Siheyuan, a comfortable life under Zhengyang Gate

“Ding ding ding ding ding….”

"It's Xiao Xia."

On the way back from the airport, Xu Jingping heard the vehicles behind them honking their horns frantically, and through the rearview mirror she saw that it was He Xiaoxia chasing them.

Xu Jingping pulled the car over to the side of the road, and He Xiaoxia's car followed suit.

"Xiao Xia."

"Third sister, it's you. I thought it was my third brother-in-law."

"Xiao Xia."

"Third Aunt, Third Uncle, you are back."

"I'm just going to the airport to pick up your third aunt and uncle." Xu Jingping said, "What are you doing? Are you going into the city to do some work or are you going back to school?"

"My fourth sister called me and said that my fifth sister is back from summer vacation and brought her fifth brother-in-law with her. I'm going to see my fifth sister and her fifth brother-in-law."

He Xiaoxia was strolling in her own villa when her fourth sister called her and said that her fifth sister had returned from Milijian and brought her boyfriend back with her. She immediately drove from Simatai to Sijiucheng.

on the way.

She saw her third brother-in-law's Peugeot and stepped on the accelerator to catch up.

She thought it was her third brother-in-law in the car, but it turned out to be her third sister going to the airport to pick up her third aunt and uncle.

"Third sister, is Fifth sister's boyfriend handsome?"

"good."

"Is he as handsome as my third brother-in-law?"

"Turning the whole world upside down, can you find someone more handsome than your third brother-in-law?"

"You definitely can't find one. My third brother-in-law is not only handsome, but also very elegant. He is over 30 years old but looks like a young man of 18 or 19. The same goes for you, third sister. You look like a girl of 18 or 19. When we walk together, people think you are the younger sister and I am the older sister."

He Xiaoxia had suspected more than once whether her third sister and brother-in-law had taken some magic elixir, just like those exotic flowers and herbs in martial arts novels that could keep one young forever.

Anyway, over the past ten years, apart from their increasingly charming temperaments, my third sister and her husband's faces have basically not changed much from ten years ago. They really look like they are eighteen or nineteen years old.

One weekend, she was shopping with her classmates and ran into the third sister on the street. Her classmates thought she was the older sister.

Xu Jingping laughed and said, "Xiao Xia, when did you learn to flatter?"

He Xiaoxia said: "Third sister, I am not flattering you. Everyone says so. The public has sharp eyes."

"Let's talk about it when we get home."

"it is good."

Xu Jingping and He Xiaoxia got into their cars and continued on their way to Sijiu City.

Just after one o'clock, the group of four returned to the Qianmen building.

"It's so lively, the old lady, Lord Hou, Uncle Guan, Uncle Niu, sister-in-law, Teacher Liu, Xiaowu, Xiaoyang, Ditu, Yali, Lixia..."

"Quanwu, Huizhen, you are back."

"Uncle Cai, aunt."

"Dad, Mom, wife, Xiao Xia is here too."

"Aunt grandma, uncle grandpa."

"He He, let auntie hold you. Do you miss auntie?"

"think."

"So nice."

Yang Yukun carried the things into the house and took out a few benches from the utility room.

The yard was full of neighbors and relatives and friends who came to visit. There were more than sixty people there. They all heard that Jingtian had brought her boyfriend back and came to see him.

Fortunately, there are enough chairs at home, otherwise there wouldn’t be enough seats.

"Third brother-in-law, where are my fifth sister and fifth brother-in-law? Aren't they at home?"

"He's out playing and hasn't come back yet. You'll be able to meet your fifth sister's husband in the evening."

"Ok."

"Xiao Xia, your fifth sister has brought her boyfriend back. When will you bring him back for us to see?"

"I'm not in a hurry. I don't have a partner yet. When I find one, I will bring him back to meet you guys as soon as possible."

"How is your villa going?"

"We expect to open for business in April next year. By the way, brother-in-law, can you introduce me to some skilled chefs?"

"You have to ask your third sister for this. It's no use asking me. Why, you poached Chunyan, and now you want to poach the chef from Zhiweilou Restaurant?"

"No, the treatment that Zhiweilou Restaurant offers is something that my villa cannot provide."

He Xiaoxia never thought of poaching her third sister and brother-in-law from Zhiweilou Restaurant, and she couldn't do it either.

Zhiweilou Restaurant offers high wages and good benefits, and there are dividends from technical profits. Her small villa cannot afford such high wages and benefits.

She and He Chunyan are good sisters, which is why He Chunyan gave up her well-paid job at Zhiweilou Restaurant and returned to her hometown with her to start a business together.

She just wanted her third sister and brother-in-law to introduce her to two chefs with good cooking skills. Only good food can capture the stomachs of tourists. Having two chefs with good cooking skills is particularly important for the villa.

