Courtyard House: The Chef's Intelligence System

Sha Zhu happily went home, and Qin Huairu teased him when she saw him:

"What's the good news? Your face is all smiles."

"Hehe, wife, the Jia family asked me to host their baby's one-month celebration."

"Really!" Qin Huairu exclaimed with delight.

You see, her husband really wanted to accept the banquet himself, but he didn't dare to do so without the sect's permission.

"Of course, Master and Senior Brother both said I could do it, and they even set a price of 38," Sha Zhu said smugly.

"Wow, so many?" Qin Huairu was pleasantly surprised.

"Hmm, but 38 is nothing, just a small amount of money." Sha Zhu didn't care about this small amount of money at all.

"My man is the most capable. I used to have a hard time earning this much money in a year when I was in the countryside."

"I haven't even asked you how much you earn a month yet, shouldn't you tell me?" Qin Huairu joked.

Sha Zhu slapped his forehead:

"Oh dear, look at my memory! Honey, it's not that I don't trust you, it's just that I'm afraid of scaring you."

"Make sure you close the door tightly first, then I'll tell you everything about our family."

Qin Huai did as instructed and closed the door tightly.

Then Sha Zhu pulled her into the room, took down a painting, and removed a few bricks. Inside was a small space specifically for storing valuable items.

He took out a box and handed it to Qin Huairu, smiling:

"Wife, let's count..."

Qin Huairu took the small box and opened it; it was full of money, both small and large bills.

After counting it three times, Qin Huai lowered his voice and exclaimed in surprise:

"My God, 3670 million!"

"Honey, so much money?"

"And there's another 1000 million under the bed. Our family has over 4000 million! Wow..."

Qin Huairu was dumbfounded; she had never seen so much money in her entire life!

"This...this..."

"Hehehe..." Sha Zhu smugly chuckled again, seeing his wife's surprise.

"Honey, you haven't looked at the passbook at the bottom of the box yet. Open it and take a look."

Upon hearing this, Qin Huairu opened her savings account again:

"3000 million???"

"I...I..." Qin Huairu was too excited to speak.

Sha Zhu gently pressed her hands down and said:

"Now you know what we're made of, right?"

"Don't make a sound. I'm giving you all the money now. Hide it well, my wife."

"Mmm-hmm." Qin Huairu nodded repeatedly, clutching the box of money tightly.

Sha Zhu was also happy about it.

"Oh dear, I'm not comfortable with you hiding the money like this. I need to think of a better way to hide it." Qin Huairu started to get nervous.

"Wife, you decide what to do. Apart from the little money we have for household expenses, you decide what to do with the rest." Sha Zhu didn't want to get involved anymore.

Qin Huairu smiled brightly:

"Alright, I'll manage the money at home. Zhu Zi, just let me know if you need it."

"Don't worry, I won't spend it recklessly. I'll tell you about any big expenses at home."

"Let's take out the money each month, do a stock check, and calculate the income and expenses."

Sha Zhu smiled and nodded.

Qin Huairu decided to reward her man properly tonight, and stepped forward to stroke Sha Zhu's chest shyly, saying:

"Zhu Zi, go wash up, I'll take good care of you tonight~"

Sha Zhu's smile froze, and he thought:

"Daughter-in-law, you repay kindness with enmity!"

However, he still managed a forced smile, nodded, and went to wash up. A man can't admit he's incapable; it's a matter of dignity.

Paying grain taxes was the biggest challenge faced by Chinese men.

Whether or not to exchange information is highly dependent on when to exchange information.

If given a choice, men would prefer to have sex when they want to, and not have sex when they don't want to.

Because I get to decide what's best for my kidneys!

But how can reality possibly meet your expectations?

When your wife asks for it, you have to pay, or they'll find ways to make you pay!

The question is, do you dare not pay?

If you don't hand it in, it won't be so easy for you to do so next time.

Matters between husband and wife are not to be discussed with outsiders.

