Siheyuan: Traveling through Cai Quanwu, pretending to be Uncle Shazhu

"Okay, if you want sweet or salty, take it yourself. You're welcome."

Hearing what the children said, Cai Quanwu stopped peeling reed leaves, looked at them and said with a smile.

"Sweet."

As soon as Cai Quanwu finished speaking, He Yushui and others shouted in unison.

After saying that, several people looked at each other and couldn't wait to pick up the rice dumplings.

The unanimous answer startled Cai Quanwu for a moment, then he reacted.

In an era of food and clothing shortages, sweets were fatally attractive to children.

Children in later generations have no shortage of food and drink since childhood, and sweets such as candies have unparalleled appeal to them, let alone children of this era.

Before traveling through time, Cai Quanwu, a post-80s generation, seldom ate sweets as a child, not to mention that material conditions were not as good as those in the 1980s.

Cai Quanwu remembers that during the Chinese New Year, when people visited relatives to give gifts, sugar was an indispensable item.

Other relatives may not accept it, but I will definitely accept sugar.

It was not until life really got better and the three highs were rampant that white sugar gradually disappeared from the gift list.

"Wu Chu, Wu Yue, what do you look like?"

Cai Quanwu and the others didn't feel anything when they saw He Yushui, Wu Chu and Wu Yue picking and choosing. However, Wu's father couldn't stand it anymore. After all, they were the guests and it was a bit embarrassing. But he couldn't say anything to He Yushui, so he could only scold Wu Chu and Wu Yue in a stern tone.

It's no wonder that when Father Wu became stern, Wu Chu and Wu Yue were frightened. They stood there with the chosen rice dumplings in their hands, feeling a little at a loss.

Not to mention Wu Chu and Wu Yue, even He Yushui looked confused.

Ever since Cai Quanwu came, her status in the family has been rising rapidly, and no one has ever cared about her eating. Father Wu's tone made her unable to react for a moment, and she could only stare at Cai Quanwu with her big eyes.

"Brother Wu, it's okay. We are all family, there are no need for so many rules."

"It's better for children to be more lively."

Receiving the gaze from He Yushui, Cai Quanwu said to Wu's father with a smile.

After hearing what Cai Quanwu said, Wu's father's expression finally eased.

Since the host had spoken, Father Wu couldn't say anything more.

Father Wu said that the children were just being polite and that they had not actually made any unforgivable mistakes. He would have done the same thing if he were a child.

But you still have to have the right attitude, otherwise how will others see you.

Cai Quanwu certainly knew why Wu's father suddenly scolded Wu Chu and Wu Yue, but he really didn't care much about it.

"Wu Chu Wu Yue, take it and eat it."

After talking to Wu's father, Cai Quanwu comforted the two little ones, Wu Chu and Wu Yue, stood up and stuffed the rice dumplings that the two had picked into the bowls in front of them.

The two were frightened after being scolded by Wu's father.

Wu Chu and Wu Yue looked at the rice dumplings stuffed into the bowl and glanced at their father. They felt relieved when they saw that his expression had relaxed.

Seeing that Cai Quanwu said nothing, He Yushui felt emboldened. He quickly took a few rice dumplings and put them in the bowl. Then he nudged his two friends to reassure them, and then picked up a rice dumpling and started peeling it.

Perhaps it was because of the hint from their friends and the leadership of He Yushui that Wu Chu and Wu Yue finally put their minds at ease this time and started peeling and eating the rice dumplings.

Maybe it was because Cai Quanwu spoke up that no one else said anything.

Guan's mother is not considered the head of the household, and Wu's mother naturally cannot speak first because Wu's father, the head of the household, is around.

As for Sha Zhu, Guan Jiaqi and Xiao Wu, they had already gotten used to it and didn't think there was anything wrong with what Wu Chu and Wu Yue did.

Since Cai Quanwu came, He Yushui had a backer. She could eat whatever she wanted at home, and Cai Quanwu never cared about her. After being scolded by Cai Quanwu several times, Sha Zhu was too lazy to touch this bad luck.

Guan Jiaqi and Xiao Wu knew that Cai Quanwu doted on He Yushui. Besides, He Yushui was much younger than them, so they naturally didn't say anything.

Although Sha Zhu didn't say anything, he still comforted Wu Chu and Wu Yue with practical actions. He put a lot of dishes in their bowls, which made Wu Chu and Wu Yue feel that this brother-in-law was a very good person.

This action made Mr. and Mrs. Wu feel very comfortable.

Cai Quanwu didn't take this matter to heart.

After the episode, he started drinking enthusiastically with Father Wu.

Don't let Sha Zhu drink more, he still has to send someone back later.

Apart from a minor incident, the meal was a lively one and everyone enjoyed it very much.

After eating and drinking, the women cleared the table and washed the dishes together.

He Yushui took Wu Chu and Wu Yue out to have fun early.

The table was cleaned, and Sha Zhu tactfully made tea for Cai Quanwu and Wu's father. Everyone sat at the table and smoked and chatted.

