Siheyuan: Revenge of the Stupid Pillar

He Yuzhu said sternly: "Lou Xiao'e, you can stay at the old lady's house, but you must pay for your living expenses."

Lou Xiao'e said proudly, "Don't worry, I am not a freeloader."

"Old lady, how much living expenses do you think I should give you per month?"

The deaf old lady smiled and said, "You should ask Zhuzi about this. Zhuzi is responsible for all my expenses now."

After hearing this, Lou Xiao'e looked at He Yuzhu and said with a pursed mouth:

"He Yuzhu, tell me, how much living expenses are you going to charge me per month?"

He Yuzhu smiled faintly and said, "Lou Xiao'e, considering that we have known each other for a while, I will just charge you fifteen yuan a month!"

Hearing this, Lou Xiao'e opened her eyes wide and said loudly:

"What the hell? Fifteen dollars a month for living expenses, why don't you go and rob?"

He Yuzhu said seriously, "Lou Xiao'e, don't be so ungrateful. We basically have to eat meat every three days, and you have a top chef like me cooking for you. Fifteen yuan a month is the lowest price."

Lou Xiao'e said disdainfully: "Wang Po is just bragging about herself, but you are a top chef with your appearance, are you kidding melons?"

He Yuzhu looked at Lou Xiao'e with a squinting eye and said coldly:

"Lou Xiao'e, don't be ungrateful for what you have. At my current level, only high-ranking officials can eat the food I cook."

"If you don't want to, just leave the old lady's house. I won't serve you anymore!"

"What about a rich lady? She's not willing to pay even fifteen dollars. She's really stingy."

"It's true that I have money, but I won't be like a fool and let you take advantage of me."

"Who ripped you off? This is the normal price."

"Normal price? Are you kidding me? My monthly living expenses are usually only five yuan at most, but you want fifteen yuan from me, and you're still saying that you're ripping me off?"

"How can your previous life compare to the life I and the deaf old lady lived?"

The deaf old lady smiled and tried to smooth things over: "Xiao E, our food is really good. In addition, Zhuzi's cooking skills are really good, and the food he makes is really delicious."

"Zhu Zi, fifteen yuan a month is indeed a bit high. Just give me some face and charge me ten yuan a month!"

"Okay, old lady, I'll give you this face."

After He Yuzhu finished speaking, he spread his hands towards Lou Xiao'e.

Lou Xiao'e said dissatisfiedly: "What for?"

He Yuzhu said impatiently: "What else can you do? Give me money!"

Lou Xiao'e was surprised and asked, "Why are you asking for money now? Can't you pay me after a month?"

He Yuzhu sneered, "Big sister, you have to understand that you are staying at the old lady's house temporarily and you may leave at any time. If you run away, who can I ask for money?"

Lou Xiao'e said angrily: "He Yuzhu, do you think I'm the kind of person who would run away for ten yuan?"

He Yuzhu glanced at Lou Xiao'e and said, "Who knows? As the saying goes, it's easy to draw the skin of a tiger but difficult to draw its bones. You can know a person's face but not his heart."

"He Yuzhu, you are insulting me. Besides, even if I run away, you can still go to my mother's house to collect the debt!"

"I am now the deputy director of the logistics department of the steel mill. I am busy with many things every day. How can I have so much time to collect debts?"

Lou Xiao'e was almost mad to death, and said angrily: "He Yuzhu, I have never seen a man as petty as you."

"You've seen it now!" He Yuzhu said impatiently, "Stop talking nonsense and give me the money quickly!"

"Give it to me if you want. You're making it sound like I'm short of that ten yuan."

"Wait, if I give the money now, what if I can't live here for more than a month?"

"If you don't live here for a month, I'll refund you part of the money!"

"What if you don't retreat?"

"I only earn 150 yuan a month, why would I care about your little tricks?"

"Who can know? As the saying goes, you can paint the skin of a tiger but not its bones; you can know a person's face but not his heart.

"Isn't that what I said?"

"Is it not okay to use your own words to refute you?"

When the deaf old lady saw He Yuzhu and Lou Xiao'e arguing, she was not angry but instead showed an auntie smile on her face.

"Zhu Zi, Xiao E, stop arguing. This is easy to solve. Just give me half of the living expenses first!"

Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu and Lou Xiao'e both felt that the deaf old lady's suggestion was good, so they stopped arguing.

Lou Xiao'e then took out five yuan from her pocket and handed it to He Yuzhu. He Yuzhu didn't hesitate to take the money and put it in his trouser pocket.

Then he turned and went into the kitchen.

The deaf old lady didn't know what she was thinking of. A golden light flashed in her eyes and she said with a smile:

"Xiao'e, can you go to the kitchen and help Zhuzi?"

Lou Xiao'e frowned and said, "Old lady, I have already given He Yuzhu living expenses, why should I help him?"

The deaf old lady said gently: "Xiao E, after all, you will be staying in my house for a while, so it is not appropriate to make the relationship between you and Zhuzi too awkward."

"Besides, I'm a little hungry. If you go and help Zhuzi, I can eat earlier."

Lou Xiao'e said reluctantly: "Okay then!"

Lou Xiao'e walked into the kitchen and said arrogantly, "He Yuzhu, the old lady asked me to help you. Is there anything I can help you with?"

He Yuzhu glanced at Lou Xiao'e coldly and said indifferently, "Peel the potatoes!"

"What else can I do besides peel potatoes?"

"Finish peeling the potatoes first!"

"Stop looking down on others!"

While He Yuzhu was speaking, he had already put a piece of pork belly into the pot.

"Hey, where did you get the pork belly?"

"Of course it was sold. Could it be stolen?"

"I don't think I saw you bringing back the meat?"

"You didn't see it, that's because there's something wrong with your eyes."

He Yuzhu did not bring back the meat. He took the meat out from the space. The reason why he took out the meat was that he wanted to treat Lou Xiao'e well.

After all, Lou Xiao'e was the first woman in his previous life, and she gave birth to a son for him.

Lou Xiao'e said unhappily, "You have a problem with your eyes."

He Yuzhu did not respond and started peeling and cutting garlic...

When the pork belly was cooked to 80% done, He Yuzhu took it out and put it on a chopping board to cool.

He Yuzhu looked down and saw that Lou Xiao'e had only peeled two potatoes. He said with a look of disdain:

"Okay, you should go out and play, young lady. By the time you finish peeling the potatoes, the day lilies will be cold."

After saying that, He Yuzhu picked up the potatoes and started peeling them. His movements were so skillful that it was dazzling. In just a few minutes, he had peeled all the potatoes.

Lou Xiao'e originally wanted to say something to He Yuzhu, but when she saw how fast He Yuzhu was peeling potatoes, she shut her mouth in dismay.

He Yuzhu washed the potatoes and began to cut them into shreds.

I only heard the sound of "clicking, clicking", and in the blink of an eye, a potato was cut.

Lou Xiao'e was shocked by He Yuzhu's smooth knife skills. She had never seen such a fast speed of cutting vegetables.

As the saying goes, serious men are the most handsome. Lou Xiao'e looked at He Yuzhu's angular profile and focused expression, and her eyes instantly became blurred.