The old man came over, smelling the fragrance all the way. After entering the kitchen, he said, "Old woman, what are you doing? Why have I never smelled this smell before?"

Wang smiled and said, "Your precious granddaughter has come up with some new food idea, and now you've dragged me over to study it. I still don't know how to eat this red thing!"

The old man looked at the pot of red oil base on the stove. It looked spicy, so he said, "Qibao, how do you eat this?"

Qibao said, "This isn't something you can eat right away. It's called a hot pot, used to immerse meat. It must taste delicious. We'll have this tonight."

"Okay, then grandpa will have a treat tonight." The old man said with a smile. Although he didn't know what hot pot was, but since Qibao said it was delicious, it must be delicious.

Next, Qibao asked Jin Pozi and Yin Pozi to prepare more vegetables, vermicelli, and several kinds of meat slices. The portions were sufficient to feed the whole family.

Qibao took out the small stove at home, added some charcoal, took out a small iron pot and put it on the stove, then put the prepared base ingredients on it, and poured the cooked chicken soup directly into the iron pot.

At this time, Xiaowu and Shierwei had already finished school. Judging from their expressions, they did not look unhappy at all as they did in the morning. Instead, they had happy smiles on their faces.

The old man asked, "Xiao Liu, you looked unhappy when I sent you to school this morning. Why are you so happy now?"

"Grandpa, the teacher praised me today, saying that I can learn something quickly and faster than any of them!" Xiaoliu said proudly.

The old man said, "You've already started learning to read at home, so naturally you're better than those who haven't learned to read. What's there to be proud of? There are many people smarter than you. You just have a few advantages over them. Don't show off."

"Oh! I understand, grandpa." Xiaoliu replied somewhat unwillingly.

The old man said, "Okay, wait until your brother and the others come back, and then we'll have dinner."