Ning Tang was making bibimbap sauce for Sanwa. The boy was going abroad in a few days after the New Year and said that he couldn't get used to foreign food. He insisted that Ning Tang make bibimbap sauce for him, saying that if he couldn't get used to foreign food, he could just mix it with the bibimbap sauce and he would be able to eat it.

Sanwa said, "Mom, please do more. I don't know how many days I will be staying abroad." He added, "I heard that people abroad eat burgers, fried chicken, cola and French fries. I can't get used to all that."

Shen Lie laughed, "Didn't you eat burgers when you were a kid? You even praised them for being delicious."

Sanwa puffed up his cheeks, "Dad, you still have the nerve to say that you guys tricked me by using steamed bread slices with meat and vegetables. After I arrived in Shanghai, my coach took me to eat real burgers sold in a store run by foreigners, and I even argued with my coach, saying that real burgers are made of steamed bread slices."

The chef even came out to explain that this was an authentic hamburger, a foreign hamburger with beef and lettuce sandwiched between two slices of bread, topped with ketchup and mayonnaise.

Sanwa took a few bites and thought it was just so-so. He still preferred home-cooked meals.

Ningtang made beef and mushroom sauce. The beef was cut into small cubes and the mushrooms were cut into slices. Then, onions, ginger, garlic, chili peppers, star anise, cooking wine, bean paste and other seasonings were added and stir-fried until the sauce was tasty.

The fried beef and mushroom sauce looked very pretty and smelled delicious. Ningtang took a bowl of freshly steamed rice, scooped a spoonful of beef and mushroom sauce on the rice, and handed it to Sanwa, "Try it and see if it suits your taste."

Sanwa took the bowl and mixed the beef and mushroom sauce with the rice. He took a bite and first tasted the salty and fresh aroma of the sauce and then the fragrance of the rice. It was especially good with rice. This spoonful of beef and mushroom sauce was enough for a large bowl of rice. Sanwa was very satisfied with the meal and kept saying, "It's delicious. I'll make this. Mom, make me a few more jars so I can take them abroad."

Ning Tang was amused, "Don't you feel sick of just eating this?"

Sanwa's eyes lit up, "Anything else?"

Ning Tang thought for a moment and said, "You can also make green pepper and egg sauce and bamboo shoot sauce."

The bamboo shoots are spring bamboo shoots dug from the back mountain. After being dug out, the skin is peeled and the bamboo shoots are spread out on a winnowing basket to dry. We have a lot of such bamboo shoots stored at home.

Green pepper and egg sauce is made by removing the seeds from the green peppers, roasting them, pounding them into a paste, and then frying them with eggs. Shen Lie particularly likes to eat this recently. He pounded a bowl of green peppers, took two toasted steamed bread slices, and put them inside. It was so fragrant.

After hearing Ning Tang's description, San Wa's mouth started to water. He quickly said, "I want both. Mom, please do it for me."

When the three kinds of rice sauce were ready and served in glass jars, even the eldest and second daughter were greedy, "Mom, give us some too, so we can take it to school to eat with our rice."

Sanwa was so spoiled that he held the can and said, "You two can eat in the cafeteria, why do you want rice sauce? I won't give it to you." He then said to Ningtang pitifully, "If I don't share it with them, I won't have enough for myself. I have so little that I might finish it in one week."

The eldest son said, "Third son, just be content. You are just going abroad. Mom even made some rice sauce for you. She was afraid that you might not be able to adapt to the local climate. Why don't you share some with us?"

Shen Lie said happily, "It's still the old one who is annoying."

"It hurts." Ning Tang said, "Each person? I'll make six cans, two cans of each of the three flavors, okay?"

The glass jars at home are all big, and six jars are enough for them to eat for a while.

The three children were satisfied.

Ning Tang moved his arms and said, "You guys? You really don't feel sorry for me at all."

Shen Lie replied, "That's it."

Ning Tang glanced at him and said, "You too, come over here and help me."

Shen Lie said honestly, "Yes, sir."

The two of them worked for two days to prepare twenty-four cans of bibimbap.

The eldest girl had six cans, the second girl had six cans, and the third girl had twelve cans.

Sanwa took the twelve cans of bibimbap in his hands, looking confused, "Mom, you finally remembered that I'm your most beloved son and secretly made six more cans for me?"

Ning Tang was amused, "You think too much, these six cans are for Ji Anguo."

Ji Anguo? Last time, when a new telephone was installed at home, the first person he called was Sanwa, and then he interrupted the young man.

