Xiaoliu released his arms and asked: "Where are Grandma and my mom?"
The old man replied: "She probably went to the kitchen! Your grandma said she's going to cook dinner herself tonight, why don't you go check on her in the kitchen?"
Xiaoliu exclaimed: "Alright, Grandpa Village Chief! I'll go check on Grandma in the kitchen. You stay here and have a chat with my Grandpa over some tea." With that, he dashed off.
"This kid!" The old man shook his head helplessly.
The village chief smiled and spoke: "Xiaoliu, this child has a good personality and will make people happy! By the way, brother, before you left, you explained that I should keep an eye on those slides and whatnot, but I have made a few finished products, so tomorrow you can go and see how it is."
The old man was delighted upon hearing this and said: "Alright, I'll go take a look tomorrow. If it works out, it will be another viable way to make money."
The village chief said: "Brother, I really envy you! Your grandsons are all so outstanding. Even Qibao, whom your family cherishes more than life itself, is not spoiled at all. She is sensible, knows how to make money, and has many ideas. These are all blessings from heaven!"
The old man glanced at the village chief, raised his eyebrows, and understood what the village chief meant: "You're right, isn't this the greatest blessing God has given to the Xu family? It's also a blessing for our whole village."
The village chief agreed, saying: "Brother, you're right. I understand."
The old man nodded, and the two chatted as they spoke.
Not long after, Mrs. Lin came back from outside, next to the old man Lin's old couple pair.
"Our in-laws are here! You just finished work, right? Sit down, sit down, let's have some tea and chat." The old man stood up and took Old Man Lin's arm.
Mrs. Sun said: "You two chat, I'll go help out in the back." After saying that, she walked towards the kitchen, and Mrs. Lin followed her.
Old Man Lin chuckled and said: "Congratulations, brother! I've heard from Honglian that I'll be able to attend your family's wedding next year!"
The old man laughed and said: "Haha, good! There will be plenty of food and drink to eat and drink!"
Old Man Lin asked: "Then I won't be polite! But why did you buy so many things to give to me and my wife this time when you went to Qingyun?"
The old man smiled and waved his hand, saying: "It's not easy to go to the Qingyun, so I wanted to bring back some suitable things for the family. They're all practical items, so you can keep them."
The village chief said: "Brother Lin, having such a wonderful in-law is truly enviable!"
Old Man Lin laughed and said: "Village Chief, the blessing I have in this life is having such a good in-law. They always think of us, and our son-in-law is also very filial to us. He often brings us food and clothes, and he has everything we need."
The village chief said: "That's also because you had vision back then, at that time the older brother's family was living in poverty and hardship, and you were still willing to marry your only daughter in, which is not something anyone's family can be willing to do."
The old man laughed and said: "Hei! Let's not talk about this, now that the days are passing by, let's not mention these past events!"
The three old men talked about family matters and the kitchen was the same busy and cozy scene it used to be.
"We'll stew two chickens. There are many people, and Yueyang and the others are growing and need to eat a lot." Mrs. Zhang said.
"Yes! I understand, Madam!" Granny Jin replied.
"I say in-laws, you don't need to get your hands dirty, just sit on the sidelines and watch, so many people are helping! You've also just returned from working at the brewery, take a rest." Mrs. Wang pulled Mrs. Lin to sit down on a stool.
Mrs. Sun exclaimed: "Hei! What am I tired of? The work in the brewery is easy! Besides, if you can work, can't I work? It's not like I have a mouth to feed, I can't be idle either!"
Mrs. Wang replied: "Why can't you stay idle? It's just as well that you sit here and talk with me, and I'll tell you about things in the town, I just love to cook, and I haven't done it myself for a long time! Usually Granny Jin and Granny Yin refuse to let me into the kitchen."
Granny Yin said: "Madam, I panicked as soon as you entered the kitchen. I thought you didn't like the taste of our cooking!"
Mrs. Wang laughed and said: "No, everyone likes it very much! When has Kui Wu ever not eaten two big bowls of rice? Isn't it because your cooking is so delicious?"
Mrs. Zhang exclaimed with a smile: "Anyway, it tastes better than the food outside!"
Mrs. Lin laughed and said: "Alright, then I'll shamelessly sit here and wait to eat!"
"Granny is not shameless, Granny is wonderful." Yaya thumped in from the kitchen door and said to Mrs. Sun.
"Hahaha!"
Not only was Mrs. Sun at a loss for words, but the women in the kitchen were also doubled over with laughter.
Mrs. Sun hugged Yaya tightly and said: "Yaya's sweet talk is getting sweeter and sweeter. Did you eat some candy?"
Yaya flashed a row of white baby teeth and said: "Grandma, I didn't eat any candy, I ate cake! It was so sweet."
Mrs. Sun replied: "No wonder your little mouth is so sweet!"
Yaya spoke: "The old madam just said that granny just came back from work, so she must be very tired, right? Yaya will help you massage your back."
After saying that, Yaya got down from her lap and ran to Mrs. Sun's back, cupped up her two little fists and started hammering away.
"Aiyah! Yaya, you know how to help me with my back? Who did you learn from?" Mrs. Sun laughed, the little girl's meaty little fist hammered on the body, not to say, is quite comfortable.
Yaya replied: "I often massage my mother's back, and she praised me for hammering it so well."
"This girl is getting more and more sensible, when she just came to our house, she was so pitiful, it broke our hearts to see her. She was so thin, just skin and bones. She was only two years old, and she was wearing adult clothes that were several layers too big for her. She would hide away in fear when she saw people. But look at her now, so chubby and adorable, she greets everyone she meets." Mrs. Zhang exclaimed.
While picking vegetables, Mei Niang said with gratitude: "It's because I met a good family that my daughter and I have such a good life now. Yaya has become so well-behaved, obedient and sensible, all thanks to Miss's constant teaching."
"Miss is the best!" Yaya's eyes lit up when she heard her mother mention Qibao, and she grinned.
"This girl gets so happy whenever Qibao is mentioned, she smiles like crazy." said Mrs. Li.
Mei Niang said: "Because Miss is the first person who is kind to this girl, when Miss bought meat buns for Yaya, she remembered it! Not to mention that she is still small, but her memory is really good, and now she still says to me when she sleeps at night that the meat buns that Miss bought are the best."
"This girl is so adorable." said Mrs. Wang.
The people in the kitchen chatted while they worked, and it was quite comfortable.
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Su Chenyu and Jing Chen had only been out of the village for a short time when they realized they were being followed. At first, they thought it was a tourist's carriage going the same way as them, so they didn't pay any attention.
After traveling for several days, the carriage continued to follow them, which was not right. Later, they found out that it was the woman who had tried to pounce on Su Chenyu earlier.
"If it weren't for the fact that she's a woman, I would have punched her a few times and kicked her far away." Su Chenyu said angrily.
Jing Chen remained as calm as ever, raising an eyebrow and saying: "They've been following you for so long, are you just going to be a heartless man?"
Su Chenyu looked at him with disbelief and said: "Ye Jingchen, what are you talking about? What do you mean by a heartless man? It's that shameless woman who kept pestering me!"
Jing Chen said slowly: "Since she wants to be with you, why don't you take her into your household..."
Before Jing Chen could finish speaking, Su Chenyu interrupted him, saying: "Bullshit! I'd be disgusted even if you threw a woman like that at me. She's not even as good as that fat girl!"