"This biscuit was given to me by my uncle from his home. I thought it was delicious, and then he gave me a bag of it when I left." Goudan said word by word.
Zeng Wenjuan looked at Goudan and gently scratched his little nose: "You are a greedy boy. You go to other people's houses to play and eat and take things. What did your mother teach you?"
"Mom said I can't just eat food from other people's homes. Whose home is it? There's not much food." Goudan has always followed his parents' advice, but he really couldn't control himself, because the biscuits were so delicious.
"That uncle and aunt also have a little sister. Next time I go there, I will bring some food for her. This is called reciprocity." Goudan immediately thought of how to solve this problem.
Zeng Wenjuan kneaded Goudan's little face and said, "Our Goudan is really smart. He figured out how to solve this problem so quickly. But we must remember it next time. We can't just eat other people's food."
"I understand, Mom. I won't exchange my home stuff with other people just because I want to eat their food in the future." Goudan said obediently.
"You can eat whatever you want at Uncle Liang's house. Have you seen your little sister today? Be nice to her and bring her home to be your wife in the future, okay?" Zhao Jianguo wanted a daughter when Liang Huai already had one. When Goudan was showing off in front of him, he was thinking that Goudan could trick Liang Huai's daughter back.
Zeng Wenjuan patted Zhao Jianguo on the shoulder and said in a coquettish tone, "What nonsense are you talking about! The children are still so young, and no one can predict the future. Don't mess around!"
When Zhao Jianguo saw Zeng Wenjuan was angry, he thought of her as Zhao Zhaocai's adopted daughter. If he hadn't had someone he loved, he wouldn't have been able to marry her. The cancellation of the engagement also caused Zeng Wenjuan to be gossiped about.
"Goudan, from now on you have to be nice to sister Fan Yue, and take her with you to play when you go out. Do you understand?" Zhao Jianguo lowered his head and changed the subject.
Goudan nodded: "My sister is very pretty, and the flowers on her head are also beautiful."
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In the middle of the night, Zeng Wenjuan got up in a daze, put on her coat, and went to the kitchen to soak the soybeans. Why not soak them before going to bed? Of course, soaking the soybeans for too long is not good, because the soy milk will have more water.
"The soybeans are ready." Zhao Jianguo said after seeing Zeng Wenjuan return to the bedside.
Zeng Wenjuan quickly took off her coat, climbed onto the bed and said, "Well, I just poured the water."
"Then go to bed early! You can only sleep for five hours at most and then you have to get up and work." Zhao Jianguo said as he helped Zeng Wenjuan tuck in the quilt.
Zeng Wenjuan was already feeling sleepy, and she fell asleep leaning on Zhao Jianguo's shoulder in a daze.
When the sky was just getting light, the couple got up and started grinding beans. Zeng Wenjuan poured out the water that had been used to soak the beans, while Zhao Jianguo turned the grinding wheel, which was borrowed from Wang Hui's family. If the family was not specialized in making tofu, they would not have a grinding wheel.
"I just realized that it's easier to grind beans while sitting in a wheelchair," Zhao Jianguo said jokingly.
Zeng Wenjuan glared at Zhao Jianguo angrily: "If you can't speak, don't speak, just do your job well."
Zhao Jianguo also knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he quickly shut up and got down to work.
Soon, Chen Yitang and Zeng Yike came home. Zeng Wenjuan had invited them yesterday. Today, she wanted to make tofu and invited them to her home for dinner.
"It's quite smooth for Jianguo to turn the millstone while sitting in a wheelchair. He works very efficiently." Chen Yintang praised as soon as he entered the room.
Zeng Wenjuan was speechless. She didn't know if all men had the same idea, otherwise why would they say exactly the same thing.
Zeng Yike glared at Chen Yitang unhappily and said, "Come and eat tofu pudding. If you can't speak, just shut up. Eat two more bowls later." They are really mother and daughter, their way of speaking is similar.
"Mom." Goudan called in the room.
Zeng Wenjuan was about to put down the beans in her hand and go into the room to help Goudan get dressed, but she heard Zeng Yike say first, "Let me go! I'll help Goudan get dressed. You two can make the tofu first. If you're tired, ask your dad to help you."
After hearing this, Chen Yitang said to Zhao Jianguo: "Let me do the work in your hands. When your leg injury is healed, there will be plenty of work for you to do."
Zhao Jianguo immediately stepped aside when he heard what Chen Yitang said. He knew that he couldn't show off his strength because his leg injury hadn't healed yet. He would do as much as possible when his leg injury healed.
Chen Yitang took over the job of grinding the beans, and the father and daughter worked in tacit understanding.
On this side, Goudan saw that it was Zeng Yike who came into the room and smiled happily: "Grandma."
"Can grandma help you get dressed today?" Zeng Yike said to Goudan, holding the clothes hanging next to her.
Goudan sat on the bed and nodded obediently: "Thank you, grandma."
After Zeng Yike helped Goudan put on his clothes, the two of them walked out of the room hand in hand.
When Goudan saw Chen Yitang, he called out in a loud voice, "Grandpa," and then looked at the millstone eagerly.
"Goudan, do you want to drink some soy milk?" Chen Yintang said with a smile as he looked at Goudan.
Goudan nodded obediently and said seriously: "Yes, I want to drink."
"Then go brush your teeth and wash your face first, it will be fine in a while." Zeng Wenjuan said, looking at the last bit of soybeans in the bowl.
Goudan nodded happily: "Okay, then I'll go brush my teeth now." After that, Goudan jumped and ran to the bathroom.
By the time Goudan came out, the soybeans had been ground. Goudan stood beside the stone mill and looked left and right, but he didn't see any soybean milk. His mouth suddenly flattened. His mother lied. While he was brushing his teeth, the adults had eaten the soybean milk.
"Goudan, what are you doing standing there at the millstone? The soy milk is ready. If you don't want to eat it, we will make all the soy milk into tofu!" Zeng Wenjuan poked her head out of the kitchen and said to Goudan.
After Goudan heard what Zeng Wenjuan said, he realized that the soy milk had not been eaten yet. He happily jumped and ran to the kitchen: "Mom, I want to drink sweet soy milk."
Zeng Wenjuan and her friends saved the soy milk they were going to drink, and made the rest into tofu and tofu pudding. After hearing what Goudan said, Zeng Wenjuan poured Goudan a bowl of soy milk without sugar: "Take a sip of the soy milk without sugar first. If you can't finish it, I'll give you sugar."
Goudan took a bite and thought it was pretty good, warm and with a bean aroma. Goudan showed a little rabbit's expression of stealing food. He smiled silly and said, "It's delicious! Mom, we want to give it to my sister too."
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