The Shen and Su families live next door to each other, so the Su family can hear any movement from the Shen family without having to prick up their ears.
Ning Xue saw the whole process of Mrs. Luo coming to see Ning Tang, especially the scene where Mrs. Luo gave food to Ning Tang, which Ning Xue found particularly eye-catching.
It was obvious that Ning Tang’s popularity in Shangang Village was never better than hers.
How come after coming to Hailang Island, Ning Tang made friends before her?
Ning Xue felt a little uncomfortable, staring at the gate of the Shen family's courtyard as if she wanted to poke a hole in it.
When Shen Lie returned home in the afternoon, he saw a basket of vegetables on the table.
Shen Lie picked up an eggplant and asked Ning Tang, "Did you buy this eggplant?"
"No." Ning Tang said, "This was given to me by Sister Luo. She also told me to go to her house to pick it if I want to eat it."
Chen Lie knew that Mrs. Luo had cultivated a vegetable plot in her yard, but Mrs. Luo had always treasured her vegetables. Once, a child was ignorant and stole a few cucumbers from her house. Mrs. Luo grabbed his ears and scolded him for an hour.
Unexpectedly, Ning Tang was allowed to pick the flowers as she pleased. It seemed that Ning Tang really pleased Mrs. Luo.
Chen Lie looked at Ning Tang seriously for a few times, which made Ning Tang a little nervous. "Why are you looking at me?"
"I thought you wouldn't be able to handle things on the island." Chen Lie shook his head. "I didn't expect you couldn't judge a person by appearance."
It's no wonder Chen Lie thinks this way. After all, Ning Tang sleeps until noon every day. Apart from staying at home, he goes to the vegetable market and doesn't socialize much.
"Tsk." Ning Tang curled her lips. "You underestimate me, don't you? Let me tell you, when I go to the market to buy vegetables, people always give me a little extra. Do you know why?"
"Why?" Shen Lie asked.
Ning Tang patted his face and said, "Because I'm good-looking."
Chen Lie glanced at Ning Tang. Her face was porcelain white, her eyes were almond-shaped, her cheeks were rosy, and the red mole between her eyebrows was indeed a good color. However, he still said, "Just brag."
Ning Tang didn't respond. She circled around Chen Lie a few times, almost making him dizzy. She reached out to stop her, "What are you doing?"
"Have you changed into a different person?" Ning Tang said, "I remember you were quiet when you were in Shangang Village. My dad even said you were a wooden stake."
"You're the wooden stake." Chen Lie said without thinking, "I'm a human being, why can't I speak? It depends on whether I want to speak or not."
He was not familiar with the Ning family before, and Su Junyan was showing off everywhere, so he didn't want to talk much and adhered to the principle of saying as little as possible.
But now that the matter was done, and Ning Tang was not a difficult person to get along with, Chen Lie naturally became more talkative.
"Dad, I'm hungry!" Big Boy interrupted the two.
Chen Lie held his forehead and muttered to himself, "Children are all debts, children are all debts." He turned around and went to the kitchen to cook.
Soon three dishes and a soup were served. Today, thanks to the kind gift from Mrs. Luo, Chen Lie only made one seafood dish. The remaining two dishes were made from the vegetables Mrs. Luo gave him, namely mashed eggplant with garlic and stir-fried beans.
Ning Tang picked up a piece of fried beans with chopsticks and put it into his mouth, "Captain Shen, why don't you cook for lunch from now on?"
Chen Lie's cooking skills really made her praise him every time she ate his food.
Chen Lie put a piece of garlic-mashed eggplant in her bowl with his chopsticks and said, "You wish."
The next day, Chen Lie went to the army, and Ning Tang got up as usual to buy groceries and cook.
After dinner, Ning Tang was about to take a nap in the rocking chair when he saw the eldest child leading the second and third children approaching hesitantly.
Ning Tang didn't sleep either, and asked the three children, "What are you doing?"
