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

Su Banxia had also rested enough. Coming downstairs, she saw Wang Guihua leaning against the bedroom door, panting heavily, looking unwell. She immediately went over, took Wang Guihua's arm, and asked with concern:

"Mom, what's wrong? I think you're tired. Why don't you go back to your room and lie down? You don't need to do any chores tonight. I've almost finished preparing the dishes. I'll just stir-fry them later."

Wang Guihua looked at Su Banxia and shook her head weakly.

"It's alright, it's alright, Mother is alright. Let's go to the backyard and get busy. Don't keep them waiting. It's good to let them eat early so they can go home sooner. It's better to let them go home early than to wait until it gets dark and then fall on the road during the New Year."

Su Banxia glanced at Wang Guihua with concern.

"Are you really alright, Mother?"

"It's okay, let's go."

Seeing that Wang Guihua had said so, Su Banxia helped her to the backyard.

Su Banxia thought that preparing ten dishes for dinner would be enough. First, she would prepare braised peanuts, then stir-fried cabbage with vinegar, stir-fried spinach with nuts, braised fish, steamed four-happiness meatballs and steamed pork with rice flour, then braised pork, stir-fried eggplant, potatoes, green peppers, sweet and sour pork, and sweet and sour carp. That would be enough.

Many of the dishes were prepared in advance, so Su Banxia assigned tasks and they were done quickly. When the dishes were almost ready, Su Banxia put the steamed buns and mantou into the pot to heat them up, and then put the rice that had been steamed in the afternoon into the pot to heat it up as well. Once the pot boiled, it was ready to be served.

After Su Banxia finally finished preparing dinner, she called everyone over to serve the dishes. Lin and the others were overjoyed to see they could have such a feast that evening, and their expressions towards Su Banxia became much more agreeable.

"Banxia, ​​your cooking skills are really good. You could be a head chef in a restaurant in the city. I have never eaten such delicious food before."

"That's right! I knew Banxia could do everything better than anyone else!"

Seeing this, Qin Shi, disregarding everything else, hurriedly put food into her and Su Tao's bowls.

"Daughter, these dishes are all nutritious. You should eat more and make sure your baby isn't neglected."

Su Shiyan was also serving Lianhua her meal. He noticed that Lianhua's complexion was not good, and he knew that she must have been hurt by what Granny Liu had said. Su Shiyan did not know how to comfort Lianhua, so he just kept putting food into her bowl and urging her to eat more.

Cuihua had spent the entire day taking care of Granny Liu at home and hadn't had a chance to eat a proper New Year's Eve dinner. She was also feeling angry, but when she thought about how Granny Liu had taken a liking to her and wanted her to be Su Shiyan's wife, she suppressed her anger and continued to serve Granny Liu her food and drink. After finally getting Granny Liu full, she hurriedly came out and ate a few mouthfuls of food haphazardly.

Now that everyone had finished eating, Lin thought she would pack up the leftovers to take home and eat them.

"Banxia, ​​look how much food you have left at home. There's not enough for all of you to eat. Why don't we take some back to help you share the burden? Otherwise, it's just a waste to leave this food at home."

Su Banxia shook her head.

"Third Aunt, don't worry about that. It's cold now, so the food will keep well and won't spoil even after a few days. With these leftovers, we won't have to be so busy or cook for the first few days of the year, and we can finally take a good rest."

Upon hearing this, Lin's expression immediately changed.

"How can that be? Eating too much leftovers is considered bad luck. Your family runs a business, and if you start the year eating leftovers every day, it won't sound good to others!"

Su Banxia smiled.

“What’s wrong with that, Auntie? We’ve had plenty of food for a few days now. Can’t we eat the leftovers after a meal or two? Besides, we business people should keep the leftovers for the New Year. It’s called having abundance every year!”

Lin hadn't expected Su Banxia to have a few words waiting for her, so she swallowed hard, then waved her hand and said angrily:

"I really didn't expect you to be so stingy, Banxia. We're all family. What's the difference between eating leftovers? It's just some leftovers, why are you making such a big deal out of it with us!"

While tidying up the food, Su Banxia replied casually:

"This isn't about leftovers. Besides, you're my third aunt. During the Lunar New Year, I haven't even had a single bite of your leftovers! When it comes to stinginess, who can compare to you, third aunt?"

Qin, who was standing nearby, had originally wanted to ask Su Banxia for some leftovers to take back for Su Tao, but seeing Su Banxia's unforgiving attitude, she gave up the idea and instead joined Su Banxia in mocking Lin.

"Oh dear, third sister-in-law, I'm not trying to be mean, but we came to the second family's house empty-handed today. We had two big meals at their house at noon and night, and now you want to pack up and take some back with you? You really can't handle everything, you want to take it all with you! If word gets out, everyone in the village will laugh at you to death!"

Upon hearing this, Lin's face flushed red with anger, and she glared at Qin.

"Did I even speak to you? You're already trying to get attention. Don't even mention me, you were thinking of taking her back to nourish your Su Tao, weren't you? What are you up to? Don't think I don't know, we're both equally cunning, so don't laugh at me."

As she spoke, Lin grabbed Su Qingsong, who was standing next to her, and said:

"It's getting late. Since they don't welcome us, let's hurry up and leave so as not to bother them."

Su Qingsong wanted to take advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to decorate the fruits and snacks on the table, but at this moment, Lin grabbed his arm and he couldn't break free at all. He had no choice but to let Lin pull him away.

Watching the two figures leave, Su Banxia turned to Su Congxian, who was standing to the side, and said:

"Third Uncle, you're a sensible man. What my Third Aunt said just now was really unpleasant to hear. If our family didn't welcome you, we wouldn't need to serve you food and drink here at noon and night, would we?"

Su Congxian felt a little embarrassed after hearing this, and scratched his head with a smile, saying:

“Your third aunt is in a bad mood today, so don’t take it to heart. Banxia, ​​she is still your elder. If what she says is unpleasant, just let it go in one ear and out the other. It’s getting late, so let’s go back now, lest it get dark and the road becomes difficult to walk.”

Upon hearing that Su Congxian was leaving, Qin Shi, who was standing nearby, immediately stepped forward.

"Alright then, we'll go with Su Tao too."

Seeing that these people were about to turn and leave, completely ignoring Granny Liu who was still lying inside, Su Banxia immediately spoke up:

"Wait, it's still early, it's not completely dark yet. My grandma can't walk anymore, so I'll have to trouble you two, Uncle and Uncle, to take turns carrying her back."