After the guests leave, you should start cleaning up the cups, plates and bowls, wash the dishes and return them to the guests, and tidy up the tables and chairs and return them one by one.
Xia Ruzheng had just rolled up her sleeves and was about to get busy when someone snatched her away: "Hey hey... girl, don't be busy. You look tired after working all day. Go and rest first, otherwise someone will be worried!"
Looking at that man smiling and making faces, if he wasn't there to help out of kindness, Xia Ruzheng would definitely think that he was taking advantage of him.
"That's so embarrassing. I can't just watch you guys work..."
"It's okay, you take a rest first. The brothers are waiting for your cooking skills. You will need strength to prepare a table of food and wine for me later."
Seeing the sincerity of the other party, Xia Ruzheng and the others also looked at each other with burning eyes, meaning, "Quickly stop getting in the way!" So Xia Ruzheng had no choice but to go into the house and prepare to cook for them.
Xia Ruzheng didn't see that the guy who talked to her was hit on the head by several people.
After seeing off the guests, Liu Guoqing's parents and brothers also went back. They had a dinner party at home the next day and there was a lot of work to do. Liu Guoqing stayed and would go back later.
Everyone was busy out front, leaving Xia Ruzheng alone in the back preparing to cook. As she settled down, a faint melancholy welled up in her heart. She was, of course, happy for her sister's successful marriage, but when she thought of herself, she couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness. Was she destined to fail in marriage? If she didn't marry someone as awful as Huang Zhong, would she never get married again? The thought of this made her feel a little uncomfortable.
Xia Ruzheng sat there lighting a fire, looking at the flames in the stove, but his thoughts drifted far away.
When Wen Zhichao came to the back, he saw Xia Ruzheng in a daze. She didn't look happy. Could something have happened to her?
But if you think about it, it is understandable that Xia Ruqian is getting married today, and her sister Xia Ruzheng has no idea about her marriage yet, so it is understandable that she is sad.
The affair between Xia Ruqian and Liu Guoqing has been going on for some time. Xia Ruqian has been dragging it out, partly because of Xia Ruzheng. She always wanted the elder sister to get married first before the younger sister. Now she can't wait any longer. She can't let Xia Ruqian become an old maid with Xia Ruzheng.
Seeing Xia Ruzheng like this, Wen Zhichao's heart was filled with words, almost bubbling out. He wanted to tell her right now, "I have you in my heart. As long as you don't mind, I can marry you tomorrow!" But if Xia Ruzheng thought that he was pitying her, would he? No matter how he thought about it, now was not the right time.
My thoughts were up and down. Sometimes I wanted to pour out everything in my heart, and sometimes my heart sank to the bottom, afraid that I would be thrown into the abyss from which there was no escape. My heart was tormented over and over again, and it was almost driving me crazy.
It was Xia Ruzheng who first noticed Wen Zhichao standing at the door. All the expressions on his face immediately disappeared. He said, "You're here? Are you hungry?"
Wen Zhichao didn't know how he ended up here, but he walked towards it involuntarily. He couldn't think of any reason for the moment, so he could only nod and say, "I was a little hungry, so I came to take a look."
Xia Ruzheng was also quite hungry, so he didn't think it was strange. He said, "If you are really hungry, you can go and get some food to fill your stomach first. The food will be ready later."
There was still leftover food from the banquet, but Xia Chunfu had already mentioned it, so Xia Ruzheng came to cook.
Wen Zhichao walked in and said, "It's okay. You can eat more after a short rest. Can you handle it by yourself? Do you need my help?"
Xia Ruzheng thought it would be good to have someone to help him, so that he wouldn't have to worry about anything else, so he said, "Okay, come and help me light the fire."
Wen Zhichao felt relaxed all over, and the depression, anxiety and fear he had just felt disappeared. Now, she needed him, even if it was just to help light the fire.
The rice was steamed in a wooden barrel, but there wasn't much left. Some people probably packed it up to take home, so it needed to be cooked, and the food had to be stir-fried on the stove. This meant several fires were burning simultaneously, and keeping track of all the different areas required considerable skill. Wen Zhichao wanted to impress Xia Ruzheng, so he put in a lot of effort, which naturally pleased Xia Ruzheng immensely.
The vegetables have been washed, just stir-fry them.
Wen Zhichao kept three fires burning while he stole a glance at Xia Ruzheng, who was whirling around the stove. Like a nimble butterfly, she managed two dishes simultaneously without appearing flustered. Wen Zhichao suddenly felt that such moments were truly sweet and beautiful. It would have been even better if there were also the sounds of children laughing and playing. Such scenes nowadays easily create the illusion that happiness is within reach.
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