Xu Zhiyi and Pei Yan had a clear division of labor. The village chief and the male educated youth were entertained by Pei Yan, while the female educated youth stayed with Xu Zhiyi.
While they were chatting, Xu Zhiyi would go to the kitchen from time to time to see that Aunt Wang and the others were busy in an orderly manner.
From time to time, voices of conversation and laughter could be heard from the Pei family's house and yard.
Hu Zi couldn't stay in the house. He was attracted by the fragrance coming from the kitchen and couldn't help but sneak out of the house with his short legs.
Following the direction of the fragrance, Hu Zi inhaled the aroma in the air.
I'm greedy.
I just finished the candy in my mouth and I feel hungry again.
"Eat meat!" Hu Zi said in a low voice.
The little guy approached the kitchen and was almost bumped by Fang Xiu who came out.
"Hu Zi, what are you doing here? Go in and play with grandpa. Grandma and mom are both busy." Fang Xiu said.
"Mom, the meat tastes so good, eat it." Hu Zi spoke in childish words.
The one who cooked today was my mother-in-law. I usually eat a lot of food she cooks, even meat occasionally.
Why does it smell so good today? Fang Xiu secretly swallowed her saliva several times in the kitchen.
That’s because the Pei family’s kitchen has a very complete range of seasonings.
Stewing, boiling and stir-frying, with complete ingredients, everything you stew will be delicious.
What's more, we have braised pork and spare ribs today, and they smell so delicious.
Not only can a child not resist it, even adults would be tempted by it.
Meat, who doesn’t crave it these days?
If it's greasy, it tastes good.
"Hu Zi, it's not ready yet. Let's have dinner with the aunts when it's ready." Fang Xiu said patiently.
"Okay, Mom." Hu Zi nodded obediently, and leaned close to Fang Xiu and whispered, "Mom, I want to eat a big piece of meat later."
"Okay, then go play with grandpa."
Hu Zi made an agreement with his mother and was reluctant to leave.
Xu Zhiyi saw this and thought that Hu Zi was hungry and was pestering his mother for food.
"Huzi, come here, auntie will take you to play."
Xu Zhiyi waved, and Hu Zi's eyes sparkled when he saw her. He shuffled his short legs and ran over happily, "Sister, I'm here."
"Want some White Rabbit candy?"
"Yes!" Hu Zi answered without any ambiguity.
The toffee is sweet and has a milky flavor. It is delicious.
Tiger candies, which can only be eaten during the Chinese New Year, were forgotten about as soon as I heard they were White Rabbit milk candies.
No child can refuse a White Rabbit candy.
If so, two.
Xu Zhiyi gave Hu Zi five White Rabbit milk candies, so many that Hu Zi needed two hands to hold them.
Hu Zi jumped up and down when he saw for the first time that he had so much candy at his disposal.
"Don't eat too much. Just eat two at most, okay? Otherwise you won't be able to eat meat later." Xu Zhiyi warned.
Little Hu Zi nodded seriously.
"Sister, I'll just eat one. Save the rest for grandpa, one for grandma, one for dad and mom, and one for my aunt." Hu Zi is a smart little boy.
Xu Zhiyi laughed when he heard this. He really didn't give him enough because he knew his parents would have to eat one to get enough.
"I'll give you another one, keep it in your pocket." Xu Zhiyi gave him another one.
"Thank you, sister." Hu Zi took the candy and put it in his pocket.
Put three on one side and it will be bulging. Put them on the other side.
I put one in my mouth and savored the milky flavor of the candy.
Xu Zhiyi laughed. Every time Hu Zi met her, he would call her sister, and even when asked to call her aunt, she wouldn't listen.
They are of different generations, so they call each other by their names.
Hu Zi ate the candy without running or jumping, for fear that the candy in his pocket would jump out. He obediently went into the house and sat next to the village chief.
When the village chief saw his grandson eating something, he thought it was given by his mother and didn't pay much attention to it.
Hu Zi stared with his big round eyes, looking left and right, very smart.
Pei Yan usually seems to be quiet, but at this time he said a few words from time to time, so there was no dull atmosphere at home.
By noon, the steaming, frying, stewing and cooking in the kitchen had been completed.
The dishes were served one after another, including steamed spare ribs with rice flour, braised pork, chicken with potatoes, boiled fish, stir-fried meat with cabbage, scrambled eggs with bitter melon, cold cucumber salad, stir-fried leeks, and tomato and egg soup.
They were all home-cooked dishes, with substantial portions, and were delicious in color, aroma and taste. Everyone secretly swallowed their saliva when they saw them.
There weren't many people coming, just enough to seat two tables.
"Come, come, come, sit down quickly." Grandma Dong invited everyone to sit down.
"Aunt Wang's cooking skills are really good. It smells delicious." Fang Hai said.
How could Aunt Wang not be happy to hear the compliment? "I didn't expect that Yan is such a good eater. He prepared a lot of seasonings and spices. Everything he stews tastes delicious."
The older ones sat down, and Pei Yan, as the man of the family, accompanied everyone at the main table.
A few young educated youth sat at one table, and both sides were having a great time.
Xu Zhiyi was still thinking about sitting at the same table with Gan Tiantian and the others, but was urged by several people to go to the main table.
A special seat was reserved for her next to Pei Yan.
After everyone was seated, Grandma Dong greeted them and spoke.
"Today is the engagement party for my grandsons A'yan and Zhiyi. Originally, A'yan and I were supposed to go to Xu's house, but the two little ones felt sorry for me having to take the train and didn't want to strain my old bones, so they asked my in-laws to come all the way here."
"Thank you for agreeing that Zhiyi can be with Ayan. I will definitely treat Zhiyi as my own granddaughter."
"Ayan, you must treat Zhiyi well. She is a good girl. You must treat her well."
Pei Yan stood up and said solemnly, "Mom, uncle, aunt, I will definitely treat Zhiyi well. I will do my best to treat her well and will not let her suffer any injustice."
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