Chapter 283~280 Good News (Part )
While waiting for the food to be served, Liu Zhiye and his group leisurely opened the window of the private room on the second floor and looked out.

Liu Zhiruo was in a great mood, maybe because she had just finished the college entrance examination, or maybe there was some other reason she couldn't explain! She stood in front of the window, admiring the beautiful scenery outside, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Wow! It's so beautiful!"

The scenery here is really beautiful, with blue sky and white clouds, shady green trees, and the "lake" in the distance looming, like a natural painting.

Liu Zhiye nodded, a playful smile appeared on his lips, and he said, "The environment here is really good. I feel like my appetite has been improved. I can eat a few more pounds of meat."

"Oh, then you eat more and don't save money for Shengli!" Gan Ning was also very satisfied with the dining environment and said casually.

"Well, look, that's the Yinding Bridge..."

"Look, there are lotus flowers over there..."

They were all very satisfied and felt that dining in such an environment not only satisfied their taste buds but also made them happy.

The reason why this restaurant has been famous in Beijing for a long time is its unique atmosphere and food.

The "Barbecue Season" is famous not only for barbecue, but also for the adjacent Yinding Bridge.

According to historical records, there was a stone bridge across Shichahai, Qianhai and Houhai, and many iron blocks chiseled into the shape of silver ingots were inlaid between the stone slabs of the bridge, forming a unique pattern.

Due to years of wear and tear, the iron ingots are shiny silver, so people named the stone bridge Yinding Bridge after the "silver ingot". Viewing the West Mountain from Yinding Bridge is one of the "Eight Scenic Spots of Yanjing".

Eating barbecue, viewing the mountains and appreciating the lotus in the "Barbecue Season" restaurant are known as the "three wonders". Tasting food here while appreciating the beauty of "Yinding Viewing the Mountains" is a major feature of the "Barbecue Season".

Beside the Yinding Stone Bridge, the sunset glows, the lake is as flat as a mirror, and the lotus flowers in the afterglow of the setting sun, the dark green West Mountain and the lonely ancient tower on the south bank of Jishuitan are pleasing to the eye.

Someone once chanted a poem in praise of it: "When the silver ingot tastes the barbecue, the miles of red lotus are reflected in the green pond. It's like sitting on the top of the Tianxiang Tower, and the drunken people are talking.

The scenery here is great and the food tastes even better.

For more than a hundred years, Kaorou Ji has maintained its traditional flavor. Celebrities from all walks of life, such as Lao She, Mei Lanfang, Ma Lianliang, etc., have been frequent visitors here.

Mr. Pujie, the younger brother of the last emperor Puyi, once wrote a poem for it: "A corner of the small building is covered with ripples. I always love to lean on the painted railing in the wind. The wine and food are delicious. The stove is red and the pine trees are unaware of the cold. The sparse shadows of the trees are worth appreciating in a quiet place. I watch the full moon in a drunken night. I can still enjoy the hustle and bustle of the city. Feng Huan's long sword is no longer useless."

Li Shengli was absolutely exhausted today. In order to show off in front of Liu Zhiruo's family, he ordered all the signature dishes of "Barbecue Season" one after another.

Things like "hand-pulled lamb", "sugar-fried rolls", "braised three whites", "fried shrimps", "roasted camel's paws", "chicken, rice and sea cucumber", "dry-braised yellow croaker", "fried dragon and phoenix shreds", "braised lamb's head", "braised lamb's hoof", "lamb with dried apricots", "halal seafood" and so on were all on offer.

The most important dish is "roasted lamb", and Li Shengli also ordered ten kilograms of lamb slices; the lamb slices are strictly selected, using "Xikou" sheep with black heads and round tails, and only the upper legs and hind legs are used from the whole sheep.

The meat is cut uniquely, the slices are paper thin and very even.

The barbecue preparation method is to soak the cut meat slices in a marinade made of soy sauce, shrimp oil, sesame oil, ginger juice, vinegar and other seasonings, then put them on a meat grill, add shredded green onions and roast them with fruit wood.

In order to make the meat slices fragrant, tender and delicious, it is necessary to sprinkle egg liquid from time to time during roasting, and sprinkle coriander segments after it is cooked. Its characteristics are: not smelly or woody, smooth and delicious, mellow and rich, and you will not feel greasy after eating it for a long time.

