"Okay, then I have to thank you for your help, so that I don't have to spend several days to finish it.
I'll go cook, you look after these kids, I'd be worried if no one's watching them."
Feng Xue waved her hand and said, "You go ahead. I'm here to watch over you. It's okay."
Of course Su Qingxue would not have any worries. After all, it was her territory, and she also trusted Feng Xue's character.
Su Qingxue went to the kitchen to prepare cooking, thinking about what kind of food to make so that it would not be too conspicuous but also not too poor a treat.
I remember there seemed to be a small bag of dried black fungus in the space, as well as various dried seafood sent by my parents-in-law. Why not make some fried black fungus with meat, steamed eggs with shrimps, and make a soup with kelp, dried shrimps, and a little lean meat at noon today, and then stir-fry some shredded radish, and then a bowl of sauerkraut stewed with vermicelli and add a few slices of meat. It feels about right.
Su Qingxue felt that these meals would be great for entertaining guests. Most of them were mailed from home, so they wouldn't be too conspicuous.
Every time before cooking, I always think about what dish to make, which makes me very hesitant and wastes time, but after thinking it through, I can act quickly.
The dishes were cooked in more than half an hour. The steamed buns that had been steamed in advance were taken out and heated up. The steamed buns were the staple food. I felt that it was enough for everyone, so I moved them directly into the room.
"Actually, you can just eat anything. There's no need to make it so sumptuous. But it smells so good. It seems your cooking skills have improved a lot."
When Feng Xue saw such a sumptuous meal, he felt that Su Qingxue thought very highly of him.
"In fact, my cooking skills are just so-so. I am usually busy taking care of the children, so I cook very seldom. Most of the time, it is Sun Rui who cooks. His food is quite delicious, but mine is just so-so."
This is of course a humble statement. Su Qingxue thinks the food she cooks is delicious.
As soon as Sun Rui was mentioned, Feng Xue immediately started gossiping again, "What's the matter with Sun Rui? He is about the same age as your Zhou Huaian, right? Look, your family already has five children, and he is not anxious?"
Su Qingxue: "He's still young. Besides, why rush if he hasn't met someone he likes yet? He's so handsome and refined. Even in a few years, his market value will be very good. When he wants to get married, he will find someone. There's no rush."
Feng Xue: "Isn't his family worried?"
Su Qingxue: "His grandfather is pushing him hard, but he himself is not happy about it. He wants to find someone he likes and doesn't want to settle for anything, so there's no point in being anxious.
Eat quickly before it gets cold, or the food won’t taste good.”
I quickly filled half a bowl of rice for each of the children, and also prepared a lot of shrimps and eggs. I let them pick up the rest of the food they wanted to eat. They are old enough now and can pick up the food by themselves.
Su Qingxue really didn't want to talk about Sun Rui in front of other people. Maybe to other people, it was strange that Sun Rui was still single and not married at such an old age.
But for Su Qingxue, she had seen people in their thirties or forties who were not married, so there was nothing strange about it. She also didn't want others to laugh at Sun Rui. After all, he was someone she treated as her brother-in-law, so she simply changed the subject.
Really, we were having a good chat in the morning, why was he so ignorant in the afternoon?
Why do you have to talk about topics that others don't want to talk about? There are so many educated youths in the educated youth center and so many villagers in the village. There are gossips everywhere. Why do you have to target Sun Rui?
Fortunately, he did not show his displeasure obviously, just like at the beginning.
After lunch in the afternoon, he pulled her to continue cutting clothes. What he said made him feel uncomfortable, and he knew he must exploit her labor force.
I let her cut by herself while I operated the sewing machine on the other side.
The work in hand did not stop until Zhou Huaian, Sun Rui and Zhang Jianguo entered the yard together.
Looking at her hands, which were trembling slightly due to using the scissors, the depression in my heart seemed to dissipate.
Then I felt like I was being a little stingy, getting angry over such a small thing.
It seems that she really treats Sun Rui as her own brother, so she can't bear to hear anyone say anything bad about him.
When Feng Xue saw Zhang Jianguo coming to pick her up, she didn't delay any longer and left with a baby in her arms.
When Zhou Huaian saw the clothes in the room, he knew at a glance that they were made for his father-in-law, mother-in-law and grandfather. "Why did you suddenly have the urge to make clothes for them?"
Su Qingxue: "The weather is so cold, and they have been wearing cotton-padded jackets for two years. They may not be very warm anymore, so I thought of making new ones so that they can wear them warmer. They are old, and if they get cold, it will not be easy to recover. Anyway, it doesn't take much time and effort, so I just made one for each of them."
Zhou Huaian kissed Su Qingxue on the forehead and said, "Thank you for your hard work, my wife."
"It's not hard. Feng Xue helped cut most of the fabrics, and I just sewed some of them with the sewing machine."
When I think about how stingy I was today, I feel a little embarrassed that I am old but still acting like a child.
Fortunately, no one else knew my little thoughts at that time, otherwise I would have been socially disastrous. If anyone had seen me, I would have been too embarrassed to go out.
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Because they worked so hard every day, all the jackets were finished. It took more than ten days. After they were all finished, Zhou Huaian delivered them.
The old ladies and old men were extremely moved and kept thanking Su Qingxue, Zhou Huaian and others for their help.
Actually, there is nothing to be thankful for. After all, several elderly people in my family were also there. If we were making thick cotton-padded jackets, we would definitely do it together. It would never be good to leave a few people alone.
In addition, seeing that they are really old and still suffering in the cowshed, I feel a little bit sorry for them.
It was because they had been together for a long time and trusted each other that they made clothes for them. Su Qingxue was also afraid of being backstabbed.
After making the clothes, she thought about her parents-in-law who were thousands of miles away, and felt that she could not make clothes for her own parents and left them behind. Maybe she didn't feel that way, after all, they could just buy whatever they wanted over there, but they were Zhou Huaian's parents after all. If she left them behind, who knew if he would feel uncomfortable?
Although Zhou Huaian didn't say anything, Su Qingxue could clearly feel that the smile on his face became more obvious when he was making clothes for them.
Maybe she just feels that as a daughter-in-law, she also cares about his parents and feels happy about it.
Anyway, the look Zhou Huaian gave Su Qingxue next was so hot that it seemed as if he wanted to melt her.
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