When the defrauded money was returned to their hands, the three old people were naturally elated, as if they had an extra 350,000 yuan. Not only did they take turns taking care of Bao at the hospital from beginning to end, but they also made sure to invite Li Ya to their home for dinner.
"You are the benefactor of our family!"
"We should kowtow to you!"
"Without you, we don't know how to survive!"
Tang Qing's father, mother and father-in-law waited for Bao Qing to be discharged from the hospital and welcomed him and his woman to their small courtyard. After cooking a table of delicious food, they rushed to the old courtyard of Li's family on Lushan Road to invite Li Ya.
"Three elders, you are my benefactors, the benefactors of our Li family!"
Li Ya faced Tang Qing's parents and father-in-law and knelt down first.
"Child, get up quickly. Get up quickly. If you want to kneel down, we will kneel down to you."
"Yes, yes, if you want to kneel down, we will kneel down to you. You are our savior."
"My child, what the Tang family did to the Li family is insignificant, but you are a huge kindness to us. You saved the lives of our three old people!"
Tang Qing's mother, father-in-law and Tang Qing's father hurriedly stepped forward to help Li Ya up.
"You guys, don't thank me back and forth like this. If you thank me again, the delicious food on the table will become leftovers overnight."
Tang Qing interrupted.
"Yes, yes, child, come over quickly, come over quickly."
“Xiaoqiang’s grandma’s bowl of braised pork was made from the best pork from the mountains.”
"I also stewed a three-yellow chicken. I know Yaya, you like to eat chicken soup. I guarantee you can eat three big bowls of the chicken soup today."
"Grandpa, grandma, grandpa, my stomach is starting to growl and my saliva is drooling."
The three old people gathered around Li Ya and headed to the Tang Family Courtyard in Ximentou, talking and laughing along the way.
It's not far from Lushan Road to Ximentou, it only takes about ten minutes.
However, Tang Qing walked for more than half an hour. By the time she arrived at the small courtyard, Li Ya had already eaten three bowls of chicken soup.
"Master Jiujin, are you too unreasonable? Grandpa, grandma, grandpa invited me to dinner, but you disappeared. Are you jealous that I stole your love?"
"Haha, if you want to take away, you are also taking away the love that my parents and father-in-law have for Xiaoqiang. You have nothing to do with me."
"Mom, how did Aunt Li Ya steal my love?"
"Xiaoqiang, you will be called Sister Li Ya from now on. She is your generation, hehe."
"You, Master Jiujin, are you waiting here to take advantage of me?"
"I'm taking advantage of you even more. Look, who did I invite for you?"
Tang Qing pointed his hand back, and an old man stood in the courtyard of the Tang family courtyard with a smile.
"Caitou Toutou? Master Jiujin, you, you, what do you mean?"
Li Ya's smile froze instantly.
"Don't be nervous, this is the first person to renovate old houses in our city of Yan."
Tang Qing asked Cai Tou Tou Tou to sit down while explaining to Li Ya.
"The first person to renovate old houses?"
Li Ya was puzzled.
"Manager Li, making tiling is just my spare time job, and renovating old houses is my specialty. My family has been bricklayers for generations. Your old Li family yard on Lushan Road was built by my grandfather for the general manager, and my father as the master craftsman.
Get started."
"Oh, is that so? You are the old master who built our house? I have been asking, but I just can't find out. How did you know that I want to renovate the old house? Are you willing to renovate the old house for me?"
Li Ya was overjoyed, and her frozen smile bloomed again.
"Manager Li, to be honest, if Master Jiujin hadn't invited me over and over again, I really wouldn't have been willing to take on this job."
Tell the truth.
"Master Jiujin invites you over and over again? What's going on?"
Li Ya asked Tang Qing.
"Are you feeling better after eating three bowls of chicken soup? I haven't eaten a bite of food yet. Master Caijiao also only had half of the meal at home when I called him over. It's important for us all to drink and eat first to fill our stomachs.
"
Tang Qing did not answer Li Ya, but walked over and poured a glass of old wine for Master Caijiao.
"Master Jiujin, I won't do this to you. Do you know what it feels like to have your appetite whetted?"
Li Ya pursed her cherry lips, looking aggrieved.
"I know, wouldn't it be good to eat a piece of braised pork?"
Tang Qing took the chopsticks and picked up a piece of braised pork and stuffed it into Li Ya's pursed mouth.
"Well, it's delicious, so delicious!"
Li Ya chewed it happily.
