Xu Lan and Xu Tao returned to their uncle's house after school at noon, just in time for dinner.
When Zou Caifen saw the two of them, she cursed in her heart: Two beggars! They usually don't see people, but they show up during meal time.
When Xu Lan saw the fish on the table, she rolled her eyes, pulled Xu Tao over and whispered something in a low voice.
Xu Tao went to the kitchen to wash his hands and opened the cupboard. Sure enough, there was a plate of braised fish fillets filled with middle meat.
He happily came out with the fish and said, "Auntie, you got a plate."
Zou Caifen: "..."
Xu Yuanyuan: "..."
Xu Lan pretended to be angry and took the plate: "Taotao, why are you so ignorant! This is what the aunt specially hid, why did you bring it out! Put it back quickly!"
Xu Tao pouted: "I haven't eaten meat for a long time! Last time my eldest uncle stewed braised pork, she thought it was my share, but she only ate one piece for my uncle and cousin, and hid the rest for my cousin. This time
I don’t have a share in eating fish, so I don’t want to live here anymore! I want to go home! I want to go home! My parents don’t hide vegetables like my uncle.”
"..."
Normally, Boss Xu wouldn't be so angry, but today his future son-in-law was here. He felt his face was dull after being yelled at by his nephew, so he glared at his wife and said comfortingly:
"How can this happen? You aunt just forgot. Come on, come on, sit down and eat. Zhengguo, don't stand around. Sit down and let us have a drink."
"You're still drinking? Don't you have to go to work in the afternoon? Why don't you stop drinking." The bottle of wine that Zou Caifen's son brought back from his heartache was originally intended to be a gift for his son when he changed his job or when his daughter finished her work.
Wang Zhengguo's eyes were thoughtful, but he was still polite and polite: "Auntie is right. It's noon, so don't drink. I'll have a cup of tea with uncle after dinner."
"Yes, yes! Good for tea! Good for tea!" Zou Caifen served rice to everyone one by one.
When it was the turn of the two little ones, I suppressed the pain in my heart and served them a full bowl. I thought I wouldn’t be able to kill you!
Xu Tao's face was full of surprise: "Wow! The food is so full today!"
Xu Lan looked satisfied: "Thank you, uncle! This is the most filling bowl of rice I have ever eaten at my uncle's house!"
Everyone: "..."
Zou Caifen felt that her old face was so ashamed.
These two damn kids! They are not so eloquent in normal times. They must have chosen the day when my uncle comes to visit.
Xu Yuanyuan was terribly embarrassed.
It would have been better without Xu Yin's words.
Or maybe it would have been better if Wang Zhengguo wasn't there when Xu Yin said those words. At least it wouldn't be so embarrassing now.
She couldn't help but blame her mother in her heart. It wasn't like there wasn't enough food at home, so why were she so stingy? How much rice could she save if she gave her less than a spoonful of rice? It made her feel like she was being roasted on a fire, and her face was burning.
She secretly glanced at Wang Zhengguo and saw that he had his eyes lowered and was concentrating on eating. He could not clearly see the expression on his face. Xu Yuanyuan felt a little confused and uneasy, always feeling that something was going to happen.
This uneasiness lasted until after lunch, when her partner politely said goodbye and left.
In the evening, the matchmaker who arranged the match between her and Wang Zhengguo came to the house and said hesitantly: The man was not satisfied with the marriage and had given up on it.
Xu Yuanyuan was anxious at this moment. She was actually quite satisfied with Wang Zhengguo.
Not to mention his good looks, the key is that he comes from a working-class family, and both his father and mother are decent formal workers.
He has an elder brother who is married and has a dormitory assigned to him by his work unit but does not live at home; he has a younger brother who is an apprentice under a master in a steel factory and will definitely become a full-time employee in the future.
This kind of family is definitely an ideal husband's family, and it is very easy to live a married life.
As a result, after only being with the other person for a long time, he became an adult?
"Why? Did he say the reason? I had a good lunch at lunch..."
In fact, Xu Yuanyuan knew in her heart that it was probably the lunch meal that caused the trouble.
At this moment, she resented Zou Caifen very much. When the matchmaker left, she said angrily:
"Mom! It's all your fault! The fish he brought is nothing after frying it and eating it, but you picked the middle part and hid it! Now it's better! My marriage is ruined! Are you satisfied?"
Zou Caifen did regret a little, but what she regretted was not hiding the fish or not feeding the two little ones, but regretting that she should not have let the two little ones go home for lunch. She just gave them two steamed buns and let them
Just go back to school and eat. Then you won't have to worry about the following things.
But now that things have come to this, what can she do?
The man's business was going well. The matchmaker had just left Xu's house, and then someone went to Wang's house to propose a kiss.
The next day, Xu Yin brought a box of braised pork and some steamed buns to the school to see her little girl. She was very surprised when she said in a small mouth that her cousin's marriage was in trouble:
"When did it happen? Yesterday morning, my grandfather and I went into the city and met her and her partner. They looked pretty good."
"Just yesterday."
She told what happened.
Xu Yin was confused: What's going on? She had been hiding in the countryside and didn't get involved, so how could this marriage still be ruined?
Is it because of what she said at noon yesterday?
Then, by chance, the two younger ones broke into the eldest uncle’s hiding place, causing the man to see through the family and resolutely break off the engagement?
Is this... considered her fault?
Xu Yin regretted talking too much yesterday.
After Xu Lan finished speaking, she concentrated on chewing the steamed buns and eating the meat.
The soft and glutinous braised pork is stewed in your mouth. The fat melts in your mouth. The more you chew, the more fragrant the meat becomes. Xu Lan closed her eyes with satisfaction: "Second sister, who stewed this meat? It's delicious! This is
Are all the boxes for me?"
"Can you finish eating by yourself? Give some to Taotao."
When Xu Yin stewed the meat yesterday, she stewed an extra portion and stored it in the system warehouse. It was still steaming hot when she took it out.
Steamed buns are ordinary whole grain steamed buns.
I heard from Xu Lan that there are people in her school who eat hard black-faced steamed buns.
Compared with that, coarse grain steamed buns made from ground sorghum and cornstarch are much more delicious. What's more, Xu Yin also mixed in a little bit of flour, which makes the texture soft and glutinous.
"Ah! I'm finally full now! Second sister, you don't know that after the matchmaker came to the house yesterday to cancel the engagement, the eldest uncle didn't allow Taotao and I to eat. She said that it was all caused by our nonsense and she punished us not to eat for three days.
We were hungry all night yesterday!"
"Where are the cookies I gave you last time? Have you finished eating them?"
"No! How dare I eat it at home? No, I was so hungry this morning that I ate it secretly after I came to school."
Xu Yin frowned: "Auntie, have you been really hungry all night? Didn't you even give you breakfast?"
"Yes! If it weren't for the biscuits you gave me, my second sister, Taotao and I would have been so hungry that we went to see the King of Hell. The aunt said she would starve us for three days! She is so bad!"
"Then you still want to live in their house? Why don't you go home with your second sister?"
"Isn't that what she wants! I don't want it! I want to live here until I'm an adult! She'll be so angry! I made an agreement with Taotao. If she dares to continue to starve us, we'll tell our grandparents to go! Hmph!"
"..."
Hey! Elementary school students these days are quite capable of fighting!