Big Boy turned his face away and didn't dare look at her. He just kept glancing at a package in the corner.
He saw it all yesterday. Ning Tang took out the red dates from the package and gave them to Mrs. Luo.
Ning Tang understood what Da Wa was thinking at a glance and curled the corners of his mouth, "You want to eat red dates, right?"
The eldest boy choked and pushed the food onto Erniu, "Erniu wanted to eat it."
Erniu pushed it onto Sanwa, "It's Sanwa who wants to eat it!"
Sanwa looked around at his brothers and sisters and raised his hand, "Yes, Sanwa wants to eat."
Ning Tang was amused. He stood up and took out a bag of dried red dates from the package. He took one and put it into Sanwa's hand. "One is a reward for the most honest child."
When Sanwa saw the red dates, his eyes lit up and he grabbed some with his little hands and stuffed them into his mouth.
These dried red dates were all pitted, so Ning Tang was not worried that he would choke and let him eat them.
When Da Wa and Er Niu saw San Wa eating red dates, they were so greedy that they looked at Ning Tang with sparkling eyes.
The red dates were big, red and sweet, and they had never eaten them before, so how could they not be greedy?
Ning Tang was amused and took two red dates and put them in his palm, "Who wants to eat red dates?"
Da Wa and Er Niu quickly raised their hands and said, "I want to eat red dates."
Ning Tang gave one to each of them. "Next time you want to eat one, just tell me directly. Don't push it onto Sanwa. What can a three-year-old kid like him understand?"
Da Wa and Er Niu took the red dates and stuffed them into their mouths, nodding as they ate.
After eating one, the eldest child was still not satisfied. He kept looking at the big bag of red dates in Ning Tang's hand and said, "Stepmother, I want to eat more."
Erniu said, "I want to eat too."
I thought Ning Tang would give them another one, but Ning Tang shook his head and said, "No more."
"Nonsense!" Big Boy shouted, "Here's a big bag."
Erniu put her hands on her hips and said, "Stepmother, didn't you say you wanted to eat it? You lied, shame on me."
"How did I lie?" Ning Tang said, "I just told you to tell me if you want to eat it, but did I say I would give it to you if you told me?" She looked at Da Wa and Er Niu, "No?"
Da Wa and Er Niu looked at each other and started to act like a spoiled child, sitting on the ground. "I don't care, I just want to eat."
Haha, Ning Tang would never be moved by cheating.
She put the red dates on the tall cabinet, leaned against it with her arms around her chest, and watched Da Wa and Er Niu playing tricks on her.
When Da Wa and Er Niu saw Ning Tang's performance, they knew that they could not get the red dates by just cheating.
The two children got up from the ground, patted their buttocks, and looked resentful.
Ning Tang was happy. "You can eat if you want—" She gestured to Da Wa and Er Niu to look at the unwashed dishes on the table, then held up a finger. "One red date for each bowl you wash. Isn't that a good deal?"
The eldest boy recalled the sweet taste of the red dates and held up two fingers, "Two red dates for each wash." He quickly put the two fingers down and held up three fingers, "No, no, three red dates."
Erniu agreed with him, "Yes, three red dates for each wash of the dishes."
Sanwa is small and has a small appetite, so one red date is enough for him and he doesn’t care how many he wants.
"Why are you two asking for such a high price?" Ning Tang said, "No, two red dates at most."
Da Wa put his hands behind his back, shook his head and said, "If you say three, then that's three."
Ning Tang: "Forget it, I'll just wash it myself."
Upon hearing this, Da Wa and Er Niu panicked and quickly stopped Ning Tang, "Then two."
"Hehe, now I regret it. I'll only offer one red date." Ning Tang said.
Da Wa was horrified, "Didn't you just say you would give me two red dates?"
Ning Tang pointed at herself and said, "I'm a woman. Don't you know that women are fickle?"
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