Siheyuan: Fighting against Japanese Aggression in Beijing

After Li Huaide left, Li Kangri quickly locked the door and went into Shejitu to make medicine. After all, he promised to give the medicine to others the day after tomorrow.

It was not until the afternoon when he got off work that Li Kangri came out of the Shejitu.

"Damn, this medicine is too difficult to make. It seems I have to practice more in the future. I just practiced the Zhimu Pill for a whole day." Li Kangri thought as he walked.

"Master, come here quickly, let's go home together."

When they were almost at the factory gate, Xu Damao waved to Li Kangri from a distance.

"Why didn't you go out to show the movie? Don't you have to go to the countryside more often?"

"Haha, Master, it's the end of the second half of the year now, and this year's tasks have been almost completed. After the New Year, I will go to the countryside regularly. Besides, the food is good these days, so I don't want to go to the countryside." Xu Damao explained.

"That's it, let's go home now!"

"No! Let's go buy vegetables and meat. We have been eating what you bought these days. If this continues, I really won't dare to go to your house to eat." Xu Damao said embarrassedly.

"Haha, I'm satisfied that you have this awareness. How about this, this month's pig is mine, and there's also a pig. It's your turn to buy one next month." Li Kangri said.

"Okay, next month's fee is mine." So the two of them chatted until they arrived at the courtyard.

After returning home, I waited for a long time before Qinghe came back.

"Qinghe, why are you so late today? It wasn't like this before!" Li Kangri asked.

"Haha, the New Year is almost here. More and more people are coming to the restaurant, and we don't have enough staff, so I've been busy for a while. Why haven't you eaten yet?" Qinghe said.

"Aren't we waiting for you? How can we have dinner if you don't come? Your sister Xiao'e said that she is not very good at it yet and needs to learn for a few more days." Li Kangri explained.

"Chef He didn't come today?" Qing He asked puzzledly.

"Haha, I don't know. Anyway, he didn't come. Today you can show off your skills and I'll see if your skills have improved." Li Kangri said.

"Haha, okay then, Sister Xiao'e, let's go together!" Qinghe said with a smile.

So the two of them went to the kitchen happily.

"Master, could it be that this silly Zhu blames you for not inviting He Yushui to dinner yesterday? He doesn't even take the initiative today." Xu Damao said.

"Haha, speak of the devil and he'll appear. Look at the door. Our Chef He is wandering outside. He is probably too embarrassed to come in." Li Kangri said, looking at the gate.

Hearing Li Kangri's words, Xu Damao immediately looked towards the door. Sure enough, Sha Zhu was wandering at the door, looking extremely conflicted.

"Hey, even this idiot Zhu would feel embarrassed." Xu Damao said with a sly grin.

"Haha, I think some things need to be said. Go call him in and I'll talk to him."

"okay!"

Xu Damao ran out like the wind.

"Shazhu, be careful not to step on the ants at the door of my master's house. Come in quickly, my master is looking for you!" Xu Damao shouted.

When Sha Zhu, who was hesitating, heard Xu Damao's call, he was delighted and immediately said with a smile, "Xu Damao, there are no ants at the door in the middle of winter. I was thinking about what to cook today. You must be hungry!"

"Don't say those boring things. My master will do it herself today. Come in quickly. My master wants to talk to you about something." Xu Damao said cheerfully.

He knew why his master was looking for Sha Zhu, so he was impatient. He wanted to hear the sound of Sha Zhu's heart breaking, "click", that sound was beautiful just to think about!

"Is that so? Fine then, I'll have a ready-made meal today."

As he spoke, Sha Zhu followed Xu Damao to Li Kangri's house.

"Da Mao, go get some peanuts and bring a bottle of wine. We'll have a snack first." Li Kangri said.

"okay!"

Two minutes later, the three of them sat down around the table. Xu Damao diligently poured each of them a glass of wine. "Shazhu, drink more. I'm afraid you won't be able to drink it later." Xu Damao said in a mean way.

"No, Xu Damao, are you up to something bad? But I'm not afraid of you. Just look at your tricks, haha! I won't say anything."

As he said that, Sha Zhu drank one by himself, then picked up a handful of peanuts and started eating them.

"Chef He, there are some things I want to explain to you today." Li Kangri went straight to the point.

Hearing what Li Kangri said, Sha Zhu immediately became nervous, with a bad feeling in his mind, "What's going on?"

"Chef He, let me ask you, are you interested in my daughter Qinghe?" Li Kangri asked Sha Zhu.

Hearing Li Kangri's words, Sha Zhu's face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye. After a long time, as if he had made a great decision, Sha Zhu said firmly, "It is a bit interesting, haha."

After saying that, Sha Zhu quickly lowered his head and listened with his ears perked up.

"I'm sorry," Li Kangri said calmly, "My Qinghe has already been promised to someone else."

In fact, Li Kangri thought of countless excuses, and finally he thought this one was the least hurtful. Although he was not afraid of Sha Zhu, after all, he had eaten Sha Zhu's cooking for so many days, and he really didn't want to put down his bowl and scold the cook.

Hearing Li Kangri's words, Xu Damao stared at Sha Zhu with a sly smile on his face.

And Sha Zhu was stunned for a long time before he said, "Really?"

"Really, the elders above have already arranged your marriage. Even I am engaged and will be getting married after the new year. That's why I told you in advance because I noticed what you were thinking." Li Kangri lied.

"Don't be discouraged, Silly Zhu. There are so many girls in the world. I'll introduce one to you someday." Xu Damao said with a wicked smile.

"Xu Damao, shut up!" Sha Zhu said angrily.

In order to ease the atmosphere, Li Kangri immediately said, "Chef He, I have always had a question for you. I want to ask you today, is that okay?"

"What question?" Sha Zhu said subconsciously.

"First of all, let me make it clear! I am very grateful that you have taught my sister how to cook during this period of time. I don't mean to belittle you. I hope you won't be angry, okay?"

"Hey, I'm not big in any way except that I have a big heart. I don't have so many thoughts. Just ask me!" Sha Zhu boasted. But Li Kangri knew that Sha Zhu was too narrow-minded to let go of a grudge.

After hearing what Li Kangri said, although Sha Zhu felt a little uncomfortable, he looked much more comfortable on the surface.

"Then I'll ask, I want to ask, you are almost 26 years old, right? Why haven't you gotten married yet? People your age in our village have children who are already ten years old." Li Kangri said.

"Hey, don't I have high requirements? I don't like ordinary people, that's why I'm like this." Sha Zhu said.

"Oh?" Li Kangri asked with a smile, "Can you tell me your request? Let me see if it's high?"

"Silly Zhu, why don't you take a piss and look at yourself? What do you look like? You still have high standards. You think you're lucky to have a woman willing to marry you. Really." Xu Damao immediately said with contempt.

"Sun thief, are you looking for death?" He stood up stupidly and pointed at Xu Damao and said, "What do I look like? I'm a worker and earn 37.5 yuan a month. What's wrong with me?"