Chapter 1: Family Dinner

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The sound of chopping vegetables, the sound of the oil hot pot, the sound of the frying spoon hitting the iron pot, and the sound of stir-frying came from a courtyard...

This is a family surnamed Qi, and in the kitchen of this family, a symphony of pots and pans is being played.

There were several men and women working in it, and the one in charge of cutting vegetables was a woman in her thirties, who was neither tall nor short, neither fat nor thin, and had the characteristics of a virtuous and virtuous Oriental woman full of temperament. Her name is Qi Shunmei, and she is a civil servant who works at the local tax office. At this time, she wore an apron over her professional skirt and was turning her mind to be a housewife.

She cut all the vegetables that had been washed, and she was served by a man of her age. He wears a white shirt and a sleek trouser underneath. He, when he started his work, seemed to be in a hurry, and at first glance he was a man who didn't often go into the kitchen. His name is Tan Lijun and he is Qi Shunmei's husband.

In fact, the couple is giving a hand to a man who is in charge. The man in charge of the spoon, sweaty from his forehead, was about forty years old, wearing a large apron that covered his chest to his knees, and was cooking one dish after another. He is not a professional chef at first glance, because he also wears a pair of myopic glasses, combined with his gentle face, he looks like an intellectual. He is Qi Shunjun, the head of the family, and he is also an agency cadre.

There is also a woman shuttling back and forth between this kitchen and the dining room outside...

She looks a few years younger than Qi Shunmei, and she is also quite fashionable. Therefore, she is not suitable for working in the kitchen, but is responsible for bringing Qi Shunjun's dishes one by one to the table outside.

In the living room adjacent to the dining room, there is almost no place to stay in the large living room. The reason is the masterpiece of a boy of seven or eight years old. Although he was the only child in this living room, he still turned the sky upside down. Originally, some of the furnishings in the living room were moved by him, and the things that were in the drawers were all pounded out by him, and they were all made up like a stall.

"Xiao Wang, can you stop a little?" A man in his thirties was sitting on a sofa watching TV with an old lady, and when he saw that the boy was about to go to heaven, he occasionally blamed him.

The man wears a T-shirt on top and shorts on the bottom. He sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, dangling in front of the boy in front of him, only opening his mouth to scold him lightly when the boy blocked his vision, and the rest of the time, he turned a blind eye.

The woman serving the food took the time to glance into the living room, and when she saw that the boy was simply lawless, she walked in and scolded the boy first: "My little ancestor, do you want to turn this house upside down?" โ€

However, the boy didn't care about her at all, and continued to do his own thing.

The woman yelled at the man who was sitting firmly on the 'Diaoyu Tai': "Yang Guanghai, what are you eating?" Our son has become like this, you can't take care of it? โ€

The man saw that the woman was angry at him, so he put down his Erlang leg and smiled at the woman: "Wife, what is our son, don't you understand?" How can I control him? Besides, now that he has grandma's support, he is even less afraid of me. โ€

The old lady had been watching TV with a tense face, and at this time she also softened her expression: "Yingzi, you don't care about Xiaowang." Today's kids are like that. It's up to his temperament. โ€

The woman was helpless when she saw the old lady say this, but she made an angry threat to the boy - "I'll settle accounts with you when we get home!" โ€

Bang Bang Bang!

The woman heard the sound of a frying spoon hitting a big spoon in the kitchen, and knew that another dish was out of the spoon, so she quickly turned around and ran to the kitchen...

The living room was back to its original state, the boy was still making trouble in the drawing-room, and the man and the old lady were still watching TV as if they were not distracted.

Actually, there was a cartoon on the TV, not the show that the old lady and the man loved to watch. However, they can't change the channel. Because the dominance of television is in the hands of that boy. However, the television program did not stop the boy, and he almost listened to the movement of the television and made a fuss in the living room.

The woman who rebuked the boy was naturally his mother and a daughter of the old lady. At this time, she tasted the hot dish that had just been brought in, and used the chopsticks on the table to taste it, and Liu Ye's eyebrows frowned slightly.

"Big brother, your dish just now is a little heavy." As soon as she returned to the kitchen, she reminded Qi Shunjun, who was in charge.

Qi Shunjun's face was a little apologetic and said, "Oh, then I'll fry the next dish a little lightly." โ€

Qi Shunmei, who was chopping vegetables, suddenly spoke: "Big brother, your fried vegetables should be lighter than salty." Our mother usually has high blood pressure and is not suitable for salty food. โ€

Qi Shunjun nodded: "Okay, I know." โ€

Qi Shunmei asked the boy's mother at this time, "Yingzi, what did you shout at Xiaowang just now?" โ€

The boy's mother smiled wryly, "My precious son is going to turn the eldest brother's house upside down." Yang Guanghai didn't care about it. โ€

Qi Shunmei said with a very solemn face at this time: "My fourth sister, it's not that you are the sister, you and Guanghai are really used to children." Every time our family gathers, he chokes on him. โ€

Tan Lijun, who had made a move, hurriedly glanced at his wife, and said: "Meizi, don't talk nonsense, in fact, the fourth sister and brother-in-law have a way to educate their children." Now that the child is still young, it is time to be naughty. When he's a little older, it's fine. โ€

The face of the man named Yingzi was originally gloomy, but when he heard Tan Lijun say this, he immediately said heartily: "That's it." Or the third brother-in-law is understanding. My son is usually naughty, but he's very smart. โ€

Qi Shunmei snorted in her nostrils, and glared at her husband fiercely, no longer squeaking.

