After four years of living alone after marrying far away, he went back to his parents' home and

Chen Mo brought out two bowls of noodles from the kitchen, with golden crab roe sauce poured over them. Just looking at them made one's mouth water!

Lan Yujuan stirred it and couldn't wait to take a bite. The noodles were chewy, and the taste was rich with crab flavor and sweetness. It was so delicious that it made her eyebrows fall off.

"Mmm, delicious!" She ate with great satisfaction!

Chen Mo watched her eat for a while, a hint of smugness flashing in his eyes.

Seeing how much she enjoyed her food, I unconsciously licked my lips too, and then, realizing what I was doing, I buried my head and started eating as well.

"Chen Mo, where did you buy the crab roe sauce?"

After Lan Yujuan finished reading the CD, she wiped her mouth and couldn't help but ask a question.

"This crab roe sauce is so delicious, it tastes just like it's made with freshly steamed hairy crabs, peeled and cooked right away!"

That being said, Lan Yujuan was certain that Chen Mo's crab roe sauce was definitely not freshly peeled and cooked, because there simply wasn't enough time.

Chen Mo looked up at her and said calmly:

"Is it really that delicious?"

Without saying a word, Lan Yujuan held up her plate.

"Look!"

The fact that she could still work on a DVD even when she was only 70% full is the best proof of that!

Chen Mo raised an eyebrow, his smugness growing even stronger.

"Okay, next time you want to eat it, just let me know in advance."

Lan Yujuan was a little confused. "What do you mean?"

"You're not going to tell me you made this crab roe sauce yourself, are you?"

Chen Mo nodded as he twirled the noodles with a fork, "Mm."

"The thin noodles were bought, and the crab roe sauce was made this morning."

"I had a bit of trouble sleeping last night, and since there was a box of crabs in the kitchen, I just steamed them and made them into a sauce."

Lan Yujuan then noticed that the shadows under Chen Mo's eyes seemed to be darker than usual.

"So, you didn't sleep a wink last night, you stayed up all night?"

Chen Mo nodded, and after finishing the last bite, he put down his fork.

"Um."

"I worked overtime last night, and it was quite late when I finished."

"I have a bit of insomnia, it's an old problem, and I usually rely on medication to fall asleep."

"I promised my sister I'd come home for lunch today, but I was afraid I'd oversleep, so I didn't sleep at all."

As he was talking, he suddenly stretched and started yawning.

Lan Yujuan quickly said, "Then you should rest for a while, I'll do the dishes."

She simply couldn't imagine how painful it must be for someone to suffer from chronic insomnia and often stay up all night!

Anyway, she would sometimes stay up until three or four in the morning and feel like she was going to die.

"No need, I can do it myself."

Chen Mo got up and tried to do the dishes, "Smack!" He got a slap on the back of his hand.

"lay down!"

"Don't push yourself, go and rest!"

She originally wanted to ask more about renting out the small courtyard.

It doesn't seem like the right time right now.

Anyway, Chen Mo will be coming to my house for dinner tomorrow, so I'll ask him again tomorrow!

Lan Yujuan carried the plate into the kitchen.

This might be the simplest and brightest kitchen she's ever seen!

The kitchen layout is immediately apparent. Even the stovetop is spotless.

If she hadn't known, Chen Mo would have been making crab roe sauce in this kitchen last night.

She even began to wonder if the kitchen was only used for boiling water.

As she was washing the dishes, she turned on the tap, and a fine stream of consistently warm water flowed out.

In that instant, Lan Yujuan fell in love with the kitchen.

To live is to eat the food you like and live in a clean and comfortable house!

Warm, fine water continuously washed over the plate in her hands, carrying away the dirt and foam.

She couldn't help but recall the dark, wood-burning kitchen of the Liu family.

While cooking, she felt the kitchen lights were too dim and she couldn't see clearly.

So I bought a bright light bulb and changed it myself by standing on a stool.

The next day, my mother-in-law complained that the light bulb was too powerful and was wasting electricity. She took it down and moved it to my sister-in-law's room.

