At noon, Chen Xingling drove his son home.
Little Tiger had been playing for the whole morning and was already hungry.
"Mom, what are we going to eat? I want to eat a lot!"
Chen Xingling replied: "We have beef soup at home, let's cook some vermicelli."
Before going out in the morning, she took a large piece of beef brisket from the supermarket, cut it into small pieces, boiled it to remove the blood, and put it all into the stew pot to cook.
Judging from the time, it should be cooked by now.
There was soup and meat at home, so all they needed to do was throw in some vegetables and potatoes, and make a small bundle of vermicelli to cook, and that would be enough to fill the mother and son's stomach.
Little Tiger couldn't help but ask, "When will the beef soup be available? Why don't I smell any?"
"Um...it's cold." Chen Xingling explained perfunctorily: "I couldn't eat it after I boiled it yesterday. It has solidified and the flavor can't be released naturally."
"Oh oh." Little Tiger rubbed his belly and said, "Mom, I'm so hungry! Please cook quickly."
Unable to bear the thought of letting his precious son go hungry, Chen Xingling rushed to the kitchen.
After a while, she placed the hot beef brisket soup on the honeycomb coal stove and stirred it a few times with a large spoon. She found that the beef brisket inside was shaky, obviously it had been cooked soft. The soup was rich and full of meaty aroma.
She quickly threw the potato slices down the table, and then threw in two bundles of vermicelli.
"Mom! Fourth uncle is here!" Little Tiger ran to open the door.
At this time, the fourth brother's hearty laughter came from the door: "As expected of Tiger! Your ears are so sensitive!"
Chen Xingling cut another potato and threw a handful of vegetables into the pot.
"Fourth brother, have you eaten? Let's eat vermicelli together!"
Chen Jixing didn't bother to be polite with her and shouted, "I'm starving! Make some more!"
Seeing that the vermicelli was almost cooked, Chen Xingling simply added two more packets of instant noodles, mixed them evenly, and served them on the table.
"Wow!" Chen Jixing took a few deep breaths and asked in surprise, "Beef? It smells so good!"
Chen Xingling scooped a large bowl and handed it to him, then took a large basin and scooped half of it.
Chen Jixing asked suspiciously: "What? Are you eating this?"
"Mine!" Little Tiger smiled and swallowed his saliva: "Fourth Uncle, Mom is afraid that I will get burned, so she always scoops it into a large basin, and then scoops a little into a small bowl, so that it cools down faster."
"I see." Chen Jixing nodded suddenly, took a bite of the meat and ate it, then squinted his eyes and said, "Not bad, only ginger is used as a seasoning to reduce the fishy smell, and the freshness and fragrance of the beef are preserved. The vegetable removes some of the greasiness of the beef, and the green taste is good. The potatoes are even more fragrant with the beef."
Then, he glanced at his sister and said, "Why didn't I see you prepare one or two meals like this for us when we were at home?"
Chen Xingling ate with big mouthfuls, not even raising her head: "I learned this after becoming someone's daughter-in-law."
"Just do what you have to do." Chen Jixing said sympathetically, "Just think of it as doing it for Aqi and Xiaohu. If you cook well, they can enjoy it too."
Chen Xingling shook his head: "I basically only make breakfast now, and eat lunch at the construction site. Lunch and dinner are made by Ayi's wife Xiaoxing. She is very diligent, and washes the dishes after she is done. She even helps me clean the kitchen before going home."
"...You are amazing!" Chen Jixing smiled, as if remembering something, and whispered: "When we move to the east of the city, you have to help find a capable sister-in-law or aunt to take care of our daily meals."
Chen Xingling was slightly stunned and asked, "Doesn't Fourth Sister-in-law know how to cook? Didn't she run a tavern before?"
"Alas! Opening a pub is not a restaurant, how can she understand." Chen Jixing smiled bitterly: "She only knows how to bake bread, make some simple hamburgers or fry meat. Her lifestyle is different from ours, and we can't say she is lazy - it's just that the concepts are different. Don't mention it, it's really difficult!"
"What's wrong?" Chen Xingling asked with raised eyebrows.
Chen Jixing lowered his voice and said, "Yesterday, Siya and my sister-in-law had a quarrel..."
"Fighting?!" Chen Xingling was startled and asked, "Isn't it serious? Don't make a scene! I heard from my brother that my sister-in-law is pregnant and it's not even three months yet."
