Chapter 362: Let the work be the guest again
"When did I say that your sister and my brother are not a family? Stop talking nonsense." Yu Zhuang quickly denied it.
But he still felt that his sister-in-law's surname was Qian, which was not the same as theirs. Even if she was married to his brother, they were not a real family.
People with the same surname as them are true blood relatives and family.
"You said if we don't have the same surname, we're not family. My sister's surname is Qian, how can she be related to my brother-in-law, whose surname is Yu?"
"That's right." Qian Daxin pointed at Jiang Juan, "Your last name is Jiang, not Yu, so you're not from the same family as them."
Jiang Juan held the child in her arms and glared at Yu Zhuang fiercely. "I don't share the same last name as you, and we're not family. It's okay for me to leave, right?"
After saying that, he picked up the child and was about to leave.
Yu Zhuang grabbed her and said, "Wife, I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about them."
"Hmph." Jiang Juan turned her face away.
"Qian Daxin, stop sowing discord." Yu Zhuang shouted at Qian Daxin.
"You are the one who is trying to sow discord." That's what he said at the beginning. We are not of the same surname and we are not from the same family.
Yu Qiang scratched his head in annoyance and couldn't help but ask, "Can we not argue about this during the holidays?"
Qian Daxin and Yu Zhuang then shut up.
Yu Lixin walked out of the kitchen and said, "You guys are so idle and have time to argue. Why don't you go into the kitchen and help my mom cook?"
He and his brother, two little kids, knew to help their mother wash vegetables in the kitchen, but they, the adults, were just waiting to eat the ready-made food.
That's so nice of you.
Yu Zhuang: "We are guests. How can we ask guests to cook for us?"
"But didn't you just say that we are all family? How come I become a guest just because I am asked to help with the work?" Yu Lixin rolled his eyes.
"Xiaoying, go into the kitchen and help my sister cook. My sister and I are a family. We don't want to be guests waiting for ready-made food." Qian Daxin specially emphasized the pronunciation of the last two words.
Mao Xiaoying pouted and reluctantly got up and went to the kitchen.
Seeing that his wife went obediently, Qian Daxin raised his chin proudly towards Yu Zhuang.
"Xiaojuan, go to the kitchen and help too." Yu Zhuang touched his wife Qian Xiaojuan's arm.
The latter nudged him with his elbow and said, "If you want to go, you go. I'm not going."
Yu Zhuang: “…”
"Brother Li Xin." Gu Xixi ran into the Yu family yard with a bite of fried meatball in her hand.
"Xixi?"
"Where's Brother Jianshe?" Gu Xixi asked, "My mom fried some meatballs and asked me to call you and Brother Jianshe over to eat."
When Yu Lixin heard that there were meatballs to eat, his eyes suddenly lit up, "He's in the kitchen. I'll call him to come with me."
"Brother, Aunt Yu fried meatballs and asked us to come over and eat them." Yu Lixin turned and ran into the kitchen.
Yu Jianshe, who was still washing cabbage, looked at his mother. Qian Lan smiled and nodded, "Go ahead. Your aunt is here to help me."
"Okay." Yu Jianshe put down the cabbage in his hand and walked away happily with his brother.
Did you see it?
Bao Pandyi winked at his son.
The fried meatballs were served hot to the two children, and as for the stewed beef and stewed pig's feet, the two children would definitely be asked to bring back a bowl each.
As soon as the two brothers Yu Jianshe entered the Gu family's kitchen, they started eating fried meatballs and complaining.
"With so many adults idle at home, no one goes into the kitchen to help my mom cook. They all wait to eat the ready-made food."
"When they were asked to help in the kitchen, they said they were guests. How could you let guests work in the kitchen?"
"My grandma still wants to eat the beef and pork trotters made by you, Aunt Yu, and said you would definitely send two bowls over. Please don't send them like you did before, I don't want them to eat them." Yu Lixin looked at Yu Hui and said, his mouth full of food.
He would rather not eat the food himself than let his grandmother, who spoke ill of Aunt Yu, and his father and uncle eat the delicious food made by Aunt Yu for free.
Yu Hui smiled and said, "I just didn't plan to send it over, so I asked Xixi to invite you guys over to eat."
She is not that mean. She just said in the morning that she didn't know how to live, but she made delicious food and sent it to people at noon.
"It would be better if you don't plan to send it off." Yu Lixin nodded.
Although Yu Jianshe didn't say anything, he agreed with his brother's words.
The two brothers not only ate fried meatballs, but also stewed beef brisket with radish and old mother's pig's trotter soup.
When I went back, I didn't even wipe the oil off my mouth.
Seeing them coming back empty-handed, Bao Pandi asked, "Why are you back empty-handed? Is the beef and pig's trotters next door not ready yet?"
Yu Lixin licked his lips and said, "It's done. My brother and I each drank half a bowl of pig's trotter soup. It's really delicious."
After saying that, Yu Lixin ran into the kitchen and asked, "Mom, is the meal ready?"
Bao Pandi: “…”
When the Yu family started eating, Bao Pandi still hadn't seen the beef and pork trotters from the Gu family.
Qian Lan used a large silver carp, tofu, bean sprouts, cabbage, and lettuce to cook a large pot of boiled fish.
"Is this the only dish?" Jiang Juan frowned as she looked at the boiled fish on the table. She couldn't eat spicy food very well, and this big pot of hodgepodge looked very spicy.
Qian Lan sat down next to Yu Qiang. "Mom only asked us to buy a fish, so I made a boiled fish with tofu, bean sprouts, and cabbage. It's enough to eat."
"It smells quite nice." Qian Daxin picked up the chopsticks and put a large piece of fish in the bowl. After taking a bite, he looked up in amazement and praised, "Sister, your cooking skills are pretty good now. This boiled fish is quite delicious."
Bao Pandi cursed Qian Daxin in his heart for being uncultured. He, the elder, hadn't even started eating yet, but he, a junior and a guest, had already started eating first.
"I'm not eating anymore." Jiang Juan threw down her chopsticks. "Sister-in-law, if you want to kick Yu Zhuang and me out, just say it directly. There's no need to beat around the bush like this."
"..." Qian Lan was confused. Although she really wanted her and Yu Zhuang to leave, how could she have been so roundabout as to chase them away?
Not to mention her, even Yu Qiang was confused.
Bao Pandi said with a stern face, "Qian Lan, this is your fault. You know Xiaojuan can't eat spicy food. You cooked such spicy boiled fish, and it's just one dish. Isn't this deliberately chasing her away?"
Qian Lan thought about it carefully, but she really didn't know that Jiang Juan didn't eat spicy food. However, when she was in her hometown, her family had never cooked such spicy dishes.
"You're really wronging me. I really didn't know my sister-in-law couldn't handle spicy food. Besides, I don't spend much time in my hometown, and I don't spend much time with my sister-in-law either, so how can I know her taste?"
"I'm still breastfeeding!" Jiang Juan shrieked. "Even if you don't know my taste, sister-in-law, I can't eat anything too spicy while I'm breastfeeding. As a mother, you should know that."
"Forget it, it's not a big deal." Yu Qiang came out to smooth things over. "It was your sister-in-law who was careless. So, let her fry you another egg."
Jiang Juan pursed her lips and said nothing.
Qian Lan gripped the chopsticks tightly in her hand, her chest heaving.
"The fire on the stove is out. If you want to cook again, you have to light it again. You have long legs and fast steps. Go to the cafeteria and get some good food for your sister-in-law." She suppressed her anger and said to Yu Qiang with a forced smile.
Yu Qiang: “…”
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