"Since the children can go to study in the provincial capital, I shamelessly brought my eldest son along, wanting to secretly ask Director Li and his wife what they thought."
"If you think the two children are a good match, let them try dating. If it doesn't work out, we'll just treat it as visiting relatives, and it won't ruin Comrade Li's reputation."
After speaking, Ke's mother looked at the Li family with a mixture of trepidation and anticipation.
Ke Meiyu secretly poked her older brother's waist.
Since it concerned her elder brother's lifelong happiness, Ke Meiyu had put in a lot of effort. From the moment she received the system task, she already had a preliminary plan in mind and subconsciously began to collect information about the Li family.
Now she plans to have her eldest brother use the fact that the Li family doesn't know how to cook as a breakthrough!
As a foodie, Ke Meiyu understands all too well that this is a plus.
Ke Yuanda immediately stepped forward, glanced at the lunchbox that had been put aside, and said with a smile, "Auntie and Uncle, haven't you eaten yet?"
"We just happened to get some mountain produce at home, shall I cook something for you?"
The Li family members were stunned when they heard this.
Nowadays, there is a lot of talk about gender equality, but due to the deep-rooted ideas that have been around for so many years, very few people can truly implement this idea, abandon male chauvinism, and be willing to love their wives and cook for them.
As it happened, the Ke family and the Li family had the same idea. Looking at Ke Yuanda, who was tall, handsome, and a prospective university student in the provincial capital, Director Li and his wife were already quite satisfied.
"Isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Li's mother hesitated.
Ke Yuanda had already picked up the basket on the ground with a smile and strode towards the kitchen: "My grandmother's family are hunters in the mountains. They are not under the control of any organization and make a living by hunting. They often send some to our family."
"It just so happens that my cousin sent some wild game last night. My grandma saw that Comrade Li gave my sister some good stuff, and she kept urging us to go over."
"Are Uncle and Aunt going to see Comrade Li this week? It would be good to bring her some wild game to try."
The Li family couldn't resist his enthusiasm and could only watch helplessly as he went into the kitchen.
Li Guosheng noticed his parents' expressions and quickly followed up to help.
After learning from everyone for half a month, Ke's mother gained a lot of knowledge and her speech and behavior have been completely transformed!
She was beautiful when she was young, and didn't suffer much hardship after marriage. Relying on the Ke family's dominant position in Luofeng Village, she only did light work, while the rest was taken care of by Ke Lao Si.
Recently, her daughter secretly treated her skin, and it has gradually regained its former whiteness and plumpness.
So now she's wearing a burgundy plaid Zhongshan suit, black straight-leg pants, and brown leather boots. Her hair is styled in a braid like Ke Meiyu's. Standing next to her daughter, they look just like sisters. They look young and stylish, at most in their thirties. They don't look like rural women at all.
This completely shattered the Li family's perception of peasant women.
As soon as Madam Ke sat down, she began to praise Li Juanmei lavishly, highlighting that the Ke family had already separated and there were no family conflicts. Moreover, once the eldest daughter-in-law married into the family, the young couple would be separated to take charge of their own lives!
These were the words she and Ke Laosi had come up with after a sleepless night, and they almost completely severed all of the Li family's concerns about the Ke family.
Director Li and Li's mother kept looking at each other, and they saw complete satisfaction in each other's eyes.
Although organizations advocate that young people should choose their own marriages and strongly oppose arranged marriages, nowadays couples are usually introduced by matchmakers. They're generally compatible in many ways, meet briefly, discuss wedding details, and that's it!
They didn't feel it was too fast, and they couldn't see anything as time went on. It was all thanks to the newlyweds slowly getting to know each other amidst the daily grind of life.
An enticing aroma wafted from the kitchen, and they suddenly felt incredibly hungry, their conversation becoming somewhat distracted.
Ke Yuanda is very efficient at cooking. He uses two gas stoves at the same time and quickly prepares a table full of food!
Pheasant stew with mushrooms, braised wild boar trotters, eggplant stew with roe deer meat...
The staple food was scallion pancakes. Although the Li family couldn't cook, they had plenty of oil, flour, rice, and seasonings. You could say they had everything they needed, except for some excellent culinary skills!
Once the food was served, the two families yielded slightly before burying their heads in their food.
The foolproof recipes on Douyin are amazing; they've completely ignited the culinary skills of the five tough guys in the Ke family.
As the saying goes, "He who eats another's food is bound to him, and he who takes another's money is bound to him." The Li family already thought Lord Ke Yuan was quite good, and now they were even more satisfied.
From now on, the young couple won't have to suffer by eating in the cafeteria anymore. They can cook for each other occasionally to improve their lives. Isn't that wonderful!
After the meal, Ke's mother couldn't help but bring up the matter again.
The man should be more proactive and enthusiastic.
Li's mother said reservedly, "Sister-in-law, you may not know, but my girl seems to have a good temperament. However, she has a strong opinion of her own. I'll ask her what she thinks next time I visit her, okay?"
Mrs. Ke smiled and nodded, feeling a huge weight lifted off her shoulders. All she had to do now was wait patiently.
When I returned from the Li family's house, it was already so dark that I couldn't see my hand in front of my face.
Ke Yuanda tied a flashlight to the handlebars, carried his sister in front and his mother in the back, and made sure the bike started smoothly.
Whether it was because he had some visions for the future or because his eyesight was poor due to the darkness, he took the wrong path and ended up going around to Qianzhuang.
"Waaah..."
The winter wind howled, and the bare branches swayed gently, like menacing ghosts in the night, sending chills down one's spine.
"Ha, Plum, you'd better just submit to me, or you'll suffer more later!"
A lewd laugh drifted on the winter wind from the newly opened canal.
"This place is too remote. Except for the people digging the canals in the morning, no one would detour to this remote place..."
"You can only blame it on your privileged background. You're the daughter of the supply and marketing cooperative director. Instead of staying in town, you chose to work in our small commune. Didn't you plan to find a partner here?"
"Those college students from the Ke family are good-looking and have bright futures, but why would they be interested in you? There are plenty of people in the provincial capital who are better off than you..."
Ke Yuanda, who was already sharp-witted, became even more acute in his senses after his sister treated his body and his brother-in-law trained him rigorously. He could easily detect movements in the canal dozens of meters away!
His face darkened as he turned off the flashlight and whispered quickly to Ke's mother and Ke Meiyu, "Mother, little sister, I heard someone doing something bad in the canal. Let's go over quietly."
After handing the car to Ke's mother, Ke Yuanda darted off like a leopard.
"What exactly happened?" Mrs. Ke asked worriedly. "It's so dark outside, what if someone has a knife?"
Ke Meiyu leaned over and whispered in her ear, "Mom, don't worry, my brother is very skilled, and ordinary people can't get close to him."
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