Siheyuan: Cooking journey

He Yuzhu took another sip of tea and sighed inwardly.

I can’t explain why, but women can always talk about a topic over and over again, and every time they talk about it with gusto, as if they were hearing it for the first time, and their emotions are full.

He Yuzhu has heard this kind of words many times recently.

But every time I listen to it, I don’t feel uncomfortable.

I didn't expect that inviting Yu Li to the cafeteria would bring such a pleasant surprise.

For a calculating and stingy person like Uncle Sanye, the most painful thing is to plot against him and make him suffer a loss.

Anyway, it's quite fun to listen to how Yu Li plotted against the Third Uncle.

The cafeteria is bustling with activity.

An old man rushed in and said anxiously:

"Qin Huairu, go home quickly, something happened to Xiao Huaihua."

"what……"

When Qin Huairu heard this, she panicked and hurriedly followed the old man home.

Seeing her reaction and expression,

He Yuzhu inexplicably felt that this was the norm.

Before, when Banggeng disappeared, Qin Huairu was still able to go to work calmly and didn't ask any questions. After finding him, she sent him directly to the countryside. This series of actions was confusing and felt quite unfamiliar.

Now, she looks like a good mother.

No matter how scheming or evil Qin Huairu is, there is no doubt that she is a good mother in front of her children.

In He Yuzhu's eyes, this is the only bright spot in her.

In any case, she is a hundred times better than her ungrateful cousin Qin Jingru.

Simultaneously,

He Yuzhu was also very curious about what had happened to Xiao Huaihua.

He found out soon after he got off work, without asking much.

As soon as it was time to get off work, He Yushui started chatting about this with Lou Xiaoe.

"I heard from an auntie that Xiao Huaihua choked so much that her eyes rolled back. The little girl was so scared that she kept crying and didn't understand anything. Luckily, an auntie heard the noise and went over to take a look, and helped pat her on the back, otherwise the consequences would be..."

......

In the next room,

Qin Huairu hugged Xiao Huaihua gently.

On the side, Qin Jingru's eyes were red, and her fair face was full of fear and anxiety.

"Sister, I'm sorry. I really didn't know and I didn't mean to do it. I didn't expect that Xiao Huaihua would be choked. I will pay attention next time. Can you please not send me back to the countryside?"

Qin Huairu glanced at her indifferently and lowered her eyelids slightly.

There were traces of tears on Xiao Huaihua's sleeping face, making her look both aggrieved and innocent.

Qin Huairu felt distressed and helpless, and inexplicably wanted to laugh.

If even my own cousin is like this, who can I rely on in this world?

At this moment, she remembered what her mother-in-law said: only a grandmother would love and care about a child.

Qin Huairu didn't know whether it was true or not, but she knew that her grandmother would never feed a child who was only a little over one year old with cornmeal steamed bread.

At least, you will know to soften it with water before feeding it.

Even an adult might choke on that kind of rough food, let alone a one-year-old baby.

It's ridiculous, helpless and stupid.

Qin Huairu could guess what happened without asking.

No matter how hard times got, Xiao Huaihua never ran out of fine grains.

In the past, He Yuzhu would send some high-quality rice to make porridge for Xiao Huaihua.

After that, little Huaihua kept eating white flour porridge.

Qin Huairu didn't dare to think about how her mother-in-law fed the child when she was alive, and she didn't want to think about it. At least the child was not hungry.

After Jingru came, she taught her how to make the batter by herself, making it thinner and easier to swallow...

Food is a big deal at home. We calculate carefully how much steamed cornbread to make every day, leaving out the fine grains for the small locust flowers and locking them up at other times.

Qin Huairu seemed to be able to see that Xiao Huaihua’s fine grains were eaten, and she was crying loudly with hunger, but was stuffed with a piece of hard steamed bread instead.

It seemed as if she could feel how hungry Xiao Huaihua was. She didn't know what was in her mouth. She just wanted to eat and fill her stomach.

How dare!

How could this be?

Didn't you ever think that something might happen?

Qin Huairu wanted to slap Qin Jingru in the face and tell her to get out of here as far away as possible.

A child is gone.

The remaining two are everything she has and her hope to survive.

Whoever hurts a child will have to pay the price.

But the reality is, we can only endure it and pretend we don’t know.

If we drive her away, who will take care of the children?

Invite that evil mother-in-law back?

Wouldn't that make her feel very important, and she would be more fearless and cause more trouble in the future?

No, absolutely not.

Qin Huairu took a deep breath and could only tell herself that Jingru did not do it on purpose. She was just tired of being hungry in the countryside and wanted to taste the fine grains. It was her first offense and she would change.

"It's okay, don't do this again."

Qin Huairu lowered her eyes and spoke in a calm tone, without any unnecessary blame or extra words.

They still have to use her and rely on her to take care of the two little ones. If they scold her and criticize her, in the end, the two children will suffer.

"Sister, I'm sorry."

Qin Jingru breathed a sigh of relief and promised: "I will pay attention next time and take good care of Xiao Huaihua."

Will you pay attention next time?

Qin Huairu couldn't help but feel ridiculous.

When did my cousin, who was so kind and obedient when she was little, become like this?

Totally ungrateful.

Forget what it's like to be hungry in the countryside.

She forgot who gave her enough food and a good place to live.

Just for a bite of food for the child, they forget about family affection and gratitude.

But then I thought about it,

Qin Huairu was left with only bitterness in her heart. The child she had raised with so much effort was gone just like that.

How can I count on a cousin?

After experiencing so many bad things, I understand more and more how rare, precious and precious a person’s goodness is.

I am increasingly eager to possess this beauty...

Early the next morning,

He Yuzhu and Lou Xiaoe went to work together.

When passing by the front yard, the third uncle greeted them with a hesitant expression on his face.

"The pillar, that, that..."

He Yuzhu saw that he looked like something was wrong, so he asked, "What's wrong, Third Uncle?"

The third uncle chuckled and swung his arms, pretending to be exercising. "Nothing, I'm leaving now."

He Yuzhu guessed that the third uncle must have encountered some difficulties and almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

For no reason, he wanted to talk to me when I was busy with the Chamber of Commerce's affairs. It must be about transferring his someone back to the workshop so that he could continue to suffer.

But when the critical moment came, he started to have doubts again.

These past few days, I've been tricked by Yu Li. The more I think about it, the angrier I'm getting, but the key is that there's nothing I can do.

If she wanted revenge, she could only think of asking He Yuzhu for help and moving Yu Li back to the workshop.

But in this case, he had just transferred his daughter-in-law to the canteen and then transferred her back. It was obvious that he was deliberately looking for trouble. If this got out, he would lose face as the third uncle.

What bothered him most was that he was not sure whether He Yuzhu was willing to help. Transferring personnel back and forth was just making fun of him, and no one would be happy about it.

After thinking it over and over, I still couldn't figure out a way to vent my anger without causing any trouble.

The third uncle felt so uncomfortable and suffocated, and he was really uncomfortable. "Hmph, you little rascal, we'll see what happens..."

In the cafeteria, it was busy all morning, but it returned to calm in the afternoon.