NOVEL NEXT Chapter 770 - 770: Relatives from the Village
Chapter 770: Relatives from the Village
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The classmates followed into the room, their eyes landing on the young and beautiful woman standing next to Su Li. Upon hearing that this woman was not Su Li’s sister but his mother, their faces revealed expressions of surprise. “Su Li, isn’t this a bit exaggerated? She doesn’t look like a mother at all, she looks more like a college student!”
Su Li’s lips curled into a smirk, his tone light and casual. “You guys really haven’t seen much, have you? I thought students of this school wouldn’t be so easily surprised. This is my mother. Although she didn’t give birth to us, she is the mother of my brother, sister, and me. Mom, let me introduce you to my classmates. This is Gu Jun, Liu Shi, Zhang Liang…”
Su Li introduced his classmates one by one. When he came across those from Su Bing’s class, he let them introduce themselves.
Gu Zi had an eidetic memory. She remembered everyone’s names after just one round of introductions. With a calm and unhurried demeanor, she served the prepared food to the children.
“I’m glad you all could come over,” she said. “Now, let’s serve the food. Gu Jun, you and two other classmates can serve the pan-seared steak. Liu Shi, you and Su Li can handle the drinks. I’ve prepared fruit milk and freshly squeezed fruit tea for you. Serve yourselves whatever you prefer, there’s plenty for everyone. Zhang Liang, you and the girls can serve the desserts.”
When Gu Zi asked everyone to help, her voice was melodious, her demeanor gentle and charming. The classmates couldn’t help but feel a pang of envy as they watched this beautiful mother, their eyes sparkling with admiration. “Wow, did Su Li’s mom make all of this by herself? She’s amazing! This fruit tea is delicious. I’ll ask my mom to make it for me when I get home. Su Li, you and your siblings are so lucky to have such a wonderful mother!”
“Oh my, this steak smells incredible,” another student chimed in. “It’s even better than the one I had at a fancy restaurant last time. Su Bing, Su Li, can we come over to your house more often? That way, we can have your mom cook for us.”
Everyone was savoring the delicious food, their praises never ceasing. Su Bing and Su Li sat together with Lele, their joy palpable. Jiang Nuan sat beside the trio, taking care of little Lele. They were all very happy.
However, upon hearing someone suggest they should visit often and have Gu Zi prepare delicious food, Su Bing furrowed his brows and spoke up, a rare occurrence. “My mother can’t do this every day. She has a job.”
Although the financial conditions of their classmates’ families were not much different, in families like these, the mothers often made sacrifices to support the career development of the men in the family. They usually quit their jobs to stay at home and take care of the family, so it was rare for a mother among their classmates to have her own job.
Upon hearing Su Bing’s words, everyone admired his mother even more and savored the delicious food with contentment.
Once they had nearly finished eating, they began to play games in the yard.
At first, Big Yellow was very alert, as the house had not been this lively in a long time. However, as the games progressed, Big Yellow seemed to blend in with the children, following his young master Su Le around.
The classmates were also happy to play with Big Yellow, even though they were initially scared of such a large dog.
After another round of the game “Eagle Catches the Chick,” a shout came from the gate, “Su Bing, Su Li, Lele, your grandmother is here. Come and open the door.”
Upon hearing the shout, Su Bing and his classmates looked towards the gate. He suddenly remembered that his mother had mentioned that his grandmother would be visiting their home in the next few days.
Su Bing went to open the door and welcomed the Lin family in. “Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle, Auntie, why did you bring so much stuff? It must have been tiring. Uncle, let me help you.”
Lin Cheng wiped his sweat, preparing to continue moving things from the car. As it was their first time visiting their sister and brother-in-law’s new home, their parents had brought almost everything from their house.
Farm vegetables, wild honey from the mountains, free-range chicken eggs, duck eggs… They had brought half a truckload of goods. It was fortunate that they had a truck from the pig farm, otherwise, bringing so much stuff into the city would have been a problem.
Upon hearing the commotion, Gu Zi also came out to welcome her family. Seeing Lin Cheng moving things up and down, she said, “Brother, sit down and have some tea before you continue. Mom, Dad, sister-in-law, come in and sit. The children are having a food party today. There’s plenty to eat. You should also have some to fill your stomachs.”
As the Lin family entered, the children in the yard watched them with curious eyes. Although the Lin family’s attire was much more modern than before, to these children, raised in elite families, they looked like villagers at first glance.
Someone asked, “Su Li, are these your relatives from the countryside? Their clothes are so worn out.”