Chapter 1143 I'm just stating the facts.
Chapter 1143 I'm just stating the facts.
Shen Yingying carried the last dish towards her grandmother, saying happily, "Grandma, I'm free now. High school life is completely over."
Grandma said with heartache, "Children in school these days are too tired, not to mention high school students."
Shen Yingying laughed, "I have homework every day, and tests every day. I'll show Grandma my tall stack of tests later." After saying that, she asked Shen Wenxu, "Wenxu, should I keep my tests and study materials for you?"
Shen Wenxu suddenly felt the pressure: "I don't want to. I still have so many years until the college entrance examination. What if the policy changes?"
Shen Yingying cruelly shattered Shen Wenxu's beautiful imagination: "Dream on. No matter how the policies change, you still have to go through the college entrance examination."
Shen Wenxu said confidently, "Second sister, with my grades, I will definitely get through high school easily and get into my desired university."
Shen Yingying then seized the opportunity to ask, "What's your dream university?"
Shen Wenxu scratched his head: "I want to apply to a military academy."
Shen Yingying was somewhat surprised, as Shen Wenxu hadn't thought this way before: "You're not going to do business anymore?"
“I can go into business after I finish military school,” Shen Wenxu thought for a moment. “I already know how to do business and have experienced it. Now I want to experience a different life.”
Shen Yingying wouldn't interfere with Shen Wenxu's choice; on the contrary, she was very supportive: "That's fine, as long as you're happy."
Grandma summarized for them: "No matter what you study, as long as you work hard and are happy, that's all that matters."
Shen Yingying chimed in, "Grandma is right, we should live a life without regrets."
The dishes were placed on the table, and tonight's feast began.
No alcohol tonight, everyone drink soft drinks. Shen Yingying filled everyone's drinks, then returned to her seat, raised her glass, and said, "Come on, everyone, let's raise a glass to celebrate the end of my college entrance exam."
Everyone was very supportive, raising their glasses to say, "Wishing Yingying and Second Sister a successful college entrance exam!"
After offering their blessings, everyone finished their drinks in one gulp.
Grandpa Shen happily picked up a piece of braised pork rib: "Come on, let's try Yingying's cooking."
"Yingying cooks very well," Grandma Shen chimed in, then picked up a piece of stir-fried pork kidney with her chopsticks. "Her knife skills are also excellent; these pork kidneys are cut beautifully."
Yang Shanchuan said impatiently, "Then I'll try this steamed egg with hibiscus."
Shen Wenxu asked, "Cousin, how does it compare to your family's chef?"
Yang Shanchuan said quite seriously, "It's even better than my family's head chef. If Yingying didn't have to go to school, I would have poached her to be my head chef."
Shen Yingying smiled and said, "That would be my honor."
Shen Da glanced at the dishes on the table and then his eyes were drawn to one dish: "I think this steamed pork with rice flour looks good. I'll try it."
Sister-in-law Shen also likes steamed pork with rice flour: "I'll try some too."
Shen Yingying said, "There's sweet potato underneath the steamed pork, it's delicious."
Sister-in-law Shen smiled and said, "Then let's try them all."
Shen Er's voice came over: "I want to eat this braised fish. It looks so delicious. I think Yingying's cooking skills are getting better and better."
Sister-in-law Shen chimed in, "That's right, Yingying is also very outstanding."
Shen Yingying was quite pleased to hear the praise: "There's tofu under the fish, and the tofu is delicious too."
Sister-in-law Shen said with a smile, "We'll all try some."
Liu Juan said to Shen Dong, "We haven't eaten Yingying's cooking for three years. Look at this table full of dishes, I'm so proud as a mother."
Shen Yingying immediately put a piece of cold pig's ear on Liu Juan's plate: "Mom, I remember you like to eat this, try it."
"Okay." Liu Juan handed over the bowl and took the cold pig's ear salad. "This chili oil looks delicious."
Shen Yingying raised her chin arrogantly: "That's right, you don't even know who did it."
Liu Juan smiled and said, "My daughter made it, so it must be delicious."
Shen Yingying was very happy: "Then Mom, eat more. I can cook for you whenever I have time, and I'll make you delicious food."
Liu Juan looked at her daughter with affection: "Okay."
Shen Yingying asked Shen Xuening, "Sister, what do you like to eat?"
“I’m not a picky eater, I like everything.” Shen Xuening was surprised by Shen Yingying’s cooking skills. “I didn’t expect you to be such a good cook.”
Shen Yingying blamed herself, saying, "That was my fault. I haven't cooked a decent meal for my sister since she came back."
Shen Xuening quickly replied, "What are you saying? Studying is the most important thing. Now that you're on vacation, you're cooking a big meal for all of us. I'm very proud of you."
Shen Yingying said, "What my sister says always makes me so happy."
Shen Xuening placed a piece of shredded pork with garlic sauce on Shen Yingying's plate: "Good girl, eat quickly. You've been busy cooking all day, you must be tired."
Shen Yingying's eyes sparkled: "Mmm."
Grandma then said, "This pig's trotter soup is delicious, even better than the ones I make."
"Grandma, you should try this mutton soup again, it's really delicious." Yang Shanchuan said, taking his grandmother's bowl and serving her a bowl of mutton soup. "Grandma, drink it while it's hot."
