novelhk Chapter 590 A good woman is not needed, one is enough.
Chapter 590 A good woman is not needed, one is enough.
"I'm just worried you'll leave in a hurry. Having one more person to do the work will make it faster, won't it?"
Wang Shujuan had to get off the kang (a heated brick bed) to speak.
"I'm not in a hurry, I'm not in a hurry. Third Sister-in-law, you should stay on the kang (heated brick bed) and don't tire yourself out. If we let you get tired and your condition worsens, we'll be the ones to blame. Besides, Zhan Yingying can do the work of three people; she's quick and efficient at these chores. Today, I won't care if your fourth brother, Zhan Yu, makes a ruckus at home. Let's make sticky rice dumplings, eat and drink our fill, and then we'll leave. What's this about Zhan Yue wanting to drop out of school?"
As Yunqing spoke, she looked proudly at Zhan Yingying and deftly stuffed the dough with bean paste.
"Wow, Zhan Yingying's hands are so nimble! She was just saying her daughter wasn't good enough, but now she's discovered her daughter's strengths. You've given birth to one daughter that's worth three of mine. Yunqing, you're amazing!"
As Wang Shujuan spoke, her gaze was firmly captured by Zhan Yingying's nimble hands. Her pupils contracted sharply, as if witnessing something unconventional. Her jaw unconsciously agape, her chin relaxed, revealing a silent gasp of amazement. Her previously flowing thoughts seemed to come to an abrupt halt, her entire being frozen in place, her gaze solely focused on the dazzling movements—glutinous rice, red bean paste, and dough seemed to come alive at Zhan Yingying's fingertips, converging with incredible speed and precision. A soft gasp escaped her throat, followed by a look of shock and disbelief that quickly spread across her face, like ripples spreading across a calm lake after a boulder was thrown in. Zhan Yingying's extraordinary skill and efficiency made the flow of time around her seem to slow down, with only the small "assembly line" she had created operating at high speed and with stability.
"Third sister-in-law, what you're saying is too exaggerated. Zhan Yingying only has this little skill, how can you say she's worth three of your daughters? She just does a lot of housework at home, practice makes perfect. Zhan Mengyan, you're wrapping too slowly, you should go be the cook—go to the kitchen to start the fire and prepare to steam sticky rice cakes."
As Yunqing spoke, she looked at Wang Shujuan's surprised expression and felt very smug.
“Yunqing, let’s not talk about your son, let’s talk about your two daughters. One is good at studying, and the other is good at housework. They are truly a perfect match, one scholar and one warrior. This is what they mean by ‘one good son is worth ten.’ Yunqing, with Zhan Yingying’s speed in making these steamed buns, you don’t need to do any more work. Can you share your methods for raising daughters?”
As Wang Shujuan spoke, her gaze seemed to be drawn to Kai Yingying's hand, unable to look away. Her fingers unconsciously brushed against the empty corner of her dress, and her eyes shone with an astonishing brilliance, as if sprinkled with diamonds. The longing in her eyes was just like that of a child standing outside a shop window staring at a doll.
"Third Sister-in-law, you're exaggerating. You'll make Zhan Mengyan and Zhan Yingying lose their bearings. Our Mengyan is only good at studying, she can't do anything else. Your Zhan Yue is good at studying and doing housework, she's good at both, she's better than both of my daughters. Speaking of Zhan Yue, why did you make her drop out of school? Because when you made Zhan Yue drop out, Mengyan cried her eyes out. She didn't even cry like that when we forced her to drop out."
As Yunqing spoke, she washed her hands and dried them with a towel while watching Zhan Yue and Zhan Yingying carry the wrapped sticky rice cakes to the kitchen, one tray at a time.