Grandma is good at cooking meat dishes, and Grandma on the other hand is good at making desserts. If Lu Qing had to choose one, she really wouldn't be able to.
Meat and dessert are both essential; only children make choices, she wants them all.
Lu Qing stepped forward and helped the two elderly women up, one in each arm, and said with a smile:
"Grandma, Grandma, please stop arguing. I want to eat too. Why don't we have a meal together?"
"Impossible!" they both exclaimed in unison.
Grandma: "There's absolutely no way I'd eat with them!"
Grandma: Me too!
Lu Qing sighed, feigning disappointment:
"Alright then! Since neither Grandma nor Grandma is willing to make peace for Qingqing's sake, then Qingqing can only be fair and not go anywhere."
"Mom and Dad, I'll stay at a hotel tonight. I can't let Grandpa and Grandma and Grandpa and Grandma on my mother's side start arguing again because of me!"
As she spoke, Lu Qing made a move to leave, but the old men and women quickly stopped her.
"What nonsense are you talking about, child!"
"How can I let you stay in a hotel on your first day back in your hometown!"
Lu Qing lowered her head and wiped away her tears: "But because of me, you all started fighting. Qingqing doesn't want you to get hurt!"
The moment the child shed tears, the elderly men and women panicked.
"Oh my goodness, don't cry, don't cry! We won't fight anymore, okay!"
"Yes, yes, yes! We'll stop arguing!"
Lu Qing asked with tears in her eyes, "Really?"
"Really! Han the Cripple, let's call a truce this year, no more arguing or fighting!" Grandpa said hurriedly.
Grandpa nodded, "Alright! For my granddaughter's sake, I'll let you off today, I won't hit you anymore!"
Grandma: "Qingqing has finally come home. Let's spend this New Year together. Don't make things difficult for the children."
Grandma: "I agree! The children can stay wherever they want this year, and no one is allowed to be unhappy!"
The four elderly people finally got along peacefully, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Lu Qing wiped away the tears she had forced out and secretly gave the others a playful smile.
In the end, everyone decided to have their first meal at their grandparents' house because their villa was bigger and it was inconvenient to move the meat stewed in an iron pot around.
As soon as the car entered the villa's courtyard, Lu Qing smelled the aroma of meat.
"It smells so good! It smells so good!"
Following the smell, she ran to the kitchen, lifted the lid of the iron pot, and found it full of stewed meat, ribs, and goose.
Grandma followed quickly in with her bound feet, smiling:
"Doesn't it smell delicious? I've been simmering it here all morning!"
"There's a black-boned chicken, a goose, three turtles, two pounds of bones, and two pounds of pork ribs inside. Later, just soak the flatbread on top in the soup, then wrap a piece of meat in it—it'll be so delicious!"
As she spoke, Grandma went to get a pair of chopsticks, picked out a large bone, and handed it to Lu Qing:
"Grab it with your hands and gnaw on it, see how it tastes!"
Lu Qing didn't even bother to put on gloves, and started to devour the bone at the bottom of the large bone.
Mmm~ Delicious, delicious!
"Girl, break off some more garlic cloves, it'll taste even better if you eat it with the garlic!"
Grandpa scooped a head of pickled Laba garlic from the jar and handed it to Lu Qing.
Lu Qing doesn't like eating raw garlic, but Laba garlic is her favorite.
Back when they lived on the mountain, his master's wife would make it, but Lu Qing hasn't had it since he went to Kyoto.
With a bite of meat and a bite of garlic, the aromas collided and blended in her mouth, making Lu Qing's eyes squint with happiness.
"It smells so good! It smells so good!"
Grandma couldn't stop smiling as she watched Lu Qing devour his food.
The old man loves children who can eat a lot, especially since Lu Qing also showers them with emotional support.
Grandma wasn't going to be outdone, so she took all the pastries she had made.
"Qingqing, don't just eat salty food, have something sweet to cleanse your palate. In your young people's terms, it's called... a sweet and salty perpetual motion machine!"
Lu Qing nodded repeatedly, and after finishing a large bone, he stuffed a crystal cake into his mouth.
The cool, sweet crystal cake completely neutralized the greasiness of the meat.
Lu Qing had already brought out a huge bowl of meat before the others finished packing up and came over.
As soon as Gu Xicheng walked in, Lu Qing hurriedly stuffed a piece of pork rib into his mouth:
"Try it, Grandma's ribs are so delicious!"
"And this black-boned chicken, I saved you a drumstick!"
Gu Xicheng's mouth was quickly stuffed full.
"You must be Qingqing's fiancé. You're really handsome, no wonder Qingqing likes you!"
Gu Xicheng wanted to reply, but his mouth was stuffed with too much food, so he couldn't open it and could only chew frantically.
I barely managed to swallow all the meat, and almost choked.
"Grandma, hello, I'm Gu Xicheng, you can just call me Xiao Gu!"
Grandpa quickly poured him a cup of tea and handed it to him:
"Hurry up and drink some water to calm down. Don't be shy here. In your grandparents' hearts, you're just like Qingqing, one of their own children. Don't be reserved! Eat whatever you want!"
"Yes! Thank you, Grandpa!" Gu Xicheng said with a smile.
"Come on, Xiao Gu, try some of Grandma's snacks!"
Grandma also came over to feed Gu Xicheng.
But Gu Xicheng wasn't like Lu Qing; he didn't have such a big appetite, and he couldn't eat any more after just a little bit.
Seeing this, Lu Qing quickly shielded him:
"Grandma, Grandma, why did you give all the good stuff to Gu Xicheng? I don't even have enough to eat!"
"Gu Xicheng, go find me some clothes, my clothes are stained with oil."
Gu Xicheng nodded in agreement, then hurriedly fled from the kitchen.
If he keeps eating like this, he'll probably lose his abs.
As everyone was eating, they suddenly heard voices outside:
"Uncle Chu, are you home?"
When Grandpa Chu heard the noise, he went outside. The person who came was a middle-aged man from the same village.
"Xiaochunzi, what's wrong?"
"Uncle Chu, my son has a fever. He's been on an IV drip in town for three days and he's still not better. Could you please come over and take a look?"
Old Master Chu frowned immediately:
"Shouldn't you go to the city to get this IV drip checked if it's not done properly? What good is it of you to come to me!"
Sun Dachun awkwardly scratched his head:
"I heard you're a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, so I wanted to ask you to take a look at me!"
"You know how doctors in big city hospitals are. They'll order a ton of tests for you, no matter if you're sick or not. Besides, it takes two hours to drive here from the city!"
"Please take his pulse first. If it doesn't work, I'll take him to the hospital!"
Grandpa Chu sighed, "Alright! I'll go with you to take a look!"
Just as he was about to leave, Lu Qing quickly stepped out and stopped him:
"Grandpa, let me go with you!"
Grandpa Chu smiled and said, "Grandpa is going to treat someone's illness. What are you going to do? It's freezing outside. Don't catch a cold."
"Grandpa, I'm not afraid of the cold. I'm full. I want to go out for some fresh air with you. Please take me with you!" Lu Qing said coquettishly.
"Alright! Go put on a cotton-padded coat, don't get cold!"
Lu Qing nodded repeatedly, put on her clothes, and went out with the old man.
Sun Dachun led the way, with Old Master Chu and Lu Qing following behind.
Lu Qing frowned slightly as she looked at the faint yin energy surrounding him. This man's son probably had more than just a fever.
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