When Mr. Li and his group came over, Li Yan took the last dish, pickled fish, out of the pot and served it. The small courtyard was filled with the rich aroma of pickled cabbage.

"It's just right that grandpa and grandma are here. The food is ready and we can eat!" After saying that, Li Yan carried the freshly prepared pickled fish to the main room.

Li Yan laid out the food, with a pile of steamed buns, a large bowl of pickled fish, stir-fried shepherd's purse, and stir-fried bacon, and invited everyone to sit down and eat.

"Pick up your chopsticks, pick up your chopsticks, don't be polite!" Old Master Li invited the two brothers of the Zhou family to eat.

"This is the tofu bun I just made today. Try it and see if you like it!" Seeing that the Zhou brothers were very reserved, Mrs. Wu took the initiative to pick up a tofu bun for them.

Zhou Erlang took a bite of the tofu-filled bun and nodded vigorously: "Delicious!"

The meals in their family are usually prepared by Old Man Zhou and his eldest brother. These two men are rough guys and don't have any skills. In Old Man Zhou's opinion, it is already very difficult to raise the children in the family without going hungry. How can he have the energy to consider whether the food is delicious or not!

Seeing that he was eating with relish, Mrs. Wu took another bun and placed it in front of little brother Zhou: "If it tastes good, eat more!" He had worked so hard for most of the day, and he was just a grown-up boy, so eating four or five buns like this would not be a problem!

Li Dalang finished a bun in two or three bites, picked up another, and praised incoherently: "Little sister, these tofu buns are really delicious. I think they can be sold outside!"

The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it to heart. Anyway, Liu took this matter to heart. Her husband has no skills, and now her younger sister knows how to make tofu. If they can take these tofu buns to the city to sell, who knows how the business will be?

While thinking about the feasibility of this matter, Liu was also planning to talk about it with her mother-in-law later!

After Zhou Dalang came to the house, Li Xiaomei hid in the kitchen and did not go out until Wu asked her to go to eat.

"Mom, there are too many people at home so I won't go. I'll be in the kitchen taking care of the two children while they eat!" Li Xiaomei declined.

At this time, Li Yan, who was sitting with the two children, said, "Auntie, go ahead. I'll just watch over here!"

Li Xiaomei was pulled by Wu to the main hall to eat. The atmosphere at the dinner table was quite lively. Everyone was chatting about family matters. Li Xiaomei couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Coincidentally, when Li Xiaomei reached out to take the bun, Zhou Dalang also reached out, and their hands happened to touch each other.

Li Xiaomei was so surprised that she stood up from the stool and said with her head down: "Well, I remembered that the soup on the stove has not been served yet, I'll go right away!" After that, she hurried to the kitchen.

"You're so old, yet you're still so jumpy!" Old Master Li shook his head and didn't notice anything unusual about his daughter!

When Zhou Dalang touched Li Xiaomei's hand, he quickly withdrew it. He lowered his head and ate the food in front of him with a tasteless look. He didn't know if his behavior just now made her hate him!

Mrs. Wu, who was sitting next to Li Xiaomei, noticed her daughter's strange behavior. She looked at Zhou Dalang who was sitting opposite her with his head down and silent, and she became suspicious!

She finished the bun in her hand in a few bites, smiled and said to everyone: "I'll go take a look!"

When Li Xiaomei came out of the main room, she did not go directly to the kitchen. She needed to find a place where no one was around to calm her pounding heart.

After all, no one knows a daughter better than her mother. Mrs. Wu did not go to the kitchen but went directly to the tofu workshop, where she found her daughter who was in a daze.

"What are you doing? Didn't you say you were going to see Tang? Why are you here?" Mrs. Wu asked knowingly.

Your little sister blushed and lowered her head even lower, ready to act like an ostrich. No one should wake her up!

Seeing her daughter like this, Mrs. Wu had nothing to understand. In her heart, of course, she still hoped that her daughter could find a good home, but the conditions of the Zhou family were too poor, and the man had a son. Mrs. Wu was worried that her daughter would suffer in the future if she followed him!

Mrs. Wu sighed, stepped forward, rubbed her daughter's head, and said earnestly, "My daughter, marriage is like reincarnation. Find a good family so that you won't have to work so hard in this life. Mother hopes you can find a good home! Don't marry yourself off without thinking!"

After hearing what her mother said, Li Xiaomei's eyes reddened: "Mom, I don't want to get married, I just want to stay with you!"

Having experienced a failed marriage, she became more cautious about matters of the heart, fearing that one wrong step would lead to the abyss.

Mrs. Wu's purpose in saying this to her daughter wasn't to stop her from getting married: "You silly girl, your thoughts are all written on your face. I can see everything! I just want you to find someone safer!"

Li Xiaomei lowered her head in frustration and muttered, "I'm just a divorced woman, who would be interested in someone like me?"

When Mrs. Wu heard her daughter's self-deprecating words, her heart was bleeding. She poked Li Xiaomei's head and said, "Even if you like that man, that Zhou should come to us old couple and mention this matter first. I must let him know that he went through so much trouble to get you! Only then can he cherish you well!" Mrs. Wu said to her daughter earnestly.

Li Xiaomei's cheeks flushed red after hearing her mother's blunt words: "Mom, what are you talking about!"

Li Xiaomei couldn't understand why her mother, who had just looked down on the eldest son of the Zhou family, was now talking about asking that man to propose to her in just a few words!

Mrs. Wu looked at her shy daughter and said nothing. More than half a year had passed, and she finally saw the lively look on her daughter's face again. Mrs. Wu couldn't bear to make her daughter sad.

"Okay, I've been out for a long time. I'll go to the kitchen to see if the soup is ready!" After saying that, Mrs. Wu led the way out and went to the kitchen!

Li Xiaomei's mother discovered the secret deep in her heart. Normally, Li Xiaomei should be very panicked, but at this moment her heart was very calm.

She was certain of her feelings now, and her uneasy heart was no longer hesitant. As long as that person firmly chose her, she would follow her heart and go towards him!

When Wu returned to the main hall with the egg soup, most of the meal had already been eaten. Old Master Li jokingly said, "Why is it taking so long for this guy to serve the soup? If he doesn't come soon, your eldest son will eat all the buns!"

Li Dalang scratched his hair after hearing what his father said, and said innocently, "My little sister, these buns are so delicious, I couldn't help myself, I couldn't help myself!"

Mrs. Wu couldn't help but glare at her husband, thinking, "You only care about food. Your little cotton-padded jacket is about to be snatched away by someone. Let's see if you can still eat it!"