"I feel like I heard Yuanyuan's voice."
Yan Ling seemed frozen in place, muttering to herself.
Su Dashan forced a smile. "Mom, you must have misheard me."
"Grandpa and Grandma, we're here."
Yuan Yuan's sweet, childlike voice echoed in the courtyard. Yan Ling exclaimed in surprise, "I didn't mishear, it really is Yuan Yuan's voice."
She jumped up from the chair and hurried towards the yard. After taking only two steps, two familiar figures came into view—her beloved grandson whom she missed day and night!
When An'an and Yuanyuan saw their grandmother, their faces lit up with bright smiles, and they shouted, "Grandma, I missed you so much!"
These words were like a spring breeze that swept over Yan Ling's heart, making her so happy she was practically beside herself.
She bent down and hugged them tightly, giving them two big kisses. "Grandma misses you too. Where are Mom and Dad?"
"They parked outside."
An'an pointed outside.
Yan Ling held one child in each hand, smiling broadly. "Grandma was just talking about you guys, I didn't expect you to actually come."
He then told Su Dashan to go in and bring out four bowls of sweet soup.
"You're in for a treat today. Grandma made some sweet soup, it's really sweet, have plenty later."
"Okay, Grandma!" the children answered in unison, their faces filled with excitement and anticipation.
Especially Yuanyuan, as soon as she hears about food, the corners of her mouth involuntarily turn up, her eyes sparkle, and her mouth starts to water without her even realizing it.
An'an and Yuanyuan greeted their maternal grandfather, uncle, and aunt with sweet words.
In order not to make her grandfather feel that they were being biased, she always stayed by Su Xiang's side.
Su Jingjing and her companion stepped into the courtyard with their belongings and immediately noticed the two children's mouths bulging.
I couldn't help but laugh, "They're eating already?"
"Mom, Grandma made some sweet soup, it's so sweet, you and Dad come and have some."
Yuanyuan nestled beside her grandfather, her legs dangling under the table, clearly very happy.
Li Hanting nodded to his father-in-law, mother-in-law, elder brother, and sister-in-law, then placed the things he was holding on the table.
Su Jingjing saw the taro sago pudding on the table. She had just taught her mother how to make it last week, and she didn't expect her to put it into practice so quickly.
Yan Ling invited the two to sit down and eat, saying, "You must be tired from the journey. Sit down and have some sweet soup to cool off."
Seeing the bags on the table, she complained, "Why did you bring more things? Isn't this a waste of money? We have everything at home."
Su Jingjing ate the taro that the man fed her. She liked taro, so A Ting left all the taro for her to eat.
"Mom, it didn't cost much, just a can of milk powder, two packs of red dates, and a bag of pears."
Isn't that a lot?
Yan Ling fell silent for a moment; she still couldn't understand her daughter's spending habits.
Even when she lectures her, her daughter just lets it go in one ear and out the other.
Dong Qin lifted the bag that had been pressed down, and half a bag of bean sprouts immediately appeared. "Huh, what's this?"
Yan Ling and the others gathered around; they had never seen anything like it before and were naturally filled with curiosity.
"Grandma, this is called bean sprout!" Yuanyuan answered eagerly while sucking on the sweet syrup.
"Bean sprouts? What are those?" Yan Ling asked with a puzzled look, indicating that she had only heard of soybeans but knew nothing about bean sprouts.
At this moment, Su Jingjing gently wiped the corner of her mouth and explained the whole story.
The atmosphere instantly fell silent.
Yan Ling swallowed hard. "Girl, you mean you made these bean sprouts, and it only took a week?"
Su Jingjing nodded, "Yes, it's very convenient, and the taste is not bad either."
No one asked her how she learned to sprout beans; they just assumed she learned it from a book.
Sure enough, after reading the book, there's a reason behind some of the unusual things you did.
"If you take it out to sell, you'll definitely make money."
Yan Ling muttered to herself.
Su Xiang immediately stopped her idea, "Don't just think about things on a whim. We don't have time to go out and set up a stall right now."
This old woman had previously thought about setting up a stall to sell steamed buns because she saw that the profit margin for them was high.
"This is also a chance to make money. Let me think about what to do."
Yan Ling retorted.
Su Xiang moved his lips, but in the end he didn't say anything.
When it comes to arguing, he can never beat his wife.
Seeing that the two elders were about to start arguing, Su Jingjing spoke up to comfort them, "Mom, although bean sprouts are a new vegetable, if you think about it carefully, soon more and more people will be able to grow bean sprouts, and then maybe no one will be willing to spend money to buy them."
“My dad is just worried about you. Look, you not only have to take care of Guodong, but also cook at home. If you go to set up a stall, it will definitely be very hard.”
"Our quality of life is much better now, so you and Dad should enjoy your retirement."
After hearing her daughter's words and seeing the old man's uncomfortable expression, Yan Ling immediately understood. After more than twenty years of marriage, how could she not know what he was thinking? It's just that she was an impatient person and spoke quickly.
"Mom is just thinking about it; she knows that setting up a stall is not realistic."
After thinking it through, she took Su Jingjing's hand and said, "Daughter, teach me how to sprout beans so we can have another dish at home."
Su Jingjing invited Dong Qin to join them, saying, "Sister-in-law, you should come too."
"Okay."
Dong Qin paused for a moment, then tucked the child into Da Shan's arms and hurriedly followed.
Su Dashan turned around while holding his son, and suddenly met his brother-in-law's dark eyes, which made him a little scared.
"Han Ting, would you like some more sweet soup? I'll get you some."
"Brother, no need."
Even when facing his brother-in-law, Li Hanting remained expressionless.
After finishing a bowl of sweet soup, Yuanyuan licked her lips, hugged Li Hanting's arm, and said coquettishly, "Daddy, I want more."
An'an was astonished, "Little sister, you just finished eating at home, ate two cookies in the car, and now you've drunk a bowl of sugar water. Aren't you full yet?"
Yuan Yuan subconsciously touched her round belly and pouted, "But I still want to eat."
Li Hanting's lips twitched, and he said in a hard voice, "You can't eat anymore. Eating too much is bad for your health."
Just like my wife said, my daughter doesn't seem to know when she's full. If we don't restrict her food intake, she can keep eating forever.
The little girl's mouth immediately pursed, and she looked at her grandfather with pleading eyes, full of grievance. She knew that only her grandfather would help her at this moment.
Su Xiang's stance was originally the same as his son-in-law's, but when he saw the look in his grandson's eyes, he no longer cared about anything else.
"If the child likes it, let her have some more."
“Dad…” Li Hanting looked at his father-in-law helplessly.
Su Xiang didn't dare look his son-in-law in the eye. "Alright, a little bit won't hurt."
He lowered his head and coaxed his grandson, "We'll just eat a little bit, okay?"
To be honest, she wasn't afraid of her son-in-law, but rather of her daughter getting angry.
If our daughter gets angry, the whole family is too scared to move.
"Okay, I'll just eat a little bit."
Hearing that things had calmed down, the little guy held up his pinky finger and said with a smile, his words full of joy, which made everyone present laugh.
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