Chapter 142 Peregrine Falcon
Dusk fell, and a cold wind rose.
Chen Yongxing, with his sharp ears, overheard the conversation between the two men standing on the edge of the stove.
He put down the cleaver, ran over to Wan Qiqi in a few steps, and smiled brightly, "Sister-in-law, did you close another deal today?"
Wan Qiqi glanced at the dim sky, gave a soft "hmm," and showed little emotional fluctuation.
She used to be cheerful and cheerful, keeping her emotions to herself, but now she has dropped her pretense in front of the Chen family, wearing her happiness and sadness on her face.
Chen Yongxing immediately realized something was wrong and stopped smiling. "Sister-in-law, is there a problem with this deal?"
Wan Qiqi slowly shook her head and walked towards the kitchen, with Chen Yongxing following behind her, looking rather obedient.
"It's not exactly a problem, it's just that this boss is a bit complicated and I can't quite figure him out," Wan Qiqi sighed softly.
"Is there any danger?" Chen Yongxing picked up the kitchen knife before Wan Qiqi could, and said while cutting the grapefruit peel, "Sister-in-law, if you feel uneasy, we can stop over there. It's already very good as it is now!"
When Yunniang saw Wan Qiqi approaching, she immediately smiled and called out, "Qiqi."
Wan Qiqi nodded, flipped the cut pomelo peel a few times, frowned, and said, "It's not clean enough. Shave it again, otherwise it won't taste good."
After saying that, she picked up the wooden spoon, turned around and walked to the eaves, peeled open the honey grapefruit jam that she had made during the day, scooped a spoonful and put it in her mouth, her brows furrowing even deeper.
The two sensed something was wrong and their faces showed fear.
Wan Qiqi wasn't here today, so the two of them reduced the amount of salt, rock sugar, and honey they used. The sauce they made was a little different from usual, but it was still pretty good.
Wan Qiqi glanced at the two of them and said coldly, "If you can't cook it well, I'll find someone else to do it."
Upon hearing this, Yunniang's expression changed, and she hurriedly explained, "Qiqi... cousin-in-law... it's my fault, I shouldn't have reduced the amount of salt."
Chen Yongxing hurriedly dropped the knife and went over. "Sister-in-law, it's my fault. I thought reducing it wouldn't have any impact, but I didn't expect..." He lowered his head, showing a guilty expression.
Wan Qiqi glanced at him, but didn't reply. Instead, she walked towards the vegetable garden.
Chen Yongxing quickly caught up and said, "Sister-in-law, only that one jar didn't taste right. We brewed the rest according to your instructions! Really, you can trust me!"
He had intended to save some money, but he hadn't expected the impact on costs to be so significant.
He followed the instructions afterward, and although the taste wasn't as good as his sister-in-law's, it wasn't bad either.
He just didn't expect that among the three jars placed under the eaves, his sister-in-law would choose the one that was made with inferior ingredients.
How could Wan Qiqi not believe it? She had guessed that this would happen while she was away. They weren't her; their views on these things were different, and they would be reluctant to use them.
She adjusts the dosage little by little to find the optimal amount, otherwise the taste will be very different.
This served as a wake-up call for them, so that even when she wasn't around, she could confidently let Chen Yongxing make the honey grapefruit jam.
However, when she saw the vegetable garden, she sighed deeply again.
She knew there was a lot of straw in the house, but it didn't have to be used like this.
Looking around, the entire vegetable garden was covered with straw, and it was impossible to tell where any vegetables had been planted.
Preliminary estimates suggest that the straw is at least 30 centimeters deep.
Chen Yongxing looked at the vegetable garden with satisfaction and was about to ask for praise when he noticed that Wan Qiqi's expression was not right. He immediately became afraid and quietly retreated, wanting to get Wang Shi and the two little babies out to hold them off.
He sensed that his sister-in-law was really going to get angry this time.
"Where are you going?"
Just as Chen Yongxing turned to leave, a cold female voice came from behind him.
Although Wan Qiqi didn't know how to grow vegetables, she knew that if the vegetables were covered like this, they would be crushed to death by the straw pile before they froze to death!
She said coldly, "Do you still want to eat any dishes during the New Year?"
Chen Yongxing awkwardly scratched the back of his head, turned around with a grin, and said, "I was just thinking that if it was completely covered, it wouldn't get damaged by the frost!"
Wan Qiqi rolled her eyes and tilted her head to ask, "Did Mother agree to you doing this?"
Chen Yongxing whispered, "Mother doesn't know, I tricked her into going to take care of Insect Mother!"
"..." Wan Qiqi rolled her eyes again, "While there's still some light, clear away the straw and just cover it up a little."
"Oh." Chen Yongxing pursed his lips.
Looking up, she met Wan Qiqi's angry gaze and hurriedly ran towards the vegetable garden.
Yunniang wanted to explain about making the sauce, but seeing that she was already angry, she obediently shut her mouth and dared not say anything more.
She was somewhat envious, envious of the Chen family's respect for Wan Qiqi, envious of her intelligence, and envious of the love and care she received from her family.
As for herself... after marrying into the Chen family, she was controlled by her mother-in-law, who was dissatisfied with her in every way.
When they were discussing marriage, she thought Chen Ergou was a good person and always went along with her wishes.
Later she learned that it was Aunt Zhang who taught Chen Ergou to do that, with the aim of deceiving her and getting her to give less dowry.
Unfortunately, after she learned Chen Ergou's true colors, she had already married into the family and had no choice but to live well in this home and appease her husband and mother-in-law.
Fortunately, after she gave birth to her son, Mrs. Chen treated her better than before, which made her life more comfortable.
Wan Qiqi didn't notice Yunniang's expression; she was focused on the birds that the two little treasures had brought out.
When I first saw the bird, it was about the size of a chick. In just one or two months, it grew to twice its size, and its claws and beak looked extremely sharp.
She had a vague feeling that this "bird" was not the fluffy and cute bird she knew, but rather a carnivorous bird.
At this moment, An'an reached out her little hand to pull the "bird's" feathers, which startled Wan Qiqi, who quickly pulled her away and placed her aside, and also placed Pingping a meter away.
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