It took more than an hour.

Master San finally made the egg cake.

"Grandma, Aunt Ju, please try it."

Seeing her grandson bring the cake he had made with great difficulty to her and Chen Ju, Old Madam Chu was moved but also surprised.

"Isn't this made for Mianmian?"

Chen Ju smiled and said jokingly: "Young Master San, you only made one piece. The old lady and I ate it, but there was no soft and fluffy one left."

Chu Yu: "I'm just trying it today. I won't take it to the next door for Mian Mian to eat."

"Master San, I think the egg cake you made today is pretty good. The crust is golden, fluffy and soft. If you add some cream, it will be almost like the ones in the cake shop. Why don't you take it to the next door for Mianmian to try?"

After hearing his explanation, Chen Ju was even more confused.

Chu Yu directly stuffed the plate of cake into Old Madam Chu's hands.

"Third... Uncle San said it would be more appropriate to send it on Monday next week. Aunt Ju, you guys should eat it while it's hot. I'm going back to my room to read."

Look at the grandson's red face. After answering, he turned around and ran back to his room.

Old Madam Chu raised her head and looked at Chen Ju with questioning eyes.

"Xiaoju, is Mianmian's birthday next Monday? I haven't heard Xiaopingzi mention this."

Chen Ju shook her head slightly.

"It's not Mianmian's birthday. Yongcheng told me that Mianmian's birthday is during the Chinese New Year."

Madam Chu: "Then why did Yu'er say that it would be more appropriate to send Mianmian cake on Monday."

After racking her brains for a long time, Chen Ju finally slapped her forehead in sudden realization.

"Madam, I understand. Next Monday is Chinese Valentine's Day. Young people nowadays also call it Valentine's Day."

Chen Ju walked to the kitchen door and stole a glance at the Third Master's room. After confirming that the Third Master had really gone back to his room to read, she returned to Old Madam Chu and continued confidently, "Our Third Master wanted to give Mianmian a Valentine's Day gift."

This is what happened.

After hearing what Chen Ju said, Mrs. Chu felt mixed emotions.

What makes me happy is that my grandson knows how to please girls at the age of thirteen. What worries me is that my son is almost thirty years old and he doesn’t even have a wife.

Thinking of her son who was in his twenties and still a bachelor, Mrs. Chu couldn't help but sigh heavily.

"Xiao Ju, why isn't Huai Jing anxious? My nephew already has someone he likes, but he's almost 30 and still single. If he had half the awareness of Yu'er, I would have two grandsons now, maybe even a granddaughter. I'd be so envious of him to hear Mianmian sweetly calling Xiaopingzi grandma every day."

Chen Ju hurriedly comforted her, "Old Madam, don't worry. It was Third Master who taught you to give gifts to Mian Mian. Third Master knows it well, but you just haven't met the right person yet. Just wait patiently. Who knows, one day Third Master might show up in front of you with a girl."

Madam Chu nodded slightly: "I hope so."

......

At the same time, at Lao Wang's house.

Because it was noon, Chen Huamin and her son had lunch at Lao Wang's house.

Chen Dongxiang and Wang Lanhua cooked lunch together.

Because she didn't know that Chen Huamin and her son were coming today, Chen Dongxiang only fried four vegetarian dishes, beat two eggs, and made rice with some corn kernels.

The plates for rice and dishes were black and looked like they were not washed clean. The dining table was also black, there were some mold spots on the chopsticks, and there was dust on the stools.

"Mother-in-law, future son-in-law, come over for dinner."

Zhang Ruhua invited Chen Huamin and her son with a smile on her face.

"Because I didn't know you were coming today, the family didn't have anything prepared. I hope my mother-in-law and future son-in-law don't mind."

During the collective economy period, Chen Huamin had worked in the fields, done labor, and suffered hardships. She didn't think there was anything wrong with eating simple meals, but when she followed Zhang Ruhua to the dining table and saw the dust on the bench, the mold spots on the chopsticks, and the black bowl on the table, Chen Huamin frowned immediately, took a deep breath, and after some inner struggle, she sat down on the bench in front of her.

While the people in Old Wang's family weren't paying attention to him, Chen Huamin turned his head, glared at his son fiercely, and cursed Yang Shuo in his heart.

Look, this is the person you are looking for, a family of lazy people.

"Mom, why is there no meat? I want to eat meat, I want to eat meat."

Chen Huamin was feeling very upset when Wang Xiaojun, who was sitting opposite her, slammed the table and started making a scene.

When Wang Xiaojun saw that there was no meat on the table, he started crying and smashing the bowl and chopsticks.

Whenever he made a fuss, Zhang Ruhua, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law would surround him.

Zhang Ruhua hurriedly held her precious grandson in her arms and coaxed him.

"Oh, my little ancestor, we have guests here today, so stop making trouble. If you want to eat meat, wait until market day and grandma will buy it for you."

As soon as Yang Shuo got out of bed in the morning, he was dragged to Xiushui Village by Chen Huamin. He was so hungry that his stomach was rumbling. Seeing a plate of fried leek and eggs on the table, he was about to pick up his chopsticks when he saw Chen Dongxiang, who was sitting opposite him, directly picked up the plate of leek and eggs and poured the whole plate into the bowl in front of Wang Xiaojun.

"Little Jun, be good. Although there is no meat, Mom made you some fried eggs with chives."

"Sister-in-law, there are guests here."

Wang Lanhua blushed with shame, feeling that she had been completely disgraced by Chen Dongxiang and her son.

Chen Dongxiang didn't feel embarrassed at all. Instead, she smiled happily at Chen Huamin and her son.

"The child is still growing and needs nutrition. I'm sorry to have embarrassed Director Chen and Yang Shuo."

Chen Dongxiang said this with a smile as she picked up the bowl and fed Wang Xiaojun mouthful by mouthful.

Seeing that Chen Huamin and her son hadn't touched their chopsticks, Chen Dongxiang pointed at the table with the chopsticks she was using to feed Wang Xiaojun and said, "Director Chen, Yang Shuo, hurry up and eat. Don't be so formal."

The only decent dish went into the little fat boy's bowl, so he couldn't even eat it.

Yang Shuo complained in his heart and felt extremely regretful.

He shouldn't have compromised and come to Xiushui Village to propose marriage.

Chen Huamin was also very angry.

The people in the Wang family are not only sloppy, but also have no etiquette for entertaining guests. It would be a disaster to be related to such people.

"I'm not hungry, you guys eat."

Yang Shuo couldn't stand it, so he picked up the black bowl and the moldy chopsticks and reluctantly ate a bowl of rice with vegetables and radishes.

Chen Huamin really couldn't stay any longer. Seeing Wang Chunsheng put down his bowl and chopsticks, he hurriedly explained the purpose of his visit today.

"Comrade Wang Chunsheng, Shuo'er and I came here today to discuss the marriage between Shuo'er and Wang Lanhua with your family."

Ever since she and Yang Shuo started rolling around in the mountains, Wang Lanhua has been eagerly waiting for someone from the Yang family to propose marriage every day. Now, hearing Chen Huamin's words, she was so excited that she suddenly opened her eyes wide and stared at Chen Huamin.