Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

Luo Qian replied: "I heard from Yaqing that Xiao'e is pregnant. How can she come back if she is pregnant?!"

"What?! What?! Xiao'e is pregnant?!" He Yanxi showed a surprised expression on her face. After a while, He Yanxi came to her senses and said, "Xiao'e finally made it." Then she asked, "When are you planning to go to the mainland to see her?!"

Luo Xi replied: "At the earliest, it has to be after the Chinese New Year."

He Yanxi thought for a moment and said, "After the New Year, I should have an answer to my questions. Don't forget to call me then. I'll go with you and relax at the same time."

After a while, Luo Xi hung up the phone with a relaxed smile on her face. Luo Xi's husband Guo Yongnian came in from outside, saw the smile on his wife's face, and asked, "What's the matter? You look so happy?!"

Luo Xi said: "Lou Xiao'e is pregnant."

Others may not know about Lou Xiao'e's situation, but Guo Yongnian knows it very well. Guo Yongnian also had a crush on Lou Xiao'e, but he failed in the end. Now that he heard his wife say she was pregnant, Guo Yongnian didn't know whether to be happy or depressed.

Luo Qian continued, "Fu Yaqing called and asked me to go to the mainland to see Lou Xiao'e after the New Year."

Guo Yongnian asked: "You agreed?!"

Luo Xi nodded and said, "I agree!" Then she asked, "What's the matter?!"

Guo Yongnian said: "The current situation in the mainland is good. My family is thinking of investing in the mainland. After the Chinese New Year, I will go to the mainland for inspection. We will go together then."

Luo Qian asked: "Why did you think of investing in the mainland for no reason?!"

Guo Yongnian said: "Recently, I have seen several big families investing in the mainland. Although we have not seen returns yet, the prospects are good. Especially your good sister, Lou Xiao'e's family is doing very well in the mainland."

Luo Xi said, "Didn't Dad say that the mainland is unstable?!"

Guo Yongnian said: "That is a thing of the past. Everything has changed now. Otherwise, my father would not have agreed to let me go to the mainland for investigation."

In a blink of an eye, it was the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month. The families of Lou Bingnan and Lou Bingyi arrived in Sijiucheng. Originally, Lou Bingnan and Lou Bingyi's parents-in-law felt that it was inconvenient to live in Sijiucheng. But when they moved into the quadrangle prepared for them, they suddenly felt that life was no different from when they were in Gangcheng, but more comfortable. Especially after seeing the scenery of He Yuzhu and Lou Xiaoe's homes, they all had the idea of ​​buying a quadrangle in Sijiucheng.

On the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, He Yuzhu started working early in the morning. Although He Yuzhu had prepared many dishes some time ago, there were still many that were not finished. Lou Zhenhua walked into the kitchen, looked at the piles of ingredients on the kitchen table, and asked, "Zhuzi, what are we having for dinner today?!"

He Yuzhu smiled and asked, "Dad, do you mean noon or evening?!"

Lou Zhenhua replied: "Of course at night."

He Yuzhu put down the tool in his hand, picked up the cloth beside him, wiped his hands, took out a piece of paper from his pocket, handed it to Lou Zhenhua, and said, "Dad, this is the menu for tonight."

Lou Zhenhua took the menu and looked at it. A strange expression immediately appeared on his face. He asked, "Zhu Zi, can we finish all these dishes today?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "Dad, don't worry! I will definitely finish it."

Unlike Lou Bingnan and Lou Bingyi, Lou Zhenhua had not seen the world before. He looked through the menu carefully and asked, "Zhu Zi, is there anything particular about the dish you are making today?!"

He Yuzhu said, "Dad! Last time you hosted a banquet for your friends, I made a bird's nest and shark's fin banquet. It was just a Tan family dish. What I'm making today is an imperial banquet. A seasonal banquet among the imperial banquets in the palace."

Lou Zhenhua understood what He Yuzhu meant and said with a smile: "You are still the best at doing things!"

He Yuzhu asked, "Dad, didn't you go out with them?!"

Lou Zhenhua replied: "I have been to the city countless times. Let them go! I would rather stay at home and read a book, listen to the radio or listen to music if I have the time."

He Yuzhu said, "I knew you didn't want to go shopping with them. So I prepared some things for you." After that, He Yuzhu ran out of the kitchen, moved the rocking chair, coffee table and other things to the yard, and then took out the small red clay stove and cakes specially prepared for Lou Zhenhua.

When Lou Zhenhua saw what He Yuzhu had prepared, he laughed and said, "Zhuzi, tell me the truth. Of all my children, you are the one who knows me best. Go and do your thing!"

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Tan Lingya and her group returned. As soon as they entered the yard, Tan Lingya saw Lou Zhenhua's leisurely look and said with a smile: "No wonder you don't want to go out. So your son-in-law has prepared everything for you?!"

Lou Zhenhua asked, "You're back?! How was your shopping experience?!"

Lou Xiaoe complained, "Don't mention it. The streets are full of people. But there is a temple fair during the Chinese New Year this year. But it's not as lively as before." Then she asked, "Dad, where is He Yuzhu?!"

Lou Zhenhua replied: "Where else could he be?! The kitchen!"

"Oh!" Lou Xiao'e responded, stuffed the thing in her hand into He Lin's hand, and immediately ran to the kitchen.

Lou Zhenhua glanced at Lou Xiaoe's back and asked, "Have you had lunch?!"

Tan Lingya replied, "Yes! We ate at Quanjude. Bingnan and Bingyi are still shopping with their parents-in-law! They will be back soon." After that, Tan Lingya pulled a stool over and sat down next to Lou Zhenhua. She took a piece of shaqima from the fruit plate and took a bite. She asked, "Is this made of pillars?!"

Lou Zhenhua rolled his eyes at his wife and said, "If he didn't make it, did he buy it?!"

"I said, this tastes better than the ones sold outside." After that, Tan Lingya finished the shaqima in her hand in two or three bites and said, "This time we have earned enough face from our two in-laws."

Lou Zhenhua said: "Our family is not bad, we just keep a low profile."

"Dad, Mom! What are you talking about?!" Just then Lou Xiao'e came out of the kitchen with a bowl of noodles. Tan Lingya smiled and joked, "Why are you eating again?!"

Lou Xiaoe replied: "I don't know what's going on. I've been feeling hungry lately."

Tan Lingya asked: "What dish is Zhuzi going to cook tonight?!"

Lou Xiaoe replied: "I don't know. Anyway, I eat whatever he makes."

Lou Zhenhua smiled and replied, "Xiaoya, don't ask. Your son-in-law will definitely win honor for you today."

Tan Lingya asked, "Isn't that kid going to cook Tan's dishes again?! Last time you invited your friends to dinner, Senior Brother Peng complained to me that Zhuzi's cooking was too good. They were all scolded to death by your friends."

Lou Zhenhua said with a smile: "They are not very skilled, who can be blamed for this?! Zhuzi will not cook Tan's dishes tonight. They will prepare a palace banquet instead. Let both of our in-laws have some meat."

After hearing what her husband said, Tan Lingya was surprised. Tan Lingya asked, "When did Zhuzi learn how to cook imperial cuisine?!"

Lou Zhenhua said, "I don't know about that. You should ask your good son-in-law." Then Lou Zhenhua looked at Lou Xiaoe and asked, "What kind of noodles do you eat?!"

Lou Xiao'e replied: "Zhu Zi made hand-rolled noodles, the soup base is broth, and the side dishes are abalone, sea cucumber, shark's fin, and barbecued pork."

After hearing what Lou Xiao'e said, Tan Lingya and Lou Zhenhua laughed at the same time.