Chu Lifang quickly stood up and walked towards the inner room. She knew that Yao Xiujuan was just making up an excuse to help her out. Normally, he would not wake up after sleeping for two or three hours, and he had only slept for less than an hour, so he should not have woken up yet...
When Mrs. Chu saw Chu Lifang leave, she coughed twice and said to Sun Jianjun who had withdrawn his gaze.
"Jianjun, you're a good guy. You have a job and a salary every month. With your qualifications, any girl would definitely be attracted to you. I have no objection to you, and my Lifang doesn't have any objection at the moment either. It's just that her parents have to make the final decision."
Mrs. Chu's words had already indicated her approval of Sun Jianjun, so Sun Jianjun nodded quickly with an undisguised look of joy on his face.
"Of course, of course. I'll wait for my uncle and aunt to arrive and then I'll come to your house formally."
Old Mrs. Chu smiled, looked up at the time on the wall clock, and saw that it was already past eight o'clock in the evening, so she said, "Jianjun, why don't you have dinner at home tonight? Let me show you my Lifang's cooking skills."
"Grandma Chu, forget it today. When I came out, my family asked me to go home early for dinner."
Although Sun Jianjun really wanted to eat the food cooked by Chu Lifang, he still stood up and refused. After all, nothing had been decided yet, and he just didn't refuse verbally.
Mrs. Chu was just asking casually. She could guess that Sun Jianjun would definitely not stay, so she stood up and said, "Okay, then I will definitely stay for dinner next time I come."
"My dear grandson, please help grandma send it off."
Chu Tian let out an "ah" and put on his raincoat regardless of Sun Jianjun's attempts to stop him.
"Brother Jianjun, let's go? I'll see you off..."
Song Jianjun had no choice but to put on his raincoat and say goodbye to Old Lady Chu and the others again. Before leaving, he did not forget to take a look at the door to the inner room before following Chu Tian out.
Yao Xiujuan only then asked, "Grandma, how do we cook this fish?"
Old Madam Chu looked at the two people who had already walked out of the yard, thought for a moment and said, "You are still nursing, so just stew one and braise two, stir-fry some vegetables, and make two flatbreads for the staple food, and cook some porridge. That's enough."
Yao Xiujuan nodded. "Then should we salt the remaining fish?"
Mrs. Chu said, "I remember my dear grandson likes spicy food. He also likes that thing called cumin from Xinjiang, right?"
Seeing Yao Xiujuan nod, he continued, "Then can we marinate the fish with chili powder and cumin?"
Yao Xiujuan nodded happily, "Okay, I happen to have chili powder and cumin at home, I can add some Sichuan peppercorns and it might taste better."
At this time, Chu Lifang also came out holding Pingping who had just woken up, "Sister-in-law Xiujuan, you come to feed Pingping, I will cook."
Yao Xiujuan was stunned. "Ah? Pingping is really awake? Why is there no movement at all?"
As he said that, he took his son, who was blinking his big eyes, from Chu Lifang's arms.
Chu Lifang smiled and pulled Pingping's trouser legs down and said, "When I walked into the inner room, he was already awake. He was lying on the kang obediently, not crying or making a fuss. When he saw me come in, he even grinned at me."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Chu touched Pingping's little face with joy and said, "Oh, our Pingping is so well-behaved, just as well-behaved as his father was when he was a child."
Yao Xiujuan was surprised, "Just like Brother Tian when he was a child?"
Mrs. Chu's gaze was still fixed on Ping Ping's face. When she heard Yao Xiujuan's question, she nodded without turning her head. "Yes, I've been taking care of his father since he was born. When I go to work in the fields, he lies down at the edge of the field. Even when he wakes up, he doesn't cry or make a fuss. He just grins when he sees me. He's very well behaved."
Yao Xiujuan felt happy when she heard this. Although she couldn't see Tian Ge when he was a child, it was also great to raise a son who looked very much like Tian Ge.
After dinner in the evening, Old Mrs. Chu asked Chu Lifang to hold Pingping and play with Xinxin, while she called Yao Xiujuan and Chu Tian back to her room.
Chu Tian helped Old Madam Chu sit down, and then asked Yao Xiujuan to sit down. Then he sat down opposite Old Madam Chu and asked, "Grandma, what do you want to talk to Xiujuan and me alone about?"
Old Mrs. Chu watched Chu Tian help Yao Xiujuan sit down without blinking. She prided herself on being a sensible old lady who understood that each generation should take care of the next. She didn't care how her son doted on his daughter-in-law, so she would have even less control over how her grandson loved his grandson's daughter-in-law.
"My dear grandson, Xiujuan, grandma wants to talk to you now because she wants to talk about Lifang and that Sun Jianjun."
Chu Tian nodded and said, confused, "Well, what happened between them? Lifang is my cousin, and she's a nice girl. Although I haven't had much contact with Jianjun before, I have a rough idea of what kind of person he is. As for his parents, you can tell by how Sun Jianguo's sister-in-law gets along with them. They're also well-known for being kind parents-in-law in our team."
Yao Xiujuan also nodded. "Yes, although I have been married to Brother Tian for less than five years, I still have some understanding of Sun Jianjun's mother, Aunt Jia. She is a good person, not the kind of evil mother-in-law..."
Old Madam Chu waved her hands and said with a "tsk" sound, "Oh, you misunderstood me. I'm not dissatisfied with the child, nor am I dissatisfied with the child's parents."
Chu Tian was confused, "Grandma, what is that?"
Old Mrs. Chu looked at Yao Xiujuan and said a little embarrassedly, "Hey, I feel sorry for Xiujuan's mother..."
Chu Tian uttered an "Ah," a little confused. He glanced at Yao Xiujuan foolishly, and seeing that she was also a little confused, he asked cautiously, "No, Grandma, what did you do to let my mother-in-law down?"
Mrs. Chu's face showed a rare expression of guilt. "When your mother-in-law came, didn't I tell her that I was interested in the friendly soldier's child?"
"I asked Lifang earlier. Although she didn't explicitly refuse, I didn't think she was particularly willing at the time. But after meeting Sun Jianjun a few times, Lifang's attitude changed. She also told me privately that she was more interested in Jianjun's child..."
“So now…”
Chu Tian instantly understood what Old Lady Chu meant, and couldn't help but look at Yao Xiujuan.
Yao Xiujuan was stared at by Chu Tian and Old Lady Chu, and she felt a little nervous at the moment. She swallowed carefully and spoke after a while.
"Well, well, since ancient times, men and women haven't been able to get married just by looking at each other once. It's normal to see each other for a few times before you fall in love. Not to mention that there are many cases where people were originally in love but then broke up, and there are also many cases where people were engaged but then called off the engagement. So this is not a big deal."
"Anyway, it hasn't been made public, I'll just tell my mother privately when the time comes..."
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