Chapter 15 Dinner for Mother and Son

“I have a name too, I’m called Lu Ziyan…” Gou’er shouted loudly. “Brother, I have a name too, I’m called Lu Xiyun, I like it so much…” Mao’er also cheered. Lin Yuexi looked at the two children, their faces flushed red with excitement because they had new names, her eyes welled up with tears, she hugged the children tightly, secretly vowing to make up for all the love and care they had missed over the years.

“Grrr… grrr…” The two little ones’ stomachs grumbled. “You must be starving! I’ll go get you something to eat…” Lin Yuexi laughed as she looked at the two little ones. “Mother… we…” Lu Ziyan blushed.

 “Mother… can we help you cook?” Lu Ziyan blushed, he said softly and expectantly, Lu Xiyun beside him nodded vigorously, her eyes shining with longing. Lin Yuexi was slightly stunned, a warmth spread through her heart, her eyes welled up again, she smiled and touched their heads, “Of course, let’s cook a super delicious meal together.” The mother and son went to the kitchen together, and Lin Yuexi was immediately dumbfounded. The rice, eggs, noodles, everything in the kitchen was gone! Lin Yuexi knew that this must be the work of her father-in-law, Lu Zhengdong, and her eldest brother, Lu Jianguo. Their hearts are really cruel! They didn’t even leave us anything!

Lu Zhengdong, Lu Jianguo, you’re really good. But this time, Lin Yuexi really wronged the father and son, they had actually left enough food for the three of them for a few days, but unfortunately, her younger uncle, Lu Weiqing, came back. When he entered the house, he happened to see his father and eldest brother moving, he went up to ask what was going on. Lu Jianguo told him everything, including how his mother and wife hadn’t eaten yet and were taken to the village committee for ideological education, and he also told him that Lu Weiqing was furious.

 He didn’t care much about living in the three large tile houses, after all, he was away most of the year and rarely came back, but he couldn’t accept that his mother was taken to the village committee for ideological education.

So after Lu Zhengdong and Lu Jianguo moved their bedding, clothes, and the rice, oil, and other food in the kitchen, Lu Weiqing did a major cleaning of the kitchen, packed up the remaining food, and left for school overnight, leaving nothing behind. Lin Yuexi stood there dumbfounded, feeling helpless and amused, she turned to the two children, wondering how to explain. But Lu Ziyan had already raised his little head and said crisply, “Mother, it’s okay, we’ll go out and find something to eat, the village is so big, we can definitely find a way!” Lu Xiyun also echoed, clenching her small fist.

 “Ziyan, Xiyun, it’s okay, mother has a way. You two turn your faces away…” Lin Yuexi knew that going out to find food wouldn’t work! After all, these two kids were too young, they didn’t know anything, it was okay if she took some rice and vegetables from the space. Even if Lu Zhenguo and Lu Jianguo knew, they wouldn’t dare to say anything, they were afraid that people in the village would say that they were mistreating her and her children. The two children were obedient and immediately turned their faces, standing straight, Lu Ziyan didn’t forget to remind, “Mother, we won’t peek, you can rest assured.

” Lin Yuexi’s heart warmed, she turned her back and pretended to rummage through the cabinets, but in fact, she used her mind to take out food from the space. In a blink of an eye, a small bag of rice, a few eggs, a small bucket of vegetable oil, as well as salt, a small piece of meat, and a handful of green vegetables appeared in her hand.

She quickly placed the ingredients on the chopping board and said lightly, “See, I told you I had a way, didn’t I find some supplies? Your grandfather still has a bit of conscience, he left us a little…” Lu Ziyan and Lu Xiyun turned around when they heard this, their eyes instantly lit up, they cheered and surrounded Lin Yuexi.

 “Mother is so amazing!” Lu Ziyan and Lu Xiyun praised in childish voices, their small hands gently touched the green vegetable leaves, their faces full of wonder. Don’t think they don’t know, grandpa and uncle took all the food in the kitchen! This was their mother’s magic trick, but they couldn’t tell anyone about mother’s magic trick! If everyone knew, mother wouldn’t be able to do magic anymore, and they would have to starve.

 The two little ones thought of this, they smiled knowingly and didn’t expose her, they really liked their mother now, she didn’t hit them anymore, she was very gentle to them, and she could even conjure up ingredients to cook for them. Lin Yuexi didn’t know that the two little ones had so many thoughts in their minds, she was busy cooking rice, washing vegetables, lighting the fire, putting oil in the pot, the eggs “sizzled” in the hot oil, instantly expanding into a tempting golden yellow, the aroma filled the air.

 After the eggs were cooked, Lin Yuexi cut the piece of pork belly into thin slices, put them in the pot and fried them until dry, then she cut the green vegetable stalks into sections and put them in the pot, stir-fried them for a few times, until the vegetable stalks were cooked, then she took them out of the pot. Then she washed the pot, cut the remaining green vegetables in half, put them in the pot, at this time, Lu Ziyan stood on a small stool, his hands tightly gripping the handle of the spatula, his face full of seriousness as he learned to stir-fry. Lu Xiyun was diligently adding firewood to the stove, the two siblings were busy and having fun, their little faces were covered in soot, like little cats.

After the green vegetables were cooked, she let them go and wash their hands, after the two little ones washed their hands, Lin Yuexi didn’t make a fuss, she took out three sets of bowls and chopsticks from the space, served rice, and the three of them ate in the kitchen. Lin Yuexi didn’t do this out of fear, but because she thought that her father-in-law and eldest brother had just moved out, and the house keys weren’t even given to her yet. If she went to the dining room to eat in a big way now, and they barged in and saw that she was actually eating meat with the two children, it wouldn’t be good! You know, in this era, meat was very precious, ordinary people couldn’t even eat meat twice a year.

 The three of them sat around the small table in the kitchen, the steaming food exuded a tempting aroma, warming their stomachs and hearts. Lu Ziyan and Lu Xiyun’s cheeks were puffed out as they ate, their faces beaming with satisfaction. Lin Yuexi watched them gobble down the food, occasionally reaching out to gently wipe the rice grains off their mouths, her eyes full of tenderness and love.

Just then, there was a sudden sound of footsteps outside the door, followed by Lu Zhengdong’s slightly rough voice, “Yuexi, are you eating?” Lin Yuexi’s heart skipped a beat, she quickly put down her bowl and chopsticks, gave the two children a wink, signaling them not to make a sound. She got up and quickly walked to the kitchen door, she calmed down slightly before opening the door.

 Lu Zhengdong stood at the door, holding a bunch of keys in his hand, his eyes darted a little when they met Lin Yuexi’s, he mumbled, “These house keys, I almost forgot to give them to you.” As he spoke, he handed over the keys, his eyes glanced towards the kitchen, Lin Yuexi subconsciously moved to block his view, she squeezed out a smile, “Father, thank you, I’m glad you remembered, you can go back now.

” Lu Zhengdong seemed to want to say something else, he opened his mouth, but finally just sighed and turned to leave.