Lin Zhao was the only one left in the kitchen. She felt more comfortable alone and worked faster because there was no one asking her all kinds of questions.
For example, why do we need to beat the egg whites, how should we beat them, what is the difference between beating and not beating, we can eat them all, and what should we do with the leftover egg yolks...
The person asking the question is confused.
When Gu's mother came over, Lin Zhao had already made the cake. The rich sweet aroma from the kitchen spread to the yard, making people salivate unconsciously.
Mother Gu walked into the kitchen, "...making a cake?"
"Yeah." Lin Zhao nodded.
The cake was covered in a bamboo basket so that Mother Gu couldn't see it.
She didn't ask any more questions.
He rolled up his sleeves and said, "What do you need me to do?"
"Not now, let's start at noon." Lin Zhao said that it was still early and there was no rush, and they could prepare after dinner.
"Okay, then I'll go back first and come back later?" asked Mother Gu.
"Why are you saying that? Let's eat together. You and Dad have both the wonton filling and the dough. If you don't eat them, they won't stay and will be wasted," said Lin Zhao.
Having lived through the famine years, she couldn't bear to hear the word "waste". Mother Gu immediately said, "I'll come down later."
She stepped forward and took over the work from Lin Zhao.
Clean up the kitchen.
He urged her to go back to her room: "Why don't you go catch up on some sleep and eat when you wake up?"
Lin Zhao had been busy all morning and was indeed tired. "Okay, thank you for your help."
Mother Gu waved her hand, "What's the trouble? It's not a trouble."
I have wontons to eat, what's the trouble?!
When the twins woke up, they didn't see their mother, only their grandmother. The two boys poked their heads into the kitchen.
"Grandma, where is my mother?" Yubao asked softly.
"She got up early in the morning to make cakes for you two. She is very tired and is going to catch up on her sleep. You two should keep your noises down and not disturb your mother." Mother Gu warned.
She knew that the third son's wife loved to sleep in, and she wanted to sleep until the afternoon during her rare vacation. But she also had to make cakes for Yu Bao and Heng Bao, so she must have a lot of accumulated emotions in her heart, so it was best not to make a fuss.
Yu Bao hummed, "We won't quarrel."
Hengbao leaned over to the stove, sniffing the air with his nose twitching as he inhaled the aroma. He asked, "Grandma, what are you doing?"
"Your mother made wontons, and I was just about to go." Mrs. Gu didn't mention the cake, she only mentioned the big wontons.
Hengbao smiled brightly, "There are wontons to eat early in the morning! I like big wontons! Are they filled with meat?"
"Yes." Lin Zhao made half of the big wontons, and the rest were made by Gu's mother. She knew the fillings - celery and meat, mushrooms and meat, both of which smelled delicious.
Heng Bao clapped his hands, "I love eating meat!"
"Go wash your face and brush your teeth first. Once you're done, we'll be ready to eat." Mother Gu urged her two grandsons.
"Hey!" Yubao pulled his brother to wash up.
Just then, Song Yunjin walked out of the house.
When he saw Gu's mother, he called her politely.
Then wash up with the twins.
Gu's mother was cooking wontons in the kitchen. After the water boiled, she put the wontons in.
Cross the water.
The fragrance spread.
Hengbao smelled something, wiped the baby cream off his face, and ran into the kitchen.
"Grandma, my stomach is growling. When can I eat?" He looked up at his grandmother.
Mother Gu looked at him lovingly and said, "Just wait a little longer. It will be fine in two days. Go and call Qianbao and Yaobao first."
The twins, a boy and a girl, have started to eat complementary food. It’s not too early now, so let them get up and eat together to avoid making a fuss.
"I asked Dahuang and Amber to go and shout!" Hengbao smiled with his eyes curved.
Mother Gu used a wooden spoon to carefully push the wontons in the pot and said with a smile, "You two go and see, Qianbao and Yaobao don't know how to dress, and they need your two brothers to help them."
"Hey!" Yubao walked out and Hengbao chased after him.
When the two little brothers returned to the room, Qianbao and Yaobao had already woken up and were sitting on the bed playing with Xiaojin.
Dahuang was squatting not far from the bed, and Amber was circling beside the bed, wanting to get on the bed but not daring to. She looked at her little master from time to time and barked.
Da la!
There was the sound of the door curtain being lifted and dropped.
Dahuang looked up and saw Amber rushing towards the twins, straightening her little body, clinging to Yubao with her front paws, and rubbing her head against him.
"Amber...!" Yubao laughed. "Stop messing around. I need to dress Qianbao and Yaobao. I'll feed you later."
He touched Amber's chin. The dog thought the little master was playing with it, so it wagged its tail faster and rubbed harder, almost knocking Yubao over.
"Amber, slow down, I can't stand anymore!" Yubao said hurriedly, holding onto the table to avoid falling to the ground.
Amber didn't slow down. She bit her own ball and wanted to play with him.
Yubao looked at the puppy's excited face and felt embarrassed.
Look at Da Huang for help.
Dahuang came over and pulled Amber over with his right paw to prevent it from bothering its little master.
