Egg Tart

Everyone used to think that Han Rong was exaggerating, and that there was no such a perfect daughter-in-law. Unexpectedly, she was being low-key, and Song Shixia was no worse than the person they had introduced to Ji Weiqing.

She cooks delicious meals, prepares beautiful dishes, looks like a fairy, has a gentle personality, and her two children treat her as their own mother. Her academic qualifications have been personally approved by Principal Hu, and there is no fault to be found in her.

Especially after learning that the medicinal wine was made by Song Shixia, his attitude immediately changed. It only took him one sentence to go from polite to enthusiastic. The quick change of expression caught Song Shixia off guard.

Yu Fang was waiting at home to see the excitement. The Ji family had a wide network of contacts, and Song Shixia, a country bumpkin from the village who married into the Ji family, would definitely make a fool of herself. She would probably hide in the kitchen and not dare to see the guests.

Song Shixia was not surprised. These guests, who seemed to be of noble status, were so friendly to her. She knew that it was because of the Ji family. Because she was the daughter-in-law of the Ji family, they were so concerned about her.

After chatting for a few minutes, these people began to praise her medicinal wine and tea. She wanted to know how many people her father-in-law had shown off to, and why it seemed that everyone knew the efficacy of the medicinal wine.

Han Rong returned to her room, changed her clothes, put on some hair oil, and went downstairs to invite the guests to take their seats. Seeing Xiao Song surrounded by so many people, she knew that Xiao Song would definitely be very popular.

Song Shixia was not only very popular, but also received a red envelope, which was said to be her share of the money. In the countryside these days, weddings are not popular with wedding banquets, but in the city, those who have the conditions will invite friends to cook a few dishes to liven up the party.

The Ji family had enough conditions to hold a wedding, but Ji Weiqing thought it was troublesome to hold a wedding so he went straight to get the marriage certificate without even informing his parents of his marriage.

The moment he came over, Song Shixia immediately refused.

"There's no need for a wedding ceremony. We're already a legal couple after getting the marriage certificate."

Before Ji Weiqing opened his mouth, she knew exactly what he was thinking.

Dean Shen was sitting next to Ji Weiqing, and he couldn't help feeling proud when he heard the conversation between the young couple. Fortunately, he asked Ji Weiqing to distribute wedding candies to his colleagues and give Comrade Song three major items and a betrothal gift.

He had witnessed with his own eyes how the student had changed from being a withdrawn person to being so... considerate. Even though his performance was not as good as when he was young, it was still something to be celebrated. The couple were of one mind, and look how sweet they were.

"This dish tastes good. Did you order this from the state-owned hotel?"

Han Rong said proudly: "No, Xiao Song cooked all the dishes and I helped her."

Someone smiled and said, "Before you said your daughter-in-law's cooking was delicious, I wondered how delicious it could be. This time I finally got to eat it, and it really lived up to its reputation, it was even better than the hot dishes in state-owned hotels."

Song Shixia smiled modestly and said, "Thank you for the compliment. These dishes are my specialties."

Han Rong continued to praise: "The vegetables you eat are all sent by my mother-in-law. They are grown in her own fields. So the countryside has its own advantages. The vegetables grown there are really delicious."

We usually grow vegetables in our own yards, but the taste is far from that of the vegetables on the table.

"No wonder, these are all fresh vegetables. Your in-laws are really generous. These are much better than the frozen vegetables bought at the market!"

Han Rong followed up, "That's right. My in-laws were very thoughtful and filled our car with New Year's goods. The pork was a big fat pig that was freshly slaughtered at home, and they also brought me two old hens and a duck."

Colleagues envied: "Your son married a good wife, and you also have good in-laws."

Ji Ran joked, "Mom, can you give me a hen?"

Han Rong reluctantly agreed: "Remember to remind me when you leave. It's in the backyard."

