After that, he went inside to get a small blanket, covered Ye Yun's stomach, and then went into the kitchen to find Lao Si.

The two brothers hadn't seen each other for many years, so they naturally had a lot to say.

Ye Yun was lying in the courtyard, and she could hear their conversation clearly. Occasionally, she could even chime in with a few words.

It turns out that the fourth student had graduated two months earlier, but his teacher had something to do and kept him for two months. After the start of the new semester, he was able to leave the school after he finished taking care of the new students with his teacher.

The good thing was that the teacher persuaded the school to assign him a job in his hometown.

The fourth brother spoke with a beaming smile, wiping the dust from his face, his eyes sparkling: "I decided to stay at the school because I could negotiate with the teachers. The other classmates left right after graduation, and they were assigned to all over the country. Some were assigned to the north, some to the south, and some unlucky ones were assigned to the west. The west is even more remote than here, thousands of kilometers from home, and they can't even come back for holidays. I stayed at the school and worked hard with the teachers for two months, and in return, I got a job opportunity in my hometown. Brother, don't you think I'm smart?"

Qin Zheng nodded, his eyes full of smiles. "Smart."

Not only is he clear-headed about his studies, he's also incredibly clear-headed about his future development.

What's burnt?

Ye Yun twitched her nose.

A bitter smell filled the air as she silently looked at Qin Zheng.

Qin Zheng paused and looked at the fourth brother.

The fourth brother was stirring the vegetables in the pot when he froze for a moment, then suddenly cried out in anguish, "My chicken! I think I forgot to add water to my chicken!"

Ye Yun: "..."

Qin Zheng: "..."

Just what I feared most came to pass.

The fourth kid really demonstrated his absent-mindedness to them through his own actions.

Finally, Qin Zheng poured half a basin of water over the burnt chicken, and Ye Yun also threw in two scallions to remove the burnt smell.

The old lady must have smelled the burning odor. She tapped her dragon-headed cane in her arms and muttered with heartache towards her fourth son, "Fourth son, you good-for-nothing little brat..."

The fourth child scratched his head and laughed, "Grandma, please don't use my nickname, it's embarrassing."

The old lady rolled her eyes.

I'm ignoring him.

While other families were having their meals, Qin Xiang'e finally rode her old bicycle home, beaming with joy.

Upon seeing Qin Zheng and Ye Yun, Qin Xiang'e was overjoyed. She took out the mooncakes and candies she had bought from the box containing mung bean cakes in the back of the car and gave them to Qin Zheng and Ye Yun to eat.

Qin Zheng picked up a mooncake, cut it in half, and handed one half to Ye Yun.

"Wife, let's have one."

Ye Yun glanced at the mooncake in his hand.

Wow, the Five-Kernel Mooncake is unmatched.

But she couldn't bear to refuse Qin Zheng's kind offer, so she took a small bite for good luck.

The stewed chicken in the clay pot simmered for about half an hour.

As soon as the pot lid was lifted, a rich aroma instantly filled the entire courtyard.

Qin Xiang'e personally served the rice, put the chicken leg in the bowl beforehand, and presented it to Ye Yun with a smile.

"His wife, try it quickly, the fourth brother's cooking is excellent."

The fourth brother scooped the remaining chicken into a bowl and chuckled, "Sister-in-law, you should try this. I learned it from the master chef in the kitchen when I was working part-time at the restaurant!"

Ye Yun lowered her head and took a bite of the chicken leg.

The meat is tender, fresh, and fragrant, and the initial burnt taste doesn't affect it much.

"Delicious," she praised, giving a thumbs up.

The fourth brother was immediately overjoyed, grinned, and thanked her loudly.

Qin Xiang'e smiled and put another chicken leg into Qin Zheng's bowl, so that Qin Zheng could also try it.

Qin Zheng didn't eat it, but gave it back to her, saying, "I'm a grown man, why should I eat so much? Auntie, you're so thin, you should eat more to nourish yourself."

Qin Xiang'e smiled shyly.

Perhaps it was the end of hardship that brought happiness, for she smiled somewhat awkwardly, somewhat flattered, and her eyes were a little red, but she quickly covered it up, pretending nothing was wrong as she picked up a piece of very tender stewed chicken for the old lady, "Mother, eat quickly."

The old lady didn't care about such things.

He picked up the bowl and started eating.

What are you crying for? There's meat to eat, why are you crying? You ungrateful girl, you'll cry yourself to death in a famine, you good-for-nothing old hag.

Qin Xiang'e vaguely sensed that her own mother had rolled her eyes at her.

Huh~ what's going on here?

She must be hallucinating. Her mother has been blind for so long, and she seems to be unable to see her normally. How could she roll her eyes at Qin Zheng and Ye Yun as soon as they came back?

"By the way, Zhengzi, do you know about the Guo family in the east?"

Qin Xiang'e said.

Qin Zheng was slightly taken aback, but didn't stop eating. "What is it?"

*Smack!* The old lady tapped the table.

This time, she stared at Qin Xiang'e and rolled her eyes thoroughly.

Qin Xiang'e was speechless with astonishment. "Mother, are you not blind?"

"I'll blind your grandma's legs," the old lady poked Qin Xiang'e's forehead with unusual energy, "Why are you bringing up that bunch of unlucky stuff on such a festive day?"

Qin Xiang'e shrank her neck, "Yes..."

"It's alright."

Qin Zheng spoke up.

He remained indifferent, showing no concern for the Guo family's affairs, and said nonchalantly, "Auntie, please continue. It's good to see the jokes of those who have bullied our family from time to time."

Ye Yun couldn't help but chuckle, "How do you know it's definitely a joke?"

What if it's a good thing?

Qin Zheng scoffed, "That bunch of kids, what kind of promising things could they possibly do?"

Ye Yun thought about it and agreed.

"Besides, look at Aunt's expression." Qin Zheng smiled and gestured with his chin toward Qin Xiang'e across from him.

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