Hearing Jia Zhangshi's question, Li Huilan said awkwardly,""My Old Yi has a cold. He's afraid of spreading it to everyone, so he hasn't gone out since last night.”
Jia Zhang-shi didn't believe her nonsense, so she said,"I say, Huilan, to be honest, your Old Yi is a little petty. Today is Li Huaimin's big day. Even if Old Yi and Li Huaimin had a grudge in the past, wouldn't it be a good opportunity to resolve it today?”
"Take the two of us for example. We haven't spoken for many days because of Qin Huairu's incident. It's only been a meal.”
Li Huilan thought to herself that it would be weird if he let it go.
If you really let it go, would you ask me why Yi Zhonghai didn't come?
I think you're taking the opportunity to disgust me. You really don't want me to eat properly at the wedding banquet.
Li Huilan was right. Jia Zhangshi wanted to disgust her. Firstly, she wanted to report the incident where Li Huilan and Yi Zhonghai used Qin Huairu to sow discord between her family and Li Huaimin. Secondly, she simply didn't want her to eat too much. Otherwise, if there were fewer leftovers, she wouldn't be able to bring them back.
However, Li Huilan wasn't someone to be fooled easily.
The more Jia Zhang-shi disgusted her, the more she ate.
By the end of the meal, Jia Zhangshi's face had turned black.
On the other side.
The Deaf Granny was not as prideful as Yi Zhonghai. Not only did she not follow the gift, but she also ordered as she ate.
"There's too little starch in this Sixi meatball. The meat is too loose. It'll break with just a pinch.”
"The chili in this Mapo Tofu isn't tasty enough. The chili has to be poured with oil before being stir-fried in the pot. Moreover, look at this tofu. It's broken into pieces.”
"The meat in the Beijing sauce shredded pork has been fried until it's too old.”
"I didn't use cooking wine to remove the taste of this roast chicken. Even cats won't eat this fishy smell.”
The old lady's seat was near the backyard. He Daqing frowned when he heard these comments but did not refute them.
But Silly Zhu was young and couldn't bear this grievance.
She ran to the deaf old lady and said," Old lady, you're too good at talking. My dad cooks Tan Family dishes. Do you know what Tan Family dishes are? How can you make random comments here?”
Seeing that someone was not convinced, the Deaf Old Lady immediately sneered.
He looked at Shazhu and said,"Little brat, when your wife (grandmother) ate the Tan family's dishes, your grandfather probably wasn't even born yet."”
"I dare say that no one in this department knows Tan family dishes better than me. Just tell me if my comments are correct or not.”
At this moment, He Da Qing also walked out and pulled Silly Zhu behind him.
He nodded politely at the Deaf Old Lady.""Old Madam is right. There are too many dishes to cook today, so the taste will inevitably be a little bad.”
"Pfft, it's not just a little bad. It's simply difficult to swallow. It's a waste of such good ingredients. However, on account of your good attitude, as long as you often send me good food and drinks in the future, it's not like I can't give you a few pointers.”
The Deaf Old Lady's words were not polite at all, making Shazhu gnash his teeth in anger.
However, He Daqing's eyes lit up.
He had secretly learned the Tan family's dishes from his master when he was working in a restaurant.
It was inevitable that he would not be able to learn the details of the things he had secretly learned. Therefore, He Daqing could only accept the vicious evaluation of the deaf old lady.
"Old Madam is right. In the future, when I, He Daqing, cook good dishes, I will definitely send them to you to taste first. I hope that Old Madam can point out the shortcomings of my cooking.”
"Hmph!" The Deaf Old Lady snorted,"Let's see how you perform in the future.”
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It was already three o'clock in the afternoon when they finished eating.
Most of the old men in the courtyard had drunk too much. The old women were responsible for cleaning up the mess and bringing the leftovers back to their own homes.
Li Huaimin was also drunk. Qin Huairu and Wang Chunmei helped him into the house, and he fell asleep on the brick bed.
When she woke up, the sky was already a little dark.
The voices of a group of women came from the outer room.
Li Huaimin put on his shoes and walked out to take a look. Almost all the young ladies and old ladies in the courtyard were there. When Qin Huairu saw Li Huaimin walking out, she quickly stood up.
"Brother Huaimin, you're awake?"
Li Huaimin nodded at her and smiled at everyone."You're awake. Everyone's here."
Jia Zhang-shi smiled and said," Li Huaimin, you're still alive. You can still drink yourself to death on a big day. We sisters have been waiting for you and Huai Ru at home for half a day, waiting for you to bring the bride over to meet the neighbors. You've been sleeping until now."”
The women giggled.
Wang Chunmei also said," Old Li, it's still early. Quickly bring Huai Ru around the house and introduce her to the new neighbors. Don't let them pick on you."”
"Yes, yes, it's all my fault. I drank too much in the afternoon. Everyone, sit in the house for a while. Huai Ru, I'll bring you to meet your new neighbors.”
Li Huaimin left with Qin Huairu.
They started from Liu Haizhong's family, who lived in the innermost part of the backyard, then the Deaf Old Lady, the Wang family, the Sun family, the Ma family, as well as Xu Damao and Xu Fugui's family. After recognizing these six families, they arrived at the middle court. The first family was Yi Zhonghai's family.
Qin Huairu hesitated at the door, but Li Huaimin was very calm.
After knocking on the door, Li Huilan stood at the door and looked at Li Huaimin, asking awkwardly,""Huaimin, Huai Ru, are you here to acknowledge your neighbors? Zhonghai caught a cold today. It would be bad if news about you guys spread on the big day.”
Li Huaimin stood outside the door and said with a smile," Sister-in-law is right. Then help me pass a message to Old Yi. They say that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. It's fate that we can gather in the same courtyard. In the future, our families have to interact more and take care of each other."”
"Definitely, definitely."
Li Huilan smiled awkwardly.
She only heaved a sigh of relief after Li Huaimin brought Qin Huairu to the next shop and closed the door.
" Brother Huaimin," Qin Huairu was a little confused." Master Yi and the others instigated the master-disciple relationship between you and Jia Dongxu. Why are you still so polite to them when you have such a huge grudge against them?"”
Li Huaimin held her hand.
Smiling, she said," Huai Ru, you have to remember this. We live in a large courtyard with many eyes. No matter what you say or do, it can't escape the eyes of others. We usually do things with sufficient etiquette and leave a good impression of being obedient and understanding. Once a conflict occurs, others will naturally stand on our side without asking about the right and wrong.”
"This is called character setting."
Qin Huairu nodded in a half-understanding manner. When she came back to her senses, she was already in front of the Jia residence.
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