Chapter 30: Feeling of Belonging for the First Time
When Xu Yongfu looked at the food on the table in front of him, tears started to flow unconsciously. He knew that his daughter was fine. His daughter was back!
In fact, Xu Qingmeng was not always greedy and selfish. When she was a child, she was very well-behaved. After she fell ill, she became a different person.
Who would have thought that after getting married, the sensible and well-behaved child would become what he used to be.
"Dad, come and try it, this is all made by my daughter."
Xu Qingmeng picked up a piece of braised pork and put it in Xu Yongfu's bowl.
"Hey." Xu Yongfu also realized that his behavior was not appropriate, and said quickly,
"Eat, eat,"
I quickly picked up the chopsticks and took a bite of the fragrant, soft and oily braised pork. It was fat but not greasy and melted in my mouth. Wow, this cooking skill is really great.
"Delicious, delicious, my daughter cooked it so deliciously." Xu Yongfu's mouth was grinning from ear to ear.
"Little sister, your cooking skills are amazing."
"Yeah, I thought the stewed food was already very good, but I didn't expect it to be so delicious."
The two elder brothers of the Xu family praised the food while eating.
Gu Yunyi and He also smiled at each other.
"Yes, yes, Mengniang's cooking skills are really exceptional." He said quickly, fearing that if she was a step late she would miss the chance to be praised.
When Xu Yongfu heard this, he became even more excited and started reminiscing about the past.
"My daughter was very capable when she was little, smart and cute. There was also a master who taught her a lot of knowledge, and she remembered it all!"
"Yes, yes!" The eldest brother of the Xu family also nodded repeatedly, looking proud.
"But I never saw that master again after that!"
Xu Qingmeng was shocked. She had just made up a master in front of Gu Yunyi, but she did not show it on her face. After all, this book is about a male protagonist. Her original self was just a cannon fodder in the book and was only mentioned in passing. There was no description of her original self's childhood at all.
Xu Qingmeng was originally worried that her change would arouse suspicion from her original family, and she thought for a long time about how to explain it to Xu's father. Now it seems that Xu's family didn't feel surprised at all. In fact, when Xu's second brother came and saw her changes, he was not very surprised, he was just worried that she was working too hard.
Xu Qingmeng breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a little amused. Was this an accidental success?
"Dad, eat quickly, the food is getting cold."
"Okay, okay, let's eat. Yun Yi also said earlier that the shop is doing good business now, and we can make at least one or two taels of silver every day. I want to see if anyone in the family is suitable to come and help?"
Xu Qingmeng glanced at Gu Yunyi. She didn't expect that he could talk about the daily revenue with his father and others without any scruples. It was obvious that he was not angry with his original family because of the stupid things he had done.
Xu Qingmeng didn't think that Gu Yunyi was an emotional person. He actually tried to trick her, which obviously showed that he had learned something about her.
"When the restaurant first opened, there weren't so many orders every day. It's not that Yun Yi won the first prize and has a good reputation, so the orders are a little more."
Xu Yongfu asked again, "Nannan, do you think this is appropriate?"
Xu Qingmeng knew that even though Gu Yunyi and the others had said it, her father still felt that he had to ask her to make sure it would not have any impact on her before making a decision, so she said,
"Dad, don't worry. The business in the store is so busy now that mom and I are busy every day. The number of buns we make every morning is also very limited. Every day, I see many people queuing outside who haven't bought any. I feel a little sorry. I have discussed with mom these past two days to recruit a few people to help. People's hearts are unpredictable. Mom just thinks that it's better to keep good things in the family than to let outsiders take over. How can outsiders be trusted as much as our own family members?"
"That's right. It's better to have your own helper."
He said quickly, "Brother Xu, don't worry about it. Yun Yi and I both support this. It has nothing to do with Meng Niang."
Xu Qingmeng nodded, "If Daddy can get someone to come and help, I can feel more relaxed, right?"
"You! So that's what you were thinking about!"
Xu Yongfu pondered for a while and said, "Xinwan is delicate and can't do this job. Xinyi is only ten years old and has the same temper as a boy, impatient. Xinting can do it and works very hard. You liked her the most when you were at home. She also has good eyesight. It's perfect for her to come here."
"Xinting, I think it's okay." Xu Qingmeng still had some impression. Xinting was very perceptive and was really good to her. Although her original body was a bully at home, Xinting had been honest since she was a child, and because the Xu family's father and son kept nagging her at home every day, she should be nice to her aunt.
So Xinting would do everything for Xu Qingmeng. Of course, the original body was also the best to Xinting and would share all the delicious food with Xinting. Every time, the children in the family would say that she was partial.
"Second brother, do you think it's okay?" Xu Qingmeng still felt that she should ask Second Brother Xu for his opinion.
Xu Yongfu: "Why ask him? You, as an aunt, want to promote him, but your second brother is not stupid. Besides, your second brother will definitely agree to what you said."
Brother Xu said quickly, "What's wrong with that? You know your second sister-in-law. Just follow the rules and save your wages every month. You save it for Xinting and save it for her as a dowry in the future. Otherwise, if you give it to your second sister-in-law, she will use it to support her family."
Xu Qingmeng looked at his second brother Xu. It turned out that his second brother had known about it all along. After all, the family's money was in his hands, and the money in his hands was all earned by his second sister-in-law from working to support her family, so his second brother didn't care.
"Okay, brother, I understand."
Xu Qingmeng looked at Old Man Xu again and said, "Dad, why don't you ask Brother Xun to come over as well? Yun Yi needs to study, and it won't work if there are women and children all over the courtyard."
Xu Yongfu was still a little hesitant: "Can it be done with two people coming here?"
"Okay, why not."
"That works."
In this way, the two candidates for the family were determined.
Both the host and the guests enjoyed the meal very much. Xujia Village was still quite far from the county town, so after the meal, Xu's father hurried back with his two brothers.
While cooking, Xu Qingmeng had already prepared the braised food and packed a lot of it back for Xu's father.
Xu Yongfu quickly refused, "Nannan, how can you eat and take at the same time?"
"Daddy, what are you saying? Hurry up, or I will be unhappy."
"Good! Good! Good! My daughter has grown up."
"That's right, Daddy, just wait and think about your daughter's blessing."
"Okay, now that Daddy is gone, go in."
After Xu Yongfu and his two brothers left, Xu Qingmeng began to rummage through the pile of things they brought with them.
There were various dried mushrooms, black fungus, dried red dates, some fresh wild vegetables, and home-pickled pickles, which were obviously prepared by the two sisters-in-law. There were also two bamboo baskets filled with eggs and precious peach gum.
Xu Qingmeng looked at these things and suddenly felt that these were not so-called paper people. Thinking of her mother's family, Xu Qingmeng felt a sense of belonging for the first time.
(End of this chapter)
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