Chapter 488: Making Zongzi Together
Song Xiangyun spent a week cleaning up Jinyuan before moving in with Old Mrs. Lu.
Ever since she moved back to the old house, Mrs. Lu has been thinking about it all the time. She said that living in the community makes her feel homely, and Jinyuan is also in a good location, so she has a place to go for a stroll.
Old Mrs. Lu likes to sit on the balcony, drink tea, bask in the sun, and watch people coming and going in the community in a hurry.
The old house is just too quiet, with only a few people coming and going.
On weekdays, neighbors don’t visit each other, but Lin Manli and Wu Xinyue take turns going home to annoy her, always complaining about this or that, which is very annoying.
"A few days ago, I came here to clean and met Jiaojiao. I told her that we would come and stay for a while. She was very happy to hear that." Song Xiangyun was soaking glutinous rice. There was still some time before the Dragon Boat Festival, but Mrs. Lu was busy making rice dumplings, saying that it was rare to make them in advance.
"I heard from Jingyou that her mother won't be able to come for a few days. She said something at home delayed her." Old Mrs. Lu has also been following Chen Guilan's visit to the capital. "Only when her mother comes can we properly discuss Jingyou and Jiaojiao's matter. This matter needs to be put on the agenda immediately."
"Jingjiao is a sensible girl, and I'm sure her mother is too. It's just that she might not be willing to let her daughter get married so early. Jingjiao is only 22 years old." Song Xiangyun had long been prepared to act as a matchmaker, but he felt that Su Jingjiao was still in school and her family might not agree. "After the summer vacation, she will only be a senior and hasn't graduated yet."
"I know their school. There aren't many classes in the second half of the senior year. You just go back to work on your graduation project and get your diploma." Old Mrs. Lu had already asked Lu Jingyou about these things. Su Jiaojiao wasn't going to take the postgraduate entrance exam, and she was getting married at the end of the year.
"Then I, as the matchmaker, will have a hard time." Song Xiangyun smiled, "But we have to agree that when to get married, we have to respect the mother's wishes and get her consent. This matter is not decided by our family."
"That's reasonable, but as the man, we should be proactive in communicating with the woman. As long as we show enough sincerity, I believe her mother won't make things too difficult for us." Mrs. Lu is very experienced in this matter. "I've married two daughters-in-law and understand the women's mentality. What they want is the man's attitude. When the time comes, we should be humble, the lower the better."
"Hahaha, Jingyou has a grandma like you, so he won't have to worry about not finding a wife." Song Xiangyun laughed, "If you really get married by the end of the year, you will have a great-grandson next year."
"Yes, that's what I think." Mrs. Lu became happier as she spoke. "When the time comes, I'll tell them not to think that having a child is a burden and not to give up wanting one. They should just focus on their own things as young people, and we can take care of the child. We promise not to burden them."
"As long as we can convince my granddaughter-in-law, everything will be fine." Song Xiangyun rarely saw the old lady so happy. "Your granddaughter-in-law is different from other girls. Look at her, she's always busy. I heard that her factory is getting bigger and bigger, and she's even hired a fashion designer!"
"That's exactly what I like about her." Mrs. Lu's smile remained unchanged. "The reason why I like her is not just because she is the one Jingyou likes, but because I see myself in her when I was young. You know, I used to work, and I was ambitious back then, but unfortunately, I chose to be a wife and mother and became the old lady of the Lu family."
Su Jiaojiao is different.
She is daring and enterprising, and she has her own processing plant at a young age. With her, the Lu family will have no worries about making a comeback.
"This is also a blessing." Song Xiangyun brought the cooked red beans over, mashed them into a paste, and then rolled them into red bean balls and placed them on a plate for later use.
The rice dumplings they make are all sweet. The old couple’s favorite is the one with red bean paste filling, but they don’t eat much, only one or two every year.
Other people like it too, and they make this flavor every year.
As the two were chatting, they saw Su Jiaojiao enter the complex with her bag on her back. She walked into the corridor while talking on the phone: "Sister Nuo, I'm busy these two days. I'll come visit you after summer vacation."
Li Nuo has been busy running a B&B these days and said that business is good and wants to treat her to a meal.
But she really didn't have time.
"You always put everything off until summer vacation, but when summer vacation comes, I never see you again." Li Nuo knew she was busy, "Okay, if you said summer vacation, then it's summer vacation!"
As Su Jiaojiao entered the corridor, she saw Mrs. Lu standing at the door, smiling and waving at her: "Jingjiao, come quickly, we are waiting for you to make zongzi together!"
"Grandma, when did you come?" Su Jiaojiao knew that Mrs. Lu was coming, but she didn't expect her to come so soon. Mrs. Lu held her hand and smiled. "You just came today. We were all waiting for you!"
As soon as Su Jiaojiao entered the room, she saw rice dumplings and glutinous rice on the coffee table. She was surprised: "Grandma, it's still early for the Dragon Boat Festival, and you're already making rice dumplings?"
"Your grandma said it's rare to eat them in advance. She also said she'll make more this year so you can take them to the factory for bonus distribution!" Song Xiangyun came out of the kitchen wearing an apron and asked Su Jiaojiao with a smile, "Do you know how to make zongzi?"
"The rice dumplings leaves in our hometown are not like this. They are made of the broad oak leaves, which are very easy to wrap. I have never wrapped rice dumplings with reed leaves." Su Jiaojiao washed her hands, sat down, pinched a piece of reed leaf, and felt she had no idea where to start.
Mrs. Lu smiled and said, "If you don't know how to make it, don't bother making it. Just chat with us for a while."
"I'll learn from grandma." Su Jiaojiao learned it after watching for a while. She first made a circle, then put rice in it, folded it in half, tidied the edges, and tied it with straw. Seeing her serious learning, Mrs. Lu couldn't help laughing and said, "Okay, just make one to satisfy your desire. You're not needed. Go and have a rest!"
"Jiaojiao, didn't your mother say when she would come?" Song Xiangyun asked her casually.
"She said she would come next week. I plan to find time to go back and pick her up." Su Jiaojiao wrapped the first zongzi well, but the second one was a disaster. After tying the straw, the rice was exposed outside. She had to take it apart again and find a wider reed leaf to continue wrapping it. It takes skill to wrap this kind of reed leaf zongzi.
"It's such a long way, you don't have to go back and forth, let Jingyou go." Mrs. Lu said readily, "If he doesn't have time, let Wang Hua go, and leave it to them."
"No need, they are all very busy." Su Jiaojiao didn't want them to pick her up. Her mother would feel uncomfortable if they had to spend several hours on the road.
"Jiaojiao's personality is exactly like mine when I was young." Old Mrs. Lu said to Song Xiangyun with a smile, "She would rather fight it herself than trouble others."
"We all have the same personality." Song Xiangyun took a red bean ball and placed it on the glutinous rice, sighing, "Now that I think about it, I was too stubborn and only hurt myself."
"Did you hear that, Pepper? Don't force yourself. Just let Jingyou go get your mom." Old Mrs. Lu put the bundled rice dumplings in a basin and patted Su Pepper's hand. "Don't be embarrassed. This is what he should do." "That's right. If you have to solve everything yourself, what's the point of looking for a partner?" Song Xiangyun wrapped the rice dumplings skillfully and said disapprovingly, "Just call Jingyou and ask him to go back and get your mom."
"Yes!" Old Mrs. Lu nodded without question.
Su Jiaojiao: “…”
What do these two old ladies mean by singing the same tune?
It sounds weird.
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