After settling her parents, Yun Qianran took Zhuang Tingyun back to the room. Seeing that she was in a bad mood, Zhuang Tingyun sat beside her and hugged her.
Yun Qianran leaned into his arms, pressed against his chest, and slowly closed her eyes.
"It's okay, ma'am. Your husband will take care of you from now on." Zhuang Tingyun patted her back gently to comfort her.
Yun Qianran nodded barely perceptibly. You can cherish the things you have lost, but you cannot let them affect your original life.
She leaned in Zhuang Tingyun's arms, her breathing gradually becoming even. Zhuang Tingyun slowly held her and lay down on the bed. They both closed their eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
When Yibao, Jinbao and Nuanbao heard that their grandparents had returned home, they also ran to the ancestral temple to pay their respects. They also picked fruits from the orchard behind the Yun family and brought them to their grandparents.
"Where are Dad and Mom?" Yibao asked curiously.
Yun Shenghui pinched their cheeks and said, "Your mother should go back to her room to rest. Don't disturb her."
Yibao rolled his eyes to show that he understood, "Thank you, cousin."
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Mom may not be too tired, but seeing the tablets of grandparents will definitely affect her mood, and they can understand that feeling.
Yibao pulled his younger brother and sister and ran straight to the kitchen. He was going to make something delicious for his mother, thinking about what dishes his mother often cooked for them when they were abroad.
Fish-flavored shredded pork and mapo tofu, these two are my mother's favorite dishes.
Yibao asked the uncles and aunts in the kitchen to help. The people in the kitchen knew the three of them and coaxed them with a smile, "Okay, little master, you go out and wait first. I will call you when it is done. The kitchen smells strong, don't let the fumes get on you."
Yibao's cute little nose wrinkled. He really didn't like the smell of the kitchen, but he was worried, "Uncle, can you make shredded pork with fish flavor?"
He heard that these two dishes were the basic dishes of Shu cuisine, but they were also the most difficult to make. Chefs outside of Shu might not be able to make them successfully.
"Young master, please underestimate us. Wait for us to show you our skills." The chef pretended to be angry and immediately ordered people to cut the vegetables.
Yibao was watching from the side. He found that the steps of the chef in cutting vegetables and preparing dishes were almost the same as his mother's. He felt relieved and said, "Wow, uncle is really good. Let's go out and wait for him."
"Haha, now you know how powerful it is?" The chef laughed. Knowing where Yibao came from, he knew what kind of cooking method the other party wanted to eat. Authentic Shu fish-flavored shredded pork, that wouldn't be easy.
Yun Qianran hugged Zhuang Tingyun and felt that she slept very soundly.
When she opened her eyes, she could even smell the aroma of food coming from outside the house.
It felt like when she was living with her parents, she would hear them calling her to get up and eat every day when she woke up.
Her eyes sparkled as she propped herself up on the bed. Zhuang Tingyun opened his eyes at the right moment, "What's wrong, Madam?"
"It smells very good." Yun Qianran closed her eyes slightly and sniffed the air.
There was an incomprehensible light flashing in Zhuang Tingyun's eyes, and it was indeed very fragrant.
"Is it Yibao and the others?"
He stood up, put his clothes in order, and helped Yun Qianran up again, "Madam, be careful."
Yun Qianran held his wrist and rolled her eyes at him, "I'm not that weak."
She quickly stepped forward and opened the door.
"Mom, you're awake, and Dad, come out and eat."
Yibao, Jinbao and Nuanbao turned to look at them at the same time.
The three babies had smiles on their faces and their eyes were filled with gentle pampering.
"Fish-flavored pork shreds, mapo tofu, boiled fish, and mao xu wang. Who taught you how to cook these dishes?"
"We are our mother's biological sons, how can we not know what our mother likes to eat?"
Yibao trotted over to her, took her arm and walked to the dining table, "Mom, please sit down and eat while it's hot."
Zhuang Tingyun followed them and sat next to Yun Qianran. "The Yun family's chefs are really good."
Even just by smelling the food, he could tell that these dishes were the most authentic Sichuan cuisine.
Yun Qianran picked up a piece of shredded meat and put it in her mouth, muttering, "It's really good."
The taste is exactly the same as what her mother made back then.
