Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

Zhang Xiuhua was like this, and Yaoyao had always been inseparable from Baolin. She was a little uncomfortable when she suddenly saw Baolin was not around.

When she called someone, she subconsciously called "Baolin", but when no one answered, she realized that she had called the wrong person.

"Baolin is training with the sports team. Is it hard?" Yaoyao couldn't help but ask Zhang Xiuhua after getting back on the train.

Before Zhang Xiuhua could answer, Youcai couldn't wait to speak, "It must be hard. It hurts so much when you fall while skating. Didn't you see those athletes, their legs are all bandaged? Those are injuries."

It's summer now, and the sports team members are all wearing sports shorts. There are wounds on their bodies, and everyone can see them.

Yaoyao's eyes were red. "Why does she want to practice this? She can go to college."

"If she likes it, let her practice it." Zhang Xiuhua said with a smile, "We always have to try what we like before we know what we are good at, right?"

Yaoyao held her chin and said, "But I don't have anything I like."

"Don't be in a hurry, you can find out slowly. You are still far away from the college entrance examination." Zhang Xiuhua said with a smile.

Yaoyao nodded.

Youcai was afraid that his sister would ask these boring questions again, so he interrupted, "Aunt Zhang, what delicious food is there in Shanghai?"

"Xiaolongbao?" Zhang Xiuhua blurted out, "Shengjian..." She thought for a long time and could only think of these two.

Zhuzhu covered her stomach and glanced at her brother in dissatisfaction, "Brother, why do you keep talking about food? It makes me hungry."

Youcai twitched his lips, "You are the one who is greedy, right? We just finished our meal."

Zhang Xiuhua brought some snacks to Zhuzhu, and then said to Youcai, "Let's ask the locals when we get to Shanghai. There are many delicious foods there. But..." She paused, "The taste may be different from that in Northeast China. You have to be mentally prepared."

"Okay! I've always wanted to try some out-of-town food." Youcai held his cheeks and looked at the scenery outside the window expectantly.

After another 13 hours of travel, they arrived in the capital.

When I came out with my luggage, Jidong was waiting at the door.

Zhang Xiuhua was surprised, "How did you know we would arrive at the station today?"

"I was here yesterday, too." Jidong took them to dinner. "I've already bought the tickets, tomorrow night at eight o'clock. It takes fifteen hours by train. We'll get there at noon."

Zhang Xiuhua followed his arrangements.

Of course, the empty rooms in the courtyard could not accommodate so many people, so Jidong specially found a guesthouse. The capital railway station is not far away.

It was summer vacation, and rooms were in short supply. Jidong also spent a lot of money to reserve these two rooms.

The boys lived in one room and the girls lived in another.

After renting the house, they had dinner nearby.

The restaurant that Jidong took them to was a privately owned store. There were also such stores in the capital now. However, it was located in a remote place. It was impossible to find it if you were not an acquaintance.

"The ancestors of this family cooked imperial cuisine, and the dishes are especially delicious. You can try some authentic Beijing cuisine."

Normally, he would be satisfied with just having talent, but when he heard about the imperial meal, he almost drooled, and was a little dissatisfied, "Why not make an imperial meal? One dish is fine."

Jidong patted him on the shoulder and said, "It takes a lot of effort to prepare the imperial meal. The chef doesn't have time to prepare it. Besides, it costs a lot of money. Do you have money?"

This sentence suppressed Youcai's dissatisfaction. That's right, he only had less than a hundred dollars on hand.

Jidong asked him which university he planned to apply to.

Youcai said without thinking, "The capital must be here."

Jidong smiled and said, "When you have money in the future, you can come and ask the boss to cook whatever dish you want. If he takes a fancy to you, he will accept you as his apprentice. Then you can be happy."

Youcai was slightly startled. It turned out that Jidong was planning this. He punched Jidong and said, "You are such a cunning guy."

But he was a little worried that he would not be favored by his master, "He has a successor, but he may not be favored by me!"

