"Oh, it turns out that this is our third sister, it's better to be famous than to meet, and it's better to meet than to be famous!"

"Our family Zhiqiang praised you a lot when he was in front of me, I didn't believe it at first."

"But seeing you today, I really believe it!"

"You are really knowledgeable, the little beauty I saw was pitiful, it was simply a combination of Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai, if you grow up, I don't know how many young men will be fascinated."

Hearing Cao Jiajia's cannon-like praise, Cao Lili was embarrassed to be praised, and lowered her head with a red face and said, "Sister, you are laughing, I am not so good." ”

"Good, good!" Cao Jiajia smiled and grabbed one of Cao Lili's hands, "Look at this little hand, it's white and ...... Hey? Why so many cocoons? ”

Speaking of this, Cao Jiajia looked at Cao Lili's gaze and became gentle: "Lili, it's okay if I call you that, right?" ”

"It's okay." Cao Lili shook her head.

Cao Jiajia nodded and sighed: "Why are there so many calluses in your palm?" It seems that I usually do a lot of work, and my life is very hard, right? ”

Speaking of this, without waiting for Cao Lili to speak, Cao Jiajia turned her head and scolded Cao Zhiqiang:

"Zhiqiang, what's the matter with you? How to take care of my sister?

You yourself are white and clean, and you don't have a few cocoons in your hands, but you let your sister have a handful of cocoons in your hands?

What do you eat? Do you usually let her take care of you? Are you just enjoying the blessings at home? ”

Cao Zhiqiang, who was bowing his head and eating bear paws, was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly put a large piece of braised bear paw into his own bowl, then put down his chopsticks and said with a smile: "Where is it, I actually ...... it."

"Actually, I don't blame the second brother." Cao Lili said suddenly, "The cocoon in my hand is not here, it was there very early, I started it in my original family, the second brother is very good to me, he really takes care of me, eldest sister, don't scold him." ”

"Hear that, big sister." Cao Zhiqiang said, "You are wrong to blame the good person, how can I be willing to let her work to take care of me, and the reverse is almost the same." ”

"I don't know about you yet." Cao Jiajia continued to say with a cold face, "You have been lazy and clever since you were a child, and let you take care of people, unless the sun comes out of the west." ”

"Yes, eldest sister is wise!" Cao Zhiqiang simply smiled, "So, I'm not good at taking care of people, I just don't take care of people, I want to find a way to make money, and then spend money to let others take care of me, and my sister, how good is this?" ”

Cao Jiajia was stunned for a moment, and just wanted to refute, but suddenly thought of Cao Zhiqiang's status at this time, and the fact that his family could return to the capital, all relied on the help of this younger brother, so he swallowed the words of reprimand.

This hard swallow is a little stiff and embarrassing.

Fortunately, Cao Lili was next to Cao Jiajia, and she had a good eye for braised pork with chopsticks: "Sister, I heard that the second brother said that you like to eat braised pork the most, come and try this to see how it tastes." ”

was interrupted by Cao Lili like this, Cao Jiajia borrowed the slope to get off the donkey, and immediately happily picked up a chopstick and ate it, and then nodded with a smile, indicating that it was delicious.

Next, Cao Jiajia kept talking to Cao Lili, and didn't talk to Cao Zhiqiang much.

On the contrary, it was Cao Lili, chatting with Cao Jiajia for a while, and talking to Cao Zhiqiang for a while, but no one was cold.

Well, this is the official family banquet of the Cao family, and the location is the east wing of the ancestral house of the old courtyard of the Cao family's ancestral house.

The reason why I eat here and don't eat in the main house of the North House is because this east wing is the ancestral home of the Cao family.

Eating here is more ritualistic.

In addition, only Cao Jiajia, Cao Zhiqiang and Cao Lili ate on the table in the east wing of this ancestral mansion.

Because according to Cao Jiajia, these three people are the serious Cao family.

As for Cao Jiajia's two biological children Xia Wenfang and Xia Wenxuan, as well as Cao Lili's sister Qiao Simei, because they are not serious Cao family members, they can't eat here at this time, but open a small table outside.

As for the food here, of course, it was cooked by He Yuzhu himself.

However, because this was a rare family banquet for the Cao family, He Yuzhu withdrew after cooking, leaving no chatter.

In fact, Cao Zhiqiang didn't care about this kind of thing, his original plan was just to meet everyone, have a meal, and get to know each other.

Including Cao Jiajia's two children, as well as Qiao Simei, they can actually eat together at the table.

However, Cao Jiajia insisted that the Cao family could only serve the Cao family at the banquet, and even took the lead in preventing the two children from eating at the table.

Cao Jiajia, as the eldest sister, leads by example and does not let her own children eat at the table, so Cao Lili, as an adopted daughter, is naturally not qualified to let Qiao Simei, who is not surnamed Cao, eat at the table.

