Siheyuan: Fishing for All Things

Xu Shen, Zhang Guoping and others only saw Lin Shaowen walking around on the stove. From time to time, flames came out of the big pot, which made them dumbfounded.

"What a nice smell."

Lin Xiao wrinkled his nose.

"You know what, no matter whether the food cooked by Old Lin is delicious or not, the appearance of the dishes is really good." Lin Gang smacked his lips.

No one paid attention to him, but just stared at Lin Shaowen.

After a while.

"Okay, come and serve the dishes."

Lin Shaowen took off his chef's uniform and washed his hands by the sink.

"It's ready now?"

Lin Jie was a little unbelievable.

Zhang Guoping even glanced at his watch. Wow, eight dishes and one soup were ready in forty minutes.

The chefs were very discerning. How could they let the leaders do the job of serving the dishes? They quickly took the dishes to the cafeteria.

Xu Shen took two bottles of Xifeng wine and placed them on the table. He looked at the dishes in front of him and said, "Old Lin, what's the name of this dish?"

"What's the name of this? One fish, eight ways to cook it." Lin Shaowen chuckled.

Fish meatball soup, sweet and sour carp, braised carp tail... Anyway, it's always the same recipes.

"Oh, what is this? It's crispy and delicious." Lin Xiao was surprised.

"This is called barbecued fish scales." Lin Shaowen chuckled.

"Fish scales can be used to cook?"

Everyone was stunned.

"It's delicious." Lin Shaowen spread his hands.

"Old Lin, you are really a versatile person." Xu Shen said in amazement, "If you stop being a doctor one day, you will probably be a leader in a state-owned restaurant..."

"Minister, you underestimate him." Lin Gang said leisurely, "He has been working in the countryside for two years and has become the deputy secretary of the county party committee... If the steel mill hadn't urgently transferred him back, this guy would probably be the mayor of Sijiu City in the future."

"You are still talking about others. Look at yourself. How many years older are you than Shao Wen? He is now a deputy minister, what about you?" Lin Jie glared.

"Speaking of which... Old Xu, isn't Lin Gang's position wrong?" Lin Shaowen touched his chin and said, "I have known him for how many years? Hasn't his rank been raised yet?"

"Upgraded by one level."

Xu Shen sighed, "Originally I said I would hand over all the affairs of the department to him, so that he can slowly get familiar with it and take over my job, but now I am afraid it will take a few more years..."

"Minister? Did the higher-ups know?" Lin Gang sweated on his forehead.

Xu Shen ignored him and just looked at Lin Shaowen and said, "Minister Lin, explain to him..."

"Hey."

Lin Shaowen sighed, "Lin Gang, just because the higher-ups don't investigate you doesn't mean they don't know."

"Then you..."

"My affairs are clear to the higher-ups, do you believe it?"

Lin Shaowen picked up the wine glass and said, "Actually, relationships between men and women are a big deal, but at a certain level, it's not a particularly serious mistake. After all, if it's not forced... it's something that you both agree on, and it's not something that the government will investigate if the people don't report it."

"Then I..."

"Your biggest mistake is that you let the parents come to make trouble."

Lin Shaowen said seriously, "I believe they have come to the unit more than once, right? A special department like the Seventh Department has so many eyes and ears. If I were the leader... you are really embarrassing."

...

Everyone was silent after hearing this.

"Shaowen, according to what you said... if he wasn't approached by someone, then it wouldn't be a mistake?" Feng Aihua said unconvinced.

"From a moral point of view, cheating during marriage is definitely a jerk. But from a future point of view... you didn't embezzle or take bribes, the girl is willing to follow you, and I didn't catch you in bed, what do you think is wrong?" Lin Shaowen chuckled.

"You men are all bad." Feng Aihua said angrily.

"That's right."

Lin Shaowen agreed, "This man is like a horse, and the woman is the rider. If you loosen the reins, he will run away... But if you tighten it too much, he will resist. Marriage is a science."

"Hahaha."

Everyone burst into laughter.

Among the people present, even the youngest of Lin Gang and his wife is more than ten years older than Lin Shaowen. Listening to him talking about marriage issues is always a bit awkward.

"Old Lin, I toast you. If you didn't come forward this time, I'm afraid my brother would be in trouble." Lin Gang said gratefully.

"No."

Lin Shaowen shook his head and said, "If I don't show up, your brother-in-law and Minister Xu will help you deal with it."

"I would like to, but where can I get three thousand yuan?" Zhang Guoping said helplessly.

"That's not true. Among our group of people, you have the most connections." Xu Shen also laughed.

"Friends have the friendship of sharing money."

Lin Shaowen raised his glass and said, "Come on, everyone, let's have a drink..."

"Cheers."

Xu Shen and others also raised their glasses.

That night.

Tian Yun drove Lin Shaowen to the gate of the courtyard.As soon as he walked in, he saw a whole yard of people sitting in the courtyard. Even the women in the west courtyard were chatting with Zhang Wan and the others.

"Oh, are you in a meeting?" Lin Shaowen joked.

"Lin Shaowen, you are really a piece of shit." Yi Zhonghai said with a gloomy face, "How did your first aunt offend you? You want to make her faint..."

"Wait a minute."

Lin Shaowen pouted and said, "First uncle, you have to be responsible for what you say. You said I made the first aunt faint... Who told you that? Second aunt or third aunt?"

"Lin Shaowen, don't talk nonsense, I didn't say that." Second aunt said hurriedly.

"I didn't say that either." Third aunt pouted.

"Don't care who said it, just tell me if it happened or not?" Yi Xiaolong glared.

"It's true that she fainted, but it's not my fault." Lin Shaowen lit a cigarette.

"Uncle, they all said that you provoked the old lady..." Yan Bugui chuckled, "Old Yi didn't mean anything else, he just wanted you to apologize."

"Apologize? Grandma."

Lin Shaowen sneered, "Since we are going to discuss it, let's discuss it clearly..."

Yi Zhonghai immediately had a bad premonition when he heard it, and hurriedly said, "Forget it, Lin Shaowen, this matter is over."

"You are over it, but I am not."

Lin Shaowen sat on the stool with a big horse and a golden knife, and chuckled, "Today, the deaf old lady fainted, and I won't talk about you putting her on the door panel."

"How can you do this?" Sha Zhu said angrily, "The old lady fainted and you sent her to the hospital. Can you reduce your medical expenses?"

The women in the yard immediately lowered their heads.

"Hey, this attitude is right."

Lin Shaowen said leisurely, "Shazhu, if you came in and saw the old woman lying on the door, would you say a few more words?"

"It's so cold, they put the old lady on the door, what if she gets cold?" Shazhu said indignantly.

"That's right."

Lin Shaowen chuckled, "I said the same thing, but I said one more thing, they killed the old woman, are they trying to inherit her house..."

"Lin Shaowen..."

Yi Zhonghai shouted angrily, quite angry out of shame.