Versatile Mage: Soul and Demon Dual Cultivation.

Chapter 387 The Return of the Qing Dynasty
The main topic was still the situation in the courtyard. He Daqing had not returned for a long time, and the courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang had long since changed.

The retirement group collapsed, Liu Haizhong had been paralyzed for many years and seemed to be dying soon. His wife, the second aunt who used to work in the nursing home, was also in poor health. Now the Liu family was occupied by Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu.

Logically speaking, Liu Haizhong's illness was not a big deal, and he could recover as long as he took good care of himself. But ever since he suffered a cerebral infarction, his fate was already doomed. The Liu Guangtian brothers either beat or scolded Liu Haizhong.

The second aunt had no way to express her suffering. She devoted herself to taking care of her paralyzed husband in bed, and her health was worn out over the years.

Liu Haizhong is considered lucky. It's a miracle that he can hold on for so long after going through so much torture.

Yan Bugui's family seems to be okay at the moment, but everyone knows that his family is just so-so, and his three sons and one daughter are all ungrateful.

It is simply unrealistic to rely on the eldest brother Yan Jiecheng to support you in your old age.

Yan Jiecheng always obeys his wife Yu Li's words.

Today, Yan Bugui is just a grasshopper in autumn, trying to find joy in misery!
Of course, He Daqing knew some of the situation, and He Yushui would occasionally write to He Daqing to inform him of some of the situation.

He Yushui took out two bath tickets and prepared new clothes for the old couple.

The old couple’s residence was also prepared, which was the house where Yi Zhonghai used to live.

Ever since He Yushui got the house, he followed Xu Damao's example and built a small courtyard and renovated all the houses.

After marrying Xu Damao, she opened a small door between the two courtyards, and the two courtyards were completely connected.

Now Mr. and Mrs. Xu live with their three children in the main house in the middle courtyard, while Xu Damao and his wife live in the back courtyard.

Yi Zhonghai's house is a wing in the central courtyard. Overall, it is quite good, and it is not a disgrace to He Daqing and his wife to let them live there.

After taking a shower, the old couple He Daqing looked refreshed. The beds and quilts prepared by He Yushui for them were all brand new. Bao Cheng did not bring back most of their things, and only brought their clothes this time!

He Daqing also knew how to behave himself. When his three nephews met for the first time, He Daqing took out three small gold locks.

Although it is not valuable, it is a token of He Daqing's thoughtfulness.

He Yuzhu's wife Ji Tingting heard the news from somewhere. He Daqing had just finished taking a shower and brought He Yuzhu's four children to the central courtyard.

Wow, it’s lively now. Seven kids are cheering for each other, making He Daqing’s old face beam with joy.

In the evening, He Yuzhu came back. After being surprised to see He Daqing, a smile gradually appeared on his face.

Today's reunion made both families very lively, and they could also have a luxurious dinner.

The high-end seafood such as abalone, sea cucumber, shark's fin and bird's nest that Xu Damao brought back from Hong Kong Island also came in handy.

The He family’s ancestral Tan cuisine, Xu Damao has never eaten the authentic Tan cuisine.

Now is not like later times, where there is so much technology and hard work.

But it is definitely not possible to eat Tan’s cuisine today, as it takes a long time for those dried seafood to foam.

Fortunately, Xu Damao had made preparations in advance. The meat in the space could not be finished. Pork, beef, mutton, roe deer meat and donkey meat had all been prepared early.

Xu Damao even took out two flying dragons, which he collected when he was on a business trip to the Northeast.

There are many wild animals in the spirit world, such as tigers, bears, deer, etc., which have been breeding freely and have achieved mass production. Xu Damao and He Yushui often cook in the space. Although He Yushui's cooking skills are good, they are limited after all. For example, she can't cook bear paws.

Xu Damao also thought about letting Sha Zhu do it, but after thinking about it carefully, he gave up the idea.

In Xu Damao's opinion, Sha Zhu's cooking skills were just average, half-baked, not as good as He Yushui's.

As the successor of Tan’s cuisine, Sha Zhu doesn’t know how to cook Tan’s cuisine at all.

Tan’s cuisine is official cuisine, and ordinary people simply cannot afford it.

This is also the real reason why He Daqing asked Sha Zhu to learn Sichuan cuisine.

The environment in the past few years did not give Shazhu any extra opportunities to practice.

It’s hard to eat meat, let alone those high-end seafood!
As for Sichuan cuisine, Sha Zhu does have some, but compared to He Yu Shui, it’s just so-so.

The only thing that Sha Zhu is better than He Yushui is probably his knife skills. After all, Sha Zhu is a professional!
Now, with He Daqing here, we will have a good meal from now on. He Daqing is the real master in cooking.

When He Daqing saw so many high-end ingredients, he was so happy that he didn't know what to do and threatened to show off his cooking skills.

He asked Sha Zhu to help him, and just like that, Sha Zhu, who had just got off work, cooked dinner while crying.

Everyone was very happy with the meal. Over the years, Sha Zhu's cooking skills have been constantly improving. A few years ago, he took a cooking grade test and was rated as a third-level cook.

The rank of cooks is opposite to that of workers, with level one being the highest and level eight being the lowest.

A third-level cook is already a senior chef, but he is no match for He Daqing.

In Xu Damao's opinion, He Daqing's cooking skills have reached at least first-grade level. As for whether it is special grade or not, it is unknown. After all, he is not blessed enough to attend a state banquet.

In the next few days, Xu Damao enjoyed himself. He didn't have to go to work and spent the whole day doing nothing but discussing food with He Daqing.

Xu Damao was responsible for preparing the ingredients, while He Daqing was responsible for cooking, and both of them enjoyed it.

The most miserable one is Sha Zhu, who has to work during the day and overtime at night. But the benefits are obvious, Sha Zhu's cooking skills are improving at a speed visible to the naked eye!
Sha Zhu also likes to study cooking and has a strong talent in this area. He enjoys the guidance of He Daqing.

With He Daqing's return, the Xu family was happy, but the people in the courtyard were worried. The dishes cooked by He Daqing were so delicious that the neighbors in the courtyard were very greedy.

But no matter how greedy they were, they didn't have the nerve to come and ask for it.

Normally, anyone with a bit of shame wouldn't act like this.

Of course, this does not include Yan Bugui, who is an expert at abacus!
The old acquaintances hadn't seen each other for twenty years, so naturally they had a lot to talk about. Yan Bugui could get a meal by just praising him a few words, which made Yan Bugui very happy.

With Xu Damao's food supply, He Daqing was not stingy and had a drink with Yan Bugui and Xu Fugui from time to time. Those days... were wonderful!

Xu Damao's life returned to normal, but He Yushui was always worried about the situation in Hong Kong Island!
After all, that was the result of her hard work!
The two decided to go to Hong Kong Island in half a month and travel back and forth between the two places from now on.

The current business environment has not yet been fully opened, but business can be done and business licenses can be obtained.

But I can’t hire anyone, so I can only go myself and my relatives, which is somewhat contrary to Xu Damao’s idea!
Xu Damao knew that it would take another two years for the city to be fully open!

(End of this chapter)