On the second day of their marriage, the newlyweds happily kowtowed to their grandmother and parents.
Tang Xiaoling also took out the clothes, shoes and socks she had made, including two pairs of socks and one pair of shoes for her grandmother.
Cuihua and Yan Xiaoqiang each had a pair of socks and a pair of shoes, while Beinan received a winter hat.
Yan Xiaonan wore a bright red jacket, black pants, a pair of cloth shoes with horizontal buckles, and a pair of white socks.
Yan Xiaonan smiled and took the clothes and pants, then hurriedly went to the house to change. She thought to herself that Tang Xiaoling was quite good at dealing with people.
Yan Xiaonan, dressed in red and black, immediately captivated Tang Xiaoling, who couldn't help but murmur, "Beinan, shall we have a baby as beautiful as Nannan?"
Only after she finished speaking did she belatedly blush. Grandma Yan laughed heartily, "Good girl, just focus on giving birth. Look at Nan Nan several times a day, and the baby you give birth to will definitely look like Nan Nan."
Southwest and Xiaoling blushed. Grandma is so kind.
Grandma Yan took out five hundred yuan from a handkerchief bag and handed it to Tang Xiaoling: "You should know that when the children of our Yan family get married, they will separate from the family. Take this money and see if you can buy anything."
Tang Xiaoling was stunned: "Grandma, you've already given three hundred yuan as a bride price, I can't accept this money."
Cuihua walked over, took the money, and stuffed it into Tang Xiaoling's hand: "It's the same 500 yuan family division fee when Dongnan gets married. It will be the same for Beinan in the future. You keep it."
Tang Xiaoling looked at the money in her hand, then glanced at Xinan. Seeing Xinan nod, she carefully hid the money in her pocket.
Grandma Yan was pleased to see how careful she was. A housewife should be this cautious in order to manage her household well.
Grandma Yan took two boxes from beside the kangqin and handed them to Southwest: "Southwest, these watches are the same as the ones from Southeast Xuemei. You can put them on your wife."
Southwest had wanted a watch for a long time. He thought the watch was gone after the dowry of 300 yuan was given, but it turned out that his grandmother hadn't withheld any money from him at all.
Grandma Yan knew what Southwest was thinking, and said with a smile, "Southwest, I raised Xuemei, and she is more than worth the three hundred yuan dowry. You have everything that Southeast has."
Southwest understood, took the watch and handed it to Yan Xiaoling, then said loudly, "Grandma, Xiaoling and I will be going to work in a couple of days. My salary is thirty-six yuan, and Xiaoling's is eight yuan."
Next month when I get paid, I'll give five yuan to my parents for their retirement and five yuan to my grandmother as a token of my respect. I'll do this every month unless I become unemployed.
Grandma Yan and Yan Xiaoqiang both laughed. They said the same thing when the family divided up in the southeast, but Xuemei didn't have a job, so Grandma waived her filial piety money.
But Xuemei was a good child. She always saved money and used it to buy nutritional supplements for her grandmother.
The first breakfast was prepared by the new bride, which was naturally a piece of cake for Tang Xiaoling. Southwest accompanied Tang Xiaoling into the kitchen.
He wanted to tell his wife what Grandma liked to eat, what his parents liked to eat, and most importantly, what Nan Nan liked to eat.
The Yan family's kitchen made Tang Xiaoling feel like she had married into a lucky nest. The rice jar was full of white rice and flour, the sugar jar and oil jar were also full, and a large basket was full of eggs.
Seeing so much stuff, Tang Xiaoling was speechless. How was she supposed to make breakfast?
Southwest asked Tang Xiaoling to first wash the rice and cook porridge, then add some salt and oil to the rice, and then start beating eggs until the eggs were beaten into an egg liquid.
I scooped up some flour and started mixing it with water. I let it rise, then kneaded it again to release the air, shaped it into small steamed buns, and steamed them.
Watching Southwest's smooth and effortless cooking, Tang Xiaoling was truly amazed. She had no idea Southwest could cook.
When the porridge was almost ready, Southwest slowly poured the beaten egg mixture into the porridge, stirring it with chopsticks as he poured.
Tang Xiaoling had never known that cooking porridge could be so complicated, but the aroma wafting out was undeniable, and Tang Xiaoling couldn't help but swallow.
Southwest knew exactly what his wife was thinking; he had felt the same way when he first saw her.
Without making a sound, he took out a small bowl, scooped a spoonful of porridge, and handed it to Tang Xiaoling: "Try it and see how salty it is?"
Tang Xiaoling quickly took it, picked up a soup spoon and scooped it into her mouth, almost burning her mouth.
"Wow, really? This porridge is so delicious!" Tang Xiaoling was completely captivated by it.
"This was invented by Nan Nan, and she named it Egg Drop Porridge," Nan Nan explained.
"Egg drop porridge, yes, the egg drop pieces floating on the porridge are quite fitting. How clever Nan Nan is!" Tang Xiaoling was full of admiration.
"There are so many! Fish porridge, preserved egg and lean pork porridge, vegetable porridge, lard and honey porridge, and so on. I can't even remember them all," Southwest said with a touch of pride.
"Southwest, can we not separate? I really enjoy living together," Tang Xiaoling said, revealing her true feelings.
Southwest shook his head. "That's how it is in my family. Once you get married, you have to separate the household to avoid future conflicts."
When Tang Xiaoling found out, she suddenly remembered what Cuihua had just said about Bei Nan also receiving a share of the family property. But wait, Bei Nan is the youngest son, so how could he be entitled to a share of the family property?
"Will the Southwest and North South also be separated in the future?"
"Well, Grandma and my parents have decided to live with Nan Nan in our old age, so Bei Nan will have to move out as well." Xinan knew Tang Xiaoling's doubts, so he simply told her.
Tang Xiaoling was very surprised. This was the first time she had ever heard of someone who would let their elderly daughter support them in their old age. How would that elderly daughter get married?
"My Nan Nan isn't getting married; she's looking for a husband." Southwest gave Tang Xiaoling another piece of information.
Well, Tang Xiaoling didn't understand the Yan family's world, but she felt some sympathy for Yan Xiaonan.
This little one will probably never find a man in the future; what man would want to be a live-in son-in-law?
Southwest, however, did not have so many concerns. His younger sister was very capable; she could even handle tigers and wolves, let alone a mere man.
Everyone was all smiles during breakfast; Bei Nan had already eaten two large bowls of egg drop porridge.
Yan Xiaoqiang glanced at Bei Nan sideways: "School starts next month, so you better use your brain, you know? Things are a bit chaotic right now, so don't get involved."
Bei Nan shrank back slightly, relieved that he had finally passed the entrance exam for junior high school and would no longer have to eat Kangcai dumplings.
Thinking back on my struggle to avoid eating Kangcai dumplings, it was all worth it. At least I got into junior high school, while that guy Wang Erniu didn't.
I won't eat Kangcai dumplings anymore. I'll eat them slowly and in small portions, and try to eat like Nannan. It looks so cute.
Yan Xiaonan realized that Bei Nan's ravenous eating recently was all because he was afraid of eating Kang Cai Tuanzi.
I'm worried that when I eat Kangcai dumplings in the future, I won't be able to eat the meat, white flour, and sugar anymore.
So I ate heartily, prioritizing satisfying my mouth and stomach no matter what.
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