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Seeing Zhang Shanni had slipped away, Liu Guilan wanted her daughter-in-law to help since there were indeed many people who needed to be served lunch. However, she was held back by Zhou Xiuhua.
Speaking of which, what Zhou Xiuhua first found satisfactory about Zhang Shanni, her new daughter-in-law, was her diligent handwork and exceptional cooking skills! After that, Zhang Shanni also showed care for her husband, love for her nephews, and respect for her in-laws... After nearly ten days of living together, her satisfaction with the new daughter-in-law only continued to grow!
"Don’t worry, let Chunling stay and chat with us. You all sit down and try my daughter-in-law’s cooking. I guarantee you won’t want to leave tonight!" Hearing this, Zhou Xiuhua reached out and grabbed Feng Chunling’s wrist, and spoke to Liu Guilan as if showing off.
"Oh? It seems that Zhou Family’s Sister is quite pleased with Shanni as a daughter-in-law, so that puts me at ease."
Liu Guilan is now over sixty years old, and indeed much older than Zhou Xiuhua. But because she lived comfortably and her household was well off, she had a leisurely life and looked about the same age as Zhou Xiuhua. If she hadn’t called Zhou Xiuhua ’Zhou Family’s Sister’ and seen that her own daughter-in-law was also no longer young, looking like a forty-year-old woman, she herself would not have dared to acknowledge it.
"That’s right, my son San’er has the best judgment. I trust him the most!" Zhou Xiuhua, when mentioning her most capable son, displayed a sense of pride and shared honor, with a completely contented look on her face.
"Aunt Zhou is truly open-minded, and I’m also grateful that Chunling has a mother-in-law like you. For us daughters-in-law, having a good relationship with the mother-in-law is such a worry... It’s simply unbearable when you can’t even speak up despite being reasonable!"
As she spoke, Feng Chunling looked grievously at Liu Guilan, which made Zhou Xiuhua giggle. Seeing that their mother-and-daughter-in-law relationship was probably very good, otherwise, which daughter-in-law would dare to talk to her mother-in-law like this? It was so straightforward it made one’s heart flutter!
"Hey, you naughty daughter-in-law, when have I ever been bad to you?" Liu Guilan was not irritated by her daughter-in-law’s joking words. She pinched Feng Chunling’s cheek with a hand and spoke in a slightly annoyed tone.
"Mother~ you’re still saying you treat me well, and here you are, laying hands on me already!" Feng Chunling’s face showed even more grievance, playing the part of a little wife who was wronged, clearly used to teasing her mother-in-law at home.
"Pfft, alright, we get it, you two have a good relationship, no need to show off! Here, your mouths must be tired from all the talking, come and taste Ni’s cooking, my grandson can eat six or seven pieces at a time!"
The last statement was clearly an exaggeration; even if a child could eat that much, adults would not encourage such an eating habit.
"Then we must try it~~" Feng Chunling saw it was the pastry that Xie Jingchen had mentioned before. Previously, everyone’s attention was on Zhang Shanni’s attitude, and they hadn’t spare the effort to try it. Now that the matter was settled and knowing that Zhang Shanni made it herself, they eagerly showed a craving for it.
Looking at Zhou Xiuhua holding a white porcelain plate filled with golden pastries, only upon getting closer could they smell the sweet fragrance. Seeing its golden color with a hint of glistening brown crispiness, each one as big as a grown man’s fist, it looked very appetizing. They had all had a smaller breakfast, eager to meet relatives, and now, inspired by Zhou Xiuhua’s words and the sweet aroma, the four visitors from the Li and Chen families didn’t hesitate to grab one each and take a bite—
Chewy and sweet!
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