Pig slop it is then. Qiao Meili really doesn’t feel like cooking anything elaborate right now. This will do.
I scooped up a bowl and ate it; the taste was truly…
The rest of the Qiao family also thought it tasted bad, but what else could they do?
Qiao’s father and Qiao Yingyong would never cook, and Bai Xiaohe’s cooking skills were about the same as her mother-in-law and mother-in-law.
The adults ate it with difficulty, but it was a pity for Qiao Yingyong and Bai Xiaohe’s twin daughters.
Two adorable little girls scooped spoonfuls of the unpalatable porridge into their mouths, their faces scrunched up in disgust. “It’s so bitter!”
Qiao Meili couldn’t bear to watch any longer, so she put down her chopsticks and went to the kitchen. The kitchen had eggs, rice, noodles, and other things. She washed her hands and kneaded the dough, cooked the noodles in one pot, and fried the eggs in another.
Soon, a bowl of egg noodles was ready for each person.
The aroma of fried eggs wafted into the main room, and several adults couldn’t help but sniff it.
What smells so good?
“What delicious food did Auntie make?”
“Brother, bring the noodles.”
“Oh, coming,”
Qiao Yingyong smelled the aroma and ran to the kitchen. He saw bowls of beautiful egg noodles, with noodles of uniform thickness and topped with a fried egg that was golden brown on both sides. Just looking at them made his mouth water.
“Take it outside,”
It took Qiao Yingyong two trips to get all the noodles on the table. When Qiao’s parents and Bai Xiaohe saw the beautiful noodles, they didn’t care about their image and grabbed the bowls in front of them, eating them in one go.
Nini and Yuanyuan also held their bowls and ate their noodles with gusto.
For a while, the only sound in the room was the sound of everyone slurping noodles. By the end, they had even drunk all the noodle soup in their bowls.
“This is the kind of food a person should eat!” Mr. Qiao patted his belly with satisfaction.
Qiao’s mother didn’t understand the implication in her words at all. Her eyes sparkled as she looked at her daughter, “Meili, when did your cooking become so delicious?”
“That’s not important,” Qiao Meili quickly brushed it off, “The important thing is that I’m going to join the army soon, and you won’t be able to eat such delicious food anymore.”
Mr. Qiao was dejected.
Qiao Yingyong was also stunned.
Even Nini and Yuanyuan were stunned.
Qiao Meili crossed her arms and said, “These noodles are delicious, right? So from now on, Mom and sister-in-law, you both need to learn to cook, you know? It’s okay if you don’t know how. So many aunties and grandmas in the village cook better than you. Learn from them, and if you put in a little effort, your skills will gradually improve.”
“Exactly! We’re all women, how come your cooking is so terrible!” Qiao Yingyong complained.
“Brother,” Qiao Meili said, pointing at him, “Don’t be too happy yet. From now on, Mom and sister-in-law will do all the housework. You and Dad shouldn’t be idle like before. Go to the fields to earn work points and work. Now you need coupons to buy grain, oil, rice and flour. If you don’t work, where will you get coupons to buy things?”
Mr. Qiao was innocently called out, and he shrank back, pretending to be dead: “The work in the fields is so heavy, how can I possibly do it…”
Qiao Yingyong hurriedly said, “That’s right, I don’t have the energy to work either.”
Qiao Meili sneered twice and shrugged. “As you all know, I’m going to join the army soon. Xiao Heng gets a monthly salary, and as long as I’m shameless enough, I won’t have to worry about food or clothing. I’m saying this for your sake!”
Mr. Qiao opened his mouth, then silently closed it again.
He has a sense of shame and wouldn’t do something like asking his daughter and son-in-law for money or gifts.
Qiao Yingyong meant the same thing.
That’s alright. Both of them have a sense of shame, which is a good thing.
