Siheyuan: A warm home with wife and children

Qin Huairu also took a lunchbox and followed behind nervously.

When it was her turn, Qin Huairu held her lunchbox and looked at Yang Jianguo...

She herself doesn't even know what her feelings for Yang Jianguo are right now.

Gratitude, emotion, thanksgiving, goals, idols, mentors...

Or should we treat him like a deity?

Regardless of the reason, those previously impossible little thoughts have now been completely dispelled.

Yang Jianguo is a respectable person, someone we should learn from.

Own……

Not worthy of him.

Qin Huairu didn't think Yang Jianguo thought that way; she just felt that way herself.

The way Yang Jianguo looked at her.

They never held any condescending discrimination or considered themselves superior to anyone else.

On the contrary, they are always very polite, except when they make a mistake and get scolded.

"Thank you, master."

Looking at the bright orange soybean oil in her lunchbox, Qin Huairu thanked him from the bottom of her heart.

"Okay." Yang Jianguo nodded, then moved on to the next one.

After everyone had finished distributing their share, only a small amount of soybean oil remained in his hand.

I saw a whole barrel full of oil, and then all that was left was the bottom.

Everyone felt that the lunchboxes in their hands were heavy.

Yang Jianguo picked up the oil drum and chuckled as he lifted it, saying, "Hey, this is much lighter."

“Master Yang…” Everyone looked at him with complicated expressions.

Yang Jianguo didn't give them a chance to speak, and waved his hand with a smile, "Alright, everyone go back. I have to go back too, or my wife will come looking for me."

Carrying the nearly empty oil drum, swaying back and forth, Yang Jianguo walked towards the bicycle shed.

When we arrived, we put the bucket down.

Unlocked, pushed the cart.

Then I hung the oil drum on the handlebars and got going!

His feet pedaled incredibly fast, his legs spinning like tires.

Before long, Yang Jianguo arrived at the gate of the compound.

Normally, there would be no one outside by now.

But today, children are still setting off firecrackers outside, and adults are walking back and forth, offering thanks and wishing each other a Happy New Year.

The customs and traditions for paying New Year's visits vary from place to place.

The intricacies of it all are so complex that you could probably not figure it out even in three days and three nights.

Yang Jianguo wasn't particular about such things, and Yingzi's family didn't have any particular customs either.

So, let's follow the crowd and do what's allowed in Beijing.

In Beijing, it's customary for neighbors to visit each other before the New Year.

After the first day of the Lunar New Year, I stayed home to rest, and on the second day, I went back to my parents' home

It wasn't until after noon on the second day of the Lunar New Year that people began to visit each other's homes to exchange New

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, many people come to pay their respects and bring generous gifts.

For the rest of the year, this family will be the most prestigious.

If no one comes...

Carrying the car, Yang Jianguo was about to knock on the door when he found it was ajar.

Ok!

The courtyard was bustling with activity, and lights were on in every household.

Even Yi Zhonghai, whom they hadn't seen for several days, went to the deaf old lady's house with his wife.

Sha Zhu is here too!

"Jianguo, do you think Master He and Uncle Yi will get into a fight?" Yingzi asked, a little worried.

If that silly Zhu gets too drunk, he might make a fool of himself again.

Is there anything he wouldn't do?

"Don't worry, this time... it's definitely the old lady who will reconcile the two of them, and there will be a scene of fatherly love and filial piety."

Yang Jianguo smiled, knowing perfectly well what was going on.

Or perhaps Yi Zhonghai has been persuaded by Aunt Yi and is preparing to back down.

Or perhaps Aunt Yi was persuaded by Yi Zhonghai to play along with him in a charade.

Who is it for?

Of course, it's for the audience in this courtyard; Sha Zhu isn't an audience member.

He's singing a leading role tonight.

Yingzi simply listened to these controversies with amusement.

However, she was heartbroken over the oil drum that Yang Jianguo brought back.

Even though it pained me, I knew he was distributing it to his coworkers in the workshop.

Yingzi didn't utter a sound, and poured the remaining seven or eight jin of oil from the oil drum into the pot.

After that, take a bowl and place it against the wall, turn the oil drum upside down, and hang it on the beam with a rope.

