"Mom, I didn't expect Uncle Tang to be so good at cooking."

"Well, men are good at cooking." Shen Hongmei knew this of course. If men could cook, women could save themselves a lot of tedious work. And looking at Old Tang, he was indeed very hardworking.

"I just made some home-cooked dishes today, you can just help yourself to them."

This is no longer a home-cooked dish, it's almost as good as the food in a star-rated hotel. Even if you eat it at Xiao's house, it would be about the same. I didn't expect to be able to eat such good food here. It can be imagined that he really thinks highly of Shen Hongmei.

Old Tang was pretty good. He smiled with his eyes narrowed. He couldn't drink but still wanted to drink because he thought it would be a bit of a nice touch since everyone was there.

This bottle of red wine was passed down from his father's generation. He had been reluctant to drink it for decades. Today he finally opened it, just to add more flavor to the dinner table.

Yan Shuhua only then realized that the brat hadn't come, and asked, "Uncle Tang, why didn't your son come to eat?"

"He, this bad boy never eats on time. Let's ignore him and just eat by ourselves." Old Tang knew that his son didn't want to find a wife by himself, so every time a girl came, he would protest very much. Today was no exception. In order not to affect the relationship between them, he asked his son to try not to show up in front of him to avoid annoying others.

Tang Lele is still young, so it is normal for him not to accept it. Once he realizes the importance of his mother, he will slowly accept it.

Although the food is very delicious, I don’t know why it doesn’t bring out the good atmosphere.

Old Tang was not a talkative person, so he was trying hard to liven up the atmosphere. If Xiao Jinchu hadn't talked to him about his past as a soldier, he might have forgotten how awkward the atmosphere was.

When talking about his time in the army, Old Tang starts to talk.

"When I was in the army, life was so hard. There was nothing to eat. I even ate belts and tree roots." Old Tang has been a soldier and has been to the battlefield. Now he is retired. Because of this relationship, he is able to slaughter pigs in the supply and marketing cooperative.

Old Tang doesn’t actually look that good, but his friendly appearance and the way he speaks make people feel that he is a reliable person.

Seeing that Shen Hongmei barely picked up her chopsticks to eat, Old Tang asked her, "Hongmei, don't you like eating? What do you want to eat? Tell me and I'll make it."

"No need, these meals are good enough." Shen Hongmei felt embarrassed that she had come to his house for dinner today. She wanted to prepare such good meals and not use up all his food expenses for the year.

After all, everyone was born poor, and Shen Hongmei had no intention of taking advantage of others, so she didn't want to make such a big fuss.

"Uncle Tang, business must be very good during the New Year when you slaughter pigs." Yan Shuhua felt that the atmosphere seemed a bit weird, so he just found a random topic to talk about.

Old Tang said, "Make a little money. If you want to eat meat in the future, just come to me and get it."

Yan Shuhua also responded: "Okay, then I can also take care of Uncle Tang's business."

"I don't have anything, but I still have meat." Old Tang smiled, "Look at how fat and greasy my little rabbit is."

Although Old Tang said so, and he was also talking and chatting with Yan Shuhua, his eyes were always on Shen Hongmei. Shen Hongmei felt the look in Old Tang's eyes and avoided it a little: "The food is good."

"Hongmei has lost weight recently, so she needs to eat more." After saying that, Old Tang quickly added more dishes to her meal. After all, he was quite considerate. He knew that she liked to eat braised fish, so today he specially braised a big crucian carp. The crucian carp was very fresh and tasted delicious when braised.

Before sending it over, he quickly picked out the fish bones. Anyone with eyes could see that he was really good to Shen Hongmei, and not just ordinary good. There were very few men who would think of her all the time.

Because of this, Yan Shuhua felt that he was much more reliable than Yan Zhenhua.

Old Tang's home is in a pretty good location in the town. After all, he has a city hukou, so everything is better for him. This is something that not ordinary people can compare to.

After drinking some wine, Old Tang began to introduce his wealth.

"Actually, my hometown is in another place. My parents fled from famine and settled down here. People around here are the same people who fled from famine with my parents. So, we have a good relationship and we are all from the same village."

"My parents had some capital when they were away from home. Later, they took some money and fled. After that, I stopped going to school and joined the army early."

"My first wife was an arranged marriage by my parents. I didn't like her very much, and we were not destined to be together." Old Tang had almost introduced his situation, but Shen Hongmei still didn't respond, so Yan Shuhua pushed her.

Shen Hongmei slowly came to her senses and spoke: "Old Tang is pretty good. He has a nice house and is a nice person."

Speaking of his house, he actually has to thank his parents. It was left to him by his parents, so he didn't say there was anything to show off. His most recent goal is to buy a car so that he can pick up and drop off Shen Hongmei often and have better contact with her in the future.

But buying a car is not a trivial matter, and you can’t just buy it.

"Hongmei, come and sit and chat with me often when you are free." Old Tang looked at Shen Hongmei as if he was his first love, his eyes shining.

After all, there were two young people present, so they would definitely feel embarrassed to say anything. They would be hesitant and unable to speak freely. So after finishing the meal, Yan Shuhua and Xiao Jinchu made an excuse to go out for a walk so that the two of them could have a good chat for a while.

After finishing the meal, Shen Hongmei's first thought must be to wash the dishes: "I'll go wash the dishes for you."

"No, no, I can do it myself." How could Old Tang feel comfortable asking him to wash the dishes for him, so he asked him to put down the dishes and he could clean them up himself.

"It's okay. I'm used to doing housework anyway, so this little help doesn't matter." Shen Hongmei thought that he was a grown man, and it was not easy for him to cook all the meals today, so she should help a little.

After hearing this, Old Tang agreed: "Hongmei, I will help you then."

The two of them went to the kitchen and started washing dishes. After all, the sink was a little small, so their hands kept touching each other.

Shen Hongmei has been hiding.

After a few consecutive contacts, Old Tang looked at her with a more and more strange look: "Hongmei, what do you think of me?"