Siheyuan: It’s so nice to be Lao Liu

Looking at He Yushui's back as she hurriedly ran home, Yan Jiefang shook his head helplessly, then stood up and walked home.

Not long after returning home, a pleasant system broadcast sounded in his mind.

"Ding, mission completed. Rewards are now issued: ten barrels of milk powder (5 kg), one Bajiquan (Grandmaster) skill book, and one English proficiency skill book. Please check them out, host."

Hearing the sound of the reward being issued, Yan Jiefang knew that He Yushui had conveyed his arrangements to He Yuzhu, and that he had completed the task brilliantly without exposing himself.

Back on his bed, Yan Jiefang clicked on the Bajiquan skill book and the English proficiency skill book. With his experience from last time, he was able to do it with ease.

Streams of information continuously poured into his mind. He used Bajiquan moves and various fighting experiences. A warm power flowed through his body, constantly changing his bones and muscles. His strength also increased visibly.

After using the English proficiency skills, I felt as if I was in a world where English is the native language. All kinds of scenes seemed to be experienced in person, and each scene was quite real. It seemed that English had become my mother tongue.

The next morning, just after breakfast, He Yushui ran to the front yard to find Yan Jiefang. The two of them had made an appointment last night to go fishing together in Houhai today.

"Good morning, Uncle!"

She ran to the front yard and saw the third uncle, Yan Bugui, and Yan Jiefang, together with their fishing gear. She took the initiative to greet the third uncle.

Then he looked at Yan Jiefang, as if to say, "What's going on? Didn't we agree to go fishing together? Why did your father come along?"

Looking at He Yushui's questioning eyes, Yan Jiefang smiled unnaturally and gave her an apologetic look.

Seeing He Yushui's awkward expression, Yan Jiefang said to the third uncle, "Dad, why don't you not go? I'll go fishing with He Yushui today. I'll ask her to go with me to find Brother Zhuzi in the afternoon. When I come back, I'll give you all the money from selling fish!"

The third uncle seemed not to notice the two people's little thoughts and said, "I don't have classes today, let's go fishing together. Three people are stronger than one person, and we will definitely catch more fish than you and Yu Shui alone. Stop talking nonsense, we have been talking all morning, let's go."

Yan Jiefang spread his hands helplessly, holding the bucket and walking with He Yushui behind the third uncle. The third uncle had no awareness of being a light bulb and actually pushed his bicycle in front of the two of them.

"Yu Shui, what was your brother's reaction after you told him about that incident yesterday?" Yan Jiefang asked He Yu Shui in a low voice.

He Yushui looked at the third uncle Yan Bugui in front of him, and seeing that he didn't notice the two people behind him, he lowered his voice and said, "After I analyzed the situation of the first uncle and Qin Huairu's two families, he looked unbelievable. I used the method you told me to list them one by one on paper, and made him speechless. He looked like he had lost his soul, and muttered that the first uncle and Sister Qin were not that kind of people. When I told him about Qin Huairu introducing her cousin to him, he swore to me that Sister Qin would definitely not do what I said."

"I couldn't stand him anymore, so I made a bet with him. My brother said that the leader had a drinking party tonight, and Xu Damao was also showing a movie tonight. Given his personality, he would definitely go drink with the leader. Every time Xu Damao drank with the leader, he would definitely black out. No matter what others asked, Xu Damao would tell the truth."

"If Xu Damao told the truth and Qin Huairu really took her sister to find Xu Damao first, would your brother go to settle the score with Qin Huairu and the old man?" Yan Jiefang asked with a gloating smile.

He Yushui rolled his eyes at him unhappily, then said after a moment of contemplation, "According to my brother's personality, he would definitely go back and make a scene, but as you said, both the eldest master and Qin Huairu are very cunning people, and my brother was fooled by them with just a few words, and in the end, the matter was left unresolved, and your brother had to help them."

Although a while ago, she also had the idea of ​​ignoring her brother, thinking that her brother was too selfish and only cared about others and didn't care about the life and death of her own sister, she felt very resentful.

But after Yan Jiefang's analysis, her resentment towards her brother He Yuzhu disappeared, knowing that all her suffering was caused by the scheme of the eldest uncle Yi Zhonghai and the Jia family. She began to feel sorry for her brother and wanted him to escape the scheme of the two families.

"Brother Jiefang, what should I do to prevent my brother from being fooled by these two people?" He Yushui had no other choice but to turn to Yan Jiefang for help and asked directly.

