After swinging her knife, Su Xiaonuan's anger subsided considerably.

She was alone in the kitchen; none of the people outside, upon hearing that she was going to cook, came in to help.

They were probably just waiting to see her make a fool of herself. The original owner had never cooked before and never even went into the kitchen, complaining that the smell of cooking oil was unpleasant.

Hearing the commotion inside, Lan Yin called out at the top of her lungs, "Sister-in-law, do you need my help?"

"No need," Su Xiaonuan replied.

She didn't want Lan Yin to learn her excellent cooking skills. When she was in the army, she cooked in the mess hall for a year. If she hadn't entered special training, she would have continued working in the mess hall. Everyone said that her cooking was delicious.

After becoming a police officer, she went undercover in casinos, nightclubs, and gangs. She even went undercover in rural areas, rescuing many trafficked women and children. So, cooking and cleaning in the countryside was no challenge for this versatile policewoman.

"It smells so good!" DouDou and GuoGuo ran in. "Mommy, what delicious food did you make that smells so good?"

"Does it smell good?" Su Xiaonuan stuffed a piece of lean cured meat into each of the children's mouths. Without her mother-in-law's permission, she took it upon herself to cook a piece of cured meat hanging in front of the stove, ostensibly to entertain Lan Yin, but in reality, to improve her own life.

"It's delicious!"

"Here, take this and eat it over there. Don't get in the way of Mom's work." She then tore off a piece of lean meat for each of the children.

Cooking with a wood-fired stove is so fast! Before long, the food was ready: four dishes and a soup, stir-fried cured pork with garlic sprouts, cucumber salad with chopped chili peppers, stir-fried greens, eggplant with garlic sauce, and a bowl of radish and egg soup.

Xiao Moxi, drawn by the aroma, exclaimed in surprise, "My goodness! You made all our cured pork and eggs? That was what my mom was saving for her birthday! You're such a spendthrift! We haven't even eaten this well during the New Year..."

"Try it." Su Xiaonuan picked up a piece of meat and stuffed it into her incessantly chattering mouth. "See if I made it well?"

It was so delicious I wanted to bite my tongue off, but Mo Xi wouldn't say it was delicious. She glared at Su Xiaonuan. "This cured meat would be delicious even if it was just boiled in water, let alone stir-fried with garlic sprouts. What kind of skill is this?"

"Then try this." Su Xiaonuan scooped up a small spoonful of soup and fed it to him.

So fresh! Absolutely so fresh!

Xiao Moxi smacked her lips, blurting out words she didn't want to say.

"Dinner's ready!" Su Xiaonuan called out as she placed the food on the table.

When Zhang Yulan came in and saw the dishes on the table, her face immediately fell.

The old lady was concerned about saving face, so she didn't say anything in front of Lan Yin.

Xiao Moran frowned slightly, crossed his arms over his chest, and stared directly at Su Xiaonuan, thinking to himself, "She really knows how to cook."

Su Xiaonuan nudged him while holding her rice bowl. "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and serve Lan Yin. She finally came back from the provincial capital, so we should at least prepare a couple of good dishes, right?"

Xiao Moran sat down directly next to Su Xiaonuan, which surprised Su Xiaonuan. Shouldn't he be sitting next to the green tea bitch?

Lan Yin was also a little surprised; she had also thought that Xiao Moran would sit next to her.

Zhang Yulan and Xiao Moxi stared wide-eyed.

"Why are you all looking at me? Hurry up and eat!" Xiao Moran picked up his chopsticks, placed a piece of cured meat in his mother's bowl, and then put some meat in the bowls of the two children and Su Xiaonuan. Only then did he pick up his chopsticks and beckon to Lan Yin. "Don't be shy, pick whatever you want to eat. We're only having this delicious meal today because of you."

"Hmm." Lan Yin lost her appetite. She didn't expect Xiao Moran's change to be so quick. Her mood seemed to have improved as well. Could it be because Su Xiaonuan and Xie Jun didn't have a relationship that she felt better?

"Sister Lanyin, eat more!" Xiao Moxi sullenly piled a lot of food into Lanyin's bowl. She felt that her brother was neglecting Lanyin, which had never happened before. Meanwhile, that wicked woman, Su Xiaonuan, was sitting next to her brother with a charming smile.

Although Xiao Moxi didn't like Su Xiaonuan, she still liked the two children. She got up to pick out meat and vegetables for her mother and the children.

"DouDou, GuoGuo, you need to eat more so you can grow taller."

“Yes, children need to eat more as they grow,” Lan Yin agreed.

Xiao Moran stopped talking and buried his head in his food. The food was indeed delicious today, and it was made by Su Xiaonuan.

Even though her cooking is very popular and everyone is busy working, she still has to listen to her mother-in-law and sister-in-law's lectures about her being a spendthrift, telling her not to use so much oil when cooking in the future.

This was completely nitpicking; by the end, they had eaten every last drop of the stir-fry sauce.

"Lanyin, did you like the food my sister-in-law made?" Su Xiaonuan asked quickly when she saw that the other party had finished eating and was about to leave.

"not bad."

Damn it, she dismissed them with just a few words like "not bad". In her previous life, she was an undercover agent in the underworld. Even the gang boss, who was used to eating delicacies, praised her cooking skills. But these guys in front of her are really too difficult to serve. Would it kill her to tell the truth?

"Then you should come visit often during your holidays. Your sister-in-law will cook different dishes for you every time, and I guarantee they'll be better than the ones in your university cafeteria."

"Just bragging." Xiao Moxi curled his lip.

"Okay, sister-in-law, I'll head back now."

"Oh, by the way, everyone's on holiday now, why didn't Jiang Yi come back with you?"

"He has something to do."

"What could be more important than spending time with your girlfriend?" Su Xiaonuan stared at her with eyes that seemed to see right through her. "Could it be that Jiang Yi's parents don't approve? The Jiang family is well-off; they wouldn't just let their son marry a girl from the countryside. When we started dating, they even said they wanted to have an engagement party. Only after officially announcing it to all our relatives and friends would she be considered Jiang Yi's official fiancée."

Lan Yin's face turned from white to red, then from red to white, then she clenched her little fists, and finally ran out the door. As she ran out, she even raised her hand to wipe away the tears that welled up in her eyes. When did Su Xiaonuan learn her tricks?

Hiding a knife behind a smile is Lan Yin's specialty. When did Su Xiaonuan become so clever?

Although she told everyone that she was Jiang Yi's fiancée, she felt guilty because she hadn't received the recognition from the Jiang family elders.

"Lan Yin." Xiao Moran glared at Su Xiaonuan fiercely, then chased after her.

He was warning her.

"Who's afraid of who?" Su Xiaonuan muttered.

"You're definitely up to no good!" Xiao Moxi shoved Su Xiaonuan when she wasn't looking. "You've cooked all the ingredients for my mom's birthday. If guests come on her birthday, you'll have to figure out how to cook for yourself."

"Xixi, don't be so fierce. I'll take care of the ingredients for Mom's birthday. I guarantee they'll be even more plentiful than today's."

"You spendthrift woman! I only stopped you from cooking on my birthday, and I certainly wouldn't let you pretend to be rich when you're not. Our family can't afford this kind of extravagance!" Zhang Yulan pointed at her and scolded. "No wonder Mo Ran doesn't like you. As a mother, a wife, and a daughter-in-law, you should take care of your own family first. Even if you're not a good wife and mother, you should at least be frugal. There's an old saying: 'You won't go broke from eating or dressing, but you will be poor if you don't know how to manage your finances.' Let alone a family like ours, even a wealthy family can't afford your extravagance. It's infuriating!"