I'm dressed up as the timid eldest daughter, and the whole family has to listen to me!

Su Congxian only hit Lin Shi in a fit of anger. He didn't expect Lin Shi to be so weak. He only wanted to put on a show in front of everyone. Why didn't Lin Shi use her brain and turn around and run away?

Su Congxian had originally planned to have a nice meal in this courtyard, but Lin Shi's disruption ruined his mood for New Year's Eve dinner.

Standing in the courtyard, Su Congxian was caught in a dilemma, unsure whether to pursue or not. He then gave Su Qingsong, who was standing nearby, a wink and whispered:

"Go and bring your mother back right now, or you won't get any dumplings for lunch today!"

Su Qingsong had been looking forward to having a good meal at the Dwarf Mountain Courtyard today. But when he heard Su Congxian say that he wouldn't get to eat if he didn't bring Lin Shi back, he felt aggrieved. But there was nothing he could do, after all, Lin Shi was his mother. Su Qingsong gritted his teeth and had no choice but to turn around and run out to chase after Lin Shi.

Everyone was worried about Granny Liu's health, and no one cared whether Lin had actually run away or not.

"My grandma is really upset right now. Look how little she's breathing. She probably won't be able to eat lunch. Let's carry her to the guest room to lie down. She probably won't wake up anytime soon. Let her calm down first. There are still dumplings cooking in the pot. Go check on them in the back!"

Su Banxia directed everyone to get busy, and Wang Guihua, seeing this, remembered the dumplings in the pot and hurriedly ran to the backyard.

Old Man Su carried Granny Liu into the guest room, while Cuihua, standing nearby, seemed quite anxious, pulling on Su Banxia's arm and saying:

"Sister Banxia, ​​I don't think Grandpa is capable of taking care of Grandma. After all, he's a man and not that meticulous. If there's nothing else to do in the yard, let me go and take care of Grandma first!"

Su Banxia raised an eyebrow at Cuihua, wondering what tricks Cuihua was up to now. Why did she suddenly decide to take care of Granny Liu, and why was she calling her "Grandpa" and "Grandma" so affectionately?

But then Su Banxia thought about it again. Granny Liu was still unconscious and did need someone to take care of her. However, none of the people in her own courtyard were willing to look after her. Since Cuihua was willing to volunteer, she decided to let her go.

So Su Banxia smiled and said:

"Okay, Cuihua, then I'll trouble you to take good care of my grandma. She's still very weak right now. Please give her some water whenever you have time, wipe her sweat, and if she wakes up, please hurry up and call me. If you hear any noise, please hurry up and find me in the backyard."

Seeing that Su Banxia had agreed, Cuihua immediately nodded happily in agreement.

"Okay, I understand, Sister Banxia. Don't worry about leaving it to me."

Cuihua thought that since she had such a good opportunity to show herself in front of Granny Liu, she had to seize the opportunity. When Granny Liu woke up, the first person she would see would be her. She would definitely be very moved. After all, among all the relatives in the courtyard, only she, an outsider, was willing to come in and serve her. Maybe she would get so excited that she would actually bring about her marriage with Shi Yan.

With that thought in mind, Cuihua happily went into the guest room to take care of Granny Liu.

Lin ran off crying, and Su Qingsong finally caught up with her as fast as he could.

"Mom, don't run away! Wait for me! If you keep running, we won't have lunch!"

When Madam Lin turned around and saw that only her son had come looking for her, she felt that all the love she had given him had been worthwhile.

"Good son, you're the only one who knows how to care for your mother, you're the one who came out to pursue her."

Su Qingsong finally caught up, panting heavily, and his first words were...

"Mom, what are you doing? Come back with me, dinner's almost ready, I'm waiting for dumplings!"

As Su Qingsong spoke, he reached out and pulled on Lin's arm.

Lin shook her hand, turned her body awkwardly to the side, and said:

"I can't go back with my tail between my legs. Your dad beat me up and kicked me out. He should be the one calling me back!"

Su Qingsong said, panting heavily:

"Mom, stop fooling around! It was Dad who sent me to call you! Tell me, there are three different flavors of dumplings today. When have I ever eaten so many flavors of dumplings at once? If you don't come back with me, I really won't get to eat any dumplings. Think about me for once, even if you don't care about anything else. I'm at the age where I'm growing, and you can't keep letting me go hungry. Besides, it's New Year's Day today, so you should at least let me eat something good to help me grow!"

Lin was initially determined not to go back, but when she heard Su Qingsong mention that there were three kinds of dumplings, she couldn't help but swallow hard. Not only had Su Qingsong never eaten dumplings with three different fillings at once, but she herself had never done so in her entire life…

Lin turned to look at Su Qingsong.

"So... are the dumplings... cooked?"

Su Qingsong hurriedly grabbed Lin's arm and started walking back.

"It's definitely cooked through. I can smell the aroma from the yard. If you don't go back soon, they'll eat it all. Didn't you see how many people are in that yard? If we don't hurry back, we won't even get any soup!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Shi disregarded her awkwardness and quickened her pace. After all, no one wanted to miss out on food. She had come to the courtyard on Dwarf Mountain today hoping for a big meal, and if she missed it because of this little thing, wouldn't that be a huge loss? It would only please Granny Liu and Qin Shi even more. With that thought in mind, Lin Shi started running.

"Hey, Qingsong, hurry up and run! Don't be late today, or everyone will have finished eating and we won't even have any soup left."

Su Qingsong had no idea what Lin was thinking, that she had to make such a scene. In the end, he was the one who had to rush back, which really delayed his meal.

When the two of them ran out of breath into the yard, everyone had just brought the dumplings to the table.

Seeing the two of them with red faces and thick necks, Su Shiyan couldn't help but ask in confusion:

"Third Aunt, Qingsong, where have you two been? Why are you all sweaty?"

Mrs. Lin scratched her head sheepishly.

"No, I didn't do anything. I just felt stuffy sitting inside, so I went out for some fresh air. Oh my, the dumplings are already cooked! Let me wash my hands and help you serve the dishes!"

After saying that, Madam Lin pulled Su Qingsong to wash his hands in the basin.

Seeing this, Madam Qin muttered under her breath, clearly displeased:

"Did you see that? Su Tao, that's your third aunt. She's willing to sacrifice all her dignity for a meal. Where's all that energy she had for running off earlier? Now that we're at the table eating, she's eagerly come back!"

Seeing this, Su Tao quickly nudged Qin Shi with her elbow.

"Mom, you'd better not say too much, lest she overhear you and cause you more trouble!"