The Country Maiden: Fields and Leisure
Chapter 272 Call Me Daddy

Chapter 272: Chapter 272 Call Me Daddy

"No! Host Biggie, why has he taken the initiative to eat at your house and still not even reach a friendly level?" Xiao Tiantian almost began to doubt his life.

Was this fated person particularly difficult to deal with, or were he and the host just too useless?

Pah! Of course, it was the problem with the fate!

"Heh heh, someone like Song Chongjin, with an extremely high level of guard, I guess he doesn’t trust anyone in this world but himself!" Wang Yongzhu sneered.

"But why did he take the initiative to go to the host’s house to eat?"

"Maybe he’s craving a bit of family warmth?" Wang Yongzhu guessed uncertainly. Last time, after seeing how Song Chongjin’s attitude towards Old Granny Zhang softened significantly after eating the home-cooked meal from her house, could it be that he had been lacking love since childhood, and his only relative, Mother Song, was such an abnormal woman that after coming into contact with the warmth of a normal family, he yearned for it?

"Host, you can take the family warmth route, offering him the care of a family—" the Xiao Tiantian System suggested carefully.

Wang Yongzhu looked at Song Chongjin’s back, narrowed her eyes, and smiled, "No, I’m going to make him kneel down and call me Daddy!"

With help at hand, Wang Yongzhu unhesitatingly involved Song Chongjin in the harvesting team. After all, he was going to eat at her house, so no work, no food.

Back at the Wang Family, Old Granny Zhang saw Song Chongjin, was startled for a moment, and pulled her daughter into the room, "Why’s he here again?"

Having not seen Song Chongjin for several days, Old Granny Zhang had seen Song Chongjin’s irredeemable mother in the village a few days ago. Mother Song seemed hesitant from afar as if she wanted to say something to her but didn’t dare to approach.

Some people nearby laughed and said it was probably because Mother Song still wanted to become in-laws with the Wang Family.

Old Granny Zhang sneered. Mother Song’s pretense, who couldn’t see it? She obviously wanted to say something to her but was too embarrassed, so she behaved in such a way, expecting her to take the initiative to approach her.

Why should she? If she liked to pretend so much, let her pretend a bit longer!

Old Granny Zhang acted as if she hadn’t seen Mother Song and just went straight home.

Now seeing Song Chongjin, she couldn’t help but think more about it.

Wang Yongzhu explained a bit, "Today, he somehow learned of the details concerning the family that bought our land long ago, and I was thinking since he had helped our family, it wouldn’t be right not to show any gratitude. Considering he seemed to really like the meal my mother made last time, especially the meat sauce, I simply invited him over for a meal at our house as a way to thank him."

Upon hearing this, Old Granny Zhang thought, oh dear, that meant giving away another jar of meat sauce, which pained her heart! That sauce was all saved for her daughter. With the weather being hot, if you bought meat from the town and brought it home, it would have gone off by the time you arrived. Her daughter was already thin, how could she replenish herself just on eggs?

When there wasn’t much to do, she had the kids go to the river to catch some fish and shrimp. Together with the reserved meat sauce, she thought it would help her daughter regain her strength.

Her daughter was not getting enough to eat herself, and now, this Song Family Boy comes over and there goes another jar.

Grumbling to herself, Old Granny Zhang still went to prepare the meal.

The weather was turning hot, and Wang Yongzhu didn’t like to eat much lately. Old Granny Zhang had been trying every possible way to cook delicious food for her daughter, who, craving cold noodles, had mentioned how to prepare them, and so that had been the dish for the past few days.

She rolled out the dough, cut it into strips, boiled it until cooked, and then scooped it out to chill it in the freshly drawn well water.

She picked the freshest cucumbers and tomatoes from the vegetable garden, slicing them into thin shreds, and placed them each in separate bowls.

He chopped the scallions, minced the garlic, and those tiny red skyward-pointing peppers picked from the yard, slicing them into small rings and placing them all together in a little bowl.

He heated the wok, poured in oil, brought it to a shimmer, and poured it over the scallion and garlic mixture in the bowl, releasing their fragrance. Then, he added soy sauce, vinegar, salt, and just a bit of sugar to the bowl, followed by some cooled boiled water, stirring to make a half-bowl of sauce.

Then he fished out the noodles, drained the water off with a bamboo sieve, and mixed in a bit of sesame oil to give the noodles a glossy sheen.

When it was time to eat, he ladled the noodles into bowls and topped them with julienned cucumber and tomato strips, drizzled with the scallion and garlic sauce—sour and mildly spicy, exceptionally appetizing.

The Wang Family, ever since Wang Yongzhu came up with the idea for cold noodles, small and grown folks alike adored it.

As soon as the dishes hit the table, without needing anyone to guide them, everyone began to serve themselves bowls of noodles, adding whatever they fancied.

Song Chongjin watched the Wang family members’ movements and followed suit—adding a little bit of everything. After stirring it well and tasting a mouthful, he paused, then added another spoonful of sauce, stirred again, and heartily ate up.

By the end of the meal, Song Chongjin’s face was beaded with sweat from the spice, and his normally dark complexion flushed with a hint of red, his lips slightly swollen from the spice, looking somewhat disheveled.

It was quite a different sight compared to his usual icy, silent demeanor.

Wang Yongping couldn’t help but laugh loudly, pointing at Song Chongjin, "Song Brothers, turns out you can’t handle spicy food, hahaha..."

Song Chongjin shot him a glare, while Wang Yongping, oblivious, continued clutching his belly with laughter.

Old Granny Zhang felt that her careless Laosi was definitely going to meet his end because of his mouth someday.

Wang Yongzhu didn’t bother with him and went to seek Old Wang Laozhu’s opinion, who had rarely come out to dine with everyone, "Dad, Brother Song has already found out who bought our land. I am thinking, now that we know and we have enough silver on hand, we should go to the Wu Family sooner to redeem our land. If they don’t agree, at least we will be able to make other plans. What do you think?"

Ever since that day when Wang Yongzhu overheard the conversation between Old Wang Laozhu and Old Granny Zhang, she had been conscientiously seeking Old Wang Laozhu’s opinion on such matters.

Though whether she heeded his advice was her own decision, it was important to show the right attitude! What’s more, apart from his deep-rooted preference for sons and a stubborn approach to the family’s development, Old Wang Laozhu was as cunning as an old fox in matters of action, and listening to his opinion was not bad at all.

It made Old Wang Laozhu feel honored, thinking that even if his daughter was in charge, didn’t she still have to seek advice from him, her father, on all matters big and small?

He was not yet old, and when it came down to it, he could still be of help to the family.

Compared to his other sons, grandsons, daughters-in-law, and his wife, who all followed his daughter’s lead, the fact that his daughter listened to him brought Old Wang Laozhu immense satisfaction. He started to look at her more favorably, feeling that among the whole family, only his daughter truly met his expectations at present.

Now, hearing his daughter’s question, Old Wang Laozhu pondered for a moment, "... Go tomorrow... take... take Laosi and... and Jindou and Jinhu with you."

Wang Yongzhu nodded and agreed.

Jindou and Jinhu’s eyes shone bright when they heard this, being brought along by their older cousin to handle such significant affairs was both exciting and thrilling for them.

The younger ones only felt envy at missing a chance to go to town.

Seeing the Wang family discuss these matters without excluding him, Song Chongjin felt out of place and gracefully excused himself.

Despite not wanting to let go, Old Granny Zhang picked the lightest jar out of several cans of meat sauce and handed it to Song Chongjin, "Take this home to eat!"