Chapter 66

Bi Chunliu never thought that Weiguo had such a... keen sense of taste. After all, there were few people in her family who could be said to be good at cooking.

Being a chef... is pretty good. As the saying goes, a three-year drought won't kill a chef. If Weiguo likes it, she will support him.

When they reached the gate of the compound, a man rushed out and collided with Bi Xiahe, almost knocking them both to the ground. Bi Chunliu quickly helped him up and realized it was Nie Xiangnan.

After Nie Xiangnan steadied himself, he grabbed the bag in his hand and quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, Xia He, thank you Sister Chun Liu, if you hadn't helped me, Xia He and I would have fallen. I have something important to do, so I'll go out first."

Bi Chunliu nodded in agreement.

Bi Xiahe stepped aside to let Nie Xiangnan go.

Bi Qiuguo glanced back at Nie Xiangnan's back and asked curiously, "What's wrong with Sister Xiangnan? Why are you so anxious? And it's almost dark..."

"Who knows, sister, let me cook tonight. How about making dumpling soup?" Bi Weiguo is very enthusiastic about cooking now!

Bi Chunliu stepped into the house and said, "Okay, then you do it. We'll wash the dishes tonight."

Bi Weiguo excitedly looked at Bi Xiahe, who had a good eye, and said, "Xiahe, do you want some pimple soup?"

Bi Xiahe: "Drink, second brother, you do it, I'll go wash the vegetables."

"OK!"

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For the next two days, Bi Chunliu and the other two could only see Bi Weiguo enthusiastically tinkering with the food whenever it was time to cook, even though their family only ate the simplest steamed cornbread, mixed vegetable porridge, and dumpling soup. Bi Weiguo even said he wanted to learn how to knead dough from Bi Chunliu!

Bi Chunliu, Bi Xiahe, Bi Qiuguo:!!

It’s true that you can’t judge a book by its cover.

Bi Chunliu hadn't expected that a delicious dish would actually ignite Bi Weiguo's passion for cooking. He woke up early to make breakfast, and after school, he skipped going out to play and went home early to prepare dinner. If he had told her he had this hobby earlier, she would have let him take over the kitchen! Even Bi Qiuguo felt embarrassed to chat with him after seeing how hard he worked.

Early Wednesday morning.

After the family had finished their meal, Bi Chunliu wiped her mouth and said, "You guys go to school, I'll wash the dishes." Now Bi Weiguo is in charge of cooking, and washing the dishes is the responsibility of Bi Chunliu's three sisters, one day each.

Bi Weiguo helped put away the tables and benches at home, threw his schoolbag on his back, and said to Bi Chunliu who was about to wash the dishes, "Okay. Big sister, we are running low on eggs. We need to buy some."

The eggs at home were some she had saved from the past, and some she had bought from an older woman she had met at the supply and marketing cooperative. Bi Chunliu nodded, "I understand. Study hard at school and don't let your imagination run wild during class."

"Oh, I see."

Yesterday, Bi Chunliu discovered that Weiguo had written some recipes at the back of his notebook. Besides the dishes they had eaten at Xing Fei's over the weekend, the rest were things like dumpling soup and steamed bread. He also said he wanted to pass this recipe down.

In this regard, Bi Chunliu said that she was really shocked by Bi Weiguo's ambition.

As soon as they walked out of the gate of the compound, they saw Chen Dali and two women, one old and one middle-aged, arguing with each other. People passing by glanced at them, and Bi Chunliu also looked over curiously. Could it be that Chen Dali was having an affair outside?

Seeing everyone passing by looking at him, Chen Dali raised his voice to refuse: "Oh my dear aunt, dear sister, I said I don't cook at home, you don't have to send me anything, it's not easy for you to farm at home! Take it back quickly and give it to my sister. Look how thin she is."

As he spoke, Chen Dali took out a candy ticket from his pocket and said reluctantly, "Well, this is for my sister. Auntie, please buy her some brown sugar to nourish her."

So they were relatives. This must be the cousin Chen Dali had mentioned the other day who hadn't given birth yet, right? Bi Chunliu took a quick look. Chen Dali wasn't even thirty, but his cousin looked quite old. Her face was gaunt, and her eye sockets were sunken and dark. She looked listless, and she wondered if she'd been tortured.

Bi Chunliu has learned his lesson now. He doesn't dare to watch any fun before going to work and goes to work quickly.

Before reaching the gate of the textile factory, I saw Nie Xuesong coming out of the factory in a hurry, with a frown on his face, as if something big had happened.

"Xiao Bi, do you know what happened to Nie Xuesong's family in your courtyard?"

As soon as Bi Chunliu put down her bag, she saw Zhao Mei running into the office breathlessly, grabbing her hand and asking.

"I don't know." Bi Chunliu was completely bewildered. "Is something going on with the Nie family right now? Isn't Nie Xiangnan already engaged? Is she getting married?"

She thought of Nie Xiangnan who bumped into them when he went home on the weekend, and thought that this was not impossible.

Director Lin from the factory office came and started asking Zhao Mei about Nie Xuesong's family.

"You don't know, I came early this morning and saw two people pulling Nie Xuesong's wife to see him, saying that they wanted to discuss who was getting married, which child in his family was getting married?" Secretary Lin became even more excited when he heard Zhao Mei say that Bi Chunliu and Nie Xuesong were from the same compound.

Bi Chunliu then remembered that if he was going to get married, it would probably be Nie Xiangdong... It seemed that he got married at this time in his previous life. At that time, Bai Xingzi's face was as droopy as a horse's face. Anyone with eyes could see that she didn't like the bride.

