Chapter 79 You want to break off our friendship for the sake of a vicious woman?
Qin Suisui stared wide-eyed at Pei Jiuyan as if she had seen a ghost.
It wasn't that she was unwilling, but rather that Pei Jiuyan's words were completely unlike his usual style.
Pei Jiuyan in the past was a tough, ruthless man.
Is Pei Jiuyan in front of me tough or coquettish?
She stood there blankly for a long time before nodding as if possessed: "Ah, okay."
For the next two days, Qin Suisui could see Pei Jiuyan wherever she went.
Qin Suisui got up in the morning to wash up, and he had to stand at the door.
Qin Suisui went to the kitchen to cook noodles, but he snatched the spatula and took the pot from her.
Qin Suisui went to the vegetable garden in front to pick vegetables, and he stood obediently to the side with his small bamboo basket.
Qin Suisui was playing with the puppy when he angrily grabbed it by the scruff of its neck with one hand and threw it away.
Qin Suisui went out to buy meat at the military service center, and he followed closely behind her.
Qin Suisui said helplessly, "You're injured, so you can't eat seafood. I'll go to the military service center to buy some meat and make dumplings for you. It's raining outside, so it's best not to get your wound wet. Go back and wait here." Actually, she still had pork in her spatial storage, but she didn't have a reason to take it out, so she could only buy it from the military service center.
Pei Jiuyan raised an eyebrow: "You know how to make dumplings?"
Seeing Qin Suisui's eyes widen, he immediately changed his tune: "Raw meat is too fishy, I'll go get it for you!"
Qin Suisui was both annoyed and amused. Pei Jiuyan had completely overturned her previous understanding of him these past two days, becoming nonsensical and clingy.
The military service center wasn't far from their family compound, and it wasn't convenient to ride a bike in the rain, so the two of them simply walked there side by side under an umbrella, taking the empty soda bottles they had finished earlier with them.
In July, Qiongtan Island is hot and humid, with occasional downpours bringing a refreshing coolness.
Perhaps because of the rain, there weren't many people at the military service center. Apart from a few children near the freezer, there was no one at the meat counter.
It's already 2 PM, and a lot of pork has been sold. The remaining meat has been cut into pieces and placed there.
Aunt Tang had said that pork foreleg meat is the best for making dumplings. Qin Suisui looked at the pile of meat for a long time but couldn't find any pork foreleg meat. She was about to ask the waiter who was chatting nearby.
Unexpectedly, Pei Jiuyan quickly grabbed her and pointed to one of the pieces of meat with his other hand, saying, "It's this one."
Qin Suisui was a little skeptical: "Are you sure? How did you figure that out?"
Pei Jiuyan nodded: "The texture and muscle flow of the foreleg meat are different from other parts."
Perhaps hearing their voices, the waiter came over and said with a smile, "Commander Pei is right, this is indeed pork foreleg. Are you buying it to make dumplings?"
Qin Suisui replied with a smile, "Yes, I'll go back and make some dumplings."
The waiter, a handsome man in his thirties, looked at Pei Jiuyan with envy upon hearing this: "Commander Pei is truly blessed!"
Pei Jiuyan was usually quiet around others and would only smile and nod in response to such compliments. But today, he unexpectedly smiled at Luo and replied, "Yes, I am indeed very fortunate."
Qin Suisui felt a little embarrassed, so she quickly went to the freezer to refill the empty bottles, bought a few more bottles of soda, and went straight home.
After returning home, Qin Suisui busied herself kneading the dough, while Pei Jiuyan washed the pork leg and began chopping the filling. Qin Suisui asked with some concern, "Are your hands alright?"
Pei Jiuyan raised an eyebrow: "Didn't you try it last night?"
Qin Suisui blushed. The night before last, because the two of them had just returned from escaping danger on the island, Qin Suisui was extremely tired and fell asleep early.
But last night, after she came out of the bathroom after taking a shower, he waited at the door and carried her inside!
Qin Suisui firmly disagreed, fearing it would worsen his injuries.
As it turned out, she was really overthinking it. Even if Pei Jiuyan injured an arm, it wouldn't affect his fighting ability at all.
Thinking of last night's scene, Qin Suisui felt aches in her lower back. If it weren't for him, they would have been able to have dumplings for lunch! She glared at Pei Jiuyan, grabbed an enamel basin, and went out to knead the dough.
She used to make Chinese medicine pills with her grandmother. The process of kneading the Chinese medicine paste was similar to kneading dough, so it wasn't difficult for her.
Add water, knead the dough, stretch it into balls, and roll it out into rounds—all in one smooth motion.
Just as Pei Jiuyan finished chopping the meat filling, Qin Suisui hurriedly went to the small vegetable garden by the door and picked a handful of chives and a few scallions. These vegetables were transplanted from Aunt Tang's or Grandma Mai's house, and with the help of the stream water, they were growing very well.
After picking the chives, I also picked a few cucumbers and tomatoes to take back with me. I'll make some smashed cucumber and scrambled eggs with tomatoes later.
When the filling was ready, Chi Donglin and Song Yunlai also arrived. They were off today, as Pei Jiuyan had already told them in the morning.
With a full enamel basin of chive and pork filling, everyone pitched in and made nearly two hundred dumplings.
