Chapter 10

As soon as he entered the door, the aroma of food wafted into Dong Zhange’s nose.

It is normal for other people’s kitchens to be filled with the aroma of food, but in Dong’s house, the kitchen is the most useless place.

There are five people in the family, young and old, and no one can cook properly.

If you have to pick the tallest among the short ones, only my grandma can barely cook porridge and make pancakes, and the taste is pretty average.

Therefore, in Dong Zhange’s memory from childhood to adulthood, the military district canteen is his eternal home!

It’s not that they haven’t thought about hiring a nanny to cook before. After all, given their family’s status, they can afford this little money.

However, the old man has been honest and frugal all his life. He bluntly said that hiring a nanny is an exploitation and insult to the poor people and is absolutely not allowed.

As a result, the Dong family had a cold stove and a deserted house most of the time, which was very miserable.

Now……

Dong Zhange followed the fragrance to the kitchen door and saw his own mother squatting in the corner of the kitchen, holding a piece of steaming scallion pancake and eating it with her mouth full of oil.

“Mmm! Delicious! Really delicious! Much better than the pancakes in the cafeteria!”

My mother, who has always been very particular about rules, now had no manners to sit or eat. She ate while praising, her eyes almost shining.

Yu Ruyan was busy in front of the stove, wearing an apron.

She took a spatula, scooped out the baked pancakes, and placed them neatly on a plate.

The golden and crispy pancakes are sizzling with oil, and the garnish of chopped green onions makes people’s appetite increase.

“Oh, when did you come back? You scared me!”

When Yu Ruyan looked up, she saw Dong Zhange standing at the door like a wooden stake. His tall figure gave her a sense of oppression, and she was so scared that she almost threw away the spatula.

“Well, Zhan Ge, come and try some. The scallion pancakes made by Ruyan are delicious!”

Gu Yueting enjoyed the meal very much and stuffed a piece of cake into Dong Zhan’s mouth as if it were a treasure.

Slightly hot.

Dong Zhange took a bite, and sure enough, the aroma of chopped green onions and rapeseed oil spread across his tongue, with a slightly crispy taste. It was so delicious that he couldn’t stop eating it.

In just a few bites, the whole pancake was gone.

Yu Ruyan was actually a little frightened, as she was afraid that she would not be able to integrate into her husband’s family.

After all, there is a saying that goes, you can’t fit in to your husband’s family, and you can’t go back to your parents’ family. Once a woman gets married, she will have no home from then on.

Moreover, the Dong family is an extremely powerful high-ranking official family, which is a world of difference compared to her.

What’s the result?

A meal of fragrant scallion pancakes completely captured the stomachs of my husband’s family and even their hearts.

Not only were Dong Zhange and Gu Yueting very satisfied with the meal, but even her father-in-law Dong Anlan, who held a high position in the military region, praised Yu Ruyan’s cooking skills.

Because she heard from Gu Yueting that the old man and the old lady of the Dong family liked light food, Yu Ruyan made a few scallion pancakes with less oil and salt.

Taking into consideration the old man’s bad teeth, we made it softer.

Mrs. Peng Dongxiang, the old lady of the Dong family, has not had a good appetite recently, but today, for the first time ever, she ate two pancakes and a bowl of thick millet porridge.

“Good! That’s great!”

Dong Shuhuai, the old man of the Dong family, looked at his grandson’s wife with joy and satisfaction in his eyes.

“Dong Zhange, do you still have any objections to this marriage?”

Dong Zhange blushed a little when his grandfather called him out. He grumbled, “Why are you bringing up these things so early in the morning? Old man, you’re just trying to sow discord!”

Dong Shuhuai laughed out loud.

“Your grandfather’s judgment is never wrong. You are my grandson, how could I possibly cheat you?”

Yu Ruyan, who was standing aside, lowered her head to drink her porridge, but was muttering to herself.

Old man, stop bragging about your own products!

It’s not that I look down on you, it’s just that your vision is really poor. In your previous life, Yu Ruyan really screwed your Dong family!

It’s a good thing that I was reborn into this shell, otherwise this family would be ruined sooner or later!

