novelno Chapter 171 The Deaf Old Lady Comes to the Door
Chapter 171 The Deaf Old Lady Comes to the Door
Chapter 171 The Deaf Old Lady Comes to the Door
Seeing that Li Qin ignored Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong felt very pleased.
Why? Because Yi Zhonghai had always been one step ahead of him, whether in the steel mill or the courtyard house.
Seeing Yi Zhonghai eating now, Liu Haizhong naturally felt very pleased.
However, through that incident, Liu Haizhong also realized that Li Qin was not someone to be trifled with.
In addition, Liu Guangqi needed to prepare for the exam, so he temporarily put aside his idea of suppressing Li Qin.
This time, Li Qin's stewed chicken once again aroused Liu Haizhong's dissatisfaction.
Despite his dissatisfaction, Liu Haizhong did not intend to cause trouble for Li Qin, after all, Li Qin had previously shown no respect to Yi Zhonghai.
This time, we won't give him, his second uncle, any face either.
If he went to Li Qin and ended up losing face, it would be too painful for Liu Haizhong, who values face the most.
Therefore, he could only grumble at home.
Yi Zhonghai and others also expressed their dissatisfaction.
Especially the deaf old lady next door to Li Qin,
The aroma of stewed chicken immediately whetted the deaf old woman's appetite.
"I never expected this kid to have such good cooking skills. The aroma of the food he makes is so tempting." The deaf old lady sat on the stool, turning her head from time to time to look in the direction of Li Qin's kitchen.
"How can an old lady like me eat anything else with this smell?"
At this moment, the old lady's face was full of conflicted expression.
She really wants to go to Li Qin's house now.
However, the old lady hesitated again when she thought about Li Qin's attitude and words towards Yi Zhonghai last time.
If it were any other family in the courtyard, the deaf old woman was confident that she could get some food by coming to their door.
But if it were Li Qin, the deaf old woman wouldn't have much confidence.
"Fine, I'll just have to bear with it."
After thinking it over, the old lady decided to give up the idea of visiting her home.
The main reason was that he was afraid of losing face.
As the ancestor of a courtyard house, if one goes to ask for food but fails, one might even be ridiculed.
That was a huge blow to her prestige.
The deaf old woman could not accept this.
In the end, the deaf old woman could only endure it.
This old lady had remarkable patience; in the end, with her strong will, she actually managed to resist going to Li Qin's house.
Just as the deaf old lady was getting used to the aroma of Li Qin's stewed meat, she suddenly smelled an even richer and more enticing fragrance.
It turned out that Li Qin had seen that the chicken was almost cooked and it was time to finish it up.
So they secretly used a spell to spread the rich aroma of stewed meat to every household in the courtyard.
Even with some residents' doors and windows tightly closed, they couldn't escape Li Qin's curse.
And this intense aroma was like the last straw that broke the camel's back.
This directly shattered the deaf old lady's insistence.
The deaf old woman couldn't hold back any longer, so she immediately got up, put on her cane, and went out to Li Qin's house.
The closer they got to Li Qin's house, the stronger the aroma of stewed meat became, and the deaf old woman subconsciously swallowed.
Then the deaf old woman began to walk towards Li Qin's house at an even faster pace.
The deaf old lady and Li Qin's family lived next door to each other.
So the deaf old woman arrived at Li Qin's doorstep in just a few steps.
The deaf old woman forced herself to swallow hard, then gently knocked on Li Qin's door.
Li Qin, who was at home eating chicken and steamed buns, was surprised to hear someone knocking on the door.
Li Qin was stunned.
People in Beijing are generally quite particular, and they usually won't come over when someone is eating.
Especially now, during this period of shortage of supplies.
However, Li Qin then realized that the residents of this courtyard house were all "god-like" figures, so it was not surprising that they would do such a thing.
And there is also the possibility that something truly urgent has happened.
Just as Li Qin was pondering this, there was another knocking sound coming from the direction of his house.
Li Qin didn't know who was knocking on the door, so he could only go and see.
Before that, he needed to put the steamed buns and the braised meat he had prepared back into his storage ring.
Suddenly, only a pot of stewed chicken with potatoes and a few steamed buns made from mixed flour remained on the table.
After doing all this, Li Qin got up and opened the door.
He also wanted to see who was outside the door.
"Hey!"
With a soft click, Li Qin opened the door and saw the deaf old woman next door raising her cane, ready to knock on his door.
A strange light flashed in Li Qin's eyes.
He considered that the people outside the door might be Yan Bugui, Yi Zhonghai, or even members of the Jia family.
But unexpectedly, it turned out to be a deaf old lady.
You should know that this person's shrewdness and cunning are beyond the reach of ordinary people, and logically speaking, he wouldn't personally get involved in something.
At most, it would imply that Yi Zhonghai or He Yuzhu should step in.
And Li Qin's thinking was indeed correct.
That's generally true, but he underestimated the power of life's magic in creating food.
In particular, he used magic to enhance the aroma of the stewed chicken and even delivered it to the deaf old lady's home.
The deaf old lady was a glutton, how could she resist?
"Hello, ma'am, is there anything I can help you with?"
Although somewhat surprised, Li Qin didn't hesitate and greeted him with a smile, asking questions as usual.
Li Qin naturally possesses a high level of affability, further enhanced by his smile.
The level of approachability immediately rises to another level.
This is why, in just a few days, many people in the courtyard had a significant change in their attitude towards him.
The deaf old woman looked at Li Qin, who was smiling, and a hint of doubt flashed in her eyes:
At that moment, he felt that Li Qin's smile was sincere and his eyes were clean.
He's a really good young man.
The deaf old woman even wondered if she had thought too badly of Li Qin before.
"Old lady? Old lady?"
Seeing that the deaf old woman seemed somewhat lost in thought, Li Qin immediately called out softly.
The deaf old woman immediately came to her senses.
He turned his gaze to Li Qin again.
However, out of the corner of her eye, she saw the house behind Li Qin.
More accurately, it was the large pot of stewed chicken on the dining table at home.
A glint of light flashed in the deaf old woman's eyes.
Then a kind and gentle smile appeared on her face;
"Hello young man, I live next door to you. I haven't been able to come and visit because I haven't been feeling well."
I'm feeling better today, so I thought I'd drop by and say hello.
Hearing the deaf old woman's words, Li Qin was dismissive.
The deaf old lady was in remarkably good health, even better than some older women who regularly did manual labor.
Aside from being a little older,
Now they're using such words to deceive people, so naturally Li Qin wouldn't believe it.
However, Li Qin still spoke very politely;
"So, ma'am, you're the family member of a martyr that the old man was talking about, the one who gave shoes to the Red Army. You're a protected person, hello, hello."
Li Qin's face was full of respect, even reverence.
He seemed to genuinely respect the old lady in front of him.
In fact, if this old lady were truly a martyr's family member or someone who had made contributions to the Red Army, Li Qin would have genuinely respected her.
But Li Qin knew some of the old woman's background.
This person is not a family member of a martyr at all.
As for sending shoes to the Red Army, that's utter nonsense.