Chapter 205 Reunion Dinner
"You're involved in everything. If you don't speak up, you'll become mute." Zhong Tongxin tapped the troublemaking Liu Baoer with her finger.
"Of course I'll be mute. It's so uncomfortable not to speak. Besides, I didn't say anything wrong." Liu Baoer pouted and muttered.
"It's okay, it's okay, let's not rush, Yike can think about it slowly." Zhong Qixin handed the bag of clothes to Yike, "These are all the clothes I bought for you. I heard that you are thinner, so I bought them one size smaller than your sister's. Find some time to try them on to see if they fit you well. If they don't fit, bring them out and I'll help you alter them."
"I have this set too, but my sister has to ask me to come along when she tries it on. Here's the set I want to wear, it's a sister outfit, and I'll wear it and show it to everyone when the time comes, hehe." Tang Xiner also handed over a small cloth bag.
"Those packages are food that can be kept for a long time." Zhong Qixin pointed to other packages placed nearby.
"Mom, this is too much." Yike opened it and saw that it was full of dried meat.
"Not much, not much. Mom can't wait to bring you a cart of them, hehe." Han Xiner said with a smile.
The women were talking here, and Ziyi and Han Xiao were also talking on the side, but basically it was Han Xiao who was asking the questions and Ziyi who was answering. For example, when did you get married? Who are the people in the family? I studied for several years and so on. Ma Youcai and Han Guihua went to buy ingredients to cook. When Tang Jianguo heard that Yi Ke's mother was here, he also ran over to help.
After buying the ingredients, Yike went to cook personally, under the pretext of cooking for his mother. Zhong Qixin was so moved that her eyes turned red again. But the truth was that Yike didn't know what to say to them.
At noon, the dishes on the table were particularly rich: a plate of chicken stewed with mushrooms, a plate of rabbit meat braised with soybeans, a plate of steamed yellow croaker, a plate of cabbage rolls, a plate of shredded pork with green peppers, a plate of stuffed tofu, a plate of stir-fried cabbage, a plate of stir-fried beans, a plate of cold cucumber salad, and a casserole with eggplant. There is winter melon and bone soup in the earthenware pot on the stove, and white rice is steaming in the aluminum pot.
Zhong Qixin, Zhong Tongxin and others were extremely surprised. Even though they were salaried people, they would only cook such sumptuous meals during festivals. Even when they had guests on ordinary days, they would only cook four or six dishes at most. But there were ten dishes on this table. What surprised them the most was that these ingredients could not be bought with money. Could it be that Yi Ke’s man had some background that they didn’t know about?
It can be said that today is the first meal of the family reunion, the reunion dinner, so ten dishes were cooked, all perfect, and everything will be complete and perfect from now on.
Zhong Qixin was so moved that her eyes filled with tears. She sobbed while hugging Yike. Yike lowered his head like a dove, quietly letting her hug him.
Yike: It's just one sentence, why did it bring tears to my eyes again?
When Zhong Qixin was no longer sad, Yike helped her wipe away her tears and said jokingly, "Mom, you should drink more soup later to replenish your water."
"You kid, you're kidding me. Okay, I won't cry anymore. I'm just too happy."
Yike filled Zhong Qixin with half a bowl of winter melon soup and said, "Mom, winter melon soup clears away heat. Drink it first. Your stomach must be upset after driving for so long. Drink the soup first to nourish your stomach."
Zhong Qixin took the soup and was so moved that she wanted to cry again, but she held back her tears when she thought of Yike's words: "Thank you, Yike!"
"Me, and me, I want to drink the soup first too." Liu Baoer shouted.
"Go, pretend yourself. You're such a grown-up, and you still want your cousin to pretend for you." Zhong Tongxin scolded with a smile.
Han Guihua also brought soup to Zhong Tongxin. Tang Xiao went to get the soup himself and also brought Tang Xiner's soup. Liu Baoer pouted deliberately and went to fetch the soup and sat down. Ziyi brought his and Yike's soup and sat down next to Yike.
Yike held up the bowl of soup and said to everyone: "Today is a good day. From today on, I have a grandfather, a father, a mother, a brother, and a sister. I am very happy! I am very excited! I am very happy! I will use the soup instead of wine, and thank you for witnessing my happiness today."
Zhong Qixin excitedly picked up the soup bowl, her shaking hands almost spilling the soup: "Okay, okay, today is also the happiest day for mom. I finally found my daughter, and I finally have no regrets. Good child, thank you for accepting me as your mother."