Qiao Meili knew that some things couldn’t be rushed. After all, this family had been too lazy in the past, and it was impossible to expect them to suddenly become more motivated. But as long as things weren’t fundamentally bad, there was always hope.
After the meal, it was naturally Bai Xiaohe’s turn to wash the dishes. Bai Xiaohe didn’t have any objections; it was only right that she wash the dishes since her mother-in-law and sister-in-law had cooked.
It’s not that she’s lazy, it’s just that there are many things she really can’t do well.
After arranging these things, Qiao Meili went back to her room.
She’ll most likely be leaving the day after tomorrow, so she needs to pack her things.
She couldn’t bring any of the flashy clothes from the original owner’s wardrobe. Not only that, she also needed to find a few less conspicuous outfits to wear.
Besides the clothes, there was also a jewelry box in the original owner’s dressing table drawer, containing several beautiful pieces of jewelry, such as jade bracelets, gold necklaces, and earrings, which definitely couldn’t be left behind.
Then there were some books on the table. Qiao Meili flipped through them casually. Many of them were ancient books. She guessed she couldn’t take them with her, but they would definitely be destroyed if she left them here.
There are also vases, brush washers, and even inkstones—all antique treasures.
She has so many things she can’t handle; who knows how many more the entire Qiao family has.
Destroying them is impossible, and if we hide them, where can we hide so many things?
This is a really tricky problem.
Qiao Meili sat on the edge of the bed, and for a moment she really didn’t have any good ideas.
If only she had a special space, she would read a lot of novels, and many of the female protagonists who transmigrated had a magical space.
She didn’t have high requirements; she just needed something that could store things.
Just as she was thinking, she suddenly felt a wave of dizziness and realized that there was a warehouse-like thing in front of her.
The west side was all white, and what appeared in front of her was about 500 square meters.
Is there really such a good thing?
But Qiao Meili still didn’t know how to put things into her space. She tried to say it but failed, and she also tried to put several cheongsams into her space without success.
Finally, she thought to herself, “I’ll put the jewelry box into my spatial storage.”
Sure enough, her carved jewelry box appeared in the warehouse.
Qiao Meili was overjoyed and tried to use her mind to take the jewelry box out.
The jewelry box reappeared on the table.
It’s done!
Now, Qiao Meili was really happy. With this space, was she still worried about where to put these things?
So, in the following days, she put all the valuable little things in the room into the space, including a particularly valuable leather suitcase.
It was the dowry given by Qiao’s parents when the original owner got married.
At that time, the policies had not yet tightened, and Mr. and Mrs. Qiao were willing to give their daughter a very generous dowry.
The suitcase was half gold and the other half jewelry and jade.
When the original owner returned from the family compound, she naturally brought her suitcase back with her, which was locked in a camphor wood box in her room.
In addition to these, there was also three thousand yuan in cash.
After the original owner returned home, she relied on her family for food and daily necessities. She didn’t have many expenses, and she saved all the money without touching it.
Qiao Meili threw everything into the space at once.
Of course, to avoid suspicion, she threw all the cheongsams and other items on the ground, and pulled out two bed sheets, stuffing them with some common books and some cheap trinkets. After putting the items in, she tied a knot, so it was impossible to see what was inside from the outside, but it looked bulging, so it must have contained quite a lot of things.
With all these preparations complete, Qiao Meili began waiting for nightfall.
It was a dark and windy night… no, it was convenient to do something less than honorable.
While she was busy, Mr. and Mrs. Qiao, along with Qiao Yingyong and his wife, were all tinkering in their respective rooms. From time to time, voices could be heard from inside: this won’t do, that won’t do, they can’t bear to part with this…
Qiao Meili pretended not to hear.
Finally, when all was quiet, Qiao Meili opened the door and carried her two large bags outside.
“Dad, Mom, brother and sister-in-law, how’s the packing going?”
Mr. Qiao hesitated, “It’s not ready yet.”
Qiao Yingyong said the same thing, “Let’s wait a little longer.”