“Mom, when you see the house another day, you definitely won’t say it’s not worth it.” Su Yan smiled. “However, I’m not too satisfied with the decoration of the yard. Let’s move in together after I have someone fix it up.”
"Yes, now that you three have a house, you can settle down and make a living in town. Your grandparents are relieved," Grandpa Li said with satisfaction.
“Grandpa and Grandma, what I mean is that we should move to town together.” Su Yan reiterated firmly, “You, Grandma, and Hu Zi all have to come to town with me. Otherwise, I’m worried about you all staying at home alone.”
Grandpa Li's mind went blank for a moment, but when he came to his senses, he quickly waved his hand and refused: "No, no, you and your mother have already suffered enough. Your grandmother and I can take care of Tiger, we absolutely cannot be a burden to you."
"Grandpa, if you say that, it means you don't consider me family. Since you're not coming with me, I won't move either. I'll just stay here and keep you company." Su Yan pouted, looking quite angry.
Grandpa Li wanted to say something more, but Grandma Li directly ordered: "Ayan is filial to us two old folks, what's there to refuse? Besides, the mother and daughter are setting up a stall in town now. I can take care of the child when I go, and you can go and help them with the stall. When you come to the city, you can't just lie around doing nothing all day."
Grandpa Li: "..."
In the end, Grandpa Li didn't say anything and obediently nodded.
Su Yan: ...Is this the legendary henpecked husband?
It took Li Juan an hour to process the fact that she now owned a house. Lying in bed, she began to plan how to sell braised food to quickly earn back all the money she had.
She's a mother of three, yet her daughter has to support the family instead. She feels both gratified and ashamed.
Su Yan had no idea that her straightforward mother had so many hidden thoughts. After dozing for three hours, she got up at two in the morning to make braised dishes and stew medicinal lean meat porridge.
If she has two stoves burning at the same time, she can sleep an extra hour and doesn't have to get up so early.
She'd already built a wall around her house and expanded the kitchen a bit, but for the house in town, she wanted to build a kitchen of over 20 square meters in the yard, specifically for making braised dishes. She also needed to think carefully about the other spaces and make practical things.
In her past life, she lived in a large villa, which was filled with ingredients, accessories, and medicinal herbs inside and out. Fortunately, she lived in a relatively remote area, where someone had bought property but did not move in. Otherwise, the neighbors would have complained about the smell of her cooking every day.
Blanching the vegetables took an hour, and by the time the caramelized sugar was added to the pot to start braising, it was already 3:30 PM.
After adjusting the heat, Su Yan sat down in the courtyard to rest, fan in hand.
She planned to set up a stall until the start of the school year, then buy a shop for her mother and grandfather to run together. Before leaving, she also needed to take care of Su Lei's schooling.
Southern Medical University is located in Guangzhou. She needs to go to Guangzhou a week before the start of the semester to find out about the businesses and locations there, and then take over a restaurant to sell food. Only with a steady stream of income can she consider other things.
The hardships Su Yan faced when she first started working in her previous life made her suffer greatly, so now only money can soothe her inner desires and anxieties. She easily feels insecure when she is broke.
Oh right, and the second most important thing is the house.
Having your own house means you won't be a rootless duckweed.
She's going to fulfill all the wishes she couldn't have in her past life in this one!
Li Juan got up at four o'clock and saw her daughter feeding pheasants in the yard. She immediately said, "Ayan, why didn't you wake me up? You must be tired doing so much work by yourself."
The stove is now emitting a rich aroma of five-spice powder and a faint scent of medicinal herbs.
Su Yan didn't look up, but smiled and said, "You're getting old, so try not to stay up late. An hour is enough to braise the meat, and we can set up our stall at seven o'clock."
Yesterday she bought several large iron barrels specifically for storing braised food; she just needs to rent an oxcart to go to town.
Moreover, since the weather is hot now, most people will choose to eat cold food, and the taste of cold food is not much different from that of hot food.
The medicinal porridge is quite thick and won't cool down for a while, as will the braised meat.
Li Juan didn't dawdle any longer and started braising the meat according to the ingredient list her daughter had given her.
Su Yan had built a stove in the yard in advance. There happened to be two pots at home, so Li Juan made braised meat in the yard, and her daughter could watch over it.
"Mom, how about we stew a pot of mutton soup and braised mutton tonight?" Su Yan asked while feeding the chicken.
Li Juan: "Okay, smoked mutton doesn't taste good, let's finish it first."
"My goodness! Why does your braised food smell so good?"
A voice suddenly came from above Su Yan's head.
Startled, Su Yan jumped up and screamed, her face still showing signs of shock.
Damn it! It's not even dawn yet, and a sudden sound comes from above. Who wouldn't be startled?
Once she saw who it was, Su Yan patted her chest and said, "Aunt Zhu, you're terrifying!"
Here, the walls are almost touching, and the wall they've built hasn't even reached this side yet. Zhu Xiaoping can't just stand on a stool and see her house clearly.
Zhu Xiaoping chuckled and said, "The food you make smells so good, it's made me and my child smell amazing."
After saying that, she peeked her head behind Su Yan and said, "My goodness! Why did you make so much? Can you even sell it all? What's the price? I'd like to buy some to try too."
"It's available." Su Yan read out the price.
Upon hearing the price, Zhu Xiaoping's eyes widened in disbelief. "These are worthless things with hardly any meat, and you're selling them for such a high price? You might as well rob us!"
Duck products are cheap these days; they might not even sell for free, so Zhu Xiaoping couldn't accept the price.
She thought two cents each was the absolute maximum!
As a result, Su Yan started selling them for one yuan! Isn't that insane?
Su Yan wasn't angry at all, and replied with a smile, "I can guarantee that anyone who eats my braised food will praise it highly, and there will definitely be no bad reviews."
“My daughter makes braised food with very expensive medicinal herbs in it. It’s good for your health and not something unhealthy,” Li Juan chimed in, looking at Zhu Xiaoping with dissatisfaction.
Zhu Xiaoping pursed her lips, turned around and went back into the house.
She only earns one yuan every two or three days; she must be crazy to buy that braised food.
They say they added expensive medicinal herbs, but who knows if they actually did? Anyway, she thinks Su Yan is definitely going to lose out, so she'll just have to wait and see how she fares.
Li Juan's face turned red with anger. "What kind of expression is that? Does she hate to see us doing well?"
I initially thought Zhu Xiaoping didn't have any major problems, but now it seems she has many more!
"Does she think she can judge us just because she worked as a cook for weddings and funerals in Zhujia Village before she got married? Who does she think she is!"
Li Juan cursed loudly, as if afraid Zhu Xiaoping wouldn't hear her.
Su Yan was somewhat surprised to hear this.
So he used to be a cook. No wonder he was so strange.
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