Chapter 109 Aunt Wen, where are you going on your blind date? I'll drive you there...
Although Wen Xinghe did not visit the instant noodle factory, Xu Sannian brought her a gift pack of instant noodles and a little tiger.
"Thank you, Sister Niannian." Wen Xinghe was very happy to receive the gift from Xu Sannian; she hadn't expected to receive a gift herself.
Xu Sannian said, "The furry thing is a little tiger, and the square box contains four different flavors of instant noodles."
Wen Xinghe: "What are instant noodles?"
Xu Sannian: "It's just noodles made from flour. You can eat it by soaking it in boiling water. It's very convenient, so it's called instant noodles."
Wen Xinghe found it unbelievable, "Are instant noodles delicious?" She had never eaten instant noodles before in her life.
Wen Xingmou: "Delicious!"
An Shisi: "It's super delicious! Even better than the noodles my older brother makes."
An Shisi and Wen Xingmou eagerly answered, as this was also the first time they had eaten instant noodles today.
An Fusheng: "..."
Bai Mangmang immediately ran over: "Xinghe, do you want to eat? I can make you some instant noodles!"
Before Wen Xinghe could answer, An Shisi immediately said, "Sister, I have one too, make some for me too."
Wen Xingmou: "I have some too, can you make some for me, sister?"
Lou Lan said, "You can't eat anymore after you've eaten today. You can only eat one bowl a day, otherwise you won't grow tall."
An Shisi and Wen Xingmou backed down.
Wen Xinghe said he wanted to eat, and Bai Mangmang started rummaging through Wen Xinghe's gift bag: "There's pork bone broth, crayfish, shrimp, and tomato and egg flavor. Which one do you want?"
They all sounded good, so Wen Xinghe randomly chose one: "Bone Broth."
"Okay." Bai Mangmang put the other flavors back into the box and took a box of bone broth flavored instant noodles to make.
Instant noodles only need boiling water, and there is boiling water in the living room. Bai Mangmang walked to the water dispenser, tore open the noodle bowl packaging, and then tore open the seasoning packets one by one and poured them into the noodles. As soon as the seasoning packets were torn open, the aroma began to waft in the air.
As soon as Bai Mangmang added boiling water to the bowl of noodles, the aroma began to spread domineeringly throughout the entire living room.
The children all ran over to watch.
The younger siblings, like hungry wolves, had their eyes gleaming and looked ready to snatch the noodles at any moment, leaving Bai Mangmang to hold on tightly to her instant noodles.
After soaking for about three minutes, the instant noodles were ready. Bai Mangmang picked up the bowl and handed it to Wen Xinghe. "Xinghe, doesn't it smell delicious? You can eat now."
Wen Xinghe had already smelled the aroma. When the bowl of noodles was placed in front of her and the lid was opened, the fragrance was so strong that she was almost dizzy.
"It smells so good!" It smells even better than the noodles my older brother makes!
Bai Mangmang put the fork in her hand and told her where the noodles were.
Wen Xinghe carefully forked a piece of the fragrant and steaming noodles and put it in his mouth. The moment the noodles touched his tongue, the rich flavor instantly filled his entire mouth. "So delicious!"
A group of children surrounded him, drooling uncontrollably; it was an eyesore.
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While eating dinner that evening, the children ate the food An Fusheng had prepared, muttering, "Tomorrow we can eat instant noodles that are even tastier than Big Brother's cooking."
An Fusheng suffered his first major setback in his culinary career and secretly resolved to work hard to improve his cooking skills in the future.
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After dinner, Bai Miaomiao's classmates all went home.
Bai Mangmang asked Bai Miaomiao to help her move her quilt back from Wen Yue's room.
Bai Miaomiao and Bai Mangmang slept in the same room. The room was spacious, and the two sisters each slept in a 1.5-meter bed. Last night, three of Bai Miaomiao's classmates slept here. Bai Mangmang gave up her bed to them and went to sleep with Wen Yue.
The winter quilt was quite thick and folded up to be very large. My arms were too short to hold it, so I had to ask my older sister for help.
Bai Miaomiao and Bai Mangmang went to Wen Yue's room, where Wen Yue was reading an old book called "Cooking Techniques".
This book was found by Xu Sannian's classmate in their school's used bookstore. It was a textbook from a technical school in the last century. It is a book that combines theory and practice. It starts with the word 'cooking' and talks about the history of cooking, cooking tools, cooking methods, and the preparation of major cuisines. The content is very rich. Wen Yue used to only know how to follow the process when cooking, but now she realizes that cooking is a very profound subject.
"Sister Yueyue, let me help Mangmang carry the blankets back," Bai Miaomiao said.
“Okay,” Wen Yue said.
Bai Miaomiao walked to Wen Yue's bedside and saw that Wen Yue had placed the little tiger on the headboard, with a little sheep next to it. The sheep's features were somewhat distorted. Upon closer inspection, she discovered that its head had been re-sewn, but the sewing was uneven, with some parts loose and others tight, causing its entire head to be somewhat deformed.
Bai Miaomiao had a bit of OCD and couldn't stand the crooked stitches, so she turned to Wen Yue and said, "Sister Yueyue, your little sheep is sewn a bit messily. Shall I sew it for you again?"
"Huh?" Wen Yue paused for a moment, then said somewhat awkwardly, "Okay, thank you."
Then Bai Miaomiao hugged Bai Mangmang's blanket and let Bai Mangmang take the little lamb away.
Half an hour later, Bai Miaomiao brought the little lamb back.
