The Life of a Son-in-Law in a Courtyard House

"Okay, I got it, Auntie. But since we've already bought it today, Auntie, let's cook some meat dishes to nourish everyone. It's not just you who are lacking in oil and fat, I'm craving meat too, Auntie."

Yang Dalin naturally went along with what she said.

My own mother used to do the same thing. When I bought her some good food and drinks, she would be happy but also say that I was wasting money and that I should save it.

Qi Yulan saw Qi Xiaoning's greedy expression and Yang Dalin's obedient act.

I couldn't help but laugh and cry. I had just bought some meat that morning, and no one knew that she had an extra two pounds of meat. We could all have a meal together.

She nodded and said, "Okay, Auntie will be generous today. The dumpling filling is all ready, so I'll use all the meat filling to make dumplings."

Then stir-fry another pound of meat to make a few meat dishes.

Da Linzi will bring a plate of dumplings to Grandpa Qi in a little while.

Xiaoning will call Yushui over to eat dumplings later.

Yanhua, help me out. Dalinzi has worked all day, so you can just sit and rest.

Qi Yulan quickly made the arrangements. Seeing that her mother was biased again, Qi Xiaoning could only rage helplessly and make faces at Yang Dalin.

Yang Dalin sat to one side, leisurely drinking water, and teasing each other when Aunt Qi couldn't see.

Just as Qi Xiaoning was about to lose her temper, Yang Dalin conjured up a piece of fruit candy from his hand and stuffed it into her mouth.

He immediately made her smile, and she mumbled a thank you that was hard to understand: "Thank you, Brother Dalin."

While kneading the dough, Qi Yanhua teased her, "You, you're such an easy-to-buy glutton, you can be bribed with just a piece of candy."

Looking at the scene before her, He Yushui's eyes revealed a look of envy.

Although she was smiling, Yang Dalin could sense that she was forcing it.

Yang Dalin, of course, wouldn't show favoritism. He reached into his pocket again and handed He Yushui a piece as well.

He Yushui's expression improved considerably: "Thank you, Brother Dalin."

Yang Dalin then personally fed Qi Yanhua a piece of food, deliberately touching her lips with his finger.

This immediately made Sister Yan's pink face turn bright red.

But Yang Dalin acted as if nothing had happened, and gave Aunt Qi another piece of candy, as if he wasn't the one who had just touched someone else's lips.

I have to say, this person has a really thick skin.

Qi Yanhua was too shy to stop kneading the dough, and dared not look up at Yang Dalin.

Yang Dalin, shameless as ever, sat back down and continued to act normal, drinking water and waiting for the food to be served.

Yang Dalin learned his lesson: when it comes to Sister Yan, he should attract her, not actively act like a lapdog.

When it comes to women, being too proactive isn't a good thing.

With a little trickery, Sister Yan won't escape my grasp.

On his very first day there, Yang Dalin treated Qi Yanhua as his own, and he had already decided in his heart that she would be his wife.

I'm still young, I'll develop for a few more years. Although Sister Yan is already tall enough, she's too thin, she'll also need to gain weight for a few more years.

Once you reach the right age, you can get married and have a healthy baby boy the following year.

Yang Dalin didn't take out the cotton cloth and cotton he checked in early this morning, and only took out two pounds of the ten pounds of pork. Anyway, things won't spoil in the space, so he'll take them out slowly.

Let's order cotton and cotton cloth a few days later, otherwise it'll be too outrageous.

Yang Dalin bought the candy today.

Yang Dalin was daydreaming, his face full of anticipation for a better future, when Aunt Qi interrupted his thoughts: "Oh, right, Dalin, you should go to your Uncle Qi's house quickly and tell him not to cook dinner, otherwise it will be too late if he finishes cooking."

Yang Dalin lifted his buttocks and nodded: "Okay, I understand, Auntie."

Yang Dalin went to greet Grandpa Qi.

It turned out that Grandpa Qi had already heated up the cornbread and prepared a cold cabbage dish.

Yang Dalin said, "Uncle Qi, my family is making dumplings today, with cabbage and pork. My aunt asked me to come and tell you that you don't need to cook."

