As night falls, the aroma of cooking rises from every household in the residential compound.

After emerging from the spatial dimension, Xu Manzhi washed her face with cold water to refresh herself before heading out to have a chat with Yan Lin.

However, she was stopped by a medic as soon as she reached the door.

"Sister-in-law, someone is looking for you outside."

Xu Manzhi responded with an "Oh".

As she walked, pondering toxicology, she was surprised to see a familiar figure appear before her at the door.

"Why are you here?" she asked.

Xu's mother, Qi Jin, looked reserved. Her withered, yellow hand reached into her clothes, pulled out a cloth bag, and handed it to Xu Manzhi: "You're getting married. This is a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it."

No need to look, no need to guess, there must be money inside.

Xu Manzhi did not move.

She said calmly, "This isn't the money from the last time we broke off our relationship, is it? If you give it to me, Comrade Xu Guidao will kill you."

Xu's mother's voice choked with emotion.

She shook her head and said, "He has no chance..."

This time, Xu Manzhi was shocked.

"What's wrong? What happened?" Xu Manzhi asked.

Tears welled up in Xu's mother's eyes.

With dry, yellowed hands, he wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and said in a muffled voice, "I don't know what possessed him, but he cut off Zhou Xiangqun's manhood and got arrested by the police."

What? ? ?

Xu Manzhi was extremely surprised.

She never imagined that Xu Guidao would do such a thing.

What was he thinking?

“He’s heartless. I have no face to beg him. He’s cut off his lineage and he’ll be punished. So I plan to go back to Xinghua Village and never come out again. He should be sentenced and imprisoned as he deserves. It’s all his evil deeds—” Xu’s mother covered her face and sobbed.

Xu Manzhi pondered for a moment.

Jiang Pengyue's face floated into her mind, and she vaguely guessed that it might be related to this foster sister, but Xu Guidao going to jail was actually a good thing.

This is a good deed for the Xu family.

Xu Manzhi grabbed her mother's hand, took her cloth bag, took out a hundred yuan from it, then turned around and pretended to rummage through the basket in the corner, transferring out several large ginseng roots from her spatial storage.

“I accept your kindness and your money. This is a nice gift; take it back. It’s a small token of my appreciation to you as your mother,” Xu Manzhi said.

Xu's mother was just about to decline.

But her daughter grabbed her arm and said angrily, "If you don't accept it, we won't associate with each other anymore. You should know my temperament."

In an instant, Xu's mother's eyes filled with tears.

When her daughter scolded her, she felt a sense of peace and her heart softened completely. She couldn't help but say, "Okay, okay, I'll keep it."

Just then, Zou Xiaozhou drove over to deliver some things.

He took out a box of dumplings and said with a grin, "Sister-in-law, these were made by Brother Yan himself. Try them; they're all from my heart."

According to Haicheng custom, on the wedding night, people eat dumplings that are only partially cooked.

Not wanting to rely on others, Brother Yan personally sought out his comrades in the cooking squad to learn how to make dumplings, doing everything himself from kneading the dough to chopping the meat filling.

It must be said that Brother Yan is indeed talented.

My first attempt at making dumplings was a success! They were incredibly delicious.

Xu Manzhi pursed her lips and smiled.

She asked Zou Xiaozhou to take Xu's mother to the train station and buy her a train ticket home.

"Understood."

Zou Xiaozhou saluted and, smiling, helped Xu's mother into the car.

Before the car started moving, Xu Manzhi transferred another hundred yuan from her spatial storage, adding it to the previous hundred yuan, and stuffed it into Zou Xiaozhou's hand, asking him to buy something for the old man on the way home.

Xu's mother was alarmed.

She wanted to refuse, but after being seriously criticized by Xu Manzhi, she stopped talking and sat in the car with tears in her eyes the whole way, and surprisingly felt a little hope for the future.

After the car left the residential compound, Xu Manzhi carried the dumplings back to her house. Only after they were on the table did she open the cloth covering them and lift the lid of the aluminum box, which was full of dumplings.

She noticed early on when buying food at state-run restaurants that meat buns were a regular occurrence, as were coarse-flour steamed buns, but refined foods like dumplings, which were expensive and didn't fill her up, were not readily available.

Picking up a dumpling and putting it in my mouth, I tasted the sweetness of the carbohydrates mixed with meat and local vegetables... It was fragrant, sweet, and delicious.

It's so delicious!

"Hey, what are you eating, big sister? It smells delicious." A girl stepped forward and asked with a smile.

Yan Song had three daughters but no sons.

He originally wanted to have a fourth child, but his wife's health deteriorated, and she was constantly sick, so he gave up the idea of ​​having a son.

The eldest and second daughters married and moved to other provinces.

He left behind only his young daughter.

That is, the girl in front of me, Yan Xiaoyu.

Xu Manzhi protected the aluminum box.

She quickly stuffed the dumplings into her mouth, mumbling, "Xiaoyu, if you want dumplings, ask your mom to make them for you. Yan Lin cooked these for me."

"Oh, there are heart-shaped dumplings! No wonder you're eating them so deliciously, sister~~~" Yan Xiaoyu said with a mischievous grin.

She rushed into the kitchen and, upon seeing her mother Yang Fen in the inner room, deliberately said loudly, "Mom, I want to eat dumplings tonight too."

Yang Fen came out wearing an apron, holding a spatula in her hand.

She was both amused and exasperated when she saw the box on Xu Manzhi's table.

This young couple is truly in love.

They're not even married yet, and Yan Lin is already rushing to cook for his future wife, even having it delivered. It's like he doesn't need gas to drive...

Thinking about it, she felt a little envious of Xu Manzhi.

Her husband, Lao Yan, wasn't so thoughtful. He had a strong sense of male chauvinism and always adhered to the principle that men should be responsible for external affairs while women should be responsible for internal affairs.

The kitchen is a woman's domain.

What man wears an apron?

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