He can earn around 100,000 yuan a year, so he's quite capable. In 2001, he bought a house of over 120 square meters in the county town.

Back then, it was only a little over a thousand yuan per square meter, and the total cost was less than two hundred thousand yuan. Yet, she was the most farsighted and capable person among her relatives.

It seems that being stingy has its advantages. If her father had been this stingy, her family would have bought an apartment in Jinan long ago in the 1990s.

When Chen Hong and her aunt arrived at her aunt's house, they received a very grand welcome.

Except for my aunt, the whole family ran downstairs to greet us. My uncle, older cousin, and younger cousin all pitched in.

Some carried bags, others moved boxes; it took two trips to carry Chen Hong's belongings up to the fifth floor.

After moving all the things, the whole family was sweating profusely. Aunt kept complaining, "You child, I'm already better, why did you buy me so many things? Isn't this a waste of money?"

My illness this time has really burdened you; you spent a lot of money buying medicinal herbs and tonics while I was in the hospital.

You've already been discharged from the hospital, why are you still bringing home so many things?

Chen Hong, it's one thing for you to buy supplements, but why are you also buying food for the family?

"We're still farming the land back home, and we have enough food to eat."

Chen Hong smiled and said, "Auntie, didn't you notice? The grains I used to bring you food at the hospital were very delicious. These grains are different from the ones you grow at home."

These are all green and pollution-free grains that I got through connections. They don't use chemical fertilizers or pesticides.

There are no drug residues, so it's good for your health and perfect for your recovery period.

Oh, by the way, Auntie, all of this is for you to eat. Have your cousin find an old Chinese medicine doctor to ask how to combine the ingredients to make it more effective.

"Then my cousin can cook for you. Once you're better, everyone will be relieved and can focus on work and school."

After chatting for a while, Chen Hong wanted to go home, but her aunt and uncle disagreed and insisted that she and her daughter stay for dinner.

Her aunt held her hand tightly and directed her uncle and cousin to cook.

Unable to refuse her aunt's hospitality, Chen Hong had no choice but to stay and have dinner with her before going home.

My aunt usually does all the housework and cooking, so her illness really shows how important she is.

My two cousins ​​are spoiled and don't know how to cook at all, and my uncle is a hands-off husband.

The three of them used all their skills to cook their own specialty dishes. The eldest cousin stir-fried shredded potatoes, the second cousin made scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and the uncle made a simple stew of pork belly and cabbage.

Before it was served, the three of them thought it looked rather unappetizing, so the uncle hurriedly went out and bought three ready-made dishes.

One pig's head was sliced ​​and mixed with cucumber, another pig's ear was cut into strips and also mixed with cucumber, and a braised spiced beef was sliced ​​into thick pieces by my cousin and served.

At least they managed to make six dishes. The uncle picked up some shredded potatoes for Yu Yang and said, "Man, try your aunt's stir-fried hot and sour shredded potatoes. She makes the best dish ever."

Yu Yang: It's only sour, not spicy!

"It's quite delicious, very tangy!"

Auntie spoke up, "Qingqing, you put in too much vinegar, it's burning sour."

My second cousin chimed in, "Sis, this is just stir-fried shredded potatoes with vinegar. You even forgot to add chili peppers. What kind of hot and sour shredded potatoes is this?"

My older cousin objected, "Just eat it! It's better than your scrambled eggs with tomatoes. Look at the dish you cooked."

The eggs weren't cut into pieces, and the tomatoes had been cooked into a sauce. Stir-frying one together made it look like vomit; it was completely unappetizing.

The aunt and uncle exchanged a glance and quickly changed the subject, lest the two sisters continue talking and the meal would be ruined.

Uncle pointed to the three braised meat dishes on the table, "Chen Hong, try these three dishes. They are the old signature dishes of Changqing."

The family has been making and selling braised dishes for generations, and they're quite famous.

Try it, it tastes pretty good. Even though I had liposuction, it's not greasy at all, and it's very fragrant!

Chen Hong forced down her dinner without tasting it, only eating a little before putting down her bowl and leaving the table.

She regretted staying for dinner!

Seeing that his mother had put down her bowl, Yu Yang quickly said that he was full and got off the table.

Auntie didn't eat much either. "See? You can't do without me, can you? Qingqing, Wenwen, while I'm sick, you two should practice your cooking skills."

You're already at the age to get married, and you can't even cook a meal properly! That won't do. If I marry into another family, your in-laws will scold me to death.

"If you can't even raise your own daughters properly, how can you expect them to marry and become someone's wife?"

The two younger cousins ​​listened attentively, while their uncle chimed in, "You really need to learn to cook; we can't rely on your mother all the time."

With your mother's illness, our family almost went without a hot meal. From now on, under your mother's direction, you two should choose to learn a few simple dishes.

You should at least learn how to cook rice and make porridge! Even if we can't have vegetables, having staple food is fine too!

My aunt's family has a very good upbringing, and my two cousins ​​are both obedient. The family is very harmonious.

Chen Hong talked with her aunt for a while before taking the child and driving back to Jinan overnight.

Forty minutes later, they returned home. The mother and daughter first heated up four cabbage and pork buns, then made a seaweed and egg drop soup and ate a meal before going downstairs together to run and practice boxing.

Life returned to normal, and finally Yu Yang finished his exams and started his winter break.

Chen Hong and Yu Yang stayed in Jinan for a few more days of intensive extracurricular classes. The mother and daughter bought a lot of things and sent them back to Yujia Village by express delivery.

The mother and daughter visited all their relatives, bringing them fruit, dried fish, scallops, and dried shrimp.

A few families I'm particularly close to even gave me two extra bottles of honey. That's all for now before the New Year; they probably won't be able to come over anyway.

I left the key to the villa for my dad so he can take care of the vegetable garden when he has time and bring the ripe vegetables home to eat.

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