The next day, in order to avoid staying at home with them, Ye Man took Xiaoting to An'an's house early in the morning so that she could play with An'an.
“What kind of wife is this? I came all this way and the two of them ran far away, let alone came to serve me.”
Liu He sat on the sofa in the living room complaining, while Ma Mingyue brought out the breakfast she had prepared.
"Auntie, have breakfast."
In order to show her virtuousness in front of her cousin, she got up early in the morning and busied herself in the kitchen. But her cousin just left, no matter how much she called after him, he said he was going to eat at the army base.
Instead, her cousin-in-law came out and said she was going to the city in a while. She hurriedly ate her breakfast. Ma Mingyue felt uneasy. She had come all this way, but it seemed like she was being a nanny for her cousin-in-law.
"...Auntie, when are we going back?"
No one can stand being mistreated here every day. Although it's not exactly being mistreated, the people here treat her like she doesn't exist.
“Go back? Go back to what? This is my son’s place, why should I leave?”
"..."
When Ye Man came over this morning, she was carrying a handful of gifts. Song Qing pushed open the door, and Xiao Ting greeted her and ran in. She shook her head as she looked at the gifts in Ye Man's hands.
"You're too kind. Who brings so many gifts every time they come to visit? No, no, please remember to take them with you when you leave."
Ye Man was extremely embarrassed, but this time nothing she said worked. Song Qing pulled her inside and said that she had made a lot of breakfast this morning, and invited her to sit down and eat together.
Lu Yang had arrangements at the camp today, so he left in a hurry. Lu Ronghui ladled porridge for them in a bowl. Xiaoting had been here for a long time and had long since passed the stage of being polite. She even had a special little bowl. She sat next to An'an and looked sweetly at Lu Ronghui.
"Thank you, aunt."
Unable to refuse the warm invitation, Ye Man, who had already eaten breakfast, finally sat down. The two children, eager to play, quickly ate a couple of bites and ran out.
At the table, Song Qing and Lu Ronghui exchanged a glance, both having questions in their hearts. Ye Man noticed this and smiled helplessly.
"Sister-in-law, ask whatever you want."
Song Qing coughed lightly, "The houses in our family compound aren't very big. It's fine if your mother-in-law comes alone, but why did she bring her cousin along? Is there enough room for you?"
“I can’t stop them from coming if they want to. Now the two of them are sharing a room.” He then laughed, “I don’t know when I can leave.”
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law problem is an age-old problem. Song Qing gave her a comforting look, "We daughters-in-law are too embarrassed to step in, it has to be the sons who do it."
Ye Man lowered her head and stirred the porridge in her bowl. In her heart, she was thinking that if her mother-in-law and the others didn't leave soon, she would take Xiaoting home. It wasn't like they had nowhere else to go.
A few days later, Lu Yang finally had a holiday. That very night, An An started planning the activities for the next day: grilling fish and meat in the mountains, and playing in the water.
Lu Yang: "I'll go to the butcher shop early tomorrow morning to buy two pounds of good quality pork belly to marinate, and then bring some seasonings up the mountain."
Song Qing: "The chives and cabbages in our yard are ready to eat. Take some up to grill. Oh, and the corn in the back isn't ripe yet, but it should be edible. Break off a couple of kernels."
An'an stood on the kang (a heated brick bed) excitedly, refusing to sleep. "Tomorrow we're going to catch fish, really big fish!"
Song Qing slapped her on the bottom, "You must stay close to the adults tomorrow."
"My uncle is going tomorrow, and so is Brother Xiaoliang. We're also going hunting."
The next day, Lu Yang made breakfast, scooped An An up, and put the spoon in her hand.
"You eat by yourself, Dad will go buy meat."
She took a bite with her spoon and looked towards the door. Xiaoting arrived, carrying her little schoolbag, and ran in. Suisui from next door had been calling out early in the morning and eventually came over with her breakfast. The three of them sat under the tree and chatted.
Song Qing: "Have you finished eating? If you have, come and help me pick the vegetables."
An'an was talking to Sui Sui and didn't hear what she was saying. Finally, Xiaoting wiped her mouth and came over. "Aunt Song, what vegetables are you picking?"
Girls of this age each have their own unique personalities, and their faces still have baby fat. No matter which one they are, Song Qing always feels soft-hearted when she sees them, provided that they don't cause trouble.
"You can help Auntie remove these yellow leaves."
Lu Yang and Zhao Qin each carried several kilograms of meat in, while Ye Man followed behind, carrying a basket.
"There will definitely be enough meat for today."
Indeed, the meat shop had just opened when they went to line up early. Lu Yang and Zhao Qin each picked out two jin of good pork belly. Ye Man arrived a little later and also wanted to buy some, but Zhao Qin quickly stopped her.
"Leave some for the people behind us. We still need to catch fish. This is enough for us to eat."
Ye Man: "Then how about I buy some pork liver and kidneys? They taste great grilled."
"You know all of these too?"
Zhao Qin and Ye Man could tell from the look of her family's wealth that they were quite surprised that she knew how to handle such things. Ye Man smiled sheepishly. She recalled that a chef from out of town had taught her how to handle these things before, but he had left. However, she still remembered some of the skills.
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