Chapter 399: The weak relationship between people
"You want to eat it? Then make lamb ribs!" Li Guoer agreed readily.
Fourth brother likes to eat, so this small request must be met.
And if there are a lot of people eating, you can make a pot of lamb ribs, a pot of rice, and a few hot dishes. It is delicious and convenient!
Li Mingfei touched his forehead and said with a simple smile: "I knew my little sister was the best to me!"
"That's good to know. Go get busy!" Li Guoer waved her hand coquettishly, left Xiaokong behind, let him play by himself, and then took Old Lady Zhou's arm and went home together.
When Zhou Ruolan came back to cook, the two were already busy in the kitchen. She quickly washed her hands and went into the kitchen to help.
Lamb ribs were stewed in a large iron pot on the earthen stove, and rice was stewed in another pot. Li Guoer specially washed a few red lambs, cut them into large pieces, and steamed them on top of the rice.
I also took out some of the leftover cured meats from last year and cooked them all up so I can eat freshly made ones next time.
While cooking, Old Mrs. Zhou told her daughter that she would be going back the next day.
"Then I won't go to the strawberry farm this afternoon. I'll make you a few pots of braised food to take with you to eat during the New Year."
"Bring some of the cured meats, fresh meats, vegetables, and fruits I made this year, so I don't have to buy them again! And..." Zhou Ruolan muttered to herself.
Old Mrs. Zhou was deeply touched, and there was no longer any barrier between her daughter and the old couple.
She is becoming closer and closer to her parents like a normal daughter, and she is thinking about and making plans for her parents. It’s great!
She lowered her eyelids, blinked away the moisture in her eyes, and said in a tone of reproach: "You are moving here! You took everything with me, and can you still live on your own? What will you do if Xuezhu has a problem with it?"
"Mom, these are all our own products. You know Xuezhu well, he will definitely not have any objections!"
Cao Cao showed up before I even mentioned him. After hearing Zhou Ruolan's last words, he looked curious and asked, "What do I think? What are you talking about?"
Zhou Ruolan smiled and recounted the story. Li Xuezhu looked hurt after hearing it. "Mom, so you think I, your son-in-law, am so stingy? Ruolan brought you some homemade things. What can I say against it?"
"No, don't listen to Ruolan. I was just teasing her!" Old Mrs. Zhou denied.
After spending so many days together, she was undoubtedly very satisfied with her son-in-law.
"Oh, so that's it! Then just bring whatever she asks you to bring. We will listen to her in our family." Li Xuezhu responded seriously, affirming his daughter-in-law's status in the family.
Old Mrs. Zhou...her daughter and son-in-law trapped her.
But she just wanted her daughter to be spoiled and indulged by her son-in-law.
After coaxing her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Li Xuezhu looked at her precious daughter happily and asked, "Daughter, when did you come back?"
Li Guoer waved her spatula while cooking and answered, "I came back this morning! Did anything happen at home while I was away?"
Li Xuezhu didn't dare stand still. She went into the kitchen and helped pick vegetables while speaking with a slightly excited tone, "What could happen? The farm business is as good as ever, and the homestays in Daqingshan and Lijia Village are also booming. Everything is thriving!"
It can be said that their entire Lijia Village is the envy of other villages!
"Have the shops in the food court been renovated?"
This is something my grandma always thought about when she was learning to drive.
Normally, since there are so many people from the decoration team, the house should have been renovated.
Sure enough, Li Xuezhu said, "It was all completed the day before yesterday, and they're now getting the ventilation. Your grandma and your mom decided to open it after the Chinese New Year!"
Li Guoer fried the bacon with garlic sprouts and scooped it into a large bowl. Since there were many people eating, they had to use a bowl.
After putting the basin full of vegetables aside, he asked while scrubbing the pot, "That's pretty fast! Is our farm closed for the New Year?"
Li Xuezhu happily replied, "We're in the tourism industry, so we definitely won't be taking a holiday during the Lunar New Year! We've already booked the New Year's Eve dinner! During the Lunar New Year period, all employees will receive three times their usual salary, plus bonuses."
When he made this plan, he also consulted his employees.
Whether to take a holiday during the Chinese New Year is voluntary, and employees who do not want to go to work can take a holiday.
When they heard that their salary was three times the usual amount and there was a bonus, all the employees asked to go to work and no one took a break.
"Young people nowadays have different ideas from our older generation. They don't want to spend the New Year at home. All our New Year's Eve dinners were booked out on the day they were launched! The feelings between people have also become much weaker! Especially in cities, there is no New Year atmosphere at all!" Li Xuezhu sighed again.
"Isn't it like this now? Young people either go out to travel during the New Year, or stay at home and don't go out. They don't visit relatives at home either. After a long time, there is no affection left. Sometimes they meet on the street and don't recognize each other." Zhou Ruolan nodded in agreement.
Let’s not talk about things far away, let’s just talk about Xuezhu’s uncle’s house. Before the two families fell out, his two sons never said they would come to visit my aunt every time they came back from the city.
Once, she and Xuezhu went to the city and ran into her uncle's two daughters-in-law. They didn't recognize them at all. It was only after they approached and introduced themselves that they awkwardly realized they were cousins! They were pretty close, right? They couldn't even recognize them!
"This is the current social situation! Mom and Dad, stop sighing and give me the washed radishes. I need them!" Li Guoer interrupted their sighing.
Nowadays, people live at a fast pace and under great pressure. They are exhausted every day and just want to lie in bed and rest during holidays.
Sometimes I can’t even take care of my own family, so how can I have the time to visit relatives?
Li Xuezhu placed a large basin of washed radishes on the chopping board.
He looked at the cured pork ribs stewing on the stove and asked, "Here they are! Here they are! Girl, let me help you cut them! It's the cured pork ribs stewed? Should I cut them into dice?"
Li Guoer nodded and said "hmm", then started cooking other dishes.
"By the way, Mom and Dad, I'm going to the capital to see my grandparents off tomorrow. Do you have anything you like? I'll buy it for you then! It'll be a New Year's gift for you!"
The whole family has worked diligently for a year and earned a lot of money. It’s the end of the year, so we have to reward ourselves well.
People, the person you should never treat unfairly in this life is yourself.
"My daughter wants to give us a New Year's gift? Then you can just buy us clothes for the New Year!" Zhou Ruolan was not polite in response to her daughter's filial piety.
I've been very busy recently and haven't had time to buy new clothes for the whole family for the New Year.
"Okay, then do you need anything else? You don't have to save money for me. You know, your daughter is now a wealthy woman, very rich!" Li Guoer chuckled twice, showing off a little proudly.
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