Ke Meiyu's eyes lit up, and she nodded and smiled without hesitation, saying, "Then I'll thank you in advance, Uncle and Aunt. I'd like to eat sweet and sour pork ribs, spicy diced chicken, beef stew with potatoes, braised carp, and four-happiness meatballs. For vegetables, I'd like bean sprouts stir-fried with meat, cucumber stir-fried with meat, shredded potatoes stir-fried with meat, and tomato and egg. I'd also like some mutton soup. For the staple food, I'd like rice, and it would be even better if there were sticky rice cakes..."
"These are just ordinary dishes, Uncle, is it too much trouble for you?"
Ying Xuhui gritted his teeth, seeing his adopted son's nonchalant attitude and the way he was looking at him with sidelong glances, as if he was just waiting to see him make a fool of himself.
The father and son didn't get along, but he knew his own son well.
Ying Yan is very smart, so smart that it's frightening.
If he wants to repair his relationship with his son, he will have to spend more money.
“Of course,” he nodded and smiled. “Kyoto is not like other provinces and cities. Let alone beef and mutton, even chicken and pork are rationed and people line up early in the morning to buy them. We have all kinds of delicious food here. As long as you have the money, there’s nothing you can’t buy.”
Ai Yufeng also forced a smile: "Tomorrow morning, come with me to the market. Buy whatever you want to eat and cook it yourself."
“Your dad and I both work and don’t have time to cook, so we usually just eat at the cafeteria. It’s good that you’re coming to our house. You can get familiar with the environment first, and then we can buy some groceries and cook at home. If you ask me, no matter how good the food in the cafeteria or restaurant is, it’s not as comfortable as eating at home.”
"Ying Yan's job is also looking promising, and he'll be promoted to a permanent position as soon as he starts. With three people in the family earning salaries, how could he not support the four of you sisters-in-law?"
Ke Meiyu blinked: "Auntie, do you mean I don't need to go out to work, but can stay at home as a nanny to take care of your whole family?"
“When I was at home, my parents and brothers didn’t want me to do any work.”
"You're not my proper mother-in-law, are you trying to put on airs with me?"
Ai Yufeng almost couldn't catch her breath.
Where did this idiot son of mine find? He's good-looking, but he says whatever comes to mind and doesn't care about other people's feelings at all.
Ying Yan nodded in agreement, then turned to Ying Xuhui: "You should cherish your wife. If you need someone to do the laundry and cooking, just hire someone. Why should my wife do the work of a nanny while your wife can go out to work in an office?"
With veins throbbing on his forehead, Ying Xuhui patiently explained, "Yan'er, I went to great lengths to find you this job, begging and pleading with everyone I knew. You know ordinary jobs are easy to find, but a job that's easy to do in an office and pays well is extremely difficult."
"Many of the children living in the compound are queuing up for jobs."
"Our family has the means to let your wife stay home and rest, why should she suffer and be controlled by others?"
Ying Yan shrugged: "You said yourself that you'd stay home and rest, instead of being controlled by your mother-in-law."
Ai Yufeng felt that all the forbearance she had endured in her life was concentrated here.
She curled her lips into a smile: "Ying Yan, I know you've always had a problem with me, but your father and I got married through procedures recognized by the organization. Besides, when I met your father, there was no one else by his side."
"Not all stepmothers are bad. I'm not exactly a good one, but I've done my duty."
“This is our shared home. Anyone who is able should lend a hand. How can you say that cooking and housework are one person’s responsibility?”
Ying Yan clapped his hands with a smile, "Auntie Ai, this is the only sentence you've ever said that sounds reasonable. Alright, my husband and I have been traveling by train for two days and we're exhausted. Please help us pack."
After saying that, he pulled Ke Meiyu up and was about to go inside.
The Ying family was stunned for a moment, then watched helplessly as the person left.
The thought of constantly seeing each other and suffering every day made them tremble with fear.
As expected of the little tyrant who once swept through the entire capital, he could make them feel the difficulty of completing the mission in just a few words.
"Ying Yan, please come to the neighborhood committee to answer the phone at Unit 3, Building 7, Huimin Community, on the fourth floor, west side!"
Summer days are long, and at seven o'clock the afterglow of the sun outside has not yet completely faded, tinged with a reddish glow. Wisps of smoke from chimneys seem to drape the city in a veil of peace and harmony. Even if children are making noise, couples are arguing, or neighbors are quarreling, it all makes people feel strangely at ease.
The loudspeaker has a strong penetrating sound, and it usually only makes noise during the morning and evening rush hours, but nowadays people are eating.
Hearing the horn, their ears perked up, their gossipy nature stirred, and some even rushed out with their bowls in hand.
The reason was simple: the news that a handsome couple had come to the Ying family's house that afternoon had already spread throughout the entire neighborhood.
Ying Xuhui and Ai Yufeng's positions were neither high nor low, and their three daughters were all arrogant and self-important. In addition, Ai's father was retired from the Organization and Reform Commission, so they were naturally the subject of occasional gossip in this neighborhood.
Furthermore, although Ying Yan left Kyoto, people continue to talk about him for some reason.
The residents of Huimin Community all know that many of the people living here are employees of government agencies. Even though some of them are bureau chiefs like Ying Xuhui, they are still excluded from the Kyoto circle.
You could say they're just ordinary people, and the psychological impact of seeing someone from their circle fall from grace is quite complex!
Ying Yan raised an eyebrow upon hearing the horn, but did not move. He remained half-lying on the bed, his arm as a pillow, watching Ke Meiyu continue counting the property deeds.
She not only counted, but also took out a notebook and paper and drew circles on the Kyoto map she had bought before coming, marking the houses and shops in Kyoto and writing them down neatly.
The family is not short of money. They can easily take some gold from their treasure vault and exchange it for some banknotes on the black market, which would be enough to cover their living expenses for a year and a half.
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