The stepsister of a peasant family in a book is spoiled by the big brothers
Chapter 28 Mutual Benefit
"I'll go into the city tomorrow to investigate this matter," Tang Yichen said. "We'll discuss everything when I get back."
"Okay." Qin Huiyin said to Li Taohua, "Mom, let's go cook! Everyone is hungry."
Li Taohua nodded and followed Qin Huiyin into the kitchen.
The mother and daughter went into the kitchen. Li Taohua stood at the kitchen door, listening to the conversation in the main room. Qin Huiyin dug out flour from the jar and smiled helplessly when she saw her like this, but did not stop her.
Tang Yichen carried Tang Dafu back to the bedroom.
He came out quickly and saw Tang Luwu and Tang Yixiao cleaning up the smashed room, so he followed them to clean up.
Tang Yi laughed and muttered, "Let's not worry about what to do with the fifty taels of silver. They smashed our things, and we just let them go. Think about it, it's really a loss."
"The other side has a lot of people, and they are all strong and sturdy. If you provoke them, you will be the ones who suffer." Tang Yichen said, "Sometimes taking a step back is not cowardice, but self-preservation."
"Sister Yin said the same thing." Tang Luwu said.
Tang Yichen was stunned for a moment, with a look of surprise in his eyes.
He looked up at Tang Luwu and found that she did not show any disgust or rejection when she mentioned Qin Huiyin, but only heartfelt admiration.
He hesitated for a moment and then asked directly, "How are you guys doing lately?"
"We're fine," Tang Luwu said. "Don't worry, brother. Aunt Li and Sister Yin pawned their clothes to buy medicine for me. Isn't that right, brother?"
Tang Yi smiled: "..."
How should he tell his elder brother what had happened in the past few days?
At the beginning, Li Taohua and her daughter always made trouble for them, ordering them to do all the dirty and tiring work. Like most stepmothers, they couldn't stand their stepchildren doing well. But they have changed a lot recently, making him feel that it was not bad to live like this.
Seeing that Tang Yixiao was silent, Tang Yichen stopped what he was doing and looked at him puzzledly.
Those eyes were as cold and clear as the moon, as if they had the power to see through people's hearts.
Tang Yi smiled and nodded: "Sister is right, they are treating us very well now. My medicine cost a lot of money, and they also bought it for me. Since we started the business, we have been working and eating together, and we get along pretty well."
"That's good." After hearing what his sister-in-law said, Tang Yichen's worries disappeared.
In fact, when he first received the jelly from his younger brother and sister-in-law, seeing that their faces were no longer worried, he suspected that something had changed at home. Such a change must be a good thing, so he didn't rush home. Now that it was confirmed, he felt relieved.
After listening to the siblings' conversation, Li Taohua returned to the stove and leaned close to Qin Huiyin and said, "Look at his expression. He's worried that I, as his stepmother, will treat his sister-in-law badly. Tsk, if he's really that worried, why don't you take his sister-in-law away? It's always been difficult to be a stepmother. Do you think I'm willing to take care of their family?"
Qin Huiyin looked at Li Taohua mumbling and felt that her stepmother was so adorable.
Perhaps she was selfish, and the only thing she cared about was herself and her daughter, but people are inherently selfish. As a widow, she had a hard time living in this world. If she wasn't selfish, she would be eaten alive.
"Mom, I'm out of strength. Can you help me knead the dough?" She had to find something for her to do so that her mind wouldn't be on the Tang sisters.
Li Taohua rolled up her sleeves, washed her hands first, and then took over Qin Weiyin's work and started working skillfully.
While Li Taohua was kneading the dough, Qin Huiyin was cutting the meat.
She first cut the fat, then cut the lean meat into thin slices and put them into a bowl, added salt, beat an egg, and made the meat slices with pea flour.
After Li Taohua finished kneading the dough, Qin Huiyin covered it and let it rise for a while. During this time, she mixed mushrooms, onions, garlic, ginger, soy sauce and vinegar to make the noodle seasoning.
There was also a piece of pig intestine in the braised meat pot, which she had left on purpose so that she could cook noodles with it when she came back.
"Sister Luwu, please help me pick some green onion leaves." Qin Huiyin shouted while pulling noodles.
Tang Luwu responded, "Coming."
She put down the rotten wood in her hand, trotted to the corner of the courtyard wall, picked up some thick green onion leaves and walked inside.
Without waiting for Qin Huiyin's instructions, she washed the green onion leaves, cut them into small pieces, and then divided them into six large bowls.
Tang Yichen just came in to fetch water to wash his hands. Seeing that Qin Huiyin and Tang Luwu cooperated well and their conversation was very harmonious, he knew that his sister-in-law's relationship with them was better than he had imagined.
"The noodles are ready." Qin Huiyin called out, "Let's eat."
"The tables and chairs are all broken, so we can only make do and find a random seat to eat noodles." Qin Huiyin said, "Mom, this bowl is for Uncle Tang."
Li Taohua walked into the bedroom carrying the noodles, placed them on the cabinet next to her, first moved the stool onto the bed, and then placed the noodles in front of him.
"This is specially prepared by Yinyin for you. Look, you have more meat in your bowl than in all of us. Yinyin loves you as her stepfather and wants you to recover soon. When you can get out of bed, you must take good care of her. She lost her father when she was young and has always longed to have a father. Song Yi is a good man in every way, but he is always mean, and Yinyin doesn't get close to him. Yinyin loves you so much, which shows that she regards you as her father. Don't let her down."
"Yinyin is a good child. I will definitely love her well and treat her like my own daughter."
"She's not my biological daughter, but she's closer than my biological daughter."
How he treated his own daughter, Tang Luwu, didn't he have any idea? If Yinyin's status could only be on par with Tang Luwu, what was the use of him?
"Yes, she's closer than my own daughter. I will definitely treat her well."
After hearing this, Li Taohua felt satisfied, and Tang Dafu's cowardly look didn't seem so annoying to her anymore.
"Then take your time eating, I'll come back to collect the bowls later."
Tang Yichen hadn't even started eating the noodles when he smelled the aroma and his appetite was aroused.
He wasn't one for gluttony. In fact, his family was poor, and he couldn't afford fine food. While his wealthy classmates feasted, he ate inedible, multi-grain steamed buns. He didn't consider his life difficult. To him, the food didn't matter; as long as he could study, he could endure any hardship.
However, at this moment, smelling the noodles with pork intestines, he began to look forward to the delicious food.
He took a sip of the soup first, the fragrant broth rolling gently across his tongue, each drop like magic, indulging his taste buds in a delicious bliss. The broth's freshness, fragrance, and richness blended together, flowing between his lips and teeth, leaving an endless aftertaste.
I took another bite of the noodles. It was chewy and springy with just the right toughness, and the aroma of the sauce filled the air as I chewed it.
As for the pig intestines and sliced pork, they were even more delicious. With a family like theirs, even during Chinese New Year, they never ate so much meat, so how could they say the meat wasn't delicious? Not to mention that the creator of this pot noodle dish had superb cooking skills; whether it was the noodle soup, noodles, or side dishes, everything was perfect.
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