How could I let my second sister-in-law gossip about me in the village and ruin Qingzhi's reputation?

Going there and delivering some vegetables was Xu Fuqiang's way of shutting up his second sister-in-law.

But the child didn't want to, and there was nothing he could do but sigh silently.

Xu Qingzhi received 50,000 yuan in compensation from Lawyer Zhang.

She has other plans for the money from selling vegetables.

This amount of money was just enough for pocket money. She went to town in the afternoon to pick up a package of fruit tree seedlings and planned to buy some things.

Xu Qingzhi politely replied, "Thank you, Zhang Lu."

"I should thank Miss Xu. My wife said she only bought five kilograms of vegetables, but you sent her ten kilograms, and also some bayberries and eggs. Your vegetables are really fresh, and the bayberries and eggs are delicious. My wife and daughter love them very much."

Lawyer Zhang did not mention any money. After all, it was obvious that Miss Xu had given extra gifts on purpose, and it would have been very tactless of him to suggest money.

Qingzhi: "Just a little token of my appreciation. Sorry for bothering Zhang Lu these days."

"You're welcome, Miss Xu."

After some polite exchanges, the conversation ended.

Xu Qingzhi and Wen Shanshan brought a small wooden stool and sat at the kitchen door, picking beans and water spinach.

Xu Fuqiang walked over and looked at his daughter's cold face. He thought he had made her unhappy and hesitated, not knowing how to start.

Xu Qingzhi spoke first: "Dad, go to the back mountain and pick up some eggs. There are only two eggs left at home. Mom wants to make scrambled eggs with shallots for lunch."

"Okay." Xu Fuqiang responded happily and instantly became energetic.

He knew that just this one sentence meant that his daughter was not angry with him.

The awkward atmosphere was instantly resolved.

Wang Yanmei was cutting peppers in the kitchen and shouted, "That's right, Qingzhi, call your grandpa to come down for dinner."

"Okay, Mom." Xu Qingzhi handed over a pot of water spinach that she had picked and called her grandfather.

It took the old man a long time to answer the phone.

"Grandpa, come and eat lunch. The dishes will be ready soon."

"No, Grandpa has finished eating and is going fishing."

"Then come over tonight."

"He won't come in the evening. Grandpa is too lazy to run."

Xu Qingzhi knew what the old man was being stubborn about, so he didn't force him. He smiled and said, "Okay, I wish you catch another big fish today."

"Hahaha, okay, if Grandpa catches a big fish, I'll invite you to come to Grandpa's house for dinner."

Xu Qingzhi responded, and waited until Grandpa hung up the phone before she told her mother, "Grandpa is not coming to dinner today."

"Well, you and Shanshan go play in the front. The vegetables have been picked. Otherwise, you will be covered in cooking fumes from my cooking." Wang Yanmei drove them out and started busying herself in the kitchen.

When Jiang Xiao pushed Wen Siran in, he could already smell the aroma of food.

"It smells so good, what's cooking?" Jiang Xiao took a sniff.

Lawyer Zhou, who was lying on the chair nearby, fell asleep. When he heard Mr. Jiang's voice, he suddenly woke up.

Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing? After being confused for three consecutive times, I regained consciousness and smelled a particularly fragrant aroma of cooking.

He couldn't help but say, "What kind of dish is this that smells so good? It feels like scrambled eggs?"

"It's scrambled eggs with shallots. The shallots are grown by Qingzhi himself." Wen Shanshan said with great pride. How could the shallots grown by Qingzhi not be delicious when fried with eggs?

She also likes fried chicken with shallots, so today my aunt killed a chicken and cooked it to her favorite taste.

If she had no choice, she would have wanted to be Aunt Wang's daughter.

It’s such a blessing to be able to eat these meals every day.

No, wouldn't that mean she has snatched Qingzhi's mother away? That won't do. If Qingzhi knew, she would definitely not play with her. So she'd better come and eat for free every day. It's also very happy to eat for free.

Jiang Xiao pushed Wen Siran past and whispered to her, "If you don't stop drooling, it will start to flow out."

Wen Shanshan:!!!

