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Chapter 715: Finding Out the Situation

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On Saturday, Cheng Jing got up early to go to the market to buy fresh seafood and vegetables. She had bought the beef, pork and ribs the day before and cooked them all last night: braised beef brisket with radish, braised pork belly, and sweet and sour spare ribs, all classic Shanghainese dishes.

When she returned home with bags full of groceries, her brother-in-law's two kitchen helpers arrived.

She pulled Huang Erhe aside and asked, "Didn't we agree that we didn't need anyone's help? What's going on? Did you arrange this?"

Huang Erhe complained, "It was Xiao Chuan who arranged it. It has nothing to do with me. Xiao Chuan meant well. These two are kitchen helpers. They mainly help you prepare and cut vegetables. The work on the stove still depends on you, the head chef."

Hearing that it was her brother-in-law who arranged it, Cheng Jing couldn't say anything more, and felt even more grateful to him.

She then asked, "Have Maowa and Miguo had breakfast yet?"

"Don't worry! You've already eaten! You're doing your homework in your room! You haven't eaten yet, have you? Go wash your hands and have breakfast." Huang Erhe pushed Cheng Jing into the house, while the two kitchen helpers carried the several large bags of ingredients she brought back to the yard to start processing.

Cheng Ling arrived just after Cheng Jing had finished breakfast.

"Fourth sister, fourth brother-in-law!" Cheng Ling greeted her fourth sister and brother-in-law with a smile as she entered the room.

Upon seeing his sister-in-law, Huang Erhe smiled and replied, "Cheng Ling is here!"

At this moment, Cheng Ling also noticed two kitchen helpers busy in the yard and couldn't help but ask Cheng Jing, "Fourth Sister, didn't you ask me to come and help you? Don't you have someone helping you now?"

Cheng Jing pulled Cheng Ling to her side and said, "That was arranged by your brother-in-law's younger brother. I only found out when I came back from grocery shopping."

Then he asked her with concern, "Have you had breakfast yet?"

"I've eaten! I had pan-fried dumplings on the way here!" Cheng Ling said, seeing that there was nothing she could help with, and besides, her fourth sister was hosting her husband's family today, so it wouldn't be appropriate for her to stay any longer. She also said that she wasn't used to it, "If there's nothing else, I'll be going. I'll go find some friends to hang out with."

Hearing this, Cheng Jing couldn't help but show concern for her younger sister again: "That teacher you mentioned last time, you still haven't made a decision? I think he's pretty good, why don't you get to know him a bit and see how he is?"

Cheng Ling's face flushed red instantly, and she said shyly, "Oh, Fourth Sister, please don't ask anymore, okay?"

Cheng Jing straightened her face and said sternly, "Don't you even know how old you are? What's that teacher's name?"

Seeing that her fourth sister was about to get angry, Cheng Ling revealed the name of the university professor who was pursuing her: "His name is Ban Pei!"

"A good match?" Cheng Jing thought the name was quite interesting.

Cheng Ling knew that her fourth sister must have gotten the name wrong. She had gotten the name wrong when she first learned it and laughed about it for a long time.

Cheng Ling quickly corrected herself: "It's the 'ban' in 'going to work' and the 'pei' in 'full of energy'!"

After seeing her younger sister off, Cheng Jing said to Huang Erhe, "Erhe, my sister said there's a teacher at the University of Finance and Economics who's pursuing her. Could you ask your brother to help her find out about that teacher?"

Upon hearing that it was about his sister-in-law's important marriage, Huang Erhe agreed without hesitation.

"Okay, I'll talk to Xiao Chuan when he arrives at noon."

The two kitchen helpers were quick and professional, and soon they had prepared all the ingredients that Cheng Jing had bought neatly. They washed what needed to be washed and chopped what needed to be chopped. Cheng Jing knew at a glance that her knife skills were far beyond her reach, and she couldn't help but feel grateful for her brother-in-law's thoughtfulness.

Around 11 a.m., Lao Huang, Zeng Lijuan, and sister-in-law Jiang Rong arrived first with Huang Zemian.

