Ye Xiaocui agreed wholeheartedly, "Awan is right. Aliang, you should hurry back too, otherwise your mother and the others won't be able to help when the children start making a fuss."
Today, Fu Wan came back, and Ye Xiaocui originally wanted to invite Jiang Chunlan over for dinner, but Wang Huiping was still in her postpartum period, and Jiang Chunlan couldn't get away at all.
Although he was busy at home, Fu Liang still took the initiative to come along when he heard that Fu Ming was going to pick up Fu Wan, because it was near the end of the year and the roads were not safe.
It takes more than two hours to get from Fujia Village to the train station, and there are many deserted areas along the way.
In case someone were to stop a car and rob someone in a place like this, it would be safer for two men in their prime to be together.
Of course, Fu Ming and Fu Liang didn't go out empty-handed. They had a homemade gun prepared by Ye Jianguo and their own wood-chopping knife in the car. It would be best if they didn't need them, but if they did run into trouble, they could at least defend themselves.
Their caution isn't unfounded, because things are truly chaotic these days.
It's not just Longhai City that's in chaos; the entire Guangdong province is in a state of terrifying chaos.
Fu Wan didn't stay in Guangzhou for long, and Li Zhong drove her around, so they didn't encounter any motorcycle gangs or anything like that.
But this doesn't mean Guangzhou is safe. When Fu Wan arrived at Gaodi Street, she noticed that there were many police officers in green uniforms patrolling the entire street to ensure the safety of vendors' and customers' property.
After all, there are not only motorcycle gangs here, but also countless pickpockets. Li Zhong mentioned it before. They were lucky. They dressed very discreetly when they went out this time. In addition, they protected their bags the whole time on Gaodi Street, so the pickpockets did not succeed.
After distributing all the clothes, Fu Wan asked Fu Laoda to deliver the clothes to Fu San's family, while she and Fu Ming rolled up their sleeves and went into the kitchen to help.
Seeing this, Fang Min also grabbed her clothes and hurried back. Ye Xiaocui originally wanted to invite her to stay for dinner, but she was anxious to see if Fu Qing had been bullied recently, so she turned around, said goodbye, and ran away.
In the kitchen, Fu Wan looked around and found that Ye Xiaocui had almost finished preparing the dishes, and now all that was left was to start the fire and cook them.
On the stove were diced rabbit, cleaned grouper, and blanched prawns.
Fu Wan casually picked up a shrimp, peeled it, and put it in her mouth.
"Oh, the shrimp at home are still the best. The shrimp outside never taste as sweet to me."
"Then eat more later. Your third uncle specially sent these over when he heard you were back. I made quite a lot!"
Ye Xiaocui smiled and said, and Fu Wan nodded. Turning around, she happened to see the dried mackerel hanging under the eaves.
This dried mackerel must have been air-dried by the sea. If you pan-fried it, the taste would be absolutely amazing.
"Mom, is the dried mackerel ready? Why don't we make some for lunch? I've been really craving this taste."
Fu Wan spoke up, and Ye Xiaocui, helpless, pointed to the fish on the stove that was about to be cooked.
"Oh, here's some fresh fish. Why do you like eating dried fish like a cat?"
"Hehe, I was just craving it. I loved eating dried fish when I was little!"
Fu Wan clung to Ye Xiaocui's hand and acted coquettishly. Actually, to be precise, she didn't like dried fish when she was little; she preferred meat.
After all, those were times when people couldn't even get enough to eat, and she and Fu Ming were still growing. They usually ate wild vegetables and cornbread at home.
Even though Fu Laoda would occasionally bring a fish back, Ye Xiaocui was afraid that they wouldn't have enough to eat next, so she would usually save most of it to air-dry and dry. Only when the family hadn't had meat for a long time would she cut off two pieces of dried fish and stew them with radishes and potatoes for Fu Ming and Fu Wan, the siblings.
So from a young age, Fu Ming and Fu Wan dreamed of eating dried fish. In their memories, this kind of dried fish had no fishy smell at all. Whether it was fried or stewed, they could eat it as a dish, and even the driest wild vegetables and cornbread could be swallowed.
"Alright, since you want to eat it, then Mom will make it for you!"
Ye Xiaocui always spoiled her child. Besides, it was just a few dried fish. Things were different now than before. They might not have much else, but they had plenty of dried fish!
Knowing that Fu Ming and Fu Liang were going to buy dried fish a couple of days ago, she specially went to Fu San's place and got two hundred catties of mackerel. She cleaned them all and hung them on the dock. She estimated that they would be completely dried in a few more days.
With the ingredients prepared, cooking was quick, and the Fu family's lunch was ready in no time.
Looking at the familiar crabs and prawns, braised rabbit and steamed fish on the table, as well as the pan-fried dried mackerel that she had specially requested, Fu Wan was overjoyed and couldn't wait to pick up her chopsticks.
"Ah, home is the best! I could eat ten bowls of rice just looking at these dishes!"
Upon hearing this, Boss Fu picked up his chopsticks and placed the thickest piece of grouper meat on Fu Wan's plate.
"Then eat! You must be exhausted from being out here. Quickly try some fish from home!"
Ye Xiaocui then scooped a chicken leg for her. This chicken not only contained wild ginseng but also some dried cuttlefish. Just the smell was enough to make one's mouth water.
Fu Wan herself didn't need to be polite anymore; she simply picked up the chicken leg with her hands and started gnawing on it.
"Oh, right, Wan, you haven't told your parents about the speedboat yet!"
While eating, Fu Ming winked at Fu Wan, but Fu Laoda and Ye Xiaocui didn't understand what he meant.
"What speedboat?"
"Ah Wan, you bought another boat?"
Fu Wan shook her head, swallowed the chicken leg meat in her mouth, and laughed, "Hehe, I didn't buy it, I won. Dad, in a couple of days you can talk to Uncle Li and ask him to reserve a spot on our boat."
When the speedboat arrives, I'll be able to park it there.
Boss Fu nodded subconsciously, but his face still showed some confusion.
"You won, Awan, how did you win?"
"Haha, Dad, I know that. She won it by betting with the Hong Kong guy on fishing."
Fu Ming couldn't wait to speak, and then he embellished Fu Wan's words in the car.
Fu Laoda and Ye Xiaocui looked at each other for a long time before Fu Laoda gave a thumbs up.
"Girl, this is you."
Ye Xiaocui found it unbelievable. How could this sound so unreal? Those rich people were so casual, just making a bet and sending away a speedboat?
Although she hadn't seen many speedboats, she knew they were more expensive than her own "Fully Loaded Home" boat. But since her own boat was the winner, Ye Xiaocui couldn't say anything.
He just glanced at Fu Wan with concern.
"Awan, listen to your mother. You shouldn't gamble like this anymore. We can't get involved in gambling."
"Because they also come here with the intention of not losing out. If you win this time, but next time you're unlucky, it will be troublesome."
Ye Xiaocui had seen gambling before, and people said that small bets are fun, but big bets are harmful. But in reality, once you start gambling, there's no such thing as small or big bets.
Her father told her that her maternal uncle used to have a bet with someone and went up the mountain. He encountered a wild wolf and had his arm bitten off.
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