Xu Qizhen bought a gift for her niece and hurried back to Xu's house.
Her parents and siblings watched her carefully.
Seeing that she looked much better than before, and had some flesh on her cheek, I was relieved.
In addition to Xu's family, several relatives and friends, Li Mei's classmates and her classmates' parents, as well as Ruan Yanfeng came to the banquet.
"I just caught up." Ruan Yanfeng explains.
Xu Qizhen nodded.
The banquet was very lively. Li Mei invited more than ten students. After the children ate the cake, they began to play. The restaurant was full of laughter.
Xu Qizhen took a cake, walked out of the restaurant and sat on the swing in the courtyard.
Ruan came over and asked her, "do you mind if I smoke?"
"Whatever you want." She said.
Ruan Yanfeng lit a cigarette and asked her, "you don't seem to be very happy today..."
"to be exact, it's a little annoyed." Xu Qizhen said, "I just know that my stepson has a biological mother. The woman was furtive. She went to my restaurant for a long time. I thought she was a repeat customer. I didn't think she was going to watch me. "
Ruan Yanfeng smiled.
Xu Qizhen does not understand: "what is the smile?"
"... I came earlier today." Ruan Yanfeng said, "I've talked with your father for a long time, and they are very sorry. I'm afraid that you will go the same way as Xu Pei.
In Xu Pei's last days, he couldn't even get angry. You're OK. You feel angry. You won't be the second Xu Pei. "
Xu Qizhen ate the cake in silence.
The cake is sweet, but not delicate enough. She thought of the cake she made, with coconut milk added. Her two stepchildren surrounded her, and looked at her with black and wet eyes like a small animal. They were full of longing, making her heart soft.
"Have you come often lately?" She asked Ruan Yanfeng.
Ruan Yanfeng nodded.
Since the unrest in Singapore, he has been close to the Xu family.
Xu Qizhen again "accident", Xu Shaoan to children more careful, but willing to talk to Ruan Yanfeng.
"It's very good. My second brother must be willing to do so. He's in peace." Xu Qizhen said.
The banquet of the day was over ten o'clock in the evening.
Mrs. Xu left Xu Qizhen to live. "Don't go back today."
She hasn't come back to her mother's house for several months. Mrs. Xu is a little guilty, and her smile is deliberately flattering.
Without Yamamoto's quiet appearance, Xu Qizhen would have lived.
Now, she wants to go back to Yan's house. Anyway, she is Yan Ziqing's wife, and the Yan family is her territory. You can't let an inch of land occupy your own territory.
"No, I'll bring the children with me some other day." Xu Qizhen said.
Mrs. Xu wanted to stop talking. She didn't dare to say anything and turned away.
When Xu Qizhen left, her eldest sister Xu qiongzhen sent her to the gate.
The eldest sister said to her, "stepmother is the most difficult thing to do. She needs to be careful. She would rather be distant and indifferent than too close. To be a stepmother is to be meritorious. "
Xu Qizhen glanced at her elder sister and said, "you are vulgar."
Her eldest sister stopped at one breath, and a lot of good things for her could not be said.
She is really for Xu Qizhen.
Her parents are responsible for Xu Qizhen's marriage, and her elder sister knows that.
When Xu Qizhen and Gu Shao broke up, Nanjing people said a lot about rumors and rumors. Their parents were all face loving people, so they suffered a lot of social pressure.
The news of Xu Qizhen's pregnancy was widely spread by relatives as a joke. Her parents were traditional people and felt that there was no way to go, so they had to put pressure on Xu Qizhen.
However, after Xu Qizhen committed suicide, his parents dare not mention it any more, preferring not to raise their heads.
But finally said to marry Yan Ziqing, is Xu Qizhen himself.
This marriage, everyone has a mistake, but it is Xu Qizhen's last choice. She blames Xu's family, her parents, her brothers and sisters, and is always angry.
Elder sister can see through. She is also ten thousand people who disagree with Xu Qizhen's marriage to Yan Ziqing.
Not only Yan Family's reputation, but also Yan Ziqing's two children consumed half of Xu Qizhen's life.
Stepmothers are the hardest. Well done, say you don't care, the children are a little bit provoked by outsiders and turn against their stepmother and feed the dogs with all their good intentions; if you don't do well, say you're vicious. The children regard you as a monster and fight for revenge, as if you are inexcusable, and a little mistake can be magnified infinitely.
The eldest sister thought that her sister married Yan Ziqing, just like stepping into the devil's gate, but she was also very interested in Yan Ziqing's two children.
"I do my own evil..." elder sister was both distressed and worried.
After Xu Qizhen went home, she saw the two children who were dozing off. They both sat in the sofa, refused to go back to the room, and could not be persuaded by the nurse.
"Mommy's back." Yan Qi rubbed his sleepy eyes and climbed up to hold Xu Qizhen's leg.
Yan Kai is also sober.
"Go to bed." Xu Qizhen holds Yan Qi and touches Yan Kai's head.
Yan Kai was sleeping: "Mommy, I'm going to eat steamed stuffed bun in the morning, steamed stuffed bun with water."
That's the best dumpling of Xu Qizhen.
"Well, I'll do it for you tomorrow morning. Go to bed first." Xu Qizhen said.
The two children went to bed satisfied.
After Xu Qizhen combed and washed, it was already 11:30 p.m., but she thought of Yamamoto's stillness and was particularly upset.
She got up and was ready to make the small dumpling in advance.
She cooked a pot of high soup yesterday. After soaking it in cold water for a whole day, the high soup has solidified into shivering pieces.
Xu Qizhen burns the water and prepares for the meeting.
At the beginning, she heard the footsteps of leather shoes. A moment later, the footsteps stopped outside the kitchen.
When she looked back, she found that her husband Yan Ziqing was still in that suit - leather shoes, trousers and white shirt. It's just coffee stains on the shirt that make the whole dress dirty.
He hasn't changed, so he just came back.
"... do you have a midnight snack?" He asked Xu Qizhen.
He likes to watch Xu Qizhen cook. Whether it's kneading or chopping, her movements are very sharp.
Xu family used to have many industries, among which there was a good restaurant. Xu Qizhen's school is close to the tavern. When she was a child, she went to and from school to eat in the tavern. A master specially opened a small stove for her and taught her how to cook.
She has been very interested in cooking since then.
She has also specially refined her skills. The dishes she made are not only delicious, but also exquisite in color and setting. Therefore, there are both dishes and appearances.
"Well, make dumplings." Xu Qizhen said, "would you like some?"
The dumpling she made is thick and delicious, with thin and tough skin and tender filling. It's the best dumpling Yan Ziqing has ever eaten.
"Then I have a good fortune." He said.
He stood behind, watching Xu Qizhen busy.
When Xu Qizhen is cooking, she is most bothered by others to disturb her, and she doesn't need help. She had to cut everything herself, even the side dishes and ingredients.
It's all through her hands that she feels secure. Yan Ziqing was a little distracted. Suddenly, he heard Xu Qizhen ask him, "will you return Kaikai to her?"