Ge Ling cheered, picked up her chopsticks, grabbed a large steamed shrimp, and put it on her plate.
Upon hearing this, Feng Xuan ate even more heartily.
Seeing that the two of them had started eating, Qi Tian also started eating.
The adults watched the three children wolfing down their food with tender eyes, their mouths watering even more.
I'm so hungry!
They really want to eat it too!
Does Wu Ningwei really have to cook those two portions of vegetables? When will she finish cooking? They're starving!
Fortunately, the two portions of vegetables were cooked very quickly.
In less than ten minutes, Wu Ningwei brought over two servings of vegetables.
Xing Yu stood up and went to help take the vegetables from Wu Ningwei's hands.
Seeing this, Feng Wenhe and Cao Feiyue also stood up, pretending to go and take it.
"Ningwei, please sit down." Zhuo Ranyun invited Wu Ningwei to sit down quickly.
"Sister Wu, you've worked so hard!" Cao Feiyue added.
Wu Ningwei smiled faintly and sat down in the empty seat next to Feng Wenhe.
"Ningwei, let's toast you with tea instead of wine. You've worked the hardest today," Zhuo Ranyun said, pouring water into her glass.
The others followed her lead, pouring water and raising their cups.
Wu Ningwei maintained a faint smile, raised her water glass, and accepted everyone's toast.
Then, everyone couldn't wait to start eating.
After dinner, everyone except Feng Wenhe volunteered to wash the dishes, not letting Wu Ningwei do it.
Wu Ningwei didn't stand on ceremony and sat there leisurely, letting everyone tidy up the long table and the large kitchen.
Although no one helped wash the shrimp, they still helped with the preparation, which is quite nice.
[Hehehe, if they even let Wu Ningwei do the dishes, believe me, they'll be trending on social media for all the wrong reasons.]
These people appear to be working diligently and eagerly, but several of them are actually slacking off, such as Feng xx, Cao xx, Zhuo xx, and Ge x.
[Did the person upstairs just get out of a mental hospital? Our Yueyue and Mingming were the hardest working!]
[Yueyue has washed several dishes already, do you even need to use your brains if you're trying to smear her?]
[Haha, Cao Feiyue ate so many lobsters, what's wrong with her washing a few dishes? Does washing a few dishes deserve such high praise? Your mom cooked a whole table of food for you, did you wash the dishes for her? Do you expect your mom to praise you just because you washed a few dishes?]
[These people are all fake! Take the incident just now when Wu Ningwei brought over two plates of vegetables, only Xing Yu genuinely wanted to help Wu Ningwei and actually went to take the plates. Feng Wenhe and Cao Feiyue were just going through the motions, and Zhuo Ranjun and Ge Zhi couldn't even be bothered to pretend.]
【Are you crazy?! How is Yueyue just putting on an act? She was just a step behind Xing Yu.】
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The afternoon is the same as last season, with free time.
Not long after the guests finished lunch, it started to drizzle.
Changshu Village was shrouded in layers of mist and fine drizzle, like a fairyland.
Netizens flooded the screen with comments like, "Wow! So beautiful!", "It's like a paradise!", and "Living in a place like this must be so idyllic!"
However, beneath this seemingly idyllic exterior lies a turbulent undercurrent.
After returning to her own room, Wu Ningwei called Feng Wenhe to a room without cameras.
She made sure the microphones pinned to their chests were off before speaking, "Don't do this kind of thing again. It's fine if everyone eats at their own homes. I don't want to cook for so many people anymore."
Feng Wenhe said softly, "Why? It was just like this noon today! I just want everyone to know that my wife's cooking is amazing!"
"So what if I know?" Wu Ningwei looked at Feng Wenhe. "Does knowing that your wife is a good cook make you proud, satisfy your vanity, and get you more attention?"
Seeing that Wu Ningwei was truly angry, Feng Wenhe softened his attitude even more.
He put his arms around Wu Ningwei's waist and said, "We went on this show because we wanted more attention."
“You’re the one who wants more attention. I’m not a celebrity, I don’t need that. I’m just here to accompany you on the show,” Wu Ningwei corrected.
Feng Wenhe's expression darkened slightly upon hearing Wu Ningwei's words.
He released his arms from Wu Ningwei's waist. "What exactly are you unhappy about?"
“I washed almost ten pounds of lobsters by myself! Do you know how tired I was? Not a single person helped. You all made excuses to leave, not wanting to wash the lobsters. Do you really think those people care about your wife's cooking skills? They only care about whether they can get a free meal and whether they can avoid cooking one more meal!” Wu Ningwei emphasized.
"But didn't everyone help you wash the dishes and clean up?"
"This isn't about washing the dishes and cleaning up. This is their own food, so of course they have to wash the dishes and clean up themselves. Do you expect your wife to serve the other guests' meals like a servant?"
Wu Ningwei's question made Feng Wenhe fall silent for a moment.
He sighed. "Alright. If you don't like it, I won't invite everyone to dinner anymore."
Wu Ningwei's expression softened slightly.
“There’s one more thing,” she said. “I know Mom spoils Ah Xuan a lot, and I also know she’s not very happy with me. But could she please stop showing her dissatisfaction with me in front of Ah Xuan? No matter how unhappy she is with me, I’m still Ah Xuan’s mother. If she keeps saying that I’m not good enough in front of Ah Xuan, it will only make Ah Xuan dislike me more and more.”
“I know. I talked to Mom about it, and she said she would change.”
Feng Wenhe felt a little tired whenever this matter was mentioned.
His mother felt that Wu Ningwei came from an ordinary family and that she was marrying above her station.
Because he and Wu Ningwei were seventeen years apart in age, his mother felt that Wu Ningwei had married him for his money.
Although he told his mother that they got married because they loved each other deeply, it's not so easy to change the older generation's mindset.
He couldn't change his mother's mind, and it wasn't his fault.
When Wu Ningwei and his mother have a conflict, although Wu Ningwei will not talk back to his mother to her face, she will definitely complain to him.
Over time, he became tired of hearing it so much that his ears grew calluses, and he also became annoyed and exhausted.
His mother raised him with great difficulty, and he would never actually fall out with her because of Wu Ningwei; at most, he would just remind her of a few things.
But his mother wouldn't listen, what else could he do?
He can't possibly go against his mother!
“Every time I talk to you about these things, you just brush me off like this. But next time, Mom will still do the same thing. You heard what Ah Xuan said today. If this continues, I suggest Mom visit Ah Xuan less often,” Wu Ningwei said.
Upon hearing Wu Ningwei's words, Feng Wenhe's expression darkened.
“My dad passed away early, and now my mom lives alone. She often comes to visit Ah Xuan and stays with us all the time, not because she feels lonely. Everyone gets old, and everyone feels lonely at times. If you were old, and Ah Xuan had grandchildren, wouldn't you want to visit them often?”
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