You are unlucky and I am tough

Chapter 132 Her Family Is My Family

When Cheng Guqiu went out, she was worried about meeting villagers who would ask her all sorts of questions. Fortunately, there were few people here and no one was near the river. After she dealt with the chickens and returned, she saw Cheng Pan and her two daughters feeding the donkey. The three of them were talking about something and were laughing together.

Cheng Guqiu's eyes were wet. He couldn't remember how long it had been since he saw his two daughters smiling so happily.

Cheng Shuang was the only one left in the kitchen. The long table was filled with various ingredients. Cheng Shuang was cutting meat. Two pounds of meat was cut into three portions. One portion was cut into pieces and put on a plate, and the rest was sliced ​​and minced into meat and put in a small bowl.

Seeing Cheng Guqiu coming back, Cheng Shuang raised her head and smiled sweetly, "Auntie is back. The ingredients will be ready soon. Let me cook tonight."

Cheng Guqiu also laughed, "I'm glad you don't mind my aunt's cooking skills, but I've never made these dishes before, so tell me how to make them."

Cheng Shuang agreed immediately. She deliberately let Wei Qinglang leave so that Cheng Guqiu could find his own value in this family, which was the first step to integration.

After Cheng Pan came back, he also wanted to go into the kitchen to help, but Cheng Shuang sent him away to help Wei Xinyi pack up. Then the four maids busied themselves moving all the things in Wei Xinyi's room to the next room, even carrying the desk over.

The sky gradually darkened, and bursts of delicious food continued to waft from the kitchen, making people drool.

Soon, one dish after another, delicious and fragrant, was served on the dining table in the main hall.

Wei Qinglang lit several lamps, illuminating the main hall as bright as day. He said to Cheng Guqiu who was carrying the dishes in, "My aunt's cooking skills are really good. I can tell from the smell that it's much better than what we make."

Facing the praise, Cheng Guqiu smiled a little reservedly, yet also a little happy, and quickly said, "As long as you like it, I will make it for you in the future if you like it."

Wei Qinglang smiled and said, "We have grown a lot of new ingredients and like to study them, but Cheng Shuang and I are not very good cooks. We will be blessed with a good meal with my aunt in the future."

At this time, Wei Xinyi also ran in, sniffed and exclaimed, "Wow, it smells so good! The food my aunt cooks is even more delicious than the food in the restaurant."

Cheng Guqiu felt a little embarrassed by the compliments, and the smile in his eyes deepened. He felt that the children of the Wei family were all very good, and Cheng Shuang was lucky to marry into a good family.

When Cheng Shuang came in with the last of the vegetables out of the pot, she saw Wei Xinyi's hand stealthily reaching for the stir-fried beans and meat in front of her. She called out, "Wei Xinyi, have you washed your hands?"

Wei Xinyi was so scared that she quickly retracted her hand after failing to steal food, turned around and ran out to wash her hands. Qiuyan and Dongyun, who were standing beside her, also went out to get water to wash their hands.

Cheng Guqiu looked at the scene in front of him, then looked at Wei Qinglang's expression, and found that he looked normal and did not show any dissatisfaction with Cheng Shuang scolding his sister, so he felt relieved.

For dinner, they had white rice. Cheng Pan served a bowl to everyone, and Qiuyan and Dongyun ran back and forth to bring it to the main room.

The square table was just enough for eight people to sit at, and after everyone was there, they started eating. They had chicken with mushrooms, spicy and sour black fish fillets, braised pork, minced eggplant and meat, stir-fried pork with beans, and stir-fried cabbage.

Cheng Guqiu's cooking skills were indeed much better than theirs. The methods were the same but the food tasted better than theirs. Cheng Shuang tasted everything and praised them highly. She was very happy that there would finally be a chef at home.

Cheng Guqiu, her mother, her two daughters, and the others just lowered their heads to eat white rice, and were afraid to pick up the dishes with their chopsticks. They had eaten so well at noon, thinking they were being treated to a meal, but they didn't expect that they would eat so well after returning. It was even more sumptuous than what they had eaten during the Chinese New Year. They almost forgot when they last ate white rice, and today they actually ate white rice for two meals a day.

