Before we knew it, the day for the dinner party arrived. After lunch, Sister Ye and Sister Huang came to help.
In the past few days, Xia Wenhua has been running to the market every day, preparing everything she needs. For her, this banquet is a must-win situation; failure is not an option.
When her two sisters-in-law arrived, she had already picked most of the vegetables and arranged them neatly to the side.
"See? I told you Xia Meizi is different from us rough people. Look at the vegetables, each one has its own roots and leaves, they look so lovely."
As soon as Sister Huang entered the door, she started praising the vegetables that Xia Wenhua had arranged in the yard. Even someone as thick-skinned as Xia Wenhua was getting embarrassed by Sister Huang's 360-degree praise every day.
"Sister-in-law, please don't praise me. It's just a vegetable. It's the same no matter who picks it. If you praise me any more, I'll be embarrassed to talk to you."
Sister-in-law Huang was a straightforward person, and she laughed heartily upon hearing this.
"It's not that I'm trying to praise you, but let Old Ye be the judge. Isn't the way you arrange your dishes different from ours?"
Sister Ye followed Sister Huang in and immediately nodded.
"We're lucky if we can even remember to pick our own vegetables, let alone do what you do. You wash all the dirt right next to the vegetable patch and arrange them all facing the same direction. What's that called again? Artistic!"
“You’re even using foreign words now! If you ask me, this is what neatness is all about. Our Xia is such a neat person!” Sister Huang immediately retorted, saying that even when praising someone, you shouldn’t use strange words.
Hearing what the two said, Xia Wenhua looked back at the green vegetables she had just picked and found that they were indeed in a straight line, which made her laugh.
She doesn't have obsessive-compulsive disorder; it's just that she used to have too many things to deal with in her life, so she got into the habit of organizing things before doing them, making them easier to use later.
Arranging vegetables is just like arranging files. If a folder is placed in the middle and the direction is reversed, it will be a real hassle to find it later.
Even though times have changed and she doesn't have as many documents to deal with now, Xia Wenhua feels that she can still maintain some good habits.
There's a saying that goes, "Every stage of your life you've experienced will become part of your daily habits."
Since becoming familiar with Xia Wenhua, these two have found everything about her to be wonderful, constantly praising her, which makes Xia Wenhua both happy and embarrassed.
The dinner party is for tonight, and there's still time, so the three of them can take their time preparing, which is quite enjoyable.
Today's dishes were all prepared by Chef Xia Wenhua. In the words of her two sisters-in-law, they are used to making pig feed and can't cook anything delicious at all.
Since everyone finally has a chance to enjoy a delicious meal, they should just do supporting work and not try to drag down the quality of the whole meal.
Sister-in-law Ye and Sister-in-law Huang showered Xia Wenhua with compliments, making her feel refreshed and even making her cook much faster than usual.
All the food was prepared before Pei Songbai and the others got off work that evening.
As Xia Wenhua had initially prepared, the pork stew with vermicelli and the chicken stew with mushrooms were served in four large bowls, ensuring that everyone would be full.
The remaining dishes were all served on plates, and Xia Wenhua even arranged a small plate for them.
Of course, the plate that had been set out was moved around by Sister Huang and Sister Ye with a new pair of chopsticks.
Aunt Huang knew that Xia Wenhua was a simple-minded girl. At home, she would praise Xia Wenhua for her easygoing and pleasant way of doing things, but when it came to inviting guests to dinner, it was a different story.
"Xia, we all think it looks nice, but you know how things are these days. It's fine to eat well, but if you arrange things nicely, there will always be some people with ulterior motives who will cause you trouble."
Sister-in-law Huang's words were so earnest and earnest that they sent a chill down Xia Wenhua's spine.
She quickly joined in, and the three of them rearranged the dishes they had arranged, making sure they looked somewhat normal before putting them aside.
"Sister-in-law, it was my oversight. Please remind me if something like this happens again."
From Xia Wenhua's limited historical knowledge, she knew that the past few years had been anything but peaceful.
The fact that the original owner's entire family was sent to the countryside further illustrates the current situation.
Because she was in Hongshan Brigade when she transmigrated, and has been in the army ever since she came here, neither Hongshan Brigade nor the army has so many messy things.
Despite Xia Wenhua's flowery words when she complained to the teachers, she herself hadn't really noticed any of this.
Fortunately, it was Sister Huang and Sister Ye who discovered her problems, and neither of them had any ill intentions towards her; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Seeing Xia Wenhua's seriousness, Sister Huang waved her hand and said, "Oh, it's nothing serious. Our unit has a division commander watching over us, so there's definitely no such inhumane thing happening outside. Just be careful when you go out in the future."
Xia Wenhua nodded seriously and really kept this in mind.
She had also watched period dramas, and she knew better than Sister Huang and others what would happen if someone reported her for saying something she shouldn't. She would definitely be more careful with her words in the future.
After scanning the house with her eyes, Xia Wenhua decided that after treating everyone to dinner this time, she would thoroughly check the house again, tidy up anything that shouldn't be there, and make sure she didn't make this mistake again.
Aside from this little incident, the food today was praised to the skies by Sister Huang and Sister Ye, and the two little ones next to them also joined in the praise.
He kept saying "Mom is the best" and "Mom's cooking is the most delicious," making everyone beam with joy.
In Huang's words, today's meal will surely be something that Pei Songbai's boys will remember for the next six months.
Sister-in-law Huang was right. When Pei Songbai's battalion commanders came in and saw the food, none of them dared to sit down for a moment.
"Commander, this is too much of an expense, we..."
"Exactly, with so many dishes, how will your family manage to make ends meet after we eat this meal?"
"..."
They are all a group of honest and kind people. Even though they know it is customary for leaders to treat others to meals, they do not want to cause trouble for others.
Pei Songbai kicked the person closest to him in an annoyed tone: "Alright, Commander Wang is still here. Are you trying to embarrass me? I'm treating everyone to dinner, do you think I won't feed them? Sit down, everyone!"
After he finished speaking, he first invited Regiment Commander Wang and Political Commissar Li to sit down, and then he sat down as well. He then called out to the others, and several battalion commanders led the elite soldiers behind them to sit down.
Commander Wang, acting as the elder brother, smoothed things over: "Alright, your commander saw that these young men are quite capable and have big appetites, so he specially gave them a subsidy to let these growing kids eat something good. If you don't sit down, how are they supposed to eat?"
Eat and drink to your heart's content, and your sister-in-law's efforts won't have been in vain, will they?"
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