Luo Hui Zhen sighed, “Little Qing usually keeps to herself and doesn’t interact much with people in the courtyard. I didn’t expect her to understand this so thoroughly.”
Luo Xiao Qing mused, “Does he really understand?”
He’s already mastered the script!
Shen You Tian asked, “But what does this have to do with a few families eating dinner together?”
Luo Xiao Qing tapped Shen You Tian’s forehead with her finger, “You dummy! Didn’t we just talk about it? That silly fool’s temper, would he take care of his neighbors for no reason?
Have you ever seen him help anyone for no reason? He comes to our house to deliver food, because He Yu Shui often eats with us.
Yi Zhong Hai wants He Yu Zhu to do things willingly, so he has to show favor to He Yu Zhu.
Last time He Yu Zhu fought with Xu Da Mao, if Xu Fu Gui called the police, He Yu Zhu would be finished for life. He would have a criminal record and be sent for re-education.
But Yi Zhong Hai smoothed things over, which was a life-saving grace for Silly Zhu.
Silly Zhu is a grateful person, so now he feels gratitude towards Yi Zhong Hai and naturally wants to be close to him.
Yi Zhong Hai takes this opportunity to set an example for Silly Zhu.
He lets Silly Zhu see that while Deaf Old Lady isn’t his mother, he still treats her like his own.
In the future, if Silly Zhu takes care of him in his old age, it will be like, “you learn what you see.”
How Yi Zhong Hai takes care of Deaf Old Lady, that’s how Silly Zhu will take care of Yi Zhong Hai.”
Shen You Tian suddenly understood, “So there’s so much behind one dinner?”
Luo Xiao Qing thought to herself, “What’s this?
This is just one dinner, pulling Silly Zhu into the boat.
Things will get really interesting in 1965.
Yi Zhong Hai will use the incident of Bang Geng stealing chicken to directly bind Silly Zhu and Qin Huai Ru together.
That Qin widow, her method of "eating them out of house and home" is legendary.
Even now, countless people writing web novels make a living off of this plot.
Luo Hui Zhen’s eyes flashed, “Little Qing, you’re saying that the conflict between He Yu Zhu and Xu Da Mao was actually planned by Yi Zhong Hai?”
Luo Hui Zhen knew Yi Zhong Hai was scheming against Silly Zhu, but she didn’t expect that even those petty little things could become tools in Yi Zhong Hai’s plans.
Luo Xiao Qing said, “Mom, haven’t you noticed that since then, Silly Zhu has been more respectful towards Yi Zhong Hai?
He also started cooking for Deaf Old Lady.”
“That’s right! I can’t believe how clever Yi Zhong Hai is!”
Shen You Tian propped her chin up, her long eyelashes fluttering. She felt like Luo Xiao Qing was the most clever one.
Yi Zhong Hai’s deep-seated scheming, Luo Xiao Qing could see through it all.
Shen You Tian listened intently, completely unaware that the distance between her and Luo Xiao Qing was getting closer and closer.
Guo Guo suddenly jumped out, “Shame, shame!”
Shen You Tian snapped out of it, realizing that she had been staring at Luo Xiao Qing with wide eyes. Her face flushed red, and she hurriedly got up, grabbed a cleaning cloth, and started tidying up.
Luo Hui Zhen looked at this scene with a smile of satisfaction.
Luo Xiao Qing picked up Guo Guo and kissed her tender cheek, “Little thing, do you know what shame is?”
Guo Guo hugged Luo Xiao Qing, her eyes as bright as black grapes, filled with cunning, “Hehe, Sister You Tian was looking at brother, that’s shameful!”
Shen You Tian buried her head even deeper.
New Year’s Eve, the last day of the year.
Luo Hui Zhen pushed Luo Xiao Qing to the head seat at the eight-legged table. “Little Qing, from now on, you’re the only male in the family.
This house, you are the head of the family, this position can only be yours!”
“Mom, I…”
“Little Qing, don’t you consider this your home?”
Luo Hui Zhen’s eyes were red, the more successful Luo Xiao Qing became, the more afraid she was, afraid that he would leave,
Luo Xiao Qing saw Luo Hui Zhen’s fear, so he sat confidently in the head seat.
Shen You Tian and Luo Hui Zhen brought the dishes to the table.
Braised roe deer meat, steamed pork ribs, firewood-fried chicken, tofu and crucian carp soup, a few vegetable dishes, and finally, the last dish, scallion oil grass carp.
Luo Hui Zhen placed the fish in the center, with the fish head facing Luo Xiao Qing.
Everyone took their seats, their eyes fixed on Luo Xiao Qing.
Luo Xiao Qing raised his glass, “Mom, this one’s for you!
I’ve been adopted by you for three years, I haven’t earned much for the family, but I’ve been sick and you even had to sell your dowry to take care of me.
You’re not my biological mother, but the kindness you’ve shown is like the sky. Without you, I might not even be alive today.
Mom, don’t worry, even if I leave, I’ll take you with me.
We’re family, we’ll always be together!”
Luo Hui Zhen’s tears flowed freely, “Little Qing, Mom knows you’re a capable child, if you leave, Mom won’t stop you, Mom just can’t bear to part with you!”
“Mom, it’s all in the wine, I’ll drink this one down, you can drink yours however you like!”
Luo Xiao Qing raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp.
Luo Hui Zhen also drank a cup.
Duo Duo and Guo Guo held their Arctic Ocean sodas, “Brother, we’re going to toast too! Wish brother good health, long life, and never die!”
“Alright, never die!”
Shen You Tian nervously raised her glass, “Little Qing, thank you. If it weren’t for you, maybe I’d already...”
The Qin family forced her to marry that fool, and if she had been desperate, she would have gone to join her parents.
Luo Xiao Qing said, “Cousin, I should thank you! I only found out later, the money you sent home last time was from selling your blood!”
Shen You Tian’s beautiful face flushed red, her chest heaving excitedly.
“Cousin, I’ll drink this, you can drink yours however you like!”