"It's actually very simple. Find your brother a sister-in-law with a bit of a fierce personality. Just think about it, if Uncle Yi Zhonghai goes to your brother to help the Jia family, will your sister-in-law be capable? He will definitely scold her!"

"If Brother Zhuzi found a partner, Qin Huairu would have no reason to run to Brother Zhuzi's house, and she wouldn't have to do the house cleaning. She couldn't use the honey trap, and Brother Zhuzi's relationship with his family gradually became distant."

"Besides, the financial power is in the hands of your sister-in-law. Brother Zhuzi has no money, so you can fool people however you want!"

"Where can I find a sister-in-law who meets his requirements? Not to mention one who meets his requirements, he doesn't even like one who doesn't. He only likes beautiful ones." He Yushui said helplessly with an embarrassed look on his face.

"I do know one. Although she is a widow with three children, she may not be attracted to your brother!" Yan Jiefang said slowly, stroking his chin gently with his hand.

"what?"

"A widow with three children looks down on my brother? Is my brother so bad?" He Yushui asked in a low voice with a look of disbelief.

Yan Jiefang looked at He Yushui and said, "In a branch of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, there is a widow named Liang Ladi. Although she has three children, she is down-to-earth and hardworking. She is about the same age as Qin Huairu, and she is already a level 5 welder. With Brother Zhuzi's condition, how could she be interested in him?"

"Too!"

He Yushui curled up her lips slightly, having to admit that her brother might not be worthy of her. She sighed and spoke in a low voice.

"Don't think too much. Wait and see what happens to your brother tonight. We'll talk about it then."

After walking for about half an hour, the three of them arrived at Houhai Lake. Yan Jiefang also changed the subject and said, "Let's go fishing first. In the afternoon, I will go with you to the place where Xu Damao shows movies and wait there to see if I am wrong."

A few days ago, Yan Jiefang discovered that the water in his space was quite sweet. He felt refreshed after drinking it, so today he planned to try using the water in his space to see if it would be attractive to the fish in the water.

He Yushui knew nothing about fishing, and this time he came to accompany Yan Jiefang to play, so he sat down next to Yan Jiefang.

While others were not paying attention, Yan Jiefang took out a bowl of water from the space and placed it in a small basin. He put the earthworms he had dug in advance into the water, dipped them briefly, and immediately hung them on the hook and threw them out.

The simple operation aroused He Yushui's suspicion, and he asked, "Brother Jiefang, is fishing that simple? Just hang up the earthworm and throw it out?"

When Yan Jiefang heard He Yushui's question, he was about to answer.

"Whoosh!"

The sound of a fishing float quickly entering the water reached their ears.

Seeing this, Yan Jiefang directly picked up the fishing rod. Fortunately, he guessed that the water in the space would be attractive to fish, so he specially prepared nylon line and large fish hooks this time.

Yan Jiefang pulled it out with force, and a carp weighing about two kilograms was pulled out directly.

A carp weighing about two kilograms did not attract anyone's attention, but it attracted He Yushui's interest, and he immediately became eager to try it.

She looked at Yan Jiefang with pitiful eyes and said in a tender voice, "Brother Jiefang, can you let me try it too? It looks so easy!"

Seeing her cute appearance, Yan Jiefang definitely agreed. He handed her the fishing rod with the earthworm hooked on it again and said worriedly: "After you cast it gently, you must hold the fishing rod tightly."

"Ok."

He took the fishing rod and swung the fishhook out directly, imitating what Yan Jiefang had done before.

"Whoosh!"

As soon as the hook was thrown out, the float disappeared right in front of their eyes.

Looking at the scene in front of him, He Yushui took a closer look and said to himself, "Where is the fishing float?"

Yan Jiefang covered his face lightly and said, "Sister, does the disappearance of the float mean that a fish has been hooked?"

"Yes, if a fish bites the hook, the float will definitely disappear!" He Yushui said confidently.

Seeing that He Yushui hadn't realized it yet, he reminded her again: "Girl, your float has disappeared, did you catch a fish?"

"Correct."

He Yushui realized it later and reacted, and picked up the fishing rod.

"Pfft, puff!"

This time, because the fish was bigger, He Yushui failed to pull it out of the water and almost pulled her into the water.

Seeing this, Yan Jiefang quickly took the fishing rod and said, "This fish is too big, let me do it, you go over and hold the scoop net, and then cooperate with me, and we will fish it up."

