Siheyuan, a comfortable life under Zhengyang Gate

"Third brother-in-law!"

"You're back." Yang Yukun was slicing roast duck in the kitchen. When he saw Xu Jingtian running into the kitchen, he asked with a smile.

"It smells so good. The roast duck made by my third brother-in-law is still the best."

Xu Jingtian rolled up a piece of roast duck and stuffed it into her mouth. This was the taste, so delicious that she almost felt dizzy.

Thanks to the cookbook given to her by her third brother-in-law when she went to study abroad in Milijian, Xu Jingtian has also developed good cooking skills after studying in Milijian for so many years.

In Milijian, she also tried to cook roast duck herself, but her cooking skills were so mediocre that she could not catch up with her third brother-in-law even if she practiced for another hundred years.

While studying abroad in Milijian, what she missed most was the dishes cooked by her third brother-in-law.

Xu Jingping followed him to the kitchen and saw Xu Jingtian stuffing the roast duck into his mouth. "Have you washed your hands? Just grab it with your hands. You are already in your twenties, and you still act like a child."

"Hehe..." Xu Jingtian smiled mischievously: "Third sister, third brother-in-law, aren't our parents home?"

"You're on a business trip and haven't come back yet. If they knew you were back, they would be very happy."

"Invite your friends to dinner."

Yang Yukun brought the prepared meal to the dining room, and then went to cut the whole lamb on the roast rack.

"Brothers and sisters, let me introduce you to my third brother-in-law, Comrade Yang Yukun."

Xu Jingtian clapped his hands and introduced his third brother-in-law to his friends.

This is the first time in all these years that she has brought home the friends she met while studying abroad in Milijian.

"Hello third brother-in-law."

"Third brother-in-law, my name is Ming Jirui."

"Hello, third brother-in-law. My name is Dongfang Xiaoxiao. Jingtian and I go to the same school. I often hear Jingtian talk about you. Today I finally see you in person. Third brother-in-law, you are so handsome."

"Third brother-in-law..."

Yang Yukun smiled and said, "Hello, welcome to our home."

Xu Jingtian continued, "Let me introduce this person to you all, Fan Xiaojun, my childhood friend, you can just call him Xiaojun."

"Hello, Brother Xiaojun."

"Hello, brother Xiaojun."

"Do you want to smoke, brother Xiaojun? Have one..."

"Hello." Fan Xiaojun greeted Xu Jingtian's friends.

Yang Yukun said that Xu Jingtian flew back from Milijian and was going to bring some friends he met while studying abroad to his home for dinner, so he was called over to help cook dinner.

"Brothers and sisters, please come in and sit down." Xu Jingtian invited his friends into the house.

"Little Zongzi, Pingping, Little Yumi, Xiaoli, Feifei, Mengmeng, you little guys, stop playing and come and have dinner."

"Fifth Aunt, we've eaten."

"My little tummy is so full."

"They have already eaten, don't worry about them." Yang Yukun cut the roasted whole lamb and served it on the table.

Xu Jingtian and his friends arrived in the capital at six o'clock and returned home at around seven o'clock in the evening.

Xiao Zongzi and the others were still young, and could not wait for Xu Jingtian and the others to come back to eat together, so Yang Yukun let the children eat first.

"Do you drink?"

"Third brother-in-law, Brother Xiaojun, I'll drink with you."

"I could use some, too."

"Third brother-in-law, I'm not bragging to you, I can drink a pound and a half of foreign liquor."

"If you can't drink, there are beverages, and I also make various fruit wines myself."

Yang Yukun went to get a five-jin jar of Eight Immortals Drunk, and also took a few jars of fruit wine made from various fruits that he had grown in his portable planting space.

"Third brother-in-law, let me do it."

"Okay, you pour the wine."

"smell good."

"Young man, judging from your accent, your family is from Nanyue, right?"

Ming Jirui replied: "Yes, my family is from Yangcheng, South Guangdong."

"Jingtian, haven't you told your family about your relationship with Ming Jirui?" Dongfang Xiaoxiao asked Xu Jingtian quietly.

Their friends and people from China who went to Boston to study abroad all knew that Xu Jingtian and Ming Jirui were in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship.

It seems that Xu Jingtian did not tell her family about her relationship with Ming Jirui.

"I brought him home this time so that I could meet my family."

Xu Jingtian and Ming Jirui met at a gathering of international students. It was the Dragon Boat Festival of her second year studying abroad in Milijian, and everyone gathered together to make rice dumplings to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival.

Ming Jirui is also an international student at Harvard University. He was studying for a master's degree in business at Harvard University at the time. Now he is a doctoral student in business at Harvard University and is expected to graduate with a doctorate next year.

