Chapter 129

Su Mei bumped Cao Cao Weiguo again, clutching his clothes, her face filled with a sweet smile.

Soon, the two arrived at Su Mei’s family teahouse.

Locking the bicycle outside, the two walked into the antique-style small teahouse.

Inside, there was only one table of guests—two old men drinking clear tea while playing chess.

Su Mei called out: "Dad!"

Su’s father turned from the counter: "Daughter is back. Who is this?"

Cao Cao Weiguo smiled and said: "Uncle, it’s me, Cao Cao Weiguo. I used to come here to bum tea from you."

Su’s father laughed: "It’s little Cao. It’s been a long time. You’ve grown much sturdier."

Enthusiastically inviting Cao Cao Weiguo to sit, Su Mei snatched the teapot: "I’ll make it for him."

Su’s father smiled kindly: "Fine, I won't get in the way here."

Su Mei skillfully brewed the tea and boiled the water, the fragrance of the tea drifting quietly.

"Cao Cao Weiguo, how is your work?"

Su Mei asked while brewing tea: "I wanted to find you a long time ago."

She really wanted to be in the same unit as Cao Cao Weiguo, but work assignments didn't follow her wishes.

Once they graduated from high school, the two went their separate ways.

Cao Cao Weiguo: "Work is going quite smoothly. I apprenticed under a good master at the steel rolling mill..."

Sniffing the rich tea fragrance, Cao Cao Weiguo began to talk about his work at the steel rolling mill.

Hearing that Cao Cao Weiguo was already married, Su Mei opened her eyes wide in surprise.

"You! You’re married!"

Cao Cao Weiguo smiled and said: "Mm, married this April."

Su Mei pouted, her mood low: "How could you get married without a word?"

Cao Cao Weiguo said: "No choice. I’m the only one in my family; being single for a long time isn't a good thing."

Su Mei poured a cup of tea for Cao Cao Weiguo with graceful movements: "Can you take me to see your wife when you have time?"

"No problem! We can go today!"

Su Mei shook her head: "It’s too late today. Wait until I finish my entry procedures at the parts factory."

The two drank tea and chatted in the teahouse, talking about interesting things in life.

Seeing it was dark outside, Cao Cao Weiguo stood up to say goodbye.

Su Mei waved at Cao Cao Weiguo: "Stay safe."

Cao Cao Weiguo waved with a smile: "See you in a few days!"

Watching Cao Cao Weiguo’s back, Su Mei felt depressed and pouted.

Thinking that Cao Cao Weiguo was married, she felt an indescribable discomfort in her heart.

Sihe Academy

Cao Cao Weiguo brought a net bag of tomatoes and a package of jujube cake.

Surprisingly, he didn't run into the Third Master at the entrance.

"Bang Geng! My Bang Geng!"

Just past the front courtyard, he heard a burst of wailing.

A group of people was gathered at the entrance of the Jia house.

"Third Master, what’s going on?"

Cao Cao Weiguo asked the Third Master.

The Third Master frowned: "Hey, Bang Geng went to catch fish after school and fell into the water and drowned."

Cao Cao Weiguo said in surprise: "Drowned! Is he okay!"

The Third Master said: "Nothing major. There were many people nearby, and he was saved as soon as he was discovered, but the child was scared quite badly."

While they were talking, Seeing Shazhu ran out carrying Bang Geng.

The First Master asked: "What happened?"

Qin Qin Huairu wiped her tears: "Bang Geng has a fever."

Jia Jia Zhangshi chased after Seeing Shazhu from behind: "Bang Geng, my eldest grandson, you must not be okay."

Watching the few people run out of the courtyard with Bang Geng, the Third Master sighed and shook his head.

"Bang Geng is too naughty; he doesn't know how to let people rest easy."

Cao Cao Weiguo didn't speak and pushed his bicycle home.

"Wife, try this jujube cake."

"Husband, did you see Bang Geng?"

Cao Cao Weiguo said: "Don't worry about the Jia family’s business; it has nothing to do with us."

Cao Cao Weiguo didn't want to get involved in the Jia family’s affairs.

It wasn't that he was hard-hearted, but Jia Jia Zhangshi was simply too unreasonable and difficult to deal with.

She would stir up trouble even when she was in the wrong.

Handing the jujube cake to Song Song Yulan, Cao Cao Weiguo entered the kitchen to start cooking the fish.

Two fish were made into fish with pickled vegetables.

One fish was made into winter bamboo shoot fish soup.

Cao Cao Weiguo looked at the remaining two: "Let’s send these two to Uncle tonight."

Song Song Yulan said happily: "Great, let’s visit Uncle’s house tonight."

The couple busied themselves in the kitchen, and soon the fragrance of the braised fish drifted out.

Cao Cao Weiguo used plenty of ingredients, and the smell was rich and fragrant.

It immediately covered up the smell of the fish the Third Master’s family was braising.

"So fragrant!"

"This must be fish braised with pickled vegetables!"

"Cao Cao Weiguo’s culinary skills are too good!"

"It’s making me die of craving!"

The First Master swallowed his saliva: "Eating fish and meat all day, it’s simply not right."

The First Mother said: "They are young and capable, earning so much money; it’s normal to eat well."

The Third Master’s family’s eyes lit up as they smelled the fragrance.

Third Master: "Hey, we should have let Cao Cao Weiguo cook the fish; his braised fish is too fragrant."

Sihe Academy.

After eating a full fish feast, Cao Cao Weiguo and his wife carried the large fish to visit.

Shen Gong’s family was very happy to receive the two large carp.

The couple stayed for a while and then said goodbye.

It was getting late, and it wouldn't be good to disturb their rest.

The Aunt couldn't stop smiling as she looked at the fish in the basin:

"Cao Cao Weiguo, this nephew-in-law, is really not bad."

Shen Gong smiled and said: "My eyes are very accurate when it comes to people."

The Aunt said: "Then why didn't you know to save him for our daughter."

Shen Gong smiled sheepishly: "Our daughter is too young; otherwise, I would definitely have recruited Cao Cao Weiguo into our family."

Cao Cao Weiguo and his wife returned to the Sihe Academy.

Yan Yan Jiecheng greeted them: "Cao Weiguo, you’ve returned just in time. The courtyard is about to hold a meeting."

At this moment, the First Master had already moved the table out and placed it in the courtyard.

The three masters sat upright, and the residents gathered in the middle courtyard in twos and threes.

Cao Cao Weiguo and his wife found a corner to stand in.

He had no interest in getting involved in the courtyard’s affairs.

The First Master put down his tea mug: "Everyone knows that Bang Geng fell into the water and got sick, and the Jia family, orphans and widows, are living in difficulty."