Zhang Guoqing ran to the kitchen, where his elder and younger sisters-in-law were still. "Sisters-in-law, this mutton soup has been simmering for four hours, right? Wait a minute, I'll divide some of it into small pots and add some red dates to stew. They're good for your blood. Remember to drink the red date mutton soup later."

The sister-in-law looked at him and said, "Why don't you let me do it? This is for Jiaojiao. You can just use a spoon. Fortunately, there are no green onions or seasonings in the pot yet."

"No, I'm strong and I'm much faster. Sister-in-law, please ask mother if we can make some mutton soup for everyone to drink and go to bed early. Xizi and the others haven't slept yet, so we should feed them well and let them go to bed early."

The eldest sister-in-law shook her head and said, "No, we can serve it now. One of us can serve the large plate and the other can serve the buns."

After saying that, the two sisters-in-law stood up, packed up, and carried them to the main room one after another.

Zhang Guoqing saw that the red dates in the small pot hadn't yet been soaked, so he washed two eggs and put them in to cook together. Seeing that no one was around, he picked some good meat from the big pot and put it in the small pot. He poured himself a bowl of soup from the big pot, took out two buns, cooked them, and ate them directly.

As soon as Xizi and the others came in, they saw him eating. "Uncle, we haven't eaten yet. Can you help us get some buns? I want to eat buns too. Uncle, can I discuss something with you?"

Zhang Guoqing asked them to sit at the small table in the kitchen, poured six bowls of food, and took out six buns. "Be careful, it's very hot. Each of you eat one bun first, and I'll get you more after you finish. Xizi, what's the matter? If it's too difficult, don't make it difficult for your uncle. Just tell me, little man."

Xizi smiled at Zhang Guoqing and said, "It's hard for others, but not for my uncle. Uncle, do you want to help me? It's just a matter of one word from you."

Zhang Guoqing patted his head. "Your laughter is malicious. Let me think about it. It's not about food, nor about asking me to bring anything. Are you thinking of following your uncle who can go to the provincial capital? No, absolutely not. Your uncle is going there on business. Next time I go shopping in the provincial capital, I will definitely take you with me. No chance this time. I can't take you."

Xizi rolled his eyes at him, looking at the little ones staring at them. "Don't worry about it. Uncle has some important business to attend to, so we can't go. Besides, the provincial capital is too far away. If we get too far away, we won't be able to get home. You can go to the provincial capital when you're ten. Eat quickly and go to bed. Tomorrow, there will be a lot of guests, and it's going to be busy."

Zhang Guoqing looked at the kid with amusement, who was using his own 10-year-old self as a trap. Xiao Youyou was too gullible. He was already 7 years old. No one could have fooled him when he was 5 years old.

Xizi looked at his uncle's face and said slowly, "Uncle, don't worry about grandma driving alone. I see my aunt is very worried. You can't do this. My uncle always says that if you can make your mother-in-law feel at ease, your wife will be happy."

Unfortunately, Zhang Guoqing was drinking his soup and choked out of shock. "You're quite good, kid. You're quite capable. Tell me what else your uncle taught you."

Xizi saw that his uncle was choking and looked at him worriedly, "Uncle, are you okay? You are too careless. I think your mother-in-law is too young. She is about the same age as my mother and very beautiful. If this grandma goes out, she needs someone to protect her. This person can't be too old or too young."

"Oh my god, I'm so happy. Where did you learn this fancy talk? Be careful or your mother will beat you up." Zhang Guoqing couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't even drink the soup.

"Okay, finish your meal early. Tomorrow morning, go find your grandma and your too-young grandmother and see what they say. Why are you looking at your brother, Xiaoyou? It's almost time to eat. Go to bed early." After finally finishing the soup and eating the buns, he hurried to look in the small pot, took out two eggs, and soaked them in cold water.

"You've all finished eating, right? Go to the main hall and find your mothers. Xizi will lead the team."

"Got it, let's go now."

Zhang Guoqing peeled the eggs and placed them in a large bowl. He then poured mutton soup and mutton over the bowl, covering it with the remaining broth and leaving the rest for his two sisters-in-law. He quickly ran into the bedroom.