"I'm not a child, why would I drool!" Wen Shanshan said to him fiercely, but she wiped the corner of her mouth obediently with her hand. As expected, there was nothing. The stinky man just knew how to lie to her.

Jiang Xiao smiled and pushed Wen Siran to sit down at the dining table.

Xu Qingzhi brought out bowls of dishes, and Wen Shanshan took the initiative to help with the bowls and chopsticks to serve the rice.

All the bayberries were sold today. It was a great happy event for the Xu family. They would slaughter chickens and ducks at this time.

There is not only spicy shallot fried chicken, but also fried duck with young ginger, and a chicken soup stewed with Chinese medicine.

Fried tofu, crispy spicy fish cubes, stir-fried eggplant with beans, lettuce with garlic sauce, stir-fried water spinach, Chinese cabbage, scrambled eggs with shallots...

A table full of dishes.

Wang Yanmei washed her hands, came out, and greeted them warmly: "Get ready to eat. Eat while it's hot. The food won't taste good if it gets cold."

"Auntie, your cooking is delicious even when it's cold. I like your cooking the most, no one's cooking is better than yours." Wen Shanshan said this as soon as she finished her conversation, which made Wang Yanmei very happy.

"Auntie is happy if you like it." Wang Yanmei looked lovingly.

Xu Fuqiang came out with a barrel of wine as usual and greeted them, "Hey, guys, do you want to drink?"

"Uncle, I want to drink." Jiang Xiao responded with a smile.

He wanted to drink it yesterday, but he was embarrassed because the host didn't ask, and there was delicious sour plum soup to satisfy his craving.

He actually doesn't drink too much. Even when he was in Kyoto, he went to the bar more for socializing.

But when he smelled the alcohol yesterday, it somehow aroused his addiction.

Wen Siran also responded politely: "Uncle, I will drink with you too."

Lawyer Zhou at the side thought it was just a social event like usual and couldn't refuse, so he said, "Uncle, I'll come too."

The four men sat next to each other, and the three women sat on the other side.

Wang Yanmei saw that Wen Shanshan was still waiting for the elders to pick up their chopsticks. The more she looked at her, the more she liked this little girl. She treated Wen Shanshan as her own family. She coaxed her like a child, "Eat, eat. You don't have to wait for me and your uncle to pick up our chopsticks. Eat whatever you like. Treat us like your own family. Don't be polite."

"Thank you, Auntie. I'm welcome then." Wen Shanshan responded sweetly. After Wang Yanmei took the first piece of food with chopsticks, she finally reached for the fried chicken with green onions that she wanted to eat the most.

The meat of domesticated free-range chicken will be firmer when fried, so Wang Yanmei stewed it for a while this time.

It tastes tender and fragrant. If you come across one with skin, meat and bones, the bones will fall off easily when you put it in your mouth.

Wen Shanshan ate a mouthful of chicken and a mouthful of rice, and she enjoyed it very much. Although she often came to eat for free, she still couldn't help but praise: "Auntie, it's so delicious. I'm going to eat three bowls of rice at noon today."

The four men had just filled their glasses.

Jiang Xiao couldn't wait any longer, so he picked up a piece of chicken to fill his stomach, clinked his wine glass, and took a sip of the wine.

He was stunned.

The taste of the wine was different from what he had imagined. It was like a ball of fire flowing down one's throat, but it didn't burn one. The wine had a mellow aroma with the flavor of Chinese medicinal herbs, which made one feel comfortable all over.

Even the smell of alcohol was strong yet comfortable.

Lawyer Zhou standing by was also a little surprised. He was used to drinking and socializing outside and had tried all kinds of wine, but he had never tasted wine with such a special flavor.

After drinking this, his tired body, which had been traveling all night, seemed to be relaxed all of a sudden.

Miraculously enough, he actually suffers from severe insomnia. Even if he is traveling all night, he cannot fall asleep on his own no matter how tired he is. He has to rely on taking medicine to fall asleep.

As a result, today he was sitting on a bamboo chair against the wall. He leaned back and fell asleep while sitting.

In the past, he often heard his grandmother talk about how comfortable life was in the village, but he didn't agree with it. Now that he has experienced it for himself, he really feels somewhat comfortable.

(End of this chapter)