Grandpa interrupted and said, "You are the eldest son of the Qiao family. How could you be adopted? There is no doubt about that."

Qiao Yaojun looked at his grandfather and saw that he was serious. He said, "When you say that, I am even more suspicious."

Grandpa said in a coaxing tone: "You are just a suspicious child."

Qiao Yaojun emphasized very seriously: "Grandpa, I am not a child anymore."

Grandpa took a sip of tea and said calmly, "I know."

Qiao Yaojun said in a helpless tone: "Then can you please stop talking to me in the tone of coaxing a child?"

Grandpa ignored him and turned to talk to grandma: "Do you still remember when Yaojun wet the bed when he was three years old?"

Grandma cooperated and said, "Remember..."

The others couldn't help but laugh quietly, and Qiao Yaojun suddenly felt embarrassed: "Grandpa, this is very unfriendly to me..."

Grandpa stopped talking and said, "Okay, it's just a joke. Everyone knows this."

Qiao Yaojun pointed at Lu Chengcheng: "Chengcheng doesn't know."

Lu Chengcheng quickly said: "I didn't hear anything. I just lost my hearing. What did you say just now?"

Grandpa was amused: "Look, Cheng Cheng didn't hear anything."

Qiao Yaojun said, "Forget it, I won't talk to you. I'm going to go out for a walk to help digest the food." Then he walked out. He felt really embarrassed. How could he let such words as a three-year-old wetting the bed enter his ears? It would affect his image.

After Qiao Yaojun left, Lu Chengcheng finally laughed: "Grandma, is what you said true or false?"

Grandma laughed and said, "It's true, but Yaojun is very proud, so we never said anything. We are one of our own here, so we just brought it up to make fun of it."

Lu Chengcheng said: "I see my cousin's ears are red."

The grandmother understood her grandson and said, "Don't worry about him."

……

In the afternoon, Lu Chengcheng prepared to do one thing - brew sweet rice wine.

Originally she wanted to make glutinous rice cake, but the factory was making glutinous rice cake, so she kept some for a while. Now she doesn’t need to make it, she can just take it out and eat it, but there is no sweet rice wine, so she needs to make some.

Every household makes sweet rice wine and eats it during the first month of the lunar year. It has the effect of warming the blood circulation and warming the stomach.

"Chengcheng, what are you going to do?" Seeing Lu Chengcheng busy in the kitchen, Lou Shaotang walked in.

"I'm making sweet rice wine. Can you make it?" Lu Chengcheng replied while washing rice.

"You haven't studied me before, can I help you?" Lou Shaotang was embarrassed.

"No need, just watch me do it. It's very simple." Lu Chengcheng turned around to get the steamer, put it in the pot, added water to the pot, and then transferred the glutinous rice into the steamer.

Lu Chengcheng was preparing to burn firewood. Burning firewood is warmer in winter, and burning firewood in the countryside will create a smoky atmosphere, which she quite likes.

But there is gas in the kitchen, so you can use whichever you want.

Lu Chengcheng lit the fire and added dry firewood into the stove. The firewood was in the form of wooden sticks. The family rarely cooked at home, and much of the firewood cleared from the previous house renovation had not been burned yet.

Slowly, the fire in the stove burned brighter and brighter, with flickering flames and a hint of warmth.

Lu Chengcheng went to bring a stool over: "Sit down."

Lou Shaotang sat next to Lu Chengcheng: "How long does it take to steam glutinous rice?"

Lu Chengcheng said: "It should take an hour. I grow this glutinous rice myself. It tastes better than the ones you buy outside."

Lou Shaotang was surprised: "You grow it yourself?"

Lu Chengcheng smiled and said, "Are you surprised? I not only grow glutinous rice, I also grow rice, and I harvest tens of thousands of kilograms. You didn't expect it, did you?"

Lou Shaotang's eyes were filled with shock: "You are better."

Lu Chengcheng said: "Haha, if you live in the countryside, you must farm. There's nothing strange about that. Besides, I'm not the only one farming. There are many people helping me."

Lou Shaotang felt more sympathetic: "Don't you feel tired?"

Lu Chengcheng said sincerely: "No, I am very happy and relaxed. Apart from my parents' problem, everything else is fine."

Lou Shaotang looked at Lu Chengcheng's profile. How did such a weak woman do so many things? "Will you return to City A in the future?"

Lu Chengcheng said: "Probably not. My career is here, so I will probably stay here."

Lou Shaotang paused for a moment and said, "This place is beautiful with clear water and green mountains. It's nice to stay here."

Lu Chengcheng said: "Yes, the village was quite dilapidated when I came back. I have been repairing it for two years and leading everyone to grow vegetables. It has become what it is today. I feel very accomplished."

This was the first time Lou Shaotang admired someone: "You are so good."

Lu Chengcheng smiled and glanced at Lou Shaotang: "I think so too. I, Lu Chengcheng, am still of some use in this world. There will be people who feel happy because of my existence."

"There are many people like this." Lou Shaotang inexplicably felt that there was something hidden in Lu Chengcheng's smile.

While they were talking, the aroma of glutinous rice began to emanate from the steamer, one waft after another, fragrant and very pleasant to the touch.

The third aunt came to the kitchen and said, "Why does it smell so good? Cheng Cheng, what are you steaming glutinous rice for?"

Lu Chengcheng replied: "I want to make some sweet rice wine."

The third aunt asked with concern: "Can you do it?"

Lu Chengcheng nodded: "Yes, I learned it from the video, and I will practice it later."

The third aunt was afraid that Lu Chengcheng wouldn't know how to do it, so she asked, "Why don't we let the third aunt come?"

Lu Chengcheng was also concerned about the third aunt: "Aunt, you have worked hard, now it's a holiday, you should have a good rest, I will do it, if I can't do it, I will call you again."

The third aunt thought for a moment and said, "That's fine. If you don't know anything, just call me."

Lu Chengcheng responded: "Yeah."

An hour passed quickly. Lu Chengcheng stood up and opened the lid of the steamer. He picked up some glutinous rice with chopsticks and tasted it: "This glutinous rice is so fragrant. It is fragrant and sweet when chewed. It is quite delicious. Do you want to try it?"

"Let me try it." Lou Shaotang went to get a pair of chopsticks and took a little food. "It's really delicious."

Lu Chengcheng asked, "Do you want to put some in a bowl and mix it with sugar?"

Lou Shaotang had never eaten it before: "Can I eat it like this?"

Lu Chengcheng said: "Sure, if you want to eat, I'll serve you some."

Lou Shaotang brought a bowl over and said, "Let me try it. It looks delicious."

Lu Chengcheng put some glutinous rice in Lou Shaotang's bowl and handed him some sugar: "Put more sugar in it yourself, as much as you want."

"Okay." Lou Shaotang added a little sugar, mixed it well and ate it. "It's delicious." Then he took a spoon and scooped a spoonful to feed Lu Chengcheng, "Try it."

Lu Chengcheng is transferring the glutinous rice to a bamboo plate and letting it cool down before proceeding to the next step.

When Lou Shaotang handed over the spoon, Lu Chengcheng was slightly stunned: "Let me do it myself?" She took the spoon and fed herself.

It's just so ambiguous!

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