Chapter 496: Chapter 496: Breaking Open the Doorway
When Wang Cuilan and Pei Baoshan came back, they saw a lot of people standing outside their courtyard wall.
Seeing people standing around was one thing, but these people were actually holding hammers and knocking on the wall.
Wang Cuilan and Pei Baoshan were startled at the time, and quickly got off the tricycle to walk forward. As they passed the door, they saw Chen Bing and Jiang Ran.
Jiang Ran and Chen Bing also saw the two of them coming in angrily and quickly stopped them.
"Mom and Dad, don’t worry. Let me explain slowly."
As Jiang Ran spoke, she hastily explained the matter of wanting to open another door.
Actually, even if Jiang Ran didn’t say anything, Wang Cuilan and Pei Baoshan, upon seeing her and Chen Bing, understood that this wasn’t someone purposefully causing trouble but rather that construction was happening.
After listening to Jiang Ran finish, Wang Cuilan and Pei Baoshan breathed a heavy sigh of relief.
"Gosh! This situation... We just went out to buy groceries and didn’t know about this, otherwise, we wouldn’t have been so anxious."
This was said to Chen Bing.
Chen Bing nodded with a smile, "I also just got a call from Ranran, so I brought people over."
Jiang Ran smiled apologetically, "It’s all my fault. I really came up with this idea on the spur of the moment."
If it weren’t for her impulsiveness, Pei Baoshan and Wang Cuilan probably wouldn’t have been startled.
Pei Baoshan and Wang Cuilan returned to the side of the tricycle and rode it into the courtyard.
Jiang Ran and Chen Bing followed along to help unload the goods.
While helping to carry things, Jiang Ran realized that Wang Cuilan and the others had actually bought so many things.
As Wang Cuilan carried items, she chatted with Chen Bing.
"You’re just in time. We were planning to cook something delicious to celebrate at noon today."
Hearing this, Chen Bing also chuckled, "That’s lucky, catching a good meal again today."
After saying that, he laughed first.
Upon hearing his words, Wang Cuilan and the others also laughed along.
With Chen Bing overseeing the outside work, Jiang Ran’s presence or absence didn’t matter.
So, Jiang Ran simply started organizing the ingredients.
Nowadays, Jiang Ran isn’t completely hands-off when it comes to cooking.
She occasionally cooks too.
Since today was supposed to be a big celebration, Jiang Ran naturally thought of doing it herself.
Seeing her wanting to get involved, Wang Cuilan didn’t stop her but rather assisted by offering a helping hand.
Both being seasoned hands in the kitchen, they worked quickly and efficiently.
With their good cooperation, the preparation only took an hour to complete.
The items needing to be boiled or stewed were already on the stove.
The rest would be cooked closer to lunchtime as needed.
Otherwise, preparing them too early would mean the dishes would be cold and not taste as good by mealtime.
After tidying up, Jiang Ran washed her hands, took off her apron, and walked out.
Surprisingly, after just an hour in the kitchen, the doorway was almost knocked through.
The pace was really quite fast.
The doorframe was completed, and even the necessary materials had been bought and brought back.
On the concrete side, work had already begun.
Watching them working energetically, Jiang Ran moved to stand beside Chen Bing.
"How are they going to eat lunch?"
A lot of people had come to work, and if meals needed to be prepared for them, the current amount of food might not be enough.
While Jiang Ran was contemplating, she heard Chen Bing speaking next to her.
