Siheyuan: A Cook in the 60s

Xiao Huaihua often calls Cao Wei dad.

Even though he has been corrected countless times, he is still Dad.

Later, no one in the yard was surprised anymore.

After all, this little kid has lost his father since he was young.

Cao Wei is close to Qin Huairu's family, so it's reasonable for him to be considered as her father. It will be fine when she grows up.

Cao Wei was a little helpless, so he stuffed a big white rabbit into Xiao Huaihua's pocket and picked her up.

Walked into the Jia family.

"Aunt Jia, I brought your little Sophora japonica to you."

Qin Huairu is working on something in the inner room right now.

"Cao Wei is here. Tsk, Huaihua, why are you taking their candy again?"

"This is what my dad gave me!"

Jia Zhangshi:......

Cao Wei: ...

An inexplicable awkwardness spread in the air.

"Aunt Jia, give it to the child, sweet mouth, I'm leaving first."

After saying that, he put down the locust flowers and ran away.

Sophora japonica blinked its eyes, took the candy and ate it happily.

Qin Huairu came out: "Who's here?"

"Cao Wei, to be honest, this chef is really rich. He gave me the White Rabbit as soon as he said so."

Qin Huairu glanced at Xiao Huaihua.

Little Huaihua was alert, took a few steps back, and hid the big white rabbit behind her: "Mom, this is what Dad gave me!"

Qin Huairu:......

This unlucky child! Who did he learn this from? He looks exactly like Qin Jingru!

Yan family.

"Did you break up with Yang Weimin?" Yu Li looked at her sister with a headache.

"Don't mention him to me..." Yu Haitang hadn't finished speaking.

Yan Jiecheng came in.

"Hey, my sister-in-law is here?"

"Brother-in-law, I have come to seek refuge with you. Am I welcome?"

"Look at what you said. No matter who you welcome, you can't be unwelcome. Hey, why are you here?"

"It's Yang Weimin. I came here to avoid him. I told him that there was a problem in our relationship, but he didn't listen and kept complaining all day long. He's not like a man. I'll stay at your place for a few days so he can't find me."

"That's fine." Yan Jiecheng nodded.

"Will our father agree?"

"Don't tell me." Yan Jiecheng took a bite of a cucumber that he had gotten from somewhere and said, "If it were before, the old man would definitely not be happy, but now, I am still confident."

"As long as you can convince Dad, it'll be fine. But don't leave my sister without a place to sleep."

"Hey, sister, brother-in-law, does Cao Wei in your backyard cook terrible food?"

"Him?" Yan Jiecheng was stunned for a moment: "Where did you hear all this nonsense? This is how people cook." Yan Jiecheng gave a thumbs up.

Yu Li also became interested, although she was not really familiar with Cao Wei.

Although a courtyard house can barely be considered a big family, most of the time, the children in the front yard play with each other, the children in the middle yard play with each other, and the children in the back yard play with each other. Unless the children of the two families are of similar age, they cannot play together.

Cao Wei was not very enthusiastic on weekdays and kept an appropriate distance.

Therefore, Yu Li also didn't know the details of Cao Wei.

"Let me put it this way. Four years ago, when he was twenty years old and had just arrived, do you know how much he charged for a meal outside?"

"How much is it? Aren't they just one or two dollars?" Yu Li is quite sensitive to numbers.

"Ten dollars!" Yan Jiecheng crossed his two index fingers together, and his expression looked as if he had received it.

"Okay, brother-in-law, so you are reluctant to let Cao Wei help you?"

"It's not my fault." Yan Jiecheng waved his hand. "My dad introduced him to a business deal when he first came. At that time, he said that if my dad had a banquet in the future, he would give him a discount. Later, I don't know how my dad transferred the money, but he cashed it in. The money is still in his pocket now."

"Tsk, Dad is so great. It's just a pity that I didn't get to taste what it tasted like." Yu Li felt a little sorry.

"Hey, don't feel sorry for him. Even if you invite him, it's useless."

"Why?"

"Why else? There's not enough food. He said that if we just cook a bunch of things, we can just hire him as an apprentice. There's no need to hire him. It's too expensive and not worth it. The price depends on the skill, but the premise is that we have to have something to cook for him. My dad is so stingy that he can't ask Cao Wei to cook a table full of delicious food. There's no need."

"That's true."

"Wow, this cook is really rich. Hey, is he married?" Yu Haitang asked with a turn of his eyes.

"He is married, you didn't know about it in the factory?" Yan Jiecheng asked curiously, "His wife is a relative of Qin Huairu from the Intermediate Court. Their two families are close. There are rumors in the factory that he and Qin Huairu are doing this and that, but he is too lazy to clarify. We all know that they are real relatives. How could there really be something going on?"

"I really don't know. I don't usually go to his cafeteria to eat. Hey, which cafeteria is he in?"

"What do you want to do?" Yu Li asked in alarm. "Sister, let me tell you, he's married."

"Hey, what are you thinking about? I'm just asking." Yu Haitang rolled his eyes. "I'm not that mean. You don't know, today, I ran into him and said hello to him. I thought we could go together since we were on the same way, but he ran faster than a rabbit. I was so pissed!"

"Well, maybe they have something urgent to do. Okay, Yan Jiecheng, go talk to dad right away."

"Okay!"

Wait until Yan Jiecheng leaves.

Yu Li pushed her sister and said, "You can say whatever you want, but don't bother others."

"Sister~ Am I that kind of person?"

"That's hard to say. You're the one who loves to cause trouble the most in the family!"

outhouse.

The third aunt and uncle were calculating the accounts with an abacus.

I saw Yan Jiecheng coming.

"You've come at the right time."

"Hey, I have something to ask you too. Yu Li's sister, my sister-in-law, is here and she said she wants to stay at our house."

"Stop, stop, stop." Yan Bugui stopped immediately: "You can stay here, but you have to pay."

"No, Dad, didn't you say that we should be nice to our family members?"

"Am I not good to you? You just say you don't want the 18 yuan you pay every month. Count it yourself. Do you bring home one yuan a month to improve your life? Don't think I don't know that you sneaked out with Yu Li to eat roast duck."

Yan Jiecheng laughed awkwardly: "Dad, I am really poor. Besides, I have already promised Yu Li."

"Okay, okay, okay, no need to explain. It's your business how you want to deal with Yu Haitang's matter. If you want her to eat at home, then you can pay. You can afford roast duck. Why would you make such a small difference? Also, you have to act out a scene with me."

"What play?" Yan Jiecheng was stunned.