Chapter 62: Always a Family

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Xiaoxiao didn’t want Madam Song to feel guilty, so she suggested in a friendly manner, “Then change to a smaller one?”

He dug into the butler’s pocket and said, “This is already the smallest silver ingot.” He also took out a large handful of silver ingots that were much larger.

Madam Song was very annoyed. She didn’t want to collect so much, but she couldn’t have much change to give him.

Ning Erlang went forward and took the money. He even shouted like the waiter in the restaurant, “Thank you. Welcome back next time!”

Xiaoxiao chuckled. “You can come again next time. Whether it’s food or pickled vegetables, I’ll give them to you for free.”

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After eating and drinking his fill, Shen Tianci’s eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly.

Before he left, Xiaoxiao gave him a jar of hawthorn soup she had made and filled it with a hot bamboo tube. He drank it as he walked. It tasted good and also helped with digestion.

Seeing that she was so considerate, the butler smiled even more kindly. He had also eaten the food, and his stomach was full. Xiaoxiao also served him a cup, and the beautiful afternoon started just like that.

As Shen Tianci left the Ning residence, he said, “The omelet rice is delicious. Miss Ning’s culinary skills are really good. She said that she would fry fries for me next time when she has time. Butler, what are fries?”

The young man’s cheerful voice drifted into Rong Yan’s courtyard without any obstruction, allowing everyone inside to hear it.

So… ATiss Ning was cooking for the person who left just now and not for them? Good, so awkward…

Rong Yan lowered his head with an indiscernible expression. However, he threw away the rabbit he had just held on his arm, which fell to the ground in the courtyard.

His calm voice quickly entered everyone’s ears, and no one could tell if he was happy or angry.

“You can go cook.”

Yun Yi wanted to sigh. After holding it in, he resigned himself to fate and went to steam steam steamed buns.

Rong Yan started reading after eating a few snacks that he always had at home, but he couldn’t read the same page for a long time. He had long understood that preference had nothing to do with him, and she was already planning to give up on him.

He was already used to being given up.

When Ning Fengnian returned and discovered that his daughter had earned one tael of silver in just one meal, he was so happy that he couldn’t close his mouth. As he said, “This isn’t cheating, right?”, “Next time, you have to treat them well!”, “Send more pickled vegetables!” he praised his daughter’s ability.

Xiaoxiao narrowed her eyes and listened. Seeing that he wanted to say something but hesitated, she was determined not to ask. After hearing enough praise, she turned around and cleaned the dishes.

Only then did Ning Fengnian dawdle and ask, “Do we still have any eggs at home?”

Xiaoxiao glanced at him. “Why? Are you not full yet?”

Ning Fengnian blushed and stammered, unable to say anything. He wanted to send some to the old residence. The food at home had been quite good recently, but he only ate by himself. He always felt that he could hear his mother’s scolding beside his ear, scolding him for being unfilial, being selfish, and drinking her milk for nothing when he was young.

Ning Erlang pursed his lips and followed her. He whispered to his sister, “1 heard that Second Aunt went to the field to chat with Father today.” Tsk, she didn’t know how to avoid arousing suspicion.

Xiaoxiao asked, “Is it another cliche?”

Ning Erlang got angry. “They were talking about what happened to Father when he was young. Our biological grandmother passed away a long time ago. When Grandmother married over, Father was still young and was always sick. Later, when he was seriously ill, his Grandmother fed his father with her milk according to the prescription. In the end, Second Uncle fell seriously ill. Everyone said that it was because he gave the milk to Father, and Uncle didn’t have enough to eat.”

“Grandmother and Second Aunt keep talking about this matter as if Father owes them a huge favor!”

“Today, she said, Grandparents’ bodies are different from before. She wonders how tired they will be if they go to the ground again. Isn’t she just asking us to help?”

He almost dropped the bowl. “I’m puzzled. Did our family split up? Why did Second Aunt take whatever she wanted from our family? If the old residence wants people to work, they can choose from our family. When Father was injured, our family starved until we ate chaff. Where did they go?”

Ning Erlang was only in his early 13. The more he spoke, the sadder he became. His tears were about to fall.

Xiaoxiao sighed. “Perhaps our father thought that the old residence was filled with good people. The Ning family will always be a family, and…”

She narrowed her eyes.. “It seems that we only followed a verbal rule regarding the separation of the family?”