Chapter 44 A Little Sycophant

Ma Xiulian, who was chopping vegetables in the kitchen, immediately put down the knife and walked out quickly, just in time to catch her granddaughter who rushed towards her like a cannonball.

She picked her up and gave her a big kiss on her chubby little face: "Grandma's sweet baby, I've missed you so much!"

Helian Jiao hugged her grandmother's neck, rubbing her little head against her, saying, "I want milk too~"

Anyone who didn't know better would think the grandfather and grandson hadn't seen each other for a year or two, rather than having been separated for less than a day.

Chen Erbao wasn't as clingy and affectionate as his sister. Carrying a small bucket, he proudly showed off, saying, "Grandma, look, these are the fish, shrimp, and crabs I caught."

Seeing that her second brother wanted to monopolize the fruits of their labor, Helian Jiao quickly said in her childish voice, "I caught some too!"

Ma Xiulian smiled and praised her, "Our little darling is amazing!"

The little princess proudly raised her chin and exclaimed, "I'm super awesome!"

After saying that, he looked at Chen Erbao and added, "Second Brother is also amazing, but he's still not as amazing as me."

Although she was small and her hands were small, she couldn't pick them up as quickly as her second brother, but she scared all the fish and shrimp into a daze!

That's why she's the most amazing!

Chen Erbao had no interest in arguing with his sister about who was the best; he just wanted to eat fish, shrimp, and crab.

So he looked at his grandmother with a fawning expression and said, "Grandma, let's fry some small fish for dinner tonight."

Fried small fish are easy to make, but they use a lot of oil!

When the Chen family cooks, they only use a tiny bit of lard, about the size of a thumb, to dip the bottom of the pan.

Sure enough, Ma Xiulian's face darkened upon hearing this: "Where would we get so much oil for you to fry small fish?! We'll just make fish soup, take it or leave it."

That brat doesn't know how expensive firewood and salt are until he's in charge of the household!

Helian Jiao's bright and cheerful face immediately dimmed when she heard that the fragrant fried small fish had turned into tasteless fish soup: "I don't want to drink fish soup, I want to eat fried small fish."

Ma Xiulian couldn't bear to see her granddaughter unhappy, and her mood changed in the blink of an eye. "My sweet baby wants to eat fried small fish, so Grandma will fry small fish for her!"

Helian Jiao's chubby little face lit up again, and she said happily, "I want to eat the kind coated in flour like last time."

Ma Xiulian readily agreed: "Okay, okay, Grandma will coat my little darling in flour and fry him until he's crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and he'll smell delicious."

Chen Erbao immediately started complaining, feeling wronged: "Grandma, you're being unfair!"

Ma Xiulian glanced at him indifferently and asked, "So, are you still going to eat fried small fish?"

Chen Erbao immediately stopped complaining and said with a big smile, "Eat! Grandma, don't worry, when I grow up I will definitely take good care of you! I will feed you rice and braised pork every day!"

He can come up with compliments so easily, it's obvious he's done it countless times.

But everyone loves to hear nice words, and Ma Xiulian was no exception. She smiled and glared at him, saying, "You little sycophant."

This grandson is exactly like his mother, Zhou Zhaodi; he's incredibly clever.

Helian Jiao, not to be outdone, said, "Grandma, I'll give you meat to eat every day too!"

In the little princess's eyes, only meat is the most precious food.

Ma Xiulian's smile widened. "Okay, Grandma will wait. Play with your older brother and sister for a while, and Grandma will fry some small fish for you."

Of course, she wouldn't be willing to lavishly waste something as precious as lard.

I only fried a small plate of fish, and used the rest to make soup, adding a small spoonful of the oil from frying the fish to the soup.

Moreover, she counted out the number of fish frying for each small plate.

One pack each for the three grandsons, one pack each for Zhou Zhaodi who was breastfeeding and Li Chunhua who was pregnant, and three packs for the baby.

I'm experiencing some writer's block, so the second update will be a little late. Those of you who need to get up early won't have to wait!

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