Siheyuan: Security Chief, suppressing the whole courtyard

These two people are probably having an affair, right? Li Huaide thought so, and thought to himself that he would ask about it when it was convenient to talk, because he loved to hear such things.

"Brother Mengzi, Sister Chunmei." He Yushui came over with a glass of wine and said with a smile, "Everyone in the compound says that our two families have the best relationship, so shouldn't I toast you a glass?"

"Sister Chunmei, you are pregnant, don't drink. Brother Mengzi, you drank so much just now, don't drink every glass. Getting drunk is harmful to your health."

After saying that, He Yushui finished the wine.

Sha Zhu walked over with a smile: "What are you talking about? If you don't get drunk, isn't it a waste of time? Mengzi, men have to work. Today is a festive day, so you have to get drunk, right? Come on!"

Sha Zhu knew Li Meng's alcohol tolerance, and his alcohol tolerance was bottomless.

Li Meng smiled and drank the wine in the glass.

Li Huaide started to think again: "This He Yushui really cares about my brother. Could it be that they are having an affair?"

"Engineer Li, Chunmei, you have been married for so long and finally have the fruit of your love. This glass of wine wishes you a happy marriage and your child a happy life without any disaster or illness." Yu Haitang also came over to toast, but she did not drink it all, but took a sip.

"Thank you, Haitang." Zhang Chunmei said with a smile.

Li Meng also thanked him and drank another glass.

Yu Haitang praised: "Engineer Li is really a huge writer."

Finished talking and left.

Li Huaide: "I feel like Yu Haitang is also having an affair with my brother."

Everyone came over to toast, even those who were not eating at the table, such as Qin Huairu.

It’s easy to deal with men, but as long as a woman is a little bit pretty, Li Huaide thinks she has some relationship with Li Meng.

"Did Qin Huairu also secretly get involved with my brother?"

"This Liang Ladi is not bad looking, most likely... this deaf old lady, well, I wonder where she went..."

"..."

The guests and hosts enjoyed the banquet very much. Only when only leftovers were left on the table did everyone say goodbye and leave one after another.

Cui Dake took the initiative to help clear the table and clean the place, and Xu Damao was not willing to be left behind and joined in the work.

He Yushui, Liang Ladi, Liu Gen...all took the initiative to take charge of cleaning without Li Meng saying anything.

"Oh, why is there money under this bowl?" Liang Ladi exclaimed.

"Eh? I have some here too." He Yushui said.

Li Meng looked over and saw that there was money under the bowls where the factory leaders were sitting.

And looking at them one by one, the levels are clear, as if they had been discussed in advance.

Director Yang, the only director, had 20 yuan pressed under his bowl.

Deputy Director Li and other deputy directors received 15 yuan.

According to the position, it is 10 yuan, 5 yuan...

"Tsk, learning from leaders is like a lifetime of learning and improvement." Cui Dake sighed, "Engineer Li, the leaders are afraid that you won't accept the money, so they secretly put it under the bowl. This is the share money."

"Well, take it then."

Li Meng smiled. He had sharp eyes and ears. Who could do anything tricky under his nose?

He saw it when the leaders secretly put the money in, but he just didn't point it out.

A little tear, tearing it apart will only hurt the relationship.

"Brother Mengzi is really great..." He Yushui sighed as he collected the money, "He made so much money just by collecting membership fees."

Liang Ladi said with a smile: "This is just the beginning. The leaders of Shougang haven't come yet, otherwise there would be more people accompanying them."

"Of course." Xu Damao said, "By the way, Mengzi, you didn't tell your colleagues at Shougang about Chunmei's pregnancy."

"No." Li Meng smiled and said, "The situation at Shougang is different from that at the steel mill. It's just pregnancy, not childbirth. It won't be too late to talk about it when the baby is born."

"Yeah, too."

Chapter 190: Being remembered by the widow Qin

"Look how dirty this table is. Let me help you clean it up."

Qin Huairu rolled up her sleeves and was ready to help, and everyone could see what she was thinking.

There are no leftovers these days. People would rather eat until they are full than leave anything.

But, the table with the leader is an exception.

There were still some leftovers at the tables where the leaders were sitting.

"Qin Huairu, my sister and the others are busy enough, you don't need to be in the spotlight." Sha Zhu said, "Yushui, Mengzi said he doesn't want the leftovers, so we, Liang Ladi, Cui Dake, and Nan Yi, can share them among our families."

"Oh, thank you Master He and thank you Engineer Li." Liang Ladi was overjoyed.

She also wanted to take some leftovers back to feed the children, as they were all good stuff.

Even if it is leftover oil soup, wouldn’t it be delicious to soak some steamed bread in it?

"Silly Zhu, please give me some too." Qin Huairu begged, "Bang Geng is still growing, I don't want much, just give me a few pieces of meat, and I'll take some leftover oil and soup with me, just help me."

"Stop." Sha Zhu frowned and said, "Whose sister are you? Why don't I remember my mom giving me a sister? Could it be that you are the bastard that my bastard dad had outside?"

"Don't I just want some leftover vegetable soup? Shazhu, do you have to put words on me like that?" Qin Huairu pursed her lips, tears welling up in her eyes.

Sha Zhu snorted and said nothing.

Although Nan Yi couldn't stand her and looked down on her, he was kind-hearted. He frowned and said, "Alright, alright, it's just some leftover vegetable oil soup. It's for the child. Master He, you don't have to embarrass her. I don't want my share. I'll give it to Qin Huairu."

