Huo Xuewen's arrival and departure had little impact on others, except that Ning Shaoyun occasionally showed some worry.
Taking bitter medicine in the evening was like a war for Huizhu and Chenchen.
Only Xiao Feng was the most obedient. The child swallowed the pill without saying a word, did not even complain about the bitterness, and obediently opened his mouth to show Xia Mian.
This made Xia Mian feel distressed. After asking him to drink two gulps of water, he quickly took out the cream cake he brought back and cut off a piece, "Those who have taken the medicine can eat the cake!"
Now Mao Huizhu and Chenchen also swallowed the medicine quickly.
Seeing the three children all amazed at the margarine, Xia Mian shook her head and said, "Tomorrow I'll show you real cream cake."
Mao Huizhu was delighted when she heard there would be more tomorrow. "Let's do it tomorrow?"
"Yes, we'll do it tomorrow."
Chenchen asked, "Is it more delicious than this?"
"Yes, it tastes much better than this!"
The three little guys were immediately filled with anticipation.
Cream cake is actually not difficult to make, the trouble lies in beating the eggs and cream.
Cakes were still a rare thing in those days, and there were very few cake shops.
I searched the aestivation market and people didn’t even know what an egg beater was.
"Egg whisk?" The shop owners all expressed the same confusion. "Why invent a special device just to beat eggs? Can't we just use chopsticks?"
Well, I don’t even have an egg beater, let alone an electric one.
If we do it manually, even if the whole family takes turns, their arms will be tired. Besides, today is just an experiment, and we will have to do it officially again later.
Xia Mian couldn't help but think hard.
When Ning Shaobai went out, he saw Xia Mian leaning against the door with his eyes narrowed and in a daze.
Just as I was about to ask her what she was doing, I saw the girl's eyes suddenly light up, "Doctor Ning!"
Ning Shaobai immediately became alert, "What are you doing?"
Xia Mian's eyes sparkled, "You have a fan at home, right?"
Ning Shaobai felt the cold wind blowing into her neck and glanced at the thick coat she was wearing. "Using a fan now? What's wrong with you?"
Xia Mian said with a smile, "Don't worry about it. Just lend it to me for a while. I'll return it to you next week."
Ning Shaobai frowned.
Xia Mian simply pulled his arm and started to act coquettishly, "Okay, okay, please..."
Ning Shaobai shuddered unbearably, "Speak properly!"
He looked at his watch and said, "Go get it from Uncle Li." He then warned, "Don't mess around."
Xia Mian suddenly cheered, "Don't worry!"
Ning Shaobai sighed helplessly. It would be strange if he could feel at ease.
Ning Shaobai didn't take this matter to heart, but when he came back from get off work in the evening and passed by the Xia family's yard, he heard bursts of exclamations and cheers from inside, especially Xia Mian, who laughed extremely arrogantly.
Ning Shaobai thought about it and walked in. He intuitively felt that it was related to the electric fan he had lent out this morning.
Sure enough, as soon as I walked in, I saw Xia Mian and Mao Huilan holding the base of an electric fan and shouting with joy.
The fan's grille and blades were gone, leaving only a base connected to the motor. A wooden stick was tied to the motor's shaft, and at the bottom were several bamboo sticks bent into a rough egg beater.
He had seen the egg beater when he was studying abroad, and he didn't know how this girl knew about it.
"Okay, turn it up to the maximum, it will be done soon!" Xia Mian gave the order, and Mao Huilan pressed the fastest windshield.
The homemade electric egg beater rotated rapidly, and the cream in the porcelain bowl, which already had some shape, became even whiter and fluffier, emitting a sweet smell.
The three children and Mao Huilan surrounding the porcelain basin were all amazed at this miraculous change.
"Wow!"
"Aunt Mian is so amazing!"
“Is this how cream is made?”
"Wow, that's amazing!"
Xia Mian said proudly, "Oh, it's really me, haha, wait, the cream cake will be ready soon!"
Just as they were about to cheer, Ning Shaobai suddenly spoke up, "Does Second Aunt know that you're going through so much trouble?"
When he spoke suddenly, Xia Mian and Mao Huilan were both frightened and almost dropped the fan base in their hands.
This was the peak time for the skewers stall, so she chose this time to make the cream. Otherwise, if Xia Wenyue knew that she dared to dismantle the electric fan, she would definitely be beaten.
Ning Shaobai looked at her frightened expression and said calmly, "Be careful not to break it..."
Xia Mian hugged the base of the electric fan tightly with a strong desire to survive, and laughed, "Doctor Ning, why are you here?"
Ning Shaobai looked at the cream in the porcelain bowl and said, "How would I know you guys are so capable if I hadn't come here?"
"Haha, it's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early," Xia Mian said flatteringly, "Our cream has just been made. Let's try it together! It tastes amazing!"
Seeing Ning Shaobai still staring at the base of the electric fan in her hand, Xia Mian patted her chest and said, "Don't worry, I did this to make it easier to clean. I've removed the grille and fan blades and cleaned them very thoroughly. I guarantee they'll be as good as new when I return them to you."
Ning Shaobai rolled his eyes.
Chenchen rolled his eyes and said cleverly, "Aunt Mian, is the cake ready?"
"Right!" Xia Mian clapped his hands and said, "Okay, okay, I'll go get it right away. Don't touch the cream. It will be super delicious with the cake later."
After saying that, he ran to the back room to get the cake.
Xiao Feng hurried to catch up. The little guy had been a little clingy again after going to the hospital yesterday, and today he had been hibernating all day.
Mao Huizhu and Chenchen also ran out, of course they were there for the cake.
