Chapter 4 Cooking - Back to 18, I became rich by spending money
After school, it was already 6 p.m. Wen Yan thought for a moment and, instead of heading home as usual, headed to the nearby vegetable market. She checked her WeChat balance and decided to buy some groceries while also increasing her wealth. Besides, she realized that cooking a meal for her family would also demonstrate a positive attitude towards life.
After arriving at the market, she did not go to buy vegetables immediately, but walked quickly to the place next to the vegetable market. As soon as she entered, she saw a place selling sugar cakes. This place sold the most delicious sugar cakes in her memory. The small cakes were in the style of pot cakes, with many kinds of fillings, including red bean paste, mung bean, white sugar, and sesame.
I bought 20 yuan worth of sugar cakes, a mix of flavors, especially my favorite, the red bean paste. After finishing them, I ate a piece of the sugar cake in my mouth as I walked to the fish stall I remembered. I bought a sea bass, enough for a family of four, planning to steam it at home. Then I went to the vegetable section to buy some side dishes. Finally, I walked to the fruit section and bought some bananas, my favorite, and two pounds of lychees, which my mom and brother both loved.
In northern China, lychees are at their most expensive this season. A pound costs over 20 yuan. My mother usually doesn't buy them, but the occasional ones she does are for her and her brother.
I spent 20 yuan on the sugar cakes, 32.5 yuan on the sea bass, 24 yuan on the vegetables, and 52 yuan on the fruit, for a total of 128.5 yuan. I checked my WeChat wallet balance and saw I had 103 yuan left. When I was in high school, my mom would give me 300 yuan in pocket money every two weeks. I used to top up my school meal card, and my pocket money was for the occasional purchase of books and pens. But this might be the first time I've used my own pocket money to buy groceries for my family.
I checked the clock and saw it was almost 7 p.m., so I hurried home. My father owned a small shop on a street not far from home, specializing in bedding and daily necessities. My mother was a chef at a small restaurant. Being from Province C, she was famous for her delicious cooking. My father wouldn't get home until almost 10 p.m. every night, and my mother got off work at 7 p.m. My younger brother was in the eighth grade, and he'd finished school at 5:30 p.m., so he should be home by now.
As soon as she reached the door, she heard the sound of the TV. She knew it was her younger brother, watching TV before his parents came home. She was sure he hadn't written a single word of his homework. When she was young, she always wanted to put off her homework as long as possible, until she couldn't put it off any longer, then she would slowly take out her homework. If her parents weren't home, she would turn on the TV to see if there were any TV shows she liked. There might not be anything good, but she always felt that if she didn't watch it, she would be at a disadvantage, in case there was a new show today. She also had her own unique skills. I believe every child can hear the sound of their parents' footsteps. She can immediately turn off the TV before their parents even enter the door, pretending nothing happened.
After opening the door, I saw exactly what I'd expected. Wen Yi, sitting on the sofa, his homework book in front of him, a cup of Coke in hand, his eyes glued to the TV, watching Ultraman with gusto. I couldn't understand why. Even before my rebirth, Wen Yi still loved Ultraman. If you asked him what he'd learned that day, he probably wouldn't be able to answer. But if you asked him about any Ultraman episode, he'd be able to tell you.
Wen Yan still remembered one time when she saw Wen Yi fascinated by Ultraman and asked him, "Don't they all look the same? Can you tell them apart?"
After I asked this question, he insisted on giving me a brief introduction to the relationship between Ultraman and the characteristics of each Ultraman. He also told me that Ultraman are usually in the Land of Light and will only appear when humans encounter difficulties.
Now that I think about it, I feel like that middle school boy can’t be saved.
"Have you finished your homework? Be careful, if mom comes back and you haven't finished your homework, you will be beaten and scream like a ghost." Wen Yan said to Wen Yi while putting things away.
"It's okay, there's not much homework today. I can finish it in a while by writing while I read. Sister, why did you buy so many vegetables today? And my favorite lychees." As he spoke, he walked quickly to the table and reached out to touch the lychees.
Bang!
"Hiss, it hurts. Why did you hit me?" He said as he touched his red hands and looked at his cruel sister with pitiful eyes.
"Don't eat it all, leave some for mom. Eat less, we haven't eaten yet, and you won't be able to eat later." After saying that, he brought the other things to the kitchen, processed the sea bass first, cleaned the scales and internal organs, and planned to make a steamed sea bass.
Wen Yi was shocked when he saw his sister's actions!
"Sister, you're cooking? Are you sure you can eat? I'm not going to the hospital tonight, am I?" His sister rarely cooks. She can only make simple porridge and vegetables, like scrambled eggs with tomatoes and smashed cucumbers. Fish? Is his sister joking?
Looking curious, I followed him into the kitchen.
Wen Yan didn't want to pay attention to him when she heard this. In her previous life, in order to save money, she learned to cook by herself. It wasn't particularly delicious, but it was tasty enough.
"It won't kill you, so don't worry. Your sister has evolved!" Wen Yi was speechless after hearing what his sister said. He couldn't believe her even more. How could you believe that someone who usually gets splashed with oil and screams when cooking, and can't wait to get ten meters away from the pot, says that her cooking is delicious? And she's evolved. Why didn't she transform?
After thinking about it, I decided not to watch it anymore. I quickly went to see if there were any stomach-strengthening and digestion-promoting tablets at home. I still have to pamper my sister, even if it means putting some pressure on my stomach. Alas, tonight is destined to be a night of disasters.
