Chapter 179 The First Meal on the Island
While the group was talking, at the military hospital, Su Mianmian and Wen Wuqi had already received news of Su Nuannuan and her group's arrival.

Since Yueyue fell ill, Wen Wuqi has taken leave from work, leaving his children at home in the care of Su Jinjin and Cheng Qian. He and Su Mianmian have been staying at the hospital with Wen Yueyue.

After the doctor told them that Wen Yueyue had a heart condition, the couple became very depressed. They didn't dare go back home, wanting to see their daughter as much as possible.

In their limited understanding, heart disease is equivalent to a terminal illness. They worry that one day they might not see their daughter again.

However, there are many talented and capable doctors in the military hospital. Although Wen Yueyue struggled on the brink of death three times, she was saved each time.

Although Wen Yueyue's body is still very weak, it is much better than when she fell ill.

The Wen family did not have a tradition of favoring sons over daughters. Wen Wuqi's parents were from a well-known scholarly family in Haishi. They had many sons, so the arrival of Wen Yueyue, a girl, was a rare treat. Wen Wuqi's parents were overjoyed.

Unfortunately, not long after, Wen Yueyue was diagnosed with congenital heart disease. This saddened her family greatly.

If they weren't so tied up, Wen's parents would probably have already arrived on the island.

Although Wen's parents didn't come, they sent a lot of things. Wen Wuqi's older siblings even used their connections to find some foreign experts to inquire about treatments for heart disease.

There was another reason why Wen Wuqi didn't insist that his family come. If the treatment couldn't be successful here, he would take his daughter back to Haishi.

Although his family wasn't particularly wealthy, they had saved a considerable amount, enough to cover their daughter's medical expenses.

Su Mianmian knew what Wen Wuqi was thinking. She had no objection to her parents-in-law not coming.

Fortunately, Wen Yueyue's condition has been brought under control. It seems unlikely that she will relapse.

After seeing that her daughter's condition had improved, Su Mianmian finally felt relieved and learned that her mother, younger brother and sister had arrived on the island.

A smile appeared on her face.

"Wu Qi, my mom and younger siblings are here. Go home and visit them tomorrow."

Wen Wuqi nodded. His mother-in-law had finally come all this way, and he had to see her in person. Now that his daughter's illness had improved, Wen Wuqi felt less heavy-hearted.

On the other side, Cheng Qian exchanged some vegetables at the homes of other comrades, and then went to the beach to catch two fish and some shrimp before returning.

Previously, when Cheng Qian saw Su Jinjin and Su Mianmian sending dried seafood to Su Nuannuan, he guessed that Su Nuannuan must like to eat seafood.

When Cheng Qian returned home, he saw several people sitting on benches chatting. He didn't disturb them and took the groceries to the kitchen.

However, Chen Xiuting still noticed Cheng Qian with her sharp eyes.

She stood up, looked at Su Nuannuan and Su Daliang, and finally focused her gaze on Su San.

"Sanquan, you and Mom go to the kitchen to help your brother-in-law cook."

Su Nuannuan remembered that Cheng had brought back two fish, so she said to Chen Xiuting.

"Mom, my brother-in-law just brought back some fish. I want to eat pickled fish."

Chen Xiuting nodded.

At this moment, Su Jinjin spoke up with some difficulty.

"Mom, we don't have any pickled cabbage at home. I'll ask Cheng Qian to go and borrow some."

Chen Xiuting waved her hand and said.

"No need. Mom, I brought you a lot of pickled cabbage this time."

After saying that, he instructed Su Erqiang to find the pickled cabbage and take it to the kitchen. Su Jinjin had no talent for cooking and usually ate at the army canteen. Sometimes when Cheng Qian had free time, he would cook for Su Jinjin at home.

However, Su Jinjin was still forced to learn how to cook these past few days. Wen Wuqi took leave from work to go to the hospital because his youngest daughter fell ill.

Cheng Qian had no reason to ask for leave. Her and Su Mianmian's child was being cared for by Su Jinjin. Since Wenming couldn't leave home, Su Jinjin was forced to learn to cook.

However, all she could cook were simple noodles and congee. She couldn't learn anything else.

Fortunately, Cheng Junqi and his two little brothers are quite capable; they can go to the army canteen to buy their own meals every day.

To be honest, the arrival of Su Nuannuan and her group relieved a lot of pressure for Su Jinjin.

Chen Xiuting and Su Sanquan went to cook. Su Nuannuan, Su Daliang, and Su Erqiang played with Cheng Junqi and the other two children.

Su Jinjin then took Wenliang, who was still an infant, into the room to sleep.

About half an hour later, a pungent and spicy smell wafted over, followed by a fragrance that penetrated deep into the soul.

After smelling it, Su Nuannuan and the others kept swallowing.

When Su Jinjin and Su Mianmian sent her dried seafood before, she shared some with her family. She also included some recipes for cooking seafood in the letter.

Hongqi Village is located near the mountains, so it has no shortage of spices. Because these things can all be found in the mountains.

Moreover, ever since it was discovered that unidentified people were planting things on the back mountain, many people have been secretly farming on the mountain.

Over time, everyone found out what the other was doing. However, none of them confronted the other about it. Even if they discovered it, they pretended not to know.

Therefore, some conspicuous locations were planted with pepper trees, star anise trees, etc., and the villagers pretended that these things came from the mountain.

Su Nuannuan was unaware of the changes in Hongqi Village. Otherwise, she would have been utterly astonished by these developments.

Chen Xiuting was used to cooking.

After entering the kitchen, they quickly prepared the fish. Then, with the help of Su Sanquan and Cheng Qian, they cooked the meal.

The two fish that Cheng Qian caught were both made into sauerkraut fish by Chen Xiuting. The fish meat for the sauerkraut fish was sliced ​​piece by piece by Cheng Qian under Chen Xiuting's guidance. Therefore, there were no bones in the fish meat.

Chen Xiuting instructed Cheng Qian because she wanted him to make it for her daughter in the future.

Although she had never seen the two of them living together, she knew that Cheng Qian did almost all the housework at the eldest daughter's house.

Although Chen Xiuting felt sorry for Cheng Qian, she felt even more sorry for her own daughter. Between the two, Chen Xiuting still hoped her daughter could be more comfortable.

Besides sauerkraut fish, Chen Xiuting also made spicy shrimp.

Although she used a little less oil, the dish still tasted great. Chen Xiuting added a lot of Sichuan peppercorns to the spicy shrimp, making the shrimp both numbing and spicy.

However, remembering that Cheng Junqi and his two little ones were still children, Chen Xiuting made a non-spicy version as well.

In addition to these, Chen Xiuting also stir-fried some cabbage and shredded potatoes.

Knowing that vegetables were scarce on the island, Chen Xiuting didn't cook much. Cheng Qian immediately saw through Chen Xiuting's plan and ended up cooking a meat dish and a green bean dish himself.

For dinner, Cheng Qian took the initiative to steam rice.

When the food was served, everyone's bowl was filled to the brim with white rice.

(End of this chapter)

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