Chapter 6 Don't let my thin appearance fool you, I'm all muscle.
Wang Huiting was carefully considering the gift list, treating it as a very important task.
She usually doesn't have a say at home, and this is the first time she has participated in such a big decision. Although the name came to mind as soon as Su Ruyi mentioned it, she still carefully considered it for a long time before solemnly writing it down.
After so many years of studying, this was the first time Wang Huiting had written so carefully, each stroke meticulously executed.
"Do you think this list is acceptable?"
Wang Huiting nervously handed over the list, her eyes filled with anticipation.
Su Ruyi was peeling longan in her hand. She tilted her head and glanced around. There were eight people in total, half of whom were factory leaders and the other half were neighbors and friends.
The list of factory leaders included not only their names but also their positions, making it easy to understand.
"That's fine then. You can add anything we forgot later. Besides longan, bring some other fruits as well."
Wang Huiting happily agreed, then thought for a moment and added:
"With so many rare fruits, if we packaged them in a nice basket, it would look even better and more upscale!"
"Great idea, let's do it that way."
Wang Huiting's face flushed with excitement after receiving the affirmation.
"Then I'll go to the street to buy baskets now? A classmate of mine's family makes baskets, and they're really good. They're not expensive either. If I buy a lot, they might give me a discount."
Wang Huiting is an impatient person. This time, without waiting for Su Ruyi's reply, she ran outside to ask her mother for money.
Wang Huiting rattled off an explanation to Li Mei, not forgetting to add at the end, "That's what my older sister said too."
Li Mei was about to say something, but stopped abruptly upon hearing this and told Wang Huizhen to go inside and get the money for her.
Li Mei thought for a moment, put down her work, walked in, and looked at Su Ruyi, saying:
"Ruyi, what about your grandma..."
Su Ruyi immediately made a stop gesture: "These were all prepared by my mother, there's no share for them."
Ms. Su Ying had no good feelings towards that family. She knew what kind of people they were when she married Tong Aihua. It was only because they were far away that she knew there would be so many problems.
Over the years, Tong Aihua sent money to Su Ruyi, and Su Ruyi said a lot of hurtful things in return.
Su Ruyi felt even less emotional. Besides, her father had only been missing for a short time, yet he was already eager to rob her. She must be stupid to get close to that side.
Wang Huiting took the money and quickly ran to buy baskets. As soon as the food was ready, she returned home with a large pile of baskets.
Li Mei's cooking skills are excellent; the large table of dishes looks extremely tempting.
Braised pork belly, braised pork belly with tofu, stir-fried dried radish with cured pork, stir-fried chili with cured sausage, blanched bok choy, and pork rib and winter melon soup.
The aroma had long since invaded Su Ruyi's nose, forcing her to resist the urge to start eating even with the strongest willpower.
Tong Yunyun's eyes never left the food on the table. Although she liked longan, she preferred meat to fruit!
Wow, this is just like Chinese New Year! No, we don't even eat this well during Chinese New Year!
Tong Yunyun was overjoyed. If Su Ruyi hadn't been watching her closely, she would have already tried it out.
Li Mei wiped her hands on her apron, always somewhat cautious around Su Ruyi.
"My cooking skills aren't great, I just made something quick and easy, please make do with it and don't mind."
Su Ruyi widened her eyes dramatically: "Aunt Mei, if you call your cooking not very good, then there's no one in the world who can cook well. Just by the aroma alone, it must be pretty good!"
"I'm glad you don't mind."
"If I still find fault with this skill, then I'd be incredibly ungrateful."
Su Ruyi didn't stand on ceremony. Seeing that everyone was seated, she invited everyone to start eating and then picked up a piece of braised pork with her chopsticks.
It melts in your mouth, leaving a lingering fragrance, rich yet not greasy, and a feast for the eyes, nose, and palate.
"Aunt Mei, your cooking skills are absolutely amazing! If you opened a shop, you would definitely be surrounded by customers."
This time, Su Ruyi's praise was genuine and sincere, without any pretense.
Seeing this, Li Mei felt relieved and laughed, "It's not as good as you say. I only know how to order home-style dishes, nothing fancy."
"Aunt Mei, your biggest flaw is that you're too modest. If I had that skill, I'd walk with my head held high."
Originally, Su Ruyi was only ordered to come and take a look. After finishing her business, she planned to leave. However, after the meal, Su Ruyi was reluctant to part with Li Mei's cooking skills.
Su Ruyi can cook, and the taste is passable, but she is very lazy to cook. She only cooks a few meals when she feels like it, at most once a day, and she gives up after no more than a month.
Therefore, she used to hire someone to cook for her at home because she was tired of takeout and didn't like eating out all the time.
The biggest problem she faces now is getting food; she really doesn't want to cook for herself.
Especially given her current financial situation, the cooking environment must be very poor.
She's a poor student with many different types of stationery, and while she rarely cooks, she needs to have everything she needs. She only feels comfortable cooking in a nice and convenient kitchen; otherwise, she has absolutely no desire to cook.
Li Mei had never been praised like that before, and her ears turned red.
"If you think it's good, I'll make it for you from now on."
Su Ruyi smiled and said, "Okay, you said it yourself."
Wang Huizhen and Wang Huiting were stunned. Her mother's cooking was indeed delicious, but Su Ruyi was too good at praising people. They had never seen someone so generous with praise.
However, what shocked them even more was Su Ruyi's appetite, because Su Ruyi had said in advance that she had a large appetite, and Li Mei had prepared more food for her.
