"Lin Qixia! Why didn't you call me when you made food?"
Just then, Lin Jiudong's voice rang out from not far away, causing Lin Qixia to swallow the words that were on the tip of her tongue.
She shook her head: "It's nothing, just eat your noodles, and put the bowl in the kitchen when you're done."
Whether the boy's dependence on her was simply because she saved him, or for some other reason, Lin Qixia had no time to care.
Lin Qixia turned and left. Huo Yanqing stared at the girl's receding figure, pursing his lips.
"The noodles are in the pot. If you want to eat them, just go and eat them yourself." She walked into the yard and said to Lin Jiudong in a bad mood.
Lin Jiudong said "Oh," and added, "Why didn't you say so earlier!"
Without wasting words with her, he hurried to the kitchen.
After all, Lin Qixia always uses high-quality ingredients when she cooks, and she wouldn't want to miss out on such luxurious food!
"Brother, sister-in-law, you're back too? I cooked some noodles, please try them."
Lin Xiao accompanied He Zhilan to work in the fields, and he just returned.
Lin Qixia's expression immediately changed, and she casually and enthusiastically reminded them.
The two were taken aback for a moment, then Lin Xiao said, "Second sister works so hard every day, so it's fine to leave cooking to your sister-in-law and Dong'er."
"Yes, yes." He Zhilan put down her hoe and patted Lin Qixia's head as she came over.
"Big brother! Sister-in-law!" Lin Jiudong heard her brother's words as she came out, and she stomped her foot in anger: "I have to do embroidery every day, it's no easier than Lin Qixia's!"
Why should she be asked to cook?
Lin Qixia chuckled upon hearing this, then said decisively, "Oh, enough of that. You've come just in time. Quickly try my new dish, called Zha Jiang Mian (noodles with soybean paste), or it'll all mushy!"
As she spoke, she hurriedly ran to the kitchen to get the noodles.
Seeing this, Lin Xiao looked sharply at Lin Jiudong, who was standing still: "Look at your sister, she runs around so hard every day but never complains."
"You sit indoors all day embroidering flowers, sheltered from the wind and sun, what's so tiring about that?"
“I…” Lin Jiudong looked aggrieved after being scolded by Lin Xiao.
He Zhilan then spoke up to comfort Lin Xiao: "Alright, don't be angry. Xia'er said she wanted us to try her new noodles."
"Yes, Father and Mother, Aunt's noodles are so delicious! I've never eaten such delicious noodles before!" Lin Yi, her face now covered in noodles, said happily to Lin Xiao and He Zhilan.
“You’re right, we can’t spoil her fun.” Lin Xiao smiled slightly as he replied, seeing the expectant looks on his wife and children’s faces.
After that, they washed their hands and prepared to eat.
Lin Jiudong was left standing there for a moment, looking embarrassed.
Then she turned around, angrily took her bowl of noodles, and went back to her room to eat.
By the time Lin Qixia brought the noodles over, Lin Xiao and He Zhilan were already seated at the table in the courtyard.
Lin Qixia placed two bowls of noodles in front of them and said, "Eat up and try it out!"
"Mm," Lin Xiao replied, picking up his chopsticks to eat.
These past few days he's been helping He Zhilan work in the fields, and by this morning the energy he'd stored up from breakfast had been completely depleted.
I'm exhausted and hungry right now, and I desperately need to replenish my energy.
Lin Xiao put a mouthful of noodles into his mouth, slurped it up, and swallowed it almost without chewing.
The noodles had a rich aftertaste that instantly satisfied him.
"It's delicious!" he said to Lin Qixia.
Soon, he couldn't wait to take a second bite, and then he couldn't stop slurping it down.
He Zhilan stared blankly for a moment, then chuckled and advised him, "Eat slowly. How can you taste anything if you gulp it down like that?"
“You can taste it! Try it, Xia’er’s noodles are really delicious,” Lin Xiao said to his wife.
Even though he ate quickly, he could still tell that it tasted very good.
"Okay." Urged on by him, He Zhilan also picked up her chopsticks.
She picked up a piece of noodles coated in a rich meat sauce with her chopsticks and slowly chewed it as she put it in her mouth.
He Zhilan ate more quietly than her husband. When she took a bite, her eyes widened in surprise as she looked at Lin Qixia.
Lin Qixia asked with a smile, "How is it? Isn't it delicious?"
"Mmm, delicious!" He Zhilan hadn't expected Lin Qixia's noodles to taste so good. "Xia'er's cooking skills are getting better and better. She's probably even better than the chef at Yuxianlou in town."
Lin Qixia scratched her head, "Sister-in-law, you're exaggerating. How can I compare to a professional chef?"
The ingredients and techniques are quite ordinary, but the novelty lies in the fresh way the cooking method is presented.
He Zhilan couldn't stand her modesty: "How can you not believe in your own cooking skills? Why don't you try it yourself!"
"Okay, fine, I got it." Lin Qixia smiled awkwardly and picked up her chopsticks across the table.
Actually, she had already tasted it when it was first made, and it did taste pretty good.
However, she had only had a small taste and wasn't full.
Only now did they finally sit down, pick up their chopsticks, and prepare to eat their noodles.
After taking a bite, she found the noodles still tasted great. She ate with a smile and said, "My sister-in-law and brother-in-law are right. Maybe I can even open a shop and do business with this skill someday!"
She was just joking when she said that.
Unexpectedly, He Zhilan and Lin Xiao exchanged a glance after hearing this and said in unison, "Xia'er is right! Of course you can open a shop with this skill!"
"If you want to, I'll definitely support you!"
Lin Qixia: "...Hehe, is that so?"
She was just mentioning it casually, and now that there's a famine, opening a restaurant?
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