Grandpa Qi waved his hand and said, "No need, it's not easy to buy meat these days. Your family can eat it, I've already cooked it. Please pass on a message to your aunt to thank her."

Yang Dalin said directly, "It's done, it's done. I'll bring it over later. You can eat it tomorrow morning. Just wait for me. I'm leaving now."

Grandpa Qi wanted to go out and chase after Yang Dalin, but he didn't want to make a scene and let others hear.

"Hey, hey, Dalin, I'm telling you..."

Before Grandpa Qi could call out, Yang Dalin entered through the hanging flower gate.

Grandpa Qi could only say, "That brat, he runs pretty fast."

Now that it's cold, dumplings will keep well. I'll send a plate to Grandpa Qi later so he can heat them up and eat them tomorrow.

The dumplings were cooked quickly, but the smell wasn't very strong.

However, when stir-frying meat and vegetables, the flavor is absolutely amazing.

I never expected this meat to taste so good.

Although Yang Dalin had eaten something when he got home that night, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

The main reason is that although he has bought meat and vegetables at high prices in the past ten days, his body is still very lacking in nutrients.

Although he could buy meat and vegetables at the state-run restaurant at the train station.

However, there wasn't much meat in those dishes, and there was basically none in the large meat dishes either.

He usually only gets to eat things like fried pork crackling buns.

There's no other way; there's very little meat available there, so everything is planned for cooking.

The amount of meat used is very small; it's impossible to sell it all to him.

Nowadays, cooking produces a lot of smoke, and since there's no smoke extractor, Aunt Qi opened the window above the stove.

It's too cold inside if you open the door, so you can only open the window above the stove.

As a result, the fragrance spread to the front yard and the middle yard.

Old Yan was the first to smell the aroma.

The family was also eating, with cornbread made from mixed grains and boiled radishes, and each person had a bowl of soup so thin you could see your reflection in it.

Yan Jiefang sniffed the fragrance in the air, put down the bowl, opened the door, lifted the curtain, and went out to smell it.

He came back and said, "Dad, they're cooking meat over there, it smells so good! When are we going to have meat for dinner?"

Yan Jiecheng echoed his younger brother's words, "Yes, Dad, I haven't eaten meat for three months."

Yang Ruihua struggled to swallow the hard, gritty cornbread in his mouth and said, "Old Yan, how come the people over there have meat to eat? They adopted Yang Dalin, shouldn't they be so poor they can't afford to eat?"

Yan Bugui's eyes lit up briefly, then dimmed again.

My chest hurts so much, it's so painful, my heart is bleeding.

The food I ate wasn't even my two hundred yuan; it was the reward that Director Wang from the neighborhood committee gave me that day.

Yang Ruihua forgot about it in just a few days. Indeed, she wasn't as sensitive to things like money and tickets as I was, and I remembered them perfectly.

He knew roughly how much money each family in the entire compound had, and how many meat coupons they had.

Old Man Yan glared at Yang Ruihua, then looked at his good-for-nothing kids.

"If you want to eat meat, the meat coupons that the street gave you were a reward for reporting human traffickers. If you want to eat meat, earn them yourselves. Once you have the coupons, I'll pay for them. Is that okay?"

They were all so engrossed in their thoughts that the eldest brother cracked open the window above the door. "Let's eat quickly, the smell of meat is so strong! Just smelling it makes us feel like we're eating meat! Hurry up!"

The other houses in the front yard also smelled the fragrance; not many people caused trouble, but many were envious.

In the east room of the main hall, Grandpa Zhao's two grandsons and granddaughters were eating their family's cornbread obediently and well.

Although the meat smelled delicious, the two children didn't argue or make a fuss.

A few children in the front yard were making a fuss, but they were also suppressed by Seven Wolves.

Meanwhile, in the Zhongyuan Court, the Jia family, and Jia family's great-grandson Banggeng, had an incredibly sharp little nose.

His family was also preparing to eat, and Jia Dongxu said nothing, just about to pick up his chopsticks.

Banggeng spoke up: "Mom, someone's cooking meat, it smells so good, I want to eat meat."