"Does this egg have to be beaten until it's foamy? Is it okay if it's not foamy?" My sister-in-law's hands are almost worn out from beating the eggs.
Is this cake absolutely necessary to eat?
The woman whipping cream cried out, "I can't take it anymore! My tenosynovitis is about to flare up! Someone please help me whip it!"
The other women shook their heads, pretending to be very busy.
To be honest, some money should be left for others to earn!
In the end, several of the sisters-in-law took turns to deal with it and managed to get rid of it satisfactorily.
They breathed a sigh of relief when Yun Jin said it was okay.
In the dead of winter, everyone was sweating profusely from exhaustion.
With the ingredients ready, Yun Jin's cooking class began. She taught very seriously, letting her sisters-in-law watch and learn, and even having them take notes as they watched Yun Jin bake the cake.
That's right, Yun Jin asked He Tingchuan to get an oven from Liu Sanchen. It was a home-style oven, which Liu Sanchen bought after he became wealthy. Yun Jin bought one in Beijing, but it was inconvenient to bring it over.
Remembering that Liu Sanchen had some, he asked He Tingchuan to borrow it.
After preheating the oven, start baking the cake.
As soon as the aroma wafted out, the women took a deep breath: "It smells so good!"
"So that's how cakes are made!"
"Oh my, oh my, the cake is rising!"
Yun Jin smiled as she watched her sisters-in-law chattering excitedly around the oven. She then washed the strawberries that He Tingchuan had picked from a villager's house early that morning and picked out the ones that didn't look very appealing for her sisters-in-law to try.
Pretty things are used to decorate cakes.
While picking strawberries, Xiao Niangao picked quite a few and brought them back for Yun Jin to eat: "Mom, I picked these and saved them especially for you. You eat them yourself and don't give them to anyone else."
Yun Jin was overjoyed: "Even Daddy won't give it to me?"
"Dad has already eaten."
Yun Jin asked again, "Where are Grandpa and Grandma?"
"Grandpa and Grandma ate some too, I picked them all!" Little Rice Cake said proudly.
Yun Jin smiled and accepted the little rice cake's heartfelt gift. She picked out the biggest one, washed it, and took a big bite.
Seeing her eat strawberries, Xiao Nian Gao was so happy she almost spun around: "Mommy, are the strawberries I picked sweet?"
"Sweet, super sweet!" Yun Jin exclaimed enthusiastically.
Little Rice Cake pleaded expectantly, "Mommy, can you go strawberry picking next time? Let's pick strawberries together, okay?"
"Great!" Yun Jin was visibly overjoyed as she watched her daughter.
When the strawberries were served, the women were a little embarrassed to eat them, saying, "These strawberries are so expensive, you should keep them for yourselves."
"We've picked quite a few. Everyone should try some. It won't cost much. When I'm not in the family compound, my husband still needs his sisters-in-law to keep an eye on him to prevent him from doing anything reckless!" Yun Jin deliberately made fun of herself.
The sister-in-law wasn't amused: "Don't worry, since you're not here, even female mosquitoes won't bother with your husband."
“You know what kind of person your man is. When you’re not here, he hardly ever comes back except to call you. He only comes to the family compound when you come.”
"Exactly, exactly. My husband is so busy with your man that he doesn't dare to come back to rest. If you didn't know better, you'd think the camp was their home."
Yun Jin never expected that a single sentence would cause such resentment among her sisters-in-law.
Blame He Tingchuan for being too frivolous.
Yun Jin had no idea that He Tingchuan lived alone in the family compound at the military base; she had no idea he lived in the dormitory.
Yun Jin was both touched and a little sorry for him. This man was really something. He clearly had a wife, but he acted like she was a single dog.
If Yun Jin were to stay at the garrison every day, she wouldn't be able to manage it.
Forget it, I can't let myself suffer, so living in the camp dormitory is fine. It'll save some people from thinking I'm not in the family compound and trying to seduce He Tingchuan.