"Little aunt, eat your food." Cheng Shuang picked up a piece of chicken and put it in Cheng Guqiu's bowl. "I just remembered that I forgot to buy some clothes for you when I came back. Pan'er, find two sets of your clothes for Qiuyan and Dongyun later. I have two sets of clothes that were too big for little aunt. They should be enough for little aunt."

Cheng Shuang naturally did not buy clothes that were too big, she planned to buy two sets in the mall.

Cheng Guqiu's eyes turned red as he listened to Cheng Shuang's words and looked at the meat in the bowl. Afraid of being noticed, he quickly lowered his head and started eating.

After her brother, who had loved her since childhood, passed away, she was beaten by Bai Jinhu until her whole body was in pain, but she still insisted on taking care of her sister-in-law who was about to give birth. Later, she was almost beaten to death for secretly taking money and things back home, but she never asked for any reward.

What happened today made her realize that the niece she had always wanted to protect actually remembered her kindness. After she became capable, she not only helped her escape from the Bai family, but also took them in.

Cheng Shuang picked up some food for Qiuyan and Dongyun, "This is your first time eating at your cousin's house, so make sure you eat well. Come and try this braised pork."

Cheng Pan also picked up some food for the two of them and put two chicken legs into their bowls. After the family got used to eating meat, no one rushed to eat the chicken legs.

Wei Xinyi scooped up some pickled fish soup with a spoon and mixed it with rice, mumbling, "You two sisters are too thin. Eat more. From now on, all the chicken legs at home will be given to you."

The two girls smiled knowingly and were deeply touched.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was decent, except for Cheng Guqiu, who was always reserved and never took the initiative to pick up a dish. Wei Qinglang observed her for a while and suddenly said, "Auntie, Shuang'er is marrying me, and her family is my family, so you don't have to feel like you're living under someone else's roof. From now on, you will be the only elder in our family. Let's live a good life together, okay?"

After hearing these words, Cheng Guqiu's tears, which he had managed to hold back, instantly fell. He looked at the people at the table with tears in his eyes and nodded heavily.

After dinner, Qiuyan and Dongyun rushed to wash the dishes and clean the kitchen. Cheng Shuang said she was sweating and wanted to take a shower, so Cheng Guqiu immediately went to boil water. The three of them, mother and daughter, took over the work.

On a full moon night, the sky is dotted with stars, and the moon like a silver plate hangs in the night sky, casting a layer of soft silver light in the yard.

There were also activities in the village. Cheng Li set up an incense table in the threshing ground to worship the Moon Goddess. Many people in the village brought homemade moon cakes and incense to worship. From time to time, the laughter of children could be heard passing by outside the house.

Wei Qinglang took a stool and lit the candles in the lotus lanterns hanging on both sides of the main hall, adding a layer of dark yellow warm light to the small courtyard.

When Cheng Shuang came out of the shower, the snacks, sunflower seeds and candies she had bought during the day were already placed on the table in the yard. She took out the mooncakes and cut them into small pieces with a knife.

Then he thought that Cheng Guqiu and his two cousins ​​had never eaten watermelon, so he went to the main room and picked a small watermelon to cut. There were seven or eight watermelons in the main room. They were the last ones in the watermelon field. After they were eaten, they would be gone this year.

After everything is prepared, on this Mid-Autumn Festival reunion night, the family gathers in the yard, sits and chats, eats and enjoys the moon.

However, Wei Xinyi soon became restless in the yard and lit the lotus lantern, saying she wanted to go play in the threshing ground.

Cheng Pan was worried about her going out alone, so he called Qiuyan and Dongyun to come along, and then the four of them each took a mooncake and went out.

Wei Nanxing also went out to find people of the same age, and there were three people left in the yard chatting about family matters. Only then did Cheng Guqiu know that it was Cheng Shuang who cured the headaches of the people in Chengjia Village.

Cheng Guqiu also had a headache, and her poor health had worsened in recent years. Cheng Shuang took her pulse and said she would prepare medicine for her treatment in a few days.

Wei Qinglang also chatted about his family situation, giving Gu Qiu a brief understanding.

After hearing this, Cheng Guqiu realized that the children of the Wei family also had miserable lives. The young couple had elders above them, but none of them were kind. No wonder Wei Qinglang said that she would be the only elder in the family in the future.

She silently decided in her heart that she would take good care of these children in the future.