Chapter 237: Seventies Treasure Appraisal System (11)

Xie Jun, who had come to the kitchen to add tea, was speechless upon hearing this.

How could this couple talk in such a manner?

One said, "If you like it, I'll bring you more," and the other said, "If you like it, I'll make it for you again."

Whether it was bringing tea leaves or buying meat to make braised pork, didn't that require money and coupons? Did money and coupons fall from the sky?

Had his little sister corrupted her husband?

At this moment, he was so worried that he even regretted introducing his little sister to the younger brother of the honest man Qin Feng.

He had saved Qin Feng's life a few years ago, and at the time, the Qin family had said that if he ever had any difficulties, he should come to them.

This time, his little sister was determined to marry a city dweller, and their parents had no choice; as her older brother, he couldn't refuse his little sister whom he had doted on since childhood, so he had to swallow his pride and ask Qin Feng about a marriage alliance.

Fortunately, Qin Feng was also worrying about his younger brother's marriage, so without a second word, he had his younger brother and sister meet at the County State-run Restaurant, facilitating this marriage.

Now, seeing his brother-in-law being led into such extravagance by his little sister, he felt as if a home-grown bok choy had been trampled by a pig, only the bok choy was Qin Zheng, and the pig was his own gluttonous and lazy little sister...

Xie Chunhua clutched her chest in physical pain, calling her daughter a spendthrift: "You dead girl! You put in white sugar and then rock sugar too? Is the sugar shop yours? Or is sugar coupon free? Ouch! If I had known, I would have done it myself..."

Xie Yang found it amusing: "Mom, the meat is already bought; if we don't make it taste good, wouldn't that be a waste of this high-quality pork belly? I got up early specifically to snatch this at the morning market."

"It wouldn't be a waste if you didn't put sugar in it!"

"If I don't put sugar in, I can't make such delicious braised pork."

"..."

The mother and daughter bickered for a few rounds, and the ones who benefited were the mouths of the whole family—

The braised pork with rice at noon made everyone's mouths oily, and they kept praising how satisfying it was.

Especially the thick, savory meat sauce; it was simply perfect mixed with rice!

"Grandma, I want more rice!"

Even Xie Xinlan, who usually could only eat half a bowl of rice, took the initiative to ask for more.

Needless to say, the strong laborer Xie Jun buried his head and finished three big bowls, still feeling unsatisfied after eating.

"If I could eat braised pork with rice every day, I'd do anything!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he received an eye-roll from Mother Xie: "What kind of pipe dream are you having! Once you're full, go get some fish and shrimp for your little sister."

"No need, Mom. Big Brother still has to work this afternoon, so let him rest well at noon. Qin Zheng and I aren't lacking for food. Look, I even brought a jar of hairtail for you all to taste."

Since there was braised pork at noon, she didn't take out the hairtail, leaving it for her family to eat slowly.

A large glass jar of fried hairtail, salty and fragrant, would last for quite a few meals.

Xie Chunhua took the hairtail jar, her heart aching again: "That must have cost a lot of oil, right?"

"It didn't cost much," Xie Yang said. "I rendered the oil used for frying into seasoned oil; it's very fragrant for stir-frying. But I didn't have enough canning jars, so I didn't bring any for the family. Next time I save up enough jars, I'll bring a jar for you to taste, Mom."

Upon hearing this, Xie Chunhua subconsciously looked at her son-in-law, worried that her daughter's behavior would displease him; after all, a married daughter shouldn't be constantly scraping things for her maiden home.

Unexpectedly, far from being displeased, Qin Zheng even looked approving: "When I go back, I'll find colleagues to trade for some canned food coupons and save up jars for you."

"..."

"Mom, this yellow croaker fillet and ham were brought by Qin Zheng from out of town. Just wash them and steam them; they are very fragrant with rice!"