"Okay." Grandma smiled and took a sip. "Yingying's cooking is really good, even better than when Grandma was young."
Shen Yingying said, "Grandma is too modest."
Grandpa then said, "Yingying, you don't know, the first time I went to your grandma's house, she cooked three dishes for me. It was these three dishes that made me determined to marry her."
Everyone's interest was immediately piqued, and their eyes fell on Grandpa.
Shen Yingying asked curiously, "Grandpa, which three dishes?"
Grandpa recalled, "Back then, there weren't so many seasonings or condiments. It was all natural ingredients. Your grandma made braised tofu, egg drop soup, and twice-cooked pork with garlic sprouts. The twice-cooked pork with garlic sprouts was so delicious back then."
Grandma joked, "I didn't expect that almost fifty years have passed, and you still remember it so clearly."
Grandpa answered matter-of-factly, "Of course, I'll never forget that meal."
Grandma laughed uncontrollably: "I didn't expect to win you over with just one meal. You're so easy to please."
Grandpa laughed and said, "Back then, two dishes and a soup were already a great way to entertain guests, and there was even meat in them. This shows how much you valued me, so how could I let you down?"
Grandma was amused and said, "You do have a conscience."
Sun Qiulian, always eager for drama, asked Grandma Shen, "Grandma, how did Grandpa win your heart back then?"
Grandma Shen snorted: "I was stupid back then. He was a poor boy who came to my house and brought me a bouquet of flowers. I was so happy, and then I got together with him."
Sun Qiulian was quite surprised to hear her elders talk about them for the first time: "Grandpa is quite romantic."
Grandpa Shen laughed heartily: "If I don't think of a way, how will I ever marry the landlord's daughter?"
Shen Wenxu looked at his grandfather, then at his grandmother: "Right, I remember Grandma was the daughter of a landlord, but she actually married an ordinary grandfather. What a waste."
Shen Wenxu was immediately patted on the back, and Shen Dong said, "What does a child know? Don't talk nonsense."
Grandpa Shen's eyes held a hint of reminiscence as he said to his grandson, "That's because when I was young, I was the most handsome man around here. It's only natural that your grandma would fall for me, isn't it?"
Shen Wenxu's eyes widened, full of curiosity: "Really?"
Grandpa Shen looked at his back and said with considerable confidence, "Look at all of you, is any of you bad-looking?"
Shen Wenxu looked at them carefully: "Uncle, Second Uncle, and Dad are all very handsome. They look handsome even when they are doing farm work."
Grandma Shen said, "That's because I'm beautiful. Otherwise, how could you have given birth to so many good-looking children all by yourself?"
Shen Yingying smoothed things over, saying, "Both Grandpa and Grandma are good-looking."
Shen Wenxu said, "Haha, that's right, they're all good-looking, otherwise there would be ugly children."
Shen Dong patted Shen Wenxu on the back again: "Eat quickly and stop talking nonsense."
Shen Wenxu protested: "They won't even let me tell the truth."
Grandpa Shen said, "We have freedom of speech in our family, so don't interfere with the children."
With his grandfather's support, Shen Wenxu arrogantly raised his chin and said, "Dad, you can't always bully me. I'm just younger than you, and you can't ignore my feelings just because I'm younger."
Shen Dong sighed helplessly. His child had grown up and had more ideas, making him harder to manage: "I'm afraid you'll get too cocky."
Shen Wenxu said seriously, "Even if you get arrogant, I won't get arrogant."
Shen Dong was too lazy to talk to Shen Wenxu anymore. If you say one thing now, that little guy will have ten things to say, and you don't even feel like you can win the argument. Oh well, it's not a big deal anyway, just say what you want.
After finishing a bowl of sliced pork, Shen Zhenzhu went to get more: "Cousin, please invite me to cook next time. I want to learn how to make this sliced pork from you."
"Okay, I'll definitely call you next time," Shen Yingying said with a smile. "Look, I'm about to become a master."
“I want to learn too,” Shen Baozhu raised her hand. “I can’t fall behind you two.”
Sister-in-law Shen said, "You really should learn from Yingying. You don't know anything, so learn some skills to support yourself and you'll be able to live a better life in the future."
Shen Baozhu was unhappy that her mother was talking about her in front of everyone, so she quickly said, "Mom, I know, please don't talk about me anymore, there are so many people here."
Sister-in-law Shen wasn't one to go too far, so she said, "Alright, Mom won't say anything to you. Just make yourself strong."
Seeing that her mother had calmed down, Shen Baozhu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly lowered her head to eat.
"Cousin, do you think it's delicious?" Shen Yingying asked, noticing that Liu Yujie hadn't said anything.
When Liu Yujie mentioned him, he seemed preoccupied and looked sullen: "It's delicious! I'd love to learn a few tricks from you."
Shen Yingying looked at him and said, "Cousin, you're too modest. Your cooking skills are much better than mine."
Liu Yujie smiled and said, "I'm just telling the truth."
Shen Zhenzhu looked over and asked, "Cousin, you seem a little unhappy. What's wrong?"
Liu Yujie shook his head: "It's nothing."
Shen Zhenzhu advised, "Just say what's on your mind. We're all family, why are you being shy?"
Your uncle and aunt looked over, their eyes filled with concern: "Yujie, Mom sees you're not very happy, but we haven't had a chance to talk to you. What's wrong?"
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