When guests come to our home, we always prepare more food than less; it's a basic principle of hospitality.
On top of that, Li Mei cooked for at least three more people, but Su Ruyi ate it all. In the end, she even asked for some noodles with the vegetable broth before saying she was done.
Tong Yunyun tried to imitate her at first, but soon gave up and just watched her eat.
The little guy kept glancing at Su Ruyi's belly, wondering how she could eat so much but still have such a flat stomach!
Li Mei looked worried, but she didn't want to ask, otherwise it would seem like she didn't want to give her any.
Su Ruyi also sensed it, but she didn't care. This was all she could eat. If she cared about other people's opinions, she would go hungry and wouldn't be able to use her strength, which was absolutely unacceptable.
Su Ruyi ate to her heart's content: "I'm strong, so I can eat a lot."
Wang Huiting exclaimed, "Your figure makes it impossible to tell!"
Judging by appearance alone, Wang Huiting thought she could easily take down Su Ruyi, but in reality... they had all witnessed what happened today.
Su Ruyi wasn't short, standing at 1.68 meters, but she had a small frame and head, slender and delicate, and looked very fragile.
In the south, besides being taller, they would be considered small and thin; here, they appear even thinner and weaker.
Su Ruyi rolled up her sleeves and strained her wrists, revealing the clearly defined muscles in her originally slender arms.
"Don't let my thinness fool you, I'm all muscle."
Before gaining power, Su Ruyi wasn't the thin type she appeared to be. She had inherited some of her mother's physical abilities; she just had a small frame and looked delicate.
Tong Yunyun looked on with envy: "I need to eat more too!"
After finishing her meal, Su Ruyi wanted to take a shower. She felt like she was about to spoil. If there hadn't been no private bathroom, she would have taken a shower long ago. She just forced herself to finish her meal first.
Qing Province is located in the northern part of the country, and people here are accustomed to going to public bathhouses to bathe.
Su Ruyi was unwilling at all, but she had no choice but to adapt to the circumstances.
She went to university in the north, and the dormitory didn't have a private bathroom. There were only two water rooms on each floor, so she had to go to a public bathhouse to take a shower.
Su Ruyi persevered for a semester. Although she could adapt and didn't say she couldn't go into the bathhouse, she still wasn't used to it.
However, the private bathhouse was too far from the school, and taking the bus back and forth made it feel like the bath was a waste of time, so I just made do.
However, in her second semester, she bought a house near the school, solving the problem. She sold the house upon graduating and made a profit.
Now it's back to normal.
Tong Yunyun took the child to the bathhouse; the kid was practically rotten. He was always running around outside, covered in sweat and stench, and didn't like going to the bathhouse. Su Ruyi dragged him away.
On the way, Tong Yunyun was still unhappy, saying that she had just washed herself a couple of days ago, but Su Ruyi shut her up with an ice cream.
Along the way, many people pointed at her and talked behind her back, but Su Ruyi pretended not to see them.
Upon arriving at the bathhouse, Tong Yunyun awkwardly followed Su Ruyi to the women's bathroom. Someone saw this and laughed:
"Isn't this Tong Yunyun? Aren't you a boy? What are you doing in the women's bathroom? You're all grown up now, are you trying to be a pervert?"
Tong Yunyun's face flushed red: "No, I'm going to the men's bathroom, you've got the wrong person!"
As she was saying this, she started to walk towards the men's bathroom, but Su Ruyi grabbed her arm.
"What are you doing? You just agreed and you're already backing out? This is deserting your post."
That person was just laughing at Tong Yunyun, and even dragged the person who was going to take a shower along to point and whisper about her.
Tong Yunyun felt even more embarrassed. She pursed her lips and stubbornly said, "I'm not going to wash anymore. I'll wait for you outside."
"Hey, don't refuse! Go to the men's side, so those grown men can see if you have a little calf... Ah! What are you doing!"
Su Ruyi pulled out a towel and slapped it across the man's face, causing him to cry out in pain.
Su Ruyi said coldly, "If you can't speak properly, then shut up!"
"Who do you think you are! How dare you hit me? Do you know whose territory this is?!" The woman was furious and covered her face, about to retaliate, but was pulled back by the people next to her.
Why are you pulling me!
The woman glared at her companion, who quickly whispered a few words in her ear. The woman's eyes widened, and her gaze towards Su Ruyi changed.
"Hmph, forget it, I'm too lazy to argue with a country bumpkin like you. You're so uncouth." With that, he turned and left.
Tong Yunyun lowered her head, not wanting Su Ruyi to see her expression.
Are you still going to take a shower?
Tong Yunyun shook her head.
Su Ruyi didn't force the issue this time; she had indeed overlooked it earlier.
"Then you can go back now, don't wait for me."
Since she was already there, Su Ruyi was determined to get a proper bath; she didn't like having someone waiting for her.
Tong Yunyun then looked up: "Didn't you want me to go?"
“But you’re not happy about it.” Su Ruyi patted her head. “Alright, I’m going in. If I don’t take a shower soon, I’ll stink to death.”
Su Ruyi changed her name tag and prepared to enter the bathhouse, and Tong Yunyun followed her.
Su Ruyi didn't say anything, but Tong Yunyun took the initiative to defend herself:
"Boys my age, like so-and-so, also went to the women's bathhouse with their mothers."
Su Ruyi: "..."
Tong Yunyun is already ten years old!
Damn it, is she even allowed to take a shower?!
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