After dinner, the women sat together and chatted about family matters and children, while the men cleared the table and set up a mahjong table. At the small table next door, Ji Xueya and his old friends were drinking tea.

The vigorous old man said unhappily, "We came here just to drink medicinal wine, not tea."

Ji Xueya held the teapot and filtered the tea leaves, then shook his head mysteriously.

"Drinking too much alcohol is harmful to your health. Let me ask you to try this tea. It's as good as medicinal wine."

Everyone was skeptical. How could tea be as good as medicinal wine in nourishing the body? So many medicinal herbs were put into the medicinal wine, so not a single bit was wasted.

Ji Xueya brewed tea and poured a cup for each of his friends.

He raised his hand to signal,

“Tsk, tsk.”

No one knew what he was saying, but everyone was determined to drink his medicinal wine today.

However, after drinking the hot tea, everyone suddenly felt like they were floating.

They have never drunk this tea before.

Ji Xueya said proudly: "This is a tea cake. Although it is not very old, do you like it?"

The old friend hurriedly asked: "Where did you buy the tea cakes? How come you can find all these good things?"

"This is the tea cake Xiao Song made himself. I have been waiting until today to drink it."

When he opened the box, he smelled a unique tea fragrance, which was definitely not ordinary tea. He had hidden it on the bookshelf and had never touched it, but today he finally couldn't help but want to show it off.

"Your daughter-in-law is amazing. The medicinal liquor she brewed cured most of our ailments. Although it didn't completely cure us, at least it wasn't so hard to bear when we were sick. Now you say she can make tea. Your son has found a treasure!"

Who wouldn't envy having a daughter-in-law like this? She would wake up with a smile in her dreams every day.

When Ji Laogou was young, he married the most beautiful girl in the hospital. Unexpectedly, he still has a talented daughter-in-law when he is old. This guy is so lucky.

"We are old friends. Can you each break off a piece when you leave? You can only break off a piece as big as a fingernail. I don't have any more. I can't ask my daughter-in-law for it."

Everyone was laughing, but what they were thinking in their hearts was that they must empty Ji Laogou's family's wealth. His daughter-in-law was so talented that she would definitely be able to make tea for him again.

Song Shixia was so overwhelmed with red envelopes that she had long forgotten about giving tea cakes to her father-in-law. She also had no idea that her father-in-law's private vault was about to be "looted" by his old friends.

After receiving the red envelopes, she thought she could give everyone another dessert, so she asked her mother-in-law for permission to use eggs from home, and specifically mentioned that it might be very wasteful of eggs and milk.

"It's okay, just use it. I know you won't waste it."

Ji Ran followed her into the kitchen to help, first asking her if she had fallen behind in her winter vacation homework, and then asking about her family situation. When he learned that her family was going to open a farm, Ji Ran was sincerely happy for her.

"That's great. Your family runs a pig farm, and your village sells vegetables and grows fruit trees. We will all be prosperous together and our lives will surely get better and better."

Song Shixia didn't have such a grand goal. She originally had no conflicts with the team. In fact, because Songjia Village was a large clan, they tolerated her a lot. For example, when she ran away from home, the whole village went to look for her, so they didn't mind letting everyone drink soup with her.

Rather than having a wealthy family and then being scammed to borrow money and having to drag others to do business, it is better to just point out and let everyone make money together without being jealous of anyone.

Song Shixia made egg tarts for dessert after the meal. After receiving red envelopes from others, she had to leave a good impression on her relatives and friends no matter what.

The first pot of omelette was halfway done, and the living room was filled with the rich aroma of milk and eggs.

"What is this? It smells so good."

Ji Yang raised his hand and replied: "It's egg tarts!"

A grandfather held him in his arms.

"Yangyang has eaten it, what is egg tart?"

Ji Yang recalled carefully,

"The egg buns contain eggs and milk, which are very fragrant and taste soft, just like steamed eggs."

The Ji family's guests had plenty of eggs and milk at home, but only a few people knew about egg tarts made with eggs and milk.

