Siheyuan: No One Can Be Left Behind

"Dongfang, Dongfang, you're finally back. Teacher Ran has been here for more than an hour. I haven't even had my meal in order to greet Teacher Ran." Yan Bugui saw Li Dongfang from afar and immediately greeted him with a smile.

"Teacher Ran? Ran Qiuye? Are you looking for me?" Li Dongfang asked knowingly.

He knew Yan Bugui's character too well. He was obviously asking for credit, he just wanted to have a free meal.

Although I don't care about the food, the feeling of being plotted against is not so pleasant, so I'll pretend to be stupid first.

"Of course not. Teacher Ran came to see you. Since you were not at home, I greeted her for you. Now I haven't even cooked dinner at home because I'm busy greeting Teacher Ran." No matter what Li Dongfang said, Yan Bugui insisted that he greeted her and didn't cook for her, so he let her do whatever she wanted.

Wow! Li Dongfang was shocked. This meant that not only did he want to eat for free, but he also wanted to bring his whole family with him.

"Oh, that's too much trouble for you, Third Uncle. Look at what's going on. How can I let it delay your cooking? Go and do your work. I will take Teacher Ran home and we won't eat here. Please don't be polite." Li Dongfang looked at Yan Bugui with a smile.

You old stingy guy, I'm not going to take your advice, let's see what you can do.

Yan Bugui was stunned by Li Dongfang's words. What was going on? Why did Li Dongfang, who was usually so generous, act like this today?

"No, Dongfang, I'm here to help you. I haven't had time to buy vegetables today. You don't want to see Third Uncle and his family starve." Seeing that Li Dongfang didn't respond, Yan Bugui made his intention clear. Li Dongfang, how can you not invite us over for a meal?

"Oh, is that so, Third Uncle, you should have told me earlier. If you want to come to my house for dinner, just tell me directly. How would I know if you don't tell me? I'll ask Fengxia to bring some food to you when I go back." Li Dongfang looked at Ran Qiuye who was looking at him, and stopped teasing Yan Bugui. He directly said that he would send him some food and let him cook it himself. As for his own house, it's better not to go there.

"Li Dongfang, I'm sorry to disturb you suddenly." Ran Qiuye greeted Li Dongfang with a blushing face.

Li Dongfang smiled and looked over and said, "What's the problem with this? I didn't know you were coming, otherwise I would have come back early. You must have been waiting for a long time. Come on, come home with me and have something to eat."

"Is...is this convenient? Your home..." Ran Qiuye hesitated to speak.

She came to look for Li Dongfang and saw that he was not at home. However, there were two beautiful women in the room. Ran Qiuye couldn't figure out their relationship with Li Dongfang, so she wanted to go back.

As a result, she was stopped by Yan Bugui in the front yard, who insisted that she go to his house to sit for a while and wait for Li Dongfang. He also told her that the two people in Li Dongfang's house were the nanny and her daughter.

The public identities of You Fengxia and her daughter are the nannies introduced to Li Dongfang by the street. Although people in the hospital had some speculations, no one dared to say it out loud, especially after Li Dongfang was promoted to deputy director, they didn't even dare to discuss it in private. After all, if any gossip got out, it would be strange if Li Dongfang didn't deal with them.

Look at the current situation of the Jia family. At that time, Li Dongfang was just a deputy section chief, which is completely different from now.

After hearing what Yan Bugui said, Ran Qiuye stayed. Of course, she didn't expect that the seemingly honest teacher Yan actually had such a plan.

Following Li Dongfang towards the middle courtyard, when they turned a corner and could no longer see Yan Bugui, Ran Qiuye whispered to Li Dongfang, "I'm sorry, I didn't expect Teacher Yan to ask you for food."

"It's okay, these are just trivial matters. Everyone in the hospital knows that I don't care about these things. You don't have to blame yourself." Li Dongfang had a smile on his face and really didn't take this seriously.

When this was said in the compound, no one would have any other thoughts, but it gave Ran Qiuye a great shock. This was a period of natural disasters that had lasted for three years, and it was already the third year, and it was also the most difficult year, the so-called darkness before dawn. Of course, others did not know that this was the last year, and the disaster would begin to ease starting next year.

In the eyes of others, nowadays, let alone eating well, just being able to eat enough is already a great happiness. Now there are many people across the country who can't even afford tree bark to eat. And Ran Qiuye came to Li Dongfang this time just for food. Her family was basically out of food. It was not that she had no money but that she couldn't buy it. People came to her hometown every few days, and her father would give them some food every time for them to take away. As a result, once they started, it was a big deal. Not only did the relatives come one after another, but even other people in the village came.

It would be fine in normal years, at most you would just have to spend some money and buy tickets, but now the grain stores are out of food, and even if they get a little bit of food occasionally, even if each person is limited, it will be sold out in an instant.

When Ran Qiuye sat at the dining table in Li Dongfang's house, looking at the four dishes and one soup on the table, a combination of meat and vegetables, and large portions, she was so excited that she wanted to cry. It had been a long time since she had eaten such a sumptuous meal, especially the white slices of fat meat, which made her unable to take her eyes away.

When she put it in her mouth, her eyes popped out. How could it be so delicious? She had never eaten such delicious food before.

Li Dongfang seemed to know what she wanted to ask, and while picking up some food for her, he said, "It tastes good, right? This meal is made by the steel mill chef, Zhuzi himself. This is a family skill, and he is famous throughout the city."

Sha Zhu also held the bowl and ate while grinning: "Thank you for the compliment. I eat at your house every day, so I have to show off. Otherwise, no matter how good my cooking skills are, I can't make cabbage into meat, right?"

They chatted and ate the meal quickly. Except for Ran Qiuye who ate a little more, the others were obviously used to the food and did not think it was very delicious.

Putting down the bowl, Li Dongfang said to Sha Zhu: "Zhu Zi, send some food and vegetables to the Third Uncle later... Forget it, just send the remaining food to their house, so they don't have to cook it again."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Bugui's voice rang out outside: "No, no need to bother, Dongfang, we can just heat up some leftovers. I have something else I want to ask you for help with."

Li Dongfang immediately felt that Yan Bugui must be planning something bigger. If he could make him give up a meal for his family, it must not be simple. So without waiting for him to say it, he said directly: "That's not possible. I am most afraid of owing others. Because you helped me to prevent the third uncle's family from having dinner, I must show my appreciation. If this matter is not resolved, I will not be able to sleep well today."