CH 42.3

"Xu He is really capable. I didn't expect that he could handle such a big scene. The small dish he cooked in a pot is really delicious, it’s not inferior to the cook. Such a big pot of rice is also matched with good ingredients. "

"But I never heard Liu Xianglan said that Xu He can also cook. I only know that he is diligent in doing things. Oh, this Liu Xianglan is really partial.”

"She asked Xu Shaochun to help just now. She is still a niece, and she refused to do it. Marrying a scholar and being a lady is great. They are all fellow villagers, so is it necessary to refuse it so absolutely?"

"What do you think she can do? I think that Xu Shaochun can't do it at all. Otherwise, the mother and daughter who are so pushy don't agree to it outright, and they can push He ge’er out"

"Hey, what you said really makes sense. Several times when I passed by Xu's house, I saw Xu He cooking in the kitchen."

They hadn't thought about the other family's affairs in detail, and now they really didn't know for sure.

Fei's mother was pouring water to wash her hands, listening to the two helping women who was washing the dishes while talking with their backs to her, her expression was not very good.

Fei's family and Xu's family were in the east of the village and the west of the village. In fact, they were quite far away. She couldn't understand everything about Xu's family clearly. Today's incident made her felt a little unhappy. Now she heard the women muttering, immediately, there were more thoughts in her heart.

After Xu Shaochun got married, the young couple were stuck together everyday. His son should have gone back to the academy long ago, but he delayed his return for two days. Thinking that the son wanted Xu He but didn't get it, he was very sad for a long time, and lost weight.

She always wanted to nourish her son. After Shaochun came over, her son looked much better. Although she felt that Xu Shaochun was pestering her son and delayed his studies, she never talked too much. She only persuaded her son to go back to the academy earlier, which was completely negligent. It was time to carefully test this daughter-in-law. She couldn't help but felt remorse in her heart, but fortunately it was not too late, her son had returned to the academy now. 

Smelling the scent wafting from the kitchen, she felt a little worried, and didn't want that what these women said was true, otherwise wouldn't she be a big joke?

She was in trouble, there were not many chopsticks in the banquet, and listening to people boasting about Xu He at the table, it was even more difficult to eat.

When Xu He finished his work and came out, it was already dark. In the smoky kitchen, he didn't notice the heat all over his body. When he came out to breathe, the wind brought a coolness to his face, and he realized that his back was wet with sweat.

"Chef Xu has worked hard."

Zhang Fangyuan jumped out from nowhere, and took out a handkerchief from his body to wipe his sweat. Xu He looked at the familiar handkerchief and thought that this person was always carrying it with him.

He looked at Zhang Fangyuan, and joked for the first time: "The chef didn’t work hard, but the chef's life is hard."

Zhang Fangyuan laughed out loud: "What is it, everyone is talking about your cooking today. Alright, I’ll invite you to do business at home in the future. I just drank and bragged that the dishes on the table were cooked by my fulang, and there is no man in the village who is not jealous.”

Xu He turned back to Zhang Fangyuan when he heard this: “You are bragging and talking big, if you dare to let me go to the kitchen, no one will care about your drinking, and you can still brag with others."

"Injustice! How dare I think like that." Zhang Fangyuan said in a low voice: "I just can't understand how your second sister and your mother still have a good face, so I want to teach the villagers to know that you are the one who is amazing. Just now I saw Mrs. Fei came back, she had a bad face, just look, your second sister will have something good to eat.”

Xu He frowned slightly. He looked up at the dark mountains outside the yard, and murmured, "I don't want to control them, and I don't want to fight against them. I just want to live a good life." "

"We're not against them, just don’t be a stepping stone for them anymore.” Zhang Fangyuan said: “Actually, this is good for your second sister. It’s impossible for someone to live in face-saving and lies all their life, and they have to face the reality. People live for decades, and this is just the beginning. After waking up earlier, maybe there will be a good day, although the process may be more difficult."

Xu He took a deep look at Zhang Fangyuan, and felt that the few words Zhang Fangyuan said today were quite reasonable, but he naturally didn't know that this was based on his own experience.

"Zhang Fangyuan, can you still drink? Stop twisting with your fulang there."

"You brat, you dare to provoke me. I will let you drink so much that you can't even crawl into the bridal chamber today." Zhang Fangyuan turned his face and touched Xu He's head: "Hurry up and eat."

Xu He shook his head. On a happy day, he wouldn’t be annoying to others and take care of his husband, and let him go.

He was really hungry.