Grandma Li wasn't annoyed. She calmly turned off the heat and transferred the food from the pot to a plate.

They've all recently switched to gas stoves here.

Faster and more convenient.

It's perfect for her!

The gas cylinder is a bit heavy, and it's a little troublesome to refill it every time.

She's too old to lift it, afraid of hurting her back!

They were all replaced by the younger members of the family.

Thinking that life was getting better and better, Grandma Li felt even more at peace.

Once all the things I was doing were finished.

Then he slowly said, "I don't know, maybe it's because I'm good-looking!"

Then, they deftly carried the tray and left.

He didn't even glance at Aunt Hong.

The neighbors, who immediately understood, were left behind, laughing and joking at Aunt Hong!

Aunt Hong's face turned white with anger: This old hag dared to say she wasn't pretty!

But they dared not say anything to his face.

He could only vent his frustration with the spatula in his hand, making a lot of banging and clanging noises.

Su Ruobai found it amusing to watch these people bickering.

Even if they don't fight, this won't happen!

As expected, this is a peaceful era!

People are generally more tolerant.

If this were the end times, well, even if it wasn't a matter of life and death, they'd have to kneel down and beg for mercy before it was over!

Su Ruobai was lost in thought when someone spotted her.

"Oh my god, am I seeing things? Is this Xiaobai?!"

As soon as he shouted, everyone turned around.

"Oh dear, it really is a newbie!"

"Grandma Li, Xiaobai is back!"

"Xiaobai, how have you been lately?"

Hearing everyone's shouts, Grandma Li lifted the curtain and came out of the house.

Seeing the fair-skinned, delicate little girl before him, his eyes welled up with tears. "Little Bai, my child... It's good you're back, it's good you're back..."

Su Ruobai looked at everyone, then at Grandma Li: "Aunties, Grandma Li, I'm back!"

Then came a chorus of exclamations.

All the aunties and grandmas invited Su Ruobai to their homes for dinner.

They were incredibly enthusiastic.

One reason is that I watched this child grow up, and it's been so long since I've seen him, so it's really heartwarming.

Another point is that this child is grateful.

Grandma Li did a lot for her, and the little girl remembered it all. She's only been in Northeast China for a short time, but she's already sent back so many nice things.

Who wouldn't love such a grateful child!

Su Ruobai politely declined them all.

He took out some melon seeds from the cloth bag in his hand and shared them with everyone.

Why sunflower seeds? Because they're cheap.

However, at the current price, it's not cheap either, costing 1.1 yuan per jin (500 grams).

When the aunties and older women saw Su Ruobai taking out melon seeds, they all reached out to take them.

These things are hard to buy, and besides, they're expensive. With a monthly salary of just a few dozen yuan, you can only buy a few dozen kilograms of sunflower seeds.

Aside from holidays when people buy some to try, who would be willing to buy it on ordinary days!

While cracking sunflower seeds, the group began exchanging glances.

Why don't you say so?

Isn't that mouth eating something?

"Has this newbie struck it rich?"

"It shouldn't be. This kind of thing doesn't seem to be rare over there!"

"That's only because they're willing to spend the money; otherwise, they could sell it for a lot of money!"

"That's true!"

As for pine nuts and hazelnuts...

Haha, this is too expensive, let's save it for Grandma Li!

Su Ruobai originally planned to deliver some things to Grandma Li and then leave, since she had a lot of things to do.

He put down the oil paper package containing various things and said he was going back.

As it turned out, she had overthought things; Grandma Li grabbed her and wouldn't let her leave.

They had to stay for dinner, and since the food was just ready, Su Ruobai was invited to stay and have some.

Su Ruobai nodded helplessly.

Then, he took out an oil paper package from the cloth bag next to him.

When I opened it, it turned out to be a roast duck!

Grandma Li adjusted her reading glasses, bent down, and carefully examined the creature's beak: "Little White, is this a roast duck?!"

She hadn't really seen it much.

Su Ruobai nodded.

"Yes, I bought it on the way. Let's eat this one first, so you and Grandpa Li can try it together! You can save the rest for later!"

I bought it on the way, at the Beijing train station, when I went to the countryside. It must have been several months ago!

Among the oil paper packages I just gave to Grandma Li, there was a roast duck and a roast chicken.

However, Su Ruobai thought to herself, how could she possibly eat the food she brought while she was eating here? What would that look like!

Then he took out another one.

Grandpa Li looked at Su Ruobai and nodded: "Alright, let's join in today and try this roast duck! Old woman, where's my wine? Give me a glass!"

Grandma Li angrily slapped her old man: "Go away, get out of here, drink whenever you get the chance!"

Then, he turned back and smiled kindly at Su Ruobai.

His face was full of joy: "Xiao Bai, keep this roast duck for yourself. By the way, how are you doing over there?"

Su Ruobai smiled and said, "It's all good, Grandma Li, don't worry. My boyfriend treats me very well, and my mother-in-law and her family are good to me too!"

The old lady nodded repeatedly, "That's good, that's good!"

She meant it sincerely.

A young girl had just married into a family.

To be honest, it's not very useful if your own man likes you; you'll only be at a disadvantage if your mother-in-law likes you!

Unfortunately, nowadays everyone is promoting new ideas and saying that it's good for the young couple to be together.

This is a disaster!

You can't understand so much without experiencing the trials and tribulations of marriage!

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