The two walked all the way to the bus stop, and the bus went directly to the entrance of the alley where the old lady was.
This is a very quiet place, where high-ranking officials live. The red walls and high tiles cannot hide the towering trees, and the guards at the door also reveal their majesty everywhere.
It was also the first time for Li Chunli to come into contact with such a dignitary. After she carefully reported her name, the old lady's name and the house number, the armed police officer, who was over 1.8 meters tall, dialed the old lady's home phone number with an expressionless face.
Through the soundproof glass wall, Yuan Fangguo and Li Chunli had no idea what the armed police officer was saying.
Less than a minute later, the armed police came in again, still with a blank expression on their faces. "Okay, you can go in. Just a reminder, taking photos is prohibited inside."
Upon hearing that taking photos was prohibited inside, Yuan Fangguo and Li Chunli became more cautious. It seemed that this was probably a provincial, ministerial or military level compound.
The two walked cautiously on the wide avenue shaded by trees. They saw exquisite country-style villas scattered among the lush trees. Being among them felt as if they were away from all the hustle and bustle of the city. The feeling of tranquility and remoteness was fascinating.
Li Chunli couldn't help but sigh that if she had such a villa in her lifetime, she would rather live twenty years less.
The two chatted quietly on the boulevard and walked for more than ten minutes before arriving at the old lady's door.
This is also a two-story villa. Various flowers and plants are planted at the entrance of the villa, which looks extremely warm.
Although the door was open, Li Chunli and the others still politely pressed the doorbell.
Soon, a middle-aged woman in an apron walked out quickly. When she saw Li Chunli and her cousin, she smiled and said, "Mr. Wu is at home. Please come in."
After the two men walked into the villa, they did not find it very luxurious. Yuan Fangguo also knew that these old revolutionaries were still very conscious. The villa belonged to the country and these things could not be changed, but the furniture inside was their own. Although they were not short of money, they tried to save as much as possible.
The old lady's surname is Wu. According to Li Chunli, she and her husband were high-ranking officials in the provincial government before they retired. Her husband passed away two years ago. Now she is the only one with two nannies in the huge villa, and her children are not around. This is why she likes to go to the clothing city to find Li Chunli.
The silver-haired old lady Wu was reading a newspaper. When she saw Li Chunli, she couldn't help but smile kindly, as if she was greeting her own daughter. "Come, Chunli, come and sit down."
Li Chunli and Yuan Fangguo hurried over. After a warm greeting, Li Chunli told Mrs. Wu that she was a very good cook and she also wanted to show off her cooking skills.
When the old lady heard this, she was immediately delighted and said that she wanted to try Li Chunli's cooking today.
Li Chunli is the chef, Yuan Fangguo is helping out, and the nannies at home are all resting.
Li Chunli's cooking skills are really good. Yuan Fangguo could tell by just looking at her skill in cutting vegetables soon after entering the kitchen. She flexibly used the knife in her hand, and the potatoes as big as fists were turned into potato shreds as thin as hair with the rhythmic sound of the knife.
The old lady is old and her taste preference is on the list, so Li Chunli prepared lotus root stewed with pork ribs, steamed eggs, stir-fried potato shreds and homemade tender tofu for her; while delicious dishes such as twice-cooked pork, braised pork elbow, steamed sea bass and fish-flavored shredded pork were prepared for other members.
The two were busy in the kitchen in a tense and orderly manner. Yuan Fangguo did not find it boring. Instead, he felt it was a pleasure to watch the vegetables and meat being carefully cooked by Li Chunli and turned into delicious dishes.
The main reason is that Li Chunli’s cooking skills are so good.
At 5:30 in the afternoon, they heard the sound of the old lady's son's family coming to the kitchen.
"What delicious food have you made tonight? Let me go and see." A girl's voice sounded at the kitchen door. When Yuan Fangguo heard the voice, he immediately felt familiar, but he couldn't tell who it belonged to.
The moment he turned around, his eyes met the girl's eyes unexpectedly.
In an instant, both of them looked incredulous.
This girl turned out to be Lin Yumei.
This was something Yuan Fangguo had never expected.
Lin Yumei also opened her eyes wide in disbelief. She had never expected that Yuan Fangguo was in her grandmother's house.
"Yuan Fangguo, why are you here too?" Lin Yumei asked in surprise.
Yuan Fangguo smiled and said, "My cousin and I came here to see your grandma. Your grandma usually takes good care of my cousin."
Li Chunli also discovered the presence of a young girl at this time. After listening to the conversation between Yuan Fangguo and the girl, she couldn't help but smile at Lin Yumei.
"I need help with something." Yuan Fangguo lowered his voice.
Lin Yumei nodded and subconsciously took two steps closer.
"Can I please not tell your grandma that I'm a student?" Yuan Fangguo said with some embarrassment.
Lin Yumei was surprised. "Why?"
"Because I told the old man before that I have already started working." Yuan Fangguo said with a wry smile.
When Li Chunli introduced Yuan Fangguo to Old Lady Wu earlier, she told her that her cousin Yuan Fangguo worked in a company. As for why she concealed his student identity, it was very simple. The old lady still had her own principles. Once she knew that Yuan Fangguo was a student, she would never agree to help with the matchmaking.
"Are you hiding something from my grandma?" Lin Yumei asked with a frown.
Seeing that Lin Yumei wanted to get to the bottom of the matter, Yuan Fangguo did not hide it and told Lin Yumei his thoughts.
"So you want to ask my mother for help." Lin Yumei giggled.
Yuan Fangguo nodded and said, "I think my idea is very good, so I hope your grandmother can introduce it to your mother. I hope she can help me."
"You can just come to me. I can tell my mother. Why make things so troublesome?" Lin Yumei said with a smile.
Yuan Fangguo smiled and put his hands together, "Then I'll leave it to you, Mr. Lin."
"No problem, but we do know each other, otherwise it would be easy to be exposed." Lin Yumei also began to actively cooperate with Yuan Fangguo.
Yuan Fangguo nodded, "Okay, as you say."
"Let me see if there's anything delicious." Lin Yumei giggled and walked quickly to Li Chunli's side.
After just one or two glances, Lin Yumei sighed sincerely, "Sister's craftsmanship looks very good."
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