The previous exchange consumption was not worth mentioning.
The two got off the car at the door of their second mother's house, but unexpectedly the old lady also got off the car.
Just as they were pushing the cart to leave, the old lady called them from behind.
"Girl, wait a minute."
Jiang Mengxue looked back and saw the old lady in the car again.
The old lady ran up to the two of them and put on a flattering smile. "Girls, I'm not a bad person. It's just that my daughter-in-law is pregnant and she likes this. She really doesn't like the food I make myself. I've exchanged a lot with relatives and friends, but she just can't eat it. I saw that this one you made today is delicious. Can I exchange it with you for some money?"
Jiang Mengxue glanced at the old lady, feeling somewhat helpless. It was not that she was unwilling to change, but when it came to food, especially since the other party was a pregnant woman, although she knew the quality of her cooking, what if something went wrong with the food?
I explained softly to the other person: "Auntie, it's not that I don't want to give it to you. This is something you can take, and your daughter-in-law is still pregnant. I really don't feel comfortable giving it to you. So, I'll give you the method, and you can go back and do it yourself."
"I…"
"Xiaoxue and Xiaosheng, you just got back? Why don't you go home?"
Li Cuiying showed up at the unit in the morning and came back, and did not go to work in the afternoon. Seeing that the time was almost up, she knew that they should be back, and was afraid that they had brought too many things, so she went out to greet them.
"Hey, isn't this my second aunt? Do you still remember me?"
Only then did Li Cuiying notice that there was an old lady standing behind the two of them.
"Hey, sister-in-law, why are you here?" She looked at Jiang Mengxue and Xie Sheng in confusion. She couldn't understand why they were talking together.
"Sister-in-law knows my Xiaoxue?"
Aunt Zhang was also confused. The two families were relatives, and the relatives on the Gu family should know these people. She had never seen Jiang Mengxue.
"Second aunt, are these two girls yours...?"
Li Cuiying then remembered that the other party had never met Jiang Mengxue. She smiled and introduced her: "Hey, look at my memory. Xiaoxue is my nephew's daughter-in-law from Tsinghua University. Xiaoxue, Mrs. Zhang is your sister Huai Cai's mother-in-law. They are all real relatives."
"Mrs. Zhang, what do you want to talk to my Xiaoxue about?"
Aunt Zhang was even happier when she heard that they were actually relatives.
"It's nothing serious. Huai Cai is pregnant recently and loves to eat dried sweet potatoes. I made a lot some time ago, but she just doesn't like it. I even went to the countryside to ask her mother for some, but she said her mother's recipes weren't tasty either. Just now, when I was in the car, I saw the dried sweet potatoes my niece-in-law was carrying. They looked delicious, so I wanted to get some for Huai Cai to satisfy her craving."
Jiang Mengxue's mouth twitched. Cities nowadays are too small. There are relatives and friends everywhere you go.
"Auntie, it's not that I don't want to give it to you. These dried sweet potatoes haven't been dried yet. They're edible now, but the taste isn't the best. Let's go home first. I'll find something to pack some for you to take back for Sixth Sister to try. After they're dried in a few days, I'll have Second Aunt give some to Sixth Sister."
"No need to bother, niece. I'll just bring some back for your sixth sister to satisfy her craving. If you can explain how you do it, tell me so I can make it for her myself when I get home."
Li Cuiying also knew what was going on. A little dried sweet potato was not worth much.
"Okay, let's go home first. I'll find a bag for you to pack and take back.
My sister-in-law didn't expect Huai Cai to be pregnant again, but the second child is already three years old, so it's just right to have a third child now."
"It's not that bad. I'm at home with nothing to do so I take care of the kids. As long as they want to have a baby, I'll take care of it for them."
"Sister-in-law, you have a lot of grandchildren now, just stay at home and enjoy your life."
Aunt Zhang thought about the situation of the third branch of the Gu family and lowered her voice to say, "Second Aunt, your third wife and husband are not at home, and your nephew from Peking University and Tsinghua University is in the army all year round. Who will take care of your niece-in-law when she gets pregnant? Will there be no one to help with the child in the future?"
Li Cuiying didn't care at all and was quite happy: "Hey, I'm here, I'll go take care of Xiaoxue when she's older. I could have retired a few years ago, but I stayed at home for two more years because I had nothing to do.
Haha, from now on, I’ll just let the child’s second grandfather go to work, and I’ll stay at home to take care of the child.”
Aunt Zhang nodded thoughtfully, and Li Cuiying didn't care about her expression.
She asked this simply to test their attitude towards the third brother's child. Humph, they have no children, so they can give this fortune to whoever they want.
Over the years, the couple has never been close to anyone from the older family except those from Peking University and Tsinghua University. Can't they see that?
In the past, her sister-in-law was wary of them. She was afraid that the couple would adopt her daughter. Since her sister-in-law was not willing to give her to her, she was not willing to accept her either.
Although these things have nothing to do with the children below, they are all family members, and she can't help but feel involved, so she hasn't been too close to the children of the old family over the years.
As for why Huai Cai's mother-in-law asked these questions, it was simply because she had heard from her eldest sister-in-law before that her mother-in-law intended to adopt Huai Cai to their second wife. Now seeing that they were so close to the third wife's family, she must be unhappy.
But she didn't care. They were both old, and they should live one year at a time. Why should they care about what others thought?
As soon as everyone entered the yard, they saw sweet potatoes spread all over the yard. All the potatoes that could be used to dry things at home were now in the yard.
"Second Mother, you made so many sweet potatoes at home today? How long will it take to peel them?" Jiang Mengxue parked the car next to the gate and could no longer enter the yard.
"I worked on it at home all day, and then I showed up at work this morning and came back. I'll let it dry in the sun for two days before steaming it."
Aunt Zhang was confused as she listened.
"My dear, do we need to steam the sweet potatoes before we can eat them? I always boil them in water."
Li Cuiying went into the house, found a biscuit box and handed it to Jiang Mengxue.
"My method is different from what you usually do. Usually, when making dried sweet potatoes, we cut them into strips and then dry them directly in the sun, then boil them in water and dry them again. Xiaoxue and I use the method of steaming and drying them three times. The dried sweet potatoes made this way are suitable for snacks and are not too hard. I also dried some sweet potato strips over there, and I will use them to make porridge later."
Li Cuiying learned how to make dried sweet potatoes from a colleague at work. Her family used to steam and dry the dried sweet potatoes three times and then dry them in the sun. She also tried it once and found it delicious.
"No wonder. Huai Cai always says that the dried sweet potatoes I make are too hard and taste bad. I once ate some dried sweet potatoes given to me by a colleague at the factory. They were soft and glutinous and especially delicious. She even brought them back for me to try. I can't make them like that no matter how hard I try. I asked her to ask a colleague, but it turned out that the colleague had already quit because they had sold their job."
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