Chapter 192 Silly Zhu’s Marriage
It was getting dark when the family returned home reluctantly.

As soon as I stepped into the gate of the courtyard, I ran into Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu greeted them enthusiastically: "Hey! Brother Liu! Sister-in-law! Are you guys out for fun?"

"Well, where are you going, Zhuzi?" Seeing him wearing a white shirt, black trousers, a pair of shiny leather shoes, and pushing a bicycle, it was obvious that he was going out. Liu Zhiye asked with interest.

Sha Zhu smiled and said, "Hey, buddy, I'm getting married soon! I'm thinking of inviting someone to cook. I'm going to make an appointment at their house."

Liu Zhiye's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Oh? Yesterday you said you were going to get married soon, and you decided on it so quickly? When is it?"

Sha Zhu immediately replied, "We originally planned to get married this Sunday, but Uncle San looked up the almanac and said that this day was not suitable for marriage, so we moved it forward a day and set it for this Saturday."

"You and my sister-in-law must attend the wedding!"

Gan Ning smiled and said, "Don't worry! Your brother and I will take a day off this Saturday and will not delay your marriage."

"Oh! Okay! You guys go back, I'll ask someone to go right away." As he said that, he jumped on his bicycle and sped away at lightning speed.

When they got home, their mother Deng Ru had prepared dinner and was waiting for them.

"Mom! Where's my dad?" Liu Zhiye asked casually after entering the room and not seeing Liu Jingzhai.

Deng Ru, who was busy in the kitchen, took food out of the pot and responded to him, "He went to the front yard to discuss something with Old Yan."

"Hey! What are you discussing?" Liu Zhiye asked curiously after hearing it.

Deng Ru glanced at him and said, "Hey! Isn't Zhuzi getting married? He just came over to ask your father and Old Yan to host the wedding." Then, she sighed and continued, "Zhuzi and Qiuju have no parents and no relatives around them. They are so pitiful. We old neighbors can only help them with the arrangements."

Liu Zhiye suddenly realized, "Oh! That's what happened! I just met Zhuzi and heard him talk about it." Then, he called Liu Zhitai, "Brother, go to the third uncle's house. See if the two have finished their discussion. Dad should be home for dinner."

Liu Zhitai, who was lazing around in the yard, immediately said, "Okay!"

In the evening, the family sat around the dining table and enjoyed delicious food.

Gan Ning suddenly brought up the topic: "Regarding the red envelope for Zhuzi, how much do you think should be given?"

Liu Zhiye suggested with a smile: "Remember he gave us five dollars when we got married? How about we give him a raise to ten dollars?"

"Dad! Mom! And Zhitai, just look at yours and give them to each of us."

The people who were listening nodded in agreement. So, after discussing it, the family decided to give Zhuzi red envelopes according to their respective amounts.

Liu Jingzhai looked at Liu Zhiye and asked, "Didn't you promise to buy wine and food for Zhuzi?"

Liu Zhiye nodded and explained, "Zhu Zi mentioned to me that fish, meat and other things are hard to buy now. I have some connections, so I'll help him out."

With the stable sources of materials from Tianjin Port and Liujiazhuang, the amount of materials provided is increasing day by day. He always has a lot of materials ready to sell in his space. It doesn't matter who he sells them to, and he can also get some favors in return, so why not do it?

Liu Jingzhai nodded and said, "I heard that your friend was able to get a lot of supplies. You were the one who helped to make the purchase for the Red Star Factory, right?"

Liu Zhiye asked doubtfully, "Yes, Dad, there was something wrong. Why are you asking this?"

Liu Jingzhai explained awkwardly, "It's like this. Our principal Jiang didn't know where he got the news from. After learning about my relationship with you, he found me and hoped that you could help our school. Now, there are nearly 2,000 teachers and students in our school, and the problem of food has become very serious."

After seeing Liu Jingzhai's distress, Liu Zhiye smiled and said, "That's it? Okay! I'll tell my friends about it some other day. I don't think it's a big deal. It's a sale anyway, so it doesn't matter who it's sold to!"

"Hey! That's great! I feel relieved now!" Liu Jingzhai had kept this matter to himself, fearing that telling his son would embarrass him. But he did not expect that his son would help him solve this difficult problem with just a few words.

After a while, Liu Zhitai suddenly said, "Dad! Mom! I want to tell you two something."

Seeing Liu Zhitai's happy face, Deng Ru asked curiously, "What's the matter?"

"My brother gave me a courtyard house." Liu Zhitai said slowly.

