Seeing Lin Chaodong clutching his buttocks and looking back every few steps, Yue Jiuyue let out a long sigh of relief, feeling much better now.
What Yue Jiuyue found quite good was that even though the yard was in such a mess, the mother and her two children who were tidying up the room didn't peek around to watch the commotion, but instead obediently tidied up inside the house.
With the eyesore gone, Yue Jiuyue took the fire poker and returned to the main room to continue cooking.
Including shopping, she must have walked about 40 or 50 miles back and forth. Before she could even catch her breath after getting back, that bastard Lin Chaodong made her chase him around several times. Because she had someone with her, she hadn't been able to cook a proper meal on the way, and the journey home had taken up a lot of time. Her stomach was rumbling in protest.
The quickest and simplest way to make cabbage porridge is to cook it.
"Liu Dahua! Wash your hands and come eat!"
Yue Jiuyue shouted outside, and soon the mother and her two children went to the water vat to wash their hands and faces. Then the family slowly entered the main room, stood at the doorway, looking at Yue Jiuyue and waiting for instructions.
"What are you all standing there for? We got back a bit late this time and missed lunch. I was hungry and in a hurry to eat, so I just made a pot of porridge (sweet potato porridge). Sit down and eat, don't be picky. Have some to fill your stomach first, and I'll make something drier for dinner later."
Although Yue Jiuyue bought the people and brought them home, her mindset determined her attitude. She only considered that she had bought the mother and three children to work, which was an employment relationship. If they were not suitable, she could terminate the contract at any time, which meant selling them back to the brokerage firm.
That's why she let Liu Dahua and the other two sit down to eat. There was only one table in the main room, and she couldn't very well let them squat on the ground to eat, could she?
It was also the limitations of her thinking that led her to make this decision. After all, she was not a native of ancient times, and the concept of equality for all was deeply ingrained in her.
"Madam, no need. How can we sit at the table and eat with our master? That's against the rules."
Liu Dahua waved her hands repeatedly in refusal.
Actually, eating the same food as the master is against the rules, but this is the countryside, so the food can't be too good. At worst, they'll just eat wild vegetables every meal. The three of them used to be from the countryside, and they've experienced all kinds of hardship, so they're not afraid of hardship.
"Alright then, this bowl is all yours, you can take it and eat it. Help yourself to your own bowl and chopsticks."
Yue Jiuyue quickly scooped a large bowl full for herself and then gave the rest of the bowls to them.
"Thank you, Madam!"
Liu Dahua led her two sons to kneel down and kowtow to Yue Jiuyue, which startled Yue Jiuyue so much that she almost jumped up.
The only time people kowtow to her is during the Lunar New Year. Her son, daughter-in-law, and eldest granddaughter, along with a group of mischievous children who come to wish her a happy new year, all look delighted, since it's the Lunar New Year.
This was the first time someone had ever knelt down and kowtowed to her without a word, and she was really not used to it.
"Let's eat first, or the food will get cold."
Yue Jiuyue's smile looked extremely unnatural; she could imagine it herself—it must have looked even worse than crying.
But what could she do? This kind of thing couldn't be adapted to overnight. If she hadn't had the experience of being forced to kowtow twice during the Chinese New Year, she would have really embarrassed herself just now.
Yes, she also wiped her sleeve pocket; it was empty.
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