Jiang Xiuxiu hadn't eaten meat for a long time. When she took a bite of the meat filling, she suddenly became a little overwhelmed.
She was always strong when she was studying, hoping to find a good job after graduation and live a good life through her own efforts. She never thought that she would not even be able to leave her home.
Everyone was confined to these three rooms, sitting around the stove, pasting paper boxes, and was so busy that they had no time to rest, but they couldn't even afford a bun.
She didn't know where her own path was, had no future, and her future seemed predictable.
At most, she can only hold on for another three or two years, but she can't escape the fate of getting married, and then she will still be around the kitchen.
The only difference is that the person being served has changed.
Su Wan patted her on the shoulder. She knew Jiang Xiuxiu had always been strong, but fate was unfair, making her live in such a family, with her feet tied and unable to move forward.
After Jiang Xiuxiu finished eating the buns, Su Wan helped her paste paper boxes while chatting. Before they knew it, it was almost noon.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Su Wan stood up and said goodbye.
Jiang Xiuxiu enthusiastically pulled her arm and insisted that she stay at home for lunch. Su Wan couldn't refuse, so she told her about Wang Wenbin's visit with his parents.
She did not mention their engagement. On the contrary, she and Wang Wenbin could not get married, so it was useless to say more. She just said that their two families were just having a simple gathering.
Jiang Xiuxiu was not stupid. She knew as soon as Su Wan and Wang Wenbin started dating.
Now that the two families met, they must have discussed their own affairs, so he let go of Su Wan's arm.
She sent Su Wan downstairs and watched her leave before turning back.
I am jealous deep down.
When she was in school, Su Wan was always the campus beauty and was pursued by many male classmates. In the end, she got together with Wang Wenbin.
Wang Wenbin is also good-looking, and his family is one of the few in this small county.
In Jiang Xiuxiu's heart, she felt that Su Wan was very lucky.
She was originally a rural girl, but luckily she was adopted by a wealthy man in the city and brought home to be raised by him ever since. She also found a rich boyfriend.
Even if Qin's father and mother no longer care about her from now on, Su Wan can still live a good life after marrying Wang Wenbin.
But Su Wan is beautiful and a good person, she deserves such a life.
She was envious but not jealous, and hoped that Su Wan would always be happy in the future.
Su Wan was strolling back home, and she heard voices before she even entered the yard.
It seems that the person has left.
She pushed open the gate and saw Wang Wenbin and Qin Li standing under a big tree in the yard, talking about something.
The door of the living room was wide open. The king's father and mother were sitting on the sofa, and Qin Wangye was accompanying them.
There were some clanging sounds coming from the kitchen. It seemed that Wang Meilan was preparing lunch.
Wang Wenbin saw Su Wan coming in and hurried over to greet her, "Wan Wan, why did you come back just now? Auntie said you went to the department store to ask for leave. Didn't your director approve it?"
Upon hearing this, Su Wan glanced at Qin Li first, and Qin Li was also looking at her with hostility.
Su Wan smiled slightly, "Yeah, I don't know what happened today, there were so many people shopping in the department store, everyone was too busy, the director couldn't find anyone to replace you, so he agreed to let you leave work early, and now you've come running back as soon as you got off work."
As she spoke, she walked towards the living room and, as she stepped outside the door, she apologized to the king's father and mother, "Uncle, aunt, I'm really sorry that you're here. I didn't ask for leave today..."
"It's okay. The work is important. It doesn't matter if you come back a little earlier or a little later."
After all, Mr. Wang is the factory director, and he speaks with a leadership aura.
The Queen Mother also echoed, "Yes, it's okay. We have just been here for a short time. We have been busy all morning. You must be tired. Come and sit down and rest for a while."
The Queen Mother patted the sofa beside her and motioned Su Wan to sit down.
"Aunt, you should go to the kitchen first and help mom. Prepare the meal later, and then you can talk to me properly."
