As the Chinese New Year draws closer, the festive atmosphere becomes stronger and stronger.

After a busy year, farmers finally have a rare moment of leisure, enjoying the bustle of slaughtering pigs and distributing the meat. The pig-killing meal is also the meal that children look forward to most, besides the New Year's Eve dinner.

Although there was no pig-killing dish in the family compound, the women in charge of the household all used their best cooking skills to prepare it according to the customs of their respective hometowns.

The aroma of meat and oil lingered in the air. The greedy children squatted by the stove and no matter how their parents tried to drive them away, they could only scold them with a smile, "little bastards", and bribe them with a piece of meat to drive them away.

As soon as the child ran out to show off to his friends, he quickly closed the door, blocking his way in.

Everyone was busy, and Jianshu was no exception. She took advantage of this period when every household was stewing meat and frying meatballs, and when the aroma of meat filled the yard, she made some extra food and stored it to eat later.

Especially after the estrangement between him and Gu Mingjing was resolved this year, he became even more extravagant.

Pork, beef and mutton were all taken out in groups, and the whole room was filled with bacon, sausages and ribs. Not to mention chickens and ducks, there were air-dried chickens and ducks, pickled chickens and ducks, and braised chickens and ducks, all in groups of tens. Fish was also indispensable.

The stoves at home had hardly been turned off these days, with several stoves working simultaneously, steaming buns and stewing meat, the aroma never ending. Fortunately, Gu Mingjing hadn't been busy these days and had taken on most of the work, otherwise Jianshu would have gone on strike long ago.

However, after a few days, the two of them were really tired of the smell of meat and felt nauseous. It was the first time that Gu Mingjing had this kind of happy trouble.

The two of them tacitly replaced lunch and dinner with various vegetarian dishes, and even stopped eating eggs, not wanting to see any meat.

On this day, the preparations for the New Year's goods came to a short end. The two were sitting cross-legged on the sofa, each with a cup of tea and a book, discussing and passing the time.

There was a voice outside the door, "School girl! Are you home?"

Jian Shu kicked the man beside him and said, "Sister-in-law Xiufang is here, open the door."

"Ah!" Gu Mingjing sighed, "What delicious food did sister-in-law bring today?"

The three words "delicious" have a particularly strong tone, which seems to imply something.

Jian Shu, who understood her words, stroked his chest with his hand, a bit of bitterness on his face, "I just hope it won't be meat anymore."

"Me too!" Gu Mingjing agreed deeply and walked out to open the door.

Jianshu, who was sitting on the sofa, was no longer in the mood to read. He put away the two books on the table, poured another cup of tea, and waited for Wu Xiufang's "surprise" today.

Ever since the work incident, the relationship between the two has become closer. It is no longer the superficial friendship they had before, but good friends who can often exchange letters even when they are apart.

But this good friend is so nice. Ever since the countdown to the New Year began, he has fried meatballs and fish, stewed bones and meat, and he never forgets to send a portion to Jianshu.

This was a good idea, but the couple, who had grown tired of the smell of meat these days, found it difficult to bear. So every time Wu Xiufang came, they felt both pain and joy.

"Shushu, my sister-in-law is here!" Gu Mingjing's voice came from outside with a hint of excitement.

Jianshu suddenly lit up, their prayers came true!

It’s definitely not all kinds of meat this time!

"Sister-in-law, come and sit down! What delicious food have we made at home today?" Jianshu spoke very casually, without any hypocritical words, and went straight to the point.

Wu Xiufang didn't care and sat down on the sofa without any hesitation. She took the tea handed to her by Jianshu and drank it in one gulp. Then she wiped her mouth and pointed at the big bowl in Gu Mingjing's hand. "Well, didn't the little guys clamor for rice cakes a few days ago? I made some today, so I brought some to you."

Making rice cakes requires glutinous rice or glutinous rice flour, something she had never made in previous years. The less she could get, the more precious it became. Wouldn't the children always miss it? They'd always talk about it during the Lunar New Year.

It just so happened that the family's income increased this year and the expenses were reduced by more than half, so she had the leisure to think about various foods. She bought some glutinous rice flour and made a lot of it so that they could eat their fill this year.

"Rice cake?" Jianshu was very interested in this, or rather, she was now very interested in other foods besides meat.

"Yes, you can eat it steamed or fried, it depends on your preference." Wu Xiufang said a few simple words and left. "Okay, the food has been delivered. I have something to do at home, so I'll leave first. Come visit me when you have time."

"Okay, sister-in-law, take care." Jianshu walked her out the door.

Gu Mingjing also handed over the cleaned bowl, "Sister-in-law, take care."

"Don't see me off. It's cold outside." Wu Xiufang waved her hand, turned around and left.

After the others left and the two of them turned back to the house, Jian Shu suddenly jumped onto Gu Mingjing, put her arms around his neck, and said with sparkling eyes, "Let's make some glutinous rice cakes! Fried glutinous rice cakes, baked glutinous rice cakes, brown sugar glutinous rice cakes, and osmanthus sugar glutinous rice cakes are all delicious, soft and sticky!"

"Why do you do whatever you want? Didn't you say yesterday that you were tired and wanted to rest for a few more days?" Gu Mingjing helplessly held her butt with his hands and walked towards the sofa.

"What's this little bit of tiredness compared to delicious food?" Jian Shu waved his hand. "I just want to eat. Tell me, do you agree or not?"

Gu Mingjing's armpit was tickled and she almost dropped him. Fortunately, she was quick to catch him and patted his butt. "Don't move! If you move again, I'll throw you down!"

"Okay, you dare to hit me and threaten me!" Jian Shu narrowed his eyes, closed them, and began to howl, "Someone come, someone is beating his wife! Is there any justice in the world? Someone come..."

Gu Mingjing couldn't control himself as he was pulling and kicking. He could only beg for mercy, "Alright, alright, I'll do whatever you want me to do, okay?"

The fake crying stopped abruptly.

Jianshu's expression changed immediately, like a villain who had achieved success, "Wouldn't it be better if you agreed earlier?"

Gu Mingjing was speechless. How could he refuse? He just asked one more question. It was too late. It was obviously her impatience, but she blamed him.

However, he didn't dare say this out loud, so he could only complain in his heart.

Otherwise, if he makes the little ancestor angry, he will suffer the consequences.

"Baji!" Jian Shu gave Gu Mingjing a kiss, "You're so sweet, darling!"

Gu Mingjing immediately smiled, "Of course!"

She was caught with just a kiss and a few sweet words. Anyone who saw this would curse her - she deserves it for being lovesick!

Gu·Love-brained·Mingjing completely forgot about his complaints a minute ago and was only focused on making glutinous rice cakes for his wife.

How can I not satisfy my daughter-in-law's desires?

It was given to her at that time!

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