Food: The super chef just wants to set up a stall leisurely

Chapter 286: Outrageous Hate to Marry

In her early years, her husband went out to work, and she set up a stall to sell snacks in front of the school. Both of them were good at saving money. After raising their children, they all went to big cities. Her husband passed away a few years ago, and her children had their own grandchildren. They were busy taking care of them and had no time to go home, so the third grandmother was left alone in the house.

"Third Grandma! I'm here to wish you a happy new year!" The door was open and Su Yuchen walked in shouting.

Zhao Xiaojing was pulled away by Su Yuchen, looking around with curiosity along the way. The third grandmother should be a particular person. Amid the firecrackers and red paper on the ground outside the door, a clean path was swept out in front of her house. There were also neatly posted couplets outside the door. When she walked further in, she saw that the windows were wiped clean and the window grilles on them were all brand new.

"Chenchen is here! Oh, is it Yinhua who comes along?" Third Grandma grinned and tiptoed to the door when she heard the voice.

Yinhua is Su Yuchen's cousin who lives across the street and doesn't get along with her. Su Yuchen frowned when he heard that.

"What Yinhua? I won't take her with me!" Su Yuchen was anxious. "This is my classmate. She came to my house to spend the New Year with me! Third Grandma, take a look. Isn't my classmate much prettier than Yinhua?"

"You are beautiful, you are both iconic girls!" The third grandmother happily pulled the two of them in. She did not answer whether Yinhua was beautiful or not, but just turned a blind eye and said, "Where are your parents? Are they busy now?"

"I'm busy. I just want to get some peace and quiet here. I'll do it. You just sit down." Su Yuchen helped Third Grandma to the sofa, took the tea box familiarly, made two cups of tea for himself, and added hot water to Third Grandma's cup.

"Third grandma, is this the tea that Brother Pipi brought you? You haven't finished it yet?" The color of the tea leaves in the tea box had turned dark black. Su Yuchen took a look and recognized that this was the tea that Third grandma took out last year and said that it was brought to her by her grandson Brother Pipi and his family. She kept praising it at that time.

"Yes, yes, this is what your brother Pipi brought me when he went to Zhejiang for a trip. This tea is really expensive!" Third Grandma's eyes narrowed into slits with laughter. "I don't like to drink this stuff when I'm old. I just gave it to treat someone who came to my house. There is still half a box left. If you like it, you can take it!"

"You keep it. I can't stay at home for a few days." Su Yuchen looked at her helplessly, pursed her lips, turned her head to look at the snack plate in front of her, and her face instantly became happy again, "Try this, this is the special skill of Third Grandma!"

Zhao Xiaojing glanced at the plate that Su Yuchen pushed over. Inside was a platter of various sweets, including black and white thin sesame candies, thick cylindrical sesame candies, block-shaped maltose, and even rice cakes that Zhao Xiaojing hadn't eaten for many years.

"Eat, eat, eat hard!" Third Grandma saw the two of them eating snacks and sat aside as if she was as happy as she was.

Zhao Xiaojing picked up a piece of black sesame candy with great interest and tasted it, nodding her head as she felt the taste in her mouth. The sesame candy was thin, and every bite made a crisp sound, with sesame seeds falling down. The aroma of black sesame seemed to be more intense, and you could taste the hand-fried caramel aroma and the perfect sweetness of maltose. It was a little hard, but not sticky.

"Third grandma, can you still eat the sesame candy?" Zhao Xiaojing asked while catching the falling crumbs with her hands.

"I can't bite it anymore. My teeth are almost falling out!" Third Grandma waved her hands cheerfully, "I'm happy if you like it. Eat as much as you can! I'll take some away later!"

"Thank you, Third Grandma!" Zhao Xiaojing smiled and turned to look at the snack platter, which was full of hard sweets, none of which Third Grandma could eat.

"Third Grandma, your cooking skills haven't deteriorated at all. The malt sugar isn't too sweet and tastes much better than the ones sold on the street!" Su Yuchen followed Zhao Xiaojing's gaze, picked up a piece of light brown malt sugar, and while chewing it, he praised Third Grandma so much that she couldn't stop smiling.

"Third Aunt! Are there guests in the house?" The two tasted all the sweets and just finished a cup of tea when a shrill female voice came from outside. Su Yuchen heard it and pulled Zhao Xiaojing to stand up, "Third Aunt, we are still going to Second Master's house. You are busy. Come to our house for lunch at noon!"

"Pack it up, pack it up!" Third Grandma took a bag from under the coffee table and stuffed it into Su Yuchen's hand without saying anything. Zhao Xiaojing took a look and found that it was the various sesame candies and malt candies that they had just eaten. Third Grandma had already packed some of them in the bag.

"Third grandma is the best to me. I'll come to call you at noon!" Su Yuchen smiled while holding the candy.

"Hey, this is Chenchen's classmate, how come I haven't seen him before?" As they were talking, someone from the gate walked in. Zhao Xiaojing looked up and saw a couple. They were looking Zhao Xiaojing up and down with inexplicable excitement in their eyes, which made Zhao Xiaojing feel a little scared. "You are Chenchen's classmate, right? How old are you? You look so good!" the woman on the left asked.

"This is my sister-in-law! She is thirty this year and her son is already eight years old! Happy New Year, fourth cousin and fourth aunt! I wish my cousin will get married soon and have two children and grandchildren in three years! We will see each other again if we are lucky enough!"

Su Yuchen rushed to talk nonsense and ran away with Zhao Xiaojing.

"Sister-in-law? How can you have a brother? Why are you running? Chenchen! Chenchen!" The woman behind followed them out of the door and chased for a few steps. Seeing the two people running far away, she stomped her feet twice in anger before going back into the house.

"My fourth uncle and fourth aunt, aren't they scary?" Su Yuchen didn't let go of Zhao Xiaojing until they ran to the back of another row of houses. He poked his head to look behind him, then patted his chest in relief.

"What's going on? You still have four cousins?" Zhao Xiaojing also looked back, looking curious.

The two of them ran for a long time without breathing hard and their speech was quite normal.

"No, they are my third grandmother's cousins. They are related to my family. They are the fourth child. I just call them that." Su Yuchen took Zhao Xiaojing to the main road, and they chatted as they walked.

“You don’t know, other people are eager to get married, but their family is eager to marry. It’s okay to be eager to marry, and it’s normal in rural areas, but their shamelessness and ability to harass are really too strong!

Whenever they see me walking with a young girl, they pull me aside to ask how old the girl is and whether she is married, and ask me to introduce her to their sons. I tell them that it is useless if they have boyfriends, and they say that they are not married, so what is there to be afraid of. If I had said that you are not married, do you believe that these two would have turned around and blocked the door of my house to wait for us? "Su Yuchen shook his head with lingering fear.

"So exaggerated?" Zhao Xiaojing was surprised.

"Of course not! I'm already scared of them. Last year, they dragged me to introduce her to their son. They also asked all my classmates and good friends from the same village. They pestered me to show them my graduation photos, saying that they wanted my cousin to choose carefully! Isn't it ridiculous? She's going to be elected as a concubine!"

"And then?" Zhao Xiaojing looked gossipy.