Zhu Xiuhua and the others were still waiting for her to go back for dinner. Fang Yan didn't stay long. She just briefly told Aunt De what had happened at the Fang family's house that afternoon, and then went home.
"Grandma, here!" As soon as she stepped into the house, she saw Xiaoyu hand something to Zhu Xiuhua.
Zhu Xiuhua didn't react immediately, and exclaimed, "Ah!" "What is that?"
"A gift for my grandmother."
Little Fish placed the items in Zhu Xiuhua's hands. "Grandma, this is beef jerky. It's super delicious. Mom made it. She said that after we finish this, she doesn't know when we'll be able to eat it again."
Of the beef I bought last time, Fang Yan kept a few pounds to use for hot pot when it got cold. The rest was either braised or made into beef jerky and given away.
Indeed, there was no beef jerky left in the kitchen.
So when I gave the last two pieces of beef jerky to Xiaoyuzai and Qibei as prizes, I casually mentioned it to them, so that these two little foodies wouldn't ask for beef jerky as a prize next time.
Occasionally, if the two of them did something praiseworthy, Fang Yan would let them choose their own prize.
Good heavens!
Ever since they tasted beef, these two foodies have always opted for beef jerky or braised beef.
The last piece of beef jerky was given to them the day before yesterday; Fang Yan thought they had already eaten it.
Surprisingly, he actually put it away.
Fang Yan, who was standing nearby, explained the whole story to Zhu Xiuhua.
Zhu Xiuhua was overjoyed and felt a warm glow in her heart. She hugged the little fish and kissed it passionately, saying, "Grandma's precious grandson is so good! You are Grandma's little darling."
Fang Yan was stunned by the unexpected turn of events; she had thought Zhu Xiuhua was an introverted person.
Or is it that, regardless of their personality, all grandparents are powerless against adorable babies, thus touching their emotional nerves?
With great difficulty, Little Fish struggled out of Zhu Xiuhua's suffocating love and looked towards the room. "Qibei, it's your turn."
Fang Yan turned around and saw that he was slowly moving towards her, like an ant crawling, with a piece of beef jerky in his mouth.
Then, with a pained expression, it placed the beef jerky on Zhu Xiuhua's lap, patted it with its paw, and barked softly at Zhu Xiuhua twice, "Woof woof woof..."
A young translator quickly helped translate, "Grandma, Qibei said she's giving you her beef jerky too."
Upon hearing this, Qibei glared at him resentfully. "Was it something I wanted to give you?"
You forced me to do this!
You said, if I couldn't bear to give my grandma the best gift, I'd be a good dog.
It's infuriating!
How can there be such a bad child?
If he wants to give it away, he can do it himself. Why force him?
It wasn't familiar with its grandmother...
"Pfft haha..."
Seeing Qibei looking like it was about to cry from the pain, Fang Yan couldn't help but burst into laughter. She hugged Qibei and stroked the fur on its big head, saying, "You and Xiaoyuzai did a fantastic job today. Next time we have beef, I'll make you beef jerky again."
No wonder Qibei and Xiaoyuzai had a fight just now.
Beef jerky is Qibei's absolute favorite food.
How could they not argue when the little fish asked him to deliver the beef jerky to Zhu Xiuhua?
Hearing Fang Yan say that, Qi Bei's pained expression lessened a little, but she still couldn't help but glance at her own piece of beef jerky again.
Why!
I miscalculated.
If I had known it would eventually belong to someone else, I should have eaten it a couple of days ago.
Qibei's pained expression was inexplicably cute and funny, making Fang Yan burst into laughter again...
Qibei is actually not stingy.
However, it is only generous to people it has a very good relationship with, such as Fang Yan;
For example, small fish.
Occasionally, when the little fish annoys it, it becomes less willing to be kind to it.
Fang Yan has always been quite generous.
It had only just met Zhu Xiuhua and had no real feelings for her. How could it not feel heartbroken to give her its absolute favorite food?
Both mischievous kids and furry friends are so adorable.
Fang Yan was so happy that she drank an extra half bowl of seaweed soup, and then gave it to Zhu Xiuhua, saying, "Mom, don't be reluctant to eat it. The weather isn't very cold yet. We have to finish all these dishes tonight, otherwise they'll spoil by tomorrow."
Zhu Xiuhua hadn't eaten plain white rice in years. Holding the bowl of white rice that exuded a rich aroma, she ate it with great relish, even without any side dishes.
Hearing Fang Yan say that all the dishes had to be eaten tonight, I immediately felt that this child was too wasteful. "Just put a bucket in the well, how could it break?"
“The well at home is a rocking well, you can’t lift anything,” Fang Yan said, frantically piling shredded meat and other things into her bowl. “Xiaoyu and I were abused at the Zhang family before, and our health isn’t very good. We get stomach aches easily from eating leftovers. You also need to take care of your health, so you can’t eat leftovers either. From now on, all the food in our house must be eaten on the same day.”
Fang Yan prepared the food according to their appetite; they could finish it if they ate a normal amount.
She was worried that Zhu Xiuhua would be reluctant to eat it and would insist on saving it for two or three meals.
Zhu Xiuhua wanted to continue persuading her, but Fang Yan convinced her instead, saying, "Mom, we can discuss other things, but you have to listen to me on this matter."
Without a refrigerator or kitchen cabinets, the food just hangs in the basket. Who knows if any bugs, cockroaches, or rats have crawled over and eaten it?
Fang Yan absolutely disagreed with eating leftovers under such rudimentary storage conditions.
From a health perspective, she has always disapproved of eating leftovers.
So ever since she started living alone with her son, Xiaoyuzai, she rarely even eats leftovers.
As soon as she hardened her stance, Zhu Xiuhua indeed stopped talking and began to eat heartily.
The rice was just harvested; it's the freshest late-season rice, and it smells wonderful.
Add two spoonfuls of the stir-fried shredded pork sauce, and it's even better.
Moreover, both the shredded pork and the squirrel fish are extremely delicious dishes.
Having eaten Fang Yan's cooking twice before, Fang Jie knew her culinary skills. In addition, he had eaten a very full lunch, so he was much better tonight and ate in a much gentler manner.
When Zhu Xiuhua ate Fang Yan's cooking for the first time, she was amazed by both Fang Yan's culinary skills and the taste of the dishes, and she was extremely busy.
As she was eating, she suddenly started crying again, which startled Fang Yan. "Mom, what's wrong with you now?"
My cheap mom is really made of water; she always bursts into tears at the drop of a hat.
Zhu Xiuhua raised her hand to wipe away her tears, "I thought I would never be able to eat such delicious white rice in my whole life. I never thought I could live such a happy life."
These are tears of happiness.
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