Chapter 9 Fried Rice
Luo Zhiyong saw how assertive Fang Pingying was with her words and that the reason behind them was sound, leaving him no room for rebuttal. He simply said, "Alright, just try not to argue with mom when you talk to her tomorrow."
"Rest assured, I won't argue," Fang Pingying winked at Luo Zhiyong, having already thought of a plan.
The next morning, Fang Pingying got up early to make breakfast in the kitchen.
Luo Honglan had gotten up even earlier than Fang Pingying; she was already sitting in front of the stove boiling water.
Seeing Fang Pingying coming in, she was somewhat surprised, "Sister-in-law, why are you up so early? It's still a while before breakfast time, and I haven't started yet."
"I got up early to help you make breakfast," Fang Pingying smiled at her and glanced inside the cabinet where the vegetables were kept, saying, "Let's see what we can have for breakfast today."
Luo Honglan frowned slightly and hesitated, "Second sister-in-law said last night she felt like drinking porridge, and mom mentioned making steamed buns."
Fang Pingying pointed at the leftover dishes, "What should we do with these then? Just let them go to waste?"
Luo Honglan said, "Mom suggested keeping the leftover food for lunch, wanting something fresh for breakfast. She also told me to go to the butcher's in the village later to buy some meat for lean meat porridge."
"Forget about that, it's too much trouble. Didn't we have leftover rice and vegetables from last night? We'll just stir-fry them all together. This morning, our whole family will eat fried rice." After that, Fang Pingying asked Luo Honglan, "Did mom give you money to buy the meat?"
Luo Honglan shook her head, "No, she said to put it on a tab for now and pay it back when big brother's salary arrives. It's always been like that."