As for Mao Huilan...
Mao Huilan said with a bitter face, "Doctor Ning is so scary. I dare not be alone with him." The key point was that he had just dismantled someone's electric fan.
Now that I think about it, she was so bold to follow Xia Mian.
So Xia Mian took a group of children to get the cake.
Because Chuan Chuan Xiang had competitors and business was a little slower, Xia Wenyue asked someone to build an oven in the back room. At first, she wanted to use it to make and sell sesame cakes. Later, Xia Mian taught her how to make croissants, and they sold both together.
However, after the trial, the sesame cakes sold better. These days, Xia Wenyue would make two batches of sesame cakes and sell them before setting up the stall every day.
It was also because of this oven that Xia Mian dared to think about making cream cake.
The cake base is baked in it.
As soon as they passed through the hanging flower gate, the rich sweet aroma of cake filled their nostrils. Mao Huizhu couldn't help but ask, "Is it done?"
"It's ready!" Xia Mian rolled up his sleeves and put on oven gloves. "We can eat it soon. Please move aside and be careful not to get burned."
When the bright yellow cake came out of the oven, even Xia Mian couldn't help swallowing her saliva. She hadn't eaten this for a long time and she was craving it.
Huizhu and Chenchen were already stamping their feet anxiously, "Can we eat now? Can we eat now?"
"Okay, okay!" Xia Mian cut the cake with a knife, put it on a large plate and carried it to the main room. "Let's go spread the cream!"
When they went in, Ning Shaobai had already removed the egg beater from the motor and was standing by the table scraping the cream off the egg beater with a spoon.
His cold temperament and meticulous appearance made him look like he was performing surgery on a patient.
Xia Mian looked at the electric fan base next to her and felt a little guilty. She rushed forward and took the thing over. "I'll do it, I'll do it. How can we let Doctor Ning do this kind of thing?"
Ning Shaobai snorted lightly and did not comment.
Xia Mian suddenly noticed a suspicious white spot at the corner of his mouth.
Ning Shaobai saw her smiling creepily at him and asked unhappily, "What are you doing?"
Xia Mian asked slyly, "Doctor Ning, is the cream delicious?"
Ning Shaobai paused for a moment, then said calmly with a stern face, "I don't know."
Xia Mian didn't say anything, but just handed him the first cake with thick cream on it, "Doctor Ning, please accept it."
Ning Shaobai glanced at her and accepted it calmly.
"Sister Mian, hurry up!" Mao Huizhu couldn't help but urge.
Chenchen couldn't wait any longer. Although Xiaofeng didn't say anything, she looked at her with her big eyes without blinking.
Xia Mian quickly used a spoon to spread the cream on the cut cake base. Anyway, this time he was just trying the taste and didn't need any shape.
Mao Huizhu was very ceremonial and reminded everyone during the distribution process, "No one is allowed to eat first. Let's eat together after everything is ready!"
So the three children including Mao Huilan looked at them eagerly.
Xia Mian quickly painted five pieces and placed one in front of each person.
Mao Huizhu shouted slogans, "One, two, three! Eat!"
The moment you put the cake in your mouth, the soft fragrance of the cake and the smooth sweetness of the cream instantly fill your entire mouth, and you feel an overwhelming sense of happiness.
Xia Mian saw that the faces of the three children suddenly lit up, as if they were blooming. Even Chenchen, who was the most polite eater, had cream on his nose because he buried his head in taking a big bite.
Xiao Feng bit the cake with her little mouth puffed up, and she kept looking at Chenchen's little face and laughing.
Chenchen hadn't noticed yet and only said to Xia Mian, "Aunt Mian, this cake is better than yesterday's!"
Mao Huizhu ate without even raising her head, proving with her actions that what Chenchen said was true.
Because it was so delicious, the delicious time seemed very short. After everyone finished a piece of cake, Xia Mian put away the rest along with the cream:
"These are for my second aunt, my second uncle, Sister Huimei, Sister Ning, and Aunt Wei. You've finished yours!"
Mao Huizhu said, "Let's do it tomorrow!"
Xia Mian looked at the other two eager children and smiled, "We can't do this every day. We have to wait until Xiao Feng's birthday."
"I'll make a big, beautiful one for your birthday, and then you can all eat as much as you want!"
Mao Huizhu still remembered the small cake she had bought earlier. "Is it as beautiful as the one yesterday?"
"Yes, it's as beautiful as that one, with lots of flowers."
Chenchen didn't care about beauty, he just instructed, "Make sure to make it big, bigger than today's!"
"Okay, big deal!" Xia Mian smiled.
Of course, today a big piece of it will be used to please Ning Shaobai.
Before Ning Shaobai left, Xia Mian handed him a cake covered in thick cream and begged him, "Please don't tell my second aunt about the electric fan. I will definitely send it back to you in good condition."
Ning Shaobai accepted the cake without hesitation, but said, "That depends on your performance."
Xia Mian smiled slyly and said, "Then should I make you some more cream?"
Ning Shaobai looked at her steadily and said, "Return the fan to me tomorrow."
Xia Mian said, "Doctor Ning, if you do this, I will use my trump card."
Ning Shaobai narrowed his eyes vigilantly.
Then Xia Mian suddenly shouted, "Huizhu, Chenchen, Xiaofeng! Doctor Ning won't let me make cream..."
Hearing the footsteps of the three little ones, Ning Shaobai hurriedly covered Xia Mian's mouth.
Xia Mian couldn't speak, but her almond-shaped eyes curved in pride.
Ning Shaobai knocked her forehead and cursed angrily, "Scoundrel!"
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