Tang Xiao also picked up the soup bowl and said to Yi Ke with a smile that looked like broken glass: "I have a new little sister, and I am very happy. Little sister, if you need me for anything in the future, just tell me, and I will protect you from now on."
Tang Xiner also picked up the soup bowl, smiling happily: "Little sister, haha, you will be the little sister from now on, I am so excited too. I will be the big sister from now on, don't worry, big sister will protect you, no one dares to bully you. Come, let's drink soup instead of wine, let's drink together and be happy together." After saying that, she took a sip of the soup, and everyone followed suit.
"Cousin Xiner, I haven't even said a word yet and you asked everyone to drink. I'm so happy too. From now on, I have a little cousin." Liu Baoer blamed Han Xiner in dissatisfaction.
"Cousin Baoer, what do you mean you also have a little cousin? Am I not your cousin?" Tang Xiner asked back.
"That's different. Your cousin is in Kyoto, which is too far away. You can't play with me. But it's different with my cousin. I can go to play with her as long as I'm not at work." Liu Baoer said seriously.
Yike secretly laughed in his heart, but remained expressionless and just picked up some food for Zhong Qixin. Seeing that the two girls were about to argue, Ziyi quickly invited everyone to eat.
"Mom, this steamed yellow croaker is delicious, tender and smooth, not fishy at all." Yike picked up a piece of fish and gave it to Zhong Qixin.
"It's delicious. Come on, you eat too." Zhong Qixin also picked up a piece of fish meat with chopsticks and gave it to Yi Ke, and then picked up a piece of chicken for Yi Ke, "You eat it, don't always pick it for me, you haven't eaten anything."
Yike looked at this face that was exactly the same as her mother's in her previous life, speaking exactly the same words as her mother in her previous life, with tears glistening in her eyes.
Ziyi picked up a piece of rabbit meat and gave it to Yike. Yike opened his eyes hard and wiped away the tears.
"Mom, you must have never eaten this cabbage roll. I haven't seen any restaurant making this dish. I made it on my own. Try it and see if it tastes good." Yike picked up a cabbage roll and gave it to Zhong Qixin. "Auntie, you try it too." Yike picked up a piece and gave it to Zhong Tongxin.
"Hey, let me try it too. It looks delicious and should be delicious too." Tang Xiner also picked up a piece with her chopsticks.
Zhong Qixin and Zhong Tongxin ate the cabbage rolls without saying anything. They watched Tang Xiner eat. When she finished, they asked, "Is it delicious?"
Tang Xiner looked at the two old sisters strangely and said, "Didn't you eat it too? Don't you like it?"
"We are asking you. You just need to answer." Zhong Tongxin said.
Tang Xiner said inexplicably: "It's delicious! You think it's not delicious?"
"It's delicious, I think it's delicious too. Xin'er, can I discuss something with you?" Zhong Qixin looked like a wolf grandmother.
Tang Xiner leaned back, away from her biological mother, and said, "Mom, if you have anything to say, just say it. Don't look at me like that. I'm scared."
"How about this, you and your sister learn how to make this dish?" Zhong Qixin seduced.
Tang Xiner shook her head and said, "No, I only know how to eat vegetables, I can't learn how to cook."
"You can definitely do it. Once you learn how to do it, go home and cook for your grandfather. He will definitely praise you and maybe even give you a reward," Zhong Qixin coaxed.
"Can I learn it?" Tang Xiner frowned.
"Yes, I can learn it. Right, Yike." Zhong Qixin winked at Yike.
Yi Ke never expected that Zhong Qixin had such a side to her. Her mother in her previous life was the same. On the surface, she was dignified and virtuous, but in fact, she was as cunning as a fox in private. She often teased her father, and sometimes even she herself could not escape her teasing. Could this really be my mother’s previous life?
Zhong Qixin saw Yi Ke staring at her blankly, so she scratched Yi Ke's nose with her finger and said with a smile, "Come back to your senses."
Yi Ke smiled shyly and said, "I will definitely teach you how to cook this dish. You are so smart, you will definitely learn it right away."
Tang Xiner: "Okay, then I'll give it a try. Mom, it's obviously you who wanted to go back and have food to eat, what kind of excuse are you making? Don't think I don't know."
Zhong Qixin: "You know it and you're still telling me. Come on, I'll give you two more pieces as a reward."
The family reunion banquet continued with laughter and joy...
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