Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

"No!" Lu Bingxue screamed hysterically, saying: "You are all liars! You teamed up to deceive me!"

Niu Dapao said, "The older generation knows this. If you don't believe me, you can go back and ask your parents-in-law." Then Niu Dapao walked quickly to Cui Juan, took the things in Cui Juan's hand and put them into Lu Bingxue's hand, and asked, "Do you have paper and pen?!"

"Yes!" Lu Guotai immediately ran back to his room, took out a stack of letter paper and a pen, and put them on the table.

Niu Dapao was not vague either. He walked to the table and sat down, picked up the pen on the table, made a draft in his mind, and started writing.

The document of breaking off the relationship was made in triplicate. One copy went to Lv Shunyi and Lv Bingxue, and the remaining copy was kept by the village for record. After Niu Dapao finished writing, he handed it to Cui Qinghai. Cui Qinghai looked at it and decided that there was no problem, so he signed his name on the three documents of breaking off the relationship. Niu Dapao also signed his name, and took out the official seal from his pocket, smiling and saying, "I was afraid that it would not be safe to leave the things in the village committee, so I brought them with me. I didn't expect that it would come in handy today." After that, Niu Dapao pressed the official seal on the document of breaking off the relationship.

Lu Shunyi walked to the table, picked up a pen and signed it, then looked at Lu Bingxue and said, "It's your turn!"

Lu Bingxue shook her head and said, "I won't sign! I won't sign!"

Cui Qinghai said: "It doesn't matter whether you sign it or not, as long as I and the branch secretary witness it."

"I'll sign!" Zhang Cunyi walked to the table, picked up a pen, signed his and Lu Bingxue's names, took a document of severing the relationship, and walked out with Lu Bingxue.

After Lu Bingxue and his wife left, Lu Shunyi said, "Qinghai, my eldest brother just came back today, so I won't keep you here. We won't go to the cafeteria to eat during this period. We won't go to the cafeteria to get food. After my eldest brother and his family leave, we will go to the cafeteria to eat. Is that okay with you?"

Cui Qinghai and Niu Dapao looked at each other. Niu Dapao asked, "Do you have any food at home?!"

Lu Shunyi said, "Look, Zhuzi and his wife sent the eldest brother's family back today. He was afraid that they would have nothing to eat, so he specially sent some food over. It's enough for our family to eat for the next few days."

Cui Qinghai said, "I think it's okay. We should do the same thing when relatives come to visit our village. It will prevent some people from getting jealous. If it really doesn't work, let them go to the village committee to pay money and food coupons. We will give them as much food as they give us."

Niu Dapao said, "Okay! I agree with this, too."

Lu Shunyi continued, "Zhu Zi came to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the new year. You, my great uncle, must come over!"

Cui Qinghai smiled and said, "Even if you don't call me, I will come over when the time comes. Niu Dapao and I will go back to the village committee first."

After Cui Qinghai and Niu Dapao left, Lu Shunyi looked at Lu Guodong and asked, "Boss, you've been away for so many years. Why did you think of coming back this year?!"

Lu Guodong replied, "Dad, I've wanted to come back for a long time. I was too busy at work before and never had the time. Starting this year, our company has family leave. Because it's the first year, I was given a total of 45 days, including the round trip. I can come back every two years. You can also come to my place."

Lu Shunyi said, "Your mother and I will not go to your place. Come back more often when you have time." After that, Lu Shunyi looked at Niu Guihua and said, "Old Third, what are you still standing there for? Go get some food."

"Hey!" Niu Guihua responded and immediately ran into the kitchen.

At the same time, on the way back to Sijiu City, He Yushui asked while riding his bicycle: "Brother, how did you recognize my uncle at first sight?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "Don't you realize that our uncles all look alike?!"

He Yushui thought about it carefully, and it was just like what his brother said. He Yushui couldn't help but ask: "Brother, we are siblings. Why don't we look alike?!"

He Yuzhu said, "With my father's appearance, I am lucky to be like this now. How else do you want me to look? You look like my mother. Don't you have a photo of my mother? Go back and take a close look at it in the mirror."

Huang Ying reminded him, "Zhu Zi, it's rare for your uncle to come back. Nowadays, people in the countryside eat from a big pot. Even if they can cook on their own, there won't be much food at home. You should take the trouble to bring some to them tomorrow."

He Yuzhu agreed, "Okay! I'll listen to you. Tomorrow morning, I'll find some connections and get some food to send to them."

In fact, He Yuzhu knew that the big pot meal would only last until next year, and would be completely disbanded the year after. It was time to prepare some things for grandpa and his family. Even if they couldn't be used now, they could be used in the future.

Amidst the laughter, He Yuzhu and his party returned to Sijiu City. After entering the city, He Yuzhu brought He Yushui and Huang Ying to Donglaishun. Huang Ying asked, "Zhuzi, what are you doing here?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "What else can I do?! Eat, of course. And replenish you and Yushui at the same time."

Since He Yuzhu had said so, Huang Ying didn't say much. At home, Huang Ying could torment He Yuzhu in various ways, but outside, Huang Ying was still very careful and had to give her man enough face. Moreover, for some reason today, Huang Ying was also a little greedy for meat.

After entering Donglaishun, He Yuzhu asked Huang Ying and He Yushui to find a seat first. He Yuzhu walked to the counter, glanced at the price list on the blackboard, ordered the dishes he wanted, paid the money and ticket, and found the table where He Yushui and Huang Ying sat and sat down.

Donglaishun's service was pretty good at this time. Not long after, the hot pot was served, followed by the dishes He Yuzhu ordered.

When He Yuzhu and the other two were halfway through their meal, Xu Damao walked in from outside. After ordering the dishes, Xu Damao walked to the table and saw He Yuzhu's family. He was slightly stunned and shouted unconsciously: "He Yuzhu?!"

He Yuzhu heard the shout, looked at Xu Damao, and asked, "Why are you here?!"

Xu Damao said, "Only you are allowed to come, so I can't come?!" Then Xu Damao walked to the side of He Yuzhu and said, "The food is really good?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "No matter how good he is, he is not as cool as you?!" Then he asked: "You didn't go to your mother's house today?!"

Xu Damao said, "I went shopping with my girlfriend all day today. I didn't go to my mom's house." Then he asked, "He Yuzhu, my buddy is getting married soon. How about you be the chef for my buddy's wedding banquet?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "Sure! But let me be frank first. You have to tell me when you want to do it, and you have to give me the menu. As for the cooking fee, forget it. Just give me a bottle of wine for the sake of our childhood friends." Then he asked, "Which girl is so unlucky that you have your eyes on her?!"

Xu Damao said angrily: "He Yuzhu, what do you mean by this?!"

He Yuzhu said, "It's nothing!" Then he pointed behind him and said, "Here's what you ordered!"

"Hmph! I can't explain it to you clearly! I won't talk to you anymore!" After saying that, Xu Damao angrily found a table and sat down.

After dinner, on the way back, Huang Ying asked, "You and Xu Damao don't have any grudges, why do you quarrel with each other as soon as you meet?!"

He Yushui added: "This is called love-hate relationship. If Xu Damao was a woman, my brother would probably marry him home."

He Yuzhu pretended to vomit and said, "Yushui, I just finished my meal. Please don't disgust me! Marry him?! I'm so unlucky. It's because I caught him peeping at a girl going to the toilet when he was in school. He was afraid that I would tell others, so he confronted me. Over time, it became a habit. Xu Damao is not bad except for his bad habits of being a playboy and a man who changes his mind according to the situation."