Chapter 71: Alienation
“Auntie, did Yuwei break up with her boyfriend?” Sisi indirectly suggested that she was meddling in other people's affairs.
“You, you, you! Take care of your own husband!” Song Hanmei was hit where it hurt. She threw her hands up in the air and stopped.
But she didn't want to admit that she had mistreated Sisi. She stayed in the kitchen to keep an eye on her, preventing Sisi from using all the good food in the house to entertain Qin Yanci. That guy was also an ungrateful wolf. She cut an extra piece of beef for him when he came for the first time.
Even a dog would wag its tail if you threw it a bone.
Sisi calmly said, “I didn't expect anything from you.”
Song Hanmei sneered, “I hope you can be so confident when you marry into your husband's family. You will understand how humble and cautious you have to be in a marriage without your family's support.”
Sisi didn't want to deal with her and focused on what she was doing.
Every time a dish was ready, Song Hanmei would take it to the main hall.
Li Junlu would always offer a sincere greeting with gratitude. “You've worked hard.” He turned to Qin Yanci. “Your auntie is always diligent. She speaks and acts with reason.”
Qin Yanci's eyes narrowed slightly. His father-in-law meant that his words to Song Hanmei just now were disrespectful and arbitrary?
He looked at the dishes.
The chicken soup and steamed winter melon rolls that Sisi cooked were all garnished with a pinch of green chives.
The chives on the plate were about the same length as yesterday.
They could learn from each other's cooking.
But a person's habits are specific.
The dishes must have been made by Sisi.
Her father didn't even know. It shows how inattentive he was to Sisi on a daily basis.
His lips curled up, but his smile was cold and distant. “Father-in-law is right. I think Auntie's dishes look very good, and they must taste good. My mother also likes to try new dishes when she has free time. Why don't you ask Auntie to write down the steps? I'll take them home so my mother can learn.”
“Okay.” Li Junlu was particularly enthusiastic whenever he heard anything about Qin's father and mother.
He went straight to the kitchen.
He pushed open the door and saw Song Hanmei sitting and munching on sunflower seeds, while Sisi was tending the fire and stir-frying, her feet never touching the ground.
Song Hanmei nearly choked on the sunflower seed. “You, why did you come in?”
Li Junlu was shocked and confused. “Hanmei! Didn't you make the food?”
Qin Yanci came in behind him and said in surprise, “So Sisi was cooking. It's cold in the winter, and you have to wash your hands. No wonder your hand is rough. Poor Sisi. A noble lady with a maid's fate.”
Song Hanmei: "..." What noble lady? Is he insulting me?
Sisi smiled at him. “I'm used to it. Whenever there are guests at home, Auntie and Yuwei will always come in to help. But they just sit there and munch on sunflower seeds, and then get up to carry the dishes to the table when I'm about to arrange them. It's like they're the ones who made the food.”
Li Junlu: "…" This girl! She just revealed the family's dirty laundry to outsiders.
She's not afraid of being looked down upon.
Qin Yanci sat in front of the stove. “I'll tend the fire.”
“Okay.” Sisi was eager for someone to help.
“Just let your auntie do it. How can we ask a guest to do this? Come on, come with me to the house.” Li Junlu hurriedly pulled him.
Ugh, this Hanmei.
If she wants to be lazy, why can't she do it at any other time? She has to do it when relatives come over.
Good for nothing!
Qin Yanci didn't budge. “It's okay, Uncle, you go inside first. I'll just get the fire going.”
Li Junlu couldn't persuade him and stayed in the kitchen.
“I'll go buy some wine.” Song Hanmei felt uncomfortable. She found an excuse to leave.
Sisi asked in confusion, “Buy wine? Didn't A-Ci give you two bottles of Moutai before the New Year?”
Song Hanmei: "…" Are you trying to prevent me from keeping good things in the house?
Li Junlu: "…"
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