Rebirth: My story with my ex-husband

I took out some to eat, including chestnuts, and also took out all the candies and melon seeds that I hadn't finished eating, and put them all in the fruit bowl.

Yesterday, Ji Wei and the others helped me put up the couplets, and it really looked like the festive atmosphere of the New Year.

Just as she put things in place, two people came. They came a little early, probably to help.

They had bags in their hands and brought a lot of things over. Although she didn't have anything new, there were a lot of other things. The two of them emptied their place.

Several people gathered in the kitchen. Su Xinmi had many specialties and she cooked whatever ingredients were available.

Jiang Yinqiu's specialty is roast chicken with potatoes and stir-fried vegetarian cabbage.

As for Ji Wei, he didn't have any specialties, so they told him not to cook and they could do it. Ji Wei said:

"You haven't eaten the food I cooked yet, right? It's a good opportunity to eat it today. Su Xinmi, please guide me and give me some comments."

Seeing that he was indeed in high spirits and eager to try, the two men decided to let him give it a try, just make less and don't waste food.

So Ji Wei rolled up his sleeves and started cooking fish.

Of course, with Su Xinmi around, it would be difficult for him to cook something bad, and he still made it presentable.

With three people to eat, they didn't dare to cook too much. They looked at Su Xinmi, not knowing what she was going to do.

Su Xinmi asked them to help, "Help me wash the vegetables. Wash all the edible vegetables and put them in the basket. Also, help me cut the meat."

Jiang Yinqiu was suspicious, "Mi Mi, how many dishes are you going to cook? Don't cook so many, we can't finish them all."

Su Xinmi smiled mysteriously, "One dish. I will only make one dish. I guarantee that you will praise its deliciousness after eating it, and it will make you feel warm all over."

Both of them began to look forward to what the dish would be, and they worked much more efficiently, especially Ji Wei.

Su Xinmi prepared the seasonings and began to cook the hot pot base.

That’s right, they were having hotpot today, and it was the same dishes over and over again, but they wanted to try something different today. And as the weather was cold, hotpot was perfect for the occasion.

The two of them washed the vegetables and put them on plates. The aroma of Su Xinmi's food had already been brewing, and both of them couldn't help but feel a little choked.

"A-choo—" Jiang Yinqiu sneezed directly, "Mi Mi, this thing of yours is indeed fragrant, but it is choking, it must be very spicy, can we eat it?"

Su Xinmi thought: This isn't even spicy, what she made was only slightly spicy, people from Sichuan and Chongqing really like spicy food.

"Don't worry, I didn't make it too spicy. It's just that you're not used to it, so you feel the spiciness and choking in your nose right now."

"You won't feel choked when you eat it later."

But it will definitely feel spicy. It’s okay. She will make them a cup of fruit drink later. In winter, she can chill it in the snow and they can just take a sip when it feels spicy. It won’t be very pleasant.

Soon the hot pot base was ready. It was so fragrant that even the Youth League Institute next door could smell it.

Although they were curious about what delicious food they were making, they were too embarrassed to go to their house and ask them what delicious food they were making during the New Year.

Liu Xiaoxi looked at the steamed corn bread in her hand, which was served with some pickled mustard tubers, and next to it were malted milk and biscuits that she was reluctant to eat.

Today is New Year's Day, and the people in the Youth League Institute have either gone back, like Song Taomei, or ignored me, like Lin Qiu Shuang.

We didn't eat together today, everyone ate their own food. For the New Year everyone bought some things that they wouldn't normally buy. If we ate together, they wouldn't be willing to take them out, and even if they did they wouldn't be enough to share.

It's cold and deserted here, and it's very sad and miserable.

Three people were sitting around in the room. The kang had been heated, and Su Xinmi had laid a mat there so that everyone could sit on the bed and eat without feeling cold.

She raised the stove and put two pots in, one for clear soup and the other for red soup. Sichuan people like to call them mandarin duck pots.

However, Su Xinmi separated the two pots. One pot was burning in the stove, and another pot of cooked food was placed on the table on the kang, as well as other dishes.

Jiang Yinqiu was puzzled, "Mi Mi, how should we eat this?"

Su Xinmi picked up the dish beside her and demonstrated to them, "This clear soup is cooking in the stove, and you can eat it later. The red soup on the table is already cooked, so you can eat it directly."

Although Ji Wei was not very fond of spicy food, he could not resist the aroma. He followed Su Xinmi's example and picked up the food with chopsticks. He nodded as he ate, "Hmm, it's really delicious."

After taking a bite, it was like my taste buds were awakened and I really couldn’t stop.

She basically put the meat in the red soup, it was a pity that she didn't prepare too much, otherwise it would have tasted better.

The vegetables are cooking in the clear soup, and when the soup is ready, they can be served together, but there is really not enough room on the table.

Jiang Yinqiu also started eating. It was indeed delicious. She had never eaten like this before. The clear soup was bubbling on the stove. The three of them were eating with laughter and playfulness.

In fact, one hotpot was enough to fill everyone up, but the three of them still gave each other face and ate each other's dishes and drank a cup of fruit tea brewed by Su Xinmi. It was really refreshing.

Ji Wei sighed, "I thought life in the countryside would be extremely painful, boring, and worse than death, but I didn't expect to meet you, and you made my life abundant."

Jiang Yinqiu nodded, "Yes, time really flies by. It's not as hard as I thought."

"But Ji Wei, I don't see how you're suffering. You're living well by buying Mi Mi's things."

Ji Wei also did not feel guilty at all, "Yes, I just don't want to work in the fields. It's really hard to spend the money even if I have it."

Su Xinmi asked them, "What do you plan to do in the future?"

Jiang Yinqiu and Su Xinmi have already made plans. If the college entrance examination is really resumed, they will become the first batch of college students after the resumption of the college entrance examination and go to college to enrich themselves.

Ji Wei felt a little creepy when he saw both of them staring at him, "Why are you staring at me? Do you have a plan?"

Su Xinmi briefly told him about the possibility of reinstating the college entrance examination and looked at Ji Wei's reaction. Regardless of whether this man believed it or not, they had already told him as a friend that the next path forward was his own choice.

Ji Wei was shocked. "Where did you get the news?"

Su Xinmi smiled and said, "You don't need to know this. It's up to you whether you believe it or not. We just heard some rumors and made our own guesses."

Ji Wei put down his bowl and chopsticks and was silent. "Have you decided?"

Seeing the two nod, he slowly said, "In fact, I am the only child in the family, but I am unreliable, so they sent me to the countryside to train me, and then find a suitable opportunity to bring me back."

Jiang Yinqiu was not surprised at all. She had long guessed their family's intention. After all, he was the only child in the family, and he would inherit everything in the family in the future.