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

"Boss, do you have any crayfish left?"

The restaurant was very secretive. The owner was startled when he saw the strangers and looked at them warily.

Zhang Xiuhua stepped forward to introduce herself, "We are from the Northeast, and we are back home to visit relatives. We smelled the delicious food outside, so we wanted to join in the fun. Do you have any crayfish?"

Hearing that they were visiting relatives, the boss breathed a sigh of relief and immediately asked them to sit down. "Yes! What flavor do you want to eat?"

"Two pounds of thirteen spices and four pounds of minced garlic." Zhang Xiuhua ordered without hesitation. The children couldn't eat spicy food, so she didn't order spicy food.

The children didn't sit down, but surrounded the boss to watch him catch crayfish.

Youcai wanted to follow, but was stopped by Zhang Xiuhua. This time, she didn't need to buy the secret recipe, she could make it herself.

It takes a long time to cook crayfish, more than half an hour.

When two pots of crayfish were brought out, the children's eyes lit up with astonishment.

“How do you eat this?”

Zhang Xiuhua showed them how to do it. There were no disposable gloves at that time, so she just broke it with her hands. Fortunately, they had washed their hands when they came.

After breaking it apart, dip it in the soup and put it in your mouth. The taste is really amazing.

"Wow! It smells so good." The rich garlic aroma mixed with the unique chewy texture of crayfish made Youcai's mouth water, "It's so delicious!"

After trying the garlic crayfish, he tried the thirteen-spice flavor. The taste was completely different, with a strong spice flavor that left a long-lasting aftertaste.

Youcai finished two and didn’t care to eat more. He wanted Aunt Zhang to buy the secret recipe again.

Zhang Xiuhua told him that she would do it.

Youcai then opened his stomach and continued eating.

Six pounds was not enough for six people, so Zhang Xiuhua ordered two more pounds of thirteen spices, making a total of eight pounds. Only then did they enjoy their meal to the fullest.

Maybe they had too much fun eating that night, so when they got on the train the next day, they were still missing the taste of crayfish and wanted to eat it again someday.

Zhang Xiuhua promised them that if they saw crayfish for sale in Pengcheng, she would buy some for them. Only then would the children stop complaining.

The train ride took 22 hours and we arrived at the station at exactly ten o'clock in the morning.

Zhang Xiuhua was stunned by the huge crowds of people when they got out of the train station. She signaled the children to hold their bags tightly. She held Zhuzhu's hand, Jidong held Jilin's hand, Youcai held Yaoyao's hand, and the six of them finally squeezed out.

When they came out, they saw that Zhang Xiuhua's luggage bag had been slashed and her clothes were scattered everywhere.

Many people stepped on the clothes, and Jidong and Youcai helped her pick up the clothes that were closest to her. The clothes that were thrown inside could not be picked up.

Someone in the crowd shouted "Pickpocket!"

People around were running around, panic written all over their faces.

Zhang Xiuhua sighed, "Let's go! Let's find a place to stay."

With the reform and opening up here, houses were being built everywhere, and there were taxis on the road. But the taxis were very expensive at that time, so they could not afford them and had to walk.

Youcai ran to Zhang Xiuhua and said, "Aunt Zhang, can I go see Grandpa?"

Zhang Xiuhua asked him if he knew the address.

Youcai was stumped by her question. Yes, he didn’t know the address.

Zhang Xiuhua didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "I know. I asked your aunt for it when I came here. We will go to see him together later."

Youcai jumped up with joy and responded loudly, "Okay."

After walking for a while, Yaoyao pointed to the opposite side and reminded Zhang Xiuhua, "Aunt Zhang, there is a guesthouse over there."

Zhang Xiuhua shook her head, "We are not going to the guesthouse here, we are going to stay in a hotel."

In cities that have been reformed and opened up, the business of guesthouses is very poor, and the hygiene is definitely not good. Private hotels are different, and the service and hygiene are very clean. After all, they want to make money.

After walking only two hundred meters, they saw a hotel.

From the outside decoration you can tell that the inside is very clean.

Zhang Xiuhua asked the other party if he had taken a shower.

The waiter nodded, "Yes. It's hot water."

Zhang Xiuhua asked for two rooms.

The hostels they stayed in all along the way didn't have showers. It was okay in the capital, where it wasn't too hot, but in Shanghai and Jiangsu Province it was like a furnace, so hot that they were sweating profusely and could only use cold water to wipe their bodies.

After paying the room fee, they pushed the door open and the waiter enthusiastically taught them how to use the shower.

Zhang Xiuhua knew how to use it, but she still didn't stop the waiter from teaching her, which saved her the trouble of explaining.

After the waiter left, Yaoyao immediately shouted excitedly, "I'll wash it now!"

The boys also went back to their rooms. Looking at their impatient actions, it was obvious that they also wanted to go back and take a shower.

Zhang Xiuhua asked Yaoyao to wash first while she packed her clothes. Several pieces of clothes were lost. She also had to buy two more sets of clothes.

After everyone had finished washing their clothes, changed into clean clothes, and washed and hung all the dirty clothes, everyone was hungry and went to eat nearby.

The food here in Pengcheng is light.

Some people are not used to it, "Why is it tasteless?!"

Zhang Xiuhua smiled and said, "Cantonese cuisine is like this, very light. Especially seafood, which emphasizes the word 'fresh'. If you can't get used to it, we can go to a restaurant opened by outsiders later."

"No need. It would be nice to try the local cuisine." Youcai waved his hand.

The children were fine with it, too. "The taste is unique. Especially the soup is really delicious."

People here like to make soup, which is their secret recipe for food supplement and health preservation.

"You are talented. If you open a restaurant, you must prepare soup. Try it more and see how other people make soup. It is really fresh and tender."

Youcai savored it carefully, "It's really delicious! It seems to bring out all the freshness of the ingredients, and it has a bit of sweetness. After drinking it, my stomach feels warm. It's magical."

"Drink more. Make it for us when we get to Northeast China. All the ingredients are in the soup, you can learn how to make it just by looking at it." Zhang Xiuhua immediately made a promise to him.

Youcai nodded and counted the ingredients used in the soup.

The shop owner heard their conversation and asked them if they were from out of town.

Zhang Xiuhua smiled and said, "Yes, my child is on summer vacation. I heard about the reform and opening up in Pengcheng, so I was very interested and came here."

"Then you must try our rice noodle rolls in Pengcheng, they are very delicious."

Zhang Xiuhua thanked him and said, "I'll take you to try it tomorrow morning."

The children nodded in agreement.

Zhang Xiuhua asked the store owner for the address.

The shop owner showed them the way. "It only takes about ten minutes by bus. But the place is under construction. You are bringing a group of children with you, so please be careful."

Zhang Xiuhua thanked her.

After they finished their meal, Zhang Xiuhua took the children into the car.

"The garlic scallops are really delicious. They taste a little worse at home."

Zhang Xiuhua nodded. "The seafood we bought in our hometown is not fresh enough. This place is close to the sea. The scallops are caught in the morning and on the table in the afternoon. The scallops are not dead yet. But the scallops you bought in your hometown are all dead."

Youcai nodded in agreement.

Not long after, they arrived at their destination. As expected, there was a building here. It had more than 20 floors. It was taller than the tallest building in their county.

The children standing outside were all stunned, because there were bamboo frames outside the buildings, and many workers were walking back and forth on them.

"How dangerous!" Youcai looked at it with fear.

He was always so brave, but he was like this, let alone other children. Zhuzhu was so scared that she covered her eyes, "How scary!"