Chapter 75
In the evening, Su Yuanzheng cooked lotus root and pork ribs soup, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, pork with mashed garlic, stuffed tofu, steamed fish and stir-fried sweet potato leaves with garlic. He was just thinking about whether he should give some of them to others when the door connecting the front and back yards rang.
In fact, the lock of that door was in the backyard, and it was usually locked by Jiayin's family. They just needed to open it, and Su Miao didn't lock it again. However, Ye Jiayin still knocked on the door politely. After all, this was someone else's house now.
Su Miao leaned out of the back window of the room and shouted, "The door is not locked, come in."
When Ye Jiayin opened the door, she saw Su Miao's little head sticking out, smiling with his eyes curved. She couldn't help but laugh too.
"Sister Jiayin, come quickly!"
There was no back door in the room. Ye Jiayin walked around the side path to the front door and entered, holding a few books in her hands: "This is the first-year junior high school textbook. I used it before. If you want to preview it, you can take a look."
Although Su Miao had already bought the books and read them all, she still accepted her kindness: "Thank you, Sister Jiayin, come and sit here."
Su Miao and Ye Jiayin chatted about things at school, and she noticed that Jiayin's eyes were intentionally or unintentionally glancing towards the kitchen where the fragrance was coming from. She immediately understood.
"Sister Jiayin, my father should be ready to eat. I'll bring it over to you later."
Ye Jiayin shook her head: "No need to be so troublesome, just call us when you are ready to eat, and we will come and eat together."
As soon as he finished speaking, Su Yuanzheng came out of the kitchen: "Miaomiao, the meal is ready."
Su Miao responded: "Dad, Sister Jiayin and Aunt Ye come and eat with us."
"Oh! Okay!"
Ye Jiayin ran back and called her mother. Ye Han was holding a box in his hand. When he reached the osmanthus tree, he paused for a moment: "Huh? Jiayin, do you think the tree seems to have grown well?"
Ye Jiayin looked at the tree and said, "It seems so. The leaves were a little yellow before, but now that it's not spring, it's still growing new leaves. It looks much more energetic."
"Haha, that's why they say it's like spring all year round here. It's different from the capital. Eating and drinking tea under this tree is a unique experience."
Su Miao walked out of the room and heard this. She thought to herself, how could she not satisfy Aunt Ye's idea? So she said, "Okay! Let's eat under this stone table. The table is big and can accommodate everything."
After saying that, he ran to inform his father.
Ye Han didn't have time to call her back. He turned to his daughter and said, "She's really lively, like a little rabbit."
So, the Su family’s first meal after moving here was arranged under the old osmanthus tree.
Ye Han handed the box in his hand to Su Miao and Su Yuanzheng: "This is a gift for you to move into your new home."
When he opened it, he saw an exquisite Bagua mirror inside. Su Miao said cheerfully, "Aunt Ye, the house is yours. We are not considering it as our new home."
"Renting a house is still a house. After all, you have a new home. The house is not yours, but the life you live in is yours! Let me see what delicious dishes you have!"
Su Yuanzheng said embarrassedly: "These are just some home-cooked dishes. Please bear with me if they don't suit your taste. If you want to eat anything in the future, feel free to tell me."
Ye Han and Ye Jiayin saw the freshly baked, steaming delicacies and slowly swallowed their saliva. Ye Han smiled and said, "We are already disturbing you by coming here for a free meal, so how can we ask for anything? Besides, the food is already very good."
Su Yuanzheng and Su Yu were originally a little uncomfortable having dinner with the landlord, but Ye Han and Ye Jiayin behaved very naturally, praising every dish with care and without any airs, which made them gradually relax.
Compared to Ye Jiayin's silence, Ye Han is very talkative. This is also related to her many years of travel experience. She can chat about any topic, and her words and opinions are very convincing. Su Miao thinks this is probably her personal charm.
But no matter what she said, her eating speed did not slow down at all. Both mother and daughter ate very elegantly, quickly and elegantly.
However, halfway through the meal, a gust of wind suddenly blew, and some leaves from the osmanthus tree fell down and landed right into the food.
"oops!"
Everyone was busy picking up the leaves. Su Yuanzheng saw that a leaf had fallen into Ye Han's bowl. "Ms. Ye, let me get you a new bowl."
As he stood up, he saw Ye Han picking the leaves out of the bowl, continuing to eat a mouthful of rice, and said, "It's okay, just a little episode, quite interesting. But the old man's saying that you have to eat in the living room is indeed true."
Unexpectedly, she was so casual. Su Yuanzheng scratched his head and sat back down.
"We're neighbors from now on. You can just call me by my name. We're eating at the same table. Ms. Ye seems too polite."
"Oh! Okay!"
Seeing that everyone was still confused by her mother's appearance, Ye Jiayin explained: "Don't look at my mother as if she is weak and helpless. She is very hardworking. Sometimes she goes to the mountains to collect folk songs, sleeping in the open air, and even eating dry food for several days."
Su Miao said admiringly: "Aunt Ye is so amazing!"
Ye Han chuckled: "Not that great, just a little bit. If you want to be the best in your job, it's impossible to do it without any effort."
After finishing the meal, Su Yu stopped Ye Jiayin who was about to get up to wash the dishes: "No, no, no! Don't move. I wash all the dishes at home. I wash them quickly."
Ye Jiayin did not insist any further and decided to follow the host's wishes.
Ye Han went back to finish his manuscript, while Ye Jiayin and Su Miao went for a walk in the alley to help digest their food. The sun was setting slowly, and a huge red fireball fell at the end of the alley. People came and went in the alley, greeting each other. It was lively but not noisy, a picture of a peaceful time.
"Sister Jiayin, do you like watching TV?"
"It's okay. It's pretty boring to watch alone. I usually read a book or go to the gym to play ball."
"I like watching TV. 'Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea' is really good. I'll ask Brother Yu to install the antenna later so we can watch it together."
"Sure, or you can come to my house and watch it. I have a color TV at home."
"My house is also in color. You'd better read it at my place, otherwise it will disturb Aunt Ye while she is writing."
When the two returned home, Su Yu had already washed the dishes and was sitting in the yard to enjoy the cool air. All the vegetables and chickens in the old house had been sold on the day of moving, and there was no land to farm here. He felt too idle and suddenly felt empty inside.
"Brother Yu, I want to watch TV. Can you help me install the TV?"
"Okay!"
Su Yu jumped up, feeling full of energy again. He took the TV out of the box and started installing it.
He took out the antenna and wanted to hang it on the eaves. Many households here had TVs installed, so there was no need to hide it. He turned around and went to the utility room to get a ladder.
Ye Jiayin looked at the antenna on the ground and said, "Miaomiao, do we need to hang this up?"
Su Miao nodded: "Just now, Brother Yu said it was hanging on the roof next to the wall."
Ye Jiayin took off her shoes and climbed up the wall in a few steps. Su Miao didn't even see her movements clearly.
"Sister Jiayin!!! Do you know Qinggong???"
Ye Jiayin chuckled: "It's not Qinggong, my body is just lighter because of regular exercise."
So when Su Yu came out panting, carrying the ladder, Ye Jiayin had already hung up the antenna, and his lovely sister was standing under the wall, applauding enthusiastically.
Su Yu was crying in her heart, she was screaming, "Everything she did was my job!!!!"
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