Su Xueli entered their courtyard and heard the couple talking inside. Lu Xiuhua's husband's loud voice came out: "That girl is really reliable. Her idea really works. It's only been a few days of moxibustion, and my back feels better. It's not always cold and stiff anymore, and it doesn't hurt as much when I do some work."
"That's right, that girl is very capable, she's not an ordinary person..."
Su Xueli smiled and called into the house, "Sister Xiuhua, where's Xiaodoudou? Come out and eat meat!"
Lu Xiuhua immediately agreed and ran out, her face beaming. "Sister Xue Li, what kind of meat are you carrying? Dou Dou went to his grandma's house. I'm doing moxibustion for your brother Qing Shun. Oh, he was just praising you, saying that your idea was great, and his back feels much better..."
Su Xueli smiled and said, "It's good that you feel comfortable. Keep doing the moxibustion, and don't get cold or wet. You'll get better. Xiuhua, this is chicken that my mother stewed. You can try it. Go and call Xiaodoudou to come and eat. I'll go back and eat too."
As she poured the meat into their bowls, Lü Xiuhua kept praising how delicious it was.
After bringing the meat back to them, Wei Mingshen and the others hadn't returned yet. Su Xueli thought that since it was Shao Jiang's first time eating at her place, they couldn't just eat chicken; she had to cook another dish to go with their drinks.
She glanced into the kitchen and made a stir-fried cabbage with vinegar and a stir-fried shredded potato dish—perfect.
She had just finished cooking when she heard the sounds of cars and laughter coming from the yard.
Su Xueli happily called out to the outside, "You guys really know how to pick your timing! The food is ready, wash your hands and let's eat."
The three of them laughed and went into the kitchen. Su Xueli said, "Let's eat in the main room. It's too crowded here."
Su Xueli ladled all the chicken soup into a basin, and the four of them carried meat, vegetables, and chopsticks to the square table in the main room to eat.
Shao Jiang took the wine to pour it, but Yan Yan stopped him with both hands: "I won't drink it, I won't drink it."
Su Xueli also said, "I won't drink it either."
The two men laughed, "If you don't want to drink, then don't. It's no fun if you don't have some of these good snacks to go with your drinks."
The two of them then poured themselves a drink. Su Xueli served Yan Yan a bowl of chicken and said, "We'll eat the meat and chicken soup, and they can drink the wine."
Yan Yan had already recognized the smell of the chicken that Xue Li's mother had made. Her mouth was practically watering. She took the bowl, drank a sip of the soup, and said with relish, "Mmm, it still tastes the same. I haven't had this in so many years."
Su Xueli and Yan Yan are good friends. Every time her mother makes this chicken, she goes to Yan Yan's house and invites her over to eat.
Su Xueli also took a sip of the soup, savoring it as she said, "Of course it tastes the same. No one but my maternal grandmother and my mother can make this chicken soup."
The two men ate it and kept praising how delicious it was. Wei Mingshen was unconvinced and said, "Wait, I'll learn it sooner or later and make it for you."
Su Xueli scolded him, "Drink your wine."
Yan Yan laughed.
As the two ate chicken and drank chicken soup, they whispered among themselves. Su Xueli asked Yan Yan, "How about helping out at his bathhouse?"
Yan Yan said, "Well, the work is very easy. There's no wind or rain. However, a woman who often goes to the bathhouse asked Shao Jiang if I was his girlfriend."
Yan Yan smiled shyly.
Su Xueli said, "When a young woman suddenly appears to help him, people naturally think that way. It's okay, what they think is their business."
Yan Yan nodded and said, "Anyway, I'm going to the market again tomorrow, so I won't be helping out at his bathhouse."
Su Xueli tentatively said, "Actually, Shao Jiang is a very good person, and he cares about you a lot."
Yan Yan nodded.
Su Xueli whispered in Yan Yan's ear what she had said while drunk the night before, and asked, "You said that Shao Jiang is a really good person, that he's a real man, and that Cui Huabiao is nothing like a man. How am I supposed to interpret that?"
"Oh, you're talking nonsense! I didn't say that!" Yan Yan laughed and hit Su Xueli.
Shao Jiang asked, "What are you two doing?"
Su Xueli said, "Oh, I was saying she was drunk last night..."
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