On most days, she either ignored her or countered her.
Any other normal person would have been pissed off by Ms. Zhang.
Ms. Yan washed the fish and smiled briefly. "Second Sister-in-law, the guests at Uncle and Aunt's home are men. I as a woman need to avoid being with them. I can't just show myself at the doorstep, can I? You dislike the fish, but I don't. You should not eat it when I cook it for lunch, understand?"
Ms. Zhang sneered. "I won't like it!"
Ms. Yan ignored her. She went into the kitchen and recalled the way Qiao Xuan had made fish and followed suit.
She put oil into the pan, and when it smoked, she put the fish with sliced ginger in it. Then came the sizzling sound.
Ms. Niu was picking vegetables in the garden but she smelled something really delicious yet strange. She was drooling and could not help but wonder if it was the first section of the family who had some food delivered here. She rushed into the kitchen.
