Originally, Xie Heng and Zhang Yumei were planning to treat everyone to a meal on Wednesday, but Xie Heng thought that if he treated everyone to a meal next Wednesday, the guests might have to go to work the next day and might not enjoy themselves, so they changed the date to Saturday.
On the night Zhang Yumei invited her to dinner, Xu Zhiyi originally didn't want to go, but Guo Dami and Li Ruonan were both going, and it would be embarrassing if Xu Zhiyi didn't go. So, Xu Zhiyi had no choice but to go.
The battlefield at Xu Zhiyi and Qin Zheng's home seemed to be just yesterday, but how come in the blink of an eye, this battlefield has come to Zhang Yumei and Xie Heng's home?
Zhang Yumei and Xie Heng's home is far less decorated than Xu Zhiyi and Qin Zheng's.
After the weeds were removed, the yard was now slightly overgrown with weeds. There was no toilet in the yard, as Zhang Yumei had hoped, and the house was even simpler, with nothing but the most basic amenities.
As soon as Li Ruonan entered the house, she began to talk: "Oh, city people live differently. When we went to Sister Zhiyi and Chief of Staff Qin's house before, their houses were decorated so beautifully, with good things everywhere. Now when we come to Captain Xie and Sister Yumei's house, it's no different from what we country people do."
Wu Wei curled his lips slightly upwards and said to Li Ruonan in a pretentious tone, "What truth are you telling me? We're in someone else's home. How can a guest like you comment on something in front of the host?"
Wu Wei turned around and said to Xie Heng, "Captain Xie, please forgive me. Your sister-in-law always loves to tell the truth. Don't bother with your sister-in-law!"
Zhang Yumei's face darkened, but since Wu Wei had said so, and there were other people around, what else could she and Xie Heng say?
The atmosphere became cold.
Guo Dami came out with the food and looked at the people standing in the room. There was her husband Wang Degui, the host Xie Heng, Wu Wei, Qin Zheng, and the battalion commander under Xie Heng.
Guo Dami placed the food on the table and said, "Why are you still standing here? The food is ready, let's eat. This food is all made by Yumei, come and try her cooking."
When Zhang Yumei heard what Guo Dami said, she immediately became proud and looked up at Xu Zhiyi.
But Xu Zhiyi didn't care at all.
Wang Degui greeted him, "Xie Heng, you have both fish and meat here. This dish is quite good tonight. I can tell from my sister-in-law's cooking skills that it's good."
Of course Xie Heng knew Zhang Yumei's craftsmanship, but now he could only praise her, praise her desperately.
"No, no, Yumei just made it carelessly. It's not tasty. Please forgive me."
After a while, several people sat down, with men at one table and women at another.
After Li Ruonan sat down, she glanced at Guo Dami and whispered, "They are really your family!"
Guo Dami looked at Li Ruonan mumbling there again, "Sister Ruonan, what are you saying there? Speak louder so we can all hear."
Li Ruonan roared, "I'm telling you, your family and Captain Xie's are so close, they're like one family. Captain Xie hosted a dinner, and no neighbors came to help. Yet you, even across half the family compound, came to help. You're truly like family. No wonder you came to Political Commissar Wang to give Xie Heng a heads-up."
"Sister Ruonan, what are you talking about? I came to help Sister Yumei because she invited me to help her. I'm not like some people who walk into someone's door without being asked, causing a burden to others."
Li Ruonan wanted to go up and argue with Guo Dami, but Wu Weike was still there. So, she had no choice but to endure it.
There were only Xu Zhiyi, Zhang Yumei, Guo Dami and Li Ruonan at the women's table, making it seem a little empty.
Guo Dami and Zhang Yumei were talking there, but Guo Dami's eyes were always on Xu Zhiyi, but Xu Zhiyi was eating the food in front of him and didn't pay any attention to them at all.
Zhang Yumei pointed at the braised pork and said to Xu Zhiyi, "Zhiyi, I cooked all the food tonight. You only eat vegetables. Try this braised pork."
Xu Zhiyi didn't even raise his head, just said "OK" politely and said nothing more.
But Xu Zhiyi didn't eat a single bite of the braised pork.
Seeing Xu Zhiyi's expression, Zhang Yumei complained, "Zhiyi, do you have any prejudice against me? Otherwise, why didn't you say anything? Or do you think the food I cook is not good enough for you?"
Xu Zhiyi looked up at Zhang Yumei and sighed inwardly: Damn it, your family is inviting people to dinner today, how can you, as the host, be the first to provoke a dispute?
Are you, Zhang Yumei, blind and deaf? Didn't you see that Guo Dami and Li Ruonan just stopped arguing? Why do you have to provoke others here?
Xu Zhiyi looked at the dish of braised pork that Zhang Yumei mentioned. It looked good, but it didn't taste good at first glance.
Xu Zhiyi picked up a piece of braised pork and placed it in Zhang Yumei's bowl. "Yumei, your braised pork looks similar to others. But, the meat looks tough and woody."
The pork was fried for too short a time, and the sugar and lard in the pot were definitely not melted yet before you put them in. In the end, they must have all been mushy, bitter and hard.
Yumei, why don't you cook anymore? Let your Xie Heng cook. Not only is your food a waste, but it's also unpalatable. What's the point?
Yumei, don't disbelieve me. Although I can't cook, I eat a lot and see a lot. So, I don't need to taste your meat. I can tell at a glance that there is something wrong with it."
Zhang Yumei took a bite angrily, and just as she was about to chew, her face changed instantly.
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