Chapter 369: Chapter 369: Estrangement Chapter 369: Chapter 369: Estrangement Su Yunjin cooked a lot of dishes today, and Mrs. Chu had prepared a generous portion for Lord Gu Chengxiang as well, with two bowls and rice; Mrs. An couldn’t carry that much by herself, so Mrs. Chu proactively offered to help.
Su Yunjin called her youngest brother to sit down. In the past, Su Yunjin would also bring Gu Ya his meal, but this time, Gu Ya’s leg injury had healed, and he could come out to eat, so Su Yunjin no longer needed to deliver meals to Gu Ya.
They sat down first without starting to eat, waiting for Mrs. An to join them before they all began moving their chopsticks, as Gu Jianghai brought over a jar of wine.
He poured a cup for Gu Ya before pouring one for himself, “Third brother, here’s to celebrating the recovery of your legs! I’m really happy for you that you’re alright,” Gu Jianghai said.
Gu Jianghai was genuinely happy for Gu Ya.
His words were sincere.
“Youngest brother, Third brother is fine this time thanks to your third sister-in-law. If it weren’t for her, Third brother might still not be able to stand,” he said.
Mrs. An didn’t forget that it was her daughter-in-law who had healed her son’s leg.
Gu Ya finished the alcohol in his cup and looked towards his young wife, his eyes softening unconsciously, “Mother, this time, I really need to thank Yunjin. If it weren’t for her, my leg definitely wouldn’t be healed by now.”
For a moment, everyone at the table looked at Su Yunjin, making her feel somewhat self-conscious, “Mother, it’s okay, we are all family, no need for such formalities,” Su Yunjin said.
“Yes, yes, yes, third brother’s wife is right, we’re all family, and being too polite just makes things awkward,” Mrs. An said with a smile, choosing not to continue thanking Su Yunjin.
With so many delicious dishes on the table, everyone started eating eagerly.
Gu Ya was the first to pick up a chicken leg for his young wife, “Yunjin, here,” he said.
“Third sister-in-law, third brother is really thoughtful of you! He hasn’t even started eating and already picked a chicken leg for you,” Mrs. Chu said with a laugh, and Mrs. An also smiled.
However, Mrs. An then said with a smile, “It’s right that Third brother should serve Yunjin. During his leg injury, it was Yunjin who looked after him all the time. Now that Third brother’s leg is better, he indeed should serve his wife.”
Gu Ya also served Mrs. An a piece of chicken leg, “Mother, you eat too.”
“Third brother, Mother knows how to serve herself, don’t worry about me, just take good care of your wife,” Mrs. An said while looking at the chicken leg in her bowl, all smiles and insisting Gu Ya didn’t need to serve her.
After all, any mother would be happy to have her son serve her food, and Mrs. An was no exception. Besides the fish soup, there was also a steamed fish on the table, not the type of pond smelt but the kind of big fish they usually ate, which Su Yunjin had bought at the market.
with the fish cooked to tender perfection, flavored with wine to remove any fishy smell, sprinkled with ginger and green onions, making it particularly fragrant. Enjoying the fish, Gu Ya and Gu Jianghai, sipping wine, noticed Yunjin liked it and again served her a piece of fish.
With Gu Ya continuing to serve Su Yunjin so attentively, Mrs. Chu’s and others’ gazes at Su Yunjin became somewhat unusual.
Despite being oblivious, Gu Ya even took the initiative to serve Su Yunjin soup when she wanted some, “Yunjin, here,” he offered her a bowl.
Su Yunjin ate hastily,
causing her sister-in-law and Mrs. An to continuously watch the couple with suppressed smiles.
This meal was to celebrate Gu Ya’s leg’s recovery; everyone was already in high spirits, and with plenty of food on the table, laughter abounded, with everyone eating their fill.
In the middle of the meal, when Mrs. An tasted the pancake made by Su Yunjin, she asked how it was made, “Third brother’s wife, this pancake tastes exceptionally good, how did you make it?”
“Mother, third sister-in-law added an egg to the flour, which makes it especially soft,” Mrs. Chu explained with a laugh, having watched Su Yunjin make the potstickers and therefore knew how they were prepared.