Chapter 42 - 42 Many Ways to Make Money
42 Many Ways to Make Money
Su Xuehai gulped and stared at the french fries in Su Binglan’s hand with widened eyes, but he didn’t dare say anything.
Su Xuexuan didn’t move either.
Luo Jin’an held Su Xuehai’s hand with one hand and Su Xuexuan’s with his other. Then he guided the two kids to the stove. “Go ahead. Your aunt made it herself.”
Su Binglan looked at Luo Jin’an gratefully. Then she took out some french fries and blew on them before giving them to Su Xuehai and Su Xuexuan. “Here, taste it. I made it myself. I’ll cook more delicious food for you next time.”
As she spoke, Su Binglan reached out to touch Su Xuehai’s face. The skin of a child was so lovely. It was bouncy and smooth.
Su Xuehai blinked his big eyes as if he was frightened but saw that Su Binglan’s smiling face didn’t seem that scary.
Su Xuexuan and Su Xuehai instinctively looked at their mother.
Liu Yinyin hadn’t expected Su Binglan to cook for Su Xuexuan and Su Xuehai. She was stunned and had yet to come back to her senses.
When Liu Yinyin spotted her two children eyeing her, she snapped back to her senses and said, “Your aunt made it for you. It was a lot of work. Go on, quickly, thank your aunt.”
The two children then said, “Thank you, Aunt Binglan.”
Su Binglan smiled and said, “We’re family. There’s no need to thank me. But do remember to call me aunt more often in the future. I’ll be sure to make more food for you. Take this to the side and have it there. There will be more later.”
Next, Su Binglan prepared to make candied chestnuts.
French fries paired with sweet sauce were more delicious, but there weren’t any condiments in that era. Su Binglan was going to make some sweet sauce herself.
Su Binglan gave it some thought. If she wanted to sell desserts, she could add french fries and sweet sauce to the menu. She could make some extra to sell if everyone liked the sweet sauce.
Su Binglan had many business ideas in mind. She felt they could all make a lot of money.
Su Binglan found that many villagers ate only vegetables to save on money and food. The villagers washed and ate the raw vegetables to save oil and salt.
If sweet sauce existed, people could eat staple foods while dipping them in it. They could also eat the vegetables with scallions in the sauce. A little went a long way.
Su Binglan gave some french fries to Shen Qiuhua, Liu Yinyin, and Luo Jin’an. “This is for you.” Su Binglan made enough for the whole family.
Luo Jin’an looked at Su Binglan in disbelief. “You made some for me too?”
Su Binglan nodded naturally and replied, “Yes, it’s for you.”
“No thanks, I don’t want it.” Luo Jin’an frowned.
Seeing Luo Jin’an attitude, Su Binglan felt her heart skip a beat. However, when she thought of how her predecessor had treated Luo Jin’an, her heart softened, and she didn’t know how to express her emotions.
However, there was a reason why Luo Jin’an was the way he was.
Su Binglan said softly, “We’re family. We should eat together.”
Shen Qiuhua also hurriedly said, “Jin’an, hurry up. If you don’t, we’ll be too embarrassed to eat. We’re family. Eating together is more what we should do.”
Luo Jin’an respected Shen Qiuhua, so he obeyed.
“Thank you.” Luo Jin’an ate the french fries that Su Binglan handed him, but he only ate one.
Nevertheless, Su Binglan’s eyes shone brightly. It was good that Luo Jin’an had accepted her kindness.
Next, Su Binglan chopped up the chestnuts Shen Qiuhua had washed earlier. Perhaps because Su Binglan was distracted, she accidentally cut her finger and started bleeding.
Luo Jin’an saw this, and his eyes darkened. Then he reached out and pulled Su Binglan to the basin.