Zhang Hongyan swallowed hard. She shouldn't have eaten it, but she couldn't resist the temptation and took a bite.

One bite and she was immediately amazed. "This is so delicious!"

Qiao Qiqi smiled slightly, "I didn't dare to put in too much salt, is it bland to you?"

"Not bland at all! Just right!"

Zhang Hongyan was surprised by how good the Qiao family girl's cooking was, and her gaze softened with a smile as she looked at her.

Seeing this, Su Limin couldn't wait to step forward and said, "Let me try some too."

After working so hard for so long, she was hot and hungry, and her mouth was already watering from the aroma of the pot. But she was no longer a seven or eight-year-old child, and she was too embarrassed to sneak a bite, so she kept holding back.

Seeing that Zhang Hongyan had tasted it, she immediately couldn't wait to join in.

"Want some?" Qiao Qiqi glanced at her, then put down her chopsticks. "No way!"

"!"

Su Limin frowned. Seeing that the woman was feeding her mother but not her, she realized that the woman was deliberately targeting her. She immediately put her hands on her hips.

"Qiao Qiqi, get this straight! This is my house. All the food you made belongs to my family. Why won't you let me eat it!"

"Just because I made these things! And didn't you say that it's nothing special that I can cook? If it's nothing special, then cook for yourself! Why do you have to eat what I make!"

Qiao Qiqi stood in front of her, preventing her from getting closer.

Su Limin was absolutely furious. Facing that delicate face, she clenched her fists tightly. "Fine, I won't eat it then! What's the big deal? Humph!"

After saying that, she turned and went inside.

Qiao Qiqi watched her movements, her eyes flickered, and she went outside to serve the last bracken and potato strips.

As I turned to walk into the kitchen, I happened to see Su Limin taking a bite of a cold dish, her eyes crinkling with happiness, "So delicious..."

Just as I was about to take my second bite, I suddenly caught a glimpse of the kitchen doorway out of the corner of my eye.

Qiao Qiqi was looking at her with a mocking expression. "Some people are just so stubborn. Now you've embarrassed yourself, haven't you?"

Su Limin quickly put down her chopsticks and wiped her mouth.

"Who, who's shameful? Let me tell you, I'm not after your cooking, I'm just hungry. When you're starving, even swill tastes good."

"Oh? Who was it that said it was delicious just now?" Qiao Qiqi deliberately mimicked her happy expression and squinted her eyes.

Su Limin frowned deeply and immediately retorted, "I already said that I only thought it tasted good because I was too hungry. Actually, what you made was just so-so, not that delicious."

"cut!"

Seeing that she was still stubbornly refusing to admit it, Qiao Qiqi was too lazy to argue with her anymore.

After putting the last dish inside, Qiao Qiqi washed her hands and said to Zhang Hongyan, "Aunt Su, the dishes are all ready. It's hot now, so they won't get cold. If you're worried about them getting cold, just cover them with two basins. If there's nothing else, I'll head back now."

“How can we let you leave after you’ve finished cooking? That’s definitely not okay. You have to stay and eat with us.” Zhang Hongyan quickly grabbed her.

But Qiao Qiqi smiled and pulled her hand back. "Auntie, no, I have to go back to cook for Qin Huai. If I stay here, he'll go hungry tonight."

Zhang Hongyan said, "Then let's invite Qin Huai over to eat together. It's no big deal."

"Auntie, really, there's no need. I'm here to cook, and Uncle Su already promised to give me work points, so you don't need to be so polite with me." Qiao Qiqi quickly wiped her hands. "Please find two bowls to cover the vegetables. I'll be going now."

"You silly child..." Zhang Hongyan saw that she was about to leave after she finished speaking, so she quickly followed her out.

But Qiao Qiqi ran very fast and soon disappeared at the gate of the courtyard.

By this time, it was completely dark.

Qiao Qiqi quickly returned home, thinking about how Qin Huai had scolded her in the field that afternoon. She hadn't wanted to cook for him, but then she remembered that someone might come over tonight.

"Hmph! I'm not doing this because I'm worried about him going hungry. I'm doing it for Chenchen and Xinxin." Qiao Qiqi defended herself in her heart before going to the garden to pick two eggplants and dig up two potatoes.

Tonight, every household in the village is eating meat, which is quite a big deal.

But for Qiao Qiqi, the dinner tonight was quite low-key.

I used the one ounce of pork belly that the brigade had given me to stew an eggplant and potatoes, and then picked three cucumbers from the garden and smashed them. The staple food was sorghum rice porridge.

This would be considered a very high standard of living for an ordinary family, but for Qiao Qiqi, it was the worst meal she had ever had since she transmigrated.

Qin Huai returned after it was completely dark.

Qiao Qiqi was still angry with him.

Holding a grudge!

She went straight into the kitchen, brought all the food into the house, sat down and started eating, without ever looking up at Qin Huai once.

It was as if this person didn't exist.

Qin Huai sensed her disregard and frowned slightly.

He first washed off the mud on his body and the mud on the outside of the kettle in the yard before going inside. Looking down, he saw that Qiao Qiqi had already eaten half of her bowl of rice.

Qin Huai glanced at the seat opposite her...

In the past, when Qiao Qiqi cooked, she would bring everyone's food to the table, but this time, his seat was empty.

Knowing she was still angry, Qin Huai pursed his lips.

In the end, he didn't say a word, turned around and went to the kitchen to get his own rice.

Qiao Qiqi became even angrier when she saw this.

good!

No explanation needed, huh?

We'll see!

Her anger intensified, and Qiao Qiqi channeled her grief and indignation into her appetite, viciously munching on two mouthfuls of rice.

After Qin Huai brought the food into the house, he remembered to ask, "Where are Chenchen and Xinxin?"

Qiao Qiqi didn't want to talk to him at first, but thinking that she would need him to pick someone up that evening, she mercifully said, "At my parents' house."

A fleeting, mesmerizing glint crossed Qin Huai's eyes.

After sitting down, she hesitated for a moment before asking, "Aren't you picking him up tonight?"

This statement has multiple implications.

Qiao Qiqi immediately thought of her period a few days ago.

Originally, she wanted to make it up to Qin Huai after her period ended, but Chenchen and Xinxin happened to appear, so the two of them have never consummated their marriage...

Thinking of this, Qiao Qiqi subconsciously looked up and glanced at Qin Huai's expression.

But the man's gaze was open and honest, showing no ill intentions whatsoever.

Seeing that he was really just asking a simple question, Qiao Qiqi felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

That jerk, he really has no heart!

She treated him so well, worked tirelessly after marriage, not only busy earning money but also cooking him delicious meals every day and taking care of his parents. And this is the result she got.

Qiao Qiqi couldn't help but reflect for the first time.