Liu Jingzhai heard this and choked on his tea, coughing repeatedly. "What did you say?" He finally calmed down and asked in confusion.

Liu Zhitai confirmed again: "Dad, my brother gave me a courtyard house with only one entrance today, and we went to see it today. If you don't believe me, you can ask Hongmei and my sister." His tone was full of excitement, and he was obviously very satisfied with the gift.

"This...how is this possible?" Liu Jingzhai widened his eyes, and Deng Ru was also stunned. A yard costs several thousand yuan, and the key is that you have money but nowhere to buy it. Where did Liu Zhiye get this? Liu Jingzhai and Deng Ru all looked at Liu Zhiye, "Zhiye, what is going on?

Seeing this, Liu Zhiye had no choice but to explain: "Dad! Mom! It's like this......"

Deng Ru was pleasantly surprised when she heard this: "So, you have a bigger courtyard? Or a courtyard with two entrances?"

Liu Zhiye nodded calmly.

Liu Jingzhai said excitedly: "Wow! Even the landlords in the past were no better than our family! Our family is truly prosperous!" His words were full of pride and joy.

No wonder he was so excited. Where was this? This was the Forbidden City, the core area of ​​the Forbidden City - the Imperial City. Could an ordinary family afford to have a courtyard house with two entrances as a private residence?

"Old lady, go get us another bottle of wine. We are so happy today. Let's drink together for a while."

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That night, Liu Jingzhai and Liu Zhitai got drunk, and the father and son were completely drunk, which made Liu Zhiye's mother Deng Ru complain about him again.

At around four or five o'clock on July 7, the sky was already bright.

Today is Sha Zhu's big day.

Early in the morning, Liu Zhiye was woken up by his mother Deng Ru. He slept in the east courtyard last night, because Wang Qiuju slept in his house last night, so he had to come and squeeze in with his younger brother Liu Zhitai.

Liu Zhiye wiped his face and met Ma Hua, Liu Lan and Sha Zhu's senior brother Wang Yi who were busy building a stove in the yard. He heard that he was the master chef of "Fengze Garden".

Liu Zhiye greeted: "Good morning!"

Liu Lan smiled and responded, "Morning, Director Liu."

Ma Hua and Liu Lan also greeted him, "Good morning, leader!"

"Hey! Are you all busy so early?" Liu Zhiye asked. Ma Hua and his colleagues had different responsibilities, and the scene looked busy and orderly, with a lively atmosphere.

"What's going on? Master Wang, are these ingredients okay?"

Master Wang Yi responded with a smile: "Leader, the ingredients you got are great, and they are exactly what I am good at." He pointed to the sea cucumbers, abalone, prawns, yellow croaker, big blackfish, pork elbows, large intestines, etc.

Chef Wang Yi is the chef of Fengze Garden, which is famous for its Shandong cuisine. He is good at making various delicious dishes, such as braised sea cucumber with scallions, nine-turn large intestine, crystal elbow, and stir-fried kidney.

The ingredients that Liu Zhiye prepared for Master Wang Yi this time were just right, providing him with an excellent opportunity for creation.

For these ingredients, Sha Zhu spent a lot of money, more than 100 yuan was gone. I don't know if the red envelopes he received are enough to pay for the food and drinks.

"Leader! You haven't had breakfast yet? Here is the hand-rolled clam noodles made by Master Wang. Can I give you a bowl?" Liu Lan asked him.

Liu Zhiye's appetite was aroused when he heard this. In his previous life, he was from Jiaodong like Master Wang, and he especially loved eating hand-rolled noodles. When he said this, a trace of nostalgia flashed in his eyes.

He will never forget the taste of the hand-rolled clam noodles from his hometown. The hand-rolled noodles are thin, long and chewy, while the stew with leeks, eggs and clam meat is simply delicious.

In a short while, Liu Lan served him a large bowl of noodles. Liu took the bowl impatiently, gulped down the noodles, and exhaled a satisfied breath.

"Yeah! Authentic!"

Then, he quickly "huffed!" "huffed!" and finished the whole bowl of hot noodles.

After finishing the noodles, Liu Zhiye seemed to still be feeling a little unsatisfied.

"Liu Lan! Could you please make me another bowl?" he said, wiping his lips.

"Oh, okay!" Liu Lan looked at him with a smile. Seeing that he was eating with relish, she couldn't help but chuckle with her hands covering her mouth.

Deng Ru and the others were also busy. When they heard this, they couldn't help but laugh out loud and said to him, "I say you should stop eating! So many people haven't eaten yet!"

(End of this chapter)