readsfreenovel Chapter 53 Grandparents
Chapter 53 Grandparents
Seven days is neither a long nor a short time, but Xia Shiyu is quite excited that the new map will be available tomorrow.
Because of her anticipation for the new map, she hasn't considered accepting other vegetable seeds yet. Anyway, she already has enough vegetables at home, so it's just right and there's no need to rush.
After several days of hard work, Xia Lihua has almost finished building the chicken and duck coops. Once the cement dries, the chickens and ducks can be put in.
Xia Shiyu nodded in satisfaction. Perhaps she could go and find some pasture seeds later, preferably those that could improve the quality of chicken and duck meat, so that everyone would eat comfortably.
And there's more good news today: my uncle is bringing my maternal grandparents back.
The elderly couple originally planned to go directly back to their hometown, but Xia Shiyu had her uncle send them back to their home directly.
Xia Shiyu's maternal grandparents had only two children: his uncle Yu Tian and his mother Yu Juan.
As for Xia Shiyu's maternal aunt's family in the city, they are the children of her maternal grandfather's older brother; the two families are just relatively close.
The uncle thought it made sense, so he brought his parents back to play and let everyone meet.
Unfortunately, my younger cousins have to go to school, and my aunt is too busy to come back. Only my uncle and maternal grandparents came back.
"Grandpa and Grandma!" Xia Shiyu went up to greet the two elderly people as soon as they got out of the car.
"Oh, Shi Yu, Grandma hasn't seen you for quite a while. You look much better now."
Xia Shiyu pulled her grandmother's hand and walked inside. "I'm not working anymore. I've had plenty of free time, so I've had a good rest and my health has improved."
After hearing this, her grandmother patted her hand and said, "That's true, you should get some rest."
However, her uncle, who had come down with her, frowned and asked, "Xiaoyu, are you really not going to work?"
Most of her relatives already knew that she wasn't working. They even sent her WeChat messages telling her not to be so willful, that young people should find a job, but she wouldn't listen and there was nothing they could do.
Besides, their parents have already agreed, so the relatives can't really say anything more.
"Uncle, don't worry about these things. I know what I'm doing. Besides, if things don't go well for me in the village, my parents won't agree. Don't worry too much."
Xia Shiyu explained in detail, and after listening, her uncle could only look helplessly at Yu Juan and Xia Lihua.
"Sister, brother-in-law, you two are the same, you didn't think it through."
Yu Juan shook her head. "Oh, Xiao Tian, you know Shi Yu is stubborn. Once she's made up her mind, we rarely change it."
In the end, it was my grandfather who made the final decision: "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Young people all have their own ideas. Besides, every profession can produce an expert."
"Alright alright."
Yu Tian carried the things down and followed the old couple inside, also bringing in the gifts he had brought.
"Sister, this is a plaster that Lingran bought especially for you. You always said your back hurts."
"Brother-in-law, this is the wine I bought for you. It tastes pretty good, but be careful not to drink too much, it's bad for your health."
"And these are some local specialties that Mom and Dad picked out together. Shiyu, this is a gift for you. Your cousin picked them out, I don't know if you'll like them."
Xia Shiyu saw her uncle come in with a large pile of gifts and quickly took them. She also picked up the gifts her cousin had picked out for her and found that they were a big bag of local specialty spicy beef jerky and desserts.
It is particularly simple and unadorned, which also reflects her feelings.
She said happily, "Uncle, I really want to go back and tell my cousin to thank her."
Yu Juan said a few words to him from the side, "Look, you're not an outsider, why did you bring so many things? You can take some of these things back for your own use."
Yu Tian waved his hands repeatedly, "Sister, please don't hand it to me. I went through a lot of trouble to bring it over in my car. What kind of behavior is it if you put it back to me? Besides, Lingran will definitely scold me if I take it back."
"Alright then, you guys sit here a bit longer, I'll go make some food, and we'll stay for a few days before going back."
Yu Tian sat down and took a sip of water. "No, sis, I'm quite busy at work. I'll just grab a bite to eat and then leave."
