The heavens set sail from the courtyard

When Wang Gang met Huang Zhenhua's father for the first time, he found him to be a gentle and elegant man with a scholarly air, worthy of being a university teacher.

Huang's father's attitude towards Wang Gang was surprisingly good. Just now, when he came home, he found Wang Gang explaining painting techniques to his daughter. He was shocked after listening to a few words. He stood by and listened for a long time, not daring to disturb Wang Gang.

"Mr. Zhou, are you a professional painter? It seems that your level is better than many teachers at Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts!" Huang's father said with emotion.

"Uncle Huang, you can just call me Xiao Zhou. I majored in architecture in college. Since I had to draw pictures, I learned painting privately, but my level is not good, so I am sorry to make a fool of myself." Wang Gang said modestly.

Huang Yimei said: "Master, your painting skills are not good, and there is no one in the whole capital who can paint."

An expert knows the ins and outs of things. After all, Huang Yimei is a student of the Central Academy of Fine Arts. Perhaps her painting skills need to be improved, but her appreciation level is definitely sufficient.

Although Wang Gang did not paint himself, the painting techniques he casually taught Huang Yimei made her feel as if she had suddenly realized something.

"Stop chatting and come and eat." Huang's mother stood at the kitchen door and called to everyone.

Father Huang smiled and said, "Okay, let's go to the restaurant and have dinner. We can talk while we eat."

Huang's mother brought out several plates of cold dishes, including roast chicken, pork head, and cold vegetables. In the evening, she also made noodles with gravy.

"Xiao Zhou! I'm sorry, I was in a hurry and didn't prepare any ingredients. I just made some noodles with gravy. You should eat more cold dishes." Huang's mother said to Wang Gang.

"Auntie, it's already very rich, with chicken, meat, and vegetables. This is how we celebrate the New Year at home." Wang Gang said with a smile.
Huang Yimei picked a bowl of noodles for Wang Gang and said, "Master, try the noodle soup made by my mother. Her other dishes are average, but I think this noodle soup is the best in Beijing."

Huang Zhenhua scooped a spoonful of sauce and poured it over the noodles.

"Old Zhou, you know how to eat old Beijing noodles with gravy, right? One spoonful of gravy and one layer of noodles, that's the authentic way."

Wang Gang laughed and said, "I can eat noodles with gravy. In fact, I usually make it."

Huang's mother was surprised and asked: "Xiao Zhou, you can also cook?"

Wang Gang explained: "Because I need to save money to buy a house, I usually cook at home, and sometimes my girlfriend will cook too."

Huang Zhenhua suddenly said: "By the way, how could I forget Guan Zhizhi? Lao Zhou, if you are not going home for dinner, do you want to report to Guan Zhizhi?"

Wang Gang shook his head and said, "It's okay."

Wang Gang doesn’t even know where Guan Zhizhi is now, so how can he report it?

Huang's father glanced at his daughter, then asked Wang Gang: "Xiao Zhou is so young and can buy a house in the capital, it's amazing! Back then, Zhenhua was almost in elementary school when our family finally got a house."

Wang Gang said modestly: "The location I bought is relatively remote and the house is not big, it is far from being as big as my uncle's house."

Huang's mother smiled and said, "You are still young and have a bright future. As long as you work hard, you will have everything in the future. When are you going to marry your girlfriend, Xiao Zhou?"

Wang Gang said while eating: "The date has not been decided yet, I plan to go to my girlfriend's hometown during the Qingming Festival."

Huang's father and mother looked at each other and said, "Then how about Zhenhua lend you the car?"

Huang Zhenhua also said: "It's OK to borrow the car! Anyway, I won't be using the car on Qingming Festival."

Wang Gang smiled and said, "Then I won't be polite. I'll fill up your tank when I return the car."

After the meal, everyone was chatting and laughing. Huang Yimei held Wang Gang and refused to let him leave. Huang's father suggested playing a game of chess to pass the time and help digest the food.