Before he finished, he heard the sound of a lock being unlocked at the door. Wen Yi had already turned off the TV when the lock was unlocked, and quickly carried the homework into his room, pretending to be doing his homework seriously.
As soon as Yu Qiu came in, she smelled the aroma of food. She was curious about who cooked the meal when she was not at home. As soon as she changed her shoes and turned to the kitchen, she saw her precious daughter, stir-frying in the wok with a spatula, and she was stir-frying it in a very good manner.
Walking into the kitchen, I saw a dish of stir-fried bok choy and spicy tiger-skin peppers, and a pot of steamed fish. My daughter was also frying a dish of Kung Pao chicken. I knew it was going to be good.
She was so surprised. She thought she was going to cook for the kids when she got home. She was thinking about what dishes were left at home and what to cook for them today. Who knew that when she got home, the meals were already prepared. But when did her daughter learn to cook? How could she remember that her daughter only knew how to make scrambled eggs with tomatoes?
Wen Yan was cooking and didn't notice someone coming from behind. She turned around and saw her mother standing behind her. She was startled and said, "Mom, why are you walking without making any sound? You scared me to death."
"Yanyan, have you finished your homework? You're already in your third year of high school and have the college entrance exam coming up soon. How do you have time to cook when you come back? Mom can cook, so you should focus on studying. Besides, when did you learn to cook? You look pretty good at cooking." Although she kept telling her daughter to concentrate on studying, who wouldn't want to eat a hot meal after a day at work? So, with a smile on her face, she spoke to her daughter gently.
"It's okay, Mom. I've already finished all my homework at school today. I can just read a book before going to bed later. I'm tired of studying, so it's a good idea to combine work and rest. I see you cooking at home every day, and I can already make some simple ones. Then I see you cooking, so I can learn it by watching you. This afternoon, I don't have much homework, so I can show off my skills. I want you to have a meal when you come back." Wen Yan explained to her mother with a smile. As for her cooking skills, she could only make excuses. She couldn't say that your daughter was reborn.
"The meal is ready! Come out and eat!" Wen Yan prepared the dishes, placed them on the table outside, and shouted.
Yu Qiu immediately put down the remote control, sat down at the dining table, and looked at the table. The combination of meat and vegetables, red and green, it was really beautiful.
"Here it comes, here it comes." Although Wen Yi was a little scared of this meal, he was still looking forward to his sister's chance to cook.
Wen Yi looked at the dishes on the table. Although he didn't know how they would taste, they looked pretty good. He hoped they wouldn't kill him.
Yu Qiu picked up his chopsticks and first picked up the chicken from the Kung Pao Chicken. Taste aside, the meat had to be cooked perfectly. He took a tentative bite. Hmm? Yu Qiu's eyes lit up. It seemed quite delicious. He immediately picked up another dish. With each bite, his eyes lit up more and more. It seemed really delicious!
Wen Yi couldn't put down his chopsticks at this time. He was already very hungry, and now he could finally eat. Besides, the food cooked by Wen Yan tasted really good.
Looking at her mother and brother who couldn't stop eating, Wen Yan felt very satisfied. Isn't this what she thought was the happiest life? In the past, she had a hard time cooking a big table of food, but she didn't have the chance to eat with anyone. She was always alone.
"It's a pity that your father is not at home. His daughter has prepared such a big table of food, but he hasn't come home yet." Yu Qiu was eating while thinking about her husband who had not come home yet.
Wen Yi added another bowl of rice and nodded in agreement, saying, "That's right, Dad didn't make it."
Wen Yan forced a smile and said, "It's okay. I saved a portion of the dishes in advance. They are all kept warm in the pot."
Yu Qiucai continued to eat with peace of mind.
After dinner, my mother sent me back to my room to read and not to wash the dishes. She said that this was a critical period for me and that if I read one more page, I might get an extra point.
After washing up, she lay on the bed, holding a book in her hand, but she had little intention of reading it. After being reborn, the most tangled thing for her was that she didn't know how to face her father. To say that her father treated her badly was not true. Since she was a child, her father favored her. When she made a mistake, her mother was so angry that she wanted to hit her with a clothes hanger. Her father always stopped her with a distressed look, saying that it was normal for children to make mistakes. If they didn't make mistakes, they wouldn't be children. She was often afraid that she would not have pocket money, so she found all kinds of excuses to give her the private money he had saved with great difficulty.
But the father who treated him like a treasure was also the direct cause of his misfortune in the previous life. Although his original family was not rich, they had no problem living a worry-free life. But his father became addicted to lottery, and he became more and more addicted to it. In the end, because his mother would not give him money to buy lottery tickets, he got into debt at the lottery station. Until later, the debt became more and more, and he took out a loan online. In the end, he owed more than 500,000 yuan. On the eve of the college entrance examination, he slammed the door and walked out because his mother refused to give him money. He went out to drink, and came back in the middle of the night to fight with his mother. He even got his hand swollen accidentally while trying to break up the fight. As a result, he was not in the best condition for the exam the next day.
Thinking of this, Wen Yan completely lost interest in reading. What should he do? His father was obsessed with the lottery at this time, and he wouldn't listen to other people's advice. The more he thought about it, the more irritated he became.
I'm so annoyed! I'm done thinking about it. I'll just take it one step at a time. I'll pull up the covers and go to sleep.
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