Goldfield
Chapter 25: Compliments

Lady Li watched the little Doudou earnestly waiting at the table to drink her second sister's fish soup. He suddenly realized that he had said something inappropriate. The third brother-in-law will likely become an official in the future. He had to flatter his third brother-in-law to take advantage of the existence of an official within the family.

"Look at my awkward mouth, I just said the words without thinking! Third sister-in-law, I'm not scolding your son Doudou, please don't put it to heart..Absay is not crowded, I'll take Heizi out and go back to the room to eat!" Lady Li finally received a hint from her mother-in-law. Although she felt reluctant, she still pulled her son behind her to leave.

Yu Heizi only cared about eating. However, he was a cunning young man and decided to take advantage of the situation and bid to get more food. "If you want me to leave the table, give me a few more pieces of meat! Otherwise, I'll stay here to eat!"

Madam Zhang had no other choice but to comply. Although he chided her slowly for being a 'Little-minded bastard', he still placed a few pieces of meat into his bowl. She glared at Madam Li dendan sharply, reminding him that she should go with her son!

With two unhygienic people away from the table, there was not much to complain about for the remaining Madam Liu and her four children. No matter how busy she is, Lady Liu is looking forward to keeping her entire family bathed and cleansed. Her husband's younger sister, Yu Caidie, is at an age where a girl likes cleanliness and beautifying herself. Madam Zhang is a healthy person.

Zhao Meilan barely managed to sit beside her son, Under Madam Zhang's encouragement, she lifted her chopsticks and picked up a piece of sauteed green vegetables. He slowly put it in his mouth. Uh! For such a simple dish, stir-fry fresh green vegetables with shitake mushrooms tastes very tasty and refreshing.

Madam Zhao chewed her voice carefully, eprlah swallowed it and then raised her head to look into the eyes of her second brother-in-law, Liu Muyun. He nodded in agreement and said, "Second big brother's culinary skills have improved greatly in these past few months. The food tastes better than it did a few months ago."

Liu Muyun smiled at her youngest daughter and in a proud voice said, "Today's dishes are all cooked by Cao'er. I just helped her wash the vegetables and pot. I'm not making any food today!"

A rare smile was seen adorning Madam Zhao's face. "I didn't expect Xiaocao to have this kind of talent.."

Madam Zhang felt displeased that her youngest daughter-in-law was paying attention to someone else. He took out a thick piece of fatty meat with his chopsticks and stuffed it into Madam Zhao's bowl. "Third daughter-in-law, I solemnly made sure to pick out the fattest cuts of meat today. This type of meat will release oil that beraroam when you eat it. Quick try."

Madam Zhao looked at Madam Zhang's greasy chopsticks. Who knows how much saliva there is on those things? He felt his stomach nauseous from disgust.

Sensitive to her employer's likes and dislikes, the servant girl hurriedly picked up the greasy piece of meat and said, "The old lady, my master doesn't like to eat the fatty meat potogan This servant thanks you instead."

Seeing that a piece of meat that even he himself felt was too precious to eat was taken by a servant girl angered Madam Zhang. His expression immediately darkened with anger.He slapped the table with a heavy hand and began to shout, "Huh, you brash servant! Do you have the status to sit with us at the same dining table? How arrogant are you? And you even got gall to eat meat! What kind of waitress are you? Your third daughter-in-law must discipline this servant.."

Madam Zhao placed the chopsticks on the wooden table with a hard slap. His full red lips were pressed into a straight line. Despite the obvious signs, Madam Zhang did not realize that her daughter-in-law was tempering her anger and continued to criticize the servant.

"Mother-in-law, before you punish the dog you must ask permission from the master! Whatever my maid did was wrong, I will punish her myself. By yelling at him in front of others, are you insinuating that you're not happy with me?" Madam Zhao interrupted in a soft voice and even got angry after seeing her servant holding back her tears.

Madam Zhang endured the rest of her grievances and her old, wrinkled face turned into a bright red color. He wanted to shout some harsh words to Madam Zhao, just like he used to do to his two daughters-in-law, to discipline her, he said, But she was afraid that Madam Zhao would whisper sweet and poisoned words to her entire family in the bedroom and cause her beloved son to move further away from her.

