Chapter 66: Awarded Village Beauty Title for Delicious Cooking (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Hong Lanlan pleaded earnestly, her voice choked with tears.
It was as if refusing her was equivalent to committing an heinous crime.
Wang Jing lost her temper and wasn't intimidated. She directly refused, saying, "I won't use someone like you in the future. You have no morals at all. Get out of here."
Hong Lanlan looked up, her eyes brimming with tears, staring at Wang Jing in disbelief. "Why can't you give me a chance? I didn't do anything wrong, why can't you let me stay?"
Wang Jing stated bluntly, "I don't like you. I can't stand anything you do. Please leave."
Hong Lanlan sobbed softly, but refused to get up.
Xu Qingmo realized that Hong Lanlan was deliberately using this method to force Wang Jing to agree to let her stay.
“Aunt Lanlan, you’ve gotten a lot of benefits from my house, but you can’t just stay here and enjoy them all by yourself. Does that mean no one else in the family compound can come and get benefits?” Xu Qingmo deliberately lured the other people in the family compound over.
Everyone could see that Hong Lanlan took a lot of good things from Xu Qingmo's house every day.
Many of them suffer from conjunctivitis.
Hong Lanlan is also a big mouth and loves to show off. She often carries her things around the family compound for a long time.
She was afraid that others wouldn't see that her family was living a good life.
Upon hearing Xu Qingmo's words, those who had previously expressed dissatisfaction with Hong Lanlan took the initiative to speak out.
“Hong Lanlan, you can’t be so selfish. Wang Jing and Xu Qingmo don’t want to use you anymore, so just give up your current position and let someone else in the family compound who needs it take your place.”
"That's right, that's right. My child is at the age where he's growing and needs to eat meat to nourish his body... I'm also a very good cook, definitely no worse than Hong Lanlan."
“I’m a great cook. My husband married me because he ate my cooking. He said he would never go hungry if he married me.”
“My parents-in-law got me to marry their son after eating the food I cooked.”
"I was voted the village beauty because I cook well..."
For a time, all the women present boasted that their cooking was delicious, and none of them were bad cooks.
Xu Qingmo had a sudden inspiration, "Since everyone's cooking is so good, why don't we take turns cooking, one person for one day? I think the best ones can stay and take turns cooking. What do you all think?"
Someone asked curiously, "After cooking, can I pack some meat and vegetables to take home?"
That's what they care about most.
Xu Qingmo nodded, "Whoever cooks can pack some meat and vegetables to take home."
In an instant, everyone present cheered.
Hong Lanlan tried to interject, but was chased away by several strong-willed women.
No matter how powerful Hong Lanlan is, she can't fight against four fists with just her two hands, and she is ultimately no match for so many people.
Hong Lanlan left looking disheveled.
Song Cuiping, who hadn't left, couldn't help but burst into laughter. "I thought you could stay at Xu Qingmo's house and cook for me forever, but I didn't expect to be kicked out so quickly. That's so satisfying."
"You little slut, it's all your fault that I can't cook there. I'm going to beat your face to a pulp today."
You think I'm afraid of you?
Over there, Hong Lanlan and Song Cuiping started fighting again, but no one stepped forward to stop them.
Because everyone has come to Xu Qingmo's house.
Xu Qingmo gave each person who was willing to participate a number, starting from number one and going down the list.
Everyone happily took their number tags and went home, counting down the days to come to Xu Qingmo's house to cook.
The next few days passed relatively peacefully.
On the fifth day, Hong Lanlan appeared at Xu Qingmo's house.
She carried a vegetable basket filled with boiled salted duck eggs and deliberately showed them to Xu Qingmo.
There were ten in total, which Hong Lanlan presented on the table like treasures.
Hong Lanlan said with a smile, "Xu Qingmo, these salted duck eggs are homemade. They taste great, and you'll definitely be happy to eat them."
Xu Qingmo looked at Hong Lanlan expressionlessly, "But I'm not happy to see your face."
"Don't say that. So much time has passed, you should have calmed down by now, right?"
"I'm not angry anymore." Xu Qingmo didn't want to hurt herself because of someone else's mistakes.
She looked outside. It was almost lunchtime, but the person who cooked hadn't come yet. Had they forgotten to cook today?
Hong Lanlan took the number tag out of her pocket and said with a smile, "Chunhua couldn't come because of family matters, so she gave me the number tag. I'll cook."
Actually, Hong Lanlan bought this number plate from Chunhua with a large sum of money.
Chunhua initially disagreed, but Hong Lanlan told her that her cooking was mediocre and she might not be able to get Xu Qingmo to stay.
Chunhua thought about it for a day before taking the initiative to find Hong Lanlan and resell the number plate to her.
Hong Lanlan is confident that she can take back the cooking task.
"Are you sure Aunt Chunhua can't come because of something at home?" Xu Qingmo asked back.
The oppressive aura emanating from her made Hong Lanlan's heart tighten. She turned her face away somewhat guiltily, but her mouth remained firm, "Of... of course, Chunhua's family really has some problems."
Hong Lanlan forced herself to continue, "I was worried you'd be hungry, so I came over first. What would you like to eat today? I can make it for you."
Xu Qingmo thought that the number plates had already been issued, and those who received them were just looking at the numbers and waiting for their turn.
Even if we get everyone anxious now and announce Chunhua's withdrawal, we might not be able to gather everyone together.
If Hong Lanlan wants to cook, let her cook once; just don't choose her to stay afterward.
"The ingredients are in the kitchen, you can cook them as you see fit," Xu Qingmo reminded her.
Hong Lanlan was overjoyed, feeling that the opportunity was right in front of her, and she put her culinary skills to good use.
After finishing cooking, she didn't pack up the meat and vegetables, but deliberately left them aside to wait for Xu Qingmo to taste and give her feedback.
Not long after, Wang Jing, Shen Jiang, and Lu Ting returned one after another. Wang Jing asked in confusion, "Why is Hong Lanlan here?"
Xu Qingmo said, "She will take over from Aunt Chunhua and cook here for a day."
Wang Jing asked curiously, "What's wrong with Chunhua?"
Hong Lanlan immediately continued the conversation, "Chunhua had something come up and couldn't come. I was worried you wouldn't have anything to eat, so I came here to cook for you. Come and see if my cooking has improved."
Seeing that Xu Qingmo didn't say anything, Wang Jing didn't pursue the matter further.
Shen Jiang washed his hands and sat down at the dining table. Hong Lanlan diligently served all the food and brought it to the table, almost as if she wanted to feed the whole family herself.
After everyone finished eating, she immediately cleared away the dishes and went to the kitchen to wash them.
After finishing his meal, Shen Jiang went to his room to start repairing the bed. Xu Qingmo had Meng Panpan bring over a lot of good wood, which she split and arranged in a corner of the room.
Shenjiang took his tools and some wood into the bedroom, making a constant clattering sound.
After washing the dishes, Hong Lanlan curiously went over to take a peek, her face beaming with gossip.
She suddenly realized something, covered her mouth, and left Xu Qingmo's house with a smile.
Someone saw Hong Lanlan coming out of Xu Qingmo's house and assumed she had been called back to cook again, so they went up to greet her.
Hong Lanlan asked the other person mysteriously, "Guess what I found at Xu Qingmo's house?"
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