After cooking, Lin Qinghuan walked to the kitchen door and called out to her father, who was resting at the entrance of the main room, "Dad, the food is ready, you can eat now!"
Lin's father called out to the main room, "Dinner's ready!" He then stood up, put his hands behind his back, and walked toward the kitchen.
As soon as Mr. Lin entered the kitchen, he saw a small bowl of bok choy soup, a bowl of stir-fried cucumber, and a large bowl of golden-yellow steamed egg custard on the dining table, sprinkled with bright green scallions. His face lit up with joy, and he asked, "Qinghuan, why did you think of steaming egg custard?"
"We have a few eggs at home, what's the point of keeping them if we're not going to eat them?" Lin Qinghuan said.
“You’re right. You can’t take anything with you when you’re born, and you can’t take it with you when you die. Eat when you’re hungry, and drink when you’re thirsty,” said Lin’s father.
Lin Qinghuan took out a bowl, left a bowl of food for Lin Qing, and placed it aside.
A relieved smile appeared on Lin's father's face.
Lin Ming, Lin Feng, Lin's mother, and Lin Piaoxue entered the kitchen one after another. Seeing that everyone was there, Lin's father said, "Now that everyone is here, let's eat!"
As soon as Lin Piaoxue sat down, she scooped up a large spoonful of steamed egg custard. Lin Qinghuan glared at Lin Piaoxue unhappily, picked up the steaming bowl, and divided the steamed egg custard into portions, one spoonful for each of them. The rest was poured into Lin's mother's bowl.
Seeing that Lin Qinghuan had divided the steamed egg custard, Lin Piaoxue asked angrily, "Why wasn't there any for me?"
Lin Qing retorted, "What did you just eat? Was it dog poop?"
Doing absolutely no work, yet wanting to eat the most? What a load of rubbish!
Lin Piaoxue glanced at the steamed egg custard in her mother's bowl and said with a wronged expression, "Mom, look, Lin Qinghuan is going too far."
Lin's mother looked up at Lin Piaoxue and said, "Qinghuan does all the housework, so you should say less. Besides, everyone gets a spoonful of egg custard, and we're not mistreating you."
Seeing that her mother wouldn't help her, Lin Piaoxue had no choice but to sit down and continue eating.
Lin Feng and Lin Ming exchanged a smile and ate the fragrant and smooth steamed egg custard in their bowls with smiles.
Lin's father said to Lin Qinghuan, "Qinghuan, pour your father a glass of wine. I'd like to have a couple of drinks today."
Lin Qinghuan remained seated and looked at her father, saying, "Dad, there's no good food, why drink? Tonight I'll fry some peanuts for you and buy two pieces of tofu from Widow Wang's house, then you can have a couple of sips."
Lin's father said with a broad smile, "Okay, Dad will wait."
His daughter is so thoughtful.
Seeing that her mother had placed the bowl and chopsticks on the table, Lin Qinghuan stood up, went to the stove, poured a bowl of medicine for her, and placed it in front of her.
Lin's mother's face was full of rejection; she hated drinking Chinese medicine because it was bitter and smelly.
"Qinghuan, Mom is all better now and doesn't need to take Chinese medicine anymore."
Lin Qinghuan looked at her mother expressionlessly and said, "Your face is pale, even your fingernails are white and bloodless. You can't breathe after saying a few words. You're telling me you're better? Do you think I'm blind?!"
"Qinghuan brought it, so just drink it. It won't kill you," Lin's father said.
Lin's mother looked at the Chinese medicine in front of her with a bitter face. It wouldn't kill her if she ate or drank it, but it tasted awful.
Lin Piaoxue shamelessly said, "Qinghuan, my stomach is aching slightly, could you brew me a couple of bowls of Chinese medicine to drink?"
"I'm not a doctor, I can't prescribe medicine for you without consulting a doctor," Lin Qinghuan refused.
"Then why did you prescribe medicine for Mom?" Lin Piaoxue said indignantly.
Lin Qinghuan: "I didn't! If anyone saw it, make them stand up."
Lin Piaoxue said through gritted teeth, "I saw it."
Lin Qinghuan said calmly, "Oh! You must have misunderstood. I made it for Mom; it's just a regular tonic."
Lin Piaoxue angrily picked up the medicine in front of her mother and drank it all in one gulp.
Lin's mother was speechless. My goodness! Such awful-tasting Chinese medicine, and Piaoxue drank it down without even blinking.
Lin Qinghuan was completely bewildered by Lin Piaoxue's outrageous actions. Holy crap! This damn woman, she'll drink any kind of medicine, isn't she afraid of drinking herself to death!
Lin's father and the others were also stunned.
Lin's father said with a heavy heart, "Piaoxue, you can't just take medicine randomly."
Lin Piaoxue put down the bowl and said nonchalantly, "As long as it doesn't kill me."
Lin Qinghuan rolled her eyes. It wouldn't kill her, but digging for the herbs was hard work!
In the afternoon, Lin Qinghuan took a small sieve and left home. She went to Widow Wang's house and saw that the gate was ajar. She knocked on the door and called out into the yard, "Is Sister-in-law Wang home?"
"I'm Lin Qinghuan, I've come to your house to buy two pieces of tofu."
"Come in!" Widow Wang's voice rang out in the courtyard.
Lin Qinghuan walked into the courtyard and saw Er Laizi standing there. She gave him a meaningful smile and said, "Er Laizi, what a coincidence, you're here to buy tofu too."
Erlaizi raised his chin and said in a sleazy tone, "What? You can buy tofu, but I can't?"
"Yes, of course you can. If you come to buy tofu every day, Sister Wang will be even happier. After all, it would be a fool not to do business," Lin Qinghuan said.
Erlaizi scoffed and raised an eyebrow, asking, "Lin Qinghuan, something's off about the way you're talking!"
"You're overthinking it." Lin Qinghuan said, glancing at the widow's swollen lips. Her eyes flashed, and she said with amusement, "Sister-in-law, why are your lips so swollen? Should we go see Doctor Li?"
Both Wang the Widow and Er Laizi were stunned for a moment. Wang the Widow came to her senses and hurriedly said, "I'm fine. I just put too much chili in the dishes at noon."
Lin Qinghuan suppressed a laugh and said in a serious tone, "Sister-in-law, your chili peppers are quite spicy, but if they're too spicy, eating too many will upset your stomach."
Widow Wang smiled awkwardly, "Thank you for your kindness, sister. I'll put less chili next time."
Lin Qinghuan handed the small sieve to Widow Wang and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, could you please give me two pieces of tofu?"
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