Chapter 190: Brother-in-law, please accept my brother-in-law's greeting

Everyone walked into the restaurant.

The waitress in white clothes immediately came forward to greet everyone. She asked Liu Zhiye, who was obviously the leader, "Hello, comrades, are you here for dinner?"

"Hey, hello comrade! Do we have any private seats here?" Liu Zhiye responded with a smile!
"Yes, please come in!" the waiter said with a smile and led the way to a private room inside.

After everyone was seated, the waiter immediately handed over a menu and said, "Please order!"

Seeing this, Gan Ning gently reminded, "Zhiye, please watch out."

Liu Zhiye didn't hesitate to glance at the menu and asked directly, "How many pounds of meat is a serving of premium beef?"

The waiter replied: "One pound."

So he ordered ten servings, one serving of coriander fried sandan, one serving of lychee lamb, 15 sesame biscuits, and some side dishes such as pickled garlic, cucumber strips and chili oil. He then asked, "What do you have to drink?"

The waiter smiled and replied, "Tea is free, but you have to pay extra for iced soda."

Liu Zhiye nodded: "Give us 10 more bottles of iced soda!"

After a while, the waiters brought a barbecue grill burning with pine charcoal, and then served the dishes and meat one after another.

Liu Zhiye looked at the beef slices in front of him that were cut into even thicknesses. The fascia was removed cleanly, and each slice was as thin as a paper wing, only a few millimeters thick. He couldn't help but exclaimed: "What a good knife skill!"

The waiter proudly replied: "We can cut 150 slices of willow-leaf-shaped meat from one pound of beef in the barbecue area. No more, no less. If you don't believe me, you can count them."

"Wow! You are so confident. No wonder Kaorou Wan is so famous in the barbecue world of Beijing. Your pursuit of excellence is unmatched by ordinary restaurants."

The waiter smiled proudly and taught me: "Is this your first time at our restaurant? I'll teach you how to eat it. We add seasonings to our beef slices and marinate them for an hour, then add the marinade to make them tasty. When grilling, add chopped green onions, coriander, etc., spread them on the grill, and turn them over and over with wooden chopsticks, and the beef will be cooked."

Liu Zhiye and his colleagues evenly spread the beef slices on the grill, adding sesame oil, soy sauce, shrimp oil, cooking wine, ginger juice, sugar, MSG, chopped green onions, coriander and other condiments, and roasted them with wooden chopsticks. The sizzling grilled meat has an attractive fresh aroma and the meat is so tender that it is known as "tofu".

It aroused Gan Ning's appetite.
"Wow! The meat is tender and juicy, with a smooth texture and a strong aroma. It's simply a delicacy!" Liu Zhiruo, a foodie, couldn't wait when she saw her elder brother and sister-in-law picking up the meat with their chopsticks. She quickly picked up a piece of beef and put it in her mouth.

At this moment, her expression was satisfied and intoxicated.

After Liu Zhitai picked up a few pieces of beef for He Hongmei, He Hongmei also responded with a sweet smile. At this moment, the scene was very warm, as if there was already some kind of tacit understanding between the two.

Seeing this, Liu Zhiye followed suit and picked up a few pieces of beef for Gan Ning, saying, "Wife, eat it while it's hot!" Gan Ning scolded, "You only remembered to pick up some food for me now!"

"Hey, that's impossible!" Liu Zhiye retorted. He then continued, "Eat as much as you want! This is a rare opportunity to eat as much beef as you want. If it's not enough, I'll order more."

"Yeah! You're so awesome, brother!" Liu Zhiruo is lucky today. He can eat as much beef as he wants. It's so wonderful just thinking about it!
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After the big meal, the family was so full that they kept rubbing their stomachs.

The sun was scorching hot at noon, making people lazy and unwilling to move. They sat lazily in the shade of a tree in the park, chatting and enjoying the coolness of the lake.

As they were talking, someone suddenly shouted from a distance: "Hey! Isn't this Brother Liu?"

Liu Zhiye looked up and saw that it was Li Shengli, the younger brother of Huo Cun's compound, and several children around ten years old, both boys and girls. He smiled and greeted them, motioning them to come closer to talk.

"It's Brother Shengli! Are you out playing today too?" Liu Zhiye said with a smile, raising the corners of his mouth.

Li Shengli was also familiar with Liu Zhiye. He was only 20 years old and was studying at Beijing University. Because of Huo Cun's relationship, the two had met several times before and had a good relationship.

"Hey! Brother Liu, I have no choice. I had nothing to do during the holidays, so I was drafted into the army by the uncles and aunts in the compound. Now I'm the king of the kids!" Li Shengli could only shake his head and smile bitterly, spreading his hands.

Seeing this, Liu Zhiye laughed “Hahahaha”.

