When Su He and her companion arrived at the kitchen, all the dishes they needed to cook had already been prepared by their aunt and uncle.
Upon seeing the two enter, Su Hong and Su Zi both shyly slipped away, leaving Su Miao still looking at Lin Jingyan curiously, as if she wanted to ask him something.
However, before he could even speak, his aunt called him away.
Seeing the pitiful and regretful look in her eyes as she left, Su He smiled helplessly and said to Lin Jingyan, "Don't mind her, the little girl is just curious about you."
Seeing this, Lin Jingyan shook his head and smiled, remarking, "You have so many brothers and sisters, and they seem to get along quite well."
Su He nodded, "It's probably because we haven't separated our households yet, so we all live together. Over time, our relationship naturally gets better."
Then he asked, "What about your family? Besides your own older brothers and sisters, do you have any other cousins?"
Lin Jingyan said, "I have two uncles, but neither of them lives in Beijing right now, so I don't see my cousins often and we're not very close."
Su He raised an eyebrow, sensing something else in his words, but she didn't ask further.
Then I remembered what he said yesterday, "I just saw my brother, how was it?"
Lin Jingyan thought carefully about Su Mu, who seemed to have little presence, and shook his head with a smile, "Not much like you!"
Su He couldn't help but laugh. It wasn't just dissimilar, it was completely different!
"You and your sister do look quite alike."
Lin Jingyan nodded, "Yes, we looked more alike when we were little. Back then, when she took me out to play, everyone said I looked like her younger sister. We only started to look alike when we grew up."
Su He smiled when she heard him say that.
I had heard him mention before that Lin Jingyan's older sister is named Lin Jinghong. In fact, all the names of the siblings are taken from the phrase "Shuoyan Hongru" (meaning "learned and erudite scholars"), which shows that their father, Lin, was a scholar who wanted his children to become learned people in the future.
So the eldest brother of the Lin family was named Lin Jingshuo. When it came to the eldest sister, she should have been named Lin Jingyan. However, Lin's mother felt that the name was too masculine, so she chose the character Hong. But Lin's father felt that the character was too big and was afraid that it would be too tiring for his daughter in the future, so he changed it to Hong.
And so, the name Lin Jingyan was given to the third son.
Lin Jinghong got married three years ago. Her brother-in-law works at a research institute, and she herself works at a newspaper. Both of them are quite busy. They currently only have one daughter, who is only one year old this year and is usually taken care of by her mother-in-law.
Lin Jinghong was overjoyed to learn that her younger brother had a girlfriend. If he hadn't stopped her, she probably would have wanted to see Su He long ago, which is why she came along this time.
Su He didn't dislike her. They had chatted briefly after meeting and she felt that Su He was a very nice person and seemed quite satisfied with her.
As for Lin Jingyan's older brother, he is still not married, which makes Lin's mother very anxious. However, he usually stays in the military in the south, so his family is too far away to help him.
Thinking too far ahead, Su He started cooking, and Lin Jingyan wasn't idle either, helping to tend the fire under her guidance.
Perhaps smart people learn quickly, because he mastered the skill very soon. The two worked well together, and no one else came to join in the fun.
Before long, they had prepared eight dishes. It was almost Chinese New Year, and they were worried that there wouldn't be enough food for everyone, so they even killed two chickens and stewed them in a big pot.
This time, four tables were set up for lunch. In addition to the two families, the Su family also invited Sixth Grandfather and several relatives from the clan, including the village chief.
When they ate, the Lin family was even more satisfied with Su He's cooking and kept praising her at the dinner table.
Even Lin's father smiled and said a few words, showing no airs at all, which made everyone feel much more relaxed.
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