"Comrade, please give me another ten kilograms of mutton." Liu Zhiye wiped his mouth. He was not satisfied yet and continued to talk to the "waiter" who was serving the dishes.

The waiter was surprised when he heard this and said, "Ten pounds of mutton? Not four pounds?" As he spoke, he made the sign of a cross with his hands.

"Ten kilograms!" Liu Zhiye nodded affirmatively.

The waiter immediately advised: "Comrades, you ordered so much food, I'm afraid you can't finish it. We don't like waste here, so you have to be careful!"

Liu Zhiye said unhappily: "You are looking down on me, aren't you? This little bit of food is nothing. I don't think it's enough to eat!"

"Don't talk nonsense, just serve the food!"

The waiter was just trying to persuade the customer with good intentions, so how could he control how much or how little the customer ate? Hearing this, he could only reply, "Okay! Please wait a moment!" Then he turned around and walked down the stairs in a few swift steps.

After a while, the waiter came back with several plates of evenly sliced ​​mutton slices.

"Comrade, your food is all here. If you need anything else, please tell me!"

Liu Zhiye poured several plates of mutton on the iron moxa stick and urged everyone: "Eat quickly! Haha, it's a rare occasion that someone treats us, we have to give face to Shengli, right?" There was a bit of humor in his words, making people feel relaxed and happy.

Li Shengli smiled and nodded, saying enthusiastically: "Zhiruo, sister-in-law, please feel free to eat. Order whatever you want. Don't be polite to me." His words were full of enthusiasm and hospitality, which made people feel warm.

Liu Zhiye said with an expression of being a family man, "Then I won't be polite!" Then he said to the "waiter", "Give us another 20 kilograms of mutton!" His tone was full of boldness, just like a man of the world.

The waiter looked at him in horror, thinking to himself: "Wow! Is this guy a pig? If he eats another 20 kilograms, that means he has eaten 40 kilograms of mutton!"

Gan Ning and others also looked at him in surprise. She asked, "Zhiye, how can we finish all this?" She saw that something was wrong with Liu Zhiye, and he seemed to be trying to make trouble for Li Shengli.

Liu Zhiye laughed and said, "This is just the beginning. I'm only half full."

Li Shengli forced a smile and said with a swollen face, "Brother, you can eat as much as you want. I will take care of you." His heart bled, as this effort cost him nearly a hundred yuan, which was the subsidy he had saved with great difficulty.

Liu Zhiye thought to himself: "Huh! You'll cry later."

So he said to the waiter, "It's too hot here. Bring us a few bottles of Arctic Ocean soda."

After a while, he said, "I need to nourish myself recently, so I'll roast some lamb kidneys..."

"Sesame pancakes, come first..."

"Oh! We're out of mutton! Give me another 20 kilograms of mutton!"

"Mm, this [Seared Lamb's Head] tastes really good, I want another one."

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Under the horrified gazes of the crowd, Liu Zhiye devoured all the food like whirlwind. His stomach seemed like a bottomless pit that could never be filled.

Gan Ning, Liu Zhitai, Liu Zhiruo, He Hongmei and others watched this scene, feeling shocked and terrified.

Li Shengli was so frightened that sweat broke out on his face. He never expected that after finally getting a chance to become a big man, he would run into such a weirdo like Liu Zhiye, who was even worse than a pig.

He regretted it so much at this moment, his heart ached and he was thinking about how to end the situation later.

I don’t know if I can use my student ID as collateral so that he can go home and get the money.

Otherwise, he would have no choice but to "wash dishes" here to pay off his debts.

In fact, Liu Zhiye didn't really eat that much food. Although he had a big appetite, it wasn't exaggerated to this extent.

So, how did he do it? In fact, he just took the food into his space when no one was paying attention.

The dinner finally ended with Li Shengli in inner torment.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, it was time to say goodbye.

Liu Zhiye deliberately rubbed salt into his wounds, "Thank you, Brother Shengli, please treat us to a meal some other day, so we don't have to spend so much money!"

Li Shengli said with a forced smile: "Brother, what are you talking about? It's not expensive and a piece of cake. Next time, I will treat everyone to Dong Lai Shun."

Liu Zhiye said seriously, "Okay! When will you invite me? I will definitely go."

Hearing this, Li Shengli wanted to slap himself in the face. He was just trying to be polite to Liu Zhiye, but he didn't expect that the other party took it seriously.

But once the words are spoken, it is impossible to take them back. He could only perfunctorily say, "Well, well, otherwise, let's wait until the girl enters school!"