When Yingzi walked out with another dish out of the spoon, Qi Shunmei couldn't help but snort at Tan Lijun: "You can really pat on the back!" โ€

Tan Lijun is a very honest man, in the face of his wife's ridicule, he just smiled and continued to work.

Qi Shunjun, the eldest brother in charge, persuaded at this time: "Meizi, I know you hate children being naughty. But whose children are not treated as a treasure. You are the third sister and say that Yingzi is used to children, so where can Yingzi's face go. It's still good that Lijun is round just now. โ€

When Qi Shunmei saw that her eldest brother also said this, she pouted and was silent.

However, after a while, Qi Shunmei finished all the work that should be done, and reminded her husband who was washing her hands: "Lijun, it's not too early, you go out to pick up Panpan, right?" โ€

Tan Lijun nodded: "Hmm." It's almost time for her to leave school now. I immediately went to her school. โ€

After Qi Shunjun waited for Tan Lijun to go out, he persuaded Qi Shunmei: "Third sister, can you have a better attitude towards Lijun in the future?" It's not easy for him. โ€

Qi Shunmei looked very aggrieved and said, "Big brother, what are you talking about?" How else can I be nice to him? Do you want to give him up? โ€

Qi Shunjun smiled bitterly: "Alas, you, don't you know how to respect him a little bit outside?" Your attitude towards him just now is not right! โ€

Qi Shunmei was unconvinced: "This is in our house." Where is the 'outside world'? โ€

Qi Shunjun immediately retorted: "Meizi, you are wrong. For him, this home is an 'outside place'. โ€

Qi Shunmei nodded helplessly: "Okay." Big brother, I can't talk about you. โ€

Besides, when Tan Lijun walked into the living room to get the car keys, the man named Yang Guanghai saw that he was going out, so he asked, "Third brother-in-law, where are you going?" โ€

Tan Lijun's body paused slightly: "Oh, I'll pick up Panpan." โ€

Yang Guanghai raised his neck and asked, "Why are you going to pick her up?" โ€

Tan Lijun lifted the key in his hand upward: "I'll ride an electric car." โ€

Yang Guanghai showed a trace of disdain in his eyes, but his mouth said: "How slow the electric car is." Why don't you drive my Audi to pick up Panpan? โ€

Tan Lijun heard his commanding tone, so he smiled indifferently: "Thank you." But it's almost noon, and there's a traffic jam outside. Today is a good day for our mother, and I don't want to add to the blockage. โ€

Yang Guanghai was stunned when he heard his tone, and when he wanted to say a few words to him again, he found that Tan Lijun had already opened the curtain and walked away-

The woman they called the fourth sister was called Qi Shunying. At this time, she returned to the living room and immediately urged her son: "Xiao Wang, stop messing around." Hurry up and pack your things. Your second aunt's family should come in a moment. As soon as she sees that you have harmed Grandma's family, she should be angry again. โ€

However, this boy named Xiaowang only cares about 'setting up stalls', where can he care about 'closing stalls'?

Qi Shunying had no choice but to bend down and follow the back of her son's ass to clean up...

"Yang Guanghai, are you a dead man? Why don't you hurry up and help me clean up? Qi Shunying saw that her husband was still indifferent, and couldn't help but say angrily.

Yang Guanghai was bored in front of Tan Lijun just now, but this time he was reprimanded by his wife again, and he couldn't help but stand up in disgrace. However, he did not join his wife's ranks, but walked over and picked up his son, who was still sabotaging, and coaxed: "Xiaowang, Dad will take you out to buy toys." โ€

Xiao Wang was spilling because his mother was 'making trouble' with him, but as soon as he heard his father say that he would take him out to buy toys, he immediately turned his anger into joy, and happily carried him out of the living room by his father.

Just when Qi Shunying cleaned up the things in the living room, Qi Shunmei also wiped her hands and walked in. When she saw that the house was full of messes, she couldn't help but say angrily: "Mom, don't you talk about Xiaowang?" โ€

The old lady looked very indifferent and said, "Alas, what do you want me to say? Now there is only one in each family, and everyone is like a little ancestor. If I say it's too heavy, he won't be angry. โ€

Qi Shunmei understood her mother's distress and wanted to point the finger at the fourth sister who was pouting her ass to clean up, but she remembered what the eldest brother said just now, so she couldn't bear to be silent.

As soon as Qi Shunying saw the third sister coming in, she raised her head and said, "Third sister, are you done in the kitchen?" โ€

Qi Shunmei nodded: "Hmm." There are only the last two stews left. The eldest brother just guards the stove by himself. โ€

Qi Shunying took the opportunity to say: "That's good." Won't you clean up for me? โ€

Qi Shunmei snorted in her nostrils: "This is all made by your son, why should I help clean it up?" I'm just dying in the kitchen, and you won't let me catch my breath? โ€

As soon as the old lady saw that something was wrong, she hurriedly gave her third daughter a look.

Qi Shunmei came to her senses, and then said, "Second sister, why haven't they come yet?" I'll call right away. โ€

After she finished speaking, she picked up her phone and walked out of the house.

Qi Shunying waited for her to walk out, and couldn't help but snort heavily outside the door!

The old lady hurriedly comforted: "Yingzi, don't be like your third sister. She's that kind of person. โ€

Besides, after Qi Shunmei walked out of the room, she really dialed a number: "Hey, we've all finished the meal." Why haven't you arrived? โ€

A woman's voice came from the phone: "I just got off work and I've already picked up Juanzi." I'll pick up your brother-in-law right now. โ€

Qi Shunmei pouted: "Brother-in-law's shelf is really big, I have to ask you to invite it personally!" โ€