Chapter 78 Dust Turns Two

On the way home, the two little short-legged kids were completely unable to walk, so the two mothers could only carry the vegetables on their backs and hold the little short-legged kids in their arms.

I carried them for a while, then let them walk for a while, and it took almost half an hour to reach the stairs.

The two great mothers were already sweating profusely and could only carry the children up the stairs.

Xia Zhiqiu's hometown is in the north, and she has never seen such a hot summer.

Su Taotao was a little worried that she would get heatstroke.

Xia Zhiqiu wiped his sweat and said, "Fortunately I listened to you and didn't buy the young coconuts, otherwise I really couldn't carry them. It's already so hot in the early summer, what will it be like in another month or two?"

Su Taotao said, "You'll get used to it. Go home and make some green bean soup. You can put some kelp in it. If you don't have any, get some from me first, or take a coconut back to cool off."

Xia Zhiqiu smiled and said, "Not really. I drank some coconut water from you this morning and I don't feel any discomfort."

When they got home, Su Taotao still insisted that she take some mung beans and kelp to boil water, and also gave her two young coconuts.

Xia Zhiqiu didn't bother to be polite with her. In those days when supplies were scarce, it was normal for neighbors to borrow things from each other. She could just return them next time.

When she got home, Su Taotao wiped the sweat off Chen Chen's body and changed her clothes.

Fu Zhengtu washed the white shirt he bought yesterday and hung it out to dry last night. It was already completely dry.

The little boy with red lips and chubby white teeth changed into a white shirt and shorts, and combed his bangs neatly to one side. He instantly turned into a delicate and elegant young gentleman. Su Taotao kissed his rosy little face and said, "Chenchen is so handsome."

Chenchen smiled and said: "Daddy said~~Mommy~~Chenchen is brewing~~"

Su Taotao was stunned for a moment, then she remembered what Fu Zhengtu said when he was bathing the kid yesterday evening, and she smiled immediately: "Well, Mom is pretty, Chenchen is handsome, we look good together."

The boy smiled suddenly.

Su Taotao made a cup of salt and sugar water for the child, adding just a little salt and a little more sugar, and asked him to drink it while sitting on a small stool. She started to prepare lunch.

The cake base has been fermented. Rather than steaming it, Su Taotao would rather bake it. She was wondering if it was possible for Fu Zhengtu to make her an earthen oven.

Just build one with bricks in the corner of the wall, burn charcoal underneath, and when it's hot, you can put things directly in to bake. Not to mention baking cakes, you can also bake seafood, roast chicken, roast sweet potatoes... they are all very practical.

The more she thought about it, the more feasible it seemed.

Anyway, Fu Zhengtu would not refute her ideas, and whatever she said was the final word, no matter how big or small the matter was.

There is no other way but to steam it first.

Anyway, they had to be steamed in a pot. Su Taotao opened two more young coconuts and steamed the young coconuts and cakes together.

When the cake is ready, beat two eggs into the coconut water and mix well. Continue steaming for another four to five minutes and you have a simple coconut dessert.

Chenchen surrounded the cake, and his big eyes never left the cake: "Mom~~The cake is so delicious~~"

Su Taotao is cutting mangoes. There is a very large mango orchard on the island. Mangoes are the most common fruit in the family area. Su Taotao is thinking about planting two trees at the doorstep.

"Yes, this is called a birthday cake. It's a birthday present that Mom gave to Chenchen for his second birthday."

Chenchen never thought that the ugly dough could turn into a golden cake, and he was very happy.

There was no cream these days, so Su Taotao had to put cut mangoes on the cake, making it into the shape of a flower, which looked quite beautiful.

"Wow~~~" Chen Chen clapped his hands, "Mom~~ this is so delicious~~"

Su Taotao put the remaining mango and some unformed scraps into the coconut steamed egg, so not a bit wasted.

"As long as Chenchen likes it, wait for dad and uncle to come back and eat it together, and then give some to Dongdong and Mumu brothers to try, okay?"

