"Where could he be going during the Lunar New Year?" Ma Hehua asked curiously.
"Who are you asking? Hurry up and heat up the food, are you bored?" Ma Linghua shouted.
"Hehe! Mom, don't be angry during the New Year. I'll go heat up the food right away." After saying that, she quickly left.
Looking at the brand-new microwave oven, the words on it, and the time setting, she heated up the rice first, and then the dishes. She had to admit, this microwave oven was quite large.
So she put four or five plates in at once, and then, looking at her phone, she got so excited that she set the timer for half an hour.
At 5 o'clock, the three of them hadn't eaten yet. Then at 5:30, the kitchen suddenly exploded with a loud bang, startling them all.
If it weren't for the powerful protective shield that Shangguan Wenyan had created, the group would probably have been blasted away by the airflow.
Ma Hehua: "???"
Seeing black smoke billowing from the kitchen, she was completely bewildered. What was going on?
"Lotus, what... what exactly did you do in the kitchen?" Ma Linghua was furious. Nothing she did turned out well, and she couldn't finish anything she ate.
"This...that...I don't know!" Ma Hehua genuinely didn't know.
"Hmph! What are we going to eat now? Go eat farts!" I'm so angry at this jerk.
The monsters and demons surrounding the house shuddered in fear, almost scared to death!
These three women are so dangerous! They blew up the house while the owner wasn't home. It's terrifying!
"Grandma, how about we go to Aunt Cui's house for dinner? What do you think?" Ma Lihua suggested.
“Hey! What do you mean, ‘what’? Cui Gu and I are like sisters. If we’re in trouble, how could she not help? Let’s go! It’s getting dark, let’s go eat early so we can come back.” Ma Linghua stood up, patted her bottom, and said.
"Hey! Mother, you're so capable, so popular, and so beautiful." Ma Hehua immediately flattered her.
"Hmph! Go away! You said you'd worship me after I die, but I bet you'll be fine as long as you don't blow me out of my grave." He glanced at Ma Hehua and then walked away.
"Mom, what did you set in the microwave? How did it explode in the kitchen?" Ma Lihua asked her softly.
Ma Hehua scratched her head. "I don't know! I only put in five dishes."
"Did you remove the plastic wrap from the vegetables?"
Ma Hehua: "???"
"Why did you take it down?" Ma Hehua asked.
Ma Lihua: "…………………………"
"Mom, if you hadn't taken it off, the membrane would have caught fire from the high temperature, and there were five of them! No wonder it exploded." She was utterly speechless.
"This... I don't know!" She felt a little guilty. She was so engrossed in her phone that she had forgotten about it, and besides... she didn't know she needed to take this thing down; no one had told her!
The group arrived at Cui Gu's door. Ma Linghua straightened her new clothes and immediately put on a bright smile.
"Clap clap clap!"
She hit it really hard; the door panel looked like it was about to break.
Cui Gu: "…………………………"
She didn't need to go out to know who it was. In this village, besides Ma Linghua, who would dare to knock on her door so arrogantly?
I put down my chopsticks and slowly walked out, even though I was reluctant, I still had to go out.
"Hey little sister, hurry up, I'm watching you." Through the crack in the door, Ma Linghua was watching very closely.
Cui Gu: "…………………………"
She opened the door and asked curiously, "Sister Linghua, what's wrong? Is something the matter?"
"Hey! Auntie, eating? Look, there's still a bit of oil on the corner of your mouth!" Ma Hehua looked very carefully and could even smell it.
"Hey! I'm eating right now. Have you guys eaten yet? Want some?"
"Oh! That's wonderful! We haven't eaten yet! Let's go! Sister, you're so hospitable, I love your personality." Ma Linghua said with a smile.
Cui Gu: "???"
"No...no, I was just being polite. You really didn't eat anything?" Cui Gu felt completely out of sorts.
"We haven't eaten yet! Come on! Don't be shy, we're such good friends, go cook a few more dishes and make some rice!" Ma Linghua was afraid there wouldn't be enough to eat, so she immediately called her to the kitchen.
Cui Gu: "…………………………"
I'll be your grandpa. She's not going to put up with it anymore. Can't things just get better during the New Year?
“Grandma, Brother Shangguan said he’s going away for a few days and asked us to ask you to help with cooking! Don’t worry, he’ll give you money for food when he comes back.” As soon as Ma Lihua said this, she was like a chick with its neck being choked.
"Come in and sit down! I'll go cook some dishes and make some rice." Cui Gu walked towards the kitchen with a blank expression.
"Hey! This lady is really nice." Ma Hehua's words were overheard by Cui Gu, who hadn't gone far, and she felt like she was choking on blood.
The group entered the main room, which looked quite spacious with a large table. However, the table only contained three dishes and a soup, along with a meager bowl of rice.
"How can you eat so little? No wonder you look so thin." Ma Hehua looked at the meager meal with disdain.
Cui Gu was very good at cooking. Twenty minutes later, the large table was filled with a sumptuous meal, as well as a big bucket of hazelnut rice.
Seeing that the three of them hadn't eaten, she was taken aback. "You...why aren't you eating yet?"
"It's Chinese New Year, of course we have to wait until everyone is here before we start eating!" Ma Linghua said cheerfully.
Cui Gu was taken aback, a glint of light flashing in her eyes. During the New Year... people don't eat until everyone is together?
For some reason, she felt empty inside, and her face was expressionless. For countless years, she had been alone.
"Auntie, what are you standing there for? Come and eat!" Ma Hehua urged.
After she sat down, the group started eating. The three members of the Ma family gave her a very different feeling now.
Before she knew it, most of the dishes were gone. Cui Gu thought that she had worked so hard to make them, so she had to eat a few bites herself and joined the fray.
After eating and drinking their fill, the group slumped in their chairs. Apart from the vegetables, not a single meat dish was left. Cui Gu, unusually, showed a slight smile as she patted her round belly, feeling quite full after a long time.
It was past seven o'clock. The noise from the city and the sounds of fireworks couldn't reach Ailao Mountain. After resting for a while, the group looked out at the pitch-black night.
"Lotus, go wash the dishes."
"hold head high!"
Ma Hehua tactfully cleared away the dishes and went to the kitchen, where a pot of water was boiling, with a dim flame flickering in the air.
Ma Lihua joined in, and the group quickly cleaned up Cui Gu's main room.
From the kitchen came the clanging and banging of Ma Hehua washing dishes, and the sound of Ma Lihua sitting in a chair watching the New Year's Eve concert on her Genius Watch.
Cui Gu stared blankly at the table, her thoughts unreadable. However, Ma Linghua noticed that her Miao clothing was new.
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