Xu Manman looked at the little baby in Liu Li's arms and said, "It's windy outside. Do you want to bring Dongdong into the house?"
"No, I'm wrapped up tightly today. It's good for your health to get some fresh air and some sunshine outside."
"Okay, we are all family, you can treat yourselves. I'll go to the kitchen to check." Jin Zichu was still alone in the kitchen.
Before Xu Manman could turn around, Liu Li pulled her back with one hand, "That Jin... Zichu, what's going on?"
Xu Manman was confused, "What's going on?"
"What's going on between him and you?" A man appeared with the attitude of the host and helped in the kitchen. There were only two siblings living in this yard. Even if their brotherly relationship with Chen Ming was very close, it would not be like this. The only other person could be Xu Manman. If there was nothing fishy, her son would have her surname.
"We're just friends, good friends." Seeing disbelief written all over Liu Li's face, Xu Manman continued to explain.
"He lives near Peking University and Tsinghua University, and we first met near the school. He helped us get those two bicycles, and he also renovated his house himself, which we thought was quite nice. My uncle happened to come over and talk about the yard at home, so we asked him to help with the renovation."
"We became familiar with each other after a few visits. During the Chinese New Year, when the weather was very cold, we borrowed his house and went there every day to rest at noon and in the afternoon. Later, we simply paid him living expenses and ate two meals a day at his place."
So, he is really a very good friend, and I am used to helping him cook.
"What does he do for a living? How can he still be home and cook for you every day?"
Now that we know each other, I still have to explain the basic situation. "My ancestors had some property. They used to live in seclusion in the mountains and only came down two years ago. The family has some wealth, but the elders told him to live a good life and not to work hard before they died." In short, if you have money, you don't need to work.
Liu Li seemed to understand but Zhou Ming on the other side did.
Seeing that Liu Li had finished asking questions, Xu Manman finally got away and went to the kitchen.
Jin Zichu was still processing the pig's head meat in his hands, and fish cakes were being steamed in the pot over there. When he heard Xu Manman's footsteps coming in, he looked up and smiled at Xu Manman, "Manman, don't you need to accompany the guests? I'm fine here."
"I just came over to take a look. It's not right to leave you here alone. They are not strangers. Let them play by themselves first." The family of three was affectionately hugging each other in the yard, and she seemed redundant standing by.
When Jinzi saw this, he stopped trying to persuade him. He was just trying to persuade him out of politeness. Since the host could stay by his side, how could he really drive him away?
But it was only a little after ten o'clock, and everyone had already eaten a lot of snacks, so it was still too early to make lunch. She and Jin Zichu prepared the things that needed to be pre-processed in the kitchen and came out. The rest would depend on Chen Ming's performance.
At this time, Chen Ming also brought the three of them back to the second house courtyard.
Zhang Wenhua asked, "I can smell the fragrance through several walls. Are you guys cooking so early?"
"Prepare some ingredients in advance. If you're hungry, we can eat early."
Zhang Wenhua waved his hands. "The snacks in my stomach haven't been digested yet. I can't eat now."
But it's boring to just sit there like this, as there is only a radio and no TV at home.
Xu Manman suddenly thought of a good set of things she had found at a thrift store before, and the corners of her mouth raised, "Do you guys know how to play mahjong?"
Hearing these two words, Liu Li became more alert. "Mahjong? You have this at home?"
"I found it at a thrift store a few days ago. The material is pretty good. I thought it would be nice to keep as a collection, so I bought it. But usually there are only my eldest cousin and I at home, and even with Zichu, we're still short of one person, so I've never used it since I bought it. It just so happens that there are a lot of people here today, and the weather is nice, so how about we set up a table?"
The two Zhang sisters were a little hesitant, and Zhang Wenjun said, "But I don't know how to do this." When she was a child, she saw her mother playing, but she had never tried it herself, so she couldn't say she knew how to do it.
"It's okay, my eldest cousin knows how to do it. Let him teach you. Sister Wenhua, I will teach you."
So, the card game was set up.
The four directions are Zhang Wenjun, Zhang Wenhua, Jin Zichu and Liu Li.
Xu Manman originally planned to let Zhou Ming take the lead, but Zhou Ming wanted to protect his wife, and Zhang Wenwu didn't know how to do it, so in the end, Jin Zichu had to take over.
Chen Ming sat on Zhang Wenjun's right, Zhang Wenwu sat on her left, and next to them were Xu Manman and Zhou Ming. There were four card players at one table, and the four corners were also full.
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