Wealthy beyond measure, yet you call me a sister-supporting-brother demon?

Of the Yuan sisters, except for the eldest sister, they all married people from far away.

The main reason was that Sheng Guihua had seven daughters before giving birth to a son, and only one son at that. It is said that daughters resemble their mothers, and many good families mind this. Yuan Laifu and Sheng Guihua did not want their daughters to marry just anyone, so they could only choose good families who did not mind, and naturally, their daughters married far away.

If a daughter marries far away, it's naturally inconvenient for them to visit each other. If something happens at home, the daughter will have a hard time helping. And if something happens at home, the family won't be able to find out. So many families don't accept their daughters marrying far away, preferring to marry someone less well-off but closer to home.

Yuan Pan'er held her younger sister's hand, "You and Mingde don't need to worry about home. No one dares to bully our parents. Yuanbao is completely independent now! You have no idea how desperate Changlin and I were back then. The younger ones and I felt like the sky had fallen! Yuanbao came down from the sky! My heart was so excited at that time."

Zhou Changlin said, "That's right. Although my parents only have Yuanbao as their son, he's worth a hundred sons. He's really made a name for himself. Second sister, you don't need to worry about things at home."

Next, Zhou Changlin and Yuan Pan'er talked in detail about Yuanbao's cooperation with Donglaishun, and how he is now learning to read and write while creating storybooks.

Yuan Nian'er and Zhao Mingde were shocked. Although they had heard some information from Yuan Bao, it was too unbelievable and unreal, and they had always been skeptical. Now that it was coming from their eldest sister and brother-in-law, they finally felt a sense of reality. They were both happy and excited, as if the protagonists in a story had become their own family.

Zhou Changlin and Yuan Pan'er tacitly avoided mentioning the braised pork trotters and offal. It wasn't that they were unwilling to share the business; these matters were all up to Yuanbao to decide, and the specific allocation and planning depended on Yuanbao's input.

Soon, the meal was ready.

Today, Yuan Laifu and Sheng Guihua were all present with their two daughters, sons-in-law, grandson, and granddaughter, making them especially happy.

Yuan Laifu and Sheng Guihua killed four chickens and used the mushrooms Zhao Mingde brought to stew two large pots of chicken stew with mushrooms. They also made braised pork, braised pig's trotters, braised offal, cold braised pig's ears, pork ribs stewed with eggplant and green beans, and cold wild vegetables.

Yuan Sheng and Zhu Chenxi also made a spicy boiled fish. Although Liang Shi had chili peppers, Yuan Sheng used dogwood to provide the spiciness in order to expand the chili pepper planting area as soon as possible.

The staple foods are steamed high-quality white rice, baked white flour pancakes, and of course, oat noodles.

The Yuan family had two kitchens with six large iron stoves. With four people cooking together, the meal was ready quickly.

The dining table was piled high with food.

There was barely enough room for the adults, so the younger children naturally couldn't sit at the table.

Originally, Zhu Chenxi and Sheng Guihua wanted to eat with the children in the stove, but it was too crowded to eat together at the table. Yuan Pan'er and Yuan Nian'er also wanted to get off the table.

Yuansheng pulled his mother and wife back, saying, "Our family doesn't do this. We can still squeeze in if we want. If the table is too small, I'll build a bigger house and a bigger dining table as soon as possible."

Zhao Mingde quickly got up and pulled his mother-in-law along.

The adults filled the table, the second sister held the third child while they ate, and the five little ones stood on one side of the table to eat.

When they saw Yuan Laifu start eating, Zhao Youliang and Zhao Youxue's eyes lit up. It was the first time they had ever smelled or seen such delicious food, and their mouths were completely out of control as they kept swallowing.

Zhao Mingde, too, cursed himself for being so useless. He was such a grown man, yet he was still so greedy. Only after seeing his father-in-law pick up his chopsticks did he take a piece of mushroom.