"I haven't heard anyone's getting married? Nie Xiangnan is the fourth child in his family, and he just got engaged over the weekend."

Secretary Lin: "Could it be the fourth brother? His two in-laws don't get along well..." Who would discuss marriage with the mother-in-law? This doesn't look like a "talk", but rather like they are here to accuse you.

Few people in the factory noticed Nie Xuesong. When Bi Chunliu got home from work, she heard from Aunt Liu and Aunt Zhang that Nie Xiangdong was going to get married.

When Aunt Wang saw that it was time to get off work, she stopped chatting and followed Bi Chunliu to the back. Bi Chunliu went back to the Second Hospital, and Aunt Wang went back to the Third Hospital.

After hearing Bi Chunliu ask how much money she should give to the Nie family, Aunt Wang whispered, "My family only has one child, but the Nie family has four. I've agreed with Old Liu and Old Zhang that I'll give fifty cents. You have many sisters, so you can give more and return it later."

Bi Chunliu didn't like to show off, and her family was not wealthy, so she decided to follow the crowd and spend fifty cents.

"Auntie Wang, Nie Xiangdong got married before he was even engaged?"

Aunt Wang: "Xiaobai was saying that her brother Xiangnan is about to get married, and the brothers can't all be bachelors. Xiangdong has been dating his girlfriend for a while, so let him get married before Xiangnan." After Aunt Wang finished speaking, she patted Bi Chunliu's belly, gave Bi Chunliu a look and told her to figure it out herself, then went home.

Bi Chunliu: Wow~ Nie Xiangdong's wife is pregnant? It's June now. In the previous life, when Weiguo ran into her and Nie Xiangxi's wife, it was also June or July.

What? She's also pregnant with Nezha?

A pregnancy lasting over a year?! It seems like there's something fishy going on...

That night, Bai Xingzi came to the Bi family's house and arrogantly told a few people that his son Xiangdong was going to have a wedding this weekend. Bi Qiuguo asked Bai Xingzi blankly, "Aunt Bai, which factory does Xiangdong's girlfriend work for?"

Bai Xingzi said, "Remember to come here," and then she left, saying that she had to go to someone else's house.

Bi Qiuguo understood and said to himself, "It seems there is no job."

Several people laughed out loud. At this time, Bi Weiguo said hesitantly: "Sister, I have something to tell you..."

Bi Chunliu looked at him and said, "Okay, go ahead."

"After I graduate, I want to learn cooking from the chef Uncle Han mentioned the other day. You know I'm not a good student, so I definitely won't be able to get into high school. If I don't go to school, I'll have to go to the countryside."

Last time, Bi Weiguo told Bi Chunliu that he didn't want to work in a textile factory, but she still said, "If you really can't pass the exam, you can work in a textile factory."

Bi Weiguo refused repeatedly, he really didn't want to work in the factory.

Bi Xiahe said, "Sister, I think my second brother really likes cooking. Even if Uncle Han's friend takes jobs privately, he must have a formal job. Let's go ask if my second brother can be his apprentice? That way, he won't have to go to the countryside. If it's really not possible, we can talk about it later."

Bi Chunliu looked at Bi Weiguo and asked, "Do you want to be an apprentice?" She added, "Being a chef is actually quite tiring, more tiring than we think. At the beginning, the chef will definitely not let you cook. Just chopping vegetables may take a year or two to practice. Do you think you can handle it?"

"I want to learn! I can bear it!" Bi Weiguo said firmly.

He felt that he had been fooling around before. Now that he finally had something he wanted to do, he didn't want to be idle anymore. Besides, his eldest sister was getting married, and the family couldn't afford a dowry. His two younger sisters were better at studying than him, so they would have no problem getting into high school. He couldn't rely on his eldest sister to support him and his younger sisters' education forever, right? Once he learned cooking and made some money, he could support the family! His eldest sister could take a break! And he finally didn't have to read textbooks anymore. He really couldn't stand it. He would just stare blankly at school. It would be better to work...

Bi Chunliu: "What if the master chef doesn't agree to take you in? Have you thought about this?"

Bi Weiguo: "Then I--" He really had no other choice.

Normally, Bi Qiuguo wouldn't speak at such times, but this time, she followed up with, "Sister, I think it's fine. Second brother will know what's in that dish just by tasting it. The chef will definitely approve!"

Like my second brother, I also like to eat delicious food, but I don’t have the talent for it. The chef is knowledgeable and must like my second brother.

"Okay, then wait for me after school tomorrow. I'll take you to talk to Xing Fei and see what he has to say." Bi Chunliu slapped his head. "Tomorrow won't work. We have to patrol tomorrow night. So let's go the day after tomorrow. The day after tomorrow!"

"good!"

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The sun rose and the moon set, and the sky darkened once more. This time, their patrol of the compound was in the middle of the night, from two to six. Bi Chunliu met up with the rest of the compound at two o'clock sharp, and the group walked around in a daze, like a group of zombies.

Bi Chunliu yawned and patted her face. Liu Xiaoyue followed Bi Chunliu with her arm in arm. "I wonder when this patrol will end?"

"It depends on when that gang of thieves is caught..." Yan Shuang from the third hospital said.

Liu Xiaoyue also imitated Bi Chunliu and patted her face, "That's right."

"These bastards! Don't let me catch them!" Chen Dali cursed.

"Ahhh——" Lu Jinjin screamed.