Courtyard House: Is Xu Damao a childless man? Let me help.

Well, to put it bluntly, we can't rest for a single day. It's just that if we work on Sundays, there might be slightly less work, and the higher-ups won't be as strict on that day.

Of course, since it's a 'voluntary labor day,' you can choose not to come to work. However, if you really believe it and dare not come to work, then your family's social status might be in question that day.

For this reason, even though it was Sunday, Ye Jianchuan and the others still went to work at the factory.

Of course, not everyone goes to work today. For example, Uncle San doesn't need to go to school today, since he's a teacher. Students don't have the concept of 'obligatory school days'.

So, since the students weren't attending classes, the teachers naturally didn't need to go to work either. However, although Uncle San wasn't going to work, he didn't stay in the courtyard either.

Since his income wasn't high, Uncle San would usually go fishing every Sunday to supplement his family's income and earn some extra money.

So even though it's Sunday, there's still hardly anyone in the courtyard at midday.

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In the afternoon, Ye Jianchuan didn't rush back to the courtyard house after work, as tomorrow was still a relatively important day for him.

So Ye Jianchuan plans to go to Liang Ladi's place today to get a new outfit to wear. He's meeting with his superiors tomorrow, and it's also his promotion ceremony. Wearing a new outfit will make him look more presentable.

Moreover, although he had ordered a large cotton coat before, the cotton issue had not been resolved.

So Ye Jianchuan also took out a six-pound cotton quilt from his space, planning to have Liang Ladi disassemble it and make him two more cotton-padded clothes.

As for the cloth issue, that's even simpler. The system gave Ye Jianchuan one or two two-foot cloth coupons these past two days. He can just give the coupons and money to Liang Ladi, and that's it.

However, when Ye Jianchuan arrived at Liang Ladi's dormitory, he found that Liang Ladi was not at home. It was Liang Ladi's eldest son, Da Mao, who opened the door for him.

Da Mao clearly recognized Ye Jianchuan, and upon seeing him, he called out "Uncle Ye".

Ye Jianchuan took out four chocolates and handed them over, then asked, "Da Mao, where's your mother? Why hasn't she come back yet?"

"My mother probably went to buy groceries. It's Sunday today, and she usually goes to the grain station to buy grain on Sundays. She probably won't be back for another few tens of minutes."

Da Mao knew his mother's whereabouts quite well and told Ye Jianchuan the answer directly. Ye Jianchuan was dumbfounded. If he had to wait for several tens of minutes, it would be really awkward to face Da Mao and his children.

So Ye Jianchuan tried asking, "Da Mao, do you know if the clothes your mother made for me are finished yet?"

Da Mao shook his head. "I do know there are a few clothes, but I don't know if they are yours, Uncle Ye. You should wait for my mother to come back. It won't be long!"

Oh, right! We're having meat today! Uncle Ye, why don't you stay for a meal? It'll be a way of thanking you for taking care of us.

Hearing Da Mao's words, Ye Jianchuan was also a little moved. These were both children raised by widows, so how come Da Mao and Bang Geng were completely opposite?

Thinking that he still had some food in his storage space and a few eggs he had taken out when he went out this morning, Ye Jianchuan immediately decided to have a good meal at Da Mao's house!

So Ye Jianchuan immediately turned to Da Mao and said, "Sure, Da Mao, where's your kitchen? Your mother hasn't come back yet, can I go and steam the rice?"

Upon hearing this, Da Mao's eyes lit up for a moment, but he quickly lowered his head. "I... we're out of rice at home, and there's nothing else to eat in the kitchen."

Upon hearing this, Ye Jianchuan smiled and shook his head. Then he turned around and rummaged through his satchel, pretending to pull out a few eggs and a bag of rice.

"It's alright, your Uncle Ye has brought some food with him!"

Da Mao wanted to decline again, after all, to put it bluntly, he and Ye Jianchuan weren't really that familiar with each other.

But just then, the door behind them was knocked on again, and Ye Jianchuan turned around and opened it.

Upon closer inspection, the person who arrived was none other than Nan Yi!

