Chapter 594: When Did You Get Married?
Deng Qiuxia paused in her slicing of winter melon, considered it, and then said, "That could work, I will talk to Jinnian later."
Deng Qiuxia had been oppressed at home for many years. The sudden flattery from her younger sister-in-law felt especially gratifying and refreshing.
She was once again relieved that she had not agreed to marry Jinnian off to old Chen. If Jinnian had truly married into that family, perhaps she would have been driven to an early grave by stress.
Seeing Deng Qiuxia agreeing, Aunt Guo was instantly cheered up. She helped with washing the vegetables one moment, stoking the fire the next, doing everything she could to avoid letting Deng Qiuxia lift a finger.
This was the first time Deng Qiuxia had experienced this kind of treatment in all the years she had been married into the family. She thoroughly enjoyed this feeling of being catered to, even deliberately instructing Aunt Guo on how to work and criticizing her poor performance. These were all tricks that Aunt Guo had used on her in the past.
In the countryside, there was little good food, especially in winter. Apart from winter melon, cured meat, and cabbage, the only dish impressive enough to be served at the table was a chicken.
Deng Hongxia cooked an entire rooster, serving it in an iron pot. She then stir-fried some cured meat with winter melon in a soup pot. She finally chopped up some cabbage, boiled it and threw in a few eggs to make a cabbage soup.
Because they were entertaining Tong Yao and Gu Hongwei, Guo Xinpei didn’t want to lose face. Thus, Deng Hongxia cooked a large pot of rice. The amount of rice would have lasted her half a month on any normal day.