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, so he shouted loudly, which startled Xue Ling beside him! She smiled and asked, "Why don't you take a 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 - it's indescribable! 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 was stained with gray.
Now that I can’t do it anymore, I can have a dedicated chef to cook the dishes, and have three meals in a variety of ways, and every meal feels like a restaurant - it’s really good!”
"Just eat and be happy."
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, balanced nutrition, and to try to make it softer for your elderly teeth, so that you can be satisfied with your meal."
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 themselves, it will always be a private matter.
If we go to the police, things will become too complicated.
Even if the money is gone, you can still work hard to earn it back.
If love is gone, it may never be repaired in a lifetime.
My own son turned against me, and if we have another conflict with the old man, 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 is."
Xue Ling smiled and said: "It was probably out of anger, Sister-in-law Jin and Ahu both took it seriously.
In addition, I also feel that there is nothing I can do against them, so I 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! Xue Ling yawned and rubbed his tired eyes.
“I was reading the document preparation meeting at noon today and couldn’t take a nap.
It’s only after 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 stand it mentally in the afternoon.
You usually have the habit of taking a nap, but it must be very uncomfortable if you suddenly go without sleep for a whole 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 her 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 takes care of their own clothes, and the cleaning workers are fixed in the morning.
Are there too many chefs?"
"No way?"
Xue Ling rarely cooks and always feels that there is a lot of work in the kitchen. “There are so many of us eating, so many dishes, so many bowls and chopsticks. It takes a long time to put them away.
My parents can just eat and be happy. The huge garden requires a lot of expenses every month, at least a few thousand yuan."
Cheng Tianyuan frowned slightly and said: "That Xiao Li, I look quite satisfied.
She is very hard-working, serious about her work, and does not talk nonsense. She is an honest person.
It's just that Xiao Chen...she doesn't look like a well-behaved person. It's better to fire her and hire someone to cook northern cuisine.
My parents have lived in the imperial capital all their lives and are used to eating pasta.
Find someone who cooks northern cuisine, they might like it more."
"Xiao Chen?"
Xue Ling squinted her eyes and thought carefully, then said: "Her eyes are greedy and restless, I noticed it as early as the first day.
But I thought they were for cooking, so I would try them out first and then replace them if they didn’t work.
If she doesn't behave well, fire her.
She is Secretary Chen's fellow countryman, and she highly recommends her.
Since she was the one who hired him, let her fire her.
Let her find another one later."
"Find someone middle-aged."
Cheng Tianyuan said: "It's best to be in your forties, not yet old, and able to work hard.
It’s not good to be too young, you’ll be impatient and unsure.
We have elders in the family and younger ones in the family, so it’s 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 determined to be a lifelong person. If he loves her alone, he will not be able to share his thoughts and energy with other women!
Son, how to face the elders who have taught him! His wife is very confident about him, so he should always let her feel 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 been sleeping, but he was suddenly woken up by a buzzing sound! Cheng Tianyuan frowned and got up. Afraid of waking up Xue Ling beside him, 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.