"Mom, this piece of corduroy fabric is for you and Dad to make lined jackets. Corduroy is thick; a lined jacket can be as warm as a thin cotton-padded jacket. When it's freezing cold, you can wear it over your cotton-padded jacket to block the wind."

"Mom, keep these candies. The White Rabbit Creamy Candy is for Lanlan to supplement her nutrition. City people say seven White Rabbit Creamy Candies are equal to drinking a cup of milk, but I'm worried about Lanlan's teeth if she has seven a day, so let's do two a day. I'll buy more when she finishes them."

"..."

Xie Chunhua thought that dried goods and fabric were fine; food and clothing were necessities.

But milk candy wasn't a necessity, and it was so expensive; was it really necessary to give her granddaughter two a day?

She opened her mouth to complain, only to see her little daughter take out two more bags of brown sugar:

"I'll buy a bag for Eldest Sister when I have sugar coupons later. Mom, you keep these two bags; keep one for yourself to make sugar water, and give one to Sister-in-law to nourish her body. Sister-in-law, I see your complexion isn't very good; are you too tired lately? Or are you pregnant? I saw a sister-in-law in our Family Building who looked just like you when she was first diagnosed as pregnant, her face was sallow..."

Hearing this, Xie Chunhua turned to look at her daughter-in-law: "Ningning, are you really pregnant?"

"I don't know..." Wen Ningning looked bewildered, calculating her cycle, "... it seems to be a few days late."

"Oh, you child!" Xie Chunhua secretly scolded her daughter-in-law for being muddled and quickly called her son over: "Take your wife to the health center to check. If she really is, don't let her work in the fields for now. Look at this complexion, it really doesn't look good; you must be careful during the first three months."

"Big Brother, you should ride your bicycle to take Sister-in-law there; walk less," Qin Zheng suggested proactively.

"Alright, alright, thank you, little brother-in-law." Xie Jun was both happy and worried.

He was happy that he was going to be a father again; he was worried that if his wife wasn't pregnant, could this sallow complexion be a sign of some other illness?

Fortunately, she was pregnant!

Half an hour later, Xie Jun returned with his wife from the brigade health center and announced happily before even entering the door: "I'm going to be a father again! Lanlan, you're going to have a little brother or sister soon! Are you happy? Hahaha!"

Xie Xinlan clapped her little hands and jumped for joy: "Oh! I'm going to have a little brother or sister!"

Xie Yang watched this scene with a smile.

"Chunhua, where is your little son-in-law? Why haven't I seen him?"

Liu Caiju had waited and waited, but she didn't hear the sound of tables being smashed or arguments from next door, and she was extremely puzzled. Could it be that the Xie family's little son-in-law didn't come to divorce his wife?

After hastily finishing a few bites of rice, she pretended to wash the dishes and came to the front yard by the well, asking Xie Chunhua, who was smiling as she came out to trim some green onions, over the earthen wall.

Xie Chunhua was very happy; her daughter-in-law was finally pregnant again after six years.

She would be happy regardless of whether this child was a boy or a girl. As the saying goes, first the flower blooms and then the fruit forms; if the flower doesn't even bloom, where would the opportunity for fruit come from?

"Oh, you mean Little Qin? He took Yang Yang to the mountain for a walk. They'll be back in town soon to catch the evening bus. He has to go back to his hometown tomorrow morning to take a look; staying here, I'm afraid he'll miss the bus."

Liu Caiju: "..."

So he didn't come to divorce his wife?

Then why did he come back carrying big bags and small bags?

Was it really a gift for the return visit, accompanying his wife to visit her father and mother?

Sour bubbles immediately rose in Liu Caiju's heart, and her tone was filled with jealousy:

"Seeing you so happy, your little son-in-law must have brought quite a few good things to honor you two old folks, right?"

Xie Chunhua laughed until wrinkles formed at the corners of her eyes: "Little Qin is indeed a filial one; Yang Yang didn't marry the wrong person."

Liu Caiju: "..."

Why is it that my heart feels even more sour?