With the remaining dough, Qin Suisui rolled it out and made more than a dozen egg pancakes. She learned how to make egg pancakes from Aunt Zhang when she was in Changbai Mountain. After failing the first few, she got the hang of it. Although they were a bit burnt, Qin Suisui preferred the crispy texture.
The dumplings were already in the pot. Qin Suisui and Zanzan were picking mangoes under the mango tree by the door. The little white puppy that Sun Ruwen had brought over earlier was running around their feet.
Just then, a familiar voice suddenly came from the courtyard gate: "Oh! Everyone's here!"
Qin Suisui turned her head and saw Hao Ke carrying a bag and walking in by herself.
Qin Suisui raised an eyebrow, but before she could speak, a white phantom suddenly flashed past beneath her feet.
When the little white ball saw a stranger approaching, it immediately rushed forward bravely and barked loudly at Hao Ke. Although the little guy was small, he had become much stronger and bolder these past few days from drinking the water from the stream in the space. He even dared to go up and bite Hao Ke's trouser leg.
A puppy didn't initially attract Hao Ke's attention. She happily walked straight inside and saw Chi Donglin sitting at the door. She greeted him cheerfully, "Brother Donglin, why didn't you invite me to come with you to Ayan's place? I had to ask around to find out you were here. That's so inconsiderate! Where are Yunlai and Ayan?"
She held up what she was holding: "Look, I bought a poached chicken from the state-run restaurant in town. I heard it's a specialty of Qiongtan Island. Have you guys tried it? Everyone come and have a taste... Ah! Where did that dead dog come from!"
Hao Ke kicked the little white ball away with one foot.
The little white ball was strong but small. Hao Ke was an athlete, so his kicks were powerful. In his anger and shock, he didn't hold back and kicked the little white ball away. It crashed into the wall, bounced back several meters, and lay on the ground, barely alive.
Zan Zan burst into tears, threw the mango on the ground, and ran over to pick up the little white ball: "Waaah, Mommy, the little white ball is bleeding, please save it!"
Qin Suisui ran right behind Zan Zan and stopped him from picking up the little white ball. After confirming that it had no broken bones, she gently picked it up and placed it on her lap to check its wounds.
Seeing this, Hao Ke was stunned. She belatedly realized what she had done. She stood there for a moment, then scratched her head and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Sorry, Sui Sui, I didn't know this was your dog."
Then she looked at Zan Zan, who was crying with snot and tears all over her face: "You must be Zan Zan, right? I'm sorry, Auntie didn't know you liked this puppy. Look, Auntie brought you a gift. Please don't cry, okay?"
She pulled a small tin rooster out of her backpack and handed it to Zan Zan, but to her surprise, Zan Zan didn't even look at it and threw the rooster away, saying, "Get out! You're a bad person! You're not allowed to come to our house!"
Hao Ke frowned. She knew that Pei Jiuyan and the other two had adopted this child. This was the first time she had seen Zan Zan. She had thought that adopted children would be honest and reserved, but she hadn't expected this child to be so arrogant and domineering.
She deliberately put on a stern face and shook her head at Zan Zan: "Little kids shouldn't be so rude!"
"You're the one being rude!" Qin Suisui stood up with a cold face, holding the little white ball, and pointed to the door, saying to Hao Ke, "Comrade Hao Ke, please leave."
Having been humiliated time and again, Hao Ke was a little angry. She looked at Qin Suisui and said, "I heard that you come from a good family. Is this how your parents taught you to treat guests?" Her words sounded very polite, but they were a subtle reminder of her "capitalist" background.
Qin Suisui sneered and stepped forward to slap her hard across the face: "This is how I treat my guests!"
Hao Ke covered her face, looking at Qin Suisui in disbelief: "You dare to hit me?"
After saying that, she looked pitifully at Chi Donglin, who was standing stunned at the door: "Brother Donglin, are you just going to watch others bully me?"
Chi Donglin hadn't expected things to turn out this way. He was sitting by the door peeling garlic, preparing to eat it with dumplings later. He was a little stunned when he saw Hao Ke. The previous events had also made him hesitate about whether to go up and greet her. He never expected things to fall apart in the blink of an eye.
Hearing the commotion, Pei Jiuyan and Song Yunlai came out of the kitchen and frowned upon seeing the scene.
Seemingly thinking her savior had arrived, Hao Ke immediately stepped forward, tears welling in her eyes, covering her face: "Ayan, Yunlai, I kindly bought poached chicken to share with everyone, but I got slapped as soon as I arrived, it's just..."
"Please leave."
Before Hao Ke could finish complaining, Pei Jiuyan's cold voice interrupted her.
Hao Ke stared wide-eyed at Pei Jiuyan as if she hadn't understood, "What did you say?"
Pei Jiuyan's dark, deep eyes were filled with coldness. His face was stern, and his voice was as cold as ice: "I don't want to say it a second time."
Hao Ke's tears, which had been threatening to fall, finally came down. She lowered her hand and pointed to the slap mark on her face: "Pei Jiuyan, we've known each other for over twenty years. Are you really going to break off all ties with me for a woman? Look at this slap mark on my face! You're going to break off all ties with me for such a vicious woman?!"
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