Du Yuhan knew that Gu Qishen usually ate in the company cafeteria, which was not very oily, so she specially prepared a more lavish meal today: scrambled eggs with wood ear mushrooms, cabbage and vermicelli, dried shrimp and winter melon, a braised fish, and a pot of rice porridge.
She saw her mother prepare a bowl of mixed flour and then steamed some mixed flour buns.
I guess it's because Gu Qishen is coming over for dinner, so my mother put more wheat flour in the dough, which is why the steamed buns are softer.
She also steamed egg custard for her nephew and Gu Huayang.
When Gu Qishen brought Gu Huayang to the He family, Du Yuhan was already cooking the last dish.
Gu Qishen didn't come to the He family empty-handed; he brought a bag of oranges with him.
Fruits are scarce in northern China during winter, and oranges are even rarer in Northeast China.
These oranges were specially bought by a friend who went on a business trip to the south, just so that the He family could have a taste.
Seeing that Du Yuhan had prepared several more dishes, Gu Qishen said somewhat embarrassedly, "Xiaohan, don't cook so many dishes in the future. I'm not an outsider, I can just eat whatever I want. Food is so precious these days, it's better to save some."
Yu Huiru chimed in, "You've been eating cafeteria food all the time, which isn't very oily, and you've really lost a lot of weight lately. You can come over for dinner every week from now on, and we can give you something better."
Don't be shy, most of your supplies are delivered to your home, so please eat as much as you like. We all need to eat too, don't we?
Du Yuhan said, "Yes, Brother Gu, you're so busy with work, you should take better care of your health. You can come to our house for dinner anytime. You can eat whatever we eat; we won't give you any special treatment."
The food at home is definitely better than the cafeteria food. Even if you don't come over for dinner on the weekend, we'll still try to improve our meals, and it's not just for you.
Gu Qishen laughed and said, "I've really benefited from your family coming to C City. Not only do you help take care of the children, but I can also enjoy delicious meals at your home. My life is much better than before."
Yu Huiru said, "Qi Shen, are you really not going to look for anyone else? Are you just going to spend the rest of your life with Hua Yang? Hua Yang will grow up and leave you one day. Don't you want someone to be with you in the future?"
Gu Qishen smiled bitterly, "Aunt Yu, finding another one is easier said than done. If I find another one, will she treat Huayang well? Besides, she will definitely want her own child. Will she treat them equally then? You've seen more examples of stepmothers mistreating their stepsons than I have."
I'm already too busy with work to take care of my child. I'm afraid that I won't even know if my stepmother will mistreat my child, causing even greater psychological harm. By then, it will be too late to regret it.
Of course, I might meet a good woman who will treat my children well after marriage, but I haven't met a girl I like. You know, when I married Huayang's mother, it was an arranged marriage; we had absolutely no feelings for each other, so our marriage was a disaster. I never want to experience that kind of marriage again.”
He Chenglin said, "Qi Shen, you've developed a fear of marriage. Besides, not all women are like that; most are good. But it's your decision now. Don't worry about the child; we're here for you. He and Haobo are still playmates."
After finishing lunch, Gu Qishen stayed for a while before leaving Gu Huayang behind to go back. He was already quite fortunate to have managed to steal half a day of leisure.
Studies on this year's spring planting have already begun, and preparations for drought relief are underway. Some experts predict that this year may be even drier, so they need to develop drought relief measures as early as possible.
Du Yuhan wanted to go out to buy some things, so she asked Gu Huayang and He Haobo to take a nap together and asked her mother to watch over them.
Du Yuhan rode her bicycle out of the residential compound with an empty basket on her shoulder and an empty backpack on her back.
She went to the department store and bought some things, including two jin of mung bean cake and one jin of steamed rice cake at the grocery store. The children could also eat the mung bean cake and steamed rice cake.
Du Yuhan pushed her bicycle, wanting to find a secluded spot to take out the things she had prepared from her space and put them in her basket and backpack.
But she hadn't walked far from the grocery store when she noticed someone was following her. Could it be that someone was watching her because she had bought so many things, and was trying to rob her?
Hmph, if they dare to rob her, she'll make sure they regret it.
Du Yuhan walked silently into the alley. She noticed only one person's footsteps following her, and decided to find a secluded spot to teach that person a lesson.
She looked back into the alley and realized that it wasn't the kind of person she had imagined who was about to rob someone, but a teenager.
The boy had fair skin, a straight nose, and bright red lips; he was very handsome. His eyes were clear and gentle, with a warm and refined quality.
The boy looked very young at the time, only about ten years old. He would definitely grow up to be a handsome man; for now, he could only be described as a pretty boy.
Although the boy's clothes had patches at the elbows and were a bit faded from washing, they were very clean, indicating that he was a well-mannered child.
He saw Du Yuhan turn around and blush shyly, but looking at Du Yuhan's basket, he still mustered up his courage and walked up to Du Yuhan and said softly, "Hello, sister, I, could you please do me a favor?"
Du Yuhan looked at the somewhat shy young boy in front of her and asked, "What do you need?"
The boy said, “Sister, I saw you bought mung bean cakes and corn cakes. Could you spare two pieces for me? My grandparents are sick, and we only have some coarse cornmeal at home. They vomit after eating the porridge I made. I want to buy them something easy to digest, but I don’t have any coupons. Sister, I don’t need much, just spare two pieces for me. I won’t take your things for free; I’ll exchange them with something else.”
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