Recalling the future direction of the Dong family, Yu Ruyan frowned slightly.

After the original owner was deceived and abandoned by her biological mother, her memory was actually a little confused, but she still grasped some key words in those confused memories.

The collapse of the Dong family is not just due to Dong Zhange’s sacrifice.

In fact, before Dong Zhange died, Gu Yueting accidentally drowned on her way home from get off work.

In an era without surveillance, many truths are easily buried. After an investigation, it can only be concluded that Gu Yueting accidentally fell into the water.

The death of his wife dealt a heavy blow to Dong Anlan. Before he could get over the grief of losing his wife, he received the tragic news that his son had died in battle.

Under the double blow, Dong Anlan suffered a sudden heart attack and died despite treatment.

Suddenly, only two elderly people in the Dong family were left to guard their shattered home…

Yes, this incident seemed to have nothing to do with others, but from the chaotic fragments of memory, Yu Ruyan glimpsed the truth.

It is true that Gu Yueting died of drowning, but the reason for the drowning was that Wang Dafen made unreasonable and even criminal demands, which were politely rejected by Gu Yueting.

Wang Dafen jumped into the river crying and screaming. Gu Yueting, who couldn’t swim, hurriedly reached out to save her.

Who would have thought that Wang Dafen would pull Gu Yueting into the water, and then easily get ashore and escape.

At that time, Yu Ruyan was at the scene.

She wanted to save her mother-in-law. After all, her mother-in-law was really good to her. As long as she reached out and helped, Gu Yueting could survive.

But under her mother’s fierce warning, she finally turned around and left, letting Gu Yueting sink to the bottom of the lake…

We must not let tragedy happen again in this life!

Yu Ruyan was so immersed in her own thoughts that she didn’t hear Gu Yueting calling her several times.

“What are you staring at? Mom’s calling you!”

It was Dong Zhange who tugged at Yu Ruyan’s sleeve, bringing her back to her senses.

“Mom, what did you say?”

Yu Ruyan hurriedly looked up to speak, but saw Gu Yueting stuffing a letter into her arms.

“This is the money your father and I saved. It’s not a lot, but it’s enough for daily household expenses. From now on, you will be the head of the family!”

Upon hearing this, Yu Ruyan was shocked.

“No, that won’t do. I know nothing. How can I manage such a large family? Or should you…”

Before she could finish, old lady Peng Dongxiang spoke with a smile.

“Ruyan, don’t refuse. Do you think this is taking away your mother-in-law’s power? She has always been lazy and has been looking forward to someone taking over her job and saving her from all these trivial matters!”

Peng Dongxiang knows his wife too well.

He is kind-hearted and has excellent character, but he is lazy, clumsy and cannot endure hardship.

Managing a family’s food, clothing and daily expenses is not an easy task.

Over the years, Gu Yueting had complained to her many times and even begged her to take back the power of housekeeper.

She won’t be fooled!

Whoever wants to take care of this family can do so, she doesn’t need to be bothered by it anyway.

Now that Yu Ruyan has come in, apart from anything else, her cooking skills have already surpassed them.

After the commotion at yesterday’s wedding, she could see that Yu Ruyan was smart, sensible and not greedy, and was a good child worthy of trust.

Gu Yueting was overjoyed when an old lady expressed her support.

“You all saw it, from now on, Ruyan will be in charge of this family, so don’t bother me anymore, just ask her about big and small matters!”

Dong Anlan, who was standing by, couldn’t help laughing when he saw his wife smiling foolishly as if she had gotten an advantage.

Clearing his throat, he said to Dong Zhange, “Don’t play dumb. Give your memorial to your wife later!”

Dong Zhange wanted to protest, but his father ruthlessly cut off his way to hide his private money.

“A real man should walk upright and sit straight. Don’t play tricks like hiding private money. Don’t embarrass the men of the Dong family!”

Dong Zhan Ge was speechless after being scolded: “…”

My dear father, you are so cruel. You can’t get out of your wife’s control, so you drag your own son to eat coarse food and be your wife’s slave?

Absolutely amazing! Absolutely amazing!