Gasping with anger, the old woman stuffed her chopsticks into a meat dish and boiled cabbage and picked up a large, thick piece of fatty meat. He dropped it into his bowl - if you will not eat the meat, then this old woman will eat it!

When Liu Muyun saw that her youngest daughter was too frugal to eat meat, but challenged her grandmother's vices to put meat into her own bowl, chunks of meat into her own bowl, the piece of meat became difficult for Madam Liu to swallow. However, if she tried to return it, her mother-in-law would definitely yell at her if she was caught.

Seeing her mother hesitating, Xiaocao gently whispered into Madam Liu's ear. "Mother, I don't like to be yelled at, please eat the meat faster..."

Suddenly, she saw her grandmother raising her head from her food. Yu Xiaocao hurriedly gave his grandmother a few pieces of dried fried chickpeas. She smiled sweetly, "Grandma, eat some dried chickpeas fried in lard. Almost as delicious as meat! You are old so you should eat more!"

:You really are a cunning brat, why don't you tell me to eat more meat? Our entire garden yard is filled with long beans. There's nothing special about this!" Madam Zhang had never mastered the art of distilling her words and always said what she had in mind, no matter how unpleasant it was for others to hear.

During this exchange. Lady Liu and her other wills had consumed all the meat they rarely ate, even during the celebration of the Stone Year. Since Yu Xiaocao had successfully completed his mission, he neatly picked up a few servings of dried fried green beans and wrapped them in pancakes. He ate the packet with pleasure.

Dark green long beans sparkle with a thin layer of oil.The fragrant aroma of lard has seeped into each bean, so that each bite feels flavorful without feeling greasy. Even Madam Zhao took in a few extra servings of vegetables.

Little Doudou sat down at the table eating like a small adult and opened his mouth wide, waiting for the divberi to eat. The boiled fish stew was white like cow's milk and savory. The meat of the fish was soft without bones so as to damage its texture and dibdukan perfectly with its snappy sauce. The boy's mouth clucked in excitement as he happily drank the soup.

This little boy had picky tastes, and Madam Zhao had gone through many experiments to make him eat more. He even willingly cut his own meat if it makes his son want to eat more. This time his son ate well. If he was slow in feeding her, he even started to open his mouth wide and make a slight sound of 'ah.' pleading for more. Seeing him eat with a great appetite made him feel very happy.

Ever since, Yu Xiaocao had boiled the delicious soup that her son liked, Madam Zhao's attitude towards the little girl had increased with understanding. Other than Yu Caidie, Yu Xiaocao was the only person in the entire Yu family that Madam Zhao wanted to talk to.

Madam Zhang's entire face folded into a brilliant smile as she looked at her youngest granddaughter. "The sweet grandkids love to drink fish soup, so grandma will leave her bowl for you.."

Madam Zhao looked at him with a gentle expression and sweetly said, "Doudou his boyasya doesn't eat much at home. I dare not feed him too much if he might swell up.."

Hearing that, Madam Zhang canceled the topic of the conversation and only fell into a sniff when she saw little Doudou eating his fish. He was so busy that he forgot to eat his own food.

Xiaocao glanced at his younger brother who was sipping fish soup next to him. Little Shitou was only slightly older but she was also Madam Zhang's granddaughter. However, the difference in treatment between the two boys was very clear. It really made his heart ache for his younger brother.

On the other hand, Little Shitou had long since gotten used to her grandmother's cold treatment. He was busy eating his own food. Today's food is amazingly luxurious, more than usual. Kakaka both has better culinary talent than his mother. Without her cousin, Heizi is there fighting over food, she has to take advantage of the situation and eat more!

The men at their own table also ate voraciously. Even Old Yu ate two more pancakes than usual. Yu Hai took advantage of the opportunity to complete his youngest daughter's mission and suddenly said, "Today's savory is almost as good as meat. Dad, do you think the same?"