Both of them felt a bit embarrassed, that’s not how you take advantage of soone’s kindness.
Old Yang heard his wife’s words, so he bought a bit more.
There was oily braised pork, stir-fried pork with pine mushrooms, and a stew of bok choy with tofu. They ordered five buns and a bowl of rice.
"Ding Zhiqing, don’t stand on ceremony, eat the braised pork. Don’t read too much into it, I’m not pitying you, it’s for the baby in your belly."
Things like pride are just fluff; Ding Xiaojuan didn’t hold back, she ate a piece of the braised pork.
Her eyes lit up imdiately, and she quickly picked up another piece.
Zhao Xiaoli saw her eating and quickly pushed the dish towards her "You eat, don’t be shy."
After eating three pieces, Ding Xiaojuan stopped, "I haven’t eaten at for a long ti, eating too much might not be good for my health."
Chen Hui had already finished, watching his wife eat so happily made his heart ache, he’s just not capable enough.
Old Yang looked at Chen Hui, "Here’s two buns for you, hurry up and eat, we won’t finish the dishes anyway, I ordered extra on purpose."
The couple realized they were being helped out.
The four of them left the restaurant. Chen Hui was carrying a bag of grain.
"Let’s go, co to my place and rest for a while."
Although he said rest, no one had lived here for a long ti. Old Yang took sheets from the cabinet and laid them on the bed for the two pregnant won to rest.
Hearing a knock on the door, Old Yang went to open it, and a hand underling brought over two pieces of at, one portion was tallow, and the other was pork belly.
Chen Hui looked at the at Old Yang brought in and felt a pang of envy. Even though he wasn’t as capable as Old Yang, it still made him feel very inadequate.
Because it was too hot, and they were afraid the at would go bad, they coated it with a thick layer of salt.
At two-thirty, the four of them set off. On the way, they picked up Sister-in-law Wu.
They arrived at the Wei family an hour later. Old Yang left half the grain and half the pork belly for Wei Kaiyun.
"We won’t stay for dinner, let’s head back."
"Alright, let the three kids ride their bikes back ho after dinner."
Old Yang nodded, Jiang Xinyu packed the two stead pots of buns for Zhao Xiaoli.
"I’ll steam more for you later."
Old Yang and his group left. Jiang Xinyu and Sister-in-law Liu busied themselves preparing dinner. They originally wanted to make dumplings, but since they didn’t have baked pancakes for lunch, they decided to make those instead. It worked out well because there was more at from Old Yang.
They intentionally made extra, the weather at night was already cooler, so it was fine to leave it for the next morning without spoiling.
In their family, they preferred light als in the evening, so Jiang Xinyu made rice porridge and stir-fried carrot shreds with eggs.
The al started at six, and after dinner, they didn’t let the guests leave right away, fearing they might not feel well.
Wei Kaiyun brought out a big waterlon from the cellar. He let the three guests eat it before letting them leave.
Guodong rode the bike, with Xiaoqiang in the front and Jing Chu at the back. Jiang Xinyu specifically gave her a small cushion, so it wouldn’t be too uncomfortable.
"Bro, Aunt Jiang and Uncle Wei are really capable. Uncle Wei’s been rehabilitated, but their family didn’t leave."
"Back then, Dad wanted to send us to the countryside, and Aunt Jiang agreed."
"Yeah, we must study well in the future, Aunt Jiang said there would definitely be opportunities."
"Yes, as long as we don’t give up on our studies. Doesn’t Aunt Jiang always say that opportunities are for the prepared?"
"Yes, winter is long here, so we have more ti to study. Plus, we have soone to help tutor us. Who else can have such an opportunity?"
Zhao Xiaoqiang, sitting in the front, said, "Brother Guodong, I want to study too. I feel Jianbin and his two friends know more than I do."
"It’s good for you to join. Master Shang is really capable, otherwise, Aunt Jiang wouldn’t trust Shi Jing and the others to him. You can also learn so martial arts from Master Shang; I’ll learn alongside you when I co over.
Jing Chu. You should learn so self-defense skills as well."
"Okay, I got it. I’m really envious watching Feifei practicing her skills."
"We owe Aunt Jiang a lot of gratitude."
"In the future, we’ll treat her like our mom with filial respect," Jing Chu said resolutely.
"Yes, we’ll treat her like our mom in the future," Guodong also agreed with his sister’s approach.
"Then I’ll owe Aunt Jiang too."
"With your brother-in-law around, you have soone to repay the favor, but you should also recognize the kindness shown," Guodong told Xiaoqiang.
"I will rember, and repay the favor in the future."
By the ti the three of them got ho, it was already quite dark. Zhao Xiaoqiang limped a little after getting off the bike, even though there was a cushion tied to the front crossbar, it was still uncomfortable.
This bike was Jiang Xinyu’s, a 26-inch won’s bike, slightly smaller than a n’s bike.
"Sister Xiaoli, I brought back so pancakes for you, have one, it’s really good. Aunt Jiang put shrimp paste in it."
The three of them had already eaten dinner, tomato noodles.
Jing Chu took out the pancake, and Zhao Xiaoli, unable to resist the aroma, still ended up eating one.
"Delicious. Really delicious, Old Yang, you should try so too."
Old Yang loved Jiang Xinyu’s pancakes, so he ate two pieces himself. Even though they weren’t as good as fresh from the pan, they were still very fragrant.
After the couple finished eating, they went out for a walk because they had eaten too much and couldn’t lie down comfortably.
Guodong heated water for Jing Chu, so she could bathe, and then the two boys bathed as well.
Jing Chu obediently prepared three bowls of milk powder for them, which they all drank. Zhao Xiaoqiang washed the dishes, and then they all went back to sleep.
After Chen Hui and Ding Xiaojuan got ho, he let his wife lie down and imdiately went to heat water to make her a bowl of powdered milk, which he bought with gritted teeth.
"I’m fine, I can still do the housework, I’m not that fragile."
After drinking the milk powder, Ding Xiaojuan imdiately started rendering fat, which was top-notch tallow, weighing over ten pounds, sothing they couldn’t have bought on their own anyway.
"Chen Hui, this tallow is worth over twenty yuan at least."
"It’s fifteen pounds, at a yuan a pound, that’s at least fifteen, we owe them money."
"Yes, they helped us out. I really regret being jealous of Zhao Xiaoli back then and not getting along with her, I never thought she would be the one to help in the end."
"As long as we repay them in the future, that’s what matters." After rendering the fat, they filled a whole jar, completely full, with two big bowls of lard dregs left over.
Using the oil in the pan, they made noodles. Chen Hui couldn’t bear to eat the vermicelli, saving it for his wife, so he mixed wheat flour and cornal to make his own noodles, and even poached an egg for his wife.
They both ate very contentedly; it had been a long ti since they had eaten so well.
After eating, they washed up, lay down on the bed, "Tomorrow, I’ll ask the Captain to give you a leave of absence. You shouldn’t work anymore. Nothing is more important than you."
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