Chapter 202: Chapter 202: Zhaodi’s Test Chapter 202: Chapter 202: Zhaodi’s Test She earnestly instructed her sister, “They’re just joking, Zhaodi. We girls have to be at least eighteen years old before we can get married, you know?”
Zhaodi nodded obediently, then asked with the naive curiosity of a child, “So Third Sister, what kind of person do you want to marry in the future? Like Uncle?”
After asking, she couldn’t help but hold her breath, waiting for Jiang Mianmian’s response, knowing that in San Ya’s previous life, the man named Cao Mingkun was a small-time thug just like Uncle.
If she said yes, that would prove—
“No, I like a gentleman who is handsome, studious, and excels in school, the sort who wears white shirts,” reflected Jiang Mianmian, thinking about a crush from high school as her eyes lit up with admiration.
That was the adoration of a poor student for a top scholar!
Upon hearing this, Zhaodi let out an almost imperceptible sigh of relief. Although Cao Mingkun was handsome, he was an uneducated thug and certainly not genteel.
But this couldn’t completely rule out the possibility of San Ya being reborn, so she gently continued, “Third Sister, I ate mung bean jelly at Grandma’s house this time. I wanted to bring some back for you, but it was all eaten up. However, we can make it ourselves.”
San Ya was allergic to mung bean jelly, so she definitely wouldn’t eat it.
“Mung bean jelly? What is that?” Jiang Mianmian looked completely bewildered, as she had only eaten white tofu and fish tofu before.
Zhaodi explained, “It’s made from a type of wild grass, and it’s really tasty.”
“Alright, let’s go find some wild grass tomorrow,” said Jiang Mianmian, her foodie nature ignited, naturally not one to refuse a delicacy.
This statement completely eased Zhaodi’s worries. It seemed she had overthought things; San Ya hadn’t been reborn, so she could proceed with her next plan.
Her smile towards Jiang Mianmian became more genuine, “Third Sister, I’ll go up the mountain this afternoon to see if I can find this wild grass. If I do, I’ll cut some and bring it back.”
“That’s fine, I’ll bring you some candied haw when I come back from town,” said Jiang Mianmian, feeling embarrassed to have Zhaodi work without compensation.
“Okay, thank you, Third Sister.”
After lunch, Jiang Mianmian went to town with her parents.
In winter, it gets dark early, and the Jiang family also has their dinner early. As it was getting close to dinner time and the eldest branch of the family hadn’t returned yet, the Jiang family members knew they must have gone out to eat again.
Zhang Guihua cooked while grumbling with a darkened face, “Eldest is spending too freely, buying clothes should be enough. Why go out to eat again? No amount of money is enough for his extravagance!
And to think she had made a special effort to use the leftover meat to cook braised pork to celebrate for San Ya. It was a waste of her consideration.
Although she was complaining, she still set aside a small bowl of the already scant braised pork.
Seeing this, Sun Lixia immediately had a bad hunch, “Mom, what are you doing?”
“I’m saving some meat for your eldest brother and his family,” said Zhang Guihua, as if it were obvious.
Sun Lixia almost fainted with frustration, raising her voice, “Mom, Eldest and his family have gone out to a fancy restaurant. There, they can order whatever they want. Having grown accustomed to the craft of the chefs, how would they care for our homemade food?”
Certainly, according to the old rules of the Jiang family, anyone who missed mealtime had to wait for the next meal!
So why was it that when Eldest and his family didn’t come home for dinner, Mom had to save food for them?
This kind of preferential treatment had never been given to anyone else in the family.
Besides, there wasn’t much meat to begin with, and now with a small bowl saved, how many pieces would even end up in her mouth?!