“Brother, the fish is done.”
Qin Huai Ru carried a large basin to the table, sour and spicy fish, the broth was oily and looked appetizing.
“Good, let’s try to finish it all.”
Li Wu Wei took the first bite of fish, the taste was pretty good.
Seeing the abundance of fish, Qin Huai Ru couldn't help but eat some too.
“Brother, you’re really skilled, to catch such a big fish.”
“Well, you wouldn’t believe it, you should have seen it, when the fish took the bait, I knew it was a big one. I reeled in the fishing rod for a long time before I pulled it up, if it were anyone else, they would’ve slipped and lost it.”
Li Wu Wei boasted, but the truth was that he had barely caught a small fish, and it had slipped off the ice as soon as he pulled it up, he didn't even feel it.
Qin Huai Ru looked at her husband with admiration, she thought he was perfect in every way.
“Huai Ru, let’s get the wedding done this weekend, we’ll have it at your place. I’ll prepare everything on Saturday, and after you get off work we’ll head back to the village.”
Li Wu Wei wanted to keep up appearances in Qin’s village, he wanted his marriage to be grand.
“Okay! But don’t go overboard.”
Qin Huai Ru was still concerned about the money, she was already married and part of the Li family.
“I’ll handle it, don’t worry about it!”
Li Wu Wei put on an air of authority, there could only be one voice in the house, and it was his.
After a while, the fish in the basin was still not finished, but it was fine, it wouldn't spoil in the winter.
After dinner, Qin Huai Ru quickly washed the dishes outside, locked up the duck, put water on the stove to heat for bathing, and then went to wash clothes.
After finishing everything, she closed the bedroom door and scrubbed her husband’s back, and it was only after a long night that she got to rest.
The next morning, Qin Huai Ru was worried about being late for work, she woke up before dawn, so she just stayed up.
She got out of bed and shivered with cold, but it was fine, she would warm up when she started working.
After she ate breakfast, she warmed up the extra portion in the pot, and prepared the hot water for washing her face, and the drinking water.
Before leaving, she saw her husband sleeping soundly, she couldn't help but kiss him, then happily went to work.
“Oh, Qin Jie, you’re out early!”
Xu Da Mao was washing his face at the sink, and saw Qin Huai Ru going out, she was such a diligent person.
“We ran out of salt at home, I’m going to the early market to buy some, it won’t affect work.”
Qin Huai Ru said, and quickly walked away.
Xu Da Mao stood there dumbfounded, couldn't Li Wu Wei go buy some salt himself, since he wasn't working?
“Mom, you said you would find me a wife, have you been serious about it?”
Xu Da Mao turned around and went back to the house to seek answers from his mother.
“I have been, your dad has been going out early and coming back late every day, isn’t that because he’s been busy with your business, it’s almost done.”
Xu Mu was braiding her daughter's hair, she was going to school soon.
“Good! But where will I live after I marry? There are only two rooms in our house, and there’s also my little sister, we won’t be able to fit.”
Xu Da Mao was troubled, he usually lived in the outer room, but that wouldn’t work once he got married.
“Brother, are you going to kick me out?”
Xu Feng Ling looked up, she was unhappy.
“No, it’s just, I have to get married eventually.”
Xu Da Mao rubbed his hands, he didn’t want to move out of the courtyard, he was used to living here.
“Alright, when you get married, your mom and dad will take your sister to the old house.”
Xu Mu had already made plans.
“Okay!”
Xu Da Mao felt relieved, he could go to work with peace of mind, but before leaving, he glanced at the Li family’s house, Bah.
…
The sun was high in the sky, Li Wu Wei finally got a good night's sleep, he didn't have to worry about going to work, he naturally woke up when the sun was shining brightly.
He yawned and carried a basin to the courtyard to wash up, the aunties saw him and couldn't help but point and talk.
“Morning, Second Aunt!”
“It’s not morning anymore, I’m about to cook lunch.”
Second Aunt was holding a child, it was her youngest son, Liu Guang Fu.
“Then it’s not morning anymore.”
Li Wu Wei washed up and went to the kitchen, he saw that the breakfast that was supposed to be kept warm was cold, he thought to himself, I’ll just eat outside.
There was no rationing yet, as long as you had money and a legal income, you could eat and drink freely, he was not afraid of being investigated.
Besides, he wasn't a big shot, who would pay attention to him.
“Li Wu Wei, are you going out? Are you not fishing today?”
Second Aunt asked, there was another child beside her, her second son, Liu Guang Tian, her eldest son Liu Guang Qi was at school.
“I’m not fishing, it’s so cold, I’m going out to eat, I’m hungry.”
Li Wu Wei pushed his bicycle, feeling suddenly superior, in this era, he was also a trendsetter.
“Scoundrel!”
After he left, Second Aunt couldn’t help but mutter to herself.
Qin Huai Ru gets up early to work and goes to work, but Li Wu Wei sleeps until almost noon, and then has the nerve to go eat outside.
When the aunties in the courtyard heard about it, they also started to complain.
Jia Zhang Shi, who didn’t really fit in, leaned against the side and chimed in: “I told you Qin Huai Ru would have to suffer, look, she has to go to work to support Li Wu Wei. My family is different, my Dong Xu is diligent, whoever marries him will live a good life. Later on, she’ll regret it.”
However, everyone disagreed, Jia Zhang Shi is lazy and eats too much, she’s no better than Li Wu Wei.
Li Wu Wei rode his bicycle out of the courtyard and went straight to Feng Ze Yuan, it was a big four-courtyard restaurant, and an old brand.
It was bought by someone for five thousand big yuan, very famous, there were many famous chefs, and it also often hosted state banquets.
The dishes sold inside were all good things, like shark fin, sea cucumber, bird’s nest, etc., they had everything.
He just wanted to order two dishes and try them today, he couldn’t live a hard life after transmigrating.
“Hey, He Da Qing!”
Li Wu Wei saw a familiar face right at the entrance of Feng Ze Yuan.
“Li Wu Wei, what are you doing here?”
He Da Qing was coming out from inside Feng Ze Yuan, he had learned his cooking skills here, now that his job at the steel mill was gone, he wanted to find his masters to see if they could introduce him to a job.