Holding a Space in the 60s: A Nest of Seven Babies, Five Soldiers

Zhang Siyu was involved in a car accident. When she opened her eyes again, she was in a small fishing village in the 1960s, as Cheng Zhenzhu, a widow single-handedly raising three children.

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Chapter 536: Dinner

No need to look, they must be showing off Sanjo, who made them proud... "Sanjo, we're planning to take a walk around here. Do you have a lot of classes tomorrow?"

San Tiao shook his head decisively, "Mom, I'll go with you! How many days will you guys stay here?"

"I'm not sure yet, but I plan to visit all these attractions in the imperial capital..."

That would have to be at least a week! Three of his eyes were bright, and he looked very happy. But when he thought about the classes that were coming up, he wasn't so happy anymore.

"San Tiao, if you have classes, go first. We will go back to rest in a while. Your grandpa said he would make something delicious for you in the evening. If your roommates have time, why not come over for dinner?" Cheng Zhenzhu said, looking at her handsome young man.

"Yeah!" San Tiao glanced at his grandfather who was laughing not far away and nodded.

After saying goodbye to his grandparents and Grandpa Wang who were chatting with others, San Tiao went back to class and brought good news to his roommates - they would come to his house for dinner in the evening.

They all knew the food at Peng Chengfan's house was delicious. Peng Chengfan had a small appetite but was also generous. His mother used to bring him food and often invited them to eat together, and sometimes they even ate more. The taste was incredible. Even Peng Chengfan himself was a pretty good cook...

——————"Mom and Dad, Uncle Wang, let's go back and have some rest first. We haven't had enough rest on the train these days..." Cheng Zhenzhu said as she looked at the elderly people scattered around, trying to show off their skills.

"Okay, okay, okay. I'll take a nap first and then make some delicious food for San Tiao and those students in the evening!" Cheng Fugui stopped showing off his grandson and nodded in agreement.

"I'll make my own crispy pork dish, too," Wang Xiongtian said cheerfully. He had just checked out his niece's house, and it had everything they needed, including plenty of oil for frying.

"Zhenzhu, how about I go out with you to buy groceries later? I just asked, and this place is not far from the place where you can buy groceries..." With her own husband cooking, Zhao Fangrui didn't think her cooking skills could be better than a chef, so she took on the task of buying groceries.

"No need, Mom, you all just take a good rest. I'll go." Cheng Zhenzhu planned to get some ingredients directly from the space to save trouble.

Seeing her daughter say this, Zhao Fangrui didn't force it. They walked a short distance and arrived at the courtyard. Although the house looked a bit old from the outside, it was fully furnished inside, with new furniture and spacious living space. It was much more comfortable than staying in a guesthouse.

"Zhenzhu, you bought a good house! It's close to the school and very convenient! Why don't you live here at San Tiao?" Wang Xiongtian looked around with his hands behind his back, thinking that he should prepare a house for Xiaonian in the future.

"San Tiao actually prefers more lively places. We've been staying here for the past few days, and he's taken some time off to stay here." Perhaps due to her childhood experiences, Cheng Zhenzhu feels that although San Tiao likes staying home, he doesn't like being alone. He easily feels insecure and yearns for bustling and crowded places.

Zhao Fangrui recalled San Tiao's clingy appearance as a child and thought to herself, this child is simply clinging to his mother. If his mother isn't around, the child will naturally not live here anymore...

"No, I'm going to sleep first. Zhenzhu, I'll cook dinner, you just need to buy some vegetables, and don't worry about the rest..." With no place to show off his grandson, Cheng Fugui, who didn't get a good sleep on the train, quickly became listless and began to yawn.

Wang Xiongtian: "I'm going to sleep too."

"Zhenzhu, you should take a nap too. There's no rush to buy groceries..." Zhao Fangrui said to her daughter.

The three old men were indeed tired from this trip. After they had just arrived and washed up, Cheng Zhenzhu asked them to rest first, but they all said they wanted to go and see the three things first. Now, after entering the house and chatting for a few words, their eyelids were drooping.

"Okay." Cheng Zhenzhu saw her parents go to sleep, so she went back to bed. After everyone quieted down, she prepared some meat and some vegetables.

Thinking about what Grandpa Wang said about making crispy pork, and there were three roommates, it was a bit too much, so I specially made a large piece of pork belly, and also some seasonal vegetables, chicken, duck, fish and shrimp, and added some oil and salt.

Previously, it was said that if San Tiao had some free time, he could cook two meals for himself. Now the oil tank is half empty, so it seems that he really did cook several meals...

After tinkering with the ingredients, Cheng Zhenzhu left the matter alone, leaving the rest to her parents and Old Man Wang.

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After waking up, the three elderly people went to the kitchen and each got busy with their own things. Seeing the abundant ingredients, fresh fish and shrimp, and beautiful seasonal vegetables, they immediately felt like working hard!

Two hours later. "Brother Wang, the crispy pork you made is delicious!" Cheng Fugui cut a small piece to taste, smiling.

"Brother Cheng, your salt and pepper pork is delicious! I didn't expect that pork neck can be cooked like this..." Wang Xiongtian couldn't help but taste two more pieces.

As expected of a chef, his cooking skills are nothing but good!

Zhao Fangrui watched the two old men praising each other, tasted something, took a small bowl, and said nothing.

"Hey! Old woman, just taste it twice, why are you still touching the bowl?" Cheng Fugui saw it and said.

Zhao Fangrui glanced at him and said, "I'm going to make some for my daughter to try. Do you have any objections?"

"No, no, no, that's enough, that's enough!" Cheng Fugui surrendered immediately.

Zhao Fangrui snorted, picked up another pair of chopsticks, and left the kitchen...

————————"Peng Chengfan, wait a minute, let's go buy some things first!" After knowing that Peng Chengfan's mother, grandparents and grandfather had all come, everyone in the dormitory felt that they must not be casual.

Soon, they bought some fruits and some melon seeds and snacks.

After all, this was different from the time when Peng Chengfan cooked for them. Before, they had helped Peng Chengfan a little, so when Peng Chengfan invited them to dinner, they didn't refuse. Now they were just going there to eat, so they definitely couldn't go empty-handed!

Seeing that several people were determined to buy something, San Tiao waited on the side, but there was no need to buy more. San Tiao stopped them from paying and said, "Okay, that's enough. Let's go!"

It was rare to hear Peng Chengfan urging them on, and this wasn't easy. They dragged themselves along and bought a few more kilograms of red Xiao pears before finally giving up.

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"Hey, a bunch of handsome boys, come in, come in!" Zhao Fangrui heard the voices and went to the yard to greet them. Seeing a group of young men all following San Tiao and calling her grandma, she was immediately delighted.

In particular, two young men said she looked so young!

"Hello, Auntie!" The last few people saw Peng Chengfan's mother in the house. This was another person whose age was really inconsistent with her actual age. If it weren't for the seniority, they would all want to call her sister...

"Come on, here's the last dish! Egg wrapped in tender tofu." Cheng Fugui looked at the young men in the room with a warm smile.

These are all young people with brilliant minds! Students from the imperial capital, pillars of the nation, and he has ten of them!