Yang Yunhai, unaware of all this, happily changed his clothes and went down the stairs.
Just as he reached the corner of the stairs, he overheard Liu Yaxin boasting to Zheng Xiangjun about her Sister Lingling, "My Sister Lingling is amazing. She excels in her studies, and her cooking is super delicious."
Zheng Xiangjun nodded with a smile, not yet connecting Gu Lingling with the girl her grandson mentioned.
"Well then, Xinxin, you must study hard, okay?" Zheng Xiangjun said with a smile.
"Of course, my Sister Lingling says that learning more knowledge will always be useful in the future." Liu Yaxin was virtually a Gu Lingling fan, always prefacing her statements with "Sister Lingling says."
"Look at those ancient prime ministers and high officials, which one of them wasnât well-educated?"
"Hmm, this girl seems to have some abilities." Zheng Xiangjun said with a smile, "She even knows about that."
"She knows a lot." Liu Yating felt this deeply, "Whether itâs in studies or life experiences, sheâs much better than I am."
"Children from poor families learn responsibility early; this girl is also quite pitiable." Zheng Xiangjun said, "But she will definitely have a good future. Iâm happy for you to have such a friend, Grandma is proud."
Children who are diligent and willing to work hard will surely have a broader path ahead.
"Auntie, I also really like that girl." Wang Shuxia said, peeking out from the kitchen while picking vegetables, "Sheâs humble and polite; all my cooking skills were taught by her. Iâll show you all something special today."
Yang Yunhaiâs lips curled up slightly.
"Listen to what youâre saying, is she really that good?" Wang Shuyun pouted and said, "A girl from the countryside without a mother to teach her, how good could she be?"
"I wasnât taught by my mother either." Yang Yunhai came down and said calmly.
Wang Shuyun wanted to say, how could that be the same? That girl Lingling lost her birth mother long ago, while Yang Yunhaiâs mother, wasnât she still standing here perfectly well?
But facing her sonâs indifferent eyes, Wang Shuyun didnât dare to speak further.
After all, though she as a mother had hardly taken care of this son, he still turned out so well.
"Well... thereâs just one more dish and then we can eat. Yating, hurry up and help your sister set the table." Seeing the sudden awkward atmosphere, Wang Shuxia quickly said with a smile.
"Is this still my son?" Wang Shuyun complained in a low voice to Wang Shuxia, "I didnât say anything much, I just thought that child was quite pitiable."
"Alright, doesnât your son know your temperament?" Wang Shuxia was puzzled too; Yang Yunhai was fine just now, how come he suddenly changed his expression?
"I didnât expect that in such a short time, Shuxiaâs cooking skills improved so much." Wang Fangyi said as he and Yang Aiguo emerged from the room after playing chess, the food already prepared. He took a bite, "No worse than the cooking of our familyâs Sister Zhou."
Sister Zhou was the one assigned by the army to take care of the cooking and daily living of the two elderly people at the Wang Family.
"Itâs indeed good; itâs been a long time since Iâve had such delicious food." Yang Aiguo echoed.
"Is all this taught by Lingling?" Zheng Xiangjun said, "If the apprenticeâs skills are so good, then the girlâs cooking must be even better."
"How old is that girl? If only she could be married into the family." Wang Shuyun said.
Like Yang Aiguo, she had long eaten at the armyâs large canteen, so she enjoyed homestyle dishes even more than ordinary people.
Yang Yunhai glanced at his mother lightly, suddenly feeling that sometimes she didnât make him so angry after all.
"Aunt, these pickled vegetables were also made by my Sister Lingling." Liu Yaxin suddenly said, "If weâre talking marriage, letâs hurry and have my Brother Yunhai marry her; Iâve already settled it with my Sister Lingling."