Ning Yu saw that Jiang Yan was calm, her brows were relaxed, and she didn't look anxious or worried at all. She knew that she really didn't take the rumors to heart and was willing to believe Si Lu.
Ning Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, she felt more and more guilty. She held Jiang Yan's hand and said, "Wait for him to come back and let him explain everything clearly. Don't worry, it's true. If he really dares to be a Chen Shimei, I will break his legs!"
Who knows the feeling of having the support of your mother-in-law? In one word, awesome!
"Okay, don't worry, mom. We're fine!"
Ning Yu looked up at the time on the wall clock and exclaimed, "I have to cook, otherwise the whole family will go hungry."
"I'll help you."
"No need for you, I can handle it on my own."
Jiang Yan smiled, "It's okay, Mom, I'll help you." If she really did it, she wouldn't be very good at it. She could only cook some simple dishes, but she was capable of picking and cutting vegetables.
"I really don't need you. Your hands are for doing experiments. Don't waste them in the kitchen."
Jiang Yan couldn't help but be moved when she heard this. Only someone who truly considers you and cares about your feelings would worry about you wasting time in the kitchen.
"Mom, don't you also hold a scalpel in your hands?" Jiang Yan muttered as she peeled garlic. "If it weren't for us, the hospital would have to keep you for at least another ten years. Even if you retire, you can still be rehired!"
Ning Yu was cutting the meat happily. Although she didn't say anything, it could be seen that she was in a good mood. The most important thing was that her efforts could be seen and recognized by others. This made her happy even if she was busy every day.
After Jiang Yan peels the garlic, cut the garlic cloves into minced garlic. Peel the winter melon and cut it into pieces.
Dinner was steamed rice made from rice and millet, and a bowl of steamed egg custard was given to the old man and the two children each.
Make a winter melon soup, stir-fry leeks with dried tofu, and cut two pieces of the saved sausages and stir-fry them with some side dishes, then make some fried potato slices and that’s it.
There are many people in the family, so the amount of food needs to be larger. It is too troublesome to cut potatoes into shreds, so Ning Yu likes to make potato chips.
"The last time I went to the Northeast, I felt so good. The black soil there is so vast that it seems like there is no end to it."
Ning Yu said: "I saw it when I was on the train, and I liked it very much. It feels like when you stand on such a land, your mentality is different and your mind is broadened."
"If you like, we can go again when we have time."
"Oh, you are all busy, how can you have time to go to the Northeast! Besides, if we go there, we will be a whole family and cause trouble to others."
That’s true!
Everyone has his or her own life.
"However, the character of the Bao family is really impeccable, simple and down-to-earth, just like the black soil." Ning Yu smiled and put all the leeks in the plate into the pot.
The heat rises and the fragrance comes out all of a sudden. Chives love to make soup, so they are cooked after just a few stir-frys. Add salt and MSG and stir-fry directly out of the pan.
Jiang Yan cleaned the pot and put it back.
"But I think their courtyard is really nice." Ning Yu said, "Have you seen the vegetable garden of the Bao family?"
How could Jiang Yan not know? She had been in the countryside for quite a long time.
"Yes, it's a big vegetable patch, enough for the whole family to eat."
Ning Yu nodded, "I'm so envious. There are corns planted on the edge of the garden, cucumbers, beans, leeks, coriander, peppers and eggplants. Just throw two pumpkin seeds in the corner, and you can get so many pumpkins in the fall that you can't eat them all."
Jiang Yan also remembered that when she was in the Tianning Regiment, she and Si Lu also had a small courtyard of their own. The garden was not big, with vegetables on one side and flowers on the other.
Unfortunately, she left in such a hurry that she had not yet had the chance to eat the vegetables she had grown.
"Mom, why don't we ask Si Lu to dig up the yard when he comes back?"
Jiang Yan could understand Ning Yu. She certainly didn't say these things for no reason. Now that the two children have grown up, they have to go to kindergarten during the day and are not at home all day.
My mother-in-law and aunt must be very lonely with nothing to do at home.
If you have a piece of land and grow some vegetables, you won't be too tired and you can have something to do to pass the time.
"Hey, digging the yard?"
"Ah! Our yard is all covered with cement, so we can't grow anything. If you like, ask Si Lu to dig up the ground and add some new soil, and then we can grow some vegetables and have something new to eat."
Ning Yu was really moved. In her early years, she was busy with work and there was no one at home all day long. She would never think about growing vegetables. For convenience, she simply paved the ground with cement.
Now that she is retired and her child is in kindergarten, it would be nice if she could grow some vegetables and a few flowers in the yard, with all the red and green colors.
"That's fine. It's the season for planting vegetables now. It's a little late to plant beans, so we can plant some spinach and chives. If it's later, we can plant some cabbage and radishes. This year, maybe we can eat sauerkraut made from our own cabbage."
Seeing that she was in high spirits, Jiang Yan didn't say anything else. He decided to get some vegetable seeds from the space and add some spiritual spring water to water the land. The vegetables would surely grow well.
That’s settled.
Family members returned one after another, and needless to say, one by one, they all heard the rumors about Si Lu.
"Brother, what's going on? You didn't really do anything to let your sister-in-law down, did you?"
“Nonsense.”
Si Lu brought the prepared food to the table and said, "These are all tricks from the outside. They want to use this to influence our dad. Don't listen to what others say."
"That's right, you should just take care of yourself and don't make trouble."
Si Zhen felt guilty for a moment, because Lin Chen hadn't been in long-distance contact recently, so they met often. Could it be that they were discovered?
Si Zhen didn't dare to speak anymore.
Jiang Yan knew what was going on at a glance. Si Zhen was not a child anymore, so if Lin Chen was interested, he should arrange to come home and meet his parents.
"Eat, don't think too much, your brother wouldn't do that kind of thing."
Everyone knew tacitly what kind of person Si Lu was, and they were mainly afraid that Jiang Yan would misunderstand.
The truth will come out one day.
"Oh, by the way, I'm on vacation." Si Lu picked up a piece of sausage and put it in Jiang Yan's bowl, "About half a month!" Maybe even longer.
"Is it related to this rumor?"
"It's somewhat related." Si Lu took a small bowl and served Jiang Yan a bowl of winter melon soup. He didn't say much. The nature of his job had too many uncertainties and needed to be kept confidential, so he would not say anything if he could.
"That's perfect! Just now when we were cooking, mom and I were talking about wanting to dig up the concrete floor in the yard and bring some soil over to grow vegetables. What do you think?"
Ning Yu also looked at him expectantly, "Just tell me if it's okay, right?"
Si Lu was a little confused. The topic jumped too quickly. How did it get to the topic of growing vegetables?
“Why do you want to grow vegetables all of a sudden?”
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