Qiao Xiaoni walked in and said, "Find me two bowls. I'll serve some food to my third aunt and take it over. Then we can go back to the table to eat."
Su Chenhao turned around and went to the cupboard to find two basins and brought them over.
Qiao Xiaoni looked at the few remaining pieces of pig's head meat in the pot and said, "These people can really eat! There are dozens of kilograms of pig's head, and now there's just some soup left."
Su Chenhao handed over the basin in his hand, "Although living conditions are a bit better now, not many families eat meat every meal. Since they finally get to eat meat, of course they want to eat to their heart's content."
“That’s true.” Qiao Xiaoni picked up a spatula and ladled in some meat broth, then added some vegetables. It looked alright. She also filled another bowl halfway with rice. “That’s about enough. Let’s go back and deliver the food, then we can eat. My dad was urging us to hurry up and eat.”
Su Chenhao reached out his hand, "I'll hold it."
Qiao Xiaoni didn't stand on ceremony and handed him the basin, thinking to herself how great it was to have a man; she could entrust any task to him.
Back to the cabin.
Zhang Ru sat up against the wall, fiddling with her hair. She smiled as they entered.
"Why are you back so soon? Didn't you go eat?"
Qiao Xiaoni: "Third Aunt, is your stomach feeling any better?"
"I feel much better, not as uncomfortable as before," Zhang Ru replied.
Su Chenhao placed the two basins on the kang (a heated brick bed). "If we go too late, these will be all we'll have. Just make do with these for now."
Zhang Ru laughed, "As long as I have something to eat now, I'm fine with it. I'm not picky."
Qiao Xiaoni was relieved to see that she was in good condition and able to eat.
"Third Aunt, you can eat slowly first. Chenhao and I are going out to eat."
Zhang Ru nodded quickly, "You don't need to worry about me, go eat quickly, I can take care of myself."
Qiao Xiaoni and Su Chenhao turned around and left, returning to the main house. They saw Qiao Tianli talking to the village chief and secretary with their heads down. Then the three of them burst into laughter.
When Qiao Haisheng saw his daughter arrive, he moved a little further inside. "Xiaoni, come and sit here." This table is all men, so it's best for her to sit on the side.
Qiao Xiaoni saw Su Chenhao take a stool and place it next to her, so she picked it up and took it.
"I'll sit on the stool, let Chenhao sit next to you."
Qiao Haisheng glanced at it; sitting there wouldn't bother anyone.
"Fine, you can eat sitting on the stool then!"
Su Chenhao sat down next to Qiao Haisheng. As soon as he sat down, a bowl filled with baijiu (Chinese liquor) was placed in front of him. Thinking that he still had to ride his bike back today, he opened his mouth to refuse.
Qiao Tianli spoke first, "The person on my left is our village chief, and the person on my right is the Party Secretary. You should have a bowl with them."
Su Chenhao swallowed back what he was about to say. He couldn't very well refuse them, could he? Just as he picked up his bowl, Qiao Haisheng reached out to stop him, "Don't drink today. We still have to go back later, and we're counting on you to ride your bike."
Qiao Tianli waved his hand, "Don't go back tonight. Just spend the night somewhere and go back the next day."
Qiao Xiaoni thought about attending the school ceremony tomorrow.
"Grandpa, we have to go back today, and I have to go to school tomorrow. We can drink this wine another time, so please don't force him to drink!"
Upon hearing that the school needed to speak with his granddaughter, Qiao Tianli immediately changed his mind and turned to them, saying...
"Then let's not drink today. We'll invite you over for drinks next time when my grandson-in-law comes."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