As she ate, tears welled up in her eyes again, but when she thought of her three children around her, she suppressed her emotions.
"Mom." Yibao and the other two saw her eyes.
Yun Qianran forced a smile on her sad face, "Baby, stop looking at mommy, you guys eat too."
Yibao was stunned, "Okay, Mom."
He picked up chopsticks and invited his younger brother and sister to start eating. Jinbao and Nuanbao wanted to move, but when they saw Yun Qianran's expression that was obviously not right, they couldn't bring themselves to eat.
"I'm sorry, Mom." Yibao lowered his head. He realized that he seemed to have done something wrong.
"It's okay, it's not your fault." Yun Qianran rubbed his head. She was just comforting herself, but she couldn't let it go so quickly.
Zhuang Tingyun took the initiative to pick up some food and fed it to her mouth, "Madam, open your mouth."
Yun Qianran opened her mouth obediently, and Zhuang Tingyun continued to feed her after she finished eating.
The three babies laughed happily when they saw that she finally ate.
"This Maoxuewang is so spicy."
"The spicy and sour taste of the fish-flavored shredded pork is very special, and the shredded wood ear mushrooms inside are crunchy and chewy."
"This mapo tofu is also very fragrant. It would be even better if there is some rice. These dishes are very suitable for rice."
"There's food." Yibao's eyes lit up and he picked up a thermos bucket on the ground.
"We don't know how long Mom and Dad will sleep, so we put the rice in here." Opening the thermos, they poured out the snow-white rice.
"It's great." They ate it with rice and enjoyed it even more.
After finishing the meal, Yun Qianran asked someone to clean up, and then asked someone to bring a rocking chair to lie down on, "It's comfortable."
Zhuang Tingyun sat beside her, looking at her profile quietly.
Yun Qianran noticed his burning gaze and turned around curiously, "Why are you staring at me?"
"Look at the beauty, my wife is so beautiful." Zhuang Tingyun's eyes did not move.
Yun Qianran obviously didn't believe it, "Where is it good-looking?"
"Madam, don't you realize how beautiful you are? You have big eyes, small thin lips, a delicate and cute nose, and even eyebrows. Especially the sides of your face, you can't see any fleshiness, but they are very elastic." Zhuang Tingyun said at the end, and poked her face with his fingers.
Yun Qianran opened his fingers in a stern tone, "You are a lover who sees beauty in everything."
Zhuang Tingyun's eyes were full of affection, "Madam is very beautiful."
"That's right, our mother is the most beautiful woman in the world." The three babies who were playing in the mud echoed.
Yun Qianran lay in the rocking chair, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and she gradually fell asleep.
The wind blew gently, the leaves rustled, and the remaining shadow on the ground swayed with the leaves and fell into the hearts of several people. Looking at Yun Qianran lying quietly in the rocking chair, the three babies felt at ease.
They threw away the mud, washed their hands, brought three small chairs, and sat quietly around the rocking chair, leaning against the chairs and closing their eyes.
Zhuang Tingyun shook his head, went back to the room, got out the quilt and covered them one by one.
Looking at the three babies sleeping quietly with Yun Qianran, he suddenly felt a sense of peace and tranquility in his heart. It would be great if it could always be like this.
The night fell quietly, covering the people in the yard.
With the arrival of night, there is also a breeze that is obviously cold.
Yun Qianran opened her eyes and saw Zhuang Tingyun working at a table in the yard. She then lowered her head and saw three babies sleeping quietly beside her.
However, as she raised and lowered her head, the three babies woke up as well.
"Mom, you're awake." The three babies were excited. They suddenly stood up and threw themselves into Yun Qianran's arms. "Mom, let's go out and play."
The night was just right, and there was a fresh scent in the wind. They wanted to go out for a walk, preferably with their parents.
"Okay." Yun Qianran stood up, folded the blankets on them neatly, and came to Zhuang Tingyun, "Want to go out and play?"
"Go!" Zhuang Tingyun smiled and closed his laptop.
She took the initiative to hold his hand and led the three babies out of the Yun family.
"Madam, where do you want to go?" Although Zhuang Tingyun did not stay in the imperial capital all year round, he was definitely more familiar with it than Yun Qianran.
