Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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He called out twice, and was about to speak when he saw He Yuzhu smiling.

He asked in surprise, "Master He, I didn't expect you to be here too."

He Yuzhu said, "I didn't expect to go to the South with you. Is there something you need?"

Lou Xiao'e said, "My father asked Secretary Kong to go there."

Secretary Kong put down the chess pieces, apologized, and then went to find Chairman Lou.

Lou Xiao'e sat down opposite He Yuzhu and said, "Master He, it's so nice to see you."

"I'm so happy to see you. You've grown into a beautiful young woman."

He Yuzhu was somewhat emotional, recalling how Lou Xiao'e had just been a young girl, a junior high school student.

It's been a few years since I last saw them; they've all grown up.

Just like before, although everyone on the street is as thin as a bamboo pole, Lou Xiao'e has no shortage of food and can still maintain a perfect figure that is neither too fat nor too thin.

Lou Xiao'e said happily, "It's so good to meet you. I always feel that the pastries I make are not as delicious as yours."

Chapter 336 Reunion with Lou Xiao'e

He Yuzhu said, "It's a pity we're on a train, otherwise I would have shown you my skills."

Before He Yuzhu could finish speaking, Secretary Wang came over and said, "Master He, the big boss has discussed it with the head chef at the restaurant, and you can use their kitchen."

"Ah!" He Yuzhu was very surprised, not expecting that the big leader could negotiate with the train's restaurant to use their kitchen utensils.

"Great, I can enjoy Chef He's cooking again."

He Yuzhu introduced Lou Xiao'e to Secretary Wang, and then the three of them went to the restaurant together.

Many leaders were already seated. When you met someone you knew, you would greet them first, and then you would see the top leader and the person wearing a chef's white coat.

The senior leader introduced, "This is Chef Niu from the train's dining car."

I must have introduced He Yuzhu to Master Niu before. Master Niu shook He Yuzhu's hand very politely and said with a smile:

"Hello, Chef He. I didn't expect you to be a first-class cook at such a young age."

"You're welcome."

He Yuzhu was led into the back kitchen. The space was not large, but it was well-equipped with various tools, and it used a gas cylinder. There was also a wide variety of ingredients.

Besides Chef Niu, there were two other kitchen helpers. He Yuzhu chatted with them for a while and learned that Chef Niu was actually an eighth-level chef.

Come to think of it, how could an ordinary train possibly have a high-class cook?

No wonder when the big boss told him, Master Niu rushed to get himself in.

After all, these are high-ranking leaders. Although we can't promote them, we can make them suffer by making a phone call.

Having the skills himself, He Yuzhu wasn't flustered. He asked the kitchen helper to bring him the order slip and started getting busy.

He was just serving these high-ranking officials, cooking up all the dishes they ordered.

Of course, he also had his own share, and in the end, he even made a "three-no-stick" dish and served it to Lou Xiao'e.

Chairman Lou thanked him and invited He Yuzhu to sit down for dinner.

After dinner, when no one was looking, Chairman Lou slipped a small red envelope to him.

"Master He, I'm sorry to have troubled you these past few days."

"You're too kind, it's nothing."

He Yuzhu declined several times, but Chairman Lou still stuffed the wallet into his pocket, which He Yuzhu accepted with a smile.

When He Yuzhu returned to his soft sleeper compartment, he saw that Secretary Kong had left, and Lou Xiao'e had moved in, putting her clothes and luggage on the upper bunk.

He Yuzhu opened his luggage, took out his toothbrush cup, and asked, "Why did you move here?"

Lou Xiao'e said with a smile, "My dad snores very loudly, so he had me and Secretary Kong switch seats and share a private room with you. My dad is at ease with that."

He Yuzhu could only say yes, that he trusted him.

Chairman Lou probably doesn't know who he is.

Lou Xiao'e was the only woman to give birth to He Yuzhu's son. Of all the women in the world, only Lou Xiao'e was the best to He Yuzhu.

However, the current Lou Xiao'e is only eighteen years old and has just come of age. This is not the Lou Xiao'e who married Xu Damao.

Thinking about this, He Yuzhu felt a little strange. Xu Damao and Jia Zhangshi had been married before. Would Chairman Lou agree to Lou Xiao'e marrying Xu Damao in this lifetime?

However, this issue still needs time to be verified.

