"Dinner's ready. It's just simple food, please help yourselves and don't be shy." My cousin brought out the last dish, very modestly.
The dishes on the table were very plentiful. Although most of them were vegetarian, they were delicious and flavorful, and tasted just as good as meat dishes. It was the first time that Tsumabuki Minami had dined at the master's house, and he was very excited. Even the coarse wild vegetables tasted sweet to him.
What's more, the dishes his cousin cooked were all delicious, and they were his favorite vegetarian dishes. Tsumabuki Minami originally ate slowly and methodically, but under the influence of Wuchen's wolfing down of food, he unconsciously sped up his pace and ate to his heart's content.
"Grandma, the vegetarian chicken is so delicious! My dad's is terrible." Wuchen flattered his cousin, making her very happy.
"Eat more if you like, eat less rice and more vegetables, children will grow taller if they eat more."
My cousin served food to Wuchen Tiantian and Xiaotong, and also invited Zhu Zi and Tsumabuki Minami. Both of them were handsome young men, pleasing to the eye, and well-mannered children, which she liked.
"Is Xiao Zhu still in school?" My cousin, always eager to find out, started asking questions as we ate.
Zhu Zi shook her head, "No."
He hasn't been to school in ages. He gets annoyed just seeing teachers and students. He's afraid he'll poison the whole school, so he'd rather go home and sleep.
"So you're at work?"
"No."
Zhu Zi was quite patient with his cousin because he felt an unusual warmth from her. Even if she nagged a bit, he didn't find it annoying. Just like Ye Mingcheng, he found him quite agreeable.
My cousin glanced at Tian Tian, then at Zhu Zi, her brows furrowing. She had heard Tian Tian say before that her parents had died, and the two siblings depended on each other for survival, renting a house from Xiao Tong's family.
Xiao Zhu can't stay at work; she has to say a few words to her.
My cousin lost her appetite. She put down her chopsticks and looked serious. Master Nie's heart skipped a beat, and he instinctively covered his ears. His cousin was about to start nagging again, and she definitely wouldn't stop for at least an hour.
really--
"Little Zhu, don't think I'm nagging, but Grandma has to give you a good talk today. You're not getting any younger, and you still have Tian Tian to raise. Tian Tian is still young and doesn't cost much now, but her college expenses will be considerable later. You also need a dowry when you get married. If a girl's dowry isn't substantial, the groom's family will look down on her, and his relatives will gossip. And you also need to get married. You can't stay a bachelor for the rest of your life!"
My cousin took a sip of soup and continued, "Their parents raised their daughter so many years ago, you can't just marry her without spending a penny. You definitely have to give a dowry, no matter how much, to show your sincerity. You also have to buy a house. How can you live in someone else's house for the rest of your life? Without a house, you don't have a home..."
Zhu Zi's eyelids twitched violently, and her head throbbed. It was the first time an outsider had been nagging like this. Although it wasn't particularly annoying, she still couldn't stand the sonic attack.
"I don't want to get married."
Zhu Zi said sincerely.
He had never considered getting married; he preferred to be single and free, and didn't want to suffer.
My cousin was shocked and tried to persuade Zhu Zi not to be so stubborn. She said that men should marry when they are of age and women should marry when they are of age, so how could they not get married? But Zhu Zi was faster than her.
"I've bought a house and prepared my dowry. If anyone dares to look down on Tian Tian, I'll poison them!"
Clang!
Tsumabuki Minami was shocked and spilled his soup spoon. He stared blankly at Zhu Zi, who didn't seem to be joking. His heart was pounding in his chest. Could it be that he had just happened to be eating at the same table as a wanted criminal?
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