Yi Zhigang shook his head: “I don’t have the energy to think about this! What if there’s another Liu Meili? It would be worse than now!”
“If you don’t have this energy, then just be careful and don’t get too close to Ma Chunmei, lest others spread gossip!” Zhao Xianglan said.
She said again, “But don’t be scared just because of one Liu Meili. Look at the person carefully. Xiao Hui is older now, and it won’t be convenient for a big man like you to take care of her. If there’s someone with good character, you can go around. You’re only twenty-one, so you’re still young. Don’t say some things so early!”
“Mom, do I have to find someone new to take care of Xiao Hui? It’s inconvenient to go to Aunt Ma’s house all the time and see her everywhere!”
Yi Zhigang felt that what Aunt Ma did was a bit unkind.
“The factory will be closed in two days, so there’s no need to send Xiao Hui over there until after the New Year. Relatives won’t have to stay here for the New Year, and her daughters-in-law won’t agree. Someone will definitely come to mediate before she leaves.”
“I’m reminding you to be more careful and not be fooled again. That Ma Chunmei walks around the compound with Xiao Hui in her arms every day, and I’ve heard gossip that you found a stepmother for Xiao Hui! Although this is not a good thing to do, it may not be instructed by your Aunt Ma. Your Aunt Ma is a warm-hearted person. She probably thinks that introducing someone to you is for your own good! But Ma Chunmei is probably a little impatient.”
“Your Aunt Ma is very attentive to taking care of children, and she lives close to you and knows your background well. There is no one more suitable than her in this compound. Perfect people are not easy to find. As long as you pay attention, we will refuse when the time comes, and everything will be fine.”
Zhao Xianglan’s words came with the sizzling sound of frying fish.
“Oh, I understand.” Yi Zhigang nodded.
“Mom, why don’t you let me guess by myself today? And you also gave me some advice.”
“My daughter is back, can’t I be in a good mood?”
“Okay, okay, that’s great!”
Yi Qingqing placed her hands on the table, supporting her chin, and smiled happily as she looked at the bustling home.
Not long after, her mother’s specialty dishes were served on the table. Half of the sauce-flavored duck that Yi Qingqing brought back was also cut.
Yi Jianshe picked up the meat with fewer bones on the belly of the fish with the first chopsticks and gave it to Yi Qingqing, and the second chopsticks were picked up for Zhao Xianglan.
There is only a little meat on the belly of a fish, which shows the family member’s status.
Yi Zhigang skillfully picked up a piece of meat from the fish spine for himself.
Yi Qingqing picked up a piece of duck meat for her father and mother and finally picked up a piece for her brother.
“Try this duck meat. I made it myself!”
“This duck smells delicious!” Zhao Xianglan praised it before she even ate it.
Yi Zhigang’s eyes lit up after taking a bite: “Little sister, your cooking skills are better than those of the chefs in state-owned restaurants!”
“Are the dishes in state-owned restaurants good because of the cooking skills? It’s purely because of the good ingredients! How can meat not taste good?”
Zhao Xianglan felt that her daughter was better than the chefs in state-owned restaurants.
“It’s a pity that this state-owned restaurant is not short of people, otherwise, you would definitely get in with your skills!”
“Gangzi, bring me the pot of wine in the cabinet.”
Yi Jianshe’s wine is like a treasure. He will only take it out for a sip with the best dishes. This represents his recognition of this duck.
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