"Mom, then I'll wear this outfit tomorrow."
Chen glanced at the clothes in Lin Tiandong's hand, then nodded, "Yes, wear this one!"
Seeing that Mrs. Chen had agreed, Lin Tiandong smiled and said, "Then I'll get up early tomorrow."
"Alright, get up early tomorrow." Madam Chen turned around and continued to prepare medicine for Lin Changgeng.
Lin Tiandong exchanged a few more words with Lin Yuelan and Lin Yueju before going back to his room to rest.
Lin Cuiying watched Lin Tiandong's retreating figure with a smile on her face.
Tomorrow, Tiandong will go to learn a trade. Once he's mastered it, they can set up a stall.
Afterwards, Lin Cuiying also went back to her room to rest.
The next morning, before dawn, Lin Tiandong got up.
He got dressed, washed up, and prepared to go out.
"Tiandong, eat something before you go," Chen said, looking at Lin Tiandong.
Lin Tiandong stopped in his tracks. "Okay."
Afterwards, Chen served Lin Tiandong a bowl of porridge, which Lin Tiandong took and finished in a few gulps.
"Mom, I'm full, I'm leaving now."
"Wait for me..."
Lin Cuiying, who was wearing a coat, came out of the house. Before she could finish speaking, Lin Tiandong interrupted her, "Sister, why are you up so early? Sleep a little longer!"
“I’m not going to sleep, I’ll go with you,” Lin Cuiying said without thinking.
Lin Tiandong asked, somewhat puzzled, "Sis, what are you doing coming with me?"
“I…I’m a little worried about you. I’ll go with you to check on you,” Lin Cuiying said.
She was a little worried about Lin Tiandong, after all, this was Lin Tiandong's first time learning a trade, and she didn't know what the boss was like or whether he would teach him seriously.
Hearing this, Lin Tiandong felt a warmth in his heart. "Sister, don't worry, I'm not a child anymore. I can take care of myself."
“No, I’m still a little worried. I’ll go with you to take a look.” Lin Cuiying’s attitude was firm.
Madam Chen also said, "Tiandong, let your sister go with you. She's smarter than you..."
"Mother, stop!" Lin Tiandong interrupted Chen Shi again, "You don't need to say the rest."
"Hahaha..." Lin Cuiying couldn't help but laugh.
"Sis, if you keep laughing, I'm leaving now without waiting for you."
Lin Cuiying immediately stopped smiling. "I can leave after I wash up."
"Yingzi, eat something first before you go."
Chen was surprised that Lin Cuiying was going along, so she quickly turned around and went back to the kitchen to serve a bowl of porridge.
After washing up, Lin Cuiying took the porridge from Chen Shi, drank a few mouthfuls, and said, "Mother, I'm full, I can go now."
"Yingzi, eat more."
"Mom, I'm really full, let's go!"
After Lin Cuiying finished speaking, she put down the bowl, turned around, and walked out.
Watching Lin Cuiying's retreating figure, Madam Chen shook her head, "That child..."
"Mother, don't worry! I will take good care of my sister." Lin Tiandong smiled and went out with Lin Cuiying.
The two walked together toward the town.
As Lin Tiandong walked, he asked, "Sis, why are you following me?"
Lin Cuiying, who was walking ahead, did not stop. She said as she walked, "I'm a little worried about you. I'll go with you to check on you."
Lin Tiandong was inexplicably touched. "Sister, don't worry, I'm not a child anymore. I can take care of myself."
“I know you can take care of yourself, but we don’t know the owner of the steamed bun shop. You can’t judge a book by its cover, so who knows if he will teach you properly? I’ll feel more at ease if I go with him,” Lin Cuiying said.
Hearing this, Lin Tiandong felt a warmth in his heart. "Sister, thank you."
“We’re siblings, no need to be so polite.” Lin Cuiying patted Lin Tiandong on the shoulder. “Let’s go!”
The two continued walking towards the town.
After walking for half an hour, the two finally arrived in town.
It was still dark, but there were already some people on the road.
The two went straight to the steamed bun stall, where the owner was already busy as a bee.
Lin Cuiying stepped forward to greet them, "Boss, my brother and I are here. Is there anything we can do first?"
The owner of the steamed bun stall looked up at Lin Cuiying and Lin Tiandong with a smile, "You've arrived! Don't call me 'boss' or anything like that, just call me Uncle Tian."
"Okay, Uncle Tian," Lin Cuiying said with a smile.
Lin Tiandong also called out, "Uncle Tian."
Uncle Tian smiled and said, "Okay, you guys wash your hands first, and I'll arrange some things for you to do."
Lin Cuiying and Lin Tiandong nodded, and then, following Uncle Tian's instructions, went to the side to wash their hands.
After the two washed their hands, Uncle Tian pointed to a lump of dough that had already risen and said, "You two knead the dough first, and I'll teach you how to make steamed buns later."
"good."
Lin Cuiying and Lin Tiandong responded and began kneading the dough.
It was the first time for both of them to knead dough, so they were a bit clumsy. But Uncle Tian wasn't in a hurry and let them knead slowly.
Lin Cuiying rubbed for a while and her hands started to ache, but she didn't stop and continued rubbing.
Lin Tiandong was the same; although his hands were a little sore, the thought of learning a trade filled him with motivation.
Uncle Tian looked at the two of them looking so serious and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
After the two finished kneading the dough, Uncle Tian began to teach them how to make steamed buns.
"Watch this, first like this... then like this... then just seal the bun." Uncle Tian said as he demonstrated.
Lin Cuiying and Lin Tiandong watched Uncle Tian's movements intently, not wanting to miss a single detail.
Uncle Tian demonstrated it once, and then let Lin Cuiying and Lin Tiandong try it themselves.
Following Uncle Tian's instructions, the two began to wrap the steamed buns.
At first, the two of them were a bit flustered, either putting in too much filling or not being able to seal the buns properly.
However, under Uncle Tian's guidance, the two quickly mastered the technique, and the buns they made became more and more beautiful.
"Not bad, you learn very quickly." Uncle Tian looked at the steamed buns that Lin Cuiying and Lin Tiandong had made and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
Lin Cuiying smiled and said, "We've been cooking since we were little, so we're quite familiar with it."
Lin Tiandong added, "Besides, my sister is smarter than me. I can learn what she teaches me very quickly."
Uncle Tian was even more pleased to hear this, "You two siblings are both wonderful."
Hearing this, Lin Cuiying and Lin Tiandong were filled with confidence.
The two followed Uncle Tian to learn how to make steamed buns and quickly mastered the method.
Uncle Tian also taught them how to make buns in various flavors, such as meat filling, chive filling, cabbage filling, and so on.
Lin Cuiying and Lin Tiandong both learned very well, and both of them can make buns of various flavors.
And so, they learned at Uncle Tian's steamed bun stall for half a month.
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