As soon as the door opened, Nan Yi reached out and handed over the bag in his hand. "Da Mao, this is something your mother asked me to bring back for you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Nan Yi realized that it wasn't Da Mao who opened the door, but a man who looked familiar but whom he couldn't quite place.

"Who are you..."

Ye Jianchuan took the things from Nan Yi's hands and then handed them to Da Mao behind him before speaking.

"Hello, Master Nan, we meet again."

At this moment, Nan Yi also remembered, "Oh!! You're Master He's neighbor, right? You've come to see Liang Ladi today?"

Ye Jianchuan nodded, then suddenly had a good idea and immediately spoke again.

"Yes, I came to get clothes from Sister Liang, but it seems she won't be back for a while. I noticed the children haven't eaten anything, so I thought I'd make them something to eat first."

But now that Master Nan is here, I think I don't need to show off my skills in front of an expert. How about we have something to eat together tonight, Master Nan? But you'll have to cook for me, Ren!

Nan Yi glanced at the few eggs, a tomato, and half a pound of pork in Ye Jianchuan's hand, and immediately nodded in agreement.

Ye Jianchuan was happy to have some free time, and soon, led by Da Mao, he entered Liang Ladi's dormitory.

As soon as he entered, Ye Jianchuan saw T-shirts hanging on the clothesline every few steps.

At this time, no one else would have this type of clothing, so Ye Jianchuan was quite certain that Liang Ladi had made this T-shirt for him.

Besides the T-shirt, there was also a Zhongshan suit hanging next to it, which was the purpose of Ye Jianchuan's visit today.

Seeing that a Zhongshan suit had been made, Ye Jianchuan was immediately relieved.

And so, Ye Jianchuan began chatting casually with Da Mao, the little adult, at Liang Ladi's house, while Nan Yi went to the kitchen to start cooking dinner.

Chapter Sixty-Nine: Nan Yi's Request

About half an hour later, Nan Yi had basically finished preparing dinner, and at that time, Liang Ladi also returned.

As soon as she opened the door, she smelled a delicious aroma of food, which made Liang Ladi pause for a moment. "Da Mao? What's that smell coming from the house?"

Upon hearing his mother's voice, Da Mao immediately stood up, ran to the door, and took the two bags of grain from Liang Ladi's hands.

"Mom, Uncle Ye is here. When Uncle Nan brought you some things, he ran into Uncle Ye and was asked to stay and cook for you."

Da Mao's words left Liang Ladi even more bewildered, so she quickly went inside to take a look.

Three dishes were already laid out on the table, but Liang Ladi knew that of the three dishes, only the stir-fried shredded potatoes used ingredients from her own home.

The remaining ingredients for the stir-fried cabbage, glass noodles, and sliced ​​pork, as well as the scrambled eggs with tomatoes, probably weren't from our own farm.

Ye Jianchuan hadn't prepared everything so thoroughly. Although he had prepared the sliced ​​meat, tomatoes, and eggs, Nan Yi had brought the cabbage and vermicelli.

In Nan Yi's words, this is like three families pooling their resources and working together.

Seeing this, Liang Ladi was even more at a loss for words, while Ye Jianchuan stood up at this moment.

"Sister Liang! You're finally back to 120! Here's the thing, I wanted to take those two pieces of clothing home to use today. I saw that you already have some clothes on your clothesline, so it should be convenient, right?"

Liang Ladi nodded. "It's convenient, but... you're being too kind. Why did you bring eggs and meat?"

Ye Jianchuan waved his hand and said, "Hey, I just happened to run into you. I was waiting for you at your house, and I was also hungry, so I thought I'd cook some eggs with the kids."

And then Master Nan came along too! I thought to myself, Master Nan's skills are among the best in Beijing, I have to seize this opportunity to try his cooking.

So I conscripted Chef Nan to cook a few dishes for us to eat together. Sister Liang, you shouldn't mind, right?

What could Liang Ladi say? She had actually benefited from this situation, and Ye Jianchuan's words had given her plenty of face.

So Liang Ladi could only nod and thank Ye Jianchuan and Nan Yi.

