Chapter 70 Oops! You're Trapped
The dinner was fish stewed in an iron pot. Lin Yiyi didn't even ask her mother-in-law and directly stewed the carp kept in the basin in the cellar.
Wang Caihong looked at the fish on the table and gnashed her teeth in anger. What a spendthrift woman! Which daughter-in-law would dare to be as extravagant as her?
Fine-grain steamed buns for lunch and fish for dinner.
No matter how Wang Caihong pulled a long face, the other members of the Zhao family were all contented with their meals. It was impossible to do physical work without eating some meat, even a strong body could not stand it.
Besides, the Zhao family is not poorly off. Everyone in the family earns work points, and there is also the salary of their two sons every month. It is just that Wang Caihong wants to save more money. Everyone knows for whom.
At the dinner table, Lin Yiyi felt full after just a few bites. Every time she cooked meat dishes, she would sneak a bite in the kitchen to eat half full in advance.
Wang Caihong glared at Lin Yiyi fiercely while eating.
No matter how much he glared at her, it didn't hurt. Lin Yiyi looked indifferent. She picked a piece of fish belly meat and removed the bones. She deliberately raised her little finger to put the fish meat into Zhao Sheng's bowl. She met the man's gaze, smiled gently, and said delicately, "Eat more. I'll help you pick the fish bones."
Zhao Sheng ate the fish in the bowl and said calmly, "No need to pick out the fish bones for me. You should eat more too."
How come her appetite is almost the same as a cat's? Tiedan eats more than her.
"I'm full." Lin Yiyi didn't care. Seeing that no one touched the fish head, she picked up the two fish eyes and put them into two bowls, one big and one small, beside her.
Of course good things should be shared with our own people.
Zhao Sheng looked at the extra fish eyes in the bowl and was stunned for a moment.
Zhao Lili saw Lin Yiyi move the fish head and immediately got angry, "Can you move the fish head? You have no manners at all."
"Picking a fish eye, does it have to do with rules? Don't make trouble for no reason." Lin Yiyi was puzzled and felt that her sister-in-law was looking for trouble.
"When we eat fish at home, the fish head is given to the head of the family. You touched the fish's eyes. Do you want to be the head of the family?"
Zhao Lili finally got the chance to teach Lin Yiyi a lesson, and she took advantage of it.
Lin Yiyi disagreed: "I didn't know your family had this tradition. I didn't touch the fish head, but the eyes..."
Noticing that Tiedan was stuffing fish eyes into his mouth, Lin Yiyi grabbed Tiedan's mouth and said, "Don't eat it, this is your grandfather's fish eyes."
Everyone in the Zhao family: ...
Something seems to be wrong, how can it be operated this way?
After quickly picking out the rescued fish's eyes and placing them on the fish's head, Lin Yiyi heaved a sigh of relief, "The item has been returned to its original owner. Dad, eat quickly. Your daughter-in-law has never thought of taking your place."
The first few times she ate pickled fish, she hadn’t noticed that the Zhao family had this feudal tradition.
There is not much meat in fish heads, and she never eats them.
There are many rules in this remote area.
Zhao Lili failed to find fault and wanted to think a few more words, but was discouraged by the look of her mother Wang Caihong.
The fish meat that was about to reach Tiedan's mouth was snatched away. He looked unhappy and opened his little mouth to beg for more from Lin Yiyi.
Lin Yiyi was afraid that he would cry, so she saw that there was only some soup left in the bowl and the fish had been eaten up, so she coaxed him, "Come and have some cabbage. It's nutritious to eat a combination of meat and vegetables. Look at your dark little face. Only by eating cabbage can you get a white face."
Tiedan pouted and avoided the cabbage. He didn't like eating cabbage at all and just ate the cake by himself.
Zhao Sheng listened to her nonsense without making any comment. He found it funny. Everything became extra interesting when he was with her.
Sister-in-law Liu Meifeng was speechless and annoyed by the display of affection between her sisters-in-law three times a day. After all, they had just gotten married and there was still a long way to go.
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After dinner, the Zhao family members went back to their rooms to rest.
Lin Yi continued to sleep in a separate bed from her cheap husband as usual.
The man still goes to bed late and gets up early to sleep in the same bed with someone.