After a while, Guan Jiaqi and Xiao Wu finished washing the dishes and cleaning up the kitchen, then returned to the house and joined in the chat.

After chatting for a while, Father Wu looked at his watch and stood up: "Brother, it's getting late. Let's go back."

"That's fine."

Cai Quanwu glanced at the sky outside the house and did not try to persuade him to stay.

Sha Zhu still has someone to send off, and after all the comings and goings, it’s really too late if he doesn’t leave now.

"Zhuzi, Xiaoqing, pack up your things and don't leave anything behind." Then Cai Quanwu instructed Sha Zhu.

"Okay." Sha Zhu and his wife agreed immediately, got up and went out to pack their things.

Although Cai Quanwu did not explicitly say what he was going to pack, everyone knew what he was going to pack.

"Brother, no need. How can you eat and take at the same time..." When Father Wu saw Sha Zhu leaving, he immediately declined.

"We are all family, why be polite?" Cai Quanwu interrupted Wu's father before he could finish his refusal.

"Okay, then I won't be polite."

Father Wu's words were interrupted by Cai Quanwu. He smiled and did not say anything to refuse.

You have already eaten and drunk, and if you continue to refuse, it will make people feel pretentious.

After saying this, Father Wu winked at Mother Wu and walked out of the house.

Watching her husband walk out, Wu's mother smiled and exchanged a few polite words with Cai Quanwu, then followed him out.

It is said that there is no place like home.

When Guan's mother saw that Mr. Wu and Mrs. Wu were preparing to go home, she, who had been in no hurry at first, immediately became restless. She forgot what she had promised Guan Jiaqi when she first arrived, that she would stay for one night. She stood up and shouted that she also wanted to go home, so Guan Jiaqi, who had wanted to let her mother stay here for one night, had no choice but to nod in agreement.

Seeing Guan Jiaqi nodded in agreement, Guan's mother gave Cai Quanwu and Guan Jiaqi a few instructions and also walked out of the house.

Cai Quanwu and Guan Jiaqi looked at each other. They didn't expect Guan's mother to change her mind so suddenly. They could only smile bitterly and follow Guan's mother out.

When he came outside, Cai Quanwu found that Sha Zhu and Xiao Wu had already packed up their things, and considerately divided them into two parts, hanging them on the bridles of two bicycles.

"Brother, let's go."

Father Wu was standing there pushing his bicycle. When he saw Cai Quanwu come out, he immediately greeted him.

"Okay, I'll see you off." Cai Quanwu said, and led the way out of the courtyard.

The group walked and talked as they arrived outside the courtyard, and Wu's mother called Wu Chu and Wu Yue, who were playing with a group of children.

Hearing their mother's call, Wu Chu and Wu Yue reluctantly said goodbye to He Yushui and the others.

Afterwards, Sha Zhu rode his bike with Guan's mother and Wu Yue, while Wu's father took Wu's mother and Wu Chu, and they all left on two separate bicycles.

Xiao Wu watched the bicycle go away until it rode out of the alley, ignoring He Yushui, Cai Quanwu and Guan Jiaqi who were playing with their friends, and turned around to go home.

"You guys go back first, I'll go to Old Yan's house to take a look."

When the few of them walked into the courtyard and passed by the door of the Third Uncle's house, Cai Quanwu remembered He Yushui's words and said something to Guan Jiaqi and Xiao Wu who were walking in front of him.

Guan Jiaqi and Xiao Wu thought that Cai Quanwu had something to do with the third uncle, so they turned around to look at Cai Quanwu, nodded, and continued walking home.

"Old Yan, Old Yan..." After Guan Jiaqi and Xiao Wu left, Cai Quanwu quickly walked to the door of the third uncle's house and shouted into the house.

"Who is it? Here I come." After Cai Quanwu shouted, the voice of the third aunt came from the room.

"It's Zhuzi's uncle. What do you want to talk to Old Yan about?"

Not long after the third aunt's voice fell, the door was opened from the inside. Seeing that it was Cai Quanwu, the third aunt had a blank expression on her face and spoke in a stiff tone.

When Cai Quanwu saw the look on Third Aunt's face, he muttered to himself:

I haven't offended her, why does she look like that?

Could it be that the third uncle was angry with him because he didn't catch any fish?

Although he didn't say the specific location, everything else he said was true.

Whether or not you can catch a fish has nothing to do with him.

Logically speaking, the three aunts shouldn't be so ignorant of this.

Cai Quanwu didn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it. He smiled and said to the third aunt, "Nothing, I was just bored. I wanted to see if Old Yan was free and talk to him."

"Then you go in. Old Yan is in the inner room. It's a bit inconvenient for him to come out."

As the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person. When the third aunt saw Cai Quanwu smiling, her tone was no longer so harsh. She stepped aside and prepared to let Cai Quanwu enter the house.

Cai Quanwu was completely confused by what the third aunt said. What did she mean by "inconvenient"?

Sir, what's inconvenient?