Reborn in the 1980s: Old Madam Abandons her Ungrateful Children and Husband

In her previous life, Old Lady Li toiled her entire life for her family. She raised three children and brought up her grandchildren, never enjoying a single day of peace. Yet, her sacrifices were n...

Chapter 310

When Grandpa Li and Grandma Yu heard that their daughter learned how to make snow skin mooncakes while helping out in a pastry shop, they felt sorry for her.

Their Su Su has really suffered a lot.

Li Yunshu demonstrated the method first. She rolled the red bean paste into a ball, pressed the snow skin ball into a thin pancake, rolled the red bean paste with the pancake skin, closed the mouth, and then put it into the mooncake mold and pressed it. She tapped the mold twice on the chopping board, and the finished snow skin mooncake fell out of the mold and fell onto the chopping board.

This mold is for making normal mooncakes, so it is a bit bigger and has a peony pattern.

Although the snow skin mooncakes are not small and delicate enough, the white, glutinous and crystal clear snow skin, with the red of the red bean paste filling, is still very beautiful.

"Look, it's done." Li Yunshu put the soft and glutinous snow skin mooncake in the palm of his hand and showed it to everyone.

"Wow, so beautiful." Li Xiaoyu said with sparkling eyes.

Li Zhenzhen nodded vigorously, "It's really beautiful. The red color of the red bean paste can be seen through. It's really crystal clear, like ice."

Li Yunshu said, "The skin of this snowy mooncake is cooked, so you can eat it as soon as it's done. You don't even need to bake it."

"Mom and Dad, who wants to try it first?" Li Yunshu asked his parents.

Mr. Li glanced at his wife and said with a smile, "Let your mother try it first."

"mom."

Old Mrs. Yu picked up the snow skin mooncake with a smile. The soft and glutinous feel of it made her imagine how soft and chewy it would be when she put it in her mouth.

Old Mrs. Yu took a bite and found the red bean filling.

The crust is soft and chewy, and the red bean paste filling is soft and sweet, just the taste and texture she likes.

"It's delicious, not too sweet, and soft. It suits my taste very well as an old lady."

When Mr. Li heard his wife say this, he quickly said, "Shushu, hurry up and make another one for Dad to try."

Li Yunshu smiled and said yes, and quickly made a snow skin mooncake. Mr. Li ate it and praised it highly.

The whole family enjoyed snow skin mooncakes together in a warm and joyful atmosphere.

Mr. Li's mooncake leaked and was laughed at by the old lady.

The Gu family came at this time.

"Hey, what are you doing? It's so lively." Old Mrs. Mu walked into the house and said.

"Uncle Li, Aunt Yu, Sister Yunshu." Gu Zhenyuan, wearing a white shirt, carrying a bottle of Moutai and a box of mooncakes, greeted them one by one.

Li Yunshu's two children were also introduced one by one.

When Mrs. Yu saw the old sisters coming, she waved and said, "Wanxing, come and try the snow skin mooncakes we made. Old Li is so clumsy and greedy that he squeezed the filling into the mooncakes and broke them."

"What's snow skin mooncake?" Mu Wanxing walked forward and asked.

Mrs. Yu explained, "This is a mooncake recipe that Shushu learned when she was a kid helping out at a pastry shop. It's both beautiful and delicious."

"Look at these mooncakes, aren't they beautiful?"

Old Mrs. Yu pointed at the mooncakes on the white porcelain plate and said.

Mrs. Mu snapped and said, “Oh my god, this is a mooncake. It’s so beautiful.”

Mr. Gu walked to the table with Gu Zhenyuan, and saw the moon cakes on the white porcelain plate, his face was also surprised.

This was the first time they had seen such crystal clear mooncakes. The crust was so transparent that you could see the filling inside. It was really beautiful.

"Shushu is so skillful that she can make such beautiful mooncakes." Old Mrs. Mu looked at Li Yunshu and praised.

Li Yunshu held up the mooncake mold and said, "The molds are beautiful, so the mooncakes made from them are also beautiful."

"Come here, Old Gu, try the mooncakes I made." Old Master Li brought the mooncakes with exposed fillings that he made to Old Master Gu.

Mr. Gu looked at the mooncake with broken filling in front of him, took a step back, and said with disgust: "I don't want to eat the ugly mooncake you made. I want to eat the beautiful one."

Mr. Li: "Hey, you old boy, you're disgusted by the mooncakes I made myself."

Mr. Gu said, "I do dislike it. If you don't dislike it, you can eat it yourself."

Mr. Li: “…”

Li Yunshu smiled and picked up the plate of mooncakes. "Come on, Uncle Gu, Aunt Mu, and Zhenyuan, try this snowy mooncake and see how it tastes."

The three members of the Gu family each took one and said it was delicious.

Even Gu Zhenyuan, who doesn't like sweets very much, ate two snow skin mooncakes in a row.

When Mrs. Mu saw this, she nudged her husband with her elbow and said, "Look, Old Gu, your son has eaten two mooncakes. He never ate mooncakes or sweets before."

Old Man Gu looked at his son and said, "It's true that when you live long enough, you can see everything. In my lifetime, I can actually see my son eating mooncakes, and he ate two at a time."

Gu Zhenyuan: “…”

No, do they really need to?

He only ate two mooncakes, but the two old men were acting like a double act, which made him feel very embarrassed.

"Is that so exaggerated?" Li Yunshu said with a smile.

Old Lady Mu said, "Shushu, you don't know that Zhenyuan has never liked sweets since he was a child. When he was five years old, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, your Uncle Gu bought some mooncakes and brought them home. He refused to eat them no matter what."

"Your Uncle Gu always said that children shouldn't be picky about food, so he insisted on making him eat. He cried while he ate, and he felt so wronged, as if your Uncle Gu was forcing him to eat poison."

Gu Zhenyuan: "Mom!"

Could she please not mention his embarrassing childhood moments in front of Sister Yunshu and the younger generations? Doesn't he care about his reputation?

Li Zhenzhen smiled and said, "My uncle Gu, who doesn't eat sweets, ate two mooncakes today. It seems that the mooncakes made by my aunt are really delicious."

Gu Zhenyuan glanced at Li Yunshu, nodded, and said, "This snow skin mooncake made by Sister Yunshu is indeed delicious, and not too sweet."

Li Yunshu looked at Gu Zhenyuan and said, "Since you like it, take some back later. Put this mooncake in a sealed container in the refrigerator. It can be kept for three or four days."

Gu Zhenyuan nodded.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Li Boyan finally arrived home.

The soup stock and dishes for the shabu-shabu are all ready, so you can eat at any time.

Before the meal, Li Boyan also ate two snow skin mooncakes. He heard that these snow skin mooncakes can be kept fresh in the refrigerator for three or four days, so he was asked to save a few for the army to eat.

Li Boyan was about to leave after dinner because he had an important meeting to attend tomorrow morning.

The only time he came back was to celebrate the festival with his family and have a reunion dinner that was not very reunion-like.

After all, the eldest brother and his family of four haven't come back, so this certainly can't be considered a reunion.

Two copper pots were prepared for hot pot. The tender lamb was hot in the copper pot for a few seconds, then taken out and coated with sesame paste with soy milk, green onions and coriander. It tasted so fresh and fragrant.