Huang's father likes Go, but there are not many people at home who can play with him, so he usually plays by himself. When he heard that Wang Gang can play Go, he insisted on asking Wang Gang to play a game with him.

Although Wang Gang's Go level is not top-notch, it is at a professional level, so he can still play a game with Huang's father.

In fact, although Huang's father likes to play chess, his level is very amateur. Although he is not a bad chess player, his chess skills are limited.

Wang Gang had to start letting Huang win in the middle of the game, and finally won by one point. However, Huang's father didn't want to arouse his chess addiction, so he insisted on asking Wang Gang to play another game. If Huang's mother hadn't said so, Wang Gang would have been unable to get away.

When Wang Gang left Huang's house, Huang's father and mother saw him off to the door and told him to come back for dinner when he was free.

Wang Gang naturally agreed.

Because it was a little late, Huang's father asked Huang Zhenhua to drive Wang Gang home. Although Wang Gang declined, he could not resist Huang Zhenhua's enthusiasm.

In the car, Huang Zhenhua said: "Lao Zhou, my parents like you very much! Especially my dad, he wishes you could stay at home today."

Wang Gang smiled and said, "Uncle and aunt are too polite. Now I finally understand why you and Huang Yimei are so outstanding. It turns out that you inherited good genes!"

Huang Zhenhua said proudly: "Of course, my parents have always been a model couple and model parents in Tsinghua University."

Wang Gang smiled and said, "By the way, Mr. Liu will definitely make things difficult for the design draft, so you have to be prepared."

Huang Zhenhua said indifferently: "Okay! I know what I'm doing. If it doesn't work, I'll go talk to Madam Liu in person."

Wang Gang and Huang Zhenhua talked about work in the car, and the car soon drove to the downstairs of Wang Gang's house.

"Old Zhou, do you still have the book I borrowed from you last time at home? I'll take it away today." Huang Zhenhua said after parking the car.

"Okay, I'll go home and get it. You wait for me in the car."

"Don't wait in the car, I'll go upstairs with you." Huang Zhenhua said.

Wang Gang did not refuse and took Huang Zhenhua home directly. When he took the key to open the door, he found that the door was not locked. It should be Guan Zhizhi who came back.

Sure enough, when Wang Gang opened the door, he saw Guan Zhizhi, who was packing her things in a large suitcase and seemed to be still angry.

"Guan Zhizhi, are you going on a business trip?" Huang Zhenhua asked when he saw the suitcase while standing at the door.

Guan Zhizhi probably didn't expect Huang Zhenhua to come home, and her movements were noticeably slowed down.

Wang Gang asked calmly: "Where are you going?"

Guan Zhizhi snorted coldly: "I'm going to stay at Wang Xiaoya's place for two days."

Huang Zhenhua also noticed that the atmosphere was not right at this time, and then he remembered that Wang Gang had asked the Finance Department to exchange his salary card during the day.

"Are you guys having a fight?" Huang Zhenhua asked.

"It's okay." Wang Gang said calmly: "If she wants to move out, then let her move out!"

Guan Zhizhi became even angrier when she heard this. She had originally wanted to give Wang Gang a way out by going home to pack her clothes. As long as Wang Gang was willing to give in, she, Guan Zhizhi, would be generous and forgive him.

But Wang Gang's indifferent attitude deeply hurt Guan Zhizhi's self-esteem.

"Hmph, Zhou Shihui, don't regret it." Guan Zhizhi walked out with her suitcase, and Wang Gang took the initiative to make way for her.

Huang Zhenhua stopped Guan Zhizhi.

"Guan Zhizhi, don't be impulsive. We can talk it out nicely. Lao Zhou, please try to persuade Guan Zhizhi as well." Huang Zhenhua grabbed the suitcase.

Guan Zhizhi stopped immediately and glanced at Wang Gang.

Wang Gang said calmly: "If you want to leave, I won't stop you. If you want to stay, we can talk about it. The choice is yours."

Guan Zhizhi hesitated, and Huang Zhenhua pushed the luggage into the room without giving Guan Zhizhi a chance to choose. (End of this chapter)