Rebirth of the Evil Stepmother and the Four Villainous Children

After a while, the dumplings in the pot were cooked, but a few of them were still broken, but most of the dumplings were good.

Zhou Rongrong picked up the dumplings, put them in a big bowl and said loudly.

“It’s time to eat~~~”

The four children cheered, some served the dishes, and some set the tableware.

After Zhou Rongrong brought the dumplings to the table, the children waited eagerly for her to say that it was time to eat.

"Wait, there's more."

"Ah? There's more?" Sanbao thought that being able to eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year was already a very good thing, but he didn't expect there was more.

"Of course." Zhou Rongrong walked into the kitchen again and opened the steamer. On the steamer were dishes that had been prepared in advance and were kept warm.

Zhou Rongrong took a large bowl in each hand and brought them back to the main room.

On the table was a bowl of braised chicken with steaming fragrant chicken, and a plate of steamed fish with shredded green onions on top. The fish was splashed with oil, making the skin look bright and smooth, and then it was topped with the steamed fish soy sauce that Zhou Rongrong took out from the space.

It looks great.

There were also a few stir-fried dishes, which filled the entire table.

In the mountain village, this is already an extremely sumptuous meal, and for many families it is considered great to be able to eat a meal of dumplings during the New Year.

The four children were so overwhelmed by the amount of food on the table that they didn’t know which one to eat.

Zhou Rongrong picked up a dumpling with chopsticks, dipped it in vinegar, took a bite and said, "It's time to eat."

"Oh~~~"

The four kids cheered and followed their mother's example to pick up the dumplings they had made and eat them, just to make them jealous.

The children who liked the food narrowed their eyes and looked very happy.

"By the way, you should eat the dumplings slowly. Mother has put a copper coin in one of the dumplings. If anyone eats it, he will have good luck next year."

They had heard about this custom from their friends, but the children had never eaten dumplings before, so they ate them voraciously. Zhou Rongrong couldn't help but remind them, fearing that they were eating too quickly. What if they knocked their teeth?

"Yeah, it's cool. I'll give it to you when Sibao has eaten it."

Sibao had dumplings in her mouth and could hardly speak clearly, but she couldn't let her mother's words fall to the ground, otherwise she would no longer be her mother's most beloved baby.

"Then you have to work hard." Zhou Rongrong said as she picked up a dumpling for each of the four children.

When the dumplings were half eaten, someone finally got the copper coin. It was Zhou Rongrong. Zhou Rongrong took out a handkerchief, caught the copper coin that was spit out of her mouth and said, "Mom, I got it."

Zhou Rongrong originally wanted to let the children eat the dumplings, but she herself ate the dumplings that symbolized good luck.

"That's great, mother will definitely have good luck this year."

The children were obviously happier when Zhou Rongrong ate the dumplings than they were when she ate them. She didn't look angry or frustrated at all and went to eat other dishes.

After the meal, the bellies of several children, including Zhou Rongrong, were round and full. They didn’t want to move at all.

Zhou Rongrong looked at the table full of dishes and sighed, saying, "When I have money, I must hire a nanny. She can cook, but she really hates washing dishes."

But now the children are not even as tall as the stove, so Zhou Rongrong had to clean up the dishes and wash them with hot water. Fortunately, there were three children to help. Zhou Rongrong was responsible for washing the first piece, Erbao cleaned up a piece, Sibao and Sanbao were responsible for putting the bowls away, and Dabao, who was not convenient to move, was responsible for wiping the table.

It was quick too. With the help of the children, it was cleaned up quickly.

The next day was New Year’s Day.

It was the day for visiting relatives, but the Jiang family didn't have many relatives to visit, and Zhou Rongrong was too lazy to visit any relatives. Unexpectedly, the children didn't go out to play today, mainly because everyone in the village was a relative.

No matter where you go, you might encounter people coming to someone's house, which would be very embarrassing.

They gathered in the main room, lit a brazier, and listened to Dabao telling them the story of Journey to the West.

It was Zhou Rongrong who suggested letting Dabao tell stories. Seeing that Dabao was reading a book with the help of an oil lamp on New Year's Eve, Zhou Rongrong asked Dabao to tell stories to his younger siblings tomorrow.

Dabao was very nervous at the beginning, but he became more and more proficient at it, as if he was born to tell stories, and it was very lifelike.

Dabao talked about the time when Sun Wukong made a big fuss at the Peach Festival, and there was a knock on the door at his house.

Several people looked at each other, thinking they had heard wrongly, and soon there was another knock on the door.

"Sister-in-law, is sister-in-law home?"

"Oh, it's Aunt San's voice."

After hearing Sanbao's reminder, Zhou Rongrong began to dig into the original owner's memory. It turned out that she only had a vague impression of the original owner of the Third Aunt mentioned by the children, and she even almost forgot what she looked like.

But he did not stop and opened the door. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Jiang Cheng, the third son of the Jiang family, and his wife holding bamboo baskets in their hands. No one knew what was in the baskets.

Jiang Laosan was actually somewhat reluctant to come to Zhou Rongrong to wish her a happy new year. After his parents passed away, they had an unhappy separation.

Jiang Lao Er and Jiang Lao San took the house that their parents had worked hard for and gave it to Jiang Lao Da, who had a thatched house at the end of the village. Even in terms of land, Jiang Lao Da got the least, only three acres, while the other two families each got six acres.

But for some reason, Boss Jiang agreed without any complaints, and others couldn't say anything.

Zhou Rongrong knew nothing about this. She only knew that in the original owner's memory, the three brothers of the Jiang family never visited each other. Now could the third brother Jiang come to wish her, the eldest sister-in-law, a happy new year?

Zhou Rongrong was a little confused herself, but she still let them out the door and let them in: "Come in quickly, it's very cold outside."

After the two entered the house, they went into the main room. They had not been to Jiang's house for a long time. Looking at the unusually clean main room, they didn't know if it was like this.

But people from the village who had been there said that Jiang's house was very dirty, and even if the broom fell over, Zhou Rongrong would not even help to pick it up.

Cheng didn't think so much. She put the basket on the table and pushed it to Zhou Rongrong, saying, "Sister-in-law will come over to wish you a happy new year today."

Zhou Rongrong said, "You're welcome."

Then there was nothing to say and the atmosphere was very awkward. Zhou Rongrong didn't think there was anything wrong, but Jiang Laosan was very unhappy. If his wife hadn't said that her sister-in-law had become a better person, and hadn't dragged him to come and wish Zhou Rongrong a happy new year, and even brought ten eggs from home, why would he come?

Moreover, this gift is not small. As for the red envelopes for the children, their family is too poor to afford them.