[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-siheyuan-divorced-and-penniless-yet-you-still-ex":3,"chapter-siheyuan-divorced-and-penniless-yet-you-still-ex-siheyuan-divorced-and-done-with-your-old-age-sch-chapter-18":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Siheyuan: Divorced and Done with Your Old-Age Schemes",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2002555,2946,"Chapter 18","siheyuan-divorced-and-done-with-your-old-age-sch-chapter-18",18,"\u003Cp>Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye asked the factory director's secretary: \"Where is the honored guest we are hosting today from?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there anything they particularly want to eat, or any dietary restrictions?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The factory director's secretary thought for a moment and said, \"They seem to be from the south, but I don't know exactly where.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But they look rather delicate and refined.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know about any dietary restrictions either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Squad Leader Lu, just do your best; no matter what, the meals you cook will surely be better than what Sha Zhu makes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye smiled: \"Comrade Xiao Yang jokes too much; I am just an ordinary person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I will do my best.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secretary Xiao Yang left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye thought for a moment, deciding on salt-baked chicken, roasted stuffed duck, and pen cai, with the rest being ordinary home-style dishes from Sihe Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The canteen's ingredients were not abundant, so being able to make these dishes should be considered extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye cooked with serious focus, the several little chefs around him were stunned into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had never seen such dishes before; they had never even eaten them, let alone cooked them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than an hour, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye had already prepared eight dishes and two soups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secretary Xiao Yang personally led people over to carry the dishes up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Yang, Deputy Director Li, and the three leaders of the Rolling Steel Factory stared at the food on the table, completely dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How had they never seen this before?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Deputy Director Li, who nearly slammed the table right then and there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today he had originally intended to have Sha Zhu come cook, but Director Yang insisted on letting Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye give it a try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this was the result?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye was clearly making a fool of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Deputy Director Li could speak, the arriving honored guest said: \"Old Yang, I never expected that your Rolling Steel Factory's kitchen would hide such tigers and dragons.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just these three dishes are exactly what Old Chen loves to eat most.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Salt-baked chicken, roasted stuffed duck, and pen cai; these are authentic Cantonese dishes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"An ordinary person could never make them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words were on Deputy Director Li's lips, but he quickly swallowed them back down!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had this Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye actually received praise?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That brat, how did he manage it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was actually this formidable!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Yang also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, though on the surface he remained calm and composed: \"Hahaha... Minister Chen, to be honest, this chef today is someone I just promoted, a seventh-grade master chef!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is not old, but his attainment in culinary arts is truly this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come, come, let us eat while we talk, and see how these dishes taste.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three honored guests began to use their chopsticks, and after just one bite, they were already singing praises without end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The taste of this roasted stuffed duck is excellent; the skin is crispy and the meat fragrant; this is exactly the flavor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Salt-baked chicken! This is the taste I ate when I was a child!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This pen cai is also delicious; I have wanted to eat it for a long Third Third Third Third Time, but no chef knew how to make it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old Yang, we have an agreement; in the future, if I have the chance, I must borrow this chef of yours for a while!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As these honored guests lavished praise on Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye, Director Yang felt extremely honored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately agreed to everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because these three dishes were simply too delicious, Deputy Director Li did not get to eat a single bite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key was that Director Yang would not let him eat, constantly giving him dirty looks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was craving it terribly in his heart, secretly thinking that in the future he must find an opportunity to have Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye cook a meal just for him to taste!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the meal, the honored guests departed fully satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they were leaving, Minister Chen specifically took out two bicycle tickets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He handed them to Director Yang, saying: \"These are for Master Xiao Lu; you must not greedily keep them for yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Help me inquire whether this young fellow has a partner.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he does not, I will introduce my daughter to him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Yang smiled and agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deputy Director Li stared at those two bicycle tickets, his eyes shining with greed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this era, bicycle tickets were so scarce that even the Rolling Steel Factory only received a few each year; they were extremely difficult to obtain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye had suddenly acquired two?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Minister Chen actually wanted to introduce his daughter to Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye even worthy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was just a divorced man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye received high praise from Director Yang, who also gave both bicycle tickets to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little Lu, your luck has finally turned.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Minister Chen especially likes the dishes you cook and even said he wants you as his son-in-law!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You kid, well done!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take all the leftovers from the small canteen back with you; here is a red envelope as your reward, don't be shy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Yang even dipped into his own pocket to give Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye some money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finding it hard to refuse such earnest hospitality, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye accepted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he returned to the Sihe Academy carrying large and small bags, it made all the beasts green with envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Yan Yan Yan Bugui immediately blocked Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye, staring at the items in his hands, and said, \"Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye, I heard you kid got a reward?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those are two bicycle tickets!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do you plan to use them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're alone; you can't possibly buy two bicycles, can you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at me, the Third Master...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Big shots, please give flowers, tickets, and everything~.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>014. Raking up old scores! The ex-wife visits again! (First update)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Yan Yan Yan Yan Bugui could finish, Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye bluntly said, \"Third Master, where is your face??\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go home and look in the mirror; did you leave your face behind at the school?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Yan Yan Yan Yan Bugui didn't quite understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What face?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was there something on his face?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But upon hearing the latter part of the sentence, Yan Yan Yan Yan Bugui understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye was indirectly cursing him for being shameless!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Yan Yan Yan Bugui flew into a rage: \"Lu Lu Lu Lu Lu Jianye, how can you talk like that, you kid?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm just trying to help you out of kindness!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What, now that you've become a squad leader, you don't regard the people in this courtyard with any respect?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mutual help and assistance have been the rules of our courtyard for many years!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Yan Yan Yan Bugui threw caution to the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was an elementary school teacher who had always wanted to get hold of a bicycle ticket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could that be so easy?\u003C\u002Fp>",1238,"2026-06-15T15:25:36.529Z","2026-06-15T15:59:10.777Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","aace9783877ba4eb217e6a2b6c59fe4189e5513448219ae7831bb55ca000d8c0","siheyuan-divorced-and-done-with-your-old-age-sch-chapter-19","siheyuan-divorced-and-done-with-your-old-age-sch-chapter-17",75,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsiheyuan-divorced-and-done-with-your-old-age-sch-cover.gif"]