A few days later, the newspapers and the radio broadcast a major piece of news. The cabinet had issued the " Order on the Release of New Coins and the Redemption of Old Coins." Everyone was discussing it for a while. However, with He Yuzhu's usual level of communication, he was basically just talking.
On this day, He Yuzhu received a call from Director Lou again, asking him to go to the Lou residence to help cook at night. He Yuzhu asked Director Lin and confirmed that there was no reception at the factory at night, so he agreed.
In the afternoon, He Yuzhu went home to cook as usual. In the past few days, He Yuzhu would occasionally bring her classmates home for dinner. Although everyone's lives were relatively difficult these days, they rarely treated people unless there were special circumstances. They could not bear to go to other people's houses for dinner.
However, He Yushui's classmates were still 11 or 12 years old, and they were eating alone in He Yushui's room, so when they heard that Yu Haitang was eating delicious food at He Yushui's house, they were drooling. He Yushui boasted that her brother's dishes were delicious and had a long aftertaste. Yu Haitang was drooling and nodding at the side.
When her friends heard this, they all yearned for it. A few days ago, they had brought their classmates home for dinner twice. Last night, they told He Yuzhu that their study group of six would come over for lunch today.
He Yuzhu felt that there would be trouble if this went on, so after agreeing to cook for them at noon, he talked to He Yushui again.
It wasn't easy for everyone these days. What kind of family would have meat to eat every day? Our family is a third-generation farmhand. We eat meat every day and often treat people. How can we afford it?
Although He Yuzhu's salary was high, other than eating, she also had to spend money on clothes and shopping. Even if she only had two children at home, she couldn't spend all of it every month. If someone were to report her out of jealousy, it would be troublesome.
He Yuzhu also knew that He Yushui felt a little inferior because of her mother's early death and her father's departure. She had just recovered from her loneliness recently, so she always wanted to win over some friends with delicious food. However, it was a little too much to treat her to meals often.
He Yuzhu told He Yushui that she would often make biscuits and snacks for her to bring to school in the future. Occasionally, she would share them with her classmates, which was enough to win over a group of classmates.
He Yushui was also a smart girl. After listening to her brother's explanation, she immediately thought it through and promised He Yuzhu that she would not bring her classmates home for dinner in the future.
He Yuzhu told her that it would be fine if she agreed this time, but it would depend on the situation in the future. For example, if someone helped her a lot or if she was a very good classmate, she could still come over for a meal occasionally.
At noon, He Yuzhu went home to cook. There were more people this time, so he couldn't give them the feeling of eating big fish and meat. Therefore, He Yuzhu prepared to focus on vegetables at noon. He wanted to win with the taste, not to make people feel too extravagant.
When He Yuzhu had chosen and washed all the ingredients, He Yushui led her classmates over. There were seven little girls, no, six little girls, and a half-grown girl. He Yushui introduced her as Yu Haitang's sister, Yu Li. Yu Li was supposed to bring Yu Haitang to the cafeteria for lunch, but she was dragged over by them.
Yu Li was fifteen years old after all, so she was more sensible than these little girls. The moment she saw him, she called him Brother Zhu Zi. Then, she took out a small bag of dates from her bag."Brother Zhu Zi, I'm sorry to freeload at your house. My hometown gave me some dates. There's not much.”
The dates were a specialty of the imperial capital. They were the best of the best dates that were once used as tributes. He Yuzhu had not eaten them for more than a year. He Yuzhu smiled and said," What's there to take? You're still students. There's no need to get involved in any personal relationships. The consciousness between classmates is the purest. You have to protect it."”
He Yuzhu thought highly of Yu Li. As a supporting character in the original movie, Yu Li was beautiful and generous. She dared to think and do things. She was straightforward and efficient, but she was good at calculating. Her structure was too small. However, some of her shortcomings should be due to Yan Bugui's influence.
Although she was only at the age of Xiao He, she had delicate facial features, slim and elegant, red lips and white teeth, and fair skin. She was a complete beauty.
"Brother Zhu Zi, let me help you." Yu Li followed into the room and said.”
