Chapter 811: 1st time is raw, 2nd time is ripe
This is the courtyard
Qiao Zuwang sneezed three times in a row, and Qiao Erqiang looked at him.
"Dad, do you have a cold?"
Qiao Zuwang waved his hands: "Pfft, pfft, pfft, I just caught a cold! Don't try to be nice but not helpful..."
Today, because Tong Zhi and Da Zhuang were both kicked out and couldn't go to work, Liu Haizhong and his friends praised Qiao Zuwang when they got off work...
Now Qiao Zuwang is very popular in Siheyuan. If he continues like this, it won’t be long before he can squeeze into the circle of Siheyuan uncles.
"Sanli, why didn't you go play with Qin Jingru and the others today?"
Qiao Sanli knew what her father meant. He just wanted her and her sister to sleep in the backyard! That way, her family could save firewood...
"We were invited to stay yesterday, so we stayed in the backyard for a night and had breakfast. Now they don't invite us...how can we go there?"
Qiao Zuwang glared at Sanli, his eyes full of disdain for his daughter's stupidity.
"Aren't you usually quite smart? If they don't look for you, you won't take the initiative to go and play with them! Let your brother wash the dishes and you go to visit them... If they let you stay overnight again, we won't have to heat two kangs at home today."
Qiao Sanli looked at her sister and didn't know what to do. She probably was still eating at this hour...
Qiao Simei looked at her father with contempt.
"Sister, let's go... I really want to sleep on the Bai family's kang! It's warm all night long, unlike our family which only heats the room in the middle of the night..."
Qiao Erqiang now supports his sister to go and get some firewood. After all, there is not much firewood at home. And in this snowy weather, it is better to save as much as possible. Qin Jingru and the others also need to heat the kang...
"Simei, take Sanli with you! If they don't want you to stay, you can just come back! It's normal for neighbors in the same courtyard to visit each other after dinner..."
Qiao Zuwang quickly agreed that what his son said made sense...
"Yes, yes, yes, let's do as your second brother said. I'm also going to visit Third Yang's house in a while... Let's go our separate ways."
Qiao Sanli bit her red lips at this time: "Okay then! Let's go and try it..."
The two sisters walked hand in hand to the backyard...
Just arrived at the back of the He family's house
Sanli hesitated again...
"Si Mei, what do you think we'll say when we get there?"
Qiao Simei scratched her little head and said with a smile: "It's still early, so we can't sleep and come talk to them!"
So Qiao Simei took her sister to the backyard.
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Hayashiya
Lin Chen personally cooked a bowl of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall and was about to start eating it when he spotted the Qiao sisters heading straight to Bai Ling's house.
He listened to every word that Qiao Zuwang and his father taught Sanli just now... Now he is just waiting for the little sheep to come.
"Jingru, there are guests again! Prepare two more sets of bowls and chopsticks..."
Qin Jingru, who was preparing dishes, looked outside the door. If it rained, her brother-in-law would not tell the guests.
"Brother-in-law, is it Qiao Sanli and the others?"
Lin Chen nodded slightly... "Jingru is still smart, go and call her over."
Qin Jingru put down her bowl and chopsticks and went to open the door. At this time, Qiao Simei had already pulled her sister to Bai Ling's door.
Just as they were about to knock on the door, they heard the door of the Lin family next door open.
Qin Jingru lifted the door curtain to block the wind and snow and poked her little head out.
"Sanli and Simei, I'm over here, come quickly!"
The Qiao sisters looked at each other and went to the Lin family again.
"Jingru, we...we came here to play with you and Yushui."
Qin Jingru waved to them...
"Come in quickly, Yu Shui will be here soon after having dinner at her house. You are in for a treat, my brother-in-law is cooking for you today!"
After the two sisters entered the house, they saw Lin Chen serving food. And it was very fragrant...
"Jingru, you haven't eaten yet! Then we'll come back later... so as not to delay your meal with Uncle Lin."
Just now, the two sisters only ate a small steamed bun each at home. Now, when they smelled the fragrant food, they couldn't help but look towards the dining table.
Lin Chen put down the spoon...
"There's so much snow outside, so stop running back and forth! Sit down and eat something together, or the rain will come soon. I made such a big bowl, and we can't finish it even if we two eat it."
Just when Qiao Sanli was about to refuse again, Qin Jingru pulled them one by one and dragged them directly to the dining table.
"Since I've met you, don't be polite. Have a bowl each and try my brother-in-law's cooking. I can't usually have it! You're in luck today!"
Lin Chen was not at the hotpot last night and the steamed buns and fried dough sticks this morning, so the two sisters were more relaxed.
Now that Lin Chen was sitting in front of them, they became reserved again.
"Uncle Lin, we...we've already eaten so there's really no need. You guys eat first!"
Although they all wanted to try it, reason told them that girls should be more reserved.
At this moment, He Yushui pushed the door open and walked in...
"You can try it even if you've already eaten! I just ate it at home, but there's no harm in having some more."
He Yushui stomped the snow off his shoes and walked directly to the few people and sat down.
Qin Jingru also stuffed the chopsticks into the hands of the Qiao sisters.
"Try it now! It's really delicious..."
Lin Chen also happily signaled them not to be polite...
"Thank you, Uncle Lin..."
Things have come to this point, and the two sisters are no longer reserved.
They took a bite carefully...it was so delicious and fragrant that it immediately tempted their taste buds.
"It smells so good, Uncle Lin, what kind of dish is this?" Qiao Simei asked curiously.
"It doesn't matter what it's called. What's important is that you don't tell anyone once you leave this door. If you can do it, I'll tell you..."
Qiao Simei immediately raised her little paw: "We promise not to tell anyone... no one."
Lin Chen looked at Qiao Sanli again
The little girl also raised her hand like her sister: "Well, we definitely won't tell..."
Lin Chen nodded with satisfaction
"This is called Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. The side dishes are all good stuff. Eat two bowls each... You'll be full today."
With the help of Qin Jingru's light rain, the atmosphere quickly became lively.
The Qiao sisters did not seem so reserved and started eating and chatting with everyone.
Qiao Sanli is now extremely envious of Qin Jingru...her living standard is too good!
Not to mention the food and drinks, even the stove in the room was filled with coal lumps. My own home was freezing cold, while the Lin family's house was like spring.
"It's delicious. Uncle Lin, you are amazing! The food cooked by a senior cadre is so delicious..."
Looking at the little girls who were eating happily, Lin Chen had an idea... and a few more bowls appeared in the big bowl.
"If it tastes good, eat more. There's still plenty in the bowl."
Qiao Sanli smiled softly and said, "Thank you, Uncle Lin!"
Half an hour later
Lin Chen stood up
"You girls pack up, I'm going to go out and take a look... You don't have to wait for me to rest early, just lock the door when you leave."
Lin Chen is going to Guanhu Garden, so just leave this to them. Now they are getting familiar with each other...
Isn't it true that the first time you meet someone, you are strangers; the second time you meet someone, you become familiar with them; and the third and fourth time you meet, you become a warm couple!
"Hey, go ahead and leave the cleaning to us, brother-in-law. We're so full... We need to take a break."
Lin Chen waved to them and left...
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