"Is it delicious? Is there any portion for us?"
"I can smell the braised pork from afar."
Director Liu and Police Officer Xiao Wang walked into the Tang family courtyard one after another.
"Yo yo yo, the two leaders have arrived, and the small courtyard is in full bloom. Qing'er, hurry up and get the bowls and chopsticks!"
Tang Qing's father hurriedly stepped forward to greet Director Liu and Police Officer Xiao Wang.
"Director Liu, I have already laid out the bowls and chopsticks. Director Liu, please sit down quickly. Where does this distinguished guest come from? May I ask his name? Why do you come to my house?"
Tang Qing warmly invited Director Liu to sit down and deliberately pretended not to know Police Officer Xiao Wang.
"Director Wang, please sit down, please sit down quickly."
Eunuch Tang Qing pulled Policeman Xiao Wang to sit next to him.
"Oh! It turns out to be the director! What case did you come to my house to handle? Are there fugitives or fraudsters in our house?"
Tang Qing deliberately did not put the bowls and chopsticks in his hands in front of Policeman Xiao Wang.
"Hello, Master Jiujin. I'm not here to handle a case today. I'm here to be a guest at your home."
Policeman Xiao Wang hurriedly apologized to Tang Qing.
"A guest? Is there anyone like you who comes here as a guest? If you don't buy a cordyceps for the old man, at least a shark's fin bird's nest. If you are really stingy, you can always buy a candy for the child, right? I came here empty-handed and have the nerve to sit down and drink and eat? What if I
, even standing in the corner makes me blush."
Tang Qing kept ridiculing policeman Xiao Wang.
"Master Jiujin, I am also empty-handed. Logically, I should bring some gifts to the three old people and Xiaoqiang."
"Me too, me too, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I came in such a hurry, in such a hurry."
Director Liu and Cai Jiao stood up hurriedly, looking embarrassed.
"Director Liu, Master Caijiao, Master Jiujin is not talking about you, but me. Sit down, sit down, drink and eat."
Policeman Xiao Wang sat on the stool and asked Director Liu and Master Caijiao to sit down again.
"Oh, I have never seen such a thick-skinned person in all the years I have shaved my head. I want to eat and drink for free, but I still regard this place as my home."
Tang Qing rolled his eyes at Policeman Xiao Wang, went over and patted Director Liu and Cai TouTou on their backs, winking at them.
"Hehe, if you are a thick-skinned person, you have a full meal, but if you are a thin-skinned person, you are hungry. Director Liu, the incompetent master, raise your glass. Let's toast Grandpa Xiaoqiang and Grandpa Xiaoqiang."
Policeman Xiao Wang didn't care about Tang Qing's cynicism. He picked up a wine cup next to him and toasted to Tang Qing's father and father-in-law with a smile.
"Hey, wait, wait, there are still us."
"Yes, yes, there is Allah."
"Hungry people, hungry people."
Da Mao, Silly Gu, Pig Killer, Shanghai Aunt, Shiba Diao and their eldest cousin all swarmed into the Tang family courtyard.
"Are you all born in the Year of the Dog? Can you smell the smell of braised pork from so far away?"
Tang Qing arranged for everyone to sit down and provided everyone with bowls and chopsticks.
"Hey, Qingtuan, don't tell me, I can smell the smell of my mother's braised pork from a long way away."
"Yes, yes, why is this braised pork so fragrant? I have to take a bite first."
"Leave meat under the chopsticks, leave meat under the chopsticks, the old man comes first, the old man comes first!"
Just as Shibatu and his cousin were about to pick up their chopsticks to pick up the braised pork, Carpenter Wang quickly came to the big round table, picked up his chopsticks and stretched them towards the big bowl of braised pork without any explanation.
"Hold on, Ala's family hasn't eaten yet for the Spring Festival."
"Yes, I didn't eat during the New Year celebrations, so it's your fault!"
Auntie Shanghai and Silly Guy grabbed Carpenter Wang’s chopstick hand, one on the left and the other on the right.
"Haha, it's better to come early than to come by chance!"
"My baby wants a piece of braised pork first!"
The big round head of the contractor and the stylish and beautiful figure of the little secretary emerged from the big round table. Between them was the precious son of the foreman and the little secretary.
"Hey, hey, hey, all of you, sit down for me. The protagonist today is not you. I'm asking, Li Ya, hey, where are they?"
Tang Qing looked around and saw that Bao Wenwen and his woman were nowhere to be seen in the living room, and even Li Ya was nowhere to be seen.