It's easier said than done, but there are still many problems to solve. However, it is indeed a direction worth exploring.
Yu Yao went to get a bamboo basket to put them in. Seeing that the wampee fruits were fresh and large, she peeled a few and tasted them. "These wampee fruits taste really good, so sweet."
Seeing that she liked it, Su Meihua said, "If you like it, eat more. These wampee fruits were picked from old trees. I specially saved them for you."
"Oh, right, I also got you a jar of pickled plums. Aren't you having morning sickness? Besides tamarind, these are a good alternative. When I was pregnant with my first child, I had a really bad pregnancy, and I ate my sister's pickled plums."
Su Meihua brought out a jar, which was full of pickled green plums. "Look, they're all big. They're pickled with my sister's mother-in-law's secret recipe. They're not salty at all, and they taste much better than the ones sold outside."
Yu Yao's eyes lit up with surprise when she saw such a large jar of green plums.
"Thank you, Sister Meihua. It's not easy to get green plums this time of year. Lu Ze had to ask many people before he finally got a small jar, which he got from a pregnant woman."
Yu Yao swallowed hard, then eagerly went to the kitchen to get some tools and scooped five or six into a bowl.
These green plums were pickled using some unknown method; they look almost identical to fresh green plums, but taste incredibly crisp and refreshing.
It's crunchy with every bite, not sour at all, and very delicious.
Yu Yao ate four or five in one go, saying, "Delicious!"
Seeing how much she was enjoying her food, Su Meihua couldn't resist picking one up and taking a bite. It was so sour that she couldn't even open her eyes.
"Yu Yao, don't you feel a little jealous?"
"Is it sour?" Yu Yao crunched one down and picked up another. "I didn't find it sour, I just thought it was really delicious."
Seeing her eating so happily, Su Meihua felt like her teeth were about to fall out. "They say sour foods mean a boy and spicy foods mean a girl. Since you like sour foods so much, this baby might be a boy."
Upon hearing this, Yu Yao touched her belly and smiled gently, "Whether it's a son or a daughter, we'll love them."
As the two were talking, they heard someone calling Yu Yao's name from outside the courtyard.
Yu Yao and Su Meihua were both surprised to see Wang Xiu.
What is she doing here?
Wang Xiu was carrying a bamboo basket covered with a blue cloth with white flowers.
"Comrade Wang, what brings you here?"
Wang Xiu glanced at Su Meihua.
Su Meihua quickly slung her backpack over her shoulder and said, "Yu Yao, you're busy, I'll go back now."
After Su Meihua left, Wang Xiu smiled and handed the bamboo basket in her hand to Yu Yao: "Comrade Yu, I'm really sorry about the side business. My cousin didn't mean it. I'll apologize to you on her behalf. These eggs are from our chickens, they're good for you to eat."
Yu Yao glanced at the eggs but didn't reach out: "Comrade Wang, you're too kind. I have eggs at home. You can take these back."
Wang Xiu felt awkward, unsure whether to take it back or hand it over; her face showed some embarrassment.
Yu Yao had no prejudice against her, but she didn't have a good impression of her either. Too lazy to save face, she went straight to the point: "Comrade Wang didn't come to me to apologize, did he? Just say what's on your mind."
Wang Xiu hadn't expected this woman to be so direct, so she had no choice but to explain her purpose.
She said that the reason this person spoke up for her this morning was because she had taken a liking to Song Yiming and wanted her to help them get together.
Yu Yao refused immediately after hearing this, saying, "Comrade Wang, please go back. I can't help you with this."
Wang Xiu became anxious. "Comrade Yu, I have no other requests. I just hope that you can help me connect with Company Commander Song. Please help me, Comrade Yu."
Yu Yao frowned and insisted, "Comrade Wang, I don't like to play matchmaker for others. You should find someone else."
Without even thinking, Wang Xiu said directly, "That won't do!"
Seemingly realizing that her reaction was too strong, Wang Xiu twisted her body slightly, deliberately lowered her voice, and tilted her head shyly, saying, "How can anyone compare to Comrade Yu? In Company Commander Song's mind, you and Regiment Commander Lu are not the same. Company Commander Song may not listen to others, but he will definitely not refuse your words."
Yu Yao sneered inwardly. This was a clever plan, but unfortunately, she wasn't buying it: "Comrade Wang, I'm afraid that won't work. Company Commander Song treats us like brothers and sisters-in-law, so we naturally respect his decision."
Wang Xiu's smile was about to crumble. She bit her lip as if someone had bullied her. "Comrade Yu, are you prejudiced against me because of my cousin? I didn't know anything about what my cousin was doing to you. If I had known, I would have stopped her."
These words only worsened Yu Yao's impression of Wang Xiu.
Wang Xiu and Qin Lamei have always been inseparable best friends. How could she not know about what Qin Lamei was doing to her?
The way she just said it put all the blame on Qin Lamei, using Qin Lamei to prove her own innocence, doesn't make her seem like a good person.
"Comrade Wang, you've misunderstood. I said no not because I'm prejudiced against you, but simply because you don't meet Company Commander Song's criteria for finding a partner."
Song Yiming had envied Lu Ze more than once, saying that he also wanted to find a wife who could cook well. As far as she knew, Wang Xiu was not good at cooking; at best, she could cook the food until it was done, but it was far from delicious.
Wang Xiu didn't believe it: "Impossible, right? I consider myself to be good-looking, hardworking and ambitious. How could I not meet Company Commander Song's standards for a partner? I heard that Comrade Yu has a good friend in the factory who is not married yet. Could it be that Comrade Yu rejected me because she wanted to introduce Company Commander Song to her?"
A good friend from the factory? Is she referring to Fang Qiaoqiao?
Yu Yao was speechless. "The unmarried friend you mentioned is my future sister-in-law. As for why I said you don't meet Company Commander Song's standards for a partner, it's because you're a bad cook."
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