“In fact, the food in the farmhouse does not need to be very exquisite, but you have to have your own characteristics. In fact, you don’t need to spend a lot of money to poach people from restaurants and hotels in the old city. Even if you offer higher treatment than others, others may not be willing to go to the countryside with you.

You can find a few people with good cooking skills in your village and send them to the Chef Training and Food Innovation and R&D Department of Zhiweilou Catering Company for further study for a period of time."

"I'll go discuss it with my third sister later." He Xiaoxia felt that her third brother-in-law was right.

The treatment she could offer at her villa would not be much higher than that offered by the restaurants and hotels in the old city, and she could not afford more.

If it were her, if the treatment was the same or slightly higher, she would also be willing to stay in the city rather than go to the countryside.

"Third brother-in-law, there is one more thing you need to help me with."

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

"You can talk to Aunt Cheng and ask her to add my villa to the itinerary of her travel company when it opens."

"Why don't you go and tell Aunt Cheng yourself? It's not like you don't know Aunt Cheng."

"I'm afraid Aunt Cheng will reject me."

"Go to your third aunt about this matter. She will say it better than I can."

"Okay, I'll tell Auntie San later."

"Bring the watermelon out for everyone to eat."

"Third brother-in-law, are there any watermelons now?"

"Greenhouse watermelons are available all year round." Yang Yukun planted some watermelons in his portable planting space, and they are ready to eat.

He took out a dozen watermelons from his portable planting space, cut them, and asked He Xiaoxia to bring them to the yard for everyone to eat.

The neighbors, relatives and friends who came to see Jingtian's girlfriend stayed for more than two hours and then left one after another.

In the end, the ones left were Master and a few old men including Grandpa Guan and Grandpa Niu, Old Lady Su, Aunt Han, Teacher Su, Teacher Liu, Cheng Xueru, Han Chunming and Su Meng, Yang Huajian and Meng Xiaozao, Mao Ditu and Meng Xiaoxing, Fan Xiaojun and his family of three, and He Lixia and her son and He Xiaoxia.

"Brother Xiaowu, Xiaojun, the two of you should stop sitting there and help out."

"okay."

“Chop the duck and goose into pieces, and dice the chicken to make spicy diced chicken.”

"Row."

Yang Yukun asked Han Chunming and Fan Xiaojun to help prepare dinner. Not long after Xiao Zongzi and the others came back from school, three tables of hot and delicious food were freshly prepared.

"Sister Xiao Xing went to pick up Shiwu and the others. Hasn't she arrived yet?"

"I'll give you a call and ask."

"I'm coming, no need to call."

"Aunt..."

"Fifteenth, tenth day, little mosquito, you are here."

"Brother Fifteen, Brother Little Mosquito, and Sister Tenth."

"Everyone is here, let's eat."

"Xiao Kun, where's the wine?"

"There it is, take it out."

"Come on, come on, drink."

"It's done."

Everyone was eating and drinking in the lively atmosphere at home, and Xu Jingtian and his group were also eating in the Shandong cuisine restaurant of Zhiweilou Restaurant Wangfujing Branch.

In addition to Ming Jirui and the other eleven people, there are also her college classmates and best sisters Wang Qingyu, Luo Xuemei, and Lu Dongmei.

As well as Wang Qingyu’s son Luo Qiangjun and Lu Dongmei’s son Liu Zhipeng.

Both little ones were born last year, Lu Dongmei's family in the tenth month of the lunar calendar, and Wang Qingyu's family in the eleventh month of the lunar calendar, with a difference of one month.

Luo Xuemei also has a boyfriend, who is also a soldier like her and a naval officer from the same compound as her. They plan to get married next June.

Yang Hong, Yi Min and Zhang Qiong are also married and have children. Among her good sisters, only she and Luo Xuemei are not married yet.

"Jingtian, you have to come back next year when I get married. Qingyu and Dongmei are both getting married, so you have to come back and be my bridesmaid."

"I will definitely come back."

By the time Luo Xuemei gets married, she will definitely have completed her thesis and obtained her doctorate degree, and it will be no problem for her to rush back by then.

"Jingtian, when are you going to have your wedding?"

"It's not decided yet. My parents haven't met Xiaorui yet. After my parents meet Xiaorui, we will go to Yangcheng to meet Xiaorui's parents in a while, and try to hold the wedding next year."

It’s a bit early to talk about the wedding now. We have to get past my parents first.

After passing the test of her parents, she went back to Guangzhou with Ming Jirui to meet her future in-laws.

After dinner, Xu Jingtian and his party went to KTV to sing.

We didn’t play too late. We left before 8:30 and went home.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw her parents sitting in the yard, obviously waiting for her. (End of this chapter)