The mushrooms soaked up the chicken broth, becoming oily and subtly salty—the flavor was simply divine!

He took another bite of rice. The rice had a rich aroma, and after chewing it, it started to taste sweet. This must be the finest rice; it was the first time he had ever eaten it.

After savoring the rice, Zhao Mingde picked up a piece of wild vegetables with his chopsticks.

Yuansheng immediately put a chicken leg on his second sister's plate, along with her husband and the younger children. He then put various braised meats, offal, and boiled fish on his second sister's plate, and both of their bowls were overflowing.

The eldest sister and the children were already used to it and could help themselves to whatever they wanted to eat. When Yuansheng saw that his second sister and brother-in-law were reluctant to take meat, he directly gave them a big bowl of meat.

Zhao Mingde kept saying, "That's enough, that's enough."

Yuan Nian'er took a bite of the braised pork belly. The fat melted in her mouth, accompanied by a unique aroma. It was so delicious.

And the braised pork intestines, the crispy pig ears, the flavorful stewed chicken, the stewed ribs, the numbing and spicy boiled fish, the sweet white rice, the fragrant wheat flatbread, even the cold wild vegetables are several times better than what we have at home!

Zhao Mingde and Yuan Nian'er had always felt uneasy and uncertain about Yuanbao's fortune. But after they finished their meal, that feeling finally settled down.

Yuanbao has really struck it rich! The Yuan family has really struck it rich!

Zhao Mingde couldn't help but sigh, "My mother has such good taste! She's always called Yuanbao 'Little Fairy Boy.' Yuanbao has been so good-looking since he was little, isn't he just like the benevolent attendant next to the God of Wealth?"

Zhao Youliang and Zhao Youxue ate with gusto, their mouths drooling. Zhao Youxue looked at Yuansheng with starry eyes; his uncle was amazing! No wonder Grandma liked him so much, steaming oat noodles for him early in the morning and giving him the fifty eggs she had saved up!

Zhao Youliang secretly glanced at Yuan Sheng, but his gaze was still a little awkward, which Yuan Sheng didn't seem to mind.

He poured the braised pork broth over the oat noodles, then added some garlic sauce, and ate it with gusto. It was so delicious! The unique flavor of the oat noodles exploded in his mouth, and the chewy texture of the small oat noodles was just right.

Yuan Sheng ate two large bowls in a row, feeling comfortable in his stomach and warm in his heart.

Seeing her husband eat two bowls, Zhu Chenxi also ate some. It was indeed delicious. She whispered, "When are we going to visit your mother? I'll go with you and learn how to make oat noodles from her."

“Let’s go tomorrow. First, we’ll visit my mother-in-law, then we’ll visit my third sister and brother-in-law.”

Zhu Chenxi nodded. "Okay."

Yuan Sheng felt a warmth in his heart. What had he done to deserve so much love in both his past and present lives? In his past life, he hadn't cherished it enough; in this life, he would definitely cherish every bit of love.

After the family finished eating, they sat in the yard chatting. Yuan Pan'er saw Zhao Youliang sucking his thumb and Yuan Sheng still looking awkward, and she burst out laughing.

"Youliang, are you still holding a grudge against your uncle for taking your milk?"

When the osmanthus blossoms, Yuan Nian'er also giggles.

Zhu Chenxi was completely confused. "What did you say, big sister?"

Yuan Pan'er said with a smile, "Your second sister had a baby early and brought Youliang back to live with her parents. Yuanbao was a little over two years old at that time. His mother had no more milk, so he would snatch Youliang's milk. He would eat from one and then hold the other! He was afraid that Youliang would eat from him! When your second sister went home, he would follow her home to eat from her. Once he got to your second sister's house, he wouldn't leave and stayed for three months."

Yuanbao had a bad feeling, and sure enough!

That's too much! How is this any different from showing photos of a child wetting the bed in front of all the guests at a wedding in later generations?

Public execution!