Liu Dafa sat in front of the stove, the fiery red light shining on his dark face, his forehead furrowed, silently puffing on his pipe.
"Her dad, say something! What are we going to do?" Liu Hua hurriedly snatched Liu Dafa's pipe. She couldn't really let her daughter go into a fire pit, could she?
Liu Dafa glanced at Liu Nian and said in a low voice, "Our daughter is getting married, what do you suggest we do?"
The family only has this one precious daughter, whom Liu Nian loves dearly, and the whole family has never uttered a word of disapproval.
Liu Nian was deeply moved by the love her family showed her.
She bowed solemnly to her family, a gesture that genuinely startled them.
"Mom and Dad, brother and sister-in-law, I really want to marry Su Xu. Don't worry, we'll be fine," Liu Nian said.
"What are you doing?" Liu Dafa asked anxiously. The middle-aged man, weathered by time, trembled as he said, "Girl, do whatever you want, don't be afraid! Even if the sky falls, the family will hold it up for you!"
"That's right, as long as I'm here, the Su family won't dare to bully you!" Liu Qiang's face was full of gloom. When he heard what Su Hang had done, he took him to the brigade and beat him up.
Zhang Suzhen made an even more shocking statement: "If you're unhappy in the Su family, then get a divorce! Come home, I don't believe we can't support you!"
In this era, once a daughter is married, she's considered water spilled from a cup; there's no way to take her back. Normally, if she wants to visit her parents' home, she has to be mindful of her sister-in-law's attitude. Yet Zhang Suzhen can say such things, truly treating Liu Nian like a younger sister.
Liu Nian took Zhang Suzhen's hand and said sweetly, "Thank you, sister-in-law!"
Instead, Zhang Suzhen became embarrassed and patted Liu Nian's hand, saying, "What are you saying? We're family."
Liu Hua sighed. She had countless worries in her heart, but she could only swallow them down. She only hoped that her daughter would be happy.
She silently opened the large pot on the stove and said, "Let's eat."
Although the Liu family lived much better than the others in the village, they could only barely make ends meet.
A big pot of sorghum porridge, cornbread, homemade pickled vegetables, and a bowl of tofu stewed with cabbage—not a trace of oil.
Liu Nian suddenly remembered the pig's head meat she had ordered and hurriedly went back to her room to get it.
Faced with the rich aroma of the braised pig's head, the whole family was stunned, especially by the fragrance, which made them keep swallowing.
"Where did she come from?" Liu Hua asked, then looked Liu Nian up and down. She didn't know why, but she felt that her daughter had changed.
Liu Nian placed the pig's head meat in the center of the table and said, "I bought it at the market this morning, have a taste."
In these times, eggs are a luxury, let alone such a fine cooked food.
"Eat up!" Liu Nian was so hungry that her stomach was practically sticking to her back. She picked up a piece and stuffed it into her mouth.
The remaining few people then picked up their chopsticks and eagerly stuffed food into their mouths.
The pork, with its perfect balance of lean and fat, paired with a savory dipping sauce, melts instantly in your mouth with its rich, oily flavor. You savor the taste so much that you almost don't want to swallow it.
While they were eating, there was a sudden noise at the outer door. Before they could even go out to see what was happening, Wang Xiuzhi walked in with her youngest son, Su Zhimeng.
"I figured we're all family now, so I didn't stand on ceremony and just came in." As soon as Wang Xiuzhi entered, she saw the pig's head meat on the table and her eyes widened.
They actually have meat to eat! The thought of her own family eating wild vegetable porridge for dinner, which wasn't even enough to fill her up, made Wang Xiuzhi furious.
Why does her family get to live such a good life? But the Liu family will definitely have to be polite to her later and let her sit down and have something to eat, right?
"Sister-in-law, are you eating?" Wang Xiuzhi smiled, took a few steps forward, thinking that she could finally have some meat today.
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