Divorce with three kids? I'll build a house and eat meat, driving my in-laws crazy.

Chapter 58 Barbecue, Beer, and the Passage of Life
Li Ruru didn't say anything, but handed him a cup directly, saying, "Try it first."

Xiao Yishan took a sip, smacked his lips, and said, "Hmm, it's a little bitter but also a little sweet, and... it's quite delicious."

Li Ruru smiled and said, "This is the wine I brewed myself, it's called beer."

She didn't have much free time, so she just grabbed a bottle from the space supermarket.

She pushed one of the small cups towards her eldest daughter, "Chaochao, you have a taste."

Daya paused for a moment; she was still somewhat unfamiliar with the name.

Li Chaochao picked up her cup and took a sip. "Wow, it's so sweet."

Upon hearing how sweet it sounded, the little foodie Li Yinyin immediately exclaimed, "I want one too! I want one too!"

She gulped down a big mouthful, her face full of satisfaction; it tasted so sweet and delicious.

Er Ya Li Peipei drank two cups and noticed something was wrong.

"Mother, why do these two cups taste different?"

One cup was a bit bitter and hard to drink, while the other was very sweet.

Li Ruru said, "The three of you drink small cups of fruit beer, and the rest of us drink beer."

The girls are still young, so fruit beer is fine for them. Children shouldn't drink alcohol.

Li Ruru took a sip of beer, took a bite of a chicken wing, and looked completely satisfied. Barbecue and beer, what a perfect life!

Chu Xiu said, "Come, come, let's have a drink together."

As a young nobleman, he had drunk quite a lot of alcohol, but he had never actually tried beer before.

As someone who enjoys trying new things, he was in a wonderful mood at that moment.

Everyone raised their glasses, clinked them together, gulped down the drinks, and then laughed heartily while holding their empty glasses.

"Here, these are for you." Li Ruru handed Chu Xiu three large chicken drumsticks.

Chu Xiu smiled and said, "Auntie has a really good memory."

"That's right, I said I'd give you three chicken drumsticks, so you can't have one less."

There was one chicken leg left, which was given to Qiqi.

She then said to the others, "I'm sorry there are only two chickens today. I'll buy more next time."

The only two adult hens in the house died today; the rest are all chicks.

Li Yinyin's mouth watered as she looked at the chicken leg, and Chu Xiu smiled and gave her one.

After thinking for a moment, he gave Xiao Yishan another one, saying, "You eat one too."

He tore the last one in half and gave it to Xiao Wu.

Li Peipei handed Chaochao a skewer of golden-brown, juicy pork belly, saying, "Let's eat this."

Chu Xiu quickly handed Pei Pei a skewer of chicken wings. If she couldn't get a chicken leg, eating chicken wings would be just as good.

Chu Xiu only had half a chicken leg left, and he couldn't bear to give it to anyone else, because it was specially given to him by Aunt Li.

After finishing the chicken leg, Li Yinyin took a bite of a roasted potato slice.

Her eyes shone like the winter sun. "Mom, these roasted potato chips are so delicious!"

Potatoes are amazing; they taste good no matter how you cook them.

Having earned the foodie's approval, everyone else picked up a skewer and started eating.

"Delicious, it's crispy and crunchy."

Long live potatoes!

"Come on, let's have another drink."

Xiao Wu took a sip of beer and smacked his lips happily.

Speaking of which, since the young master started coming to Aunt Li's house for meals, he hasn't been to Chunfeng Tower for a long time.

The young master even brought food home for the master last time; he's changing little by little.

Li Ruru also realized this. When they first met, she thought Chu Xiu was a spoiled brat, but now it seems that he is kind-hearted and sensible.

"Why are you looking at me?" Chu Xiu ate his chicken leg politely, and when he looked up, he saw Li Ruru and Xiao Wu looking at him. He looked bewildered.

"You guys want some chicken drumsticks? Hehe, sorry, we're out."

As he spoke, he stuffed the rest of the meat into his mouth in one gulp.

After dinner, Li Ruru went to the village head's house.