The next morning, the men of the Zhao family went out to work digging canals after breakfast. Lin Yiyi finished her breakfast slowly before brushing her teeth and washing her face, applying cold cream in front of the mirror. She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she felt that her hair was not as shiny as before. From now on, she would keep the rice water from cooking to nourish her hair.
Tiedan is a follower, and now he basically follows Lin Yiyi's footsteps automatically, walking around the house. Although he is small in stature, he climbs onto the chair and reaches out to pick up the lotion.
While Lin Yiyi was distracted, he scooped up a large amount of liquid with his fingers and smeared it on his face, imitating her. After becoming familiar with Lin Yiyi, he returned to his bold nature.
"Oh, you're a boy and yet you're so vain? Shame on you." Lin Yiyi didn't get angry when she saw the little guy being naughty. She thought he was cute, so she reached out to help him spread the facial cream evenly and deliberately said a few words to embarrass him.
"Hmph." The little guy was angry.
Tiedan seemed to be embarrassed by Lin Yiyi's words. He pouted his lips and turned his head away to prevent Lin Yiyi from looking at him or wiping his face.
In the end, it is like a mayfly trying to shake a big tree, powerless to resist.
For people who lose their temper, the most effective way is to coax them with nice words. Lin Yiyi, who knows this well, has mastered this skill to perfection.
I held the little one in my arms, caressed his face, and coaxed him like a baby. Finally, I gave Tiedan his daily snacks in advance, a biscuit and a candy.
After being a loving mother and a filial son for a while, Lin Yiyi started working without a license as a teacher for kindergarten children. Her daily lessons included counting, writing, and singing nursery rhymes.
Zhao Sheng had been at home every day for several days in a row, but suddenly he was not at home. Tiedan didn't know where the adults were going, so he asked what he wanted to ask yesterday.
Tiedan sat beside Lin Yiyi, helping to loosen the yarn, and asked in a baby voice, "Where's he?"
Lin Yiyi was puzzled: "Who?"
"He!" Tiedan repeated in a milky voice.
Lin Yiyi understood and asked, "Your father?"
Tiedan nodded.
"He went to dig a canal to earn work points. Tiedan, why don't you call him dad?" Lin Yiyi put down the wool and asked Tiedan the reason.
“…”
Tiedan didn't answer. He just rolled his eyes and continued playing with the ball of wool.
This child doesn't ask for help, and is now starting to rebel? Isn't it too early?
Lin Yiyi was afraid that the child would be brought up by her and develop personality problems, so she reached out and hugged him, rubbed his head, and said gently: "You have to call me daddy. Children are cute only when they are polite."
"I'm calling you?" The little guy twisted his body and asked Lin Yiyi.
Why do you let me call you sister and not mom?
“…”
Lin Yiyi was a smart little girl and was stunned by the question. She understood what Tiedan meant. If there is a father, there must be a mother.
Her physical age cannot support her becoming a mother so early, but she is indeed a mother now.
Tiedan is 3 years and 9 months old. His biological mother passed away when he was a little over one year old. Since he could remember in his short life, this role has been vacant. The appearance of Lin Yiyi enriched this role.
Lin Yiyi felt sorry for the little girl and said softly, "Would you like me to be your mother or sister? I give you the choice. You have to tell me the answer after 10 numbers, okay?"
"Mom." Tiedan changed his usual slow temper, looked at Lin Yiyi with longing in his eyes, and called her directly.
He speaks fast but his voice is as soft as a mosquito's hum.
Even though Lin Yiyi was prepared to be a mother, she shuddered all over when she heard the word "mother" with an accent.
So unfashionable!
"Be good, don't call me mom, call me mom. That's how people call me mom in my hometown." Lin Yiyi couldn't stand it anymore and asked Tiedan to change the name.
"The same?" Tiedan pouted unhappily.
Lin Yiyi coaxed, "They all mean the same thing. People in the village call her mother, and people in the city call her mom. Sister used to be a city person, so you should call her mom."
Tiedan then smiled, a little shyly, shaking his legs, and whispered "Mom."
There was a timid tentative and happy tone in his voice.
"Yeah." Lin Yiyi responded with a smile.
Hearing her answer, Tiedan smiled with his little teeth showing, and shouted happily, "Mom."
"Hmm~"
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