Chapter 285 Fried Sweet Potato Balls
Su Xiaoxiao turned around and looked at him with a puzzled look: "Manager Liu, is there anything else?"
Manager Liu: “…”
How could he have the nerve to say this? Could he, a leader, really ask for something? This little girl was too clueless. After all, he was her direct supervisor.
But when he thought about the fact that the girl was holding the much-needed shampoo that his wife had wanted for a long time, and most importantly, it didn't cost any money, he said shamelessly, "Nothing, I just saw that you were carrying so many things, so I asked if you needed any help."
He has hinted at this much. If this girl has any sense, she will understand what he means, right?
But obviously, his hint was useless.
"No problem, I can get it myself. Well, Manager Liu, I'm in a hurry to go home. Bye!"
After saying this, he left very neatly.
Chen Meilan and the other two were trying so hard to hold back their laughter that the corners of their mouths were twitching wildly, but out of consideration for their leader's face, they didn't dare to laugh out loud.
Manager Liu is really interesting. He wants to take advantage of others and yet he wants others to take the initiative. How can he be so shameless?
Manager Liu felt as if his face was being rubbed hard on the ground. Very good, he remembered this girl.
He walked away with a dark face and his hands behind his back. On the surface, he looked calm and composed, but in fact, he was so angry that he was about to die.
Su Xiaoxiao didn't realize how hurtful her words were, and was riding her bike back excitedly.
The fragrant taro and sweet potato balls are here.
I got home early today and Liu Cuilan hadn't finished work yet.
After contracting the department store's canteen, Liu Cuilan and her colleagues did not delay the work in the production team. They basically rushed back to work after lunch.
This resulted in them coming back later than Su Xiaoxiao every day.
Su Xiaoxiao thought to herself, this is perfect. Otherwise, her mother would be heartbroken if she saw her frying so many sweet potato balls.
Oil is so precious these days. When the family was struggling, her mother would always scoop out half a spoonful of oil with a spoon when cooking. Many times, she would even steam the dishes directly. The main feature was that the food was lighter than what was fed to rabbits, without any oil or water.
Su Xiaoxiao shuddered violently when she thought of that scene. She had to make a quick decision and absolutely could not let her mother see it.
In the yard, Su Jianwu and Su Jianwen were playing in the mud. They were getting excited when they heard the sound of the yard door being pushed open.
Thinking that it was their biological mother who came back, their faces changed immediately.
"What should we do? Fourth brother, if mom sees us, our butts will definitely get chopped off."
Su Jianwu stared at the pile of mud on the ground in a daze. It was so old that it would be difficult to hide even if he wanted to.
By the way, why did mom come home so early today?
Just as he was thinking, the gate of the courtyard was pushed open a crack. Su Jianwen didn't answer him, but kicked Su Jianwu on the butt with his quick eyes and hands.
Before Su Jianwu could react, he let out a roar and lunged forward, covering the pile of mud with his chest.
The courtyard door was completely opened at this time. When Su Jianwu turned around and saw that it was their third sister coming in, he couldn't hold back and burst into tears.
If he had known it was the third sister, he wouldn't have had to take that kick. Not only did his butt hurt, but he also had to sneak out to wash clothes at night. Woohoo, he was so miserable.
Su Jianwen touched his nose. How could he forget that his third sister always came back earlier recently?
"What are you two doing?"
Su Xiaoxiao was speechless as she fell on the two little brothers who looked like mud monkeys.
Su Jianwu immediately stood up with tears in his eyes and complained: "Third sister, wuwuwu..."
He was in so much pain, his butt hurt, his chest hurt, and his body was sticky and wet, it was awful.
Seeing him like this, Su Xiaoxiao thought he was hurt from the fall. Before Su Jianwu could cry any louder, she blocked his mouth and said, "Stop crying. Change your clothes quickly and come to my room. There are delicious foods."
Delicious?
Su Jianwu's tears stopped immediately: "Third sister, I'll be there right away."
Su Xiaoxiao: “…”
He is indeed a foodie, and this trick is always useful.
She parked her bike at the foot of the wall, glanced at the pile of mud that was flattened but still had a strong presence, and ordered, "Fourth Brother, clean up the yard. Our mother and the others should be back soon."
Su Jianwen reacted immediately and went to get a shovel to shovel the mud.
Su Xiaoxiao returned to the house, took out a small electric cooker from the virtual warehouse, and took out five bags of sweet potato balls.
I opened the game store, took a look, and ordered a bucket of peanut oil.
Peanut oil is the kind of bulk oil that is freshly squeezed by machines in rural areas. It is packed in large plastic barrels. Each barrel is heavy, weighing five pounds.
Peanut oil was a rare commodity at that time and had to be purchased with coupons. A large barrel of oil like this could last a family for more than a year if they saved it.
This plastic bucket does not belong to the present. Su Xiaoxiao thought about it and found the coarse porcelain jar that she used to store oil at home. Seeing that there was less than one-third of oil left in it, she picked up the plastic bucket and poured the oil into it.
The coarse porcelain jar has a large capacity and can hold about five or six pounds.
Su Xiaoxiao stopped when the jar was almost full and carried the remaining oil back to the house.
When the two little brothers finished changing their clothes and came to knock on the door, they found the third sister sitting on a small stool. In front of her was the small electric cooker they had seen before. Golden round meatballs were rolling in the pot, and the color alone looked very tempting.
The whole room was filled with the aroma of peanut oil. The two of them sniffed deeply and moved closer.
"Third sister, what's this delicious? It smells so good."
Su Jianwu immediately wanted to reach out and taste it, but before he could touch it, Su Xiaoxiao pried his hand away with a chopstick: "This is hot oil, don't you want your claws?"
Su Jianwen was a little uneasy: "Third sister, you used so much oil, won't our mother break your legs when she comes back?"
They were greedy before and secretly fried egg batter with peanut oil to eat. They were beaten by their mother. Their buttocks were sore for half a month before they dared to touch the stool. They could only hang half of their buttocks in the class.
"Don't worry about what Third Sister is doing. As long as you don't tell anyone and I don't tell anyone, who will know?"
Su Jianwen really wanted to say, our mother is not blind, how can she not see that there is so much less oil all of a sudden?
Didn’t you see that after they stole oil last time, their mother would use a ruler to measure the amount of oil missing every few days?
Forget it. At worst, I can just tell my mom that they were the ones who cheated.
They are boys and thick-skinned, so a beating is no big deal, unlike the third sister who is delicate and can't take a beating at all.
Having made up his mind, he watched curiously as Su Xiaoxiao used chopsticks to stir the meatballs in the small rice cooker.
Su Xiaoxiao introduced them while picking at them: "This is called taro sweet potato balls. After frying, they are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. They are sweet and delicious."
Su Jianwu was carefree and didn't care if he would get beaten. He only cared about when he could eat. After hearing what Su Xiaoxiao said, he slurped his saliva and said, "Third sister, when can we eat?"
Su Xiaoxiao was about to say, "It'll be done soon," when she heard the sound of the courtyard door being pushed open.
Su Jianwu glanced outside and his expression immediately became panicked.
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