"Jiaojiao, our son has fallen asleep. Please be careful and slow down. It's very hot now. I'll learn a few words for you. They're from Xizi."

Zhang Guoqing cleared his throat. "Uncle, don't worry about grandma driving alone. I see my aunt is very worried. You can't do that. My uncle always says that if you can make your mother-in-law feel at ease, she will be happy." "I think your mother-in-law is too young. She is about the same age as my mother and very beautiful. Grandma needs someone to protect her when she goes out. And that person can't be too old or too young." I almost choked with laughter.

Zhou Jiao was afraid of waking the child up, so she covered her mouth and laughed. "He wants to go to the provincial capital with Mom. This child is a naughty kid. I just don't know if Mom can let him go. I think Mom is quite happy to take him with her. You go to the main hall and take the new towels I bought yesterday to Mom and the others. Also, is there a toilet in the room? Otherwise, it will be difficult to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night after drinking soup. And who of Xiao Zhou's friends will sleep with our grandfather? And you can also check how the others sleep. I'll eat this by myself, you go and take a look first, go to bed early, I'm very sleepy."

Zhang Guoqing looked at her, her face was indeed not good. "You look terrible now. Drink it early and then go to sleep. No need to wait for me. I will come back after they go to bed. It seems that you are still injured when you went out at noon today."

Zhou Jiao thought about it and forgot something. "Oh, right. There's one more thing I forgot. As I agreed, you can send the things in the small living room directly after they return home. You don't have to take them to the main room. There are so many people here, and if you delay for a few more times, you won't be able to sleep."

Zhang Guoqing looked at his son, whose little face was red and he was sleeping soundly.

"I will definitely do what you said. After eating, move the dishes to the floor and wait for me to clean up. Don't turn off the oil lamp. My son will get up to drink milk at night. I will go take care of the things you asked me to do first. Go to bed early."

After saying that, he took a few days of new towels and washbasins and walked out. The people in the main room also left, so he went directly to Grandpa Lin's room to see if the toilet and other things were ready.

"Grandpa, Mom, these are towels and washbasins. Jiaojiao was worried that you wouldn't be able to wash up without towels. Are Brother Zhou and Brother Xiaofei sleeping here at night? Will it be too crowded for the three of us?"

Xiao Zhou took the washbasin, grabbed a towel, and poured hot water into it. "No, there's nothing wrong with sleeping five people on such a big kang. There are only three people in the two rooms over there. If it were really crowded, I would have slept over there. They all brought towels, so you don't have to go."

Xiao Fei also nodded, "We have brought toiletries with us. Get up early tomorrow to accompany us hunting. Go to bed early. Your mother-in-law doesn't need anything here, so go to bed."

After washing his face, Mr. Lin said, "Don't worry, Jiaojiao. I'm almost asleep. You should go back and go to bed early too. The child still needs to get up at night."

"Go ahead, don't worry, tell Jiaojiao that grandpa is here with me, and your mother has packed everything."

Zhang Guoqing looked at the two rooms and saw that they both had toilets. The old man's kang was warm, so he thought the room should be warm too. He nodded with relief and said, "Then I'll go. You guys should get some rest early."

I left the main room and saw that Father Zhang was already lying down. There was no light in the room, so I didn't go in. I guessed his mother should be in the kitchen. I just saw a pile of garbage in the kitchen that hadn't been cleaned up yet. The three women in the family have been busy until now.

"Mom, you and sister-in-law are still cleaning up. If there's anything I can do to help, tell me. And that little pot is reserved for you with red dates."

Mother Zhang saw that the cleanup was almost complete. "No need to help, it's all done. You don't have to make breakfast tomorrow. Just make white rice porridge and some buns. They didn't eat many buns because they drank too much. Your two sisters-in-law will also need to go to bed. Save the small pot for your sister-in-law and Jiaojiao to drink tomorrow morning. They can't drink it after eating. Let's go, let's go to bed early."

Seeing that they were about to go back to their room, Zhang Guoqing quickly ran to the small living room, picked up the pile of things, and delivered them over one by one. He didn't care how much it delayed and just ran away. He was exhausted and wanted to rest early.