Xiaobai was the happiest one when receiving the dinner notification.

When Huazi and his friends came back that day, they boasted to him and Damao about how delicious his sister-in-law's cooking was, which made them all itchy.

Although he lived in Shanhe Village for a few days, he had never eaten the food cooked by his sister-in-law. At that time, only the eldest brother had the benefit and he could only watch.

Although he was greedy, he didn't dare to say it, otherwise the boss would definitely give him a few slaps.

There were about twenty people, including adults and children, for dinner that night, so we planned to sit at two tables, separating those who drank and those who did not.

The things bought from the supply and marketing cooperative were obviously not enough for so many people, so she took some out from the space. Fortunately, Ziyuan didn't know what she bought.

"Fu Yu, can you handle this?"

Mrs. Liu came from next door with her two children to help her.

In addition to her, Huang Ying, who lived on the right side of Yan's house, also came over.

Her arrival was somewhat abrupt, because Song Fuyu was not familiar with her at all. When they met once, they just nodded to each other and did not communicate.

"I...I came to see if I could help."

Fan Zhao was surprised that Yan Ziyuan would actually invite him. After lunch, he specially asked Huang Ying to clean up the house and then go to help next door. The other party wanted to make friends with them, and he couldn't take it for granted.

As for Tang Aiguo on the other side, his wife can’t even cook, so she definitely won’t go over to help.

However, it is not certain whether Yan Ziyuan will call them husband and wife.

"Sister-in-law, come in quickly, I'm so happy that you can come to help."

Since the other person came to her house on his own initiative, there was no reason for her to chase him away.

Moreover, Song Fuyu felt that if she refused directly, Huang Ying might cry out of embarrassment. She seemed even more socially anxious than Hu Xiaolan.

"Mrs. Liu, can you help me make some steamed buns made of two-grain flour?"

Liu Aihua is from Hebei Province, the hometown of pasta, and her province is very good at making pasta.

"No problem. Mr. Li can eat several of the steamed buns I made at one time. But don't worry, I will let him control his food intake today."

"Haha, there's no need to control this. Since we're treating everyone to a meal today, we'll make sure everyone is well fed no matter what."

"Mrs. Huang, please help me chop the meat into minced meat."

"Okay~"

The two children next to them were also eagerly waiting for her to assign tasks. Since they wanted to work, she assigned each of them some work of picking and washing vegetables.

"Yan...uh...Song...uh..."

"Sister-in-law, just call me Fu Yu."

"Oh, okay."

"We also have three children. If you need help, I..."

She saw that four-year-old Li Zheng was helping, and if there was still work, the older people in their family should be able to do more.

"There is not much work to do for now. Sister-in-law, if you are worried about them at home, you can call them over to play together."

"No, since there is no work, let them stay at home and be quiet."

This time we made ordinary home-cooked dishes. The braised dishes were already prepared yesterday. The slightly more complicated dishes were the shredded chicken and chopped pepper fish head.

For other dishes, just prepare the ingredients in advance and cook them when the time comes.

"Sister-in-law, I may have to borrow chairs from both of your families tonight."

"No problem, let them move it when their men come back from training."

It’s quicker with someone’s help. It only took more than an hour to prepare all the ingredients, even a pot of steamed buns.

Steam another pot and cook some rice, and tonight’s staple food is ready.

"Fuyu, you are so good at cooking. You even consider the color matching of the dishes. When I cook, I like to stew everything in one pot."

"I learned all this during my time in the countryside. If I don't do it quickly, I'll either go hungry or have no time to rest."

"That's true."

"Did you educated youth eat together at that time?"

"Some of them are because I didn't live with everyone. I built my own house and cooked and ate by myself. If you live and eat together with someone who has a different temper, there will be too many conflicts."

"really."

"We are all people from all over the world, and our customs and living habits are different in different places, so it is easier for friction to arise."

"It's almost ready. Take a break. I'll cook later."

They were invited to sit in the living room, and two plates of mixed snacks were brought out and placed on the coffee table.

"Xiaotian, Xiaozheng, come and eat."

The two children looked at the snacks and wanted to eat them but did not touch them. Instead, they looked at Liu Aihua next to them.

"Eat something. You can't eat too much, okay?"

"Know!"

Before taking it, the brother and sister did not forget to thank Song Fuyu.

"Mrs. Liu, you have taught these two children so well."

"Hey, I don't have a job, and I don't have any land to farm, so I can only spend more time on my children."

She has only one point of view, that no matter how difficult or tiring it is, she must raise the children herself.

The children of her eldest uncle's family were left to be taken care of by the old couple. The girl was a little better, but the eldest grandson was spoiled beyond measure. As soon as he sat at the table, he started to pick at the meat and completely ignored the other people at the table.

"Mr. Fan, if you have nothing to do, you should communicate more with us neighbors."

"The children usually go to school. It's so boring for you to be alone at home."

The two families moved into the courtyard at about the same time. For several years, she had hardly spoken to Huang Ying. When they met, she would just nod and would not even ask if she had eaten.

"I don't know what to say."

It’s not that she really doesn’t want to get along with everyone, but she really doesn’t know what to say.

She gets nervous when talking to strangers, stutters easily, and is also afraid that people don't want to talk to her. All these factors combined eventually led her to stay at home most of the time.

When the children went to school to register, they were brought there by their fathers, and she had never even met the teacher.

If the head of the family hadn't strongly requested her to come over this time, she would have been embarrassed to take this step. Fortunately, they were all easy to get along with.