Even though Su Jianwei had only been married for three days, for Lin Yulan, who felt like every day was a year, it was no different from three years.
After receiving Su Jianwei's call, Lin Yulan and Shan Dandan went to Su Jianwei's new house together.
Rong Wanting originally wanted to go, but later felt it was not a good idea.
The son-in-law came to the house as soon as he left his parents' home. Those who knew him thought he was worried about his newly married daughter-in-law, while those who didn't know him thought Lu Zheng did not do a good job, so the parents' family came to the house together.
Therefore, Rong Wanting stayed at home and only let the driver take Lin Yulan and Shan Dandan with him.
Before the two of them arrived at Su Jianwei's new house, they went to buy a bunch of things.
Anyway, it would take time for Su Jianwei to come from the airport, so if they arrived early, they would have to wait outside.
When Su Jianwei called Lin Yulan and told her that he had arrived home, Lin Yulan and Shan Dandan happened to be near the new house.
Su Jianwei looked at Lin Yulan, who was carrying a lot of things with the driver, and hurried forward to take the things from her hands.
"Mom, why do you buy so many things? We have everything at home."
"Not all of these are bought for you. Since you're here, you have to go see Lu Zheng's grandfather."
Su Jianwei nodded, put his arm around Lin Yulan's arm and said, "My mother is really thoughtful."
Lin Yulan bought quite a few things for Mr. Du, including some pastries she made specially at the Zhou family.
After tasting the pastries made by Lin Yulan, Mr. Du immediately gave her a thumbs up.
"My mother-in-law's cooking skills are truly amazing. Even the cooking of the old chefs I'm used to is almost the same."
Lin Yulan said, "If you like it, I'll ask Weiwei to bring it to you often."
"good!"
Lin Yulan thought of the food she bought today and asked, "Do you have any plans tonight?"
Mr. Du shook his head.
He didn't like living with children, so there was only him and the old doorman at home.
"I heard Weiwei say that they haven't cooked much at home yet, so I bought a lot of vegetables when I came here today. If Uncle Du doesn't mind, please come over for dinner tonight."
"Hahaha good! Just saved me dinner."
After Su Jianwei and the other two left the Du family, it took them about seven or eight minutes to reach Su Jianwei's new house.
As soon as you enter the door, you will see a screen wall with the word "Ruyi" written on it. The east wing is the reception room, the west wing is the tea room, and the roof of the north wing is ancient and simple. All three rooms are used as Lu Zheng's study.
The second courtyard is where Su Jianwei and Lu Zheng live. The central hall is still used for receiving guests. On the left is Su Jianwei and Lu Zheng’s wedding room, and on the right is also a bedroom, but it is now vacant.
The landscape of the second courtyard is very grand, with ginkgo trees and persimmon trees diagonally opposite each other. The two rooms on the east side are the kitchen and guest rooms, and the two rooms on the west side are the corridor pavilion and rest area.
Further west is a small garden.
It is summer now, with rockery, flowing water, and clusters of flowers, and it can be directly connected to the three courtyards for everyone to enjoy the scenery.
The east wing and the back room of the third courtyard are both two-story buildings with five rooms. They have an external corridor from which you can enjoy the view of the garden on the west side. There is also a not-so-small pond here with blooming lotus flowers and swimming goldfish. It is very pleasant to sit in the pavilion by the pond and enjoy the breeze.
Lin Yulan and Shan Dandan had been to Su Jianwei and Lu Zheng's new house before, but they only went into the second courtyard at most and never came back afterwards. Moreover, there were many people around at the wedding, and the back was locked.
Looking at this scene again now, Lin Yulan couldn't help but wonder, "Such a yard must have cost a lot of money, right?"
She intuitively felt that it should be more expensive than the five-courtyard house she bought. After all, the construction cost and landscaping were definitely not achieved in a day.
"I heard from Lu Zheng that this yard was a gift from his grandfather for his eighteenth birthday. Every plant and tree in it was bought and planted by his grandfather and Lu Zheng together."
What Su Jianwei didn't say was that there were several trees here. They were planted in the Du and Lu families when Lu Zheng's mother was still alive. Except for a persimmon tree left in the Du family, all the other trees were moved to this yard by Lu Zheng.
Shan Dandan exclaimed: "It's really beautiful~"
"I want to work hard to make money and be your neighbor here."
Su Jian smiled and said, "If you have the chance, it's worth buying a courtyard house. Houses in the imperial capital are still worth investing in."
After looking around, Lin Yulan said to Su Jianwei, "Let's also renovate the courtyard house nearby!"
At that time, even if Su Jianwei and Lu Zheng quarreled, they would not have to worry about having nowhere to go.
"good!"
There are small kitchens in the main courtyard and the backyard, but the kitchen in the main courtyard is bigger.
Lin Yulan was thinking about entertaining Mr. Du in the evening, so she used her best skills when cooking.
It was still light outside, and when Su Jianwei was about to call Grandpa Du to eat, Grandpa Du had already come home smelling the fragrance.
"What a nice smell! Your mother's cooking skills are really good!" Mr. Du likes to eat and drink when he gets older.
At this moment, I smelled the fragrance all over the yard, and my eyes couldn't help but glance towards the kitchen.
"Of course, I think my mom's cooking is the best in the world!"
As the two were talking, Rong Wanting's voice came from the door, "Are we not too late?"
When Mr. Du saw Zhou Shoujun and Rong Wanting coming, he stood up from his chair and said with a smile, "It's just in time!"
A few people greeted each other. Mr. Du chatted with Zhou Shoujun, while Rong Wanting and Su Jianwei went to the kitchen to see if Lin Yulan and Shan Dandan needed any help.
Rong Wanting and Zhou Shoujun decided to come over when they heard Lin Yulan's call.
Zhou Shoujun hadn't eaten the meals cooked by his daughter for many times. Especially when he heard that his daughter had specially brought her own brewed fruit wine to entertain Mr. Du, he couldn't help but urge Rong Wanting to come over.
Because the weather is quite hot, most of the dishes made by Lin Yulan are refreshing and appetizing.
Side dishes include vinegar peanuts, cold-mixed shredded vegetables, and garlic-seasoned pig ears;
The green vegetables include vinegar-fried bean sprouts, stir-fried green beans, and dry-pan cauliflower;
Meat dishes include classic braised pork, stir-fried pork with chili peppers, spicy chicken, and clam-stuffed shrimp balls.
Plus a refreshing winter melon, corn and pork rib soup.
The wine is fruit wine brewed by Lin Yulan herself.
Ten dishes and a soup were served. Grandpa Du breathed a sigh of relief as he smelled the delicious aroma. "I didn't expect my in-laws to have such cooking skills."
Lin Yulan wiped her hands and sat next to Rong Wanting. "My dad... my adoptive father is a chef. I've been learning from him since I was a kid, so I think I inherited some of his skills."
Lin Yulan reacted quickly and didn't say the word "Dad".
Zhou Shoujun acted as if he hadn't heard and praised his daughter, saying, "The first time I ate the food my daughter cooked, I felt that the food I cooked before was really hard to swallow."
Mr. Du smiled and said, "Then I'm in for a treat today."
Su Jianwei poured wine for the elders and they chatted and laughed. The atmosphere of this impromptu family dinner was unexpectedly good.
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