Amber was confused and thought her mother was playing with her, so she immediately forgot about Yubao and left the house one after another with Dahuang.
Hengbao squeezed his hands over his face, his eyes narrowed into crescents, and said, "Da Huang is so smart!"
Yubao agreed, a bit proudly, "Our Dahuang is the smartest dog in the world."
After saying that, he patted his clothes, walked towards the twins' bed, and greeted his younger brother and sister.
"Qianbao, Yaobao, it's time to get up. Grandma is making wontons. Do you still remember wontons? They're made of white flour, with meat inside, and they smell delicious."
Meat?!
The twins moved to the edge of the bed in tacit understanding, took the clothes next to the small pillow, and handed them to their brother.
"Put it on!" Qianbao said.
"Eat meat!!" This baby voice belongs to Yaobao.
Yubao took Qianbao's little clothes and helped his younger brother put them on. Without him telling him, Hengbao put them on his younger sister.
After putting on their clothes, the two little brothers squatted down to find the little tiger-head shoes and put them on their younger brother and sister.
He also imitated his mother and praised in a high-pitched voice.
"It's really beautiful."
Qian Bao didn't react, but Yao Bao was so proud that she held her chin high. She found a red hairband and gave it to her brother, softly asking, "Use this!"
Yubao took it and held it carefully in his palm, "Wash your face first, then I'll let you tie it up."
Yaobao smiled sweetly, "Yeah."
While they were talking, Hengbao took the time to feed Xiaojin. He fed it until it was full before leaving the house.
After feeding Xiao Jin, he did not forget Da Huang Amber. While his brother was taking his younger siblings to wash their faces and brush their teeth, he fed Da Huang Amber.
We have three little friends at home, and the twins take turns feeding them on time. They can skip their meals first and never forget their playmates.
After Yubao took his younger brother and sister to wash up, Gu's mother had just cooked wontons and put them into bowls.
"Have you washed everything? The wontons are ready." She called Song Yunjin and the four children.
The children smelled the food and rushed to the dining table at the top of their lungs.
Yaobao even wanted to reach out her hand, but fortunately there were only a few wontons in her bowl, and Gu's mother had broken them into pieces, so they were not hot now.
"Where's my mom? Isn't she eating yet?" Yubao held the chopsticks and looked towards his parents' room.
Song Yunjin kindly reminded: "Don't disturb your mother yet, wait for her to wake up on her own."
If his sister doesn't get enough sleep, her temper won't be very good.
"...Okay." Yubao listened to the advice.
He clumsily poked the wonton with his chopsticks, blew on it, and stuffed it into his mouth.
Hengbao had already eaten half of it and looked at his brother with his bright black eyes, "Brother, when can I see the things Dad sent me?"
"I don't know." Yubao replied to his brother, "I'm anxious. Let's wait until Mom wakes up."
Hengbao wanted to take it apart himself, but he was afraid that his mother would be angry, so he had to suppress his eagerness.
"oh."
Last time, the twins only ate the dough and didn’t taste the flavor of the wontons. Strictly speaking, this was their first time eating wontons.
The wontons in the two small bowls were broken into pieces, with the dough and stuffing mixed together. The two kids ate them with relish.
Seeing the children eating with such relish, Mother Gu smiled lovingly and started eating too. She took a bite and it was so fresh and fragrant that it could make one dizzy.
She had rarely eaten white flour in her life and had to rely on the third brother's wife for help several times.
Thinking that the old man would be able to eat later, she quickened her eating pace.
Just as I was thinking about it, Gu's father came over.
Seeing the old woman eating with her bowl in hand, he said, "You've already eaten, but you didn't tell me. I've been waiting for you."
There was a subtle hint of grievance in his words.
He prepared breakfast and waited for his wife to come home to eat together, but she was already eating without telling him.
When Mother Gu met the old man's resentful eyes, a strange feeling flashed through her mind, as if she had done something wrong.
She ate the last wonton and said, "Wait, I'll make you some."
The moment he finished speaking, he turned and went into the kitchen.
Father Gu: “?”
Are you so unassuming?!
He didn't even have time to respond to his grandchildren's greetings and hurried in.
"Don't bother. I've made some porridge at home. I'll go back and eat it." Father Gu said hurriedly, "I just came to see what's going on. Since you've already eaten, I'll go back first."
"Why are you going back?" The stove fire was still burning. Mother Gu stuffed some firewood into it, and the fire suddenly grew bigger. "The third daughter-in-law said... there's a portion of wontons for us. I was planning to send it to you later, but since you're here, why not just eat here and avoid the trouble?"
When Mr. Gu heard that it was his daughter-in-law who invited them to dinner, he didn't say he wanted to leave. He just responded and walked towards the yard.
Find a stool to sit down.
Yubao brought the bowl over and picked up a wonton to feed his grandfather, "Grandpa, have some. My mom made these wontons. They're so delicious!"
There is no way Mr. Gu would steal his grandson's food.
He pushed Yubao's hand away, a pleased smile on his face, "Eat it yourself, your milk is down there."