Two minutes later, the rice was ready, and the seven of them gathered around the table to eat.

While they were eating, Nan Yi suddenly remembered something and said to Ye Jianchuan, "Comrade Ye, you and Master He live in the same courtyard house. Do you know what Master He is preparing recently?"

I've heard that Chef He has visited several famous chefs in the last couple of days. I'm wondering if he's preparing some fancy dish that requires some rare ingredients?

Ye Jianchuan turned to look at Nan Yi, surprised that this guy was actually quite clever.

“That’s right, Sha Zhu is indeed preparing to cook a standard Tan family dish, and he’s cooking it this time to help me entertain people.”

Nan Yi was taken aback upon hearing this, then turned to Ye Jianchuan and said, "Comrade Ye, the person being entertained must be of high status, right? They're even serving standard Tan family cuisine!"

Ye Jianchuan waved his hand and said, "Speaking of which, he is indeed a leader, but he's not really a leader in charge of any major matters; he's the leader of the workers' store."

It was mainly our factory manager, Mr. Zhou, who hosted the dinner. He wanted that leader to get our factory's new product into the workers' store.

There was really no point in hiding this, so Ye Jianchuan didn't try to hide it and just told him directly.

Upon hearing this, Nan Yi nodded and continued, "Hehe... Comrade Ye, could you please bring me along when you entertain me?"

"Let me go help Chef He. These Tan family dishes are so complicated; I'm afraid he can't handle it all by himself."

Ye Jianchuan immediately felt a little strange. Why would Nan Yi make such a request?

"Master Nan, isn't this a bit inconvenient? You'll probably be at work while entertaining guests."

Nan Yi was about to say something when Liang Ladi, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand it anymore and said, "Why don't you just say what's on your mind? Why do you always have to beat around the bush like this?"

Ye Jianchuan immediately nodded in agreement, "Yes, Sister Liang is right. Master Nan, if you have anything to ask, just say so. If I can help, I definitely won't refuse."

Nan Yi scratched his head and then said, "Comrade Ye, you should know that my family comes from the imperial kitchens, and most of my skills were passed down from the palace."

This Tan family cuisine is said to be a type of imperial cuisine, but I haven't had much experience with it, so I thought I'd exchange ideas with Chef He and learn from each other.

Ye Jianchuan finally understood. After all this time, Nan Yi wanted to learn Tan Family Cuisine from Sha Zhu. He couldn't say for sure about this, but it shouldn't be a problem to mention it to Sha Zhu.

So Ye Jianchuan nodded directly and said, "I understand now that you put it that way, but it's not up to me to decide. How about this, I'll ask Sha Zhu when I get back."

If Shazhu agrees, I'll come over and let you know after I get off work tomorrow.

But if it doesn't work out, don't blame me. After all, you're in this line of work too, so you should know all the rules of the cook profession.

If someone isn't willing to share their secret recipe or anything, no matter what I say, it's useless.

Nan Yi nodded and quickly thanked Ye Jianchuan, "Then thank you for your hard work. I'll thank you in advance, Comrade Ye."

Ye Jianchuan waved his hand, "No need to be so polite. By the way, you're quite a bit older than me, so don't call me Comrade Ye anymore. Just call me Little Ye, like Sister Liang does!"

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After the meal, Liang Ladi started clearing the table, while Nan Yi said goodbye and went back to his house next door.

After waiting a little while longer, and until Liang Ladi had cleared the table, Ye Jianchuan stood up.

"Sister Liang, it's getting late, I should probably head back. Take a look at this clothesline and see which garment is finished, just give it to me!"

I'm really looking forward to wearing these new clothes tomorrow!

Upon hearing this, Liang Ladi immediately took three pieces of clothing and a pair of pants off the clothesline and handed them to Ye Jianchuan.

"Look, you ordered quite a lot of clothes, so I haven't finished making them yet, but I've already finished three shirts and one pair of pants here."

Take it home and try it on. If there's anything wrong with it, come back to me!

Chapter Seventy: Jia Zhangshi Comes to Demand Child Support