She has been busy with classes and work in recent months and has no time to go back to her parents' home.
Fortunately, her brothers often came to work on the construction site, so she knew everything that happened at home.
Her old mother and father were in good health and worked diligently every day. She had nothing to worry about and could just focus on her own work.
More than half a month ago, the work at the construction site began to draw to an end, and my brothers did not come over to accompany their father to go fishing.
Without her brothers to act as a sounding board, she had no time to go back to her parents' home and knew nothing about the situation at home.
Chen Jixin shook his head and whispered, "It was just a quarrel, no violence. Although my sister-in-law is pregnant, she is full of energy. Siya just spoke more fluently, and I couldn't understand many of her curses, so I was no match for my sister-in-law. Everyone was here, and I quickly coaxed them away. However, quarrels can easily hurt feelings - it's terrible!"
"Why?" Chen Xingling asked curiously, "Why can't we just talk it out? My sister-in-law is the youngest and she's more fussy, but she's still pretty easy to get along with."
She's not bragging, the sisters-in-law in her family are all easy to get along with.
The atmosphere at home is good, my parents are good at managing their children, and my brothers never show partiality to their wives. Thanks to the guidance of my elders and my husband, my sisters-in-law have always gotten along well.
Chen Jixing sighed and explained, "It's all because of her little brother. Siya can't cook, so she often eats at her parents' place. Sister-in-law was so angry that she couldn't eat. Seeing that her parents always took care of Siya, she didn't dare to challenge them, so she always mocked Siya in a sour tone. Siya was not an honest person, so she would never swallow her anger, so she directly quarreled with Sister-in-law."
After hearing this, Chen Xingling found out that it was indeed Xiao Xi, so he didn't take it to heart.
"So it's just a fight for favor. No, just coax her and she'll be fine. Our parents are not partial, you all know that, and so do the sisters-in-law. Fourth sister-in-law just came to our house, so it's only right that our parents pay more attention to the new daughter-in-law."
Chen Jixing shook his head: "That being said, many of Xi Siya's ideas and daily habits are very different from those at home. Fortunately, my family always turn a blind eye, otherwise we would have quarreled a long time ago."
"The land has been bought." Chen Xingling said, "You have already agreed with your family that you will move to the east of the city once the construction site in the city is completed. They all know in their hearts that you will move away soon. Don't worry, they can bear it."
"Alas!" Chen Jixing was embarrassed and whispered, "Our family was so harmonious before, but after being disturbed by this weirdo - no, it should be a special person - Siya, everything seems to have changed. So, we can't wait to get married and move out."
Chen Xingling nodded in understanding: "We'll start work right after 2 p.m."
"Can't we... do it earlier?" Chen Jixing smiled bitterly: "Try to do it as soon as possible. If it's us brothers, it's okay to fight and quarrel, and we can make up later without talking to each other. But it's different for sisters-in-law. If they quarrel or make a scene, the relationship will be strained. Once there is a crack in the relationship, it will be difficult to repair it in the future."
Chen Xingling thought for a moment and said, "How about I ask Master Mo to find a few workers, and take you guys with you to dig up the weeds and level the ground. The place is big, and it will be almost done in a day."
"It's a full ten acres of land!" Chen Jixing couldn't help but ask, "Just a dozen people? Can it be done?"
Chen Xingling nodded: "Let's buy some good herbicides and spray them one by one. After a few days, we should be able to weed and level the ground and get rid of the weeds."
There are high-efficiency herbicides in the supermarket. You can just take them out and follow the instructions. It shouldn't be difficult.
"Are you sure?" Chen Jixing asked suspiciously, "A dozen workers are enough?"
Chen Xingling explained: "We have very handy tools, shovels, which can quickly dig up the grass and level the ground. What? You don't trust your own sister?"
She had found a lot of good tools among the gardening tools in the supermarket space before. Ma Dali kept praising them and put them under the desk after she was done, protecting them well.
"Believe it!" Chen Jixing laughed: "Even vermicelli can be cooked so deliciously! Can go to college and make a lot of money - now he is proficient in all 180,000 martial arts!"
"Don't give me that crap, just pay me what I'm owed!"
"Hey! I was just about to praise you!"
"You have to pay to praise Chengxi."
"Hahaha!"
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