So it's like this, with a big table full of dishes, but only three people eat it.

Without him, just because this was the amount of food for six people.

Of course, although it is just a family banquet, because Cao Zhiqiang is not short of money at this time, and he also signs in the system from time to time, the quality of this family banquet is quite good.

Putting aside He Yuzhu's cooking skills, just talking about the materials of these meals, they are quite exquisite.

All abalone cucumber wings are standard, even humps and bear's paws.

Let's not talk about the hump first, let's just say that this braised bear's paw, this thing is very difficult to eat in the future generations, because it is not allowed to be eaten in China.

But in the early 80s, although the bear's paw was still rare, it was still edible in the capital of China, but the price was very expensive, and ordinary people couldn't afford it.

In fact, in the early eighties, just saying a word of eating may not be as varied and exquisite as the dishes of later generations, but when it comes to a strange and rare, it is a real cow.

What bear paws, monkey brains, can be eaten at this time, and it has not been explicitly banned.

As for these things, not to mention the hump of the abalone ginseng winged belly elephant pull.

Of course, despite this, Cao Zhiqiang is not the kind of person who is particularly interested in curiosities.

Let's just say that the hump of the American grizzly bear and the Egyptian dromedary camel here are not specially bought by Cao Zhiqiang, but signed in by the system.

Also, at this time in China, it is easier for you to eat the bear's paw of a Northeast black bear or the camel summit of a Gansu Bactrian camel.

But if you want to say that at this time in China, it is quite difficult to eat the paws of the American grizzly bear, plus the hump of the Egyptian dromedary.

Otherwise, why did Cao Zhiqiang let He Yuzhu do it, instead of inviting a chef from outside?

Could it be that there is really no good cook without He Yuzhu?

Isn't it just that He Yuzhu has a cooperative relationship with him, and his mouth is relatively strict.

"In short, Zhiqiang, you have to be kind to your little sister in the future!" Cao Jiajia sighed, "It's not easy for this kid to blame. ”

"Yes, I know." Cao Zhiqiang smiled, then turned his head to look at Cao Lili and said, "She has always been to me when I was in the most difficult time, I am very grateful, and I have always treated her as my own sister, anyway, if I have a bite to eat, she is indispensable, rest assured!" ”

"That's pretty much it." Cao Jiajia nodded with satisfaction.

Well, Cao Jiajia at this time is really satisfied.

Dao is not completely because he thinks that Cao Lili's righteous sister is good.

But she can see that Cao Zhiqiang is really emotional.

He can even treat a righteous sister like this, let alone his own sister.

Cao Jiajia thought that if she went back and waited for her man to be transferred, she could live a good life with the help of her younger brother.

When I think of being able to go back to the capital to live a good life, can I not be happy?

"By the way, eldest sister, I have a little matter to discuss with you." Cao Zhiqiang said suddenly.

"What's the matter?" Cao Jiajia said with a smile.

"It's about Qiao Simei, that is, Cao Lili's own sister." Cao Zhiqiang said, "Here's the thing, I'll tell you slowly." ”

Next, Cao Zhiqiang told Qiao Simei's specific identity, how she came over by herself, how she found a relationship to temporarily let her borrow here to study, and what happened that this situation could not last long.

said a thousand ways and ten thousand, just to let Cao Jiajia accept Qiao Simei as an adopted daughter, so that Qiao Simei's household registration can be justified, and then go to school in the capital.

This is what Cao Zhiqiang thought about from the beginning, and he has the opportunity to say it this time.

However, when Cao Zhiqiang was talking to Cao Jiajia about Qiao Simei, what he didn't know was that Qiao Simei was at the small table outside at this time, and she had a quarrel with the two children.

The reason is very simple, that is, Qiao Simei is obviously not very old, even a year younger than the youngest Xia Wenxuan, but because she is Cao Lili's own sister, she always relies on the old and sells the old, and makes them call her aunt.

"Come on!" Xia Wenxuan was the first to be unhappy, "You are one year younger than me, you should call me brother, why should I call you aunt?" ”

"That's it!" Xia Wenfang also supported her younger brother, "We are both older than you, you should call me sister, call me brother brother!" ”

"Nonsense!" Qiao Simei flattened her mouth, "Although I'm not as old as you, but I'm older?" My own sister is your uncle's sister and your mother's sister, so you say, should you call me aunt? ”

Xia Wenxuan hesitated slightly, but Xia Wenfang was older and knew more about things, so he immediately pouted: "Come on, your surname is Qiao, not Cao, you are not from the Cao family, why should we be our aunts?" ”

"I, my own sister is your aunt!" Qiao Simei said loudly.

