Chapter 96 Rejection of Yan Bugui

Li Shengli was riding a bicycle with a bag he brought back from the countryside on the back seat, and he slowly rode towards the courtyard.

If you meet someone you know on the street, just smiling and nodding is considered a greeting.

"Shengli, are you back?" As soon as Li Shengli pushed the cart into the courtyard, he met the three aunts.

"Yes, Auntie." Li Shengli nodded, parked his bicycle in front of his house and took the things off the back seat.

"Shengli, why did you bring back so many things?" The third aunt looked at the pocket in Li Shengli's hand with envy.

"Well, they are not good stuff at all. They are sweet potatoes exchanged from the countryside." Li Shengli said as he patted the bag in his hand. There were obvious bulges on the surface of the bag.

"Oh, it's sweet potato." Auntie Three said somewhat disappointedly.

Li Shengli thought that these three aunts were indeed a family with the third uncle Yan Bugui.

Without paying any more attention to the three aunts, Li Shengli carried the things.

The first thing I did when I got home was to light a fire. I had been out for several days and the room was cold.

Li Shengli started a fire and cleaned up a bit. At noon, Li Shengli made a simple meal and ate it.

After dinner, Li Shengli lay on the bed and prepared to take a nap. He didn’t sleep well last night, so he had to make up for it now.

While Lee Seung-ri was catching up on his sleep at home, the news of Lee Seung-ri's return had already spread in the yard.

"Auntie, what did that kid from the Li family bring back in this bag?" Several aunties were washing clothes by the sink, and one of them asked with envy.

"It should be a bag of sweet potatoes. At least it looks like that to me." Our aunt said as she put on her clothes. She saw that the print on the bag also looked like sweet potatoes.

"This kid from the Li family is really something. Others just exchanged some meat or something, but he carried back such a big bag of sweet potatoes from dozens of miles away." Jia Zhang's mouth was full of sarcasm as soon as she opened it.

It was difficult for others to criticize her, after all, she was right, these sweet potatoes were sold in the grain store. Everyone would think that Li Shengli was a fool for carrying a bag of more than ten kilograms of sweet potatoes from such a long distance.

Li Shengli did not hear the discussions of the people in the yard, and even if he did, he would not care.

After a good nap in the house, Li Shengli woke up, stretched, took a long breath, reached out to grab the alarm clock beside him and took a look. It was almost four o'clock.

After sitting up from the bed, Li Shengli first poured a glass of water and drank it. After drinking the water, he sat on a chair, relaxed, and stood up to stretch his body.

After fully recovering from his shock, Li Shengli was thinking about how to spend the afternoon.

"Shengli, are you home?" There was a knock on the door, and a female voice that sounded slightly familiar.

"I'm here, I'll be there soon." Li Shengli shouted quickly, and stood up and walked towards the door.

After opening the door, Li Shengli looked closely and found that it was Director Wang from the Street Office.

"Hello, Director Wang, what a rare visitor. What do you want to talk to me about?" Li Shengli knew that Director Wang would not come to see him if he had nothing to do.

"Shengli, are you free next Sunday?" Director Wang was also busy, so he didn't greet Li Shengli and asked directly.

"Yes." Li Shengli nodded quickly. He hadn't taken any private work recently.

"When you are free, Shengli, I have something to ask you." Director Wang nodded and said. "What is it, Director, please come in and tell me." Li Shengli welcomed Director Wang into his home and poured him a glass of water.

Director Wang told Li Shengli the purpose of his visit. Someone Director Wang knew was getting married, and they wanted to find a chef from a big hotel, but unexpectedly the chef was not free on that day, and the date had already been set. Director Wang happened to know Li Shengli, so she told him that she knew a young man with good cooking skills.

"No problem, Director Wang, you are introducing a job to me, how can I not agree to it?" Li Shengli patted his chest and made a promise.

"Then Shengli, do you have time this afternoon?" Director Wang said with a satisfied smile.

"Then let's go." Li Shengli understood and decided to go and discuss with others about the wedding banquet next Sunday.

"By the way, Director, do you know anyone who is good at repairing watches?"

Director Wang was very satisfied with Li Shengli's expression. The two of them rode their bicycles to Director Wang's friend's house to discuss what needed to be prepared for the wedding banquet.

While Li Shengli was discussing with others what needed to be prepared for the wedding banquet, Director Wang said goodbye to the two of them and returned to the street office. She had a lot of things to do every day.

After the discussion, Li Shengli did not ask how much the wedding banquet labor fee was. No matter how much it was, he had to give it to Director Wang for his sake.

After discussing everything, Li Shengli rode his bicycle back to the courtyard.

Time flies, and a week has passed in the blink of an eye. It is almost April and the weather is getting warmer.

On Sunday, early in the morning, Li Shengli carried his bag and took his lunch box to the restaurant he had agreed to meet with Director Wang.

When he arrived at the place, Li Shengli had already completed the preparatory work, including blanching what needed to be blanched, shredding what needed to be shredded, and stewing what needed to be prepared in advance.

By the time the bride was brought back, Li Shengli had almost finished preparing everything. The cold dishes had been mixed, and other ingredients like pork elbows, meatballs and fish had been stewed and placed in the pot.

When it was time to serve the dishes, Li Shengli was already familiar with the process. He asked people to bring the dishes to the table. He ate in the kitchen while listening to the diners praising his food. Although Li Shengli's face showed no expression, he was actually very happy in his heart.

After the wedding banquet was over, Li Shengli returned to the courtyard with the red envelopes given by the host, packed meals, some candies and peanuts, and two packs of cigarettes.

He met Yan Bugui at the door. Li Shengli refused Yan Bugui's offer of food and drink and went home with the lunch box.

I opened the red envelope and checked it. I gave it five dollars, which is not bad. This is also the normal price outside.

To be honest, Li Shengli has begun to hate Yan Bugui's family. In the beginning, Li Shengli would occasionally treat Yan Bugui, but he didn't expect that Yan Bugui has become more and more arrogant recently. Last time, Li Shengli brought back the lunch box from a private job and invited Yan Bugui to dinner, but because he didn't ask him to bring good wine, Yan Bugui was reluctant to take even the Niulanshan Erguotou, and took the wine diluted with water by Li Shengli.

Li Shengli's face turned ugly at that time. This time he wanted to eat for free. No matter what kind of wine he brought, Li Shengli was not going to give him the chance to eat for free.

"This brat." Yan Bugui outside the door shook his head with an unpleasant look on his face. This Li Shengli was too disrespectful to him.

"Dad, why are you back?" Yan Jiefang asked in surprise when he saw his father coming back with a bottle of wine.

"Where else can I go if I don't come back?" Yan Bugui said with a straight face. Li Shengli had treated him to dinner a few times before, and Yan Bugui thought he could get a free meal this time.

"You were driven back." Yan Jiefang teased, then he sighed and said gloatingly: "I said you couldn't handle that wine, now you've been driven back, you've lost face."

"Go away, why are you everywhere?" Yan Bugui scolded Yan Jiefang with a stern face, feeling a little embarrassed.

(End of this chapter)