Chapter 65
Han Kemei only saw her father's old eyes light up, and he responded in a loud voice: "Hey, here I come."
Han Kemei: “…”
If Han Kemei knew that there was a joke in the future called "I haven't seen the young master laugh like this for a long time", she would definitely express a similar feeling...
It’s been a long time since I saw her dad smile so happily…
However, Uncle Wang must be showing off to her father again, otherwise he wouldn't be so eager to help the eldest brother get married.
Xing Fei brought four people into the yard, and Han Zhong also took Han Kemei out.
Without waiting for Xing Fei to speak, Han Zhong relaxed his expression and introduced himself with a kind look, "Hello, Comrade Xiao Bi. I'm Xing Fei's father, Han Zhong, and this is his sister, Han Kemei. Nice to meet you."
It was the first time that Bi Chunliu met Han Zhong. Han Zhong had already passed away when she and Xing Fei met in their previous life.
"Hello uncle, hello Kemei, I am Bi Chunliu, and I am happy to see you, uncle and Xiaomei too." Bi Chunliu did not call Han Kemei sister, after all, she was one year younger than Han Kemei.
Han Zhong didn't need Xing Fei's help. He called Bi Chunliu and her three younger brothers and sisters into the house. "This is Weiguo, Xiahe, and Qiuguo, right? They look like good kids. Great! Come in quickly. The sun has been shining these past two days, and the trees in the yard are still small and can't provide much shade."
Bi Chunliu nodded in agreement. Bi Weiguo and the other two followed the eldest sister and called out "Hello uncle" and "Hello sister", then they went into the house.
Xing Fei: ? ? No, I'm the person involved, right? You just left me like that?
Inside, Han Zhong asked Han Kemei to pour water for the group while he distributed some food. It was then that Han Zhong realized he and the girl didn't seem to have much to talk about. Several of the children's parents had passed away, so they couldn't talk about their parents. Work... who would want to talk about work with an elder they were meeting for the first time? It wasn't like he was being inspected by his superiors.
Han Zhong saw the three children sitting there obediently and said, "Comrade Xiao Bi, they are all in junior high school now, right?"
Bi Chunliu nodded, "Uncle Han, you can just call me Xiao Bi or Chunliu. Yes, the three of them are now in the first to third grade of junior high school."
"That's great, that's great. Study hard so you can have more opportunities in the future. I heard Xing Fei say that your grandma lives with your uncle and the others, right? Is she in good health?"
"It's pretty good. My grandma used to rely on my dad for her retirement money, but now she relies on my third uncle for her retirement. They have always lived in the countryside."
Bi Chunliu meant that grandma was relying on her third son and would definitely side with him if something happened. Han Zhong understood what Bi Chunliu meant.
"I didn't ask you to come to my place for dinner this time. Next time, bring your brothers and sisters to my place for dinner. My eldest sister who cooks for me is a great cook. The braised pork and lion's head are both very delicious! You three must come when the time comes. I'll buy the meat in advance."
Han Zhong's position before retirement wasn't particularly high, but he wasn't your average soldier either. The organization originally wanted to assign him a caregiver, but he declined, thinking that since he was now idle, he could use some housework to get some exercise. He only kept someone to cook for him during mealtimes, after all, his meals were still the same hodgepodge of dishes he'd been making for decades.
Han Zhong was afraid that the children would think he was being polite, so he added, "I don't have much to do during the week. Xiaofei and Xiaomei are at work. You can come to my house to play with me and talk."
Bi Qiuguo smiled, swallowed the candy in her mouth, and said, "Okay, Uncle Han, if you don't mind us being annoying, we'll definitely go often!" She nodded secretly in her heart. Uncle Han was quite good at saying nice things. If my father-in-law had such a temper, then my eldest sister should be able to live a more comfortable life in the future.
After a while, Han Kemei looked at his watch and saw it was already half past eleven. He reminded Han Zhong, "Dad, shall I go get the food with my brother?"
Han Zhong said go ahead and continued talking to the four people from the Bi family.
Bi Chunliu could only sigh at the meal, truly a professional chef! It was delicious! The meat was soft and tender, the aroma was fragrant, and the broth was rich. The two vegetarian dishes tasted refreshing and went really well with rice!
After dinner, they resumed chatting, and this time Han Zhong wanted to get down to business. Although Bi's parents were both deceased, Han Zhong saw that Bi Chunliu was a person of her own ideas, so he discussed directly with her whether she had a wedding date in mind and what she wanted. He also stated that, not including any extra purchases, the betrothal gift to Bi Chunliu would be six hundred and sixty-six.
Bi Chunliu:!!!
She had heard on the news before that some people could make ends meet with the bride price, but she didn't believe it. Now it seemed possible! This six hundred and sixty yuan was almost as much as her family's total savings!
Alas... I am still too poor!
Bi Chunliu glanced at Xing Fei, who was itching to speak, then looked at Han Zhong and asked, "What date are you thinking of?"
She actually had some ideas. For example, if she got married this year, she could bring Weiguo and the other two to live here with her. This way, she could keep him away from the slum before something happened to Weiguo next year. Although it was not easy to change one's fate, she wanted to give it a try!
Otherwise, this feeling of being confused about everything will make people very uncomfortable!
Even if he didn't come to live here, with a police officer like Xing Fei around, the murderer in his previous life would think twice before taking action!
Speaking of the wedding date, Xing Fei actively spoke: "How about National Day?"
