Chapter 38: Treat Ourselves Better

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

As soon as she walked out of the door, she opened the steamer and recorded one of them into the space. She could not do this at home. Otherwise, she would not have to carry such a heavy steamer of buns to the next house herself, as the physical work had always been left to Second Brother.

[Ding! The first time recorded. Obtained 200 points!]

Xiaoxiao asked curiously: [How many points does a bun have?]

The space explained: [Points are based on the level of the food. The higher the level of the food, the more points you will obtain!]

Xiaoxiao questioned: [But it’s just a bun.]

Was this considered a high-class delicacy?

This time, the space gave a simple answer: [Steamed buns have meat inside.]

Xiaoxiao was speechless. It was a convincing explanation.

A bowl of egg custard that had just come out of the pot stunned Rong Yan and the others as they were about to start cooking dinner.

It was made according to Miss Ning’s instructions. Why was the egg custard covered in holes like a beehive? It was hard and dry, not smooth and tender at all. It was not only salty but also tasteless.

Rong Yan was the first to turn around when they smelled the fragrance. He looked at Xiaoxiao, who was about to knock on the door. Xiaoxiao raised the steamer in her hand. “Are you hungry? Do you want buns?”

Rong Yan was conflicted. Intellectually, he felt he shouldn’t accept her kindness anymore, but the buns she made were too fragrant.

He thought in distress, “What if I accept it again?”

The guards widened their eyes as if they were dreaming when their master, who did not do any chores, took the steamer and brought it into the house.

Xiaoxiao didn’t leave either. She raised her chin and said, “Try it and see if there’s anything that needs to be improved.”

Rong Yan readily picked one up but was not hurrying to eat. He asked casually, “Why did you suddenly think of making buns?” He was very melancholic. Didn’t he just reject her at noon? Why did she especially come to deliver food and even come personally? Was she telling him that she didn’t plan to give up?

Xiaoxiao fiddled with the steamer and replied casually, “Didn’t I say you like it? If you like it, I’ll make it for you to eat.” She could use him as an excuse to eat all the meat.

However, she did not know what Rong Yan thought.

He liked sweet, so she went into the mountains to find honey for him to make sweet noodles sauce. He said he liked roasting bamboo shoots, so she made meat slices and rolled bamboo shoots. Yun Yi said that he thought they tasted good, so she made a basket of buns and especially sent them to him…

Rong Yan was still deep in thought when Xiaoxiao brought the empty steamer home.

In the past, there were also ones who had been so kind to him. However, those people had removed their hypocritical appearances for power or benefits. All that was left were hypocritical. No one cared about him. They only cared about him as a person. No one had told him, “If you like it, I’ll give it to you.”

Was it because of the customs of the countryside, or was it because this girl’s words were especially sweet?

As he thought about it, he unknowingly finished the entire bun. As she said, it was thin, and the meat was fragrant. She had specially considered his taste and did not put any green onions. It was delicious…

Even Ning Fengnian was at the Ning family’s kitchen. Xiaoxiao didn’t want her parents to feel upset, so she was the first to smile. “Are you all waiting for me? Then let’s eat together. This is our first time eating together since we moved out from the old residence!”

She said to Madam Song, “Mother, do you know that we earned money today?”

Madam Song nodded. “I heard from your brother that you even accepted a new embroidery job for me. The price is also high.”

Xiaoxiao picked up the bowl and took a sip of porridge. There was only rice in the porridge today and no chaff. Although it was poor, it matched the buns very well. “Mother, we will bring some sour bamboo shoots to sell tomorrow. When we return, we will earn many more copper coins.”

“Your new embroidery can be sold for at least twenty copper coins each. Take your time to embroider. There will be at least ten at the end of the month, so that’s another two hundred copper coins.”

She picked up a meat bun that she had made for her parents. “Dad is gradually getting better. Our life will get better and better. My brothers and I are very capable. In the future, we will earn more money and buy more meat so that you can fill and wear warm clothes. So, don’t feel sad. Let’s smile. We will get better.”

These words almost made Madam Song cry. Ning Fengnian’s eyes were red as he repeatedly said, “Good child.” Xiaoxiao lowered her eyes and took the bun she had brought back from the county. It was very different from the bun she made. She took a bite and said softly.

“Mother, we’re all so hardworking. Let’s treat ourselves better.”