The next day, "Eldest son, second son, third son, don't leave after breakfast. Have your wives stay too. Call all the grandchildren out. I have something important to announce," said the old lady of the Su family, sitting in the main seat with a solemn expression.
"Mom, what's the big deal? I finally have a break from work, and I was planning to go mushroom picking with Aunt Cuihua in the back hills. We don't have any meat, but mushrooms can satisfy our cravings. If we go too late, they'll all be gone," the eldest daughter-in-law said anxiously.
"Eat, eat, eat! All you think about all day is food, you don't do anything productive." The old lady of the Su family glanced at her eldest daughter-in-law and rolled her eyes.
"Mom, I'm the eldest son in the family. I'll take care of anything," said the eldest son of the Su family, patting his chest. If you hadn't seen him poking his wife, signaling her to step forward, it would have been more believable.
"Mother, I'll do whatever you say," the female lead's father said softly.
"Shut up, listen to me, close the door." Boss Su stood up, looked around, and seeing that no one was around, closed the door from the inside.
"Eldest son, second son, third son, our ancestors have appeared to us! They know we're not doing well, so they left us some dessert recipes so we can live a better life," said the old lady of the Su family, clasping her hands together in prayer.
"Mom, shh, don't tell anyone. It's fine to talk about it at home, but don't tell anyone outside. We believe in science now, and we can't trust these feudal superstitions."
"Yes, Mother, that old sorceress Zhang from the next village was arrested, paraded through the streets, and had her head shaved in a humiliating way. She's still in a labor camp."
"What do you all know? Never mind, let's get down to business," the old lady of the Su family said irritably.
"Our ancestors saw that we were not doing well and that there were few educated people in the family, which tarnished the reputation of our Su family. So they appeared to Lai Di in a dream and gave her some dessert recipes so that we could improve our lives."
The ancestors are waiting to make money so they can burn more paper money for the dead to buy houses and cars. They won't tell these little brats about this.
"Really? Mother, that's wonderful!" said the eldest son of the Su family with a smile.
"Of course, the recipe is right here in my hands. Because Lai Di sent a message, the matriarch said that half of the pastry income should be given to Lai Di as a reward. None of you are allowed to object. I have already agreed." The old lady of the Su family said decisively.
“Mother, Lai Di is still too young. Giving her half is too much of a deal,” the eldest daughter-in-law exclaimed.
"If the ancestor didn't appear in Lai Di's dream, how could she have these remedies? If we don't give her half, the ancestor will lose face and be unhappy. Then we'll never have such good fortune again!"
"You're all in your thirties or forties, and you're still so shallow-minded. You're not even as wise as this old woman. Our family is only able to survive because of me," the old lady of the Su family said irritably.
"Of course, we have our mom here. She's the pillar of our family, hehe." Su Er gave the old lady a thumbs up.
"You're such a chatterbox, I'm already being nice by not getting angry all the time." The old lady of the Su family rolled her eyes at Su Er.
"They said they weren't busy during this time, so they asked Lai Di to make pastries at home. The eldest, second, and third daughters were all there to help out and learn how to make them."
"Eldest, second, and third sons, go to town to buy ingredients: mung beans, red beans, peas, brown sugar, etc. Come back to me later to get the list. Buy according to the list. After you come back, take care of the heavy lifting. The rest is up to you three."
"Tell your younger sister to keep an eye on the kids at home so they don't cause trouble. When you go back, also tell your children to keep this snack-making a secret and not to tell anyone else," the old lady of the Su family instructed, trying her best to ensure everything went smoothly.
"Okay, Mom. Don't worry about us. We'll do a perfect job."
"Yes, Mother, although I've never made pastries, I'm quite good at cooking in our family," the eldest daughter-in-law boasted.
"Disperse, disperse, go do what you were doing," the old lady of the Su family waved her hand, telling everyone to leave.
Mo Qian followed Su Er out of the main room.
“Wife, I saw Lai Di on the black market last time, and I guess she was selling these kinds of snacks. Now that it’s legal, if we make more, we can sell them to the town supply and marketing cooperative, the city supply and marketing cooperative, and the provincial supply and marketing cooperative!”
“There are still so many supply and marketing cooperatives in every province, city, and town. Although they are not as expensive as those on the black market, they are safe. Our family will be rich then, haha. Holding a roast chicken in one hand and a roast duck in the other, and occasionally taking a bite of watermelon, just thinking about it makes me happy, hehe.” Su Er happily imagined.
"Having to help out in the kitchen every day and learn to cook doesn't sound easy," Mo Qian said with a sigh.
I've already suffered so much in my past life. I died before I could spend all my money, and I didn't get to enjoy the fruits of my labor. There's nothing more painful than this. In this life, I'm going to live a carefree, laid-back life. Anyone who tries to stop me will get angry.
"That's easy to handle. With your mediocre cooking skills, your sister-in-law and third sister-in-law are probably worried that you'll burn the kitchen down. If you get kicked out, you can just lie down."
"If all else fails, we can learn from our third sister-in-law. She's all delicate and graceful. She was malnourished before, and the doctor said she couldn't be overworked, hehe," Su Er said, winking.
"Haha, as expected of you," Mo Qian breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at Su Er.
"Of course! Who am I? I'm the smartest one in our Su family, unlike the third brother. No one can get the better of me. Of course your man is amazing!" Su Er boasted, his smile never fading.
"Laidi, come and try my mung bean cake!" The eldest daughter-in-law handed a piece of cake to Laidi.
"It's soft, slightly sweet, and has a delicate texture. My aunt made it very well. When we go to buy it, I'm sure many people will come to buy it."
Ever since the day it was announced that she was going to make pastries, the whole family got involved, young and old alike. The eldest son's wife and the third son's wife followed the female protagonist in the kitchen to develop desserts.
Just as Su Er predicted, after Mo Qian broke the fifth bowl and almost burned the kitchen down, she was forbidden from entering the kitchen.
My dear reader, there's more to this chapter! Please click the next page to continue reading—even more exciting content awaits!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
