Chapter 21 The Secret in the Box 2

When opening the lower layer of the jewelry box, Shi Xiaoai's breathing almost stopped.

In fact, she already had a feeling when she first weighed the box.

But when she looked at the full box of ten small gold bars, she felt like she couldn't breathe for a moment.

Shi Xiaoai took out a gold bar and looked at it carefully. She found that there was a bank logo on it and the weight was also marked.

She looked at the others and found that each one was the same size, all weighing one hundred grams.

One stick weighs 100 grams, and ten sticks weigh 1 kilogram.

Wow, she couldn’t sleep last night because she was worried about not having money to eat, but today she actually has a kilogram of gold!

At this moment, Xiao Ai really felt like she was in a dream.

She stared at the stuff for a moment longer, then put it away.

It is always true that you should not show off your wealth.

What's more, she is raising a child alone, so she seems to be easy to bully. Therefore, she cannot let anyone know about the existence of this box.

Although these properties looked so tempting, Shi Xiaoai had no intention of using them immediately.

Needless to say, that set of jewelry will definitely be left to Mingrui and Mingxi in the future.

As for gold bars, Shi Xiaoai is not a miser, and she has always understood the importance of capital flow, so she will not have any concerns when she really needs it.

After all, it belongs to her two children, so there is no need to divide them so clearly.

But it's not necessary yet.

Shi Xiaoai was determined to set up the tea stall.

Whether it is useful or not, it has to be said that people will have confidence when they have money.

Shi Xiaoai was in a very good mood at the moment, at least many times better than this time yesterday!

She even took out the bacon and dried beans that the village chief's family had given her, preparing to give them to her and her children to improve their lives in the evening.

Shi Xiaoai first soaked the dried beans, then put the bacon in an iron pot, added half a pot of water and put it on the fire to cook.

Fortunately, Aunt Liu did not forget to bring her a piece of burning coal when she came over just now, so she didn't have to light the fire again.

After finishing all this, she scooped out a bowl of white flour and a bowl of corn flour from the flour bag and skillfully began to knead the flour and make pancakes.

While she was busy, she couldn't help but complain in her heart -

Fortunately, her parents were strict in the beginning, otherwise, after coming to this place, she would probably collapse within three days just doing these housework!

In her previous life, Xiao Ai could be said to have been born with a silver spoon in her mouth. When she was born, her family's chain of restaurants had already spread all over the country, and her father's name was already among the top 50 on the national rich list.

As she grew up, her family's business became better and better, and at least she never had to worry about money.

But because their parents started from scratch, and initially relied on a bun shop to grow to its current scale step by step, they have always been very strict with them.

This strictness includes having to master basic life skills, learning to cook, and being proficient in the family's secret recipe for steamed buns until the buns are approved by both parents.

In the words of their father - when you are rich, your family can provide you with good food and drink, but if you encounter any difficulties, you have to be able to feed yourself!

At this time, Xiao Ai had to admire her parents' foresight, and was also glad that she had not been lazy since she was a child, and she knew a little bit of what she should and shouldn't learn.

While Shi Xiaoai was recalling the past in her mind, her hands did not stop moving, and she soon baked a basket of fluffy and soft pancakes.

She wrapped the pancakes in a clean cloth and placed them next to the stove to keep them warm. Then she cut the cooked bacon into thin slices and stir-fried them with dried beans.

To be honest, bacon and dried beans don't go well together. It would taste better if they were replaced with green onions or winter bamboo shoots. But the problem is that she can't buy those fresh vegetables!

It is not easy to get these two dishes together.

Fortunately, Shi Xiaoai’s cooking skills are good, and the bacon pickled by the old village chief’s family tastes very good.

A few cloves of garlic and two dried chilies, just these two most basic ingredients, the fried bacon is still fragrant, making people drool just by smelling it.

Shi Xiaoai first put the fried dishes into a small plate, and then put the rest into a small enamel bowl.

She covered the small basin with a plate and placed it next to the stove to keep it warm. Then she took the small dish and four pancakes from the bamboo basket and took them to Aunt Liu's house.

Aunt Liu's house was very close to theirs, with only two houses between them. The layout of the two houses was exactly the same, the only difference was that where the Shi family built the flower garden, Aunt Liu's family built two more houses.

This makes the courtyard seem much more cramped, but at the same time the house seems a little more spacious.

When Shi Xiaoai went there, the two children had already woken up. They were rubbing their eyes and looking at Aunt Liu and her husband Wang Aimin moving coal into the yard with a confused look on their faces.

Octavia was the first one to see her.

When he saw Xiao Ai come in, the little boy immediately showed a bright smile on his face, and called out crisply, "Mom!" Then he ran towards her.

She no longer looked as unfamiliar as when she first came.

Mingxi's movements were even faster. She even rushed to Shi Xiaoai's side before her brother.

The little girl's nose twitched as she ran. Before she even called out "Mom," she couldn't help but ask, "What smells so good? Mom, what delicious food did you make?"

As she spoke, she stood on tiptoe to look at the plate she was holding.

Shi Xiaoai quickly turned aside and warned, "Don't spill it. This is for your grandma and grandpa."

"Just give us something to eat? We have everything at home, nothing is lacking. If there's anything delicious, give it to the children first. Why are you being so polite to us?"

Before Shi Xiaoai finished speaking, Liu Hongxiang walked over with her arms folded.

She patted the soot off her hands and complained with a smile.

"I fry a lot, so they can eat it."

As Shi Xiaoai spoke, she followed Liu Hongxiang into the living room and placed the dishes and pancakes on the table.

"Aunt, I fried this with the bacon and dried beans I brought back from the countryside. It should taste pretty good. You and Uncle Wang should try it. If you like it, we'll make it again!"

After saying this, without waiting for Liu Hongxiang to refuse, she took her two children and went home.

But when he reached the door, he was stopped by Wang Aimin, who was still squatting under the eaves stacking coal.

"Xiao Ai, wait a moment, don't leave so quickly, I have something to ask you."

Shi Xiaoai quickly agreed and stopped, but at the same time she began to have doubts in her heart.

On the first night after she returned from the countryside, Aunt Liu and Uncle Wang came to her house to talk to her for a while and also gave them some gifts.

That was the first time Xiao Ai met Uncle Wang, and her only impression of him was that he was a man of few words.

She remembered that the couple stayed at her house for almost an hour that night, and all the conversation was done by her and Aunt Liu. Uncle Wang only hummed a few times from beginning to end and didn't say another word.

Such a clumsy person suddenly stopped her to ask questions...

What do you want to ask?