Chapter 146: Chapter 146: Brother-in-Law Chapter 146: Chapter 146: Brother-in-Law Today, the harvest from the river was abundant, and the spirits of the siblings Su Yunjin and Su Ningxiu, along with their brother, were quite high. Especially for Su Xiaobao, who was hopping and skipping all the way, visibly excited.
Leading the way was Su Xiaobao, with sisters Su Yunjin and Su Ningxiu walking behind. Su Ningxiu took a peek into the baskets when they returned.
They had fish and crabs—enough for them to enjoy a good meal at noon and celebrate properly.
“Third sister, look! Brother-in-law is up ahead!” Su Xiaobao called out. Su Yunjin instinctively looked forward, and her eyes quickly found Gu Ya approaching them.
Su Ningxiu saw him too, “Little sister, brother-in-law has come to pick us up.”
As they spoke, Gu Ya had already reached Su Yunjin’s side. Su Yunjin looked at him and casually asked, “Husband, why have you come out?”
“Yunjin, you and your sister have been out for so long, and mother was worried, so she sent me to look for you!” After Su Yunjin’s nearly fatal drowning the last time, Mrs. Shen couldn’t help but worry whenever the siblings went to the river to catch fish.
Like presenting a treasure, Su Xiaobao showed Gu Ya their catch from the river. “Brother-in-law, look at all of the things my sister and I caught today—fish and crabs! Yunjin even picked up some river snails! Although I don’t find snails tasty, Yunjin claimed she could make them as delicious as those from Fuman Building,” Su Xiaobao said.
River snails have a strong fishy smell.
It’s rare for them to be cooked well.
After Su Xiaobao finished speaking, Gu Ya subconsciously glanced at Su Yunjin with a hint of inquiry in his eyes, as if doubting Su Xiaobao’s words, not quite convinced that his young wife could make the snails delicious.
“If you don’t believe it, you’ll know it’s true once I finish cooking,” Su Yunjin replied without further explanation. No matter what she said now, it seemed unlikely that Gu Ya and her sister would believe her.
It was better to wait until the dish was ready. Once they tasted it and found it delicious, they would stop doubting her words.
At this, Gu Ya said nothing more but took the initiative to lift the basket filled with fish and crabs to help. Mrs. Shen had already started the fire to cook. Seeing her two daughters and son returning, she walked over to them, smiling joyfully, “Yunjin, Xiuxiu, you’re back?”
“Mother, we caught a lot of crabs and fish!” Su Xiaobao said with a smile, running up to his mother, Mrs. Shen, who gently touched Su Xiaobao’s head and asked, “Really?”
Su Xiaobao nodded obediently, pointing to the basket in Gu Ya’s hands, “Mother, look! Everything inside we caught in the river today.”
Gu Ya handed over the basket to Mrs. Shen for inspection. Indeed, there were many crabs and some fish inside. Su Ningxiu, seeing smoke rising from the kitchen, knew her mother had begun cooking and said, “Mother, let me help you make the rice!”
The fish and crabs in the basket needed to be processed first. With Su Ningxiu helping Mrs. Shen cook, Su Yunjin found two wooden basins to separate the crabs and snails.
The two fish inside only needed to be placed directly into the water bucket they had used for fish before.
Su Yunjin was about to reach for the fish in the basket to put them into the bucket, when Gu Ya came over and said, “Yunjin, give me the basket; I’ll do it.” The basket contained crabs, and with his young wife’s delicate skin, he feared she might be pinched by the crabs.
Gu Ya quickly stepped in before his young wife could reach into the basket.
“Husband, be careful then,” Su Yunjin advised Gu Ya to be cautious. He wanted to help her, and instead of arguing with him, Su Yunjin allowed Gu Ya to proceed.