Bi Chunliu thought to himself that this person still loves National Day so much, he wants to celebrate everything with the country...
After thinking about it, I agreed. But today is only June 7th, and there are still more than three months until National Day, so there is still a lot of time.
After agreeing on the date, Han Zhong felt relieved and said that he would ask someone to go to the Bi family tomorrow and invite them to the Bi family next Saturday. Then he would hold an engagement banquet for Xing Fei and Bi Chunliu and invite relatives and friends to dinner.
Bi Chunliu waved her hand to refuse. She didn't want to be too ostentatious and decided to just hold the wedding banquet during the National Day.
Han Zhong had no choice but to agree. He looked at the three brothers and sisters of the Bi family who were silent on the side and said, "Weiguo, do you three have anything you like? Uncle will buy it for you and send it to you on the day he sends the gift to Chunliu."
The three of them shook their heads sensibly.
Listening to the conversation, Bi Weiguo's mind wandered. The lunch dishes astounded him. He savored the fried dumplings in soup; he loved them. Not only was the skin crispy, but the broth was fragrant and delicious. He even vaguely felt like he could taste something in it; besides pork, lamb, and fish bones, the broth must have contained prawns.
He dared to swear on his future academic performance! Thinking of his academic performance, Bi Weiguo couldn't help but wonder if he didn't like studying because he liked cooking?
When they were about to leave, he came up to Xing Fei and asked in a low voice: "Brother Xing, can I ask how the chef of the dish we had at lunch makes the broth? If it's inconvenient, forget it, I just want to know if my guess is right." Although he was not a smart person, he also knew that it was impossible for an unfamiliar person to tell a stranger what he put in his cooking. He was afraid of being regarded as someone with bad intentions.
Xing Fei was quite surprised that Wei Guo came to talk to him. Chunliu's three brothers and sisters, except Qiu Guo, were quiet and had rarely talked to him. This was the first time that Wei Guo came to him to ask something.
"Let me ask him some other day. What do you think is in it?"
Bi Weiguo: "I tasted that there were prawns, so you can just ask. The rest of the ingredients should be similar to how ordinary people make broth."
Han Zhong: "What soup stock?"
Bi Weiguo felt a little embarrassed, as he was afraid his uncle-in-law would think he was too nosy. "Nothing..."
Xing Fei: "Weiguo guessed that Uncle Cai's fried dumplings had prawns in them, and he asked me if I was right."
Han Zhong patted Bi Weiguo on the shoulder and said, "Hey, Weiguo, you're capable of this. You guessed it right! Lao Cai really did let out some big shrimp."
Xing Fei: "Dad, how did you know?"
Han Zhong glanced at Han Kemei and whispered, "Do you remember that Xiaomei loved this dish when she was little? Later, I was transferred away for a few years. Because she couldn't eat the meatballs made by your Uncle Cai anymore, Xiaomei ran to his house and hugged his legs and cried. Your Uncle Cai had no choice but to write down the recipe for that dish for me. He also told me many times that I should burn the recipe after I memorized it. If this got out, his ancestors would come out and scold him."
Xing Fei: "..." He vaguely remembered that something like that happened... He only remembered that they had been gone for a day and Xiaomei ran away somewhere, so he and his father went to look for her. Later, his father took the crying Han Kemei home, and they went to Heilongjiang Province the next day.
"Then I didn't see you cook it for us later?" Xing Fei remembered that he hadn't eaten this dish during the years he was in Heilongjiang Province... His father still made a hodgepodge as usual.
Han Zhong said confidently, "When I saw that dish, I realized how complicated it was. I don't have the time for it!"
Xing Fei: "..."
Han Zhong: "Weiguo, you still have this talent? Then why don't you learn it seriously? I remember that Old Cai's grandson refused to learn to cook, and his son's learning was also average. When I saw him a while ago, he said that he would find an apprentice when he had the chance in the future."
Bi Weiguo: Huh? Learning to cook?
"I haven't thought about it. I just like eating..."
Han Zhong: "It's enough that you like to eat it. If the chef himself doesn't like the food, who else would like the food you cook? You are only in the third grade now, you are not too old. Even if you want to learn, you have to graduate first. By then, there will be time. If you really want to learn, I can arrange it for you."
Xing Fei put his arm around his brother-in-law's shoulders and said, "There's no rush for this. Go back and discuss it with your eldest sister."
"Okay, thank you Uncle Han, thank you Brother Xiaofei." Bi Weiguo understood. If he wanted to learn how to cook, Uncle Han could introduce him to a chef. Does this mean that he could have a job other than a textile factory in the future?
Bi Weiguo was very happy. He didn't like working in the textile factory, especially after his father passed away, he was even a little scared, but he couldn't say it out loud, as no one would understand what he meant.
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On the way home, Bi Weiguo told his older sister and the others about Uncle Han's suggestion that he find a chef if he wanted to learn cooking. He then burst into laughter, thinking he was going to be a great chef. Especially Bi Qiuguo, if she listened to him, he'd give her lots of delicious food!
Bi Qiuguo: She just said that her second brother was too arrogant...
Bi Xiahe supported Bi Weiguo, "Second brother, I think you can do it. The dumpling soup you make is better than the one we make!"
"Really?" Bi Weiguo said happily, "I didn't expect that my talent is cooking!" He wanted to drop out of school immediately to learn cooking! Unfortunately, it was just a thought, because his elder sister would definitely not agree.
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