We are currently in the sleeper compartment. The two lower berths are for the senior leader and Secretary Wang, while Lou Xiao'e is staying on the upper berth, which is quite reassuring.

Life on a train isn't very convenient; after washing up, you can only gather together and chat.

They either played chess or cards, but He Yuzhu had an extra task compared to others: temporarily acting as a cook to serve these leaders.

The trains now travel at only 20 to 30 kilometers per hour, and it takes a week to travel from Beijing to Guangzhou by train.

He Yuzhu worked as a cook for a week. Although it was a bit tough, he became friends with all the leaders and comrades.

In particular, he was very proficient in Go and Chinese chess, and in his spare time he would play Go and Chinese chess with these leaders in the restaurant.

If He Yuzhu were just a cook, he wouldn't receive this treatment. But he is currently a section-level cadre and the deputy director of a large factory with 5000 employees. His rank is not low, and none of these leaders treat him like an ordinary cook.

He Yuzhu also discussed some collaborations with them. The machinery factory could provide lathes, air conditioners, electric fans, and diesel engines, offering a fairly complete range of products.

These leaders were also factory directors and secretaries of large factories, and He Yuzhu could chat with anyone.

Besides this, he also restored his relationship with Lou Xiao'e, and they became even more familiar with each other than before. They spent every day together, and he made her a lot of desserts.

That evening, when He Yuzhu returned from the restaurant, he saw that the senior leader was already asleep, but Lou Xiao'e was still sitting on a small stool in the aisle.

Question: "Why aren't you asleep yet?"

Lou Xiao'e clutched her stomach and said, "Master He, my dad drank the bowl of white fungus soup you made for me last night. Is there any left in the kitchen?"

“Of course not,” He Yuzhu said.

Lou Xiao'e looked disappointed. Her father had just told her that she had eaten too much and wouldn't let her eat anymore.

He waited until he fell asleep before coming to find He Yuzhu, only to discover that she was already gone.

He Yuzhu knew that this little foodie was hungry again.

Q: "Your dad won't let you eat dinner?"

"I ate it, but in limited quantities, because it's not good to get too fat."

Then he looked down at himself and said, "I'm not fat!"

He Yuzhu nodded: "You're not fat, but you're not thin either."

Lou Xiao'e reached out and slapped him, scolding, "What?!"

He Yuzhu apologized, and Lou Xiao'e let him go.

He Yuzhu said, "Let's go to the restaurant, I'll get you a late-night snack."

"Really?"

"Of course it's true. Would I lie to you?"

He Yuzhu brought Lou Xiao'e to the restaurant. The three chefs were all resting, and there was no one else there.

He Yuzhu asked her what she wanted to eat, and Lou Xiao'e didn't insist. After discussing it, He Yuzhu looked at the ingredients and decided to make two kinds: sugar triangles and sesame paste cakes.

Sugar triangles and sesame cakes are both traditional desserts in Beijing. After they are made, they need to be steamed for 20 minutes. Both can be made in one pot.

This is more convenient.

Lou Xiao'e, the little foodie, also went into the kitchen to help He Yuzhu.

Although He Yuzhu has done relatively few white-themed dishes, he has already accumulated a lot of experience and has long since advanced to the top level.

She was very skilled at making these snacks, which made Lou Xiao'e very envious.

"Master He, your cooking skills are really good. I have never eaten a better meal than yours."

He Yuzhu said a few modest words, quickly finished making the two kinds of pastries, placed them on the steamer, lit the fire, and glanced at the time.

Suddenly the lights went out, plunging the kitchen into darkness.

"Why is the power out?" Lou Xiao'e suddenly felt a little scared.

He Yuzhu said, "It's probably a rule on the train that the power is turned off at night."

Lou Xiao'e hadn't adjusted to the darkness yet when she groped her way out, only to bump into the corner of a table.

She cried out in pain and backed away, coincidentally ending up in He Yuzhu's arms.

He Yuzhu then put his arm around Lou Xiao'e to prevent her from falling.

"You...you take your hand away." Lou Xiao'e suddenly felt a large hand pressing on her breast and squeezing it twice, so she quickly spoke up to stop it.

He Yuzhu then realized that he had placed his hand in the wrong place, and quickly moved his hand to support Lou Xiao'e's not very slender waist.

"I'm sorry, I was just flustered."

"No...it's okay."