Chapter 18 Instant Coffee

Hang Jingshu naturally had no idea what Su Xiangwan was thinking. Seeing that Grandma Yan had guests, she went back to the kitchen to read.

The afternoon light there is just right, not too glaring and still ventilated.

Su Xiangwan hesitated for a moment, but still carefully picked up a piece of hemp leaf and tasted it, then immediately changed the subject and suggested: "Grandma, this time I brought you some butterfly cakes and coffee, why don't you let Xiaohang make some for you to try?"

The most delicious butterfly cakes are made by a bakery in a hotel in Haicheng. Su Xiangwan brought them all the way from Haicheng just to please Grandma Yan.

Grandma Yan naturally accepted the younger generation’s kindness.

Hang Jingshu went to the kitchen to get something, and Su Xiangwan, contrary to his usual behavior, followed him.

It was not until he arrived in the kitchen and opened the package that Hang Jingshu discovered that what Miss Su had taken out was actually some kind of instant coffee.

Hang Jingshu had drunk coffee in her life, but in her impression, instant coffee had become history at that time. You could buy a cup of coffee for less than ten yuan through various coffee shop activities and coupons.

Since it was instant coffee, Hang Jingshu prepared to boil water first. Su Xiangwan, who was standing at the door, spoke: "Um, Xiao Hang."

Su Xiangwan stood at the door of the kitchen with a gentle smile on her face, "Xiao Hang, this is instant coffee. It needs to be brewed with hot water and requires matching cups and saucers. Don't you know that?"

Su Xiangwan, who was dressed appropriately and had a gentle smile, released her hidden malice towards Hang Jingshu.

Hang Jingshu took his time, smiled and asked, "Why don't you teach me? By the way, you are not familiar with the hot water kettle here, right?"

"Oh, it's okay, I just came to remind you."

Su Xiangwan didn't expect the babysitter to ask her this question. She was embarrassed for a moment but quickly returned to normal.

"Okay then, I'll bring you the butterfly cakes and coffee later," Hang Jingshu said with a calm mind. If someone wanted to come after her and slap her in the face, she would fight back in her own way.

But we have to be able to deal with it, after all, this is a guest of the Yan family.

At that time, the family still used copper kettles to boil hot water. Hang Jingshu took advantage of this opportunity to find Grandma Yan's collection of coffee cups and also took out a two-layer gold-painted dessert plate.

As the steam rose, Hang Jingshu opened the coffee can, brewed two cups of coffee with a small spoon, put sugar and creamer in a separate small dish, and walked towards the living room carrying the tray.

Grandma Yan was still chatting happily with Su Xiangwan. Hang Jingshu had a calm expression on his face. He put the things away carefully and took the plate of hemp leaves away.

Yu Lihong had been craning her neck to watch the excitement. When she saw Hang Jingshu coming back with the hemp leaves, she immediately understood what was going on.

"That young lady from the capitalist family must be fed up with our rural food," Yu Lihong, who always spoke directly, curled her lips in Su Xiangwan's direction, "I don't think that foreign stuff is that high-end, it's dark and bitter."

Hang Jingshu was amused by Yu Lihong's remarks, thinking that instant coffee is still considered a high-end product in everyone's eyes. Since 1979, television stations have had advertising businesses, and various products have gained an additional promotional channel.

Although color TV sets are still very expensive now, in the near future these things will become a must-have in every household.

Seeing that Hang Jingshu was distracted and silent, Yu Lihong went over and nudged her arm with gossip, "Hey, do you know what this Miss Su is doing here?"

Ever since Hang Jingshu and Yu Lihong resolved their awkwardness, their relationship quickly became closer in a very short period of time.

Judging from Su Xiangwan's age, he should be a little older than himself. As for what he was doing there, it was not within Hang Jingshu's scope of thought.

"This Miss Su is here for Grandma Yan's grandson." Yu Lihong has worked in the Yan family for several years and knows all about these things.

"Before, there was a man named Qi who came, but he suddenly stopped coming," Yu Lihong added.

Hang Jingshu nodded in agreement but did not make any comments.

Yu Lihong seemed to have a bad impression of Su Xiangwan. "Why did she fall for this? You don't know that the first time she came here, she complained that the food cooked by Aunt Zhou was not delicate and authentic. I don't know if she will have dinner here tonight. You better be careful."

Hang Jingshu was secretly surprised when she heard this. She had thought that Su Xiangwan was a little disgusted with her because she came from the countryside, but she didn't expect that she didn't even care about the old people in the Yan family.

It is common for people in Toucheng to look down on country people these days. Previously, Sister Hang’s in-laws even sent moldy snacks to her, but after her brother-in-law Wang Xiangchun found out, he specially gave her two packs of fresh snacks.

Rural people are poor and unsophisticated, they speak loudly, some elderly people have poor hygiene habits, and most young people are also unsophisticated.

In his previous life, Hang Jingshu only wanted to escape from the rural environment, thinking that studying could change everything.

I was also quite arrogant towards my parents and relatives. Now that I think about it, I think I was quite annoying, hahaha.

According to Yu Lihong, Su Xiangwan is the first choice for Grandma Yan's grandson's daughter-in-law.

However, Grandma Yan's grandson hasn't come back yet. Did Su Xiangwan come here specially to bring coffee and some snacks?

Thinking of Grandma Yan's grandson, Hang Jingshu closed the book and asked Yu Lihong carefully, "Sister Hong, I just got here. Apart from the two old people, I haven't met other members of the Yan family. Who are they?"

"Since you asked, I'll tell you about it," Yu Lihong's eyes lit up, and she began to tell Hang Jingshu about the Yan family's children, mixed with all kinds of gossip.

Only then did Hang Jingshu know that Grandpa Yan and Grandma Yan had participated in the revolution in their early years, and later Grandpa Yan took part in many wars, big and small. In total, they had two sons and one daughter.

Now the eldest son is the leader of the military region. He went for secret training some time ago. The second son has entered politics and is rarely seen throughout the year.

The most regrettable thing is that the third daughter, who was in the prime of her life, was forever trapped in the great earthquake in 1976.

Grandma Yan also suffered a serious illness and has only slowly recovered in recent years.

There are quite a few grandchildren, but they are scattered all over the place. They only come back to get together during the Chinese New Year.

Only Yan Chengan, who is coming back soon, is the most filial. He is the child left by the young lady.

Yan Cheng'an was 12 years old when the earthquake occurred, and he is exactly 20 years old this year.

Because they spent a long time gossiping, Yu Lihong even took out her sewing basket and chatted with Hang Jingshu in the kitchen while sewing shoe soles.

This way, even if Grandma Yan sees it, she won’t say anything.

Grandpa Yan fought in battles all his life, climbed snow-capped mountains and crossed grasslands, and his feet have been healed and rotten. The shoes sold on the market now are always uncomfortable to wear.

Yu Lihong has a great skill in making shoes. She has been making shoes for her old man all year round. She knows exactly where the shoes need to be raised and where there is space.

The more Hang Jingshu listened, the more respect he had for her. He asked, "What does Grandma Yan's grandson do?"