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Looking at Mao Dan outside, who was being beaten and screaming, Xie Yan felt a chill run down her spine. She secretly made up her mind: from today onwards, she would give her child prenatal education every night, so that her baby would be exposed to the fragrance of books from an early age, and she would never let him grow up to be as naughty as Mao Dan.
Just imagining his future child being like Maodan made his head spin, and he was afraid he would be so angry he'd explode.
I am even more determined to educate my own children properly in the future, and absolutely not let them learn from Mao Dan.
As evening falls and the sun sets, colorful clouds hang in the sky.
When it was time to eat, Mao Dan was still sobbing, but this did not affect his eating speed at all.
The meal tonight was exceptionally lavish, with the table laden with all sorts of dishes.
The two cold dishes are: the cold toon salad, which exudes a unique spring vibe, with the tender green toon buds glistening enticingly in the sauce; and the cold lamb's quarters salad, which is refreshing and delicious, with its delicate color that makes one's mouth water.
The hot dishes are even more diverse. In the stir-fried wood ear mushrooms with pork, the thick wood ear mushrooms and tender pork slices intertwine, exuding a rich aroma. The Mapo Tofu is bright red and tempting, garnished with bright green scallions, and looks spicy and satisfying. There is also the smooth and tender steamed egg, trembling as if it could be broken with a touch.
Add to that a pot of milky white crucian carp soup, steaming hot and fragrant, filling the whole house with the aroma of food.
Looking at the table full of delicious food, Liu Lanlan felt a pang of jealousy.
She recalled how her family rarely had such a sumptuous feast during the Lunar New Year, and couldn't help but exclaim, "We're so lucky to have such a good life! We never eat this well during the Lunar New Year."
The moment the words left his mouth, the lively atmosphere at the dinner table froze instantly, as if time had stopped.
Liu Lanlan regretted her words as soon as they were spoken, wishing she could bite off her own tongue. But the words were already out and couldn't be taken back. She could only sit there awkwardly, her face turning red and white in turns.
Seeing this, Xie Yan quickly smiled and smoothed things over: "Yes! It's only because there's such a big occasion today that we've prepared such a lavish feast to celebrate. Who would dare to eat like this normally? They'd empty their coffers!"
That's definitely the truth. Usually it's just Xie Yan and Yu Yuehui, and Zheng Hedong doesn't come over for meals very often these days.
Although Xie Yan is a picky eater, he is not the kind of pampered young master who is oblivious to the hardships of life. He has long been tempered by the life here and can easily accept both extravagance and simplicity.
At most, we'd stir-fry a couple of dishes when eating various kinds of noodles, and only add a soup when Yu Yuehui is pregnant. It's rare to have so many dishes like today.
Upon hearing this, Qian Hong glared at her daughter-in-law, then immediately put on a smile and changed the subject, saying, "That's right! What is it that you've been keeping so secret? Why don't you tell us?"
Yu Shan coughed lightly, his expression turning serious. "Things haven't been finalized yet, so I'll just tell our family first, so everyone can be happy, but please, please don't tell anyone else."
At this point, his expression grew even more serious, and he said, word by word, "Once the news leaks out and the quota is gone, you will become sinners in the whole village!" Upon hearing this, Liu Lanlan and Qian Hong were so frightened that their faces changed, and they hurriedly shook their heads.
Liu Lanlan's voice trembled with fear, "Forget it, Dad, let's not tell us. The consequences are too serious, I can't bear them."
Qian Hong also shook her head, "Yes, his father, please stop talking."
"Let's just pretend we're having a nice meal today because we're hoping to conceive again. We don't know anything else about it."
Yu Shan glared at his wife with exasperation, thinking to himself: "It's such a small thing, why are you so scared? You have no guts at all."
This made it impossible for him to say what was on the tip of his tongue, and he felt extremely uncomfortable.
Xie Yan looked at his father-in-law, who was holding back his anger, and secretly smiled. He quickly picked up a large piece of fatty meat and put it in Yu Shan's bowl. "Dad, eat meat, eat quickly."
"With so much good food, don't just keep talking, or the food will get cold." After saying that, she turned to the others and raised her voice, "Eat up, or Little Grey will eat it all by himself."
Everyone looked down and, sure enough, while they were talking, Mao Dan was busy stuffing meat into his mouth.
Not only that, but there were also a few pieces in his own bowl. When he saw everyone looking over, he tried to cover his ears and press them down at the bottom of the bowl.
Looking again at the plate, the large pieces of fatty meat that were originally there were nowhere to be seen.
Afraid that someone would snatch the meat from his bowl, Mao Dan immediately used his hand to block it, quickly chewing the meat in his mouth. His bulging cheeks made him look like a little hamster, which made everyone laugh.
With that laugh, the atmosphere at the dinner table gradually became lively again, and everyone's chopsticks started moving instantly. In no time, the stir-fried wood ear mushrooms with pork was completely devoured.
The matter concerning the ancient tomb is progressing rapidly; the higher-ups are extremely efficient.
In just one week, several mountains to the left of Xiliu Village were closed off.
This mountain closure is no ordinary one; troops have been stationed there.
A cordon was set up around the forest, with soldiers fully armed and standing guard with serious expressions. The reason for such a commotion was that the tomb-raiding gang was simply too arrogant.
They were incredibly audacious enough to kidnap an expedition team that came down to conduct a survey. By the time rescuers pulled them out, two of them had already been killed.
When this news reached the higher-ups, the leaders were furious and immediately decided to send troops to thoroughly investigate the matter.
Wang Xiao was quickly apprehended.
As for Wang Yindi, who was also involved, although she did not participate in the tomb raiding for long, she was familiar with the terrain of the area and helped transport a lot of cultural relics out.
She also could not escape legal punishment and was directly sent to a labor camp.
During the check-up there, it was discovered that she was pregnant with twins, and had no choice but to send her back to the village.
She will still have to go to a labor camp after the child is born.
After Wang Yindi returned to the village, she seemed to have shed a layer of skin. She already looked old, but now she looked even more like an elderly woman.
She used to be shameless, but now she's become even more outrageous, a deadbeat whom everyone in the village hates.
Around mealtimes, she would wander around the doorways of each household.
As soon as I smell the aroma of someone's food, I shamelessly walk into their house and start clamoring for a meal.
If you don't give her food, she'll plop down and grab someone else's bowl. Taking advantage of her pregnancy, she thinks no one will dare to do anything to her, and she becomes increasingly unscrupulous.
Of course, Xie Yan's house was her favorite place to visit.
Wang Yindi harbored deep resentment towards Yu Yuehui, whose life was getting better and better after marriage. He couldn't bear to see her living a good life and would loiter around their house every day like a persistent ghost.
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