“Just take a walk.” Yun Qianran pulled his arm, leaned on him, and strolled leisurely on the street like an ordinary couple.
The three babies looked around, and when they saw something they liked, they asked the two of them to stop and bought it for them.
"Mom, there is a night market up ahead, let's go over and have a look." Nuanbao suddenly got excited. Grilled skewers, grilled sausages, and big chicken legs, here she comes.
"Go." Yun Qianran simply uttered a word, turned around and walked towards the night market.
The three babies followed her to a place where there was obviously a lot of traffic.
It's called a night market, but it's actually just a bunch of snacks gathered together by several small stalls. The first one that caught my eye was fried yogurt. Yun Qianran asked out of curiosity, "Do you serve fried yogurt cold or hot?"
Zhuang Tingyun stood at the side, his lips slightly raised, "Madam, do you think hot yogurt can form a ball?"
“Just fry until the moisture is dry.” Yun Qianran muttered.
The boss looked up from his busy schedule and replied with a smile, "It's cold."
Even though they fry the yogurt on the iron plate just like they barbecue, there is no fire under the iron plate, but cold air.
The air conditioner keeps the iron plate at a very low temperature. Pour the yogurt on it and stir-fry it repeatedly. It will soon solidify into something similar to ice cream.
"It's actually cold, so amazing." Yun Qianran found it interesting and looked at the three babies around her, "Do you want to eat it?"
The three babies nodded at the same time, "Yes."
"Give us five servings, just small ones, so you can save room for other food." Yun Qianran waved his hand.
"Okay." The boss agreed readily, knowing that business was coming. Few people who brought their children to a stall like theirs would leave empty-handed.
Five servings of fried yogurt were quickly prepared. Yun Qianran took a bite first and frowned, saying, "This tastes exactly like ice cream, except that the yogurt has much less water in it."
It was clearly just ice cream, but the price was twice as high as ice cream. Yun Qianran felt a little bit cheated, but the three babies were eating happily, so she followed them to the next stall.
"Rongcheng Guokui? This one is good. Take a look."
Standing in front of the stall with her three babies and Zhuang Tingyun, Yun Qianran was disappointed. This was not a pot cake at all, it was clearly a meat bun.
The Guokui she ate since she was a child was the kind made of puff pastry, coated with a layer of sesame seeds on the outside. It tasted particularly crispy, especially in the middle of the pancake, which could be cut with a knife and filled with jelly or cold noodles, cold dishes, and various braised meats. The pancake tasted even better with the addition of ingredients.
Yun Qianran felt bored when she realized that the food was not what she remembered, so she took her three babies to the next stall, Malatang.
"Why do people in the imperial capital have tastes so similar to ours in Ancheng, all spicy food."
After just a look at the spicy hot pot, she directly took away three babies. They were all kinds of high-tech meatballs, which were really inedible.
The next stall sold cold noodles and cold rice noodles. These pure natural foods were good and she liked them.
"Baby, do you want to eat cold noodles?"
"Eat, add more kohlrabi." Yibao spoke first.
"Xiao Nuan wants one too." Nuan Bao followed.
Jinbao said without hesitation, "I am the same as my brother."
Seeing this, Zhuang Tingyun came up to her and said, "I will eat whatever Madam eats."
Yun Qianran looked at the stall owner, "Five small portions of cold noodles, add more kohlrabi, chili oil and pepper oil."
“Okay.” The boss started working quickly, and soon five servings of cold noodles were ready.
They carried the cold noodles to the small table next to the stall, took out their chopsticks, sat down and started eating right away.
The three babies' originally fair faces instantly turned red, and they kept slurping their saliva, "It's spicy, but it smells so good."
"Eat slowly, there's a stall selling ice jelly next to you, mom will buy some for you."
As a native of Ancheng, Yun Qianran grew up surrounded by chili peppers, so she is completely immune to this kind of spiciness.
After she finished eating the cold noodles in front of her, she turned around and went to buy some ice jelly, which was also a delicacy she loved when she was a child.
Ice jelly is made by beating ice cubes into smoothie, then adding white jelly cubes, brown sugar water, hawthorn peanuts, raisins and yogurt into it. It is cool and refreshing and leaves a long aftertaste.
"Madam, let me help you with it." Just as she finished packing her things, Zhuang Tingyun came behind her.
