When Xue Ling returned home, night had fallen and lights were on inside and outside the yard.
She didn't bother changing her clothes, threw down her bag and went straight to the dining room.
Sure enough, everyone was already preparing to eat.
Xue Zhilan shouted: "Ling Ling! Come on! It's just you! Today's food is so rich!"
"mom!"
"Ling, come here and eat."
Xue Ling smiled and said hello, then turned around to wash her hands.
Cheng Tianyuan handed her a hand towel and then shouted: "The food is served! Everyone is here!"
The distance was a bit far away, so he shouted so loudly that he suddenly startled Xue Ling next to him!
She smiled and asked, "Why don't you take the first few steps to the kitchen door?"
Cheng Tianyuan's eyes moved slightly and he replied: "Lazy."
Xue Ling was amused, and when she saw Xiao Li bringing soup over, she quickly lifted up her sleeves.
"I'm so hungry, hurry up and eat!"
Everyone ate happily.
Xue Zhilan praised: "This Cantonese food is well done! It's very authentic!"
Liu Ying on the side laughed and said: "I have lived a lifetime, and when I am old, I can eat delicious food every day, and I don't have to go to the kitchen to wash brushes or wash a pair of dishes and chopsticks - I can't say how good it is! When I'm twenty
Years ago, I wouldn’t believe it even if I were to die!”
Cheng Tianyuan couldn't help but whisper: "Mom has been back to Rongcheng for more than half a year, and all the words from her hometown are leaking out again."
Everyone laughed.
Mother Xue nodded in agreement: "Yes! In the past, when we were cooking, we had to pound rice, find firewood, and fetch water. We would get firewood at the bottom and food at the top. By the end of the meal, we would be gray and gray, and occasionally we wouldn't even be able to eat at all.
My nose is stained with ash. Now I can’t do it anymore. It’s so good to have a dedicated chef to cook, and to have three meals in a variety of ways, and every meal feels like a restaurant!”
"Just enjoy your meal." Xue Ling gnawed on the ribs and said with a smile: "I asked the chef to pay attention to the combination of meat and vegetables and balanced nutrition, and to try to make it softer for your elderly teeth to ensure that you are satisfied with the meal.
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Xue Zhilan gave a thumbs up: "Ling Ling has always been considerate and considerate! Good!"
Xiao Chen brought two more dishes. He glanced at Cheng Tianyuan with his peripheral vision and found that he was picking fish bones for his daughter beside him. He ducked his eyes twice and hurriedly retreated.
No one else noticed anything unusual and continued eating.
After eating, several old people went for a walk in the back garden.
The eldest and second child didn't come back, so the twins went back to their rooms to do their homework.
Xue Ling and Cheng Tianyuan were drinking tea, walking and chatting in the front yard.
"What you said to Sister-in-law Jinhua is right. If it were me, I would say the same thing. If they handle it by themselves, it will always be a private matter. If we go to the police, things will become too complicated.
If the money is gone, you can still work hard to earn it back. If the love is gone, you may not be able to make up for it in your lifetime. If your own son turns against you, if he and the old man continue to have conflicts, won't the whole family be in chaos?"
Cheng Tianyuan shook his head: "I really don't understand what Liu Xiaoyu is thinking. Let's go call the police and arrest his two sons. We are so angry that we are going crazy."
"Definitely." Xue Ling said with a smile: "They were probably just words made out of anger. Sister-in-law Jin and Ahu took them seriously. In addition, they also felt that there was nothing they could do about them, so they might as well teach them a lesson and make them suffer."
Liu Xiaoyu has always been a calm and reliable person. To be so angry with his own son is really extremely bad when you think about it!
Xue Ling yawned and rubbed his tired eyes.
"I was reading documents and preparing for the meeting at noon today, so I couldn't take a nap. It's only around eight o'clock and I'm already sleepy."
Cheng Tianyuan stood up and held her hand.
"Let's go back and take a shower and change into pajamas. You still have to take a nap at noon, otherwise you won't be able to bear the energy in the afternoon. You usually have the habit of taking naps, but it must be very uncomfortable if you suddenly haven't slept all day."
Xue Ling smiled bitterly: "I drank two large cups of tea in the afternoon meeting."
"Just don't drink coffee." Cheng Tianyuan reminded: "Don't forget the last time you drank coffee, you started to have bloating when you came back."
Xue Ling leaned lazily on his arm and whispered: "...I know!"
Cheng Tianyuan smiled fondly, hugged her into his arms, half-carried her into the room, and closed the door.
He leaned down and kissed Xue Ling's neck.
She smiled sweetly, stood on tiptoes and kissed him too.
Now that they are over forty, although the two of them no longer have the passion they had when they were young, they are still intimate in private and never lack for sweet intimacy.
The two took a bath together and chatted quietly.
Cheng Tianyuan whispered: "Now the whole family has to take care of their own clothes, and the cleaning workers are fixed in the morning. Is there... a lot of chefs?"
“No way?”
Just like that, the monthly expenses for such a big garden are quite a lot, no less than a few thousand yuan."
Cheng Tianyuan frowned slightly and said: "I'm quite satisfied with that Xiao Li. She is very diligent, serious about her work, and doesn't talk nonsense. She is an honest person. But that Xiao Chen...she doesn't look like that
For a well-behaved person, it is better to fire her and recruit someone who cooks northern cuisine. My parents have lived in the imperial capital all their lives and are used to eating pasta. Maybe they will like it more if we find someone who cooks northern cuisine."
"Xiao Chen?"
See if it doesn't work, then replace her. If she doesn't behave well, just fire her. She is Secretary Chen's fellow countryman, and she highly recommends her. Since she was the one who hired her, let her fire her. Let her try again later.
Find another one."
"Look for someone who is middle-aged." Cheng Tianyuan said: "It is best to be in his forties, not too old, and able to work. It is not good to be too young, as he is impatient and unsure. We have some people at home.
If you are old or young, it is better to find someone who can do things safely."
Xue Ling yawned and said confusedly: "Okay, if you say so, I will remember it. Let Secretary Chen do it tomorrow."
"Go to sleep if you feel sleepy." Cheng Tianyuan touched her hair and said, "It's done."
Xue Ling snuggled next to him and fell asleep soon.
Cheng Tianyuan looked at his wife beside him, with a slight tenderness on his lips.
He is a person who is destined to be with him for life. He cannot love her enough. How can he have the thought and energy to share it with other women?
He will not engage in any ambiguity. A true man does things openly and openly. Otherwise, how can he face his wife and children, and how can he face the elders who have taught him!
His wife is very relieved about him, so he should keep her at ease.
As he watched, sleepiness swept over him unconsciously. He reached out to turn off the light, covered himself with the quilt, and soon closed his eyes and fell asleep.
He didn't know how long he had slept for, but he was suddenly woken up by a buzzing sound!
Cheng Tianyuan frowned and got up. Afraid of waking up Xue Ling, he grabbed the mobile phone on the bedside table and opened the lid.
——It’s an unfamiliar number!
He frowned and pressed answer, then got out of bed and walked slowly to the window.
In the dead of night, even if the phone on the other end of the phone is not "hands-free", the voice can still be heard clearly.