At home, Xie Qingxiao had already returned. Seeing Lin Xiangyi, Yongqiang and Xiaolian cooking, he asked, "Big sister and brother-in-law are back?"
"Yes, it's the busy farming season, and my elder sisters came back to help with the farm work," Lin Xiangyi fried the food twice, then covered the pot and turned to look at Xie Qingxiao.
The man's skin had recently been tanned, and his tall body looked even taller and stronger. After returning home, he took off his work jacket, leaving only a white vest, revealing his broad arms and bulging muscles, all of which were evidence of his recent hard work to earn money.
Lin Xiangyi teased, "I guess they think you are as lazy as before, unable to help your parents, and adding burden to them, so they want to come back to help. Do you feel guilty?"
Xiaolian and Yongqiang are both here. Lin Xiangyi said this to Xie Qingxiao in his ear.
Xie Qingxiao glanced at her. Her eyes were sparkling. She seemed to be teasing him on purpose.
He couldn't help laughing and replied, "Are you sure you didn't come back to work because you were too delicate and couldn't do farm work? Your elder sister and the others thought your parents had to raise you and were afraid that it would be too much of a burden for them, so they came back to work? They never did this before."
Lin Xiangyi raised her eyebrows: "Really?"
She knew that Xie's father and mother thought she was spoiled before, but even Xie's elder sister thought she was spoiled and wanted to rely on her parents... Lin Xiangyi reflected on herself, did she look so unreliable?
Xie Qingxiao sneered at her serious look.
"Even if it's because I'm spoiled, it must be because of you," Lin Xiangyi immediately shifted the blame: "It's all because you were too lazy before. You should reflect on yourself."
"Okay, it's all my fault," Xie Qingxiao nodded, "but you were wrong about one thing."
Lin Xiangyi was about to continue cooking when she heard Xie Qingxiao's words. She looked up and asked, "What is it?"
"You are just being squeamish," Xie Qingxiao reached out and took the frying pan from her hand. "You are not squeamish at all. On the contrary, you are very hardworking. Hardworking Lin Xiangyi, go sit over there and let your man cook."
"..." Lin Xiangyi's smile betrayed her good mood, but she looked so disgusted: "Xie Qingxiao, you are becoming more and more slick now?"
"I love my wife, how can I call you a smooth talker?" Xie Qingxiao laughed angrily and pinched her cheek: "You have no conscience."
As he said that, he pinched her cheek, came closer and kissed her.
Lin Xiangyi quickly pushed him away. Yongqiang and Xiaolian were still there.
She looked at them - the children seemed to be very afraid of Xie Qingxiao. After Xie Qingxiao came in, Yongqiang and Xiaolian, who had just been making a fuss in front of her, huddled together like quails and looked at them timidly.
She hit Xie Qingxiao and said hurriedly, "Ahem, my uncle is back. How about you go out and play for a while? Let my uncle cook for you."
"Well, let's go out and play," Yongqiang was really afraid of Xie Qingxiao, and he pulled his sister and ran out.
Lin Xiangyi: “…”
Xie Qingxiao was very calm. He opened the lid of the pot and saw that Lin Xiangyi had just made braised pork.
He squatted down and pushed the firewood in front of the stove.
Lin Xiangyi didn't leave, and continued to say beside him: "You look so scary that even children are so afraid of you. If our children are also afraid of you in the future...Puchi."
Lin Xiangyi thought about that scene and thought it would be funny if their child was naughty and Xie Qingxiao was so angry that he chased him.
Xie Qingxiao looked back at Lin Xiangyi and said indifferently: "How could my child be afraid of me?"
The child born to him and Lin Xiangyi will definitely look very much like her. She probably won't be willing to scold him. He would love to hold the child in his hands and will definitely not be as harsh to him as he is to other children.
Lin Xiangyi raised her eyebrows. Okay, then she will wait and see. I hope Xie Qingxiao can really bear his temper.
She added, "You took my job away, so I'm out?"
"Go ahead. The smell of cooking fumes is quite strong here. You'd better stay here for a while."
"Okay," Lin Xiangyi said, "The braised pork will be ready in about ten minutes... It's probably cooked now. I'll take two pieces out for Yongqiang and Xiaolian to eat."
The aroma of the braised pork was so overbearing that even adults couldn't stand it, let alone children who hadn't eaten meat for a long time. Yongqiang and Xiaolian were drooling as they helped light the fire.
She took a bowl, picked up two pieces of braised pork and brought it out, called Yongqiang and Xiaolian over, handed the bowl to them, and asked the two siblings to share the food.
Yongqiang and Xiaolian were eating with their mouths full of oil. Lin Xiangyi asked them if the food was delicious, and they said it was delicious repeatedly.
They had never eaten anything so delicious.
Xie Qingxiao sat in front of the stove with his legs bent and spread apart. He pushed the fire in front of the stove, looked back at the scene of Lin Xiangyi interacting with Yongqiang and Xiaolian, and his eyes unconsciously smiled.
It was as if she saw what his and Lin Xiangyi's future life would be like. He might not be a strict father, but she must be a kind mother.
He was looking forward to the birth of their child more and more.
The meal was just ready, and Mr. and Mrs. Xie and Sister Xie and her husband had finished their work, so everyone sat down and prepared to eat.
Today I made braised pork, stir-fried loofah, stir-fried vegetables and a pot of bone soup - bones are nutritious and cheap, so Lin Xiangyi asked Xie Qingxiao to bring some bones back every day to make soup.
I made a lot of braised pork today, filling a big pot.
Yongqiang and Xiaolian were so greedy that they started eating with big mouthfuls.
Sister Xie and Wang Fugui were a little overwhelmed looking at the delicious food on the table. Even though Xie's mother and Lin Xiangyi told them not to be polite, they rarely ate the braised pork and asked Yongqiang and Xiaolian to eat more vegetables.
But whether it's braised pork or vegetables, Xie Qingxiao and Lin Xiangyi are willing to use oil. Sister Xie's family eats very little oil at home.
That reserved look makes people feel sad.
Xie Qingxiao directly picked up the braised pork and poured it into the bowls of Sister Xie and Wang Fugui, and said concisely: "Eat."
Sister Xie Wang Fugui: "..."
Sister Xie subconsciously looked at Lin Xiangyi.
Lin Xiangyi: "..." She finally understood why Sister Xie didn't dare to eat.
Sister Xie and the others are afraid of going back to her parents' home to eat meat. Her sister-in-law must feel unhappy that she is taking advantage of her, right?
"Yes, big sister and big brother-in-law, you guys should eat more. I made so much meat because you guys came back, otherwise we wouldn't be able to eat so much. The weather is hot now, so you guys should eat as much as you can. If you leave it for tomorrow, you probably won't be able to finish it, or it will be wasted."
After Lin Xiangyi finished speaking, in order to prove that she was not lying, she looked at Yongqiang and Xiaolian: "Yongqiang, Xiaolian, your aunt will pick it for you."
Children don't have so many twists and turns, Yongqiang and Xiaolian quickly reached out to take it and said, "Thank you, aunt."
Sister Xie and Wang Fugui were both stunned when they saw this.
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