As soon as Jiang Rong entered, she asked Cheng Jing, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

Cheng Jing quickly waved her hand and said, "No, no, my younger brother arranged two kitchen helpers to wash and chop all the vegetables for me! I just need to cook them in a bit. Sister-in-law, please sit with Mom and Dad for a while. I'll go and get busy now, so I won't keep you company."

September is the season for swimming crabs. Today, Cheng Jing got up early to buy three of the fattest and largest swimming crabs, each weighing nearly two pounds. The crabs had already been cleaned and cut into pieces by the kitchen helper. Cheng Jing planned to make a Shanghai-style dish of swimming crab with scallion oil.

Just as Cheng Jing was busy in the kitchen, Huang Xiaochuan and his family of four arrived.

As soon as Huang Zeji and Huang Ruiying entered the door, they were taken upstairs to play by Maowa, Miguo, and Huang Zemian, while Cheng Jing came out of the kitchen to greet them.

Huang Xiaochuan greeted her with a smile, "Second Sister-in-law, you must be tired today!"

Cheng Jing's face was full of smiles: "I'm happier than anything that you could come! Please have a seat!"

He then instructed Huang Erhe, "Erhe, make tea for the younger brothers!"

"Understood!" Huang Erhe replied.

The father and his two sons sat in the living room drinking tea and chatting, while Zeng Lijuan, along with her eldest and youngest daughters-in-law, helped Cheng Jing serve the dishes.

At this point, Huang Erhe expressed his gratitude to his younger brother.

"Xiao Chuan, thank you! I'm so grateful for your help with your sister-in-law and her siblings' affairs."

Old Huang then said, "Erhe! Your in-laws are all good people. Now that they're in a bit of trouble, it's only right that we lend a hand. Your brother is doing this because of you."

Huang Erhe nodded gratefully, he understood perfectly!

Huang Xiaochuan said, "These are all minor matters. The most important thing is for you and my second sister-in-law to live a good life together."

Old Huang looked at his youngest son with approval, feeling very gratified. It's no exaggeration to say that the Huang and Zeng families are now supported by his youngest son, which makes him, as the old father, very proud.

At this moment, Huang Erhe told Huang Xiaochuan about what Cheng Jing had entrusted to him.

"Xiao Chuan, there's something your second sister-in-law wants you to ask her to inquire about, mainly about her younger sister Cheng Ling's boyfriend."

"Oh?" Huang Xiaochuan looked very interested after hearing this.

Huang Erhe recounted the whole story: "Cheng Ling is currently working at the university library while also taking correspondence courses! A teacher at the university has taken a liking to her and wants to pursue her, so your second sister-in-law wants to inquire about this teacher, since this is no small matter."

"Okay, I'll go find someone and ask right now what the teacher's name is." As he spoke, Huang Xiaochuan took out his phone from his pocket, ready to make a call.

"Her name is Ban Pei, Ban as in 'working,' and Pei as in 'full of energy'!"

Huang Xiaochuan nodded to indicate that he understood, and then called Ma Yifeng. It was most appropriate to ask him for this matter; asking Hong Yongze would be like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

After the call connected, Huang Xiaochuan got straight to the point: "Old Ma, it's me! Help me find out about someone, a teacher at your university, named Ban Pei. Please find out about his family background and his personal situation, the more details the better."

Ma Yifeng asked with a puzzled look, "What's going on?"

Huang Xiaochuan said impatiently, "Alright, stop asking so many questions. Find out the details and tell me now, you hear me?"

"I understand!" Ma Yifeng agreed.

Sang Weihong asked from the side, "Who is it?"

Ma Yifeng replied with a puzzled look, "Oh, it's Xiao Chuan. He asked me about Ban Pei's situation! What do you think he's up to?"

Sang Weihong naturally couldn't guess either, but she still said, "Xiao Chuan asked you to help him find out, so just help him. I'll check on Ban Pei's family situation for you later."

"Okay! Let's do it this way!"

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