Yun Xiaoxiao glanced at him, "No need to go through all that trouble."
As young people, there’s always a couple of days every month when you crave hot pot or barbecue.
"I’ll take care of it, let’s head back and get it started."
Once home, Zhao Tianlei immediately got busy.
Bamboo skewers, potatoes, he started roasting sweet potatoes right away.
Seeing him fumble around a bit, this kindness was truly touching.
As for the taste, that kindness was all that mattered.
"Wife, try this and see how it tastes."
Yun Xiaoxiao knew him, this was the best looking one he’d grilled.
Da Bao and Xiao Bao stood at a distance, they had tasted it before, it was not good, and they had no idea how their mom could eat it.
"It’s getting late, shouldn’t we be heading over?"
Thinking of the fact that tonight was Chinese New Year’s Eve, Yun Xiaoxiao brought out two cans of fruit.
"Keep these for yourselves."
After he came back, he planned to buy some New Year goods in town, but was stopped by his wife, who said they had already bought plenty of New Year goods.
"We have enough at home, and there are a lot of kids today, plus it’s Chinese New Year’s Eve."
Zhao Tianlei thought it over and didn’t refuse anymore, but he took the two cans of fruit and carried them himself, going with his wife and children to the old house.
"Sister-in-law, any later and they’d all be in the pot."
Yun Xiaoxiao gave her a glance and went to wash her hands to help make dumplings.
"I thought Second Sister-in-law was making all of them?"
Sister-in-law Zhao finally understood that Laosan’s wife was someone who wouldn’t be taken advantage of easily.
"I wonder what Second Sister-in-law sent to Mom and Dad for New Year goods. I came late this morning and didn’t see it?"
At that, Da Shu’s mother’s face turned red.
Everyone knew what Laosan’s wife had sent for New Year goods.
"Laosan’s wife sent quite a lot of New Year goods, and gave two pairs of Jiěfàng shoes to me and your dad, plus oil, meat, noodles, white sugar, and fruit."
Even Sister-in-law Zhao was taken aback hearing this.
Laosan’s family sent over so much?
"Mom, that’s to show respect for you and Dad. Over the years, both of you have taken such good care of me."
At this moment, both Sister-in-law Zhao and Da Shu’s mother felt a pang of sourness in their hearts. They also wanted to show filial piety to their in-laws, but their home just couldn’t spare those things. There was no choice, they had only recently separated and moved out, and didn’t have such goods yet.
With many hands, they made quite a lot of dumplings, some with meat, but also with added cabbage and chives.
The family gathered together to eat dumplings.
After they finished eating, Zhao Tianlei asked Daya to go to the kitchen and bring out a large bowl, pouring the two cans of fruit into it, giving each person a piece of fruit.
"Canned fruit, canned fruit..."
Whether children or adults, everyone was amazed by Zhao Tianlei’s generosity; two cans of fruit, even for ordinary fruit, would cost around seventy to eighty cents, and if the fruit in the cans was unusual, then it would be over a dollar each.
These two cans were orange and bayberry.
Yun Xiaoxiao only ate one bayberry, watching the kids eat with satisfied faces.
After having their fill, it was finally time for everyone to return home.
"Mom, that orange, why does it look like the small oranges you picked for us before?"
Could Da Bao keep quiet?
And could his memory not be so sharp?
How was she supposed to keep lying?
There were certain things she wanted to eat that couldn’t be eaten sneakily, which made her feel a bit like a thief.
When did eating something necessitate such stealth?
One could say that from her childhood to adulthood, she had hardly ever lacked for food, whether during her school days or after starting work, seasonal fruits were never absent.