"Qinghe, thank you so much. I have to ask you to take care of them today because I have to work overtime. By the way, I will find a way to return the food the children eat to you."
"Sister Liang, what are you saying? I'm not here for your reward. I really like these children, and they have helped me a lot." Li Qinghe pretended to be unhappy.
Then he pulled Liang Ladi into the yard and said, "Sister Liang, you're here at the right time. Our meal is almost ready. We just need to fry the potatoes. It's just right that you're here. Please help us cook. Don't leave later. Stay and eat with us. This will save you the trouble of going back to cook."
"No, no, I'll just cook for you and leave. I've already troubled you so much, how can I eat your food?" Liang Ladi quickly refused.
This is how she educates her children. No matter how she tries to find food outside, she is always a good mother in front of her children. She teaches by words and deeds and will never take advantage of others.
"Sister Liang, your words really hurt my heart." Li Qinghe said with a straight face, "I told you that I didn't invite them for nothing. I invited them to dinner because they helped me. If you refuse, they will have worked in vain and they will be very sad."
"no......"
"Okay, Sister Liang, hurry up and cook the food, or the rice will get cold."
Li Qinghe interrupted her and pulled her to the stove, where a few peeled potatoes were placed.
"All right."
Liang Ladi had no choice but to wash her hands and start cutting potatoes.
When she finished cooking and brought the food into the house, Li Qinghe had already set the table with the children and sat down, waiting for her.
On the table there was a large bowl of rice and a large pot of chicken soup with a whole rooster in it. There were yellow oil floating on the surface of the chicken soup, which made people drool just by looking at it.
"Sister Liang, please take a seat. We are waiting for you. The children are so hungry."
Li Qinghe took the plate from Liang Ladi and pushed her to sit down. "Let me tell you, this chicken soup was made by the children. They plucked the feathers and put them in the pot themselves. I didn't help much."
"This is inappropriate. How much help can a few children provide? And you are still being eaten up by them. This..."
"Okay, Sister Liang, I don't need these. I just happen to like a few children. Eat them quickly, or they will get cold."
As Li Qinghe spoke, he filled Liang Ladi's bowl with chicken soup, and also added some chicken wings and a few pieces of meat.
Liang Ladi's eyes were red, and when she saw the longing in the children's eyes, she sniffed hard to prevent the tears from falling.
He turned around and tried to calm himself down. When he turned back, he was smiling. "Okay, Qinghe, thank you very much. Kids, eat quickly."
After getting permission, Da Mao took action and served a bowl of chicken soup to his younger brother and sister, but did not touch the chicken.
Li Qinghe saw that this was not going to work, so he took matters into his own hands and picked up large chicken legs for Xiu and Sanmao, and several pieces of chicken for Ermao and Damao. "Eat as much as you can, don't save some for uncle. You are still growing, so you need to eat more."
Liang Ladi looked at Li Qinghe who was picking up food for the children with a dazed look in her eyes. Then she came to her senses and drank a sip of soup with a smile.
......
This meal was destined to be a happy one. At least the four children's smiles never stopped. They drank chicken soup, ate chicken and rice. They had never been so happy before.
The last three children collapsed in their chairs due to being bloated. Li Qinghe looked worried and thought it was a bad decision. Letting them eat so much meat all of a sudden, wouldn't they all have diarrhea tomorrow?
Forget it, they’ve already eaten it, we can’t let them vomit it out again. It’s just intestinal dissection, not a big deal.
He stood up and prepared to clear the dishes, but was stopped by Liang Ladi, "Qinghe, just sit down. How can a grown man do this?"
Li Qinghe did not fight with her, "Okay, thank you Sister Liang. By the way, there is hot water on the stove. You can use it. Don't get cold in this cold weather."
"Um."
Liang Ladi agreed sullenly, turned her back and quietly washed the dishes, but tears were already flowing down her face.
It had been so many years that she couldn't remember how long it had been since someone had been so kind to her and her children. This made her moved and a little overwhelmed at the same time.
After everything was packed up, Liang Ladi had calmed down and was ready to take the children back home.
Li Qinghe handed her the remaining chicken soup and rice, "Sister Liang, take these back with you. Heat up the chicken soup tomorrow morning and soak the rice for the children to eat. It will also warm them up. Don't refuse. I don't eat leftovers."
Liang Ladi's eyes were red again and she took the bowl silently. She knew that Li Qinghe said this on purpose because he was afraid that she would not accept it. Who would dislike leftover rice these days, especially such a good chicken soup?
When I brought the child back home and just put down the basin, I saw a few packets of biscuits next to it.
Without waiting for her to ask, Damao said, "Well, this is what our uncle gave us to eat. We couldn't bear to finish it, so we put it back home first."
Liang Ladi nodded, sat down, pulled Damao and asked, "Okay, I understand. Damao, tell mom how you got to your uncle's house today."
Damao did not hide anything and told Li Qinghe everything about how he met him and was invited to his home.
Liang Ladi listened quietly and felt a warm current gathering in her heart.
"Okay, mom knows. You have to be polite to your uncle from now on, okay? And listen to your uncle."
"Got it." The four children agreed in unison.
After eating and drinking, the children were all very happy, except Xiu'er who sat aside, looking like she was worried.
Liang Ladi hugged her and asked softly, "What's wrong, Xiu'er? Is there anything that makes you unhappy?"
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