The bowl directly below the oil drum was overflowing with residual soybean oil.

If you hang it up like that overnight, you'll gain at least one or two ounces more.

After draining all the remaining oil, Yingzi put the bucket away.

The cellar is actually quite spacious!

This bucket is so big, you never know where it might come in handy.

扔？

What kind of wasteful person would do that?

After putting everything away, Yingzi sat at the low table and picked up the chives with Yang Jianguo.

Tomorrow is Chinese New Year, we have to eat dumplings.

I've prepared this bunch of chives in advance, so I can just open the package tomorrow.

It's filled with chives and pork; Jianguo loves this.

"Jianguo."

"Well, what's wrong?"

"I said, how about we invite Aunt Liu's family over, so we can eat together?"

It's not uncommon for people to eat together during the Lunar New Year.

During the Lunar New Year, everyone wants to have a lively and festive time, especially in a united environment.

Who wants their house to be quiet and deserted, with only two or three people celebrating the New Year?

That year, even the dumplings didn't taste right.

Furthermore, ordinary people value harmony above all else.

A harmonious family brings prosperity, and harmony among people ensures smooth sailing in all endeavors.

It's always best to maintain good neighborly relations.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have made that 'master's wife' joke on purpose earlier.

Does she really think Yingzi is trying to take advantage of Qin Huairu?

That was to ease tensions between the two families, so that we could all live peacefully together.

Unfortunately, Qin Huairu was a widow.

Granny Jia is an ungrateful and unreliable person.

Yang Jianguo and she were also master and apprentice, and they were practically inseparable in the factory... right?

After all, these days, taking on apprentices isn't something you do wherever you go.

Thinking about this, Yingzi felt a little jealous.

"Isn't Master Yang very responsible at the factory? He takes his apprentices everywhere he goes and teaches them step by step, right?"

Seeing her angry and spoiled expression, Yang Jianguo stood up with a smile.

He turned around and hugged her, saying, "Of course, I'm always meticulous in everything I do. Look, this is how you pick chives to make them clean. Let me teach you..."

Oh, moon, why are you so shy that you don't show your face?

After a long, comfortable nap, Yang Jianguo got up, opened the door, and stretched in the yard.

It's noon.

"Jianguo, take a break today." Across the room, Shazhu moved a chair to the doorway and lay down to sunbathe.

Surprisingly, the sun is shining brightly today.

At least being in the sun provides some warmth.

"Judging from your expression, you must have had a good drink last night." Yang Jianguo asked casually, and Sha Zhu chuckled.

"Damn, you can tell that from this?"

Propelling himself to sit up, Sha Zhu nodded: "I'd say there's been some progress!"

"Alright, you know what you're doing," Yang Jianguo replied, then turned and went back into the house to get a basin to wash up.

Xu Damao appeared at the bottom of the doorway. "Jianguo, has Yu Haitang come looking for you these past two days?"

Yang Jianguo looked at him and said with amusement, "What, did they run away because they didn't want to talk to you?"

"Hey, can't you ever wish me well for once?"

Xu Damao was displeased and looked at him with a smirk.

Sha Zhu sat up straight and craned his neck to look over.

"Hey, with a face like yours, you think you can win over Yu Haitang?"

"Xu Damao, are you still half asleep?" Sha Zhu said, then leaned back and patted the armrest, laughing loudly.

"I can't be bothered to talk to you. Don't think you'll be settled just because you're getting married. I..."

Sha Zhu suddenly stood up, pointed at him, his cheeks trembling: "Xu Damao, I'm telling you, if you dare to mess with this, I'll fucking kill you."

"Did you hear that? I'm not joking with you." Sha Zhu's fierce expression made Xu Damao tremble.

Is this silly guy serious?

"I'm not talking to you anymore." Xu Damao refused to back down and turned away.

Look at his cowardly appearance, Sha Zhu muttered a couple of words and then ignored him.

I was already thinking about waiting until after the New Year.

How should the wedding banquet be arranged in the courtyard for his wedding to Teacher Ran?

Well, I am a chef, after all!

Let's not talk about anything else, but this banquet...

We can't afford to lose face as the chef, can we?!