Lan Yao exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, Grandma Yu, how did you know that your braised pork is my favorite dish?"
Grandma Yu's braised pork is so delicious!
The mother and daughter are perfectly in sync.
Grandma Yu was delighted to hear Lan Yao's answer: "Because I'm a good cook. Actually, it's just that the ingredients available now limit me, otherwise I could make you even more of my signature dishes."
Lan Yao took Grandma Yu's arm: "Even though there aren't many ingredients right now, Grandma Yu, you're still amazing."
Grandma Yu patted her arm, signaling her to go back inside and wait while she went to get the food.
How could Lan Yao let her do it? She glanced around the kitchen and, seeing the food in the steamer, asked, "Grandma Yu, are the good dishes you made in the steamer?"
Grandma Yu nudged her, saying, "You've had a long day outside. You don't need to worry about these things."
“No,” Lan Yao refused. “Grandma Yu, if you won’t let me serve the food, then I won’t eat.”
Grandma Yu had no choice but to sigh and say, "It's in the steamer. I was afraid the food would get cold, so I kept it there to keep it warm with warm water."
"Grandma Yu, you are so kind."
When Grandma Yu saw her lift the lid of the steamer, she instructed, "Be careful not to get burned."
"Okay, I understand," Lan Yao replied.
Grandma Yu saw that Lan Yao was quick and efficient, and soon placed the food on the tray.
With a smile in her eyes, she felt an even stronger urge to keep Lan Yao here.
She knew she was being selfish by doing this.
However, she really liked Lan Yao very much. The child was sensible and filial, and she also liked him.
She sighed inwardly. She would give it one last try. If it really didn't work, Grandma Yu would have no choice but to let her go, even if it was painful.
Lan Yao had no idea what Grandma Yu was thinking. After putting the food on the table, she smiled and invited Grandma Yu to come and eat.
Grandma Yu put her thoughts aside, sighed, and sat down with a smile, chatting and laughing with Lan Yao as they ate their meal.
Lan Yao mainly told her about the interesting things she saw while shopping in Beijing that day, and Grandma Yu also shared some gossip she encountered at home that day.
It mainly came from Wang Tianfu's family.
Grandma Yu said, "After Wang Tianfu's wife left her family home, people from the Red Committee came to our door. I don't know what they said, but Wang Tianfu's face turned pale, and then he left shortly afterward."
"So, the neighbors were curious about what that person had said to Wang Tianfu."
Lan Yao took a bite of the braised eggplant. The eggplant was soft and delicious, with a perfect balance of salty and sweet flavors. It didn't taste too oily; on the contrary, it was very appetizing.
There's another dish she loves to eat in the morning: pickled vegetables. They're salty, sour, and sweet, with a slightly sour taste that makes them especially good with rice.
Not to mention, there's also her favorite cucumber and egg soup, which is light and refreshing, and drinking a bowl of it is incredibly satisfying.
After dinner, Lan Yao took out a large bag of cotton and yarn that she had specially bought for Grandma Yu.
"Grandma Yu, it's getting cold, and I see you're dressed too lightly. You should make yourself something warmer."
When Grandma Yu saw her take out these things, her eyes reddened, but she didn't take them. Instead, she stepped back and glared at Lan Yao.
"And you're the one talking. What about you? Aren't you dressed very lightly too? Anyway, I don't want to."
"Grandma Yu, I'm eating and staying at your place. If you don't accept my things, I won't dare to eat and stay at your house. I'll leave now." Lan Yao made a move to leave.
Grandma Yu patted him on the shoulder: "You naughty boy. Didn't you just bring home so many nice things? Isn't this enough? Don't buy these for Grandma. Grandma doesn't need them. Keep them for yourself."
Lan Yao glared at her: "Grandma Yu, please accept it."
Seeing Lan Yao's resolute attitude, Grandma Yu sighed, "Oh, you child."
Lan Yao pushed it again, and Grandma Yu had no choice but to accept it.
At worst, I'll just cook more delicious food for Lan Yao in the coming days.
Oh, and I'll knit another sweater for Lan Yao.
Grandma Yu made a decision in her heart, quickly glanced at Lan Yao's figure, and after measuring her size with her eyes, she roughly knew her dimensions.
Lan Yao quickly tidied up and divided up most of the meat and chicken she had bought.
She plans to make half of it into cured pork and the other half into sausages, so that Grandma Yu can eat these if she can't buy meat in the winter.
Seeing this, Grandma Yu's eyes reddened again. She had wanted to spend more time with the child.
As it turns out, it seems to have caused trouble for the child.
She thought for a moment, then went back into the house and took out her savings from all these years, along with the receipts, and handed them to Lan Yao.
Lan Yao looked at the things in her hand and said with a half-smile, "Grandma Yu, why are you giving me money? Are you trying to split everything with me?"
Grandma Yu glared at her: "You're a grown man, all alone in the capital. How much money could you possibly have? I'm an old lady with a salary. What would it look like if I spent your money? People would laugh at me."
"Why do you care so much? I'm happy to spend money on you."
Grandma Yu felt a warmth in her heart upon hearing this, but she still refused and tried to force it on her.
Lan Yao had no choice but to accept the money.
However, she thought she would give the money back to Grandma Yu later.
Just as she herself said, she really doesn't lack money.
Jade Pixiu: "I never expected there to be such a kind person."
This is the first time I've ever seen my owner treat a stranger so well.
That's really quite rare.
Yu Suanpan: "Grandma Yu is so kind. She really likes her master."
Yu Suanpan also thought that Grandma Yu was a good person, just because she always liked to cook delicious food for her master.
Lan Yao nodded and said, "If I really have nowhere to stay after I finish my business, I'll come stay with Grandma Yu."
Jade Pixiu: "Agreed."
Jade Abacus: "Agreed."
After Lan Yao put away Grandma Yu's money, she began to process the chickens, fish, and other meats.
There's no other way; it's not even seven o'clock yet, and she can't sleep either. We might as well get this sorted out.
Grandma Yu also helped with the process. Curing meat is simple: just cut the meat, rub it with salt and crushed peppercorn powder, thread it with string, and hang it on the roof beam to air dry.
This is the simplest way to make it. Lan Yao has heard of more complicated methods, but given the current conditions, this is the only way to proceed for now. They can work on it properly when they have the opportunity later.
Of the chickens she bought, Lan Yao, on her grandmother's advice, kept two and put them in the cellar, while the others were dried and hung on the roof beams.
As for the meat for making sausages, Lan Yao chopped it all herself; she chopped it quickly and with great strength.
So, around 11 p.m., they took the sausages out, rubbed them with salt, and hung them on the roof beam to air dry. Lan Yao then urged Grandma Yu to go back to her room to sleep.
After Grandma fell asleep, Lan Yao put the money and tickets that Grandma Yu had given her back into Grandma Yu's cabinet.
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