"Yes, that's right." Xia Wenfang raised her chin again and pouted, "But don't think I don't know, she was adopted by my grandmother, and she has already changed her surname to Cao, and she is considered a member of the Cao family, so I call her the third aunt, and we recognize it."

But you're different, you're not from the Cao family, you're still from the Qiao family.

So even if you and your third aunt are sisters, you are not from the Cao family.

Since he is not from the Cao family, he naturally can't be our elders, is there a problem with this? ”

"Nonsense!" Qiao Simei was furious, "Who said I wasn't from the Cao family?" ”

"You're not!" Xia Wenfang-for-tat, "Your surname is Qiao, you are a child of the Qiao family, not a member of the Cao family!" ”

"I am!" Qiao Simei stood up directly, pinched her waist with both hands and looked down at Xia Wenfang who was sitting on the bench and said, "I am your aunt, that is!" ”

Xia Wenfang also stood up, pinched her waist with both hands, and took advantage of her height to be taller than her, and also looked down at Qiao Simei:

"You're not! You are not from the Cao family, if you were, you would not have eaten with us, but should have come into the house and served the table! ”

"That's right!" Xia Wenxuan also stood up and united with his sister and said, "Only the Cao family can enter inside, even we can't enter, and you can't get in, which means that you are not from the Cao family, you are an outsider!" ”

"No, I'm not an outsider!" Qiao Simei suddenly cried, "Although my surname is Qiao, I am a member of the Cao family!" My sister is your aunt, and Brother Cao will marry me in the future, you, you...... You are unreasonable, I won't tell you! ”

Speaking of this, Qiao Simei threw the chopsticks directly, and then ran to the east wing crying.

Seeing Qiao Simei running in, Xia Wenxuan was startled and pulled the corner of Xia Wenfang's clothes: "Sister, she seems to have gone to sue, will my mother be angry, will she scold us?" ”

"How so." Xia Wenfang frowned and said, "We are telling the truth, and we didn't swear, isn't her surname Qiao?" Could it be that her surname is Cao? ”

"That's what I said." Xia Wenxuan frowned and said, "But her sister is our third aunt after all." ”

"Hmph, don't be afraid!" Xia Wenfang waved her hand, "What third aunt, fake!" It's not related to us. The only ones who are related to us by blood are my mother and uncle.

Therefore, not only is Qiao Simei an outsider, but the third aunt is actually an outsider.

They are all outsiders, and they also have relatives who are distant and close, right?

Although we don't have the surname Qiao, we are also related to my uncle, right?

It's impossible for my uncle to be indistinguishable from relatives, and outsiders don't stand on our side! ”

"Ah, that's right." Xia Wenxuan nodded, "Sister, you are so powerful, the analysis is so clear, I can't even figure it out." ”

"Of course." Xia Wenfang raised her chin, "Or I'm your sister, hum." ”

"Oh, let's stop talking, let's eat this soup." Xia Wenxuan picked up the soup spoon with a smile, "This is abalone and sea cucumber soup, I heard that it is a good thing, but unfortunately we are children, and we only have one abalone per person, so we can't eat it open, it's a pity." ”

"Alright." Xia Wenfang also sat down with a smile, "It's good to eat some, we can eat every day in the future, even if it's not, we can eat it often, after all, it's all my uncle's." ”

"Yes, yes, uncle's things are mother's things, and mother's things are naturally our things, right?" Xia Wenxuan said.

"That's right, that's right." Xia Wenfang smiled and nodded, "That's right, that's it!" ”

Just when Xia Wenfang and Xia Wenxuan, the brother and sister, were comforting themselves, Qiao Simei had already broken into the main banquet, and then cried and fell into Cao Lili's arms.

"What's wrong?" Cao Lili was stunned, and hurriedly put down her chopsticks and hugged Qiao Simei, "Okay, why are you crying?" ”

"Wow!" Qiao Simei cried even louder, "Sister, someone is bullying me!" ”

"Bullying you? Who? Cao Lili was curious, "In this place, who can bully you?" ”

"Wait!" Cao Zhiqiang suddenly frowned, "You just had dinner with my two nephews, could it be that they bullied you?" ”

"That's them!" Qiao Simei immediately got out of Cao Lili's arms and nodded strongly at Cao Zhi, "It's they who bullied me!" ”

"Wen Fang and Wen Xuan?" Cao Jiajia was also shocked, "Simei, you are all the same age, and my daughter and son have always been very well-behaved and obedient, very cultivated, and never bullied people, how could they bully you?" Is there some misunderstanding? ”

"No, no misunderstanding!" Qiao Simei burst into tears and roared loudly, "They, they ganged up to bully me, saying, saying that I am not from the Cao family, and that I am an outsider!" ”

Speaking of this, Qiao Simei remembered the sad thing, and cried again: "You say, am I an outsider?" Am I from the Cao family? You say, say, woo-woo-woo......"

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