The village head's house is located at the entrance of the village. Passing by the big soapberry tree, many people gather there to cool off.

When Li Ruru arrived, many people greeted her warmly. "Hey girl, what are you busy with? Come on over and let's chat."

"How's your business lately?"

"I heard you bought a cow? And you're still building a house?"

Li Ruru responded to each question with a smile.

Several of the women who greeted her were helping Li Ruru dig konjac.

Li Ruru went from being a quiet and unassuming person to their sugar daddy, so they naturally became enthusiastic.

Granny Zhao and her two daughters-in-law were also there.

Granny Zhao rolled her eyes. "Hmph, what's there to show off? You've only made a few measly coins and bought a cow. You really don't know how to manage a household."

Wang Shuixia said sarcastically, "What's the use of her buying cattle? Does she even own any land? It's ridiculous."

The two spoke in hushed tones. Feng Yuzhu touched her slightly protruding belly and remained silent.

Pan Dayan frantically waved her fan and shouted, "People with money can buy whatever they want. You think you're so great just because you have land? Why don't you buy cattle? Don't you like them? Or can't you afford them?"

"None of your business," Wang Shuixia said irritably.

“I’m going to take charge, I love to take charge, what can you do about it?” Pan Dayan made a face.

When Li Ruru entered, the village head was just about to leave.

The women gossiped under the trees, and the men would go there to brag.

The village head was holding his pipe, about to go and boast, when Li Ruru walked in.

"Uncle Da, are you busy? I'd like to discuss something with you."

"Aru is here, come in and sit down." The village head's wife smiled and pulled Li Ruru to sit down.

The village head put down his pipe and asked, "What is it?"

It was almost dark when she arrived, so it must be something very important.

"I'd like to buy the house I live in now, but I don't know if that's possible?"

"Oh, do you have any spare money?" the village head asked. Although the dilapidated house wasn't worth much, it was large.

After the Hu family of three died, the village took back the house, but because it was dilapidated and considered unlucky, no one wanted it.

Some people are even unwilling to pass by there, saying that they will pick up the Tibetan things.

"Is this enough?" Li Ruru took out two taels of silver, which was usually the price of a land deed in the village.

The village head's wife said, "How can we ask for so much? That house is very dilapidated, and someone has died there before."

As she spoke, she nudged Lü Da, "Old man, you can't cheat that little girl."

Li Ruru lowered her head somewhat embarrassed. She was already thirty years old and a mother of three, yet she was still being called "little girl."

The village head nodded, "That's true, one tael will do."

He quickly wrote the new land deed and had Li Ruru sign it.

"I'll just take it to the government office tomorrow and get it stamped."

"Thank you for your hard work, Uncle Da." Li Ruru smiled and placed a basket on the table. "This is a small token of my appreciation."

The village head's wife couldn't refuse, so she opened the container and found several bowls of prepared konjac tofu. She immediately smiled so broadly that her eyes narrowed into slits. "Oh my, we're in for a treat tonight!"

Although we've already eaten, there are many people in the family, and several of the older boys are prone to getting hungry.

Li Ruru took out another basket, "This is to thank Uncle and Aunt for lending me the oxcart last time."

When the village head saw that the basket contained several white steamed buns and a bowl of chili sauce, he quickly waved his hand and said, "You and the children can eat these. These white steamed buns are very precious."

"I still have some at home," Li Ruru said before dashing out.

The village head nodded in the direction Li Ruru left and said to his wife, "Sanbao's wife is capable."

The village head's wife glared at him, "What 'Sanbao's wife'? They're divorced, you can just call her by her name from now on."

The village head chuckled, picked up his pipe, and went out the door.

As soon as Li Ruru returned home, Chu Xiu told her some bad news.

"The house won't be finished tonight." Chu Xiu was a little annoyed. He should have rented a few rooms in the county town for everyone to live in first.

"Mom, where are we staying tonight?" Li Peipei asked helplessly.

Grandma's house is long gone, and Brother Yishan's house only has one bed.

(End of this chapter)