In my previous life, I was the only daughter of the imperial merchant Shen Mansion. I married into the Crown Prince's residence, only to be killed by the man who shared my bed.
Reborn at ...
"Cousin Ze! Sister Huaiyu! Eat tangyuan! Eat tangyuan!" Ning Jie'er was immediately attracted and pulled Yan Ge'er over.
Shen Huaijin looked at the couple standing side by side, then at the two little ones drooling over the pot of glutinous rice balls, and shook his head helplessly with a smile: "Well, they're really good at being third wheels, shining brightly and even having a natural foodie attribute." He resignedly took out his money pouch, "Boss, five bowls, please! One bowl without peanuts, and one with extra sesame seeds!" He remembered that his sister didn't like peanuts, and Xiao Ze seemed to prefer sesame seeds more.
The five sat around a simple table, holding warm, plump, white glutinous rice balls. Shen Huaiyu blew on them gently, carefully biting open the soft, chewy skin, revealing the sweet black sesame filling. Xiao Ze scooped up a sesame-covered glutinous rice ball from his bowl and placed it naturally into Shen Huaiyu's bowl, saying softly, "This one has a lot of sesame."
Looking at the extra glutinous rice balls in her bowl, and then at Xiao Ze's smiling eyes, Shen Huaiyu felt that they were even sweeter than the rice balls in the bowl. She softly hummed in agreement, lowered her head and ate them in small bites, unable to suppress the smile on her lips.
Looking at his younger sister's sweet little face, and then at the undisguised doting in Xiao Ze's eyes, Shen Huaijin's slight "sister-obsessed" jealousy turned into relief. He picked up the bowl, took a big gulp of sweet soup, and raised an eyebrow at Xiao Ze with a smile: "Brother Ze, do you like these Jiangnan-style glutinous rice balls?"
Xiao Ze looked at his fiancée beside him, her cheeks flushed as she ate small bites of glutinous rice balls, and then at the steaming sweetness in the bowl. He nodded sincerely, his voice gentle yet firm:
“Excellent. The scenery and customs of Jiangnan suit my taste perfectly.” Especially the person in front of me.