"Yes." Jidong led him over. As for whether the other party would accept it or not, that was his own business. He couldn't carry him across the river. "Then you should work hard on your own."

Youcai nodded silently.

I don’t know how long it took, but a girl of about seventeen or eighteen came over with the dishes.

Jidong recognized her and introduced her, "This is my aunt, and this is my brother, Li Youcai. He likes cooking. He may come here often in the future."

The girl smiled and nodded, then left with the empty plate.

Youcai winked at Jidong secretly, "She is so beautiful!"

Jidong glanced at him and said, "I think she's very smart."

Youcai had just met him, so he didn't realize how smart he was. He picked up the chopsticks and couldn't wait to pick up a piece, and then his whole body lit up, "Wow! Delicious!"

Youcai learned cooking from Zhang Xiuhua and Old Man Xu. Zhang Xiuhua was not a chef at all. She learned the cooking skills by herself. She was not even a chef. What about Old Man Xu? He did learn it seriously, but he would starve himself if he taught his apprentice. Youcai only learned 30% of it.

Compared with the recipes left by the imperial chef, the dishes he knew seemed inferior. The more he ate, the more he liked it. "It's so delicious."

After he finished eating, he was still thinking about how to cook it. But the others were so hungry that they just focused on eating the food. In a short while, the whole plate of food was gone.

Only those who have the ability to taste food can do so, but other children can do so too. You have never seen pork before, but you have seen a pig run.

"It smells so good! How is the roast duck so delicious? How is the skin made? It's so crispy." Zhuzhu was amazed. She was not as introverted as Yaoyao, nor as lazy as Jilin. When the girl brought the food over, she blinked and asked curiously.

Youcai also looked at the other person eagerly.

The girl was stunned for a moment. It was the first time she saw a customer asking for the recipe. She laughed and said, "This needs to be baked in an oven."

After putting down the food, she left.

Youcai was still muttering, "Oven? What kind?"

Zhang Xiuhua urged him to eat quickly, "You will see him later. Let's eat first."

Youcai suppressed his curiosity and continued to pick up new dishes.

After the meal, everyone was very full. Youcai touched his round belly and said, "This is just an ordinary restaurant. If it were a five-star hotel, I can't imagine how delicious the food would be."

Jidong couldn't help laughing at his amusement, "Then you are lucky, it won't be long before you can enjoy the meals of a five-star hotel."

After the meal, Jidong went to pay the bill and Zhang Xiuhua followed him, worried that he didn't have enough money.

Jidong told her one thing, "My uncle bought a house here, right next to the road, and he asked me to rent it out for him. I thought it would be better to rent it to me than to others. So I opened a small shop, and the business is pretty good."

He said a little embarrassedly, "I can make several hundred dollars every month."

Zhang Xiuhua looked at him in surprise, "Where do you get so much time?"

"I don't run the business myself. I hire people to work with me." Jidong didn't elaborate. After all, this matter couldn't be explained in a few words. He smiled and said, "Aunt, I have money. I can still afford to treat you to a meal."

Zhang Xiuhua smiled and said, "That's fine! If the money is not enough, I will give it to you later."

After paying the money, she secretly told Jidong, "Before the New Year, the chickens in the chicken farm will be sold, and I will have some money on hand. Please help me find another courtyard house in the capital."

"Why buy so many houses?" Jidong didn't quite understand. In fact, he felt that his aunt's talent was wasted in the countryside. She could open a store in the county town or the capital. The money she could earn would definitely be much more than raising chickens or farming.

Zhang Xiuhua told him to just buy it. "You will definitely not settle down in your hometown in the future. If you settle down in the capital, I have to prepare the house. I can also rent it out. Even if I just rely on the rent, I can support myself."

Jidong didn't expect that his aunt had thought so far. He thought it was a good idea, so he nodded and agreed, "Okay! I'll keep an eye out for you later."