As Yan Jiefang exerted force, the fish on the hook also began to exert force and swayed from side to side.

Yan Jiefang was glad that he had changed to a nylon rope, so he could pull up the fish even if it weighed a hundred kilograms.

The news of catching big fish here immediately attracted other people's attention. Most of the people who came to Houhai to fish were like Yan Bugui, who came to supplement their family income. Another small number came here for leisure and entertainment and to relax.

Yan Jiefang was not afraid that the rope would be broken by the fish, so he exerted force and slowly pulled it to the shore. He Yushui tacitly let go of the scoop net, which just happened to put the fish in. Yan Jiefang saw the right moment and directly dragged the scoop net up.

The moment the big blue carp came ashore, it immediately caused exclamations from the people on the sidelines.

"Well done young man!"

“I haven’t seen such a big herring in a long time!”

"This must weigh about 70 to 80 kilograms!"

"..."

Yan Bugui also took the opportunity to step forward and enjoy the feeling of being praised by others. Although he had never caught such a big fish, his son had caught one before. What his son caught was the same as what he caught, so it was the same.

As the crowd was watching, an old man in a neat Zhongshan suit came over, smiled gently at Yan Jiefang, and said, "Young man, what are you going to do with this fish? Can you exchange it with me?"

Yan Jiefang looked at the old man, who was about sixty years old, with a resolute face and the aura of a person who had been in a high position for a long time unconsciously emanated from him. On both sides of the old man stood two serious-looking young men. Obviously, the young man next to the old man was his bodyguard, which also revealed that the old man was not ordinary.

Restraining his curiosity, Yan Jiefang said, "Uncle, how do you want to switch?"

During this period, unified purchase and sale and purchase by invoice are implemented. Private transactions are not allowed, but the exchange of goods between ordinary people is still allowed. If you spend money to buy in public, you will be reported and arrested for speculation.

"I only have a bicycle ticket, a watch ticket, and a Moutai liquor ticket. How about I exchange these three tickets with you?" The old man said with a smile, and then took out the three tickets from his pocket.

Without waiting for Yan Jiefang to say anything, Yan Bugui on the side became a little anxious and poked Yan Jiefang with his arm, signaling him to agree quickly.

Bicycle tickets and watch tickets were quite difficult to obtain for low-level workers like them. Two tickets could be sold for 40 or 50 yuan on the black market, while his fish could only be sold for 30 yuan at most. That was a good deal, and Yan Laokou knew the difference clearly.

In desperation, Yan Jiefang readily agreed: "Okay, thank you very much. You exchanged these three tickets for my fish, but you suffered a great loss. Otherwise, please leave your address and I will cook it for you whenever you want to eat this fish."

"Don't look down on me because I'm young. In this city of ours, when it comes to cooking fish, I have to be honest and modest. There are no more than a handful of people who can cook better than I do."

Because of the top-grade chef skill awarded by the system, he had great confidence in his cooking skills. Even the imperial chefs might not be better than him, as all his dishes were top-grade. In addition, the identity of the old man opposite him was not simple. If he could establish a relationship with him, it would be helpful to him, so he spoke without hesitation.

"profound?"

"Young man, you are less than 20 years old now, right? Are you so confident in your cooking skills?"

The old man also became interested in Yan Jiefang. He saw the young man in front of him brazenly saying that there were no more than five people in Sijiu City who were better than him. Since he dared to say that, it meant that he must have some skills.

For the old man, his biggest hobby after work is to taste delicious food. If he meets a talented chef, he will naturally try his cooking. And with his status, he is not afraid of being cheated by others.

"Young man, are you free in the evening? Come to my house and help me cook. I'm inviting some old friends to get together. If you enjoy the food, I'll reward you handsomely." The old man invited.

Yan Jiefang was delighted to see the old man agree, knowing that he had taken a big step forward. If he performed well tonight, he and He Yushui's work problems should be solved. He nodded and replied, "Okay, leave me your address and I'll go over."

The old man smiled and said, "Tell me an address and I'll send someone to pick you up."

"No. 95, Nanluoguxiang, front yard, my name is Yan Jiefang." Yan Jiefang replied immediately.

After Yan Jiefang finished speaking, he saw a young man on the side take out a pen and paper and quickly write it down.

"Okay, then it's a deal. I'll wait for you in the evening." After the old man said this, he left with his guards and the fish.