After becoming a concubine, she lived a miserable life every day.

Chapter 179 Hehehe, it’s just so-so!

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This guy is really good! When did he become so good at carving?

Not to mention, even Liu, the mother, didn't know that her son's carving skills were so good. She only knew that when her eldest son was free from classes, Juice would take a piece of broken wood and carve around. She just thought he was playing and didn't pay any attention to him. After all, everyone has a hobby.

"Not bad, quite similar." Liu praised with a smile.

Qiao Rongjin looked at Xiao Si with amazement. The carving was so lifelike that she knew at first glance that it was her son!

"Xiao Si is awesome." Qiao Rongjin praised him generously.

"Hehe." Although the fourteen-year-old boy was a little shy, his chest straightened up instantly, which was quite funny.

"Well, Yuan'er and the others are not bad either." Qiao Rongjin felt that it was not good to praise only one person, so he should praise them all. Young boys need more praise to have confidence.

Hearing this, Qiao Jiuyuan became shy for once.

His aunt called him Yuan'er!

"My little cousin, this is the cricket I bought for you with my pocket money that I saved for a long time. You can give it a name, it's so cool!" Seeing that everyone was being praised, Xiao Ba hurriedly took out the gift he had prepared and handed it to Qi You. After saying that, he turned his head to look at Qiao Rongjin, his eyes signaling frantically, "Hurry up and praise me!"

Qiao Rongjin burst out laughing, squatted down and hugged him in his arms, "How come our Xiao Ba is so powerful!"

"Hehehe, it's just so-so!" Although he said "so-so", the smugness on his little face did not diminish at all.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Everyone present was amused by Xiao Ba and burst into laughter.

Qi You's eyes were also filled with smiles.

Murong covered her face helplessly and laughed, this brat!

Next, the brothers and sisters gave their gifts to Qi You, and Qiao's mother also gave Qi You the gifts that Qiao's father and three sons asked them to bring. Qi You thanked them one by one.

Soon, it was time for dinner.

Qiao Rongjin asked Qi You to accompany Qiao's mother and brothers, and she went to the kitchen.

When she came to the kitchen, she saw that it was busy in an orderly manner. Hongdou was acting more and more like a chef, directing the people in the kitchen to put everything in order. Today's dishes were all ready. As soon as she turned around, she saw the master coming over here, and she knew that the master was planning to make longevity noodles for the young master.

"Master, everything is ready."

Qiao Rongjin looked at the red beans with satisfaction, then glanced at the prepared ingredients on the side.

He rolled up his sleeves and started moving.

"Master, how about I come and you give the orders from the side?" Mainly because the master is of such a high status and has probably never done such work before, she was a little worried.

"It's okay, I'll do it myself. You guys just go ahead and do your work, and leave someone to light the fire for me." Just kidding, cooking noodles is what she's best at.

"Yes." Although she said this, Hongdou still asked the others to bring the dishes over. She still stood aside and watched her master, thinking that if it didn't work later, she would do it herself.

However, what she didn't expect was that her master could actually do it, and she was very efficient at it. She cooked a bowl of noodles in no time and also fried an egg and put it in the bowl.

Finally, Qiao Rongjin sprinkled some chopped green onions into the bowl, and then a bowl of simple and non-greasy clear soup noodles was ready.

"Go ahead, bring it over."

"Yes."

Qiao's mother and daughter-in-law were happily chatting with their grandchildren when they saw Qiao Rongjin coming over.

"Mom, two sisters-in-law, come and sit down."

Seeing this, Qi You also hurriedly said, "Cousins, let's go over there quickly."

"Okay." They were actually hungry too, and were tempted by the aroma.

I didn’t feel hungry after eating some snacks, but when I smelled this, my appetite was aroused.

There were many people in the group, so we made two tables. The three youngest ones sat together with the adults, and the older ones sat at another table.

Qi You was sitting at the same table with the adults. As soon as he sat down, he saw his mother brought a bowl of noodles and placed it in front of him.

"Son, try the longevity noodles that your mother made for you. How do you think it tastes?" Qiao Rongjin looked at her son expectantly.

Hearing this, Qi You was very surprised. He looked up suddenly and stared blankly at his mother who was looking at him expectantly with a smile on her face. The next second, his eyes turned red unconsciously. It took him a long while to find his voice and said, "Okay."

When Qiao Rongjin saw this, a look of distress flashed in his eyes. This child must be remembering the past days, so he could only reach out and rub his little head.

Qi You took a bite, and surprisingly, it was very refreshing and delicious. To his surprise, he looked up at his mother who was looking at him with a smile and said, "It's delicious. The best noodles I have ever eaten."

It was also his favorite birthday gift he received today.

Hearing this, Qiao Rongjin smiled.

"Of course. After all, it was made by me, your mother. How could it not be delicious?" Qiao Rongjin was instantly proud.

As long as it tastes good, it means my cooking skills have not deteriorated.

That’s right. Qiao’s mother and Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Murong beside her were very surprised, especially Qiao’s mother.

No, when did her daughter learn to cook by herself, and she seemed to be doing a good job at it?

Thinking this way, Qiao's mother also asked, "My daughter, how come you can cook now? You used to hate doing these things the most."

Hearing this, Qiao Rongjin was not panicked at all, and even said proudly, "Isn't this You'er's birthday? Besides, I feel like cooking is pretty good now. It's quite simple. I don't need to learn it at all."

Hearing this, Qiao's mother fell silent.

This is not something you can learn just by watching. She had previously planned to make soup for her husband, but she almost set the kitchen on fire. She really didn't have the talent. It seemed that this daughter was different from herself. Mother Qiao was very pleased.

Liu on the side nodded in agreement, "Indeed, cooking is very simple."

She is still somewhat interested in this aspect, and from time to time she would make some snacks and home-cooked meals, the taste of which was praised by her father-in-law.

Murong remained silent because she was the same as her mother-in-law and had no talent for kitchen matters at all.

"Right, second sister-in-law, I told you it's very simple. Oh, stop chatting, the food is getting cold, let's eat quickly."

Qi You, being stared at by Xiao Liu with a jealous look, could only share some of the noodles in the bowl with him. Even though these were noodles made by his own mother, he was reluctant to do so. But, since the boy was drooling, he was willing to give them to his cousins.

Then the younger ones each ate a little.

On normal days, few people would rush to eat even the food that was better than this one, but today, people were scrambling to eat it. The adults found it very funny, but soon, they just started to eat in silence, after all, they were really hungry.

Qi You sat down and ate noodles, then sat at the table with Qiao Jiuyuan and others. The two tables were very close to each other.

The group was very happy with the meal. Hongdou's cooking skills were really delicious and I wasn't just praising her. Qiao's mother and others even asked about it. When they found out that the food was cooked by the maid in their yard, they all praised her.