Jinhoo's face turned red with embarrassment and tried to push the gift back, but Liu Xiaoqiao stopped her, "We're all family here, do you really need to be so polite when your uncle and aunt give you something to eat? So reserved? Are you treating us like strangers?"
Unable to refuse, Jinhoo accepted the gift and awkwardly thanked Liu Xiaoqiao, "Thank you, Fourth Aunt!"
Once they had finished tidying up, they went together to the backyard.
In the backyard, Wang Yongzhu and Old Granny Zhang had already gotten up and had been busy in the kitchen for a while. They cooked a stack of egg pancakes and boiled more than a dozen eggs, and prepared a jar of pickles—enough servings for three people.
They also simmered a pot of thick rice porridge, with a rich layer of rice oil on top, piping hot, which they let Wang Yongzhu eat.
Just as Wang Yongping and Jinhoo arrived, they called them to join for the meal.
