An Qingbai helped Zhuang Zhimeng prepare the meal and then invited his parents to sit down and eat.
Today, Zhuang Zhimeng made braised wild boar with vermicelli, stir-fried pork slices, candied sweet potatoes, cold mixed salad, morel mushroom and chicken soup, and flatbread as the main dish. In addition, there was Peking duck brought by her parents. The Peking duck cannot be kept for long and must be eaten quickly.
The quantity made is not large, but it is enough to ensure that everyone is full and there is no leftovers.
Jiang Yanxia and Su Mengmeng came in, and Zhuang Zhimeng introduced them to her parents.
The two quickly greeted, "Hello, Uncle and Aunt!"
"Okay! You are all good children. Please take care of Zhimeng. We are worried about her otherwise!"
"Auntie, please don't say that! Zhimeng takes good care of us too!"
"You two are helping and taking care of each other, which makes us parents feel more at ease!"
Hao Caiyun pulled Jiang Yanxia by the hand and led her directly to the dining table, not forgetting to invite Su Mengmeng to join them for dinner.
Before everyone was seated, An Qingbai poured Zhuang Xingzhou a glass of baijiu, and also poured one for himself. He looked at Su Mengmeng expectantly and poured her a glass as well.
Zhuang Xingzhou gave him a look that said, "You're very sensible." An Qingbai smiled slightly but didn't dare to say anything.
Looking at the dishes, Zhuang Xingzhou was very satisfied, feeling that this girl ate even better than he did at home.
"Ya Ya, your life is great! It makes me want to come to the countryside. It's even better than my life as a factory manager!"
"Dad, don't leave. Come work here with me. I'll just cut pig feed every day, and you can help me cut pig feed!"
"What nonsense are you talking about! Do you think your dad would leave thousands of workers at the factory to come and live with you in this rural area?"
"Hehe, I was just kidding!"
"She's never serious! Xiao An, you'd better keep an eye on her!"
"Auntie, Zhimeng is wonderful! I love her just the way she is."
Seeing Zhuang Zhimeng's upturned lips, Hao Caiyun glared at her, signaling her to tone it down.
Zhuang Zhimeng quickly composed herself and focused on eating.
Jiang Yanxia and Su Mengmeng both really liked their family atmosphere; there was no sense of superiority, and everyone was very approachable.
After finishing their meal, Hao Caiyun stopped Su Mengmeng and Jiang Yanxia, who were about to leave.
"Ya Ya, go and get the package containing food, and give some to your two friends too."
"Auntie, we won't take any. Let Zhimeng eat them all! We can just eat here with her occasionally."
"No way! Since you're sworn brothers and sisters, it's no big deal to give you some!"
"Wow! You brought a box of snacks? (There are hawthorn flatbread, ox-tongue pastry, jujube blossom pastry, peach pastry, dragon and phoenix pastry, etc.)"
And a mixed dish? (Persimmon cakes, various dried fruits, peanuts, candies, etc., all mixed together)
"Yes, I knew you liked it, so I brought it for you specially!"
"That's great, thank you, Mom! I love you so much!"
Zhuang Zhimeng hugged Hao Caiyun and kissed her on the cheek. Hao Caiyun gently patted her and asked, "Aren't you ashamed?"
Zhuang Zhimeng just kept hugging the delicious food and chuckling to herself, while Hao Caiyun shook her head with a mixture of affection and helplessness.
Finally, Zhuang Zhimeng packed some for Jiang Yanxia and Su Mengmeng, including everything, and also gave An Qingbai a portion.
After Jiang Yanxia and Su Mengmeng left with their things, An Qingbai also took the roast duck and food that Hao Caiyun had specifically asked him to take home and said goodbye to go home. He had to inform his family about the meeting between the two families tomorrow.
After An Qingbai left, Hao Caiyun took Zhuang Zhimeng's hand and said, "Yaya, tell me in detail about An Qingbai's situation and how you two got together?"
Zhuang Zhimeng then recounted in detail what had happened between them and the situation of An Qingbai's family.
Meanwhile, An Qingbai took his things home.
"Third brother, what did you bring back? I heard Zhimeng's parents came, is that true? Did you have dinner with them just now? How was it? Are they satisfied with you?"
"Mom, how am I supposed to answer all these questions? I just had dinner with Zhimeng's parents, so they shouldn't be unhappy with me, right? They even let me bring back roast duck, which is authentic Beijing roast duck! And all these other dishes, I heard they're quite rare!"
Shi Meiling didn't think he was dissatisfied with the third son.
"So what did they say? Did they say when our two families should meet?"
“Mom, I was just about to say that Zhimeng’s parents said we should have a meal together tomorrow and get to know each other.”
"They're coming tomorrow? Then we need to get ready quickly! We can't let them look down on us."
“Her parents seem easy to talk to, so we can just cook some home-style dishes.”
"How can that be the same? Forget it, don't worry about it, you wouldn't understand anyway!"
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