She just felt that her two sons were too embarrassing. Even she couldn't help but eat so much food. In their village, this was something only a tactless person would do, and would make people gossip about it.

Upon hearing Meng Zhao's words, Gu Yu hurriedly explained, "Sister-in-law, actually I was already almost full after finishing the first bowl. I ate the second bowl because your cooking is so delicious that I just couldn't stop."

“Me too, me too! My sister-in-law’s cooking is so delicious! I’m already stuffed, but I still want to eat more.” Gu Yun quickly chimed in to her brother.

Seeing the two say this, Meng Zhao felt a little relieved, but he couldn't believe them completely. They were relatives, so there should be some politeness involved. The specific situation would only become clear after they set up their stall.

After eating a bowl of rice, Meng Zhao was full. He sat there and continued to watch the others eat, occasionally asking for their opinions to see if there was anything that could be improved.

In the end, there was absolutely nothing that needed improvement; every dish was delicious, even the cold wild vegetable salad tasted much better than what they made themselves.

Seeing everyone's support, Meng Zhao was also very happy and gained more confidence in selling boxed lunches.

Before leaving, Meng Zhao wrapped the remaining two catties of pork in lotus leaves, along with a bag of candy she had bought in town, and put them in a basket for Aunt Gu to take back.

"Zhaozhao, what are you doing? We came here to help out. We've already eaten all these good dishes, how can we accept anything more from you?" Aunt Gu said unhappily, hurriedly refusing. Although Zhaozhao was a good cook, doing business was always expensive, and she knew about her sister-in-law's family's situation, so she naturally didn't want to accept anything.

Although Gu Yun and Gu Yu were greedy, they knew about their aunt's family situation, so they put their hands behind their backs and dared not accept the food, pulling their mother along as they tried to leave quickly.

Meng Zhao felt somewhat helpless about this back-and-forth between relatives, but she also knew that Aunt Gu genuinely didn't want to accept it.

In the original book, because of Gu's illness, the family spent all the remaining money. Even when Gu's aunt was struggling to make ends meet, she still sent a lot of food to help them. When Shen Qinghe took his younger brother and sister-in-law to the capital, if it weren't for the money provided by the Gu family and their relatives in the village, they probably wouldn't have been able to make a single step.

“Aunt, this is for my maternal grandmother. Please take it back to let her know that my mother is doing well in the Shen family, so that she can rest assured.”

Hearing this, Gu was also heartbroken. Her own family had suffered one misfortune after another, and her elderly mother still had to worry about her every day. She was truly unfilial. She then stepped forward and handed the basket to her sister-in-law.

“Sister-in-law, please take this back and tell my mother that I am doing well now, and that he shouldn’t be sad for me.”

Aunt Gu had no choice but to accept the basket, saying helplessly, "Alright, alright, I'll take it. With me, your eldest brother, and your second brother's family at home, you can rest assured that we'll take care of Mother."

After saying that, she reached out and patted Gu's hand, "Your mother is always worried about you the most. You must take good care of yourself. If you get better, your mother will get better too."

Before she married into the family, Madam Gu was already a teenager. She had heard that some unmarried girls liked to cause trouble for their sisters-in-law, so she was quite worried about it before she got married.

I only realized how kind-hearted my sister-in-law was after I married into the family.

She spoke softly and never got angry with anyone. She always volunteered to do chores and never spoke ill of her. She felt fortunate to have married into such a kind family.

She felt bad for her sister-in-law when she saw that she was having a hard time a few days ago. But after visiting today and seeing how filial and kind Zhaozhao is, she felt a little relieved.

Although Aunt Gu did not watch Gu grow up, the two had a very good relationship. They hugged each other and talked intimately for a long time. Later, seeing that it was getting late, Gu Yun and Gu Yu pulled their mother to hurry home.