Li Yueniang rushed in and smacked Su Jindong on the forehead with a flick of her wrist.
"As the older brother, all you do is bully your younger sister."
"You're just a bully who only knows how to bully his own kind!"
Su Jindong looked completely wronged. "Grandma, do you want to hear what she has to say?"
“I asked her where the apple came from, and she said she gave birth to it.”
"I asked her how she got back so late, since the shuttle bus should have stopped running. She said she flew back on a bird."
"Not only can she give birth to apples, but she can also fly to the sky!"
Li Yueniang's lips twitched, and she flicked Su Jindong's forehead with another quill.
"Do you even have a brain? Isn't that a pointless question?"
"Where did the apples come from? Are you blind? You were the one who handed over Xiao Song's bags yesterday. Didn't we already say that their friends bought them food for the car?"
"If you want to eat, just take it yourself. It's been in that cabinet all along, hasn't it?"
"How else would you have gotten back? If there were no cars, you'd have to walk back or fly back like a bird!"
"Pfft~"
Su Qingci burst out laughing when she saw Su Jindong's utterly dejected expression.
Okay, she hasn't completely fallen out of favor yet; at least she still has Su Jindong to fall behind.
Seeing Su Qingci laughing so hard she almost fell over, Li Yueniang couldn't suppress her own laughter either.
"You're such a grown-up, why do you still talk like a little kid?"
"Your sister just got back, and you're still the older brother, so you should be more accommodating to her."
"If you bully her again, I'll beat you up!"
**
Song Jingzhou was very patient. For dinner, he not only cooked rice, but also specially cooked a bowl of easy-to-digest egg noodles for Li Yueniang.
A two-pound block of tofu was divided into two portions. One portion was cut into triangles, pan-fried until golden brown on both sides, and then braised.
Some of the other half was cut and added to Li Yueniang's noodles, and the rest was made into tofu soup.
Looking at her own private stove, Li Yueniang felt a surge of tenderness in her heart.
It's not that her children are unfilial, but rather that she's been a strong person her whole life, and she's in good health. For the past few decades, she's basically been the one taking care of her entire family.
This time, he suffered a setback and his body was injured. Su Jindong took great care of him, but he was ultimately a bit of a simpleton.
This Comrade Song is considerate; he figured out her eating habits after only two days, knowing she prefers light food, and specially cooked her thin noodles.
It seems that Qingci is truly a blessed child.
While eating her noodles, Li Yueniang asked Song Jingzhou a question.
"Xiao Song, how was today? Did you get things done?"
Song Jingzhou quickly swallowed the food in his mouth before replying politely.
"Grandma, I've got everything sorted out on my end, and Qingci should be fine too. Now we're just waiting for instructions from above."
Li Yueniang nodded, then said to Su Qingci, "If you join the army, you'll always have a chance to use your grandfather's talents."
"Now that you're back, why don't you go over and take a look around?"
"No matter what happens between us and Qin Xiangxiang, he is still your elder, so we still need to maintain appearances!"
Su Qingci didn't mind, "Then I'll make time to go there tomorrow."
When Su Jindong saw Li Yueniang looking at him after she finished speaking, he quickly buried his head in the bowl.
Here he comes, it's his turn.
"Jin Dong, you've been back for over half a month now. Is it alright for you to stay away for so long?"
"Oh no, Grandpa gave me a day off."
Su Jindong has not yet let his family know that he was sent home by the army to reflect on his actions for being disobedient.
Li Yueniang always thought that he had fought with Su Chang'an, been criticized, and asked for leave to come back and take care of her.
"I'm almost done here, so I shouldn't keep you waiting. Qingci's been at home these past few days anyway, why don't you go back to your unit?"
While eating, Su Jindong replied casually, "Okay, I know. I'll take a look."
Li Yueniang finally realized that something was wrong.
"Are you hiding something from me?"
"No!"
Su Jindong's sudden shout startled Su Qingci, causing her to drop the tofu she was holding with her chopsticks.
Li Yueniang put down her chopsticks, exuding a strong sense of pressure. "Qingci, go and get a mirror so your brother can see himself looking in it. Let him see how guilty he looks."
Su Jindong subconsciously reached out to cover his face.
"What? Are you going to tell me yourself, or should I go ask your grandfather?"
Under Li Yueniang's persistent questioning, Su Jindong could no longer hide the truth and confessed everything that had happened.
Li Yueniang sneered, "So you're still thinking about finding your Comrade Zhou to clear up the misunderstanding?"
“I’ve been feeding you rice, so why is your brain full of grass? Let me tell you, if you keep trying to get ahead of yourself, next time they won’t just want you to have a demerit and be sent home, they’ll want your life.”
Su Jindong spoke up weakly, "Comrade Ning Yan is not that kind of person."
"It must be about the quota. I agreed and then went back on my word, and she got angry."
"Maybe she was also deceived by Su Chang'an. Su Chang'an must have seen how close she was to me and deliberately tricked her!"
Li Yueniang's face darkened. "How did she lie to me? Su Chang'an lied to her, saying he could get her a spot, and she immediately turned around and threw herself into someone else's arms?"
"So, in her heart, you're not as important as a spot?"
"It's hard to say whether she started dating you because of you as a person or because of your grandfather's reputation."
Li Yueniang said with exasperation, "You didn't take advantage of anyone, did you?"
Su Jindong stiffened his neck, his face flushed red, "How could that be? Am I that kind of person?"
Li Yueniang breathed a sigh of relief. "You'd better not be that kind of person, otherwise someone will accuse you of indecent assault or hooliganism, and they'll definitely win. At that point, forget about writing a self-criticism or giving you a demerit; even being expelled from school would be the least of your worries. You might even have to live next door to your Aunt Qin and keep her company day and night."
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