An Empress's Return to the Present: The Real Young Lady's Strong Comeback - Chapter 138

Chapter 138: Braised Sliced Pork Belly with Preserved Mustard
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Just as Chu An had said, Chu Zi didn’t mind coming to Chu An’s villa this weekend and quickly rushed over.
When Chu Zi opened the door and appeared in the living room of the villa, Gu Xiao was even stunned by the bags in the other party’s hand.
Chu Zi was wearing a suit, but he was carrying a few fancy bags that did not match his suit, especially since he was carrying another huge bag on his back as well.
Gu Xiao hurriedly went forward and took the bag from Chu Zi.
Since Gu Xiao had taken action, Chu An naturally couldn’t sit there anymore. He could only stand up and help Chu Zi remove the backpack on his back.
As he moved, he muttered, “What did you bring? Why are there so many things?”
Upon hearing Chu An’s words, Chu Zi paused in the act of putting down the bags and then recovered.
He glanced at Chu An with a hint of jealousy in his eyes.
“You still have the cheek to say that? These are all things Mom prepared for you! Little pickled vegetables that will go well with rice, pickled radishes, and the braised sliced pork belly with preserved mustard that you said Xiaoxiao likes! Mom prepared them all for you! I haven’t even eaten them yet!”
The more Chu Zi spoke, the more jealousy there was in his eyes as he looked at Chu An.
However, Chu An didn’t notice Chu Zi’s jealousy at all. Or rather, even if he knew, he wouldn’t care.
He looked at the things Chu Zi brought with joy. He was no longer as calm as before.
“Really? Mom actually started making pickles again? I haven’t eaten for a long time.” As Chu An spoke, he looked up at Gu Xiao, who was in a daze for some reason. “Xiaoxiao, we’re in for a treat this time!”
Although Mrs Chu came from an aristocratic family and was doted on by the Chu family after marrying Mr Chu, and no one had asked her to learn culinary skills, Mrs Chu was very talented in culinary skills. In addition, she liked it herself, so she often made some small things.
However, these little things could only be chanced upon by luck. No one in the Chu family dared to force Mrs Chu to cook. It was all up to her own wishes.
This time, just as the pickles were done, Mrs Chu found out that Chu Zi was coming to Chu An’s villa, so she packed everything at home and asked Chu Zi to send them over.
Chu Zi wanted to keep a little for himself and was even lectured by Mrs Chu.
The more he thought about it, the more dissatisfied Chu Zi became. He looked at his younger brother, who was squatting on the ground and rummaging through things without any care for his image, and snorted coldly.
“Xiaoxiao, this seems to be the braised sliced pork belly with preserved mustard that Mom made.”
Chu An stood up with a big bowl of food in his hands and moved it in front of Gu Xiao as if he was presenting a treasure.
Gu Xiao finally came back to her senses. She looked into Chu An’s bright eyes and then shifted her gaze to the bowl he was holding.
Although it was called a bowl, it was actually more like a small basin. There was a transparent lid on the small basin. One could clearly see the neatly folded meat. It was difficult for Chu Zi to bring it all the way here and it still looked intact.
“Is this for me?” Gu Xiao asked uncertainly.
Chu An sensed that Gu Xiao’s emotions weren’t right, but he didn’t show it. He even gave Chu Zi, who wanted to say something but hesitated, a look to stop him from saying anything.
He nodded. “That’s right. I coincidentally told my mother that you like to eat braised sliced pork belly with preserved mustard. I didn’t expect my mother to remember it. This time, she even specially made it for Brother to bring.”
Gu Xiao stretched out her hand and carefully took the bowl of braised sliced pork belly with preserved mustard from Chu An’s hands, carefully hugging it in her arms.
She felt her eyes sting and blinked, trying to suppress the sourness in her eyes.
When she was young, the Gu family treated her badly and often beat and scolded her. She could not even eat a single piece of meat all year round. One year during the new year, she was beaten and scolded by the Gu family yet again. She could not take it anymore and ran out.
However, when she really left the Gu family, she did not know where to go. She could only hide under a tree at the entrance of the village.
In the end, the female teacher who came to their village to teach discovered her and brought her home. She even allowed her to eat at the table. She remembered the bowl of braised sliced pork belly with preserved mustard on the table for a long time.
Even if she had transmigrated to ancient times and had even eaten palace banquets, to her, that bowl of braised sliced pork belly with preserved mustard was still the most delicious.
She heard from the villagers that the female teacher’s family background was not bad. She should be doing well now..