"DouDou, I don't need much, just give me half a plate." An Bihuai was too embarrassed to take more, after all, it was DouDou who had worked hard to make it.
Yuan Doudou originally intended to give him half a plate, but after hearing what he said, she felt embarrassed and gave him a whole plate instead.
"There's a lot of shell in the crayfish, so you can't eat much meat. Half a plate isn't even enough for the whole family." My second uncle's family is large, with three sons, each of whom has two children.
Anbi Huai looked at the large plate of lobsters and her nose started to sting. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that her family members were not as caring as Dou Dou.
He began to reflect on how he had been too indifferent to Dou Dou in the past, and how he had not offered a helping hand when they were in trouble.
"Dou Dou, your second uncle knows he was wrong. If you ever need your second uncle's help in the future, just let me know, and your second uncle will do his best to help you," An Bihuai said earnestly.
Yuan Doudou didn't care. His fate depended on his wife. If Zhuang Shuhui didn't improve, An Bihuai wouldn't improve much either.
"Alright, Second Uncle, it's not worth it for a plate of lobster." She felt that An Bihuai was putting on an act.
Seeing that she didn't believe him, An Bihuai immediately patted his chest and declared his determination: "Doudou, heaven and earth are my witnesses. If I, An Bihuai, have uttered even the slightest lie, may I die a horrible death."
Now Yuan Doudou couldn't help but look An Bihuai in the eye. The ancients were quite particular about oaths, and once an oath was made, they usually dared not break it.
"Okay, Second Uncle, I believe you. You should go back now, it won't taste good if it gets cold." Yuan Doudou just wanted him to leave quickly. She really couldn't understand it. He used to be so reluctant to talk to her, but now he would even swear a poisonous oath for a bite to eat. People's hearts are unpredictable, it's really disheartening.
After watching An Bihuai leave, Yuan Doudou closed the courtyard gate before finally sitting down to have a proper meal.
"Mommy, Second Grandpa took so many crayfish, we don't have enough to eat." Anji pouted and complained, looking at the few crayfish left on the plate.
“Anji, don’t say that. He is, after all, your second grandfather and my second uncle. If you want to eat crayfish, Mommy will make it for you.” Yuan Doudou tried to comfort Anji and prevent him from being upset about a little food.
"Really?" Angie asked, afraid he had misheard, and asked again to confirm. "Mommy, I won't do that again."
Anji thought to himself, “My mother used to dislike my second grandfather’s family. She would always have a cold face whenever she mentioned them. How come she has changed now? She can actually give such delicious lobsters to my second grandfather.”
He couldn't help but look at his mother with new respect, and her image in his heart became much more impressive.
Yuan Doudou smiled and touched his face, "Of course it's true. Anji is a good child because he can recognize the problem and listens to his mother."
In any case, an obedient child will never be too bad.
Anbi Huai carried the crayfish home with great pride and swagger.
Zhuang Shuhui was lying in bed when she smelled the fragrance. She jumped off the bed and asked, "What is this?"
"Why does it look like a red turtle?" Anping brought the food into the house. Zhuang Shuhui didn't cook, and he couldn't ask his father to come back and cook, so he could only cook with Qian Shi.
Of the three daughters-in-law, only Qian was good at cooking. The other two were all show and no substance; every time they cooked, it was like tearing the house apart. They would either break bowls or smash pots, which made the family afraid to let them cook anymore.
"It's a red-shelled turtle, also called a crayfish," An Bihuai said proudly. Dou Dou had told him this name, and it certainly sounded more imposing than "red-shelled turtle."
"Dad, where did you get these? Don't get scammed!" An Chang was cunning; he looked at the crayfish, wanting to eat them but not daring to.
An Bihuai picked up his chopsticks and smacked An Chang on the head with considerable force, causing him to clutch his head and wail in pain.
"This was given to me by DouDou out of kindness. Do you think everyone is like you, so cunning that they could catch fish?" They're all such a handful.
An Chang looked aggrieved. Her father had always doted on her the most, so why did he seem like a completely different person today?
"Dou Dou gave it to me? Is she really that kind?" An Wang didn't believe it either, but he was smart enough to hide far away after saying that, so An Bi Huai couldn't hit him at all.
"If you're not going to eat, then get out!" An Bihuai was so angry he wanted to take off his shoes and throw them at them; they were all trying to drive him crazy.
Zhuang Shuhui didn't care who sent it; as long as it was edible, that was enough. Before anyone else could even pick up their chopsticks, she started eating, popping a whole lobster into her mouth and sucking out every last drop of juice.
"It tastes good. This brat, she's not good at cooking, but she's really good at it." Zhuang Shuhui peeled a shrimp, put it in her mouth and ate it. Before she even swallowed it, she had already picked up a second one.
An Bihuai's face was very ugly; he had reached his limit of tolerance for this woman.
"Zhuang Shuhui, if you're not going to eat, get out! Dou Dou kindly gave us food, and you're making fun of her like this? Don't you have any conscience?" An Bihuai's anger flared up even more.
Anping and Qian Shi went to hide to the side; they were not fortunate enough to enjoy the crayfish.
Zhuang Shuhui was very saddened by what she heard, but she remained motionless, neither cursing back nor striking. She ate crayfish while shedding tears.
This reaction left Anbihuai completely at a loss.
He felt a little guilty, wondering if he had been too harsh. Zhuang Shuhui didn't seem to have said anything too offensive.
After he finished reflecting on his actions, he realized that Zhuang Shuhui had eaten the entire plate of lobsters.
His guilt vanished completely.
"Alright, we've finished eating. Now we can settle our accounts." Zhuang Shuhui grabbed An Bihuai by the collar and dragged him into the house.
The remaining two sons and daughters-in-law stared at each other blankly.
They heard An Bihuai's wails coming from inside the house, but no one went to stop the fight.
They've seen it all since they were little, and it's become a habit.
After Yuan Doudou finished lunch, cleaned up the dishes and tidied up the kitchen before taking Anji for a nap.
Anji was quite full and couldn't fall asleep in bed, so he asked his mother to tell him a story.
After thinking for a moment, Yuan Doudou decided to tell a puppet story about a bad child who loves to lie but gradually becomes a good and wise child.
After hearing the story, Anji couldn't help but ask curiously, "Mommy, why can the wooden figure talk?"
"This is a fairy tale. It can give all things in the world that cannot speak their own thoughts, talk, walk, and go on adventures."
Angie's eyes widened. He realized that fairy tales were so magical. He said that when he grew up, he would also write fairy tales so that all the children in the world could hear his stories.
He fell asleep while thinking about it. In his dream, he really became a fairy tale writer. His fairy tales were printed into booklets and sold all over the country. Many children who loved reading his stories would come to Ping'an Village with their parents to find him and ask him to sign his name, Anji, in their booklets.
He didn't know how much time had passed before he woke up laughing, realizing that he had just had a dream.
"Anji, what are you laughing at?" Yuan Doudou had just woken up when she heard Anji laughing foolishly, and asked curiously.
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