bookbashuk Chapter 48 Big White Steamed Buns and Egg Drop Soup
Chapter 48 Big White Steamed Buns and Egg Drop Soup
The two had just walked over to the dining table.
The dining table was already full of people, and the small table was almost full, with only two empty seats left. The younger people simply moved a stool to sit on the side to eat.
When Tian Hua saw Xu Sui and Qin Yunzhou coming over, she quickly got up and pulled them to sit down.
"Come on, Yunzhou, Suisui, you two sit here."
Xiao Fen rolled her eyes inwardly when she saw this.
They say they're fair, but their actions reveal an extreme degree of favoritism.
The quilt in Xu Sui's room was the best quilt in the family. These days, it's not easy for ordinary families to get a new quilt. The cotton in their quilt had long since hardened.
I've mentioned it to my mother-in-law several times, both openly and subtly, but she always pretends not to hear me.
When Xu Sui and her husband returned, not only did they use all the best quilts in the house, but they also took out the little bit of flour and eggs that were left in the house.
Tian Hua was unaware of her eldest daughter-in-law's dissatisfaction; she smiled and served food to Xu Sui and Qin Yunzhou.
"Come on, Yunzhou, Suisui, have some white steamed buns. Mom made them herself. There's also egg drop soup. Come on, eat more."
Xu Sui glanced at the dining table.
A large bowl of egg drop soup. It's called egg drop soup, but there are only some egg crumbs floating in it, and most of it is soupy.
There was also a plate of white steamed buns, but there were only two white steamed buns on the plate.
Now, Tianhua placed the two items into her and Qin Yunzhou's bowls respectively. The remaining staple food was dark flour steamed buns, with some wheat bran still faintly visible.
Everyone else ate dark-colored steamed buns, including Qin Yunzhou's two twin siblings who were around ten years old.
Qin Yunzhou didn't eat the only white steamed bun in his bowl. Instead, he picked it up, cut it in half, and handed it to his two younger siblings who were gnawing on black cornbread in the corner.
This action stunned the entire Qin family, who all turned to look at him.
Upon receiving the steamed buns, Qin Hai and Qin Yan's eyes lit up instantly, and they couldn't help but swallow hard, but neither of them reached out to take them immediately.
The two said somewhat timidly, "Second...Second Brother, you eat, we'll just eat this."
They said that the previous second brother was not their biological second brother, but this second brother was their biological second brother. However, the second sister-in-law had not changed; she was still Sister Sui Sui from next door.
However, this new second brother looked like a leader with a powerful background. He was not only well-dressed, but also had a ruddy complexion. He was clearly someone who had plenty of food and clothing, completely different from them.
They dared not get close to him, even fearing that it would offend their second brother.
Tian Hua reacted quickly and got up to stop Qin Yunzhou's actions.
"Yunzhou, don't worry about those two siblings. You eat. This is something Mom specially made for you and Suisui. You've finally come back, and there's not much at home to offer you. Just eat by yourself."
Qin Youtian, the head of the family who didn't say much, looked like a short old man even though he was not yet fifty years old. His face was full of wrinkles from the hardships of life. He took a bite of the black steamed bun and swallowed it.
"Yunzhou, listen to your mother, you eat your food and ignore them."
"They just drink egg drop soup with black flour buns soaked in it."
"This is the only white flour we have at home. You haven't been back for so many years, you deserve a decent meal."
As soon as he said that...
Two children, around ten years old, quickly said, "Second brother, you eat, we have food."
Actually, today's food rations are already quite good. Egg drop soup is a rare treat, something we can't usually afford. All of this is thanks to my second brother and sister-in-law.
Xu Sui silently ate the large white steamed bun in her hand.
Everyone else was in the room except for Qin Yunzhou's elder brother and Qin's grandmother.
If we're talking about who's the most powerful in the Qin family, it has to be Old Madam Qin, who hasn't shown up all day. She's the one who dotes on Gu Shu the most, and also the one who hates the original owner the most in the entire Qin family.
Qin Yunzhou stopped talking, nodded, and started eating.
Tian Hua finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the entire Qin family began to eat again, scrambling to finish the bowl of watery egg drop soup in no time.
After finishing the meal.
The eldest sister-in-law, Xiao Fen, didn't move, but glanced at her younger sister-in-law who had just finished eating the dark-colored steamed bun in her hand.
"Yanzi, what are you still sitting there for? It's time to clean up the dishes." With that, she turned and went back into the house.
Qin Yan, who was skinny with no flesh on her body and small in stature, didn't look like a child of ten years old at all. She quickly came over and skillfully began to clear the dishes.
Qin Hai, who was about the same age as her, also came to help.
The two of them quickly cleaned up the dining table and even boiled a pot of water.
Qin Youtian looked at Qin Yunzhou's legs and sighed. "Second son, tell Dad honestly, did you come back from the army because you care about the family?"
"If that's really the case, your mother and I will do everything in our power to get justice for you from the military."
They already knew that the Gu family was no ordinary family.
But for ordinary people like them, the least feared thing is losing face.
If the Gu family really dares to do that, they will bring their entire family, young and old, to that military unit to make a scene and demand justice for their newly reunited son.
Qin Yunzhou paused for a moment, then shook his head. "No."
Tianhua didn't believe it. She grabbed Xu Sui's hand and said, "Sui Sui, tell Mom, does your leaving the army with Yunzhou have anything to do with the Gu family?"
"Otherwise, why did you both come back, especially you? The performing arts troupe was your dream. You finally got accepted, how could you bear to leave so easily? Was it your family that forced you to?"
"Don't be afraid. If they really dare to do that, Mom will take your dad, your younger brother and sister and go to the army base to make a scene and demand that they give you back your job."
Xu Sui: "..."
She couldn't help but smile. "Mom, nothing of the sort. You're overthinking it."
"I resigned of my own accord. If I didn't want to resign, no one could force me."
"Yunzhou came back to his hometown mainly to see you all and to recover from his injuries. Once he's healed, he'll return to the army, and I'll go back with him then."
Qin Yunzhou nodded. "Yes, she's right."
"It has nothing to do with the Gu family."
He actually... didn't quite know how to get along with the Qin family, and this feeling grew stronger and stronger from the moment he entered the house.
In contrast, Xu Sui had become the person he was most familiar with. It seemed that as long as he saw her here, that feeling would subside considerably.
That evening, Tianhua pulled Xu Sui aside and asked her a lot about their time in the army.
Qin Youtian was a man of few words, and Qin Yunzhou was also a man of few words when facing the Qin family.
The father and son, who hadn't seen each other for over twenty years, sat together but seemed to have nothing to say. So they ended up sitting there listening to the two women in the family talk.
Until the power was about to be cut off and the lights were turned off.
Tian Hua reluctantly let go of Xu Sui, letting them go back to their room to sleep.