Chapter 507 A Happy Family 4
507 A Happy Family 4
Yike reluctantly went to wash her hands. Zhang Yuling then said to Zhong Qixin who was watching their interaction with a smile, "This child, probably because she was afraid of being hungry when she was young, loves to eat. She says everything tastes good, but in fact, it's just average."
Zhong Qixin felt upset and blamed herself for losing her daughter and causing her to suffer so much, but she did not show it on her face. Instead, she smiled and agreed, "She is now finally getting her happy ending after all the hardships she has suffered. She has a mother-in-law like you who loves her so much."
Zhang Yuling thought for a moment and said, "Mother-in-law, you are wrong. I am not her mother-in-law. I am her godmother. We held a banquet to recognize each other as godparents."
Zhong Qixin looked at Zhang Yuling strangely and asked in confusion: "What do you mean?"
Zhang Yuling smiled and said, "Ziyi is not my son. You can ask for details."
"Mom, what do you want to ask me?" Yi Ke came back from washing his hands and just happened to hear these words.
Zhang Yuling handed a dish to Yike, "Take it out. When you have time, tell your mother about our recognition of our relationship."
Yike took the dishes and walked to the main room, saying, "Mom, I'll tell you tonight. This is a long story, let's eat first.
Turn on the biogas lamp switch and the light will come on. If one lamp is not bright enough, then use two.
It was the first time that Zhong Qixin had seen this kind of lamp. She looked up at it for a long time before saying, "Yike, you are really smart. You can think of such a solution. It saves a lot of electricity and kerosene."
Zhang Yuling immediately said: "Mother-in-law, you haven't seen it, even the sun can--"
"Mom, stop talking. My mouth is watering. Sit down and start eating. The sun has already set. It doesn't matter whether it's sunny or not." Yike quickly spoke out to stop her.
Solar power generation cannot be announced to anyone right now, and she is not planning to let her mother know. The fewer people who know the news, the better.
As expected of Zhang Yuling, she came from Taoyuan Village and knew that many things had to be kept secret outside. When she heard Yi Ke say this, she understood it instantly and changed her tone, "Okay, sit down and eat. Mother-in-law, sit down and eat first. Tomorrow, Yi Ke will take you to visit the biogas pool in the village. This biogas lamp uses the biogas in the pool."
Zhong Qixin didn't hear anything wrong and thought they were really talking about the setting sun. She never thought about what her daughter was hiding from her.
"Mom, eat. We'll go see it tomorrow. There are many things you haven't seen before." Yi Ke invited Zhong Qixin to eat alive.
Potatoes and pork ribs, scrambled eggs with leeks, stir-fried loach, crucian carp and tofu soup, stir-fried pork liver with green onions, and stir-fried green vegetable hearts with garlic. In the middle of the table was a large pot of braised pork...
Zhong Qixin thought: "My family only has such a sumptuous meal during the Chinese New Year. We don't eat this at other times."
"Dad, there are so many dishes. Did you buy all these?" Yike couldn't wait to pick up a piece of braised pork and put it into his mouth. It was so hot that Yike couldn't help but make a hissing sound.
"Slow down, slow down, it's just out of the pot and it's hot! How silly of you, can't you let it cool down before putting it in your mouth?" Zhang Yuling raised her hand and fanned Yi Ke's mouth, as if that could cool the meat in his mouth.
Zhong Qixin quickly picked up another piece and placed it on the rice in front of Yi Ke to let it cool.
"Hahaha, you are so greedy. Ziyi didn't give you any meat to eat outside. I will help you teach that guy a lesson later." Li Haoran said with a laugh.
Yi Ke chewed the pork and answered incoherently: "I ate it. It's delicious, delicious."
"Swallow it before you talk. Don't get stuck. Eat slowly." Zhang Yuling said, then turned to greet Zhong Qixin, "Mother-in-law, come, eat the food, eat the food, don't be polite, eat as much as you want, but it's not as rich as what you have in Kyoto."
"No, no, you're too polite. This is such a big table of food, it's really rich. I'm not afraid to make you laugh at me, but even though everyone in our family eats state-funded food, we only have dishes like this during the Chinese New Year and other festivals." Zhong Qixin said politely.
Zhang Yuling filled a bowl of crucian carp and tofu soup for Zhong Qixin and said, "These crucian carps and loaches are all caught in paddy fields and streams. They are free, except for the meat and seasonings. Even the potatoes and vegetables are grown by ourselves. This is the good thing about the countryside, you don't have to pay for everything."
"This is fruit wine, brewed by Yi Ke, you can try it." Li Haoran also poured Zhong Qixin a glass of fruit wine.
Zhong Qixin took a sip and praised, "It's sweet and delicious. Yi Ke can also make wine, he's really capable."
Yike ate several large pieces of pork in succession, and after his craving for pork was over, he finally had time to speak.
"Mom, it was my cousin Baoer's grandfather who taught me how to make wine. His family's secret recipe for making wine was passed down from generation to generation. I am now the only successor to their family's winemaking skill." Yike said.
When Zhong Qixin heard this, she criticized him, "You kid, the secret recipes are all passed down from generation to generation, how can you want them?"
Yike knew this would happen. His own mother was not the kind of person who would take advantage of others.
She explained, "Mom, I didn't want it at first, but Grandpa Liu said that no one in his family learned this anymore, and there was no food to learn, so I wanted it. I just copied down his secret recipe and left the old secret recipe to Grandpa Liu. If any of his great-grandchildren like to make wine in the future, they can continue to learn it, and I can teach them."
Zhang Yuling was afraid that Zhong Qixin would continue to blame Yike, so she hurriedly said, "Mother-in-law, don't blame the child. The child also recognizes the old man as his master, and he is still filial to the old man all year round."
Although Zhong Qixin didn't have much contact with Yike, she could tell that Yike was not the kind of person who liked to take advantage of others, so she didn't criticize Yike anymore. Instead, she was worried that Yike would waste food by making wine, which might make her in-laws unhappy. However, seeing how protective Li Haoran and his wife were of Yike, they shouldn't dislike her.
Yike immediately understood what his mother meant by her worried look, so he put a piece of pork into her bowl and said, "Don't worry, Mom. I've learned it. Now the wine I brew is selling, and I've already made back my investment."
Zhong Qixin was finally relieved and said with a smile: "Okay, it's good that you have learned it, but Mr. Liu, don't forget to respect your parents. The master is like a father, understand?"
"I understand. You see, when I came back this time, I bought a gift for him to honor him." Yi Ke said.
"Dad, Mom, you should eat meat too, don't just eat vegetables. You look so thin, do you rarely eat meat?" Yike picked up two large pieces of pork for Li Haoran and Zhang Yuling.
Zhang Yuling rolled her eyes at Li Haoran and said, "It's your father who said that eating meat often would make people who can't even get enough food think so that they can only eat meat once a week, and they eat it secretly."
When he thought that this should be something that Li Haoran could do, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Mom, those people were starving to the point of being skin and bones, but Dad didn't let you starve to the point of being skin and bones too, haha, so you should thank our Dad."
"Hmph, then let him go to those people's homes to eat and share the joys and sorrows." Zhang Yuling snorted coldly.
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