Ji Xingmi went to the kitchen to prepare food when she got tired, and the pickled fish she had promised to make yesterday was also served. She just didn't expect anyone else to show up for a meal at this time!
"Looks like we've arrived just in time!" The person who entered suddenly spoke, startling Ji Xingmi, as she was facing away from the door and hadn't seen anyone.
"Oh, what wind blew you here?" Elder Hua was also surprised for a moment upon seeing the newcomers and immediately started a friendly greeting.
Seeing that people had arrived, and during mealtime, Ji Xingmi returned to the kitchen to prepare two more dishes. Fortunately, the fire hadn't died down, so she casually stir-fried two vegetable dishes and brought them to the table.
When Ji Xingmi entered, they were already chatting happily and had even brought out wine. Ji Xingmi's brows furrowed as she saw the wine glass in front of Elder Hua. Just as she was about to say something, Secretary Sun stopped her, shook his head at her, and gave her a knowing look. Seeing his reaction, Ji Xingmi turned and went out.
However, her movement of exiting the room drew the attention of the two people there. Without any pretense, they directly asked Elder Hua, "Old Hua, whose granddaughter is this young lady?"
Elder Hua casually replied, as if he didn't care about Ji Xingmi at all, "Old Ji's granddaughter! Didn't Old Ye bring her here to play before? My wife liked her and kept her here to keep her company for a while."
One of them heard this and asked, "Does Old Ji have a granddaughter?"
"Never heard of it!"
"She was found later. Old Ji's youngest had twins, but one was stolen. They searched for so many years before finding her! Before that, Old Bi was sick and she stayed by his side!"
"That's truly fortunate! How is Old Ji now?"
"Is that something you can talk about now?" Elder Hua rebuked angrily. The person, realizing their mistake, quickly shut their mouth.
"Old Hua, your cooking is good, refreshing and appetizing!"
"Ah, I wasn't feeling well a few days ago and had no appetite. This girl grew up in the countryside and has this skill. I'm only tasting it today. You've come at the right time!"
"That's our good fortune! How is your health~ aren't you going to see a doctor?"
"It's just an old ailment, nothing to see a doctor for. It's just that my Comrade Deng is worried and got me some traditional Chinese medicine to take. Look around my yard, you can smell the medicine everywhere!"
"If you're not feeling well, you should still go to the hospital, understand?"
"Too talkative, let's drink!" Just as Elder Hua was about to raise his glass, Secretary Sun entered with a bowl of dark liquid. "Elder Hua, this is the medicine Madam asked you to drink!"
Elder Hua could only smile and drank the medicine first, then continued to toast with them. The two who had nothing to do had planned to tidy up the back courtyard, but it started raining, so they couldn't. Ji Xingmi also found it inconvenient to stay in the study, so she returned to her room and went into her spatial dimension to look at documents.
Lunch took a long time. Ji Xingmi left after checking the time and happened to meet Elder Hua being escorted by Secretary Sun to see people off. One of the men glanced at Ji Xingmi as he left, but Ji Xingmi didn't notice. Elder Hua certainly noticed and helped to shield her.
After they left, Ji Xingmi quickly went to check on Elder Hua's condition. Although she had prepared a hangover remedy for him, she was still a bit worried. After checking and finding no issues, she still said to Elder Hua, "You should drink less, your body can't handle it. Otherwise, I'll just keep worrying you here!"
"It couldn't be helped, I didn't know they would come."
"What did they come for?"
"To inquire about you!"
"Me? Why??"
Elder Hua didn't answer this. Ji Xingmi didn't press further, but naturally changed the subject.
"When the wine we buried is ready in a few days, you drink that, and let them drink this!"
"Is that for me?" Elder Hua said with some surprise.
Hearing him, Ji Xingmi immediately changed her tune, "It's not for you, it's for Uncle Spider and the others!" The question was, why would she bury it here if not for him? If she couldn't come in later, who would dig it up? An archaeological team? httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Elder Hua saw that she intended to give her things away and whispered, "They can't drink!"
Ji Xingmi was almost amused by his reaction, "Then it's for Secretary Sun. If you object again, I'll give it to Grandma Hua."
"Little one, I won't argue with you!"
Ji Xingmi made a funny face and then stuck a few needles into his head. Elder Hua suspected she was getting revenge. Secretary Sun watched the grandfather and granddaughter bicker like this and smiled, but quickly masked it, afraid of being ganged up on later.