Li Shengli turned around and told the kids, "This is Brother Liu, call me Brother!"

"Hey! Hello, Brother Liu!"

"Brother Liu!" "Brother!" "Hello, big brother!" The children called each other in a mess, which seemed a bit disorganized, like a group of mob.

Liu Zhiye smiled and nodded, not caring. "Brother Shengli, who are these little guys?" Li Shengli said, "Listen to my orders, all of you introduce yourselves to Brother Liu."

"My name is Li Yuanchao!"

"My name is Zhang Haiyang!"

"My name is Zhong Yuemin!"

"My name is Yuan Jun!"

"I'm Zhou Xiaobai!"

Liu Zhiye was stunned when he heard this, thinking: This is a mess, it feels like this is not just a world of "Love in the Courtyard", "Bloody Romance" has also appeared, this is a mixed world!

Although he was shocked in his heart, he appeared calm on the surface. He warmly invited everyone: "Haha, you guys too! Come over, I'll treat you to watermelon and soda." His words were full of sincerity and enthusiasm.

"Wow! We have watermelon to eat and soda to drink. Thank you, Brother Liu!" Zhong Yuemin, the more active kid, shouted excitedly.

"Great! Let's eat watermelon!"

"Oh! It's so hot, it's great to have soda to drink!"

Li Shengli saw this and scolded: "Look at you guys, do you understand the rules..."

Then, he looked at Gan Ning and the others and asked, "Who are these people?"

Liu Zhiye smiled and introduced to everyone: "Everyone, let me introduce them to you. This is my wife, Comrade Gan Ning, these two are my younger brother Liu Zhitai, and my sister-in-law Comrade He Hongmei. The one at the back is my younger sister Liu Zhiruo."

He turned to Gan Ning and the others and introduced them, "This is Comrade Li Shengli, a student at Peking University. He is a younger brother in the old Huo compound."

"Sister-in-law, second brother, second sister-in-law, Comrade Liu Zhiruo, hello everyone!" Li Shengli greeted everyone enthusiastically, and finally turned his gaze to Liu Zhiruo. His eyes immediately lit up and he said excitedly: "Hello, Sister Zhiruo, it's nice to meet you."

"Can we be friends?" he said as he stretched out his hand to shake hands with Liu Zhiruo.

Liu Zhiruo realized that this guy seemed to have bad intentions, just like those young boys in their school. However, since she had her brother and sister-in-law by her side, she was not afraid.

In front of Li Shengli, she pretended to be mature, shook hands with him, and said softly, "Okay! I'm glad to meet you too." Her words seemed a little insincere.

Then, Liu Zhiruo let go of Li Shengli without saying anything. She said to her brother, "Brother, let's go now and take the time to go to Beihai for some fun."

Gan Ning noticed Liu Zhiruo's discomfort, so he suggested, "Okay, let's go now."

Liu Zhiye had no choice but to say to Li Shengli: "Shengli, we're leaving first, you guys continue playing."

"No! Brother Liu, let's go together! We have nowhere to go anyway." Li Shengli said anxiously, but his eyes glanced at Liu Zhiruo.

Liu Zhiye looked at them and said helplessly: "This... okay." He also saw that his sister didn't like Li Shengli's naked enthusiasm, but the park was not owned by their family, so they couldn't stop others from going there to play.

When Liu Zhiruo heard this, she pouted, obviously unhappy. She left without looking back.

Li Shengli stood there awkwardly, but he was unwilling to give up the person he had finally met. He decided to keep trying, even though the road ahead might be full of challenges.

He didn't care and quickly caught up with Liu Zhiye and the others. He was like a piece of sticky candy, following them wherever they went, thick-skinned, and in the face of Liu Zhiruo's cold and arrogant attitude, he still smiled and didn't care at all.

To be honest, Liu Zhiye had met Li Shengli several times before and found that he was a nice guy. He did not have any arrogance of a child from a wealthy family and his character was much stronger than Huo Cun's.

If it weren't for this, Liu Zhiye really wanted to kick him out. Go wherever you want, don't bother us.

While Gan Ning, Liu Zhiruo, He Hongmei and others were rowing, Li Shengli attentively took out a box of "specially supplied cigarettes" from his father's pocket. The boy was like a lackey, smiling and handing the cigarette to Liu Zhiye, saying, "Brother, you smoke."

Liu Zhiye took the cigarette, glared at him and said, "Hey, if you have something to say, just say it!" Li Shengli quickly replied, "Hey, brother, how old is our sister this year?"

Liu Zhiye's expression immediately changed, and he said seriously: "Why are you asking about this? I'm warning you! Don't think about her. She's still in high school and will take the college entrance examination next year. If I find out that you have affected her studies, I will not forgive you."

(End of this chapter)