Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 398

Chapter 398: Love the House, Love the Crow ( 1 )
Lu Jueyu let go of Dong Li and said, “Husband, you are right. How about we invite our family to have dinner together to celebrate?”

Li Chenmo nodded and said, “Mhmm. I’ll invite our family over.”

Because it was a sudden decision, Li Chenmo quickly went to invite people from the Lu family and the Li family, while Lu Jueyu went to the kitchen to cook.

She planned to take out the food in the space and said, “Xiao Li, take Xiao Huang to Grandma Li, Grandma Su, and Aunt Liu Hua’s house and invite them to a meal.”

Since they have a good relationship with the Lu family, Lu Jueyu wants to share her happiness with them. After all, they have helped her so many times, so it is natural to treat them to dinner.

Dong Li nodded and said, “Foster mother, we are going now.”

When she was alone, Lu Jueyu lit a fire and boiled a pot of water, then entered her own space and prepared dinner inside. There were only a few hours until dinner, so there was no time to prepare so many dishes. She made a rough calculation and found that at least five tables of food would be needed to accommodate the guests.

For the soup, she used the fish caught by Dong Li and Dong Huang, as well as some fish in her space, to make the fish soup. Then, she washed 15 kilograms of white rice and steamed it with pandan leaves.

While the rice was steaming, she made kung pao chicken, mapo tofu, braised eggplant with tofu and mushrooms, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and chapchay.

Since there was a large amount of food to prepare, it took her several hours to prepare it. She took a bath and rested in the space for a while before leaving the space. When she showed up in the kitchen, the water had not yet boiled.

To avoid suspicion, she prepared the same dish in the kitchen, but in smaller portions. In this way, when guests come, they can smell the aroma of the dishes and won’t be suspicious. She took out the pot of fish soup and placed it on the brazier to keep it warm. As for the rice, she placed it on the kitchen table and covered it with a clean cloth.

Thirty minutes later, Dong Li and Dong Huang came back with Li Lingyun and Pan Meijia. When Li Lingyun went to borrow a table and bench, Pan Meijia and the children went to the kitchen to help Lu Jueyu.

Lu Jueyu saw them coming and said, “Xiao Li, Xiao Huang, can you help me wash the dishes?”

They were used to doing housework and readily agreed, “Yes, Foster mother.”

While the children were washing dishes in the backyard, Pan Meijia walked into the kitchen and took a deep breath. She sighed and said, “Jueyu, what did you cook? It’s so fragrant!”

Lu Jueyu took the Kung Pao chicken out of the wok and poured it into a basin, while saying, “I just finished steaming the rice, and the fish soup is simmering. This is Kung Pao chicken, Mapo tofu, and braised eggplant with tofu and mushrooms.”

Pan Meijia walked to the dining table and looked at the food with wide eyes. She swallowed her saliva and said, “Jueyu, these foods look delicious.”

Hearing her words, Lu Jueyu chuckled and said, “If you are interested, I can teach you the recipe.”

“Isn’t this… not appropriate? This is your money earning skills, how can I learn at will?” Pan Meijia said.

Knowing that her friends don’t like to take advantage of their friendship, Lu Jueyu thought for a moment and said, “How about I teach you after you become my second sister-in-law? This way, my family skills will stay in the family.”

When Pan Meijia heard this, she blushed and said, “Mmm, alright then.”

Not long after, the guests’ voices were heard coming from the front yard. Since there is nothing to help with in the kitchen, Pan Meijia went to the front yard to help arrange the tables and stools.

While she was away, Lu Jueyu quickly took out the food she had prepared from her own space and poured the food she had just cooked into the basin.

When Zhang Dongmei entered the kitchen, she saw Lu Jueyu dividing the dishes into five portions.

Looking at the sumptuous meal, she thought Lu Jueyu had been cooking since noon and said, “Jueyu, just tell me next time you need to prepare so much food. I can come over and help you. It’s too tiring to cook so much by yourself.”

Lu Jueyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, no one became suspicious. While plating the food, she smiled and said, “Sister-in-law, you are here.”

Zhang Dongmei sighed and said, “You ah, you are still young and have not felt the physical burden from the work. When you get older, you will know the consequences for over-tiring yourself.”

Sensing the concern in her sister-in-law’s voice, Lu Jueyu nodded and said, “I understand, sister-in-law. I will definitely ask you for help next time.”

Zhang Dongmei glanced at her and said, “You had better remember your words.”

After a brief conversation, Chen Anwen and Wang Muxiao also came over to help bring out the utensils and dishes, while Pan Meijia helped the Dong siblings wash the pots and pans. After that, they walked to the main courtyard’s living room.

Lu Jueyu walked into the living room carrying a few small bottles of tonic wine. She looked at the guest and smiled. In addition to Aunt Li and Aunt Su, who came with their families, there was also Liu Hua who came alone.

At the age of 22, she was still unmarried and was called a “leftover woman” by the villagers. But she never cared about their words and lived the life as she wished. Even her parents almost gave up on finding a husband for her. No one knows why she refused to marry, even though her parents found a good partner for her several times before.