Chapter 391 The Intruder
Chapter 391 The Intruder
Wang Tiejun walked into the kitchen, finally breaking the silence.
He walked up to Luo Ning and lowered his voice, "Luo Ning, yesterday's matter is settled. I want to tell you about the results of last night's village meeting!"
"Let's talk about it all at the meeting at eight o'clock. Now go and call everyone for lunch!" Luo Ning felt a strong urge to have an assistant.
Doing everything herself would definitely exhaust her, and her elders in the family would have objections.
"Alright!" Wang Tiejun called out as he walked into the yard, and the people who had been busy in the yard immediately began to set up the table and prepare for the meal.
Now Wang Tiejun, Luo Ning, Luo Ning's parents, two uncles, and Luo Hai have become a family, and they eat together every meal.
While Luo Ning was cooking, they were tidying up the house and doing odd jobs.
Yesterday they ate two meals cooked by someone other than Luo Ning, and it felt like being fed like pigs. They are really looking forward to this breakfast.
As long as Luo Ning was in the kitchen, they felt that life was wonderful.
Before long, breakfast was served, and everyone sat around the table.
Luo Ning took a chair and looked around at the new super round table, secretly marveling at the wisdom of the masses.
Not only are the tables new, but the chairs are new too; they're no longer as cramped and cluttered as before.
The seat next to Luo Ning was empty, and Liu Aihong, carrying a bowl of rice noodles, walked straight toward that spot.
"Auntie, I have a seat available! And the feng shui there is really good, I can get all the dishes there." With Ling Wei's instruction, Liu Donglan hurriedly moved Liu Aihong to the seat next to her.
Liu Aihong sat down and muttered softly, "This is a round table. Yesterday, when your uncle had the carpenter make it, he even made it so it could rotate, so you could reach the food from anywhere! Why did you make me sit here..."
Everyone's lips twitched, indicating that they hadn't heard anything and it was time to eat!
This morning, they had never eaten this before. It was fresh, fragrant, and very smooth. Eating ten bowls in one go was no problem!
Xie Chang'an wheeled himself out, sat down next to Luo Ning, and picked up a spoon to drink the porridge.
He glanced at the table and noticed that he was the only one who had porridge for breakfast, while everyone else had rice noodles.
Xie Chang'an understood. His wife had made this especially for him. The porridge also contained lean meat, shrimp, yam, black beans, red dates, and goji berries. It smelled incredibly delicious.
This is his wife's heartfelt gift; he must eat two more bowls.
"All-you-can-eat rice noodles in the morning! Help yourself when you're done, and don't waste any!" After announcing the policy, Luo Ning began to enjoy her meal.
Luo Ning's words sparked a food-grabbing frenzy. Everyone slurped down their bowls of rice noodles and rushed to the kitchen for a second bowl.
Zhou Ling took a spoon and started working like an assembly line, adding soup to everyone's bowls one by one.
Breakfast concluded with everyone satisfied, and people gradually put down their chopsticks.
Qiangzi was already full, but seeing Xie Chang'an still eating porridge, he grinned and took his bowl to get more porridge. "Hehe, I'll also try what this nourishing porridge tastes like!"
That was his porridge. Xie Chang'an looked up to stop him, but Luo Ning pinched his waist again, and he immediately became obedient.
He had been eating too fast and his wife had pinched him. He slowed down, and the air around him felt much more comfortable.
Because he has slowed down, while others have finished two bowls, he hasn't even finished one yet.
Luo Ning's tacit approval drove everyone crazy. Xie Chang'an's porridge was all shared and eaten, and it was indeed as delicious as expected.
Everyone except Xie Chang'an and Luo Ning was quite full after the meal.
Tiger Cub licked his belly and walked straight out, burping a lot along the way...
Wang Tiejun sighed, "That kid is such a disgrace."
"Brother-in-law, let Huwa eat less snacks today! Otherwise he'll get indigestion!" Luo Ning unconsciously reminded him. Huwa had grown taller in the two months they were away, and he had become quite distant from her.
“Okay!” Wang Tiejun nodded readily and glanced at Zheng Xiue.
Zheng Xiu'e immediately put down her chopsticks and walked out, eager to hide Huwa's snacks.
Since the family's financial situation improved, Huwa never stopped having snacks. Since her sister said so, we absolutely cannot let Huwa eat too much.
A big question mark appeared in Xie Chang'an's mind: Where did his brother-in-law get this idea from?
Before Huwa had even left the yard, he suddenly remembered something, scurried back, snuggled up to Luo Ning, and said somewhat awkwardly, "Auntie, I came to report the news yesterday, and Uncle Liu said we'd talk about it when you get back."
Wang Tiejun's lips twitched, strongly indicating that he didn't know that unfortunate kid, "Tiger Cub!"
"My aunt said I'd get food for reporting news, I did nothing wrong!" Tiger Cub argued defiantly with his father.
Liu Chunsheng, who was about to go to work, paused and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, that's right. Huwa and his friends came to report that Xie Chang'an has returned. I told them to come over tonight!"
Luo Ning's gaze shifted, and she patted Huwa's little head. "I know, I'll make peanut brittle for you guys later to reward my little heroes!"
"Thank you, Auntie! I'll go call Luo Lin!" Huwa made a face at Wang Tiejun and ran off happily.
Wang Tiejun was furious. This brat was getting more and more out of control. "Luo Ning, don't spoil him!"
“Brother-in-law, this isn’t spoiling, it’s called incentive-based education. Whether it’s educating children or doing management work, we should adhere to this principle. Clear rewards and punishments will produce immediate results. Moreover, we adults must keep our word. Breaking promises will make you a big fat man!” Luo Ning smiled and got up to go find peanuts.
When she came back, she saw peanuts drying in the sun at home. She hadn't planted any herself, so her father must have planted them for her.
That makes so much sense. He was speechless. Wang Tiejun learned something new.
While Qiangzi and Luo Hai were watching the commotion, Quan Jin immediately took out a small notebook and wrote it down.
"Let them spoil the child if they want, but why encourage them?" Xie Changle rolled her eyes, completely dismissing Luo Ning's words as fallacies and heresies.
Xie Chang'an suddenly felt like an intruder in this house.
He'd been away for so long that he'd become severely disconnected from his family...
When Huwa and his friends tasted the peanut paste, they strongly expressed that they would continue to provide intelligence to Luoning in the future.
These peanut brittle are so delicious, they could eat them nonstop without stopping.
Luo Ning divided the remaining peanut paste between Xie Chang'an and Luo Hai.
Xie Chang'an loves sweets, and Luo Hai has been craving them for a long time. Everyone else is uninterested, so it's just enough for her to have.
Luo Hai was overjoyed and ran off with the peanuts in his hand.
Xie Chang'an was also very happy. His wife always thought of him when something good happened to her, and his heart was sweeter than if he had eaten peanuts.
The atmosphere in Luo Ning's family was once harmonious and joyful, while Jian Yin's family went to extremes.
Early in the morning, Xie Changtai brought over a chicken feather token and announced the cancellation of the engagement.
Jian Yin strongly opposed and refused, but it was all in vain. The Xie family had made their decision, and her opposition was useless.
"That thousand yuan was your gift to my mother! We won't return it! Go find a good family to marry into, you're too old for that!"
Xie Changtai made his statement and quickly disappeared.
Upon hearing the price of one thousand yuan, Wang Laidi went completely mad and lunged at Jian Yin.
World War III was about to break out...
Half an hour later, a scream suddenly rang out, and Jian Yin limped out the door and left the village.
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