"Egg tarts seem to be something that those blond-haired foreigners at the embassy like to eat. They are said to be foreign."

"I remember what you said. It's only the size of a palm and very expensive."

“Is it a cake?”

"It's not a cake, it's softer than a cake, and it's made entirely of eggs without any flour."

Everyone looked at Han Rong.

"Your daughter-in-law is really willing to let go. You won't wait until we leave to criticize her, will you?"

Han Rong said unhappily, "Xiao Song asked for my opinion in advance, and I let her make whatever she wanted. If you are gloating over the misfortune now, don't eat it later if you have the guts."

"Oh, that's not what we meant. We're not afraid that you'll feel bad about your eggs."

"How much are eggs worth? My mother-in-law gave my son a 1,000 yuan gift for meeting him. It's one in a million, don't you understand?"

Everyone was really shocked. One thousand yuan is not something that an ordinary family can easily take out. Even their family does not have that much cash. In other words, some families present have less than one thousand yuan in their total savings.

What does one thousand yuan mean?

The couple are both cadres and their combined monthly salary is only two or three hundred yuan. How can a farmer in the countryside give someone a thousand yuan as a meeting gift? This is too cunning!

Han Rong didn't want to show off, but she couldn't bear to see anyone say anything bad about her daughter-in-law.

"Xiao Song's brother is a businessman, and her parents run a farm. Don't underestimate the countryside. Xiao Song is from a peasant family. Their village produced many young men who fought for the victory in the war."

Someone caught the blind spot.

"A farm? Is that the pork and stewed chicken we have on the table today?"

Han Rong made no secret: "Yes, these are the animals that Xiao Song's parents personally fed. You have tasted them, and they taste better than the ones you buy at the market!"

Ji Weiqing, who was chatting with the teacher, suddenly turned around and said, "The butcher said that the pigs that we have raised for half a year are the same size as the pigs that other people have raised for a year. My parents feed the pigs very well."

His words directly confirmed what his mother said above.

Many customers were tempted. It's not that they can't afford pork, they can eat it once a week if they are extravagant, but after being used to a hard life, eating it once every two or three months is just right.

They didn't have much of a feeling for pork before, they just thought it smelled a bit strong when it was processed, it wasn't that fragrant and a bit dry, and most importantly, the pork wasn't fat enough. But the pork they ate today was better than any pork they've ever eaten before, they couldn't put a finger on it, but there was a very obvious difference.

Someone was heartbroken and said, "Comrade Han Rong, why didn't you tell me earlier that your in-laws were going to open a farm? If I had known, I would have used your connections to buy meat this year."

Han Rong didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "They slaughtered pigs this year and found that everyone liked them, so they planned to expand the scale of breeding. You have to wait half a year if you want to eat them. But chickens and ducks should be available for purchase at any time. As for these things, you can just take them home and feed them yourself once they are big enough."

Ji Weiqing suddenly added: "Xia Xia's elder brother is going to cooperate with the school cafeteria, and the pork may be sent directly to the Yenching University cafeteria."

Principal Hu smiled happily: "Welcome, warmly welcome. I have agreed to the cooperation on their behalf. Send me all the chickens, pigs, ducks, etc."

Zhang Wanqing was overjoyed. Her daughter was pregnant and needed to replenish her body, which saved her the trouble of going to the market to buy chickens and ducks. She was confident that the chickens and ducks were raised at Xiao Song's home.

Some guests are dissatisfied.

"Old Hu, you can't keep it all to yourself, you have to leave some for us first!"

Principal Hu was not happy: "Comrade Song wants to cooperate with our school cafeteria in supply and marketing. I am the principal and I declare my agreement. If you buy such a small amount of meat, it will be difficult for them to sell it!"

I'm so sleepy today that I can't even open my eyelids. I'll grit my teeth and update, all for the little red flowers. Wait for me to fix the typos and grammatical errors.