The Queen Mother originally wanted to test Su Wan to see if there was anything interesting in her eyes, but Su Wan gave her a satisfactory answer directly.
This suited her wishes very well, so the Queen Mother smiled and said, "Okay, then go and get busy."
Su Wan entered the kitchen and saw that Wang Meilan had already prepared all the dishes. She even ordered two steamed buns, one with chicken soup and the other with steamed rice.
There were fish, shrimps, and meat on the dish on the chopping board. It looked like Qin Ye and Wang Meilan had invested a lot of money today.
Although the food in our house has always been better than others, we have never been willing to eat like this.
At most, I rotate pork and chicken on weekdays, eat better than others, and buy more white rice and white flour than others.
Today's celebration is even grander than Chinese New Year. It seems that they attach great importance to the Wang family. That's right, who makes people love Wang's father? He is the factory director. It is estimated that Wang Meilan not only wants Qin Li to replace her and marry Wang Wenbin, but also wants to climb up the ladder by following this path.
"Mom, is the pot of chicken soup ready? If it is, come and cook." Su Wan said as she put on her apron.
She had already seen that all the vegetables had been washed and cut, and the fish and shrimp had been cleaned. All she had to do was pour them into the wok and stir-fry them.
Wang Meilan's cooking skills are average. In addition, there has been a nanny at home for many years, and she hasn't cooked for many years. Her cooking skills must have regressed a lot.
Su Wan was reluctant to let her waste such good ingredients. After all, she was going to eat them, so she decided to work hard for a while.
Wang Meilan was already full of resentment. This damn girl just wiped her mouth and left after breakfast in the morning, saying that she was going to ask for leave from her leader.
When she came back from buying groceries, she was ready to ask Su Wan to clean up, telling her that it was her job and no one else could do it if she didn't. But she waited and waited but she didn't come back.
She was afraid of delaying lunch time. The people who came were Director Wang and her union wife, both of whom she could not afford to offend. Naturally, she did not dare to neglect them, so she had to do it herself.
If this damn girl had come back a little later, she would have already prepared the meal.
Listening to Su Wan cooking, she felt a little less angry.
The last two meals, especially the one yesterday afternoon, were so salty that she and Qin Ye had been holding the water jar all night long, and even when they woke up in the middle of the night, they couldn't help gulping down the water.
The taste of salt was quite normal this morning, but unfortunately there was no smell of fart. The fried bean sprouts were not even as delicious as the mixed noodle steamed buns.
Even though she had prepared all these dishes, she was actually not sure if she could cook them all to perfection, but she was still quite confident in Su Wan's cooking skills.
"Okay, if you want to fry it, then do it now." Wang Meilan's voice was a little hard, but fortunately she didn't say anything unpleasant, and Su Wan didn't bother with her.
After seeing Wang Meilan take the chicken soup away, she quickly picked up the wok and placed it on the table.
The sound of a spatula hitting the bottom of a pot was heard, and the yard was filled with fragrance.
Braised prawns, braised carp, braised pork... plates of delicious dishes were soon placed on the table.
The Queen Mother looked at the large table of dishes in front of her and thought that they were made by Wang Meilan. She was secretly amazed in her heart. She didn't expect that this woman's cooking skills were so good.
After all the dishes were served and everyone was seated, Wang Wenbin suddenly stood up and said to Qin Ye and Wang Meilan, "Uncle, Auntie, Wanwan didn't come back just now, so the betrothal money has not been brought. Nowadays, an engagement outside costs about 200 to 300 yuan, and no more than 500 yuan at most.
But Wanwan is different from those ordinary girls, so I prepared a gift of one yuan."
As Wang Wenbin spoke, he took out a large bundle of dumplings wrapped in red paper.
Wang Meilan couldn't help but smile when she heard this. She thought she had raised that damn girl for 18 years in vain, but she didn't expect that she would finally make a fortune.
She sat there with a smile on her face, ready to accept everything.
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