After all, He Tingchuan is so outstanding, and he's a military officer; many people would want to be a military officer's wife.
Yun Jin trusts He Tingchuan's character.
Other people's character remains to be tested.
After the cake came out of the oven, another one was baked. With so many sisters-in-law putting in so much effort, we had to try it. One cake was reserved for Xiao Nian Gao's birthday, and the rest were for everyone to share.
She doesn't plan to invite her sisters-in-law to dinner, but having a cake is fine.
The cake base looks ordinary, but after Yun Jin makes it, adds strawberry filling and cream, and decorates it a bit, a beautiful and delicious ceramic bowl cake is ready.
The moment it was finished, my sisters-in-law were stunned: "It's so beautiful!"
"No wonder Xiao Niangao has been longing to eat the enamel basin cake. I want to eat it too!"
"Did we really make this?"
One of the sisters-in-law joked, "Don't flatter yourself, this was made by Nian Gao's mother."
The sister-in-law, teased, retorted, "I helped too!"
"That's true, cracking eggs counts as helping out, hahaha!"
His sister-in-law chased after him and playfully hit him; their playful bickering clearly showed they had a good relationship.
Yun Jin made a small rice cake for her birthday and put it in Gao's sister-in-law's refrigerator. Yun Jin doesn't have a refrigerator here, mainly because she doesn't live here often.
Sister-in-law Gao's family makes barbecue, and the ingredients spoil easily, so they have a refrigerator to store them.
Once one cake was done, the remaining two were much easier to make. My sister-in-law even volunteered to do it herself, but the final result wasn't pretty, so she angrily slapped her hand: "It looked so simple!"
"Your eyes know how, but your hands don't. Just practice a few more times!" Yun Jin comforted them with a smile, and then gave the remaining scraps to everyone.
The strawberries smelled wonderful and looked beautiful, but they weren't very sweet. Even so, the women didn't waste them and ate them all.
After all, strawberries are expensive.
Whether now or in the future, strawberries will always be more expensive than other fruits.
When one of Yun Jin's sisters-in-law saw that Yun Jin had brought a camera, she shamelessly asked Yun Jin to take pictures for her.
Once it happened, it happened again. Soon, Yun Jin took a lot of photos of her sisters-in-law, and each of them asked Yun Jin to do their makeup, apply lipstick, and dress them up beautifully.
When Xiao Niangao saw this, she also joined the queue. When it was her turn, she pouted and asked Yun Jin to apply lipstick for her.
Yun Jin smiled and touched her forehead, lightly applied lipstick, and even asked her sister-in-law to take a picture of the mother and daughter. Little Niangao pouted and kissed her, and Yun Jin's eyes lit up.
Yun Jin didn't have to pay out of pocket. Her sisters-in-law paid for the film and the photos, and they didn't object. They knew that film was expensive and that developing photos wasn't cheap either. They had already done a great job by helping with makeup and taking photos.
We cannot ask others to contribute money and effort.
Once the cake was ready, Yun Jin brought out two bowls and had her sisters-in-law take turns holding the enamel bowls of cake for photos. Finally, the children took a group photo in the courtyard.
He Tingchuan, who was on vacation, was dragged into being the photographer. He aimed at Yun Jin and Xiao Niangao, and snapped a picture.
When the photos were developed, everyone was not very satisfied, mainly because He Tingchuan had taken such beautiful pictures of the mother and daughter that they looked much less attractive in comparison.
Later, when the sisters-in-law saw the little rice cake on TV, they remembered this group photo and couldn't help but show it off to their children, grandchildren, relatives, and friends, saying that they had held that big star when she was a child!
Of course, that's a story for another time.
Little Niangao is still a beautiful and adorable child looking forward to her fifth birthday, happily enjoying her childhood. She is loved by her parents and grandparents, a little cutie who is surrounded by love.
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