Seeing that his grandfather didn't want to eat, Yu Bao didn't force him and said softly, "Master, if you're hungry, tell me and I'll feed you."
Father Gu felt warm in his heart.
"Okay." He responded with a smile.
Seeing the four cubs eating with relish, the grandfather is also happy.
Soon, Gu's mother came out with a bowl of wontons.
"Why is it raining so much?" Father Gu frowned with concern.
He thought it was enough to just taste it, there was no need to eat so much, it would be better to save it for his grandson in the afternoon.
Hengbao sipped his wonton soup and said, "I have to work, so I have to eat more!"
Yubao: "My mom said I should eat a full meal in the morning."
Mother Gu rubbed his face curiously and said to the old man, "Listen to what Yu Bao and Heng Bao have to say. They don't mind you eating too much, so why are you being so rude?"
Yubao sat next to his grandfather, and the two of them ate together. "Don't mind, I'll eat as much as I want."
Mother Gu asked mischievously, "What if there is no food at home?"
"It's okay. Hengbao and I will call my dad and ask him to find a way." Yubao's face was full of seriousness.
"Daddy will do it for me." Yaobao raised his dirty face and imitated his brother in a milky voice.
Mother Gu laughed.
Lin Zhao took a good nap, and when she came out again, the children had already finished their meal.
Seeing her, Gu's mother immediately went to make wontons for her daughter-in-law.
Knowing what dishes Lin Zhao would cook for lunch, she made preparations in advance.
The pot was hot, there were sparks in the stove, and the water was boiling quickly.
After the wontons were cooked, Gu's mother found Lin Zhao's bowl, rinsed it with clean water, and then scooped out the wontons.
The third daughter-in-law was particular and disliked the dirty bowls that had been wiped with a cloth, so she asked to rinse them with water before serving. After a few times, Gu's mother also developed this habit.
She came out with a bowl and said to Lin Zhao with a smile, "You must be hungry. Come and eat."
Lin Zhao narrowed her eyes and said, "Thank you for your hard work, mother."
"It's not that hard at all." Mother Gu said nonchalantly and went to clean the kitchen.
When she left the yard again, Lin Zhao had eaten almost everything.
Seeing her rest, Gu's mother asked about Gu Chan, "...Since she said she would soon have a job, has Ah Chan come to see you again? Did she tell you when she would have a job?"
She will always feel uneasy until things are settled.
Lin Zhao: "My eldest sister was taking care of her brother-in-law and didn't have time to come over, but I went to the hospital and the family paid for the medical expenses. My eldest sister said she would return to her parents' home when she was free and then repay the money she owed to my eldest and second sisters-in-law."
Hearing this, Mother Gu felt relieved, "Just pay for the medical expenses!"
She smiled and said, "It's such a huge sum... It's not a pleasant feeling to owe someone money. It's okay if I pay it back, and it's okay if I don't get a job... It's okay if I can't get one."
Of course, Gu's mother also hopes that her daughter will be lucky and get a good job.
Lin Zhao confirmed her decision, "The job has been secured. The family has helped my eldest sister get a job through a relationship transfer. She just needs to wait for her brother-in-law to support her for a while, and then she can go back to work."
Mother Gu was so happy that she didn't know what to say.
"What kind of job is it?" she asked excitedly.
"The canteen at the cotton textile factory is a very good job," said Lin Zhao.
The cotton textile factory is a large factory with good efficiency. Places like the canteen, like their supply and marketing cooperative, are really one job for one person, and temporary workers are in high demand.
If Wei Xiangdong hadn't saved a capable man, and if that family hadn't been grateful, such a good thing... wouldn't even be possible.
"Hello, canteen! Hello, canteen!" Gu's mother said it twice, each time louder than the last, and her back straightened a lot.
"I'm relieved at last."
She slapped her thigh and said, "It's a pity your father isn't here, otherwise he would be happy too."
"Everything is fine here for now. Mom can go back to the old house first... and share the good news with Dad." Lin Zhao said with a smile.
Mother Gu was very excited and had to vent her emotions.
"Okay, I'll come back later."
After saying this, he hurried back to the old house.
The four cubs didn't follow. Hengbao clung to Lin Zhao, tilting his head in a cute way, "...Can I see the gift Daddy sent back?"
Yu Bao was also very curious, but he... saw the unwashed bowl that Lin Zhao had used to eat wontons, so he took the bowl and went to wash it.
Lin Zhao paused, "You and Hengbao are the birthday boys, just be happy today. Washing the clothes and dishes..."
Before she could finish her words, Song Yunjin raised her hand, "I'll do it!"
He took the bowl and happily went into the kitchen.
Lin Zhao: “…”
Lin Zhao shrugged at the twins. "Look, someone's rushing to wash it. Come on, let's go open the presents!"
The two children followed happily.
Yaobao was afraid of being left behind, so she hung on her older brother's arm and let him take her away.
Lin Zhao asked the children to stand aside while she dragged out the box that Gu Chenghuai had sent back and took out the scissors.
Use tools to untie the hemp rope that ties the box.
Yu Bao and Heng Bao unpacked the box in a hurry.
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