Chen Chen nodded with his big eyes tilted: "Okay~~"

Su Taotao looked at the time and calculated the time to make seafood noodles.

The shrimps today are particularly big. There are actually not many of them in a pound. Su Taotao peels off the shrimp heads and shrimp shells, puts the shrimp heads in a pan to stir-fry the shrimp oil, adds ginger slices and green onions, and then puts the shrimp shells in and stir-frys. When the shrimp shells all turn red, add boiling water to make the seafood soup base.

When the soup is almost done, filter out the residue and add kelp, scallop meat and tofu. The nutritious and delicious seafood soup is ready and set aside.

Soon, Fu Zhengtu and Fu Yuanhang arrived home on time.

Su Taotao then put the noodles and vegetables into the pot and boiled them.

Fu Zhengtu washed his hands and came in to help.

Su Taotao asked him to distribute the noodles to everyone's bowls: "Just give me a small bowl like Chenchen's. I want to eat more coconut egg stew later.

The shrimps are a bit big today, so just give Chenchen two. Also give him two scallops. I’ll just have one. Give me more vegetables.”

There are actually only five scallops in a pound. If you cut them in half, there will be ten in the pot.

Fu Zhengtu frowned and looked at her: "Why do you eat less than Chenchen? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"

Su Taotao shook her head: "No, there are also coconut custard and cake, I have to save my stomach for them."

Fu Zhengtu: "Did you get burned in the hot sun while buying groceries? Don't do it tomorrow. I'll call you back at noon."

Su Taotao looked at him speechlessly. She was very afraid of heat and liked air conditioning very much, but she was not that spoiled.

"How can you be so squeamish? It's good for your body to get some sun in the morning to detoxify. It's too sunny in the afternoon. I'm worried that Xiaohang will get a heat stroke when he walks such a long way to school. Oh, I have to make some mung bean soup for you to take back this afternoon."

Fu Zhengtu stopped her: "Don't be so coquettish. Stop working and eat first."

The golden seafood soup base, paired with red prawns and snow-white scallop meat, and topped with lush green vegetables and kelp, even someone like Fu Zhengtu, who doesn't care much about food, was tempted by the delicious seafood noodles.

Not to mention two little kids.

When Fu Yuanhang came in to help serve the noodles, he couldn't help drooling.

There were mango cake and coconut custard in the middle of the table, and together with the seafood noodles, it was the second birthday dinner for little Fu Haochen.

"This is the birthday dinner that mommy prepared for Chenchen. Mommy hopes that little Fu Haochen will be happy every day and grow up quickly." Su Taotao said and kissed Chenchen on the little face.

Chenchen was so happy that he curled his eyes and shook his short legs: "Thank you, Mommy~~"

Fu Yuanhang gave Chenchen a painting, which showed Chenchen sitting on his "mount" in the early morning and being pushed by him, grinning from ear to ear, accompanied by a picture of Chenchen raising his little fleshy hands and saying "Go, go, go..."

Chenchen couldn't let it go: "Wow~~ little corn is so greasy~~"

Su Taotao also said: "Xiaohang's paintings are very good. I will take them to the town someday to have them laminated and mounted."

Then Su Taotao looked at Fu Zhengtu, and her meaning was very clear——

Where's your gift?

Fu Zhengtu took out a small tank that was not much bigger than his palm and placed it in front of Chen Chen: "Grandpa gave it to Dad, and now Dad gives it to you."

To be more precise, it is a tank model, a tank model made of particles - bullets, with a very smooth surface. Maybe its owner often holds it in his hands and rubs it.

Chenchen blinked and opened his pink little mouth. The tank was a bit heavy, so Chenchen didn't pick it up. He just touched it gently and said, "Daddy, this is not origami."

Fu Zhengtu shook his head: "No, Grandpa pieced it together using bullet shells one by one."

Chenchen looked at the tank in his hand, tilted his head and asked Fu Zhengtu: "Dad~~Where is grandpa~~"

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