"Okay! It's settled!" Liu Zhiye's lips curled up slightly, and he sneered in his heart, "It seems that the lesson I taught him this time was not profound enough. Okay! Then I will continue to deal with him carefully next time."

Seeing that everyone was leaving but Li Shengli was still there, Gan Ning said curiously, "Shengli, don't you want to go with us?" Li Shengli forced a smile and said to Gan Ning, "Sister-in-law, I suddenly remembered that I have some things to deal with. So I won't go with you all. See you next time!" There was a hint of helplessness in his voice, but he still remained polite.

No matter how much Li Shengli didn't want to leave, he couldn't leave even if he wanted to; because he didn't have enough money on him, and he didn't know what to do later!
On the road.

Gan Ning patted Liu Zhiye's shoulder helplessly and said, "Why are you like this? Shengli is such a good boy, why do you have to bother him?"

Liu Zhiye said indignantly: "Humph, I just don't like him and want to teach him a lesson."

Liu Zhiruo, who was sitting in the back seat, said with dissatisfaction after hearing this: "Brother, how could you do this? Did Brother Shengli provoke you?" There was a hint of blame in her tone, as if she was puzzled and dissatisfied with her brother's behavior.

Seeing the girl defending Li Shengli, an outsider, Liu Zhiye felt even more annoyed. He said sarcastically, "Hey! Brother Shengli, Brother Shengli, you call me so sweetly. For you, Brother Shengli, even your own brother is complaining?"

Gan Ning and others found it funny that his tone was sour and completely different from the mature and steady Liu Zhiye in the past.

"Brother, are you jealous?" Liu Zhitai teased his elder brother.

Liu Zhiye was so angry that he said, "Shut up! I think you are all going to rebel..."

“Hahahaha…” Gan Ning, He Hongmei and Liu Zhiruo all burst into laughter.

After they returned home laughing and talking happily, the house became lively again.

Many days passed after this.

That night, Liu Zhiye and Gan Ning had just finished washing up and were about to go to bed.

Suddenly, Sha Zhu knocked on his door in a panic, "Brother Liu, Brother Liu, I'm Zhuzi. Sorry to bother you so late at night. Are you asleep?"

When Liu Zhiye heard that it was Sha Zhu who hurriedly came to see him in the middle of the night, he was shocked and wondered what had happened. He sat up with a straight back, looking a little nervous.

Gan Ning also stood up quickly and put on her coat while saying, "Qiu Ju should be giving birth soon. Calculating the date, it will be a matter of one or two days."

"Let's go and take a look..."

"Okay!" Liu Zhiye put on a coat and hurried off the kang. He opened the door and saw Sha Zhu, who was anxiously walking around. "Zhu Zi! What's going on?"

After seeing Liu Zhiye, Sha Zhu seemed to have found his backbone. He said with a heavy heart, "Brother Liu! My wife may be giving birth soon. She has severe stomach pain. What should I do?"

Liu Zhiye glared at him and said, "What else can we do? Go to the hospital right now!"

Sha Zhu was stunned for a moment, then he slapped his forehead and said excitedly: "Okay, okay, I'll take her to the hospital right now." Then he turned around and was about to leave in a hurry.

Liu Zhiye shouted, "Come back here! How are you two going to get to the hospital? Are you going to carry her on your back or on your bicycle?"

Sha Zhu said stupidly: "I can't carry her on my bike. She's in so much pain. I'd better carry her on my back!"

Liu Zhiye: "You should stop eating now!"

"How about this, you ask the third aunt and my mother to go over and help look after Qiu Ju, and I will arrange a car to take you to the hospital."

When Sha Zhu heard Liu Zhiye's arrangement, he responded gratefully: "Thank you, Brother Liu, you really helped us a lot!"

Liu Zhiye instructed Sha Zhu: "Hey, hey! Hurry up and get busy!" After that, he turned around and went back to the house to make a phone call.

Yes, his home also had a telephone. Given his current level and the importance of his work, the organization quickly arranged a telephone for his home without him having to apply for one.

Since we had a phone at home, it was much more convenient to do everything. After Liu Zhiye called the public security detachment, his driver Yu Miao came over in about 20 minutes.

Liu Zhiye called together Yan Jiecheng, Sha Zhu and Deng Ru, and the four of them worked together to lift Wang Qiuju onto the jeep. Then they rushed to the Red Star Factory Hospital at lightning speed.

