Transmigrated into the fat wife of the future prime minister

Chapter 80 Sand Table
Xu Qingmeng originally wanted to help out, but Madam He said she wanted to have some private conversations with her sister-in-law, so she kicked Xu Qingmeng out.

Xu Qingmeng was also helpless; in the eyes of He Shi and Wang Cuiqin, she really was just a child.

Upon entering the room, Yun Sheng and Yun Mo were drawing on a sand table.

That sand table was supposedly made by Gu Hongxin for Xiao Yunyi when he was just starting his education. The Gu family wasn't wealthy, and writing implements were expensive, so they used this small sand table for practice.

One sand table is fine for Xiao Yunyi to use alone, but it's a bit small for two kids.

Yun Sheng wrote a large character that took up nearly seven-tenths of the area. Yun Mo looked up at her and saw his younger sister playing happily with her head down. He could only purse his lips and pitifully write the character in the small space.

Both of them wrote the same character: Gu.

Xu Qingmeng casually picked up a few red dates and walked over from the side, clicking her tongue: "Too ugly."

In an instant, two pairs of accusing eyes were fixed on her.

The two little buns looked exactly alike, their resemblance amplified by their identical adorable expressions. Their round, chubby cheeks made one want to gently pinch them.

Without any restraint, she instinctively reached out and gently pinched each of the two adorable little faces; the soft touch was truly intoxicating.

"Sister-in-law! How could you... um..." Yun Sheng was about to speak when a sweet date was stuffed into her mouth. With a gentle bite, the sweet taste immediately filled her tongue, and all the words she wanted to say vanished in an instant.

Xu Qingmeng smiled and then turned her gaze to Yun Mo, who was standing to the side.

Seeing this, Yunmo obediently opened its mouth and waited quietly for being fed, looking truly adorable.

After feeding the dates to Yunmo, Xu Qingmeng looked at the two little ones' satisfied expressions and couldn't help but laugh, "You two really need to practice your handwriting. It's so far behind your older brother's."

Yun Sheng swallowed the date in her mouth and said unconvinced, "Sister-in-law, this sand table is too small, it's not easy to write on."

Yunmo nodded in agreement, as if he had found an ally.

Xu Qingmeng looked at the small sand table; it was indeed a bit too small for the two children to work on.

She thought for a moment and said, "How about I make you a new sand table?"

The two children's eyes lit up, and Yun Sheng said excitedly, "Okay, okay." Yun Mo's eyes were also full of anticipation.

Xu Qingmeng then began searching for materials in the room. She saw an old wooden box in the corner, which was the perfect size, so she decided to use it to make a new one.

She found some fine sand, cleaned the wooden box, and carefully poured the sand in.

Yun Sheng and Yun Mo curiously surrounded her, watching her every move without blinking.

As Xu Qingmeng worked, she explained to them, "This sand table, although simple, is very useful for practicing calligraphy. Many people used this when they were learning to write." The two children nodded, seemingly understanding.

After the new sand table was completed, Xu Qingmeng found two small wooden sticks to use as pens.

Yun Sheng immediately started drawing in the new sand table with a small wooden stick, while Yun Mo wrote in the previous one.

The two were having a great time, while Xu Qingmeng sat to the side, watching them and occasionally feeding them. It was a very harmonious scene. "Hurry up and eat. Don't eat too many dates. They're too sweet and cloying at night, and your teeth will hurt."

Xu Qingmeng said, "Hey, this is the last one."

He stuffed the last one into Yunmo's mouth, clapped his hands, and went to the kitchen to help serve the food.

Chives and eggs, lamb stew with goji berries, stir-fried pork kidneys, pigeon stew with gastrodia elata, and black-boned chicken stew with kelp?
This...this.
To be honest, Xu Qingmeng knew that Xu's sister-in-law's cooking skills were quite good.

"Mom, where did you get all these ingredients?" After all, mutton, black-boned chicken, and pigeon are not easy to buy.

Madam He glanced at it and said, "The mutton was bought from Shen's shop. I don't know where Young Master Shen got the sheep from, it was so fresh. I bought quite a lot of it, are there any left? The pigeons were raised by Aunt Li's family, I spent a few extra coins to buy them."

Xu Qingmeng's eyes swept back and forth between He Shi and her sister-in-law Wang Cuiqin, and she felt that something was not right.

If it were just one or two dishes that had the effect of nourishing yin and tonifying the kidneys, that would be fine. But every dish had that function to some extent. Moreover, instead of eating chicken, duck, fish and meat, He Shi, who is usually very frugal, would take the initiative to spend more money to buy other people's pigeons.
Xu Qingmeng lowered her head, stopped talking, and silently took the dishes out.

With only one man in the family, it's easy to guess what He Shi and Wang Cuiqin are up to.

Xu Qingmeng silently thought: I must be extra vigilant tonight, or maybe I should secretly put a knife under my pillow, just in case...
Wang Cuiqing: "Daughter, eat more! This mutton is fresh and tastes delicious when stewed. Try it, or do you think your sister-in-law's stew is not good enough?"

"Oh, no, no, sister-in-law, you're overthinking it." Xu Qingmeng smiled, and out of politeness, picked up a piece of each dish with her chopsticks and ate it slowly.

Madam He was less reserved. She sat down next to Gu Yunyi and put food directly into his bowl, saying, "Yunyi, you have to eat more. You've gotten thinner these past few days. Eat up!"

Gu Yunyi, however, was completely baffled and could only nod helplessly, accepting He's sudden enthusiasm while his mind was still full of questions.

"Mom, what kind of chicken is this? It's quite plump." Xun Ge'er was already able to get out of bed. He saw the chicken soup and thought it was to nourish himself, so he picked up the bowl and scooped out a bowl of soup.

Wang Cuiqin slapped his hand and said, "Alright, alright, this soup is specially made to nourish your uncle. You can just drink one bowl."

Xun Ge'er was stunned for a moment, then looked around. Wasn't he the sick person in the family?

However, He Shi and Wang Cuiqin acted as if it were perfectly natural, relentlessly urging Gu Yunyi to eat more, leaving Xin Ting and Xun Ge'er looking at each other in bewilderment. Song Yu, who had long since guessed their intentions, almost lowered his head to the table.

Gu Yunyi had a large appetite to begin with, and tonight he ate until his belly was round and full, which made He Shi and Wang Cuiqin beam with joy.

After the meal, Madam He didn't ask him to wash the dishes, but told him to go back and rest and sleep.

Gu Yunyi, however, felt quite helpless and stood up, saying, "Mother, I've eaten too much and I'm afraid I'll get indigestion. I'd better go for a walk."

Xu Qingmeng quickly stood up: "I'll go with you."

So, the words that He wanted to say to stop her stopped in her throat, and she could only change her mind: "Okay, you two can go for a walk, but it's getting late, so come back early."

"understood."

Xu Qingmeng then followed Gu Yunyi out.

(End of this chapter)