The family that had been lively all morning was now silent at the dinner table.
The table was filled with burnt dishes.
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This was to be expected: When Mother Yu left the kitchen she brought her spatula with her, then she later fainted, causing the cooking food to go unchecked.
After eating a truly unforgettable breakfast, Father Yu went out to his motorcycle to drive to the market and buy food for their New Year's dinner.
"Uncle, where are you headed? Let me drive you." Xia Feng was uneasy when he saw Father Yu pushing a motorcycle out without a helmet in sight.
"No need, I'm going to go to the market to buy some food. It's quite close." Father Yu refused.
"Let me accompany you. My car can hold more food, it'll be much more convenient." Xia Feng continued to persuade him.
"The country roads are narrow, your car won't be able to drive through." Father Yu eventually told him the truth.
"Oh." Suddenly things became awkward.
As Father Yu climbed on his motorcycle, he looked back at Xia Feng and asked: "Your aunt asked if you had any favorite dishes."
"Ah?" Xia Feng froze for a moment then hurried to answer, flowers blooming in the background. "I...I like to eat fish."
(T/N Like shoujo manga)
"Alright." Father Yu started the bike then quickly disappeared into the country trail.
Xia Feng looked at the retreating figure, his handsome face sporting a warm smile.
"What's with that silly smile?" Yu Song suddenly appeared behind Xia Feng.
"Nothing." Xia Feng replied.
"Hey, lend me your car, I want to go shopping in the city." As the brother-in-law, Yu Song didn't bother trying to be polite to the future son-in-law.
Without any hesitation, Xia Feng took out his keys and gave it to him.
"Thanks!" Grabbing the offered keys, he went to the car and left.
When Mother Yu heard the car drive off, she came out with a rag still in her hands. When she saw Xia Feng still in the yard, she immediately knew who was drove the car away. "His driving is abysmal, you should've been more cautious when you lent it to him."
"It's alright, the car's insured." Xia Feng felt that he was being idle, so he asked: "Auntie, it there anything I can do?"
"Then go with Dong Dong and paste some couplets." Mother Yu thought for a while, then eventually said.
"Great!" Xia Feng smiled and walked back into the house happily. After getting Yu Dong, the two began to paste couplets around the house.
(T/N Couplets are poetry lines written vertically on red paper. People paste it on doors to bring good luck and well-wishes.)
Every courtyard in the village was open during this time, and neighbors often vist as they pass by. But the number of people going through was a bit more than usual.
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An auntie came to take a look with squinted eyes, a child laughed as he ran by, and a little girl blushed as she peeked through their door.
Yu Dong pondered all this then turned towards Xia Feng: "Did you happen to meet anyone in the yard this morning?"
"I met an auntie, and we talked a little." Xia Feng replied.
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