Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 125 - 126 New Year’s Eve_1

Chapter 125: Chapter 126 New Year’s Eve_1

Nan Meng tactfully took note and finally patted his belly, saying, "Ah, I’ve eaten so much, I’m full. If you don’t want to eat with us this year, let’s do it next year. But I must tell you in advance that nobody knows what will happen next year, I may forget this."

Did he mean that he would not extend an invitation if their family fell on hard times next year?

Nan Feng said, "It doesn’t matter, let’s talk about it next year."

After sending Nan Meng off, Nan Feng let out a sigh of relief and closed the door behind him.

Indignantly, she said, "What a Clan Chief, they’re just a bunch of opportunists. Seeing our lives getting a little better, they pounce and try to rope us in."

Nan Quanyou said, "Yes, I was considering their proposal at the Ancestral Hall today, but I don’t think it’s necessary now, let’s just reject it. We will continue to live our own lives."

Nan Feng looked at the chicken on the table which had been gnawed down to the bone, and said disappointedly, "Exactly, our family doesn’t need others to prop us up, living our own good life is the best."

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The next day was the eve of the Spring Festival.

When Nan Feng got up, she went to check the storage. There was only dried fish and two chickens in their meat supply, which probably wouldn’t be enough for the Spring Festival period.

Without hesitation, she took her hunting gear and went up the mountain, planning to catch several wild rabbits.

She didn’t remember until she was halfway up, that her elder brother Ye had mentioned he would be hunting on the mountain that day, would she run into him?

Nan Feng spent the morning tracking wild rabbits and bamboo rats across two or three mountains, but she didn’t run into elder brother Ye.

She felt somewhat disappointed, feeling that ever since she told elder brother Ye he wasn’t her type, the opportunities to see him had diminished significantly.

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In the afternoon.

Nan Feng came down from the mountain early, carrying three wild rabbits and two pheasants.

As soon as she arrived at the courtyard, she saw Aqiu bringing a fish over, saying that Uncle Lan had gone fishing again in the afternoon. In winter, it was not easy to catch fish, he wanted Nan Feng to try some.

Nan Feng happily accepted and in return she gave one of the freshly caught rabbits.

Then, Nan Quanyou suggested to Nan Feng to give one of the pheasants to Elder Zhou’s house.

Nan Feng said: "Dad, elder brother Ye is better at hunting than I am, shouldn’t we spare the gift? Maybe he has caught even more game."

Nan Quanyou said: "What he caught is his, what you are giving is from you, it’s not the same. Elder brother Ye has helped our family a lot, now that it’s the festive season, why don’t we just give one to him."

"Okay then, I’ll just give one pheasant," Nan Feng then set off running, more eagerly than usual.

Nan Quanyou was stunned, didn’t she just say she wouldn’t go? It turned out she was just pretending.

Nan Feng went to Elder Zhou’s house, handed the pheasant directly to him and repeatedly emphasized, "My dad wanted me to give this to you."

At that time, elder brother Ye was in the courtyard, cleaning up a wild boar he had just hunted. To return the favour, elder brother Ye asked Elder Zhou to give Nan Feng a pig’s leg and several kilograms of pork. Nan Feng was overjoyed, but because Elder Zhou was there, she didn’t get a chance to converse much with elder brother Ye.

When Nan Feng got home, Nan Quanyou had already cooked the rice, butchered the chicken and the fish, and was waiting for Nan Feng to get to cooking.

This was Nan Feng’s request, that she must take care of the cooking for the New Year’s Eve dinner herself.

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The pheasant was made into plain boiled white-cut pheasant, the fish was steamed. In addition to adding condiments like ginger, garlic, onion, and soy sauce, she also added a small piece of lemon leaf, making it extremely delicious.

The rabbit, on the other hand, was made into a braised rabbit dish.

First, she sautéed the rabbit with sugar till it turned golden brown, then added garlic and star anise, cooking it till the rabbit meat melted on the tongue. This way, a delicious braised rabbit was prepared.