Wash with cold water all year round.

Spring, summer and autumn are bearable, but in winter my hands get so cold they swell and itch.

She wanted to use hot water to wash the dishes, so she had to boil it separately. Her mother-in-law thought it was wasteful, and if she saw it even once, she would nag her for ages!

Lan Yujuan loves to eat crabs and almost never misses one every year.

From the time crabs first came into season, she was able to eat them intermittently, from autumn until after the New Year.

But she hasn't eaten it since she got pregnant.

When I was pregnant, my mother-in-law said that crabs were "cold" in traditional Chinese medicine and that pregnant women shouldn't eat them. After I gave birth, my mother-in-law said that crabs were "cold" and that since my baby was still breastfeeding, she shouldn't eat them.

Later, after her child was weaned, she used the money she earned from writing to buy six extra-fat hairy crabs.

From the moment she entered the house, her mother-in-law stood in the yard and started cursing, saying that she was wasteful, squandered money, and only cared about her own comfort and happiness!

Why buy all these fancy-looking things? They're all hard-shelled, you can't even put a bite in them!

Besides her, no one else in the family likes to eat that rubbish. With that spare money, wouldn't it be better to buy a few pounds of pork?

Lan Yujuan was seething with anger, and while steaming crabs, she silently shed tears.

She originally planned to buy several so that at least one person in the family could eat one, and those who liked them could eat more.

Since her mother-in-law and the others didn't like it, and she'd already been scolded for half the day, she might as well eat it all by herself!

But she didn't expect that while she was holding her child and going back to her room to change her clothes, her mother-in-law went into the kitchen and brought out crabs.

Her mother-in-law, father-in-law, and brother-in-law each had two children, but by the time she came out with the babies, they had all been ruined!

She still remembers her mother-in-law's face back then:

While munching on her crab, Tian Xiuhua cursed with a dark face:

"I knew it, what's so great about eating crabs? Pshaw, all you get is the taste."

"This is the last time! Don't buy it again, you hear me?"

Lan Yujuan shook her hands vigorously, as if trying to shake off the "dirty things" in her mind!

I've been completely obsessed with myself these past few years!

Thank goodness I'm back! Thank goodness!

She came out of the kitchen and saw Chen Mo lying on the sofa, resting with his eyes closed.

"Chen Mo, I'm going home now."

"Let's talk about the courtyard tomorrow!"

After waiting for a long time, there was still no response.

"Chen Mo?" Lan Yujuan slowly approached, subconsciously lowering her voice.

Isn't he suffering from insomnia? How come he falls asleep so quickly?

Lan Yujuan's heart skipped a beat. Could something have happened to him?

She knew there were guests at home, and Chen Mo definitely wouldn't choose this time to take his medicine.

She quickly stretched out her finger and slowly touched it below Chen Mo's nose to test it.

Fortunately, he was still breathing.

Moreover, his breathing was long and deep, so he must be asleep!

Finally, Lan Yujuan breathed a sigh of relief.

She drew the heavy curtains, leaving only a small gap, and the room instantly darkened.

After gathering her belongings, she tiptoed away.

As soon as I got back to the neighborhood, I heard my daughter's voice coming from not far away.

"Mother!"

"Mom's home!"

Lan Yujuan stopped and turned around. Sure enough, she saw her daughter and parents in the children's play area not far away.

She immediately turned around and walked towards them.

"Dad, Mom!"

"Aren't you all taking a nap? What are you all doing here?"

Mr. and Mrs. Lan kept looking behind her.

"I'll be upstairs right away."

"Hey, why are you the only one who came back?"

Lan Yujuan blinked guiltily, then bent down and picked up her daughter to cover for her.

"Huh? What else?"

The family chatted as they walked home.

As soon as she entered the house, Lan's mother suddenly said softly:

"By the way, Liu Zhiyuan called at noon while you were out."

"He said he's going on a business trip tomorrow and will be coming to Xiangnan. He wants to see his daughter..."