Chapter 291 Tian Ying's Pumpkin Seeds
While Qi Jingchuan was eating noodles, there was a knock on the door.
Cen Yan went to open the door and found that it was a stranger.
"Comrade, may I ask who you are?" Cen Yan was certain she didn't recognize this woman.
"Tian Ying, my name is Tian Ying, I'm from the Yu family on the fifth floor of building three, my son is a platoon leader," Tian Ying said with a smile.
Cen Yan smiled with interest, "So it's Aunt Tian. What brings you here? Is something the matter?"
She hadn't even gone out of her way to cause trouble for Tian Ying, but Tian Ying was quite proactive, coming right to her doorstep.
However, Cen Yan thought that she had no evidence and did not intend to place all the blame for stealing pork cracklings on Tian Ying. As Qi Jingchuan said, what if it wasn't Tian Ying? Wouldn't that be misunderstanding an innocent person?
She still preferred to catch the thief red-handed and didn't want to confront Tian Ying right now.
"I just smelled cooking in your house. It's past noon, and you're only just starting to eat?" Tian Ying asked with a smile, then her eyes involuntarily glanced into the house.
Cen Yan shifted her body to block Tian Ying's view.
"Yes, my husband came back, so I used some lard to fry some eggs and cooked him a bowl of noodles. I don't know how to cook anything else, so we're counting on eating at the state-run restaurant later. Aunt Tian, you haven't told me yet, what brings you here at this hour?"
Tian Ying got back to the point: "Hey, it's because my four grandsons are making a fuss, wanting to eat spicy food. We've already run out of oil at home, so I came to ask you if you wanted some sunflower seeds. We can exchange them. These are pumpkin seeds that I grew myself back in my hometown. They're really fragrant."
"Also, you and Commander Qi have been married for so long, but there's still no sign of pregnancy, right? Should I have my four naughty kids come over and stay in your and Commander Qi's bed for a few days?"
"In our hometown's customs, sons can attract sons, guaranteeing that you and Commander Qi will have two children in three years."
Cen Yan laughed. At first, she didn't understand what Tian Ying meant, but now she was amazed. She suddenly understood. Tian Ying was exchanging a handful of cheap pumpkin seeds for lard at her house.
She even wanted to send her four half-grown sons, who were so wealthy they were practically starving, to her house for a few days, with room and board provided.
Under the guise of finding a son for her and Qi Jingchuan, their scheme was rife with cunning and scheming.
It splashed all over her face, how can that not be considered doing business well?
To exchange something cheap for something rare.
Cen Yan looked at the handful of small pumpkin seeds that Tian Ying handed over; it definitely didn't weigh more than a pound.
She shook her head. "Aunt Tian just moved into the family compound not long ago, you don't know yet, do you? My family lacks everything, but we don't lack pumpkins. I even gave each family in the compound a pumpkin to take home and eat. These are new varieties grown by a special farm in Shanghai. The pumpkins are especially big and enough to eat for many days. The pumpkin seeds are also big and fragrant."
As she spoke, she glanced at Tian Ying's pumpkin seeds, her smile widening.
"Aunt Tian, you should go ask around the other families in the compound and see if anyone is willing to trade lard for your pumpkin seeds. Also, don't spread that nonsense about children rolling on the bed to have sons; it's feudal superstition, and you might get criticized."
"Wife!" came a man's voice from inside the house, strong and masculine.
Cen Yan glanced back and then said to Tian Ying, "My husband called her, Aunt Tian. We can talk again another time."
Tian Ying originally wanted to rush in and stay at Cen Yan's house, determined to get her hands on the lard no matter what.
Before she could even step inside, Cen Yan slammed the door shut, the door panel nearly hitting her nose, startling her so much that she could only back away.
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