He Yuzhu quickly said," No need. It's all prepared. It's just short of the pot. It'll be ready in a while. Why don't you bring the steamed buns over first?"”
At this moment, He Yushui walked in and shouted,""Sister Li, go over and sit first. I'll get the bowls and chopsticks.”
After Yu Li heard this, she helped pick up the steamed buns from the steamer and placed them on the side of the curtain. She then followed He Yushui to her room.
The few dishes were fried very quickly. Toona omelet omelet, red radish braised white radish, stir-fried bean sprouts, stir-fried diced meat with lettuce, and spinach soup were all done. In this way, other than vegetables, he used a total of two eggs and 40 cents worth of meat.
The dishes were beautifully arranged. They were colorful and fragrant. They were exquisite and beautiful. There were a few carvings of carrots on the white porcelain plate. The little girls drooled when they smelled the fragrance. They looked at the beautiful dishes but were a little reluctant to eat them.
The girls chattered and praised the exquisite dishes, He Yuzhu's superb cooking skills, and He Yushui's generosity. It was not until someone's stomach rumbled and everyone burst into laughter that they carefully began to pick up the dishes, afraid of destroying the overall beauty of the dishes. However, they could not stop eating once they started eating, so they ended up eating.
Touching her bloated stomach, Yu Li said to He Yushui,""Yushui, you're so lucky. It's so hard for us to eat your brother's cooking every day. After eating such delicious food, nothing else will taste good in the future.”
Yu Haitang and the other little girls also chimed in,"Yes, yes. Be careful not to eat rainwater until you become a fat girl.”
" You guys are just jealous," He Yushui said with a smile." But it's not like you can't eat it if you want to. You just have to marry my brother."”
The little girls blushed when they heard that. They rushed forward to hold He Yushui down and tickled her while saying,"Aren't you ashamed of yourself, Rainwater? How dare you say such embarrassing words? You must be thinking of getting married.”
Yu Li wasn't very familiar with He Yushui, so she sat at the side and didn't move. However, when she heard He Yushui's words, her little heartstrings seemed to have been tugged at by something, and her cheeks were dyed a little red.
Nowadays, children matured early, especially girls. A few years ago, many girls were already married at the age of fourteen or fifteen. Yu Li's eldest cousin was only twenty-three years old this year, and her children had already gone to school.
Although He Yuzhu was not considered handsome, he had a different kind of temperament. He was dressed appropriately and generously. After all, he had passed through in the future, so he still felt a little different. Coupled with his position and his cooking skills, the fifteen-year-old Yu Li's imagination ran wild, and her cheeks became redder and redder.
He Yuzhu didn't know what the little girls next door were thinking. He was having lunch with the deaf old lady. The deaf old lady's hearing was similar to Schrodinger's cat's. At this time, she seemed to hear the reason why the little girls next door were playing.
The Deaf Old Lady smiled and said to He Yuzhu,""Thief, you're almost twenty this year, it's time for you to get married. I just saw the girls that Yu Shui brought back, two or three of them are quite handsome, don't you have any thoughts?”
He Yuzhu didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he looked at the old lady and said,""Old Madam, I'm only nineteen years old. I'm still far from the age of marriage stipulated by the marriage law.”
The Deaf Old Lady patted He Yuzhu.""Nonsense. The official wedding time is now 20 years old. Aren't you 20 years old this year?”
Only then did He Yuzhu remember that the first Marriage Law in 1950 stipulated that the age of marriage was 20 for men and 18 for women. It was not until 1980 that it was changed to 22 for men and 20 for women. He could not help but smile bitterly and say,"Old Madam, I still want to get into university this year. How can I have time to think about marriage?”
" I don't care," the Deaf Old Lady said domineeringly." You should get married soon and give me a few great-great-grandchildren. I can still look after your children. You have only one heir, so you should start a family as soon as possible."”
He Yuzhu was amused when she heard that." Old Madam, you can still take care of the child for me. As long as the child can crawl, you won't be able to catch him. Don't let a two-year-old child bump into you."”
The Deaf Old Lady was also amused. She knocked He Yuzhu again and said,"You little brat, alright, I won't talk to you anymore. Send me back first.”
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