Chapter 246 - 241: Dinner Update
Shouren and his father got into an argument over this issue: the eldest daughter repeatedly framed her own son and daughter-in-law, and compounded with the issues with his wife, he formally cut ties with the eldest. Mr. Qin was very angry and expressed his dissatisfaction. Shouren stated that if Mr. Qin forced him to maintain relations with the eldest, then he would rather leave this home and move out to live with his son.
After much deliberation, Mr. Qin still did not agree with the second son, and reluctantly agreed to their request to cease contact.
Consequently, the eldest and second son of the Qin Family officially declared non-association, so Qin Shouhan was not invited to Qin Xi and Li Xianglu’s wedding.
The food was ready, and when Shouren was carrying the food out, Li Xianglu quickly got up to help.
The meal was very rich, with braised meatballs, deep-fried meatballs in broth, yellow braised lamb, crispy meat pieces, garlic-flavored deep-fried ribbon fish, a big bowl of braised pork, and a clay pot with a whole stewed chicken including some dried shiitake mushrooms, emitting a unique aroma of free-range chicken. The only vegetable dish was cold mixed cucumbers and deep-fried peanuts.
This spread of dishes showed how much Mr. Qin valued his daughter-in-law; usually, this would require gathering food tickets and meat tickets from here and there, and after this, at least half a year without meat would follow.
Yang Huan arranged the dishes and then took off her apron to leave. Mr. Qin did not stop her; instead, he brought out a net bag from the kitchen containing a porcelain bowl, smiling and saying, "Some fried meatballs and meat pieces with ribbon fish for Xiao Xin to eat."
Yang Huan smiled and accepted it, not feeling embarrassed. As the others left, Qin Zhen eagerly asked, "Dad, who is that woman?"
Resigned, Shouren said, "Dad introduced her, didn’t he? A colleague, specifically called to cook. She came yesterday and helped prepare some things in advance; she arrived this morning at 8. Do you think I could prepare such a spread?"
Qin Zhen opened his mouth to say something but was immediately grabbed by Qin Xi, who called out, "Dad, come sit."