Jiang Guiling suppressed a smile, gently placed her hand on Mian Mian's shoulder, and her eyes became soft and focused.
"Mianmian, I can help you for a while, but I can't help you forever."
"I can help you drive away Zhang Xiangzi, but I can't help you drive away those evil people who will make things difficult for you in the future."
"We women, if we want to avoid being bullied, we have to rely on our parents' family, our husband's family, and our children. In the end, it's not as good as relying on ourselves."
"Only if we strengthen ourselves and risk our lives, can we truly be unafraid wherever we go. So next time, if you encounter this kind of thing again, you can't be merciful. If I don't hit you this time, you will have to be frightened again." Xiangzi touched his hand."
"Even if I hit you, he still wants to fish in troubled waters and hug your waist."
"It can be seen that you just can't be merciful to things that are worse than beasts."
Every word of Jiang Guiling's words was like a hammer, beating on Mianmian's heart.
Mianmian lowered her head in shame. Yes, she was almost taken advantage of by Zhang Xiangzi before.
Like a bad wolf, he didn't care about the occasion, let alone her feelings.
He said he was rare for her, but she felt that this was not rare at all. Rarity comes with respect, and he was blaspheming.
She really couldn't be soft-hearted towards this kind of person. To be soft-hearted would be to be stupid.
Mianmian took a deep breath, something firm was gathering in her eyes, and her little hands slowly clenched into fists.
…
With the concerted efforts of several women, when lunch time was approaching, the lunch here was also ready.
Sweet and sour pork ribs, wild mushroom braised pork ribs, wild mushroom stewed chicken, roast chicken, roast duck, roast goose...
Braised fish cubes, fish head with chopped pepper, yellow cured fish and tofu hot pot, braised prawns, loach tofu...
In addition, there are five or six kinds of stir-fries, spicy, not spicy, with shredded pork, vegan...
The staple food is naturally white rice, but a lot of pasta is also prepared.
Pumpkin steamed buns, sweet potato rolls, buns stuffed with osmanthus bean paste.
It was hot out of the pot, fragrant and soft. I picked it up in several large baskets and brought it to the table along with various dishes.
In the front hall, there are two tables for men, one for women, and one for children. The dishes on all four tables are exactly the same.
The only difference is that there is soju on the men's table, fruit wine on the women's table, and boiled goat's milk on the children's table.
"This dish today is really delicious. I have never had such a good dish even during the Chinese New Year."
"Don't say it's the Chinese New Year. I've never eaten such sumptuous dishes in my entire life."
"The Luo family and the Yang family are very honest, and they can also provide food for us all."
"..."
Hearing everyone's praise, Blacksmith Luo and Yang Huazhong's faces lit up.
Blacksmith Luo raised the big bowl of wine in his hand and said to everyone: "For this meal today, the third brother and I, our two families, thanked you all together. Thank you for putting down your work a few days ago." It’s my job to help us search for children all over the mountains and plains.”
Yang Huazhong also raised the wine bowl: "Brother Luo's words are also what I feel in my heart. I won't say more. All friendships are in this wine. Let's do it first as a token of respect!"
The men raised their wine bowls one after another, and the women at the table also picked up the fruit wine, while the children drank the goat's milk with smiles.
Each of them has a circle of white around his mouth, as if he has a white beard. You see me smiling, and I see you happy.
Tiejiang Luo and Yang Huazhong persuaded the men to drink, while Wang Cuilian and Mrs. Sun served the women to eat.
Don't worry about the children, just set up a separate table for them to do their own thing. There are all kinds of delicious dishes to take care of!
"Guiling, you can eat whatever you like, you're welcome here."
After Mrs. Sun greeted her in a circle, she greeted Jiang Guiling again alone.
Jiang Guiling was chewing on a piece of meat bone. She smiled when she heard this and said, "Third mother, you don't need to greet me. I won't see you outside."
Bao Suyun sat aside and watched, with a happy smile on his face.
She gave birth to Dabao and Mianmian, and Mianmian, let alone her, had a similar temperament to her name, and was gentler and shyer than herself.
That's all, she is a girl.
But as a boy, Dabao has a very quiet personality and doesn't talk much.
This makes Bao Suyun secretly worried sometimes. She feels that in this family, except for the fifth child who can cause trouble if he says a few words, none of the other three girls can cause trouble.
Now it's better. Guiling is a cheerful child who can talk to everyone. She is not as shy as other new wives who have just entered the family. Guiling is bold, and Bao Suyun is secretly happy.
"Guiling, you can eat more of whatever you like. The fruit wine is also delicious. Try it." Bao Suyun couldn't help but whispered to Jiang Guiling.
Jiang Guiling smiled sweetly at Bao Suyun, "Mom, you can eat it yourself."
After that, he gave Bao Suyun a piece of sauce spareribs.
"I don't know which elder made this sauced pork ribs. It's so delicious. My mother often boasts that the sauced pork ribs she makes are delicious. If she comes here today and eats these sauced pork ribs, I'm afraid she won't be able to eat them again in the future. I don’t dare to say those words anymore.” Jiang Guiling said.
Sun and Wang Cuilian both laughed, and Bao Suyun also blushed slightly.
Wang Cuilian said: "Gui Ling, if you say that, you are really lucky. Your mother-in-law cooked the sauce ribs today. You guys are really not one family."
Jiang Guiling opened her eyes wide in surprise, her face full of surprise.
"Ah, Mom, the sauced pork ribs you cook are so delicious. You can teach me how to cook them tomorrow."
Bao Suyun nodded happily, "As long as you are willing to learn, it's not too late for me to be happy."
The atmosphere at the table was particularly good. Most of the reason was that Jiang Guiling was very good at showing off her tricks and praising all the dishes on the table. His craftsmanship was praised in disguise.
After a while of eating, Zhang Xiangzi came over.
"Hey, why did Xiangzi come in from outside? You haven't eaten yet?" Wang Cuilian put down her chopsticks, surprised.
Blacksmith Luo heard the noise and slapped his head suddenly: "Look at my memory. I only remember that Xiangzi came, but I forgot that he ran away again in the middle. Xiangzi, are you going back to change clothes? Hurry up. Come on, come over and drink.”
Zhang Xiangzi blushed and walked in with his head lowered.
When passing by Jiang Guiling at the table of women, Jiang Guiling quietly stretched out her feet.
"Ouch!"
Xiangzi staggered and threw himself towards the table in front of him, landing squarely on the back of his father Zhang Lezi.
Zhang Laizi was holding a wine bowl in his hand and was about to drink. The wine was thrown out by the collision, and half of it fell on his face. Zhang Laizi was so spicy that he couldn't open his eyes. He turned around and slapped Xiangzi on the head.
"What are you doing so recklessly, you brat? You've been messing around for most of the day. What are you doing?"
"Dad, I, I didn't mean it..."
"Are you saying you didn't do it on purpose? Oh, it's killing me, you brat..."