"Okay then, you wait here, I'll go cook." Yu Juan said and ran towards the kitchen.
Xia Shiyu quickly stopped her, "Grandma, don't move. I'll do it myself. You should rest first."
"Don't worry, we already prepared a few dishes before you came back, it will be quick."
Xia Shiyu went in to help cook, but it was still the same old vegetables; they hadn't grown any vegetables at home anymore.
Fortunately, this is enough to cook some dishes.
Because there are two more elderly people, I need to cook more light dishes and make some soup.
Fortunately, these skills are not difficult.
The group outside were still chatting about all sorts of things when Xia Shiyu brought the dishes out. Only then did they get up.
When Xia Shiyu was serving the dishes, she noticed that her father's eyes kept glancing at the wine. She became alert and said, "Dad, be careful not to drink too much. Uncle can't drive today."
"Sigh, I know, I'll just have a little." Xia Lihua laughed it off. He didn't like smoking, but he loved drinking. He couldn't imagine what he would do if he didn't have a drink every day.
Today, Yu Tian brought over some fine wine, which naturally made me even more tempted.
In the end, he still opened the bottle of wine at the table, but only poured a little bit before putting it back; he really couldn't drink too much today.
Yu Juan sat down and said, "Xiao Tian, you eat with your parents, okay? I stewed these ribs until they're very tender, your teeth should be able to chew them."
"These vegetarian dishes are also delicious, you should all have some."
"Okay," Yu Tian nodded and picked up a few bites of greens. When you were little, you thought about eating meat every day. Now that you have money, you're tired of eating meat and can't digest it well. All you want is a few bites of greens.
As Yu Tian ate the water spinach, a huge wave of emotions surged within him.
He originally thought that the stir-fried water spinach would be quite oily, because in his memory his sister's cooking was always very oily, and besides, his taste buds are quite sensitive now, so he can't eat anything too oily.
But to his surprise, the water spinach he ate this time had a refreshing taste, and he didn't find it greasy at all, but rather crisp and tender.
He couldn't help but take another bite, feeling quite satisfied.
They couldn't help but praise her, saying, "Sister, your cooking skills are getting better and better."
Grandpa and Grandma also praised, "It's really good, Juan. Your soup is so delicious now. You can taste the original flavor of the vegetables without adding MSG or soy sauce."
Yu Juan knew what was going on just by looking at the food the three of them kept picking at their plates.
She was both amused and exasperated. "Mom and Dad, Xiaotian, you're praising the wrong person. Is it the dish's doing that's credited to me? As for the oil, I've been using less oil lately."
Xia Shiyu took credit for it, saying, "Uncle, grandpa, and grandma, these are the vegetables I grew. You all said they were delicious, and I grew them all. This is the first time you've tasted them."
"Oh, these are the vegetables Xiaoyu grew! They're really delicious." Grandma said, then took another bite.
Yu Tian was also very shocked. He didn't expect Xia Shiyu to actually have this strength. This was truly remarkable.
"That's really amazing, Shi Yu." Yu Tian couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
Xia Shiyu accepted everyone's praise, "Uncle, when you go back later, pack some dishes to take back for Aunt, my cousins and my younger cousins."
"Okay, I'll take some back for your aunt and uncle to eat later."
Xia Shiyu nodded in satisfaction. Then, when Yu Tian drove home, Xia Shiyu's family filled several large bags with all the vegetables they had at home, stuffing them into his trunk and front seat. Xia Shiyu also stuffed several bottles of tomato sauce into the bag.
"Alright, that's enough, that's enough. It's a waste to take so much home and not be able to finish it all," Yu Tian quickly stopped them.
"Don't worry, Uncle, you won't have to worry about not having enough to eat. And if there's any left over, Auntie can send it away."
As Xia Shiyu spoke, she stuffed the last bag of vegetables into the bag.
"Alright then, it seems I won't be short of food while I'm back."
Yu Tian had no choice but to say goodbye to the group and drive back home.