Wen Yue held the little sheep, turning it over and over, but couldn't find a single trace of stitching. After looking at it several times, she realized she couldn't even remember where it had been torn. Wen Yue exclaimed in amazement, "You're amazing! You can't tell it's been stitched up at all!"
Bai Miaomiao said, "This kind needs to be removed first, and then the cut should be sewn inside. Because the entire line has been re-sewn, there are no traces of connection. If the stitches are not sewn in an obvious place, it will be hard to see. I put the needle under its tail, so it will be hard to find unless you turn its tail over."
Wen Yue lifted the little lamb's short tail and sure enough, she saw a knotted thread. "Thank you so much!"
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Wen Min was very proactive; the day after visiting the instant noodle factory, Bai Mangmang was sent to an English tutoring class.
After breakfast, Grandpa and Grandma took their younger siblings to the park, but Bai Mangmang was stopped by Wen Min.
"Isn't it forbidden to attend extracurricular tutoring classes now?" Bai Mangmang hesitated, clutching her schoolbag.
Wen Min: "These are not things you should be thinking about. You just need to focus on your studies."
Then Bai Mangmang was sent to a family's home in a residential area, where three elementary school students of similar age to her were already waiting for class.
Bai Mangmang still tried to struggle, "Aunt Wen, the teacher said that girls shouldn't go to other people's houses alone, it's dangerous."
Wen Min: "Don't worry, I can check the surveillance footage on my phone anytime."
"Huh?" Bai Mangmang was incredulous.
This is even more dangerous than being alone in someone else's house, as the teacher said! How am I supposed to slack off in class like this?
The tutor was a young woman who immediately welcomed Bai Mangmang inside.
Wen Min stood outside the door, leaving behind the words "Study hard, I'll come pick you up tonight" before leaving without a word.
A vast expanse of white, a scene of unbearable sorrow...
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In the past, the welfare home would just have one good meal on the day of the New Year and other holidays, and that would be enough. This year, however, the grandparents came, and with An Fusheng and Wen Yue, two able-bodied young adults, the grandparents directed them to prepare this and that, making the New Year celebrations much more grand.
On the 20th of the twelfth lunar month, Xu Sannian went back to her grandparents' home in the north with her parents. Xingchen Restaurant also closed for the New Year holiday on the 25th of the twelfth lunar month. An Fusheng and Wen Yue began to prepare New Year's goods according to their grandparents' instructions.
Preparing for the New Year mostly involves buying things, such as fireworks for the children. If other children have something, our children can't be without it either.
For example, with the New Year comes a new look, and everyone needs to wear new clothes for the New Year, so everyone went out and bought a new outfit.
Of course, plenty of food needs to be prepared. Candy, fruit, and nuts are essential. Crispy pork must be fried, and sugar crisps are indispensable. Grandpa will draw the Spring Festival couplets, the character "福" (fortune), and New Year pictures himself, but we need to buy paper and pens. The lanterns must be the kind that are colorful, dazzling, and light up...
Of course, these things didn't keep everyone so busy that they couldn't attend to other things.
For example, Grandma still had time to find a partner for Wen Min.
When An Fusheng's grandparents came to visit, his grandmother kept saying she wanted to introduce him to someone. Later, when they returned to the orphanage, his grandmother found that Wen Min's situation was more serious, so she shifted her focus to Wen Min.
Grandma's travels aren't for nothing; she's met a lot of people lately and found many high-quality unmarried young men. After careful selection, she finally found one she was satisfied with and started urging Wen Min to go on a blind date.
This was the first time in Wen Min's life that her elders had pressured her to get married. She had a large family and was busy with work all year round. She didn't even have time to sleep in, so she didn't need marriage at all. However, her grandmother would try to persuade her with reason and emotion every day. She was numb to it all, so she had no choice but to agree to meet her.
When An Fusheng heard that Wen Min was going on a blind date, he enthusiastically said, "Wen's mother, where are you going on your blind date? I'll drive you there."
Wen Min gave him a very disdainful look: "Stop gloating like that. What are you gloating about?"
Then, adopting an elder's tone, she said, "You're in your mid-twenties, and all you do is grin and play with three-year-olds all day. You don't even know how to find a girlfriend. When will I ever become a grandmother?"
An Fusheng ran away in terror.
However, it started raining when Wen Min went on her blind date. She couldn't get a taxi, and since she wasn't used to being late, she had to ask An Fusheng to drive her there.
An Fusheng was grinning and playing a game of who runs the fastest with Wen Xinglan and Afu when he suddenly said he wanted to quit the game. His two friends grabbed his trouser legs to stop him from leaving. "Why don't you come with us?" An Fusheng said to his two friends, but he was looking at Wen Min.
Wen Min said, "Alright."
Then An Fusheng and his two friends escorted Wen Min to a coffee shop for a blind date.
They arrived at the coffee shop ten minutes early, but the other person hadn't arrived yet.
Wen Min ordered a coffee for himself and An Fusheng. Wen Xinglan brought his baby bottle with him, and Wen Min gave it to the waiter so that the waiter could make him a cup of honey grapefruit water.
The honey grapefruit juice was sweet and had jasmine added, giving it a subtle fragrance. Wen Xinglan loved it and drank it greedily from the bottle.
The last time An Fusheng drank coffee, he drank far more than he wanted. He thought the coffee was bitter and cold, and it was absolutely awful, yet it was so expensive. He couldn't understand why people liked to drink it. This time, Wen Min ordered him a hot coffee that tasted very fragrant, smooth, and a little sweet. An Fusheng thought it was delicious!
As for Afu, Wenmin didn't give it anything. It circled around everyone a few times, but no one offered it any food. It stood pitifully at Wenmin's feet, meowing and complaining.
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