Heart Hunting novel Chapter 69

The smell of the food envelops the whole dining room. Each dish is like carrying a sense of warmth. Though Mrs. Murphy doesn't say anything, all the dishes are made according to Poppy's tastes.

Looking at all the dishes that she likes, her heart warms up. Kenny says to her, "see how much my mom loves you. She makes all the dishes you like."

Poppy smiles at him perfunctorily and begins to eat.

She saw a large area of braised fish burnt when she is eating it. "The braised fish is burnt over."

Mrs. Murphy takes a look at the fish, and finds what she said is true. She complains, "it's all your fault. If it wasn't you two bothering me..." She didn't want to go out to look at them, but she could not help do that. So it's all because of them, otherwise the fish would not have burned.

She adds again, "forget it. It must not be delicious. Don't eat it."

But Poppy specially selects the fish which is burnt over to eat, "I just like to eat the burnt meat. It is crisp enough!" As she says, she takes a big bite of rice.

"You can eat more if you like, but don't eat the part which is burnt too bad. It's not good for your health." Mrs. Murphy sighs in her heart, it would be the best if she has a daughter. People say that daughters are always more considerate than sons. She really regrets that she don't have a daughter.

Butt maybe if she have the chance again, she would still not want to have another baby.

Mrs. Murphy keeps nipping the dish to Poppy's bowl. "You said you like this sweet and sour spareribs, eat more."

"And this chicken with soy sauce. I stewed it for a long time. You need to eat more."

"This black chicken soup with red jujubes can supply your blood. Women must eat it more, otherwise it's easy to get old!"

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During the meal, Mrs. Murphy almost never stopped nipping the dishes for Poppy. And Poppy didn't resist it, either. She even ate two bowls of rice.