Completely different from Lu Waner's gloomy mood, Lu Qingtian was happily preparing to treat guests to dinner.
Grandma Wan has been taken home from the hospital. The human body is like a machine that has been running for decades from birth to old age. It is inevitable that there will be some minor problems.
Fortunately, Grandma Wan's condition is not serious. As long as she takes lipid-lowering medicine on time every day, exercises every day, eats a light diet, and has regular check-ups, there will be no major problem.
Lu Qingtian and Jiang Lai went to the wet market early in the morning to buy meat and vegetables.
If you want to have a barbecue, you must have beef, mutton, and pork belly. If you want a vegetarian dish, you can have some tofu, green peppers, leeks, lotus root slices, and potato slices.
Then add a big pot of dumplings stuffed with mutton and sour radish, mix with a few cold vegetables, and you're done.
Lu Qingtian was thinking about the dishes to make and bought them all.
In the end, she bought a lot of things, and she and Jiang Lai made several trips to carry them all onto the tricycle.
When you get home, marinate the beef and mutton first. Divide the mutton into two parts, one part for dumpling fillings and one part for mutton skewers.
The old lady squatted at the door of the hall and watched eagerly. Lu Qingtian looked amused.
"Grandma Wan, don't worry, I have your share. It depends on what you want to eat. I'll ask Lailai to make you a version with less salt, less oil and less spicy."
The old lady was quite happy after hearing the first half of the sentence, but who knew that she was happy for only two seconds before hearing the second half.
The old lady snorted arrogantly and returned to the house with her crutches.
Not long after, Aunt Bao and Ma Shengnan came. Aunt Bao brought a chicken, and Ma Shengnan brought potatoes, eggplants, beans, and tomatoes.
"The chickens we raise ourselves, and the food we feed them, are very fragrant. I shed them at home, cleaned them up and brought them over." Aunt Bao said with a smile.
"These vegetables are grown by our family and have not been treated with pesticides. I have washed them at home and brought them over." Ma Shengnan said a little embarrassed.
She rarely felt inferior because of her poverty and felt ashamed that she couldn't produce anything good.
Lu Qingtian noticed that she kept her head lowered and quickly took the things in her hands, "The vegetables grown at home look very juicy. You can eat them with confidence. They are green and pollution-free. Everyone is in luck, especially this big eggplant.
It looks fresh, so I’ll make roasted eggplant with garlic paste for everyone to eat.”
Ma Shengnan felt a little better after hearing this. No one looked down upon her because the food she got was not valuable.
"Is Shengnan carrying textbooks in his schoolbag? Do you bring books with you when you go out to eat?" Jiang Lai asked curiously.
She didn't study well and dropped out of junior high school, so she was particularly envious of girls with excellent grades.
"No, I copied the notes for Qingtian. I borrowed the notebook of the top student in our class." Ma Shengnan said sheepishly.
"Really? Take it out and let me take a look." Lu Qingtian was instantly attracted by the notes.
Ma Shengnan carefully took out three notebooks from the canvas bag, "I don't know if you want to study literature or science, so I copied all the notes from the main subjects of language and mathematics. What do you think?"
Lu Qingtian took the thick notebook and opened it. What came into view was the beautiful but powerful handwriting, which was written clearly stroke by stroke.
Lu Qingtian flipped through the pages and found that the entire notebook was almost finished.
"Katsuo, how long did it take you to write it? Didn't I tell you to focus on your own studies first and not waste time writing notes for me?
You have written three major books, and I am so moved that I don’t even know what to say." Lu Qingtian was very moved.
Ma Shengnan shook his head, "It's not a waste of time. Copying notes is also helpful for my study. I can understand many knowledge points more thoroughly if I write them again.
And I can write quickly, so it doesn’t take me much time. I didn’t borrow any textbooks, and there are very few students in the class who have two children studying in a family.”
Lu Qingtian thought about it for a while and understood that it is already very difficult for ordinary families to support one child in education. Generally, only those with the best grades or male gender can get the opportunity to study.
"It's okay, I borrowed it. A neighbor's brother happened to be back from college during the summer vacation. He still has his high school textbooks. He will sort them out in the next two days and bring them to me.
Thank you very much, Katsuo, these notes of yours are very useful, I will go and put them in the room first."
Lu Qingtian's praise and attention made Ma Shengnan feel that his efforts were not in vain and that he had spent so many nights in vain.
Lu Qingtian had helped her so much, and she had nothing to do in return but do what she could.
Aunt Bao patted Ma Shengnan on the back to comfort her. The child was under too much pressure and always wanted to repay her kindness. This was the case for Lu Qingtian and the same for her.
Lu Qingtian put the notes properly in the room, gathered her mood and came down.
I saw Aunt Bao praising her sincerely, "Aunt Bao, you are raising chickens really well. When you cut off the meat later, you can make a big plate of chicken. The chicken rack can be used to make soup and drink. It will be delicious."
Lu Qingtian's tone was full of eagerness to try.
Aunt Bao laughed from ear to ear after hearing this, "I have been raising it for more than a year. When the meat is stewed, it will be so fragrant that it will burn off your tongue."
Aunt Bao and Ma Shengnan are both good at work. With their joining, the food preparation speed is instantly faster.
Grandma Wan was sitting on the sofa in the main room, drinking scented tea and reading a book. She listened to the bustle in the yard and felt a hint of the long-lost smoke. The house has really not been so lively for a long time.
But this jasmine tea was too weak, tasteless and tasteless. The old lady curled her lips and took another sip.
I don’t know where that ghost girl Lu Qingtian hid her Tieguanyin.
A cup of strong tea early in the morning would be enough, but unfortunately I can’t drink it now.
At almost eleven o'clock, Pei Renjie drove over with Chun Yusheng.
The two of them brought two boxes of drinks, one box of Jianlibao and one box of big white pears, both of which are popular drinks among young people.
Lu Qingtian ran out of the kitchen, "Brother Sheng, Brother Pei, you are here."
Chun Yusheng saw Lu Qingtian wearing an apron and her hair tied up high, revealing her smooth forehead and swan neck. It seemed like it was the first time he saw her look so homely and virtuous. He had to say that she was pretty, just wearing a rag.
They all look good.
"Thank you for your hard work. Wipe your sweat." Chun Yusheng took out a handkerchief from his pocket.
Lu Qingtian touched his forehead with the back of his hand. He was so excited that he didn't realize he was sweating.
She rubbed her hands on her apron and said sheepishly, "My hands are full of oil and have stained your handkerchief."
Chun Yusheng wanted to wipe her sweat for her, but he was really embarrassed. After trying several times, he finally put the handkerchief into her hand.
"Oil is something we eat, so how can it be dirty?"
Lu Qingtian took the handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead. A faint scent of soap enveloped his nose.
She carefully folded the handkerchief and put it in her pocket, "I'll wash it and give it back to you."
"Sister-in-law, no matter what you have on your hands, Brother Sheng won't find it dirty, and maybe he will find it smells good.