I heard from Sanwa that Ji Anguo's biological mother died early, and his father married a stepmother when he was three years old. His stepmother treated him very badly, not giving him food or clothes. After he had a new brother, she beat and scolded him from time to time. Fortunately, Ji Anguo worked hard and was selected into the Navy Swimming Team training base, where he was provided with food and accommodation, and a salary. Now his stepmother and his father are inferior to him and have to rely on him for a living.

Ning Tang felt sorry for him after hearing this. In addition, Ji Anguo had taken good care of Sanwa when Sanwa was at the Navy Swimming Team training base, so he made an extra portion of sauce and asked Sanwa to bring it to him.

Sanwa was of course happy about it. This time when they were going abroad, Ji Anguo would go with him. The two of them would have twelve cans of sauce together, which was enough for them to eat.

After the Lantern Festival and eating three-color glutinous rice balls, the three children returned to Shanghai.

The eldest and second daughter returned to school, and the third daughter returned to the Navy swimming team training base.

Ji Anguo couldn't bear to look at his stepmother's expression. She didn't go home for the New Year this year and spent it alone in the training base.

Fortunately, he was not the only athlete who did not go home for the New Year. Several people got together, had hot pot, and watched the Spring Festival Gala. This was how the Spring Festival passed.

When the third baby returned to the dormitory, Ji Anguo was watching TV with his legs crossed. He would twist a piece of dried mango and eat it from time to time, which was very pleasant.

Seeing Sanwa carrying a lot of bags and even pushing his butt to open the door, Ji Anguo quickly jumped up from the bed and helped Sanwa carry the things. "Why are you carrying so many things? Did you move your family here?"

"Go away." Sanwa retorted, "I brought so many because there are not only mine but also yours here."

"Mine?" Ji Anguo pointed at himself, "Is there still a share for me?"

"Yes." Sanwa took out several jars of rice sauce one by one, "Here, my mother made it for you, beef and mushroom sauce, green pepper and egg sauce, and bamboo shoot sauce. Take it abroad to eat."

"Auntie - bah." Ji Anguo slapped himself and stepped forward to hold Sanwa's shoulders. "Why call her aunt? You should call her mom. Mom is so nice. She made so much bibimbap for us. She must have known that we are not used to foreign food." He sniffed and said, "This bibimbap must be delicious."

Sanwa glanced at him and said, "That's my mother." Then he said, "You haven't even eaten it yet, and you know it's delicious?"

The rice sauce was sealed with kraft paper, so no smell could be smelled. However, just by looking at the color, one could tell that it must taste good. So Ji Anguo said, "It's not the first time that our mom has sent us things. Dried mango, dried fish, seaweed, etc. are all delicious. Since this rice sauce is made by her, it must not be bad."

Twelve large jars of bibimbap sauce were neatly lined up. Ji Anguo glanced at them and sighed, "My biological mother is different. My stepmother never sent me anything." He pouted and said, "With a stepmother comes a stepfather. Now he has a little son. How can my father still think of me?"

Sanwa patted his brother's shoulder. He also knew something about his brother's family affairs. After patting him, he reacted and said, "My mother is not my biological mother."

Ji Anguo's eyes widened. "My mother is not your biological mother? What does that mean? Is she your stepmother?"

Sanwa looked at him strangely, "Of course she's my stepmother. My mother married my father when I was three years old. She's about the same age as yours. Calculate your age and see if it's correct." He added, "Didn't I tell you?"

Ji Anguo didn't say anything. The two of them just sat facing each other, staring at each other.

Sanwa slapped the back of his head and said, "Well, I really didn't tell you."

Ji Anguo glanced at the rice sauce again and sighed, "It turns out that stepmothers are not the same as each other." He muttered, "Why don't I have such good luck as you?"

Ji Anguo saw how good Ningtang was to Sanwa.

She sends me a package every two months. She is like a mother to me, and loves me more than most other mothers.

Sanwa didn't want to talk about his sadness, so he changed the subject, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Hurry up, open a can of bibimbap sauce and taste it to see if it tastes good."

Speaking of food, Ji Anguo became excited and forgot all the sadness he had just felt.

I went to the cafeteria and ordered two large bowls of white rice. I opened all three flavors of rice sauce, scooped a little of each, and spread it on the rice. I didn't need any side dishes. Just this small spoonful of rice sauce was enough to go with a large bowl of white rice.

Ji Anguo smacked his lips while eating. "How about we ask mom to send some more? These few cans are not enough to fill our stomachs. I guess they will be eaten up before we go abroad."

Sanwa thought so too, "Then you can call mom and tell her when the time comes."

Mom has pity on you and will definitely make it and send it to you.

Just when the third child was sharing the rice sauce with Ji Anguo, the eldest child also arrived at the school.

The six cans of rice sauce were brought to school and were completely divided up by Big Boy's roommates within a few weeks. Big Boy didn't care much and let them eat it.

