Li Chuntao kept saying she only knew a little, which made Yang Gang’s wife feel she actually knew everything; she was just too humble.
Such a capable woman, yet not betrothed, what a pity!
Needlework is an essential skill for won, and in the countryside, being good at it brings pride and can lead to a good marriage.
If a family can let their daughter practice needlework, the household is likely to be doing well.
Because those who are struggling don’t have the spare money to buy materials for their daughters to practice; they only know basic sewing.
Take her and her elder sister-in-law as examples—the family situation was pretty average but not poverty-stricken, so they learned so basics.
But in her third sister-in-law’s eyes, those skills seed exceptional, although in comparison with city girls, they were far behind.
In Xiaoqiu’s family, there is not such good fortune; her clothes-making skills are high, but her embroidery is poor, as she has no practice.
"What else do you know? Can you cook?"
When this question ca up, Li Chuntao was stunned and felt quite embarrassed. Answering previous questions was easy because she indeed knew the answers.
But now being asked if she could cook—would she be laughed at if she answered?
A country girl who can’t cook or do chores is considered useless.
Yet she couldn’t lie and felt uneasy about claiming she could cook, so stamringly, she replied, "Second sister-in-law, I, I can’t cook, I’ve never done housework."
At this mont, Yang Dong, who had been silent, spoke up, "Second sister-in-law, I’m hungry. Could you check if the al is ready in the kitchen?"
He spoke up because he was fed up with the situation; the second sister-in-law was questioning the young woman about everything, putting her in an awkward position.
"Why don’t you go yourself? I’m having a good chat with Chuntao here!"
Seeing the second sister-in-law unwilling to leave and poised to continue questioning, Yang Ming’s mother quickly intervened, "Second sister-in-law, please have a look. It’s getting late, everyone’s hungry, if it’s not ready, lend a hand."
Since the mother-in-law spoke, Yang Gang’s wife had no choice but to go. As she got up, she said to Li Chuntao, "Chuntao, I’ll have a look first, we can chat later."
Li Chuntao nodded, watching the second sister-in-law leave, then turned to Yang Dong and gave him a grateful look.
Right at that mont, Yang Dong was looking at her, too. They exchanged a smile and lowered their heads to continue working.
As Li Chuntao lowered her head, she wondered if, since she shared her inability to cook or do chores, Yang Dong might think she’s useless.
Over the past year, she had been busy losing weight and forgot about these matters. Now, even if she learned them, it might not help—she wouldn’t be able to marry him anyway.
Yang Dong, lowering his head, was thinking that despite eting many girls, they did not interest him. Now, he figured it out.
The girls he t were from the countryside, unlike his third sister-in-law—he wanted soone like his third sister-in-law who knew everything.
The girl in front of him seed just like his third sister-in-law.
However, he’s already engaged, wondering about this doesn’t help. He should focus on Yang Xiaocui in the future.
Soon enough, he heard his second sister-in-law’s voice, "The al’s ready, everyone stop working, wash up and prepare to eat!"
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