It was already 10pm when they arrived at the hospital. Director Jiang of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology had already gone home from get off work. There were only two young doctors left in the department, and Liu Zhiye had doubts about their skills.

Therefore, Liu Zhiye asked the director of the obstetrics and gynecology department to come back to see Wang Qiuju. The factory hospital, considering that he was the leader of the factory committee and the director of the security department, would naturally give him this face, so they urgently went to Director Jiang's home to invite her back.

After a busy day, Wang Qiuju successfully entered the ward to prepare for delivery. At this time, Liu Zhiye took Yan Jiecheng away and returned home.

As soon as Liu Zhiye entered the room, Gan Ning asked anxiously, "What happened to Qiuju? Did she give birth?"

Liu Zhiye patted her shoulder gently and comforted her: "Qiuju has just been admitted to the hospital. The doctor said that she will give birth soon, maybe tonight or tomorrow morning."

"Don't worry about her, everything is fine. Let's go to sleep first, maybe there will be good news when we wake up."

"Well, go to sleep. You have to get up early tomorrow to go to the training camp." Gan Ning nodded in response.

The next day, just after dawn, he saw Sha Zhu coming back with a happy face. When Sha Zhu saw him, he grinned and said, "Brother, the baby is born!"

"Qiu Ju, she gave birth to a big fat boy for me, weighing 7.6 jin. I, He Yuzhu, have an heir!" Sha Zhu excitedly told him that his son was born.

Liu Zhiye was also very happy after hearing this, and congratulated Sha Zhu: "Congratulations, Zhuzi! Do you feel that your life is complete now? Hahaha..." His words were full of sincere blessings and joy.

After hearing this, Sha Zhu was also deeply moved. He thought of the friendship that the Liu family had shown him, and he could not help but feel deeply moved.

His own father and sister were not as good to him as the Liu family. This deep affection filled his heart with gratitude and respect.

"Have you named the child?" Liu Zhiye asked with a smile.

Sha Zhu touched the back of his head and said, "I named him He Qiu. What do you think of this name, brother?"

Liu Zhiye smiled and said, "It's a good name. Although it sounds a bit like a girl's name, it does have a good meaning."

He then added, "The character He can mean burden, pronoun, exclamation, etc. When naming, it implies studious, outstanding, and responsible. The five elements belong to wood, which is related to growth and development."

"The word Autumn means autumn, fall, autumn harvest, and harvest. When naming it, it implies maturity, stability, harvest, and success. It belongs to the metal element in the Five Elements, which is related to harvest and success."

"He Qiu, this name not only implies the good wishes of being mature, stable and successful, but also symbolizes extraordinary character and a positive and enterprising attitude towards life."

"So this is a very good name. I didn't expect you to be so good!"

Sha Zhu was quite surprised and said, "Wow! I don't have that level of skill. This is purely a guess. I just took a shortcut and took one character from each of my name and Qiu Ju's."

"I didn't think of these meanings when I chose the name!"

"Hahaha..." Liu Zhiye couldn't help laughing out loud. He originally thought that Sha Zhu was quite capable; he didn't expect that this was a name that Sha Zhu came up with by accident, and he himself didn't understand what it meant.

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Another month passed. At noon that day, the neighbors in the courtyard gathered together to attend the full moon banquet for Sha Zhu's child. The atmosphere was extremely lively.

Sha Zhu made some money again today. The He family has been single for three generations, and now they finally have a boy. Of course he has to celebrate.

Today is the busiest day in this compound. It is Sunday and summer vacation, and adults and children are all gathered at home.

Amid the laughter and the chaos of the banquet, a postman in a blue postal uniform and a wide-brimmed hat walked into the courtyard. He looked hurried, as if he had something important to announce.

He walked to the middle of the crowd and cleared his throat: "Excuse me, is Liu Zhiruo here?" Liu Zhiruo stood up and responded: "Hello comrade, I am Liu Zhiruo."

The postman quickly took out a notice from his bag and said with a smile: "Congratulations, here is your admission notice, please sign for it!"

Liu Zhiruo excitedly took the admission letter and took a closer look, and found out that the student was from the Department of Mathematics at Tsinghua University.

She shouted excitedly: "Dad! Mom! I was admitted to the Department of Mathematics at Tsinghua University!" Her face was filled with joy and pride, as if she had already seen a bright future.

(End of this chapter)