag of white noodles, a few potatoes, a cabbage, and two green peppers.

Nan Yi thought about it and decided to make a cabbage and egg noodle soup in the morning, stew some braised pork and tiger skin green peppers for lunch, and add some stir-fried shredded potatoes.

After deciding on the menu, Nan Yi found an empty bowl to put the meat in, then used a knife to cut a small piece of fat off the pork, preparing to use the lard to stir-fry the cabbage later.

Nan Yi's cooking skills were indeed very good. He could even make vegetable dumplings that people could praise. With good ingredients like white flour and eggs, things made from them were naturally even better. Soon, a fragrance wafted out of the house.

Ding Qiunan was used to this. After reading for a while, he heard no more noises of people washing up outside, so he took a toothbrush cup and poured hot water from the thermos, then went out to brush his teeth.

As soon as Ding Qiunan left, an old lady came over and asked, "Doctor Ding, is your partner a chef?"

"yes"

"No wonder it smells so good. His cooking skills are different from those of ordinary people. Doctor Ding, I want to discuss something with you. My son is getting married next month, and he hasn't found a chef yet. It just so happens that your partner's cooking skills are extraordinary. Can you ask him about the price?"

The reason why the aunt told Ding Qiunan about this was simply to use Ding Qiunan's face to lower the price of Nan Yi's banquet. But Ding Qiunan's words almost choked the aunt to death.

"I don't know either, go ask him yourself."