"It's none of my business who you give your love to." Sha Zhu rolled his eyes.

Qin Huairu thanked him profusely: "Thank you, Master Nan, thank you..."

"That's not the case. Come on, if you eat from others, you have to help them. Let's work."

"Eh."

Qin Huairu nodded, her heart moved.

Nan Yi is also a great chef, his cooking skills are no worse than Sha Zhu's, more importantly, he is more handsome than Sha Zhu and has a higher level of education.

Although his temper is a bit bad, he is much better than Shazhu. Most importantly, he is still single...

After cleaning up the mess in the yard, Qin Huairu took the leftovers home and gave them to the children.

"Huai Ru, I heard everything just now. I think Nan Yi is a kind-hearted person..."

For the Jia family,

Warm-hearted = being taken advantage of,

Equivalent to an object that can suck blood.

Qin Huairu nodded and said, "Yes, Mom, Master Nan is a grown man, and he probably doesn't know how to clean the house. Who knows how sloppy it is. What do you think? Why don't I help him clean the house and wash clothes when I have nothing to do? Even if it's not a credit, it's hard work. He should give our family some money every month, right?"

"I think it's okay." Jia Zhang warned: "But I have to tell you, Qin Huairu, if you dare to do anything to let down my Dongxu..."

"Then I'll let Lao Jia and my father-in-law take me away!"

When Old Jia was mentioned, Jia Zhang couldn't help but shudder and glared, "Why are you talking about that dead ghost? Bah, it's unlucky to talk about ghosts at this time of night, unlucky..."

Seeing how frightened Jia Zhang was, Qin Huairu also found it funny, "Mom, I'll go to Master Nan's room then."

"Well, go and come back quickly, it's late at night..."

"I know that if a widow like me stays in a bachelor's house for too long at night, it will easily cause gossip."

"No, it's late at night and I'm scared... Please come back soon."

Qin Huairu: "..."

Well, Jia Zhang, who was fearless, started to be afraid of the dark because of the endless nightmares she had before.

......

In the middle courtyard, in the Nanyi room,

Melodious music sounded, which was one of his most precious things.

He usually doesn't want to listen to it all the time, and only takes it out to listen for a short while at night.

With his arms behind his head, Nan Yi lay on the bed. Fatigue from the day surged through his body, and an unattainable figure emerged in his mind.

After a long time, he sighed.

"I am a toad who wants to eat swan meat. Who is Doctor Ren Ding? He has been admitted to a university in Beijing. His future is limitless. No one else can be chosen by me, a stinky cook, let alone a cook with a bad background..."

Nan Yi felt a little sad. He had basically given up hope.

"I hope that Dr. Ding can find a good partner in the future, someone who is outstanding and treats her well for the rest of her life. As long as she is happy, I will be satisfied."

"It's best to find a man as good as Mr. Li, Ding Qiunan, I wish you all the best..."

A tear rolled down Nan Yi's cheeks, and just as he was feeling sad, there was a knock on the door.

"Who?"

Nan Yi turned off the music first, then said, "The door is unlocked, come in...Qin Huairu?"

Nan Yi frowned and said, "What do you want to talk to me about? Aren't all the leftovers given to you?"

"Ah, it's nothing, Master Nan. I just wanted to thank you. I thought that you, a grown man, probably wouldn't be very good at cleaning the house, so I came to see how I can help, uh..."

As she was speaking, Qin Huairu suddenly froze.

It’s because Nan Yi’s house is extremely tidy, and the furnishings are very exquisitely arranged. It doesn’t look like a bachelor’s house at all.

Even if you have a wife, you may not be able to keep the house so tidy.

But because of this, I couldn't help but have a better impression of Nan Yi.

"Hey, Master Nan, your room is really tidy...By the way, do you have any dirty clothes? I'll wash them for you."

"No!" Nan Yi frowned and said, "If you come to say thank you, I will accept your kindness. I am an old man and you are a widow in the middle of the night. If people see us, they will think we have done something bad. Do you still want to keep your reputation? Hurry up and go home and have a rest."

Nan Yi directly ordered them to leave. His personality was different from Sha Zhu's. He was very clear-headed and had a high opinion of himself.

It is simply impossible, and I don't want to have too many entanglements with a widow.

"this..."

"What's this and that? Hurry up, didn't you hear me telling you to get out?" Nan Yi said unhappily.

He was just feeling sad about the passing of time, listening to music and thinking about Ding Qiunan.

Qin Huairu suddenly came in and interrupted him. There was no way he could be happy.

"That's fine. Then Master Nan, you can take a rest."

"Well, close the door for me!"

After leaving the room and closing the door, Qin Huairu sighed.

Originally, she wanted to have more contact with Nan Yi, firstly for future support, and secondly, maybe they could hook up with each other after a few interactions.

If I find a husband who is a cook, the pressure in my life will be much less in the future, and my life will even get better and better.

It’s a pity that it seems that Nan Yi doesn’t take the bait at all.

However, Qin Huairu did not give up.

Nan Yi didn't know that his unintentional act of kindness had been completely remembered by Widow Qin.

Chapter 191 Yi Zhonghai's Plan

Middle courtyard, Jia's house.

Banggeng was eating leftovers with his sister Xiaodang, and their mouths were full of oil.

As soon as the door opened, Qin Huairu came in.

"Huai Ru, you're back so soon?" Jia Zhang asked curiously.