After Sha Zhu took a shower, Qin Huairu was already waiting for her in bed.

She was unusually excited today. After it was over, Sha Zhu asked her:

"Honey, are you tired?"

Qin Huairu smiled and said:

"I'm not tired, you take a break, have a smoke, and we'll continue later."

After saying that, he immediately lit a cigarette for Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu felt like dying; his fingers, holding a cigarette, were trembling.

Half an hour later, Qin Huairu's call arrived as promised:

"Come here, pillar, touch it and smash it..."

In the morning, Sha Zhu, sporting dark circles under his eyes, went to work with Li Jiuzhou.

Seeing that he was wobbling left and right while riding his bike, Li Jiuzhou knew he had been up to no good last night, so he joked:

"Zhu Zi, can you calm down for a bit? Can your body handle this?"

Sha Zhu listened helplessly and said:

"Senior brother, this isn't up to me to decide..."

Sha Zhu's words perfectly encapsulated the bitterness of men.

Li Jiuzhou understood. He comprehended the meaning behind Sha Zhu's words. He smiled, a smile that held a deeper meaning...

The Jia family's plan to hold a full-moon celebration was finalized, and news spread that they had hired Sha Zhu as the head chef.

The neighbors were quite surprised, surprised that the Jia family had actually invited Sha Zhu to host the banquet.

They still believed in Sha Zhu's cooking skills. He was the head chef of the second kitchen at Fengzeyuan. How could a chef be bad?

Even the worst cooks aren't qualified to cook at Fengzeyuan, which suggests that Sha Zhu's cooking skills are quite good.

The neighbors were still a bit surprised.

The news quickly reached Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui, and they were both tempted.

Being interested doesn't mean they're truly in love; they just want to see how well Sha Zhu handles the Jia family's full-moon celebration.

If they do a good job, they'll hire Sha Zhu too, since they're all from the same compound anyway.

They also found out the price of the banquet prepared by Sha Zhu: 38, which was 50 less than Li Jiuzhou's price, making it much cheaper.

A few days later, the full moon celebration for Jia Geng, the grandson of the Jia family, arrived as scheduled.

The banquet had 20 tables, and a large group of people from Tong Jie's family came, making up about eight tables in total.

Old Jia's uncles and cousins ​​also set up six tables.

The rest were Yi Zhonghai's friends, neighbors in the courtyard, and Jia Dongxu's coworkers, etc.

There aren't many rules for a full moon celebration; it's just about eating, drinking, chatting, and having fun.

Of course, what I look forward to most is the banquet.

One after another, dishes that looked and smelled delicious were served.

The menu features 16 dishes:

Cold dishes: preserved eggs and braised pork

红烧鱼

Braised pork

Four Happiness Meatballs

Fiery Double Crispy

Mabo tofu

Boiled meat

Sichuan pepper chicken

Hot pot meat

Sweet and Sour Pork

Stir-fried Garlic Sprouts with Shredded Pork

洋葱炒蛋

Stir-fried pork intestines

Pickled Pepper Duck Blood

老鸭汤

White fungus and lotus seed soup

Of the 16 dishes, most were Sichuan cuisine, which is something Sha Zhu is quite good at.

Before the dishes could be served, the guests had time to say anything more; Kuku simply ate dry rice.

Sichuan cuisine's fresh, fragrant, spicy, and numbing flavors are truly perfect for pairing with rice or alcohol.

The guests all gave a thumbs up after finishing their meal.

Jia Dongxu's uncles and cousins ​​pulled him aside and said that the cook had done a good job and deserved a reward!

Jia Dongxu cursed inwardly, "You're all talk and no action, get your money out of here!"

Liu Hai and Yan Bugui sat at the same table. After taking a few bites, they looked at each other and nodded.

I thought to myself, now that the person who prepared the meal has left, I'll be a fool. This tastes really good.

Sha Zhu became famous overnight!