"Sister, I finally understand why you married brother-in-law even though our family was wealthier than his at the time, and you were a strong woman yourself. Why could you manage the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law with Uncle Luo and Aunt Luo so well?"

"Why is your brother-in-law so protective, respectful, and spoiling towards you? What you said earlier was really great, little sister, I've learned a lot!"

Yang Ruqing also smiled, "Yes, you should indeed listen carefully. You're getting married to the Xiang family by the end of the year. You should really practice being a good new wife!"

Xiao Duo's face flushed instantly, "Sister, you're making fun of me again! I'm not talking to you."

She picked up the trash that had been swept from the corner of the wall after cleaning the house, put it in a dustpan and went outside to empty it.

Shortly after, she returned, not alone. Little Flower followed behind her.

"Sister, Mother asked me to come and tell you, tonight she's having everyone over for dinner. Little Jie went back home today, so Mother invited the Sun family." Xiaohua said as soon as she entered the room.

Then seeing the decorations in this room, Xiaohua's eyes lit up: "This decoration is really good, it looks so comfortable!"

Yang Ruqing walked over and said to Xiaohua, "Okay, you go back and tell your mother that I'll bring the baby over at night."

"Why don't you say hello to Old Luo and the others? When I came here before, I saw Old Luo and invited him too, but he didn't give me a definite answer!"

Yang Ruqing said, "I will definitely say hello, but my uncle and the others definitely won't come."

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Unless it's Chinese New Year or a special occasion, the Luo blacksmiths wouldn't casually visit other households for meals.

Tonight is Xiaojie's return to her natal home, so Yang Huazhong's family is having a dinner and Luo the blacksmith can skip it.

But if Xiao Jie's stepfather came, Yang Huazhong would invite him for a meal, and Luo the blacksmith would definitely go. This was an unspoken understanding between them.

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But it's still necessary to make an oral invitation, out of courtesy and respect. Everyone understands that, right? Everyone understands!

It took a whole day to tidy up the guest rooms for Old Madam Zuo and Jun Mo, and outside the window, the sun was about to set.

Luo Baobei had already received word that Xin'er was having dinner at Gaga's house last night, so he went there to play early.

So here, Yang Ruohong and Wang Cuilian said hello there, then left the courtyard and went to her family's house next door.

Come over first and help cook dinner for Mrs. Sun.

In the kitchen, Mrs. Sun and Xiaohua were already cooking dinner, while Xiaoduo was playing in the courtyard with Feng'er, Laobaobao, and Xiaoshunzi. It was lively and noisy there.

The door curtain of the kitchen was pulled up, and Xiaohua occasionally poked her head out to glance at Feng'er who was playing in the courtyard, giving him a few reminders.

Seeing Yang Ruqing coming over, Xiaohua said, "I just told my mother that my sister would be here soon, and sure enough, she's arrived."

Yang Ruqing laughed and said, "Come over and lend a hand, and let's have a chat. This is an old habit of the women in our family!"

Little Flower smiled and beckoned Yang Ruoqing to come in, lifting the curtain: "Sister, come in quickly!"

Yang Ruqing also stayed outside for a moment and looked towards Feng'er's side: "Feng'er, is your cough still okay these two days?"

Xiaohua Dao: "I've been listening all along, this afternoon is alright, until now I haven't coughed a few times, the worst cough was the night before yesterday, I almost couldn't sleep at all."

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Yang Ruqing said, "It seems that the candied pears stewed with soil and sugar still work. The cough is subsiding."

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Xiao Hua nodded: "That's right, before when Feng'er coughed, I would immediately give him medicine. Now that I think about it, it's best to avoid using medicine as much as possible. Medicine is poisonous after all."

Yang Ruqing said, “Then let's continue with the snow pear in rock sugar soup. It clears the liver and lungs, and relieves phlegm and cough.”

In the kitchen, Sun Shi was chopping vegetables. The whole dried chicken was cut into pieces and seasoned with ginger, star anise, bay leaves, dried chili peppers, and other spices. It was placed in a clay pot, along with two handfuls of soaked shiitake mushrooms, and then covered with water. A big, hearty stew was ready to simmer.

"Wow, Mom, I just came in and saw your amazing performance. My mouth is watering!" Yang Ruoqing exclaimed.

I had a good lunch, but after wandering around for a while, I suddenly felt hungry again. If I hadn't seen these dishes, it wouldn't have been a big deal, but seeing them made my whole body ache with hunger! Every cell was screaming "I'm hungry!"

Mrs. Sun smiled and said, "This dried chicken has a big head. When it's served on the table at night, eat as much as you can, eat a lot! There are several more hanging under the roof beam at home!"

Yang Ruoqing came to the desk again and took a look around those places. Wow, the ingredients are really rich and colorful!

Big grass carp, strong river prawns, half-fat pork belly, marinated pig trotters...

Of course, leafy greens like spinach, bok choy, chives, and scallions are also essential...

“Hurry, hurry, the three of us together to cook! I'm starving, I'm starving!” Yang Ruqing said with a smile, rolled up her sleeves and tied on an apron.

In a little while, Big Sun also arrived.

“Oh my, it’s so lively in the kitchen! Goodness, there are so many dishes here. Wow, Mrs. Qing’er, you really put on a grand spread for that little Xiao Jie, she's such a handful, almost drove me crazy at lunchtime!”

After 大孙氏 entered the kitchen, there was a flurry of chatter and clatter.

Sun Shi was stir-frying while asking her elder Sun Shi, "What happened again? These two always fight when they're together. Even after getting married, they can't keep quiet?"

Mrs. Da Sun said, "I would like to keep a low profile, but seeing her finally return home for a visit, I treat her like serving ancestors, but that dead girl, she picks up chopsticks and doesn't eat this, she finds fault with that,"

"He and Huang Mao spent the whole morning cooking a meal, but he picked at it until there was nothing left. In the end, all he ate was a bowl of rice soup, two pieces of sweet potato, and one chopstickful of cabbage."

“Those fish and meat, they just wouldn’t move their chopsticks! It drove me crazy, I wasted so much time cooking!” Big Sun said angrily.

Yang Ruqing chuckled and teased, "Auntie, maybe it's just that your cooking doesn't suit Xiajie's taste!"

Da Sun glared, "She ate my cooking for sixteen years straight! Back then she ate until her cheeks were round as drums, even with two chins, oh? Now that she's been married just over a month, suddenly she can't stomach my motherly dishes?"

Yang Ruqing laughed, "I was just kidding. In the heart of every girl, her mother's cooking is always the most delicious and flavorful in the world."

Dà Sūn shì exclaimed, “Only Qíng’er knows how to flatter! Qíng’er’s mother, does this sweeten your heart?”

Sun lifted a smiling face: "Well, it sounds very comforting."

"Ai, I truly envy you. At least you can hear some kind words. That little wretch Xiao Jie doesn't even spare a nice word for me. She was only slightly better on her wedding day, but after that, she went back to her old ways, just staring at me with big eyes."

Xiaohua Dao: "Auntie, Xia Jie staring at you with wide eyes means she cares about you and feels close to you. She doesn't have to worry about anything, so she can just be herself."

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