He glanced at the increasingly outstanding children with complicated emotions, then at his wife whose face was ashen, knowing that she was still resentful.
Yu said again, "Sumei, don't get angry with the children. You're not in good health, so you need to take good care of yourself. You need to be healthy to teach the children."
"Yes, Mom, don't be angry. I've been learning how to make medicinal cuisine from Lele's teacher lately. How about I make you some medicinal cuisine so you can take good care of yourself?"
Liu Shihua had wanted to bring this up for a while, but he hadn't found a good opportunity. Now that his father had brought up the topic, he took the chance to say it.
Zhang Sumei was furious and had nowhere to vent her anger. Hearing his words, she immediately retorted angrily, "I don't have the honor of enjoying the medicinal cuisine you made!"
But as soon as she finished speaking, she regretted it. After all, she had seen the changes in the brother and sister.
In just over a month, they have changed so much, it can't possibly be just because they're eating a little better. Therefore, she guesses it must be related to the medicinal cuisine that the brat mentioned.
Zhang Sumei may not care much about other things, but she cares absolutely about her own health. Otherwise, with so many things happening in her family, she would never have been able to rest peacefully during her postpartum period.
However, the truth is that, for the sake of her health, she insisted on staying in bed for two full months. Apart from taking care of her lucky son, she didn't even take care of her newborn son.
"Shihua, make some medicinal food for your mother later. She's really weak this time and needs to be properly nourished." Liu Weisong and Zhang Sumei have been married for decades, so he knew what she was thinking.
So he chuckled and said, "This child has good judgment. In this way, he has indirectly made his mother give in."
Liu Shihua nodded, then looked embarrassed and said, "Dad, it's just that I need to buy some medicinal herbs to make medicinal cuisine, I, I..."
He was a little embarrassed to say that I didn't have any money. He didn't feel anything about lying to his mother now, but he really couldn't bring himself to say it to his father.
"It costs money, right? Oh, right, I forgot about that. What medicinal herbs are needed for the medicinal cuisine? Are they expensive?" Liu Weisong understood what he wanted to say and asked gently.
Although his family has encountered such a big problem this time and has spent a lot of money, if the ingredients for the medicinal diet are too expensive, then he still needs to consider it carefully.
In the future, the couple may no longer be able to support the family, and they will have to carefully plan how to make a living.
Especially since the eldest child is of marriageable age, a dowry must be provided when she gets married. With the family's wealth dwindling, they have to be very careful with their money.
Liu Shihua thought for a moment before saying, "They are just some common medicinal herbs. Of course, if some herbs are older and of better quality, they will be more expensive and more effective."
He spoke frankly, saying that there are expensive ways to eat medicinal herbs and cheap ways to eat them, and sometimes it's hard to say for sure. Of course, more expensive medicinal herbs will naturally have better effects.
Zhang Sumei pouted and glanced at him sideways, "In the end, it all comes down to money. Our family has such a large expense this year, and we don't have any income in the future. How are we going to eat?"
Liu Shihua wanted to suggest that they could gather firewood and sell it, but then she swallowed her words, thinking about going to school soon.
It's her business if her sister is good at chopping firewood; he can't be so selfish as to make her stay in the mountains chopping firewood every day.
So he stood there silently, without saying another word, waiting for his father to make a decision.
Liu Weisong frowned. "Shihua, tell me which medicinal herbs you need and how much they cost. Your mother and I will discuss it and see if our family can afford it."
As he spoke, he gave his wife a deep look. Seeing that she didn't seem to object, he understood what she was thinking.
She was unwilling to back down in front of the children, so the only person who could bring this up was him.
Liu Shihua immediately told her about the medicinal herbs and ingredients needed, gave a general idea of the prices, and added, "There is also a recipe that the whole family can eat, but it costs a little more, but it is the most cost-effective on average."
"The whole family eating? Are we all in poor health?!" Zhang Sumei almost exploded when she heard this. The whole family eating? Ha!
That brat, he really dares to think big. In the end, I'm afraid he's still thinking about that brat, isn't he?
Wanting to nourish that brat's body? What a pipe dream! She'll never agree!
However, she then heard Liu Shihua say, "Dad and Mom are not in good health and need to take supplements. Shiping and Shian are still children and also need to take supplements. Lele is also not in good health and also needs to take supplements."
"Is this the last sentence you really wanted to say?" Zhang Sumei raised her chin, looked at Liu Shihua sideways, and had a very smug expression on her face.
Liu Shihua was taken aback, then shook her head, "Mom, why is this for Lele? There are five people in the family who need to nourish their bodies."
Even for his sister's sake, Liu Shihua would never admit it at this moment. He wasn't stupid; he knew that once he admitted it, the whole thing would be over.
“What you said isn’t entirely unreasonable.” Zhang Sumei didn’t want to mistreat herself, but she also didn’t want to let that brat get away with it, so she spoke up after thinking for a moment.
However, he added, "During this time, you should teach your eldest sister how to make that medicinal cuisine. You're all going to study, and we can't neglect our health."
So she simply asked for the recipe. Once she got the recipe, she could decide who to cook it for and when to cook it.
Moreover, she could learn from this experience and wouldn't have to put up with them anymore. It was a win-win situation, and Zhang Sumei thought it was barely acceptable to let that brat take advantage of her a little.
A slight smile curved Liu Shile's lips. Just as she had expected, this man really did have other plans.
But it doesn't matter. I'll just have my second brother teach my eldest sister the common medicinal diet recipes. As for other functional medicinal diet recipes, we can talk about them later.
Liu Shihua didn't think too much about it. Upon hearing this, she nodded and said, "Okay, I'll teach you when I make it later."
He was overjoyed, for not only had he escaped a calamity today, but he had also secured the opportunity to prepare medicinal cuisine for his family.
He still cared about his family; otherwise, even if he was short of money or needed to help his sister recover, he would never have revealed it.
After all, they weren't short of money. They just needed to find an excuse to take their sister out early and back late so they could make medicinal meals for her and help her recover.
However, he did not do that. Instead, he took the opportunity to speak out about his situation, which was because he genuinely wanted to do something for his family.
Liu Shile didn't say anything when her second brother happily agreed. After all, she couldn't control what others thought or did.
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