She ate it with gusto, nodding as she ate, "Oh, this is the taste, and it's even sweeter than I expected. Thank you, Yu Yang's mom!"
I'll accept this gift. These dates are just the way I like them. I have to take these back for my wife to try.
Every time I say that the dates she buys aren't good, not as crisp and sweet as the ones grown in my hometown, she gets upset and says I'm exaggerating and have too many faults.
This time, I'll let her taste how delicious real Shandong farm-grown jujubes are; they can't compare to the hybrid varieties these days.
The guitar teacher didn't seem to mind, saying, "Take it if you like! Thank you, Yu Yang's mother, but please don't send us anything again."
Don't worry, your child is smart and obedient, we will definitely teach him well.
After chatting with the two teachers for a while and catching up, class ended on time, and Chen Hong led Yu Yang home.
"Sigh! How come there's such a big difference between people? Look at Yu Yang's mother, she's beautiful, kind, and most importantly, quite rich. She's what people call a 'rich, beautiful, and successful woman'!"
Some people are just not good enough; they're ugly and cause a lot of trouble—typical ugly people who make a fuss!
The calligraphy teacher picked up another date and put it in his mouth, chewing it with relish.
He asked vaguely, "Who are you talking about? Who's causing trouble again?"
It's really hard to do anything these days. Without money or connections, you get bullied everywhere.
We ordinary folks just teach students honestly, and we're content with earning enough to support our families.
We're sheltered from the wind and rain. Think about the migrant workers who carry bricks on construction sites. Sometimes they don't even get paid after doing their work. We're much better off than them.
Don't be ungrateful, and don't be envious of others. If you don't have the ability, don't try to find shortcuts.
"Sigh! I can't rely on this little bit of salary. Housing prices are skyrocketing. My child is growing up and will be getting married in a few years."
We have to buy him a house, no matter what! Otherwise, we can't fit him in this house.
Old Yang, have you heard? Teacher Han has been making investments lately, and the returns are exceptionally high.
Are you interested? Maybe we should go ask them. If it's true, we can invest a little; it's better than putting money in the bank!
The calligraphy teacher shook his head vigorously, "I won't fall for it. Last year's pyramid schemes and the year before's illegal fundraising have swindled a lot of people."
If you're losing money in the stock market, why bother investing? Haven't you heard the saying, "There's no such thing as a free lunch"?
Is it possible for high-return investments to actually reach ordinary people like us? Don't dream about it!
People who get scammed are always greedy. The higher the return on a project, the more likely it is to be a scam. I won't participate.
"With that energy, I'd rather teach one more class every day. It'll be harder, but I'll earn real money!"
Chen Hong took the children home, had Yu Yang do his homework and practice the piano, and then she went to the kitchen to get busy.
I stewed a pot of spiced beef shank in a pressure cooker, chopped half a basin of minced meat, added cooking wine, Sichuan peppercorns, scallion and ginger water, egg liquid, and starch, stirred it until it became sticky, and then steamed a plate of braised meat.
I cleaned a large basin of lamb trotters, then used an air gun to burn off the hair from the crevices of the trotters, and finally cooked a large pot of braised lamb trotters.
Transfer the soaked sea cucumbers, abalone, and dried scallops from the space to the refrigerator.
Clean the lobsters and crabs with a brush, put them in a bowl and store them in the space. Take them out tomorrow morning and steam them directly.
The giant squid was also slaughtered, its internal organs and fascia removed, and it was cut into decorative shapes. One of the chickens kept in the space was also killed.
I've already plucked the feathers, gutted and chopped the meat into pieces. Tomorrow I'm going to make a mushroom and chicken stew.
The fish and shrimp were all cleaned and prepared, and stored in basins in the space. These are all to be taken out tomorrow morning.
Finally, she chopped a bowl of mutton filling, preparing to make dumplings as the main dish. There would be many people working tomorrow, so everyone could work together and the dumplings would be ready to eat soon.
Chen Hong had done a good job of preparing, but the next day, her family disrupted her plans.
At six o'clock on Sunday morning, Chen Hong left Yu Yang at home while she went to the morning market early.
This was her first time at this morning market. She heard about it from other parents picking up their children. They said that most of the vegetables sold here were grown by farmers in the suburbs.
They grow their own vegetables for their own consumption, without using pesticides or chemical fertilizers. If they grow too much to eat, they ride their tricycles to the early morning market to sell the vegetables.
Although it doesn't look as appealing as the ones in the supermarket, it's authentic, delicious, and has a strong vegetable flavor.
The elderly people in the neighborhood love to go to this early morning market. The vegetables here may not look very appealing, but they are cheap, and there is a wide variety of fresh produce, all picked by farmers early in the morning.
Many seasonal wild vegetables that are not available in supermarkets are also sold here, all of which are dug up by farmers themselves in the fields.
Chen Hong arrived by electric scooter. The morning market is very spacious, and there's no need to park vehicles; you can just push your scooter into the market.
She selected fresh vegetables such as chives, eggplant, cucumber, tomato, lotus root, and green beans.
She bought a big bag full of miscellaneous items, including two bottles of sesame oil and sesame paste from her hometown.
Chen Hong bought another piece of old tofu and returned home with her purchases full.
After getting home and having breakfast, I took out all the prepared fish and shrimp from the storage room, and washed a bowl of fruit and put it on the coffee table.
Yu Yang also helped his mother pick vegetables, and the two of them busied themselves in the kitchen.
Uncle Liu and Uncle Wang's families arrived at nine o'clock, and half an hour later, Brother Guoqing and his family of three also arrived.
There are twelve people in total from four families. The dining table is not small, but they can squeeze in to sit down.
Chen Hong prepared to host a banquet. The men drank tea and chatted in the living room, while Yu Yang took Wang Yiming and Wang Xuanyi to his room to play guitar.
Aunt Wang and Aunt Liu went to help in the kitchen but were chased out by Chen Hong, who said, "You're both old ladies now, go to the living room to have tea and chat!"
The kitchen is now our domain, young people. Sister-in-law Guoqing and Sister-in-law Yuzhen can help me out.
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