After all, the food in the school cafeteria tastes pretty good, and the rice sauce is just the icing on the cake. It's not like Sanwa, who lost the taste of home after going abroad.

The reason for wanting rice sauce was probably to amuse Sanwa. The more people scrambled for it, the more it smelled.

Da Wa now focuses all his attention on business. After selling women's and children's clothing, Da Wa has turned his attention to men's clothing.

Although the women's clothing market is large, the men's clothing market is also not small. Nowadays, there are just as many boys who love dressing up as girls. They don't like to pick clothes. As long as they like something at first sight, they will pay for it immediately. This business is more straightforward.

For example, it is March now and the weather has not yet completely warmed up, which is the time when long coats are selling well.

Big Baby took the opportunity to buy a lot of beige, black and gray long coats. They had good styles and were trendy, so they were sold out as soon as they were put on the shelves. Some men bought them for themselves, and some women bought them for men.

The eldest child suddenly had an idea. When buying an expensive long coat, he would give a summer women's clothing for free, which was a buy one get one free deal. These summer women's clothing were old goods that had not been sold last year and were stored in the dormitory. But the eldest child was smart and he organized this buy one get one free promotion, which cleared out a lot of old goods at once and brought back the funds.

Customers who want to receive summer women's clothing will not be disappointed. Summer will be here in a few months, and these summer women's clothing can still be worn. They are quite trendy and not outdated at all.

When Da Wa was doing business, especially selling women's clothing, many customers would ask after buying clothes whether they had any accessories to match the clothes, such as bracelets, necklaces, etc. It didn't matter what the material was, as long as it was elegant, simple and easy to match.

Da Wa therefore took it into consideration, and when he went to purchase new goods in May, he took Da Hu and Er Niu to negotiate a business deal with an accessories merchant. They decided to buy some first to test the waters and see if they sold well.

Da Wa and Da Hu don't know how to appreciate these accessories. Fortunately, Er Niu is here. There are many pretty girls in the music conservatory, and they all know how to dress up. Er Niu has seen a lot and has a rough idea of ​​what kind of accessories young girls nowadays like. She helped Da Wa pick a lot of them.

After the three of them purchased the goods and put them in the dormitory, they made an appointment to go out for dinner.

The eldest boy hosted the party. "What do you two want to eat?"

"Let's eat the mutton hotpot at Donglaishun." Dahu sipped his saliva. "It's a newly opened shop. They say it serves authentic Beijing flavor. I've been craving it for a long time."

The eldest boy waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's eat this."

So the three of them took a turtle car to the commercial street where the Donglaishun Shabu-shabu restaurant was located. Coincidentally, this commercial street was the same department store where Dawa and Dahu went to buy skin care products and cosmetics for Ningtang and Zeng Xinlan last time. It was also here that they ran into Su Guangzong entering the game hall.

When they arrived at the door of Donglaishun Shabu-shabu Restaurant, Da Wa glanced at the game room before going in. The game room was still the same as before, with a small red and blue light box at the door and darkness inside. He wondered if Su Guangzong was here today.

That's it? When he thought about it, it didn't matter to him whether Su Guangzong went to the game hall or not. Filling his stomach was the most important thing.

After entering Donglaishun, Da Wa generously ordered two large plates of lamb rolls and a lot of side dishes.

The mutton rolls at Donglaishun are made from large chunks of mutton that are frozen in the refrigerator and then cut with a steel knife. The slices are as thin as cicada wings, and they are dipped into the thick white soup made from mutton bones, rinsed briefly, and then dipped in their secret sesame sauce. They are so delicious.

After eating two large plates, the eldest boy still felt unsatisfied and ordered two more plates.

After finishing the mutton rolls, we started to eat the side dishes, such as enoki mushrooms, romaine lettuce, corn... Although they are vegetarian dishes, they taste good after being dipped in oil and are also very refreshing.

Finally, I would feel satisfied after having a big bowl of mutton soup.

After eating so much that their stomachs were bloated, the three of them left Donglaishun smelling like mutton.

Da Hu sucked his teeth and said, "The mutton here tastes good and authentic. Let's come back to eat next time."

Er Niu laughed, "You have never been to Beijing, how do you know this is the authentic one?"

Da Hu was not convinced, "Anyway, it tastes good. That's right, it tastes good. It's authentic."

Er Niu thought about it and agreed, "It is indeed delicious."

Big Brother continued, "If you want to eat, just come back next time, okay..." It's not worth it, he has a bulging wallet now.

Before he could finish his words, a slovenly man suddenly rushed in front of him, his eyes red, and said in a rough voice, "Big boy, lend me some money."