Yun Qianran quickly looked in the direction of the three babies, "You're just going to abandon them like this?"
"It's okay. Yibao and the others can sense danger better than us." Zhuang Tingyun took the five boxes of jelly from her hands, put his arms around her waist very naturally, and walked towards the three babies.
"Mom, we can't eat anymore." When the three babies saw them come back, they immediately pushed away the cold noodles in front of them. It was so spicy that they couldn't feel their tongues.
"Okay, come and have some ice jelly." Yun Qianran took the takeaway box from Zhuang Tingyun and placed it in front of them.
"Okay, thanks mom." The three babies opened the box of ice jelly, and the light in their eyes became even brighter. You could tell that these things would be delicious just by looking at them.
"Eat slowly, no one is going to snatch it from you." Yun Qianran sat down again and ate the ice jelly, but her thoughts drifted back to her childhood.
Zhuang Tingyun stayed beside her quietly, looking at her every time he ate a mouthful of ice jelly, and continued to look at her for a while after eating two mouthfuls. Soon she felt the movements of the people beside her, and she turned her head to meet his eyes, "Why are you looking at me all the time?"
"My lady is beautiful."
Yun Qianran pointed casually, "Look over there, there's a beauty with long legs. Her legs are so thin, aren't they prettier than mine?"
Zhuang Tingyun locked his eyes on her and shook his head slightly, "Not half as pretty as Madam."
"You haven't even taken a look at a man's mouth, so how do you know that others are not as beautiful as me? Are you lying to me to please me?" Yun Qianran glared at him, then lowered her head to finish the delicious food in front of her.
"You don't need to look. Ever since I met you, you are the only beauty in my eyes. As for other beauties, they are no different from gorillas." Zhuang Tingyun looked serious and he almost swore an oath to make her believe it.
"Eat your food." Yun Qianran walked away with the jelly in her hand. The three babies followed her with their bowls in their hands, "Mom, wait for us."
Zhuang Tingyun quickly stood up and protected the three babies, "Madam, please walk slowly. Be careful not to get bumped."
Yun Qianran finished the icy jelly in the bowl in a few bites and walked forward without looking back.
The three babies couldn't keep up with her pace, so they just put on their food boxes and chased after her with their bowls, "Mom!"
They raised their voices and said, "You're angry with Dad, there's no need to abandon us."
When they arrived at the end of the snack street, Yun Qianran saw teppanyaki again, the authentic teppanyaki, not the kind that is fried and coated with seasoning.
She trotted to the teppanyaki stall, "Boss, give me five skewers of bean curd skin, remember to wrap it with leeks, and five more skewers of leeks, enoki mushrooms, chicken wings, chicken legs, squid, quail eggs, bean curd sticks, grilled sausages..."
Yi Bao and the other two, as well as Zhuang Tingyun, were stunned as they listened to Yun Qianran announcing the names of the dishes. It seemed as if they finally understood what their mother had always meant by saving space in the stomach. However, they also liked barbecue.
They consciously sat at the tables and chairs next to the barbecue stall and called out to Yun Qianran, "Mom, come and sit over here."
Yun Qianran went over and sat down. Zhuang Tingyun stood directly behind her and raised his hands to help massage her shoulders. "Madam, you must be tired after walking for so long. I will help you relax."
Yun Qianran leaned back in the chair, lowered her eyes, and hummed softly, "Not bad, your technique is much better than last time, have you practiced it specifically?"
"As long as Madam likes it." Zhuang Tingyun leaned over to her ear and, with the help of the three babies covering his ears, pecked her neck lightly. "In fact, I have improved my other techniques even more. Madam, do you want to try them?"
Yun Qianran's face turned red to her ears, and she instantly understood what he was talking about.
“Have no shame! Saying such things in broad daylight is against moral customs.” Yun Qianran spat.
Zhuang Tingyun came to her side, picked her up from the chair with both hands, turned around and sat back in his own chair, and put her on his lap, "What custom did you say, Madam?"
Yun Qianran's forehead was covered with black lines, and she seriously suspected that this guy had poor hearing.
As they sat down, the eyes of some people around them also shifted in their direction.
However, these people's gazes lingered on them for a moment before quickly moving away, and it was obvious that they were not surprised by this situation.
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