Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Excitement flashed across Madam Fangâs face. She pushed Chen Yulan. âGo and help.â
At that time, the Gu family would be embarrassed, right? Wouldnât they have to let the mother and daughter eat together?
Chen Yulan turned around and ran to the kitchen. She wanted to tell the Gu family where the water was, but she didnât expect them to have already boiled it.
Looking at the dumplings on the side, Chen Yulanâs face turned red.
Dumplings, white flour dumplings. They were fair and plump and full of fillings. Just looking at them made one drool.
She forcefully retracted her gaze and said enthusiastically, âSister Yundong, are you making dinner? Let me help you start the fire.â
âThereâs no need. My mother is here. Itâll be fine in a while. Go do what you have to do.â Seeing that the water was boiling, Gu Yundong added oil, salt, and scallions to the big ceramic bowl to adjust the taste. Then, she poured boiling water on it. The bowl instantly became oily.
Chen Yulanâs hands were clenched tightly. Instead of leaving, she took a few steps forward and said with a smile, âAre you eating dumplings? Why didnât I see when you guys made dumplings? They smell so good. Mother and I had some porridge earlier. Now, weâre hungry after smelling your dumplings.â
Had some porridge earlier? Then why was the pot and stove cold when she came in? It didnât look like they had just eaten at all.
Gu Yundong was not a fool that could not even tell what she was saying. In addition, her eyeballs were about to fall into the dumpling pot, and she had come to help at the right time. She wanted to eat their dumplings.
If you want to eat, just eat. You even spoke indirectly.
She was not an unreasonable person, but at the very least, this woman had to tell the truth. She said that she was hungry after eating porridge earlier. Could it be that she had been waiting for them to cook until she came to eat?
Who would tolerate your bad habit? I donât expect you to be like Auntie Ke, but at least letâs get along like a normal landlord and tenant. Iâve paid the room fee and doesnât owe you anything.
Gu Yundong smiled as she watched the fat dumplings in the pot float up one by one. She immediately became even happier. âYes, weâre going to eat dumplings. Itâs already so late. I thought it would be troublesome to cook, right?â
As she spoke, she scooped all the dumplings into a large bowl that had been mixed with ingredients. She had bought this bowl in the prefectural city. It was very big, just like the bowl of fish with pickled vegetables in the restaurant in her previous life.
Now that the dumplings were all scooped up, Gu Yundong said to Chen Yulan, âIâm done. The kitchen is yours. Weâll go back to our room to eat so as not to disturb you. Itâs still early. If youâre hungry, you can cook some noodles. Itâll be convenient and not waste time.â
She placed a piece of cloth on the edge of the bowl and carried it away. From afar, she said, âMother, put out the fire and clean the pot. Hurry back to your room to eat dumplings. There arenât many dumplings. My brother and sister might finish them later.â
âItâll be done soon.â Madam Yang was very fast. After washing the pot, she followed her into the room.
The smell of dumplings still lingered in the kitchen, but Chen Yulan stood in front of the dark stove with a livid expression.
When Madam Fang came in, she happened to hear her kick the foot of the table hard. It was so painful that she cried out.
âWhat are you doing? Whatâs going on?â
Chen Yulan felt extremely aggrieved. To think that she had helped this woman run around the homestead and treated her so well. She had even kindly told her to stay away from Shao Qingyuan and not to offend anyone in the village who was a chatterbox. In the end? This Gu Yundong was an ingrate with no conscience..