Xu Jingtian will graduate with a doctorate next year. Although Ming Jirui entered school two years earlier than her and obtained his master's degree a year and a half earlier than her, she caught up with him later.

She and Ming Jirui started a romantic relationship two years ago and never told their families.

Every time she called, her parents, sister and brother-in-law asked her if she had a boyfriend, she said no.

This time, I brought Ming Jirui back to the capital, intending to formally introduce Ming Jirui to my family. "Third brother-in-law, I toast you."

"Let's all come together. Those who can't drink can drink beverages."

"it is good."

"cheers."

"This wine smells so good, it tastes like lychee."

"This is the lychee wine I made with lychees, this is bayberry wine, this is mango wine, and this is longan wine..."

"Drink it well."

"Eat vegetables."

“This roasted whole lamb is really delicious.”

"Jingtian said that the roast duck made by my third brother-in-law is the best in the world. I didn't believe it before, but it turns out Jingtian really wasn't bragging."

"The roast goose is also delicious, even better than the southern Guangdong roast goose."

"If it's delicious, eat more. Don't be polite. You are Jingtian's good friends. When you come to my house, just treat it like your own home. Don't be restrained."

"Third brother-in-law, I toast to you."

"it is good."

"Cough cough cough..."

"Drink slowly and eat something to calm down."

"Third brother-in-law, I want to toast you as well. Thank you for making so many delicious dishes for us. You don't know what kind of life we ​​lived in Milijian when we were studying abroad. The food in Milijian is really not tasty."

"Eat as much as you want. If you don't have enough, I'll make some for you."

"Thank you, third brother-in-law."

"It smells so good. This is delicious too."

Watching the group of people eating, Fan Xiaojun muttered, "What kind of life is this in Milijian? It's like being released from prison."

"Xiaojun, let's have a drink together." Yang Yukun raised the wine bowl and clinked it with Fan Xiaojun.

Xu Jingping said, "Xiaolan, pick up some food and eat."

Liang Xiaolan said, "Boss Xu, I have picked up a lot, and the bowl is almost full."

"How are you and Master Lin doing?"

"We are doing fine. I met his family some time ago."

"How are you getting along with your future parents-in-law? Are you getting any trouble from them?"

"No, his family treats me very well and hopes that we can get married soon." Liang Xiaolan said, "Boss Xu, I want to take a few days off and bring Lao Lin home to see my parents."

"Okay, I'll give you and Master Lin half a month's leave."

"Boss Xu, it won't take that long. A few days will be enough."

"You are far away in the capital and don't have time to go back home. Stay there for a few more days to spend time with your parents. Don't worry, the company won't deduct your salary. Our company provides paid vacations."

"Thank you, Mr. Xu."

"Eat more food. This isn't your first time eating at my house."

Seeing that Liang Xiaolan was just eating without picking up any other dishes, Xu Jingping picked up a large piece of roasted lamb for Liang Xiaolan.

This was not the first time that Liang Xiaolan was invited to dinner at home. It was probably because Jingtian brought so many friends back today. Liang Xiaolan didn’t know any of Jingtian’s friends and felt a little uncomfortable.

Dinner didn't end until nine o'clock in the evening.

A whole roasted lamb and two large tables of dishes were all eaten up by Xu Jingtian and the classmates she brought back.

There are still a few roast ducks and roast geese left. Jingtian's classmates in the capital will go back home later, so let them take some back to eat.

After dinner, Ming Jirui and his group rushed to help wash dishes, wipe the table and sweep the floor, and Yang Yukun was completely unable to get involved.

"Third brother-in-law, everything is packed."

"Thank you for your hard work."

"No, it's not hard."

"Third sister, third brother-in-law, I have something important to announce." Xu Jingtian pulled Ming Jirui to his side: "Ming Jirui, my boyfriend, we have been together for two years. Today I am officially bringing him back to meet you."

"Third sister, third brother-in-law, hello, I am Jingtian's boyfriend."

Ming Jirui's voice trembled a little and he was extremely nervous.

This was the first time he met Xu Jingtian's family, and he was more nervous than ever before.

"Jingtian, didn't you say you didn't have a boyfriend?" Xu Jingping remembered it very clearly. Every time he called her before, this girl said she didn't have a boyfriend and that she wanted to focus on her studies and get her doctorate degree as soon as possible.

I didn't expect that this girl would bring her partner back quietly.

"Third sister, I lied before. Xiao Rui and I have been together for two years."

"Sit down, let's talk slowly."

Yang Yukun glanced at Ming Jirui. No wonder this boy was so attentive and took the initiative to help wash the dishes and sweep the floor. It turned out that he had a relationship with Jingtian. (End of this chapter)