Seeing that Zhao Qinglan had really left, Da Wa cursed inwardly, "Hmph, I knew this woman was hypocritical." He then sat down to wash himself.
Li Huai picked up his son. "Why are you washing him? Just leave him there, I'll wash him."
After sending his son away, Li Huai sat down and began to wash.
In recent years, Zhu Kexin has not paid much attention to her two sons. From washing diapers when they were little to washing bed sheets and mattresses later on, she has done a lot of work.
The eldest child didn't go inside; he just sat next to his father and watched him work.
Hearing the commotion outside, Zhao Qinglan didn't come out this time.
She didn't think that the master of the house was incapable of doing housework; Li Huai was perfectly fine as he was.
She did all the work in her past life, while Wang Dazhi was just a hands-off manager, with everything done for him, yet he never appreciated her kindness.
The delicious aroma of food wafted through the air, and Erwa, who was playing with marbles, couldn't resist any longer. "What are you doing?"
Zhao Qinglan ignored him.
"Hey, what are you doing?"
"Who are you talking to?" Zhao Qinglan asked without turning her head.
“With you,” Erwa replied.
"who I am?"
"You." Erwa shut up.
"Would you like to eat my cooking?"
"Yes," Erwa nodded.
Xiao Duo came out rubbing her eyes. "Mom, I'm hungry."
"Hey, the food will be ready soon. Go wash your hands in the basin. There's hot water in the thermos. Add some hot water before you wash."
Xiao Duo obediently walked to the basin stand.
Zhao Qinglan then continued, "Did you hear what you called me?"
“You’re her mom, not mine,” Erwa said cleverly.
"Then why do you eat the food I cook?" Zhao Qinglan retorted.
Erwa was speechless, his little face scrunched up.
What should I do? This woman isn't really going to let him go hungry, is she? But I really want to eat.
Li Huai was quite efficient at his work; by the time he finished washing the bedding and came inside, Zhao Qinglan had already put the meal on the table.
The eldest child didn't want to come in, but his father called him, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and come in.
"Sit down and eat," Zhao Qinglan said, placing pairs of chopsticks in front of each person.
Xiao Duo was already sitting on a small stool, waiting.
Seeing that Zhao Qinglan hadn't said no to eating, Erwa quickly sat down as well.
"There's not much food left at home, so we'll just have to make do for this meal. By the way, where's the grocery ration book? I'll go buy some things when I have time."
"I think the food is quite good. I'll get you the side dishes later." Li Huai picked up his chopsticks.
The eldest son didn't want to eat the food Zhao Qinglan had prepared, but his stomach wouldn't cooperate. Seeing that his younger brother had already started eating, he decided to give up and eat as well.
It's all made with his family's ingredients, why shouldn't he eat it? If he doesn't eat it, wouldn't that be letting this woman and that burden benefit? He has to eat it, and he has to eat a lot of it.
Thinking of this, he picked up the cornbread and took a vicious bite.
Seeing that the children were eating heartily, Li Huai felt relieved.
This dish tastes really good, almost on par with state-run restaurants, Li Huai thought to himself as he ate.
I never expected her to be so skilled. The Wang family really doesn't know how lucky they are.
The food tasted so good that the older child and younger brother started eating faster and faster.
With limited ingredients, Zhao Qinglan didn't really cook much; she just stir-fried some shredded radish and stewed some cabbage.
There was nothing we could do; we didn't have any other dishes at home. When the weather gets cold, every household's table becomes very monotonous, consisting mostly of cabbage and radishes.
While cooking, she missed the greenhouse vegetables and the wide variety of markets and supermarkets of her later life. Unfortunately, the current situation was what it was, and if she wanted to improve her family's life, she would have to find another way.
After the meal, Erwa's opinion of Zhao Qinglan rose even higher, and he even wanted to go out and brag about it to the other children.
Li Huai kept his word and took out the food ration book as soon as he finished eating.
"Just buy whatever you need for your home."
Zhao Qinglan nodded and then asked, "How often do you receive your allowance each month?"
"Number 15, if you don't have enough money, just let me know."
"No, I was just asking. I mainly need to keep track of things like oil and meat. Knowing when you start giving out allowances will give me a clue how long I'll have to hold out."
Everything is distributed according to the number of people now. Even if she wanted the children to eat better, she couldn't cook without rice. It seems she can only think of other ways.
The reason why today's dishes are so delicious is not only because she is a good cook, but also because she is generous with the oil and seasonings.
Even with simple ingredients like oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar, people try to save as much as possible when cooking, especially oil.
We can't afford not to save money, there's only a limited amount each month, how will we survive if we finish it all too early?
Seeing that Zhao Qinglan was quite confident, Li Huai felt relieved.
"If there's anything else you don't understand, just tell me. If I'm not here, go ask your sister-in-law next door."
"Hey, how about we make another single bed for the house? Or a ready-made one will do too," Zhao Qinglan suggested.
"Oh right, the logistics department should have one. I'll go over and let them know."
The three of them slept in a cramped 1.5-meter double bed last night. If he hadn't been so tired that he fell asleep early, he really doesn't know how he would have tossed and turned because of the woman who suddenly appeared next to him.
Actually, Zhao Qinglan was thinking that as her daughter grew up day by day, it wouldn't be good for her to keep sharing a bed with her and Li Huai, which is why she said that.
After Li Huai left, Zhao Qinglan slung her basket over her shoulder, took the food ration book and some money and went next door, with Xiao Duo following behind.
"Oh, Qinglan is here, come in, come in." Wu Mei immediately stood up.
"No, sister-in-law, I just wanted to ask you something. I need to go to the grocery store to buy some things. Do you want to come?"
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