Chapter 1093: Chapter 446: The Always Low-Key Niu Chuan Surprisingly Made a Superior Yellow Millet Date Cake!
"Don’t rush, finish your meal first. These meats can’t be eaten cold. We’ll talk after eating, no hurry."
The jujube cake made from yellow millet should be liked by Shen Laotai, I’ll drive over to give her some later.
But this stuff is quite sticky, shouldn’t eat too much, having one per meal is enough.
Later, tell Grandma to freeze it, steam one at a time.
According to Niu Chuan’s method, this jujube cake should taste better the more it’s steamed.
While the two were talking, Wei Qian, Zhuang Yizhou, Zhu Yong, Qin Wei, and others also took the yellow millet jujube cake from the basket and ate it. They all thought it was good and could be added to the store’s new offerings.
It would also nicely fill the gap for coarse grain snacks in the store.
After the meal, Shu Yun, feeling stuffed, planned to go up and down the stairs a few times to move around a bit before the customers arrived.
Zeng Xiaoqi and Chen Yan, having eaten too much meat, planned to play tennis.
As for Dou Wenjing, she planned to return to the office. A new fitness club was opened downstairs, and she intended to exercise a bit and then go upstairs to finish today’s work.
After everyone left, Shen Jiayue curiously asked:
"Xu Bao, where are we going?"
"We’re going to see Grandma, the yellow millet jujube cake made by Niu Chuan earlier was good, I plan to take some to Grandma. Does Grandma like snacks made from yellow millet? If she likes them, we can deliver them together."
"Great, let’s take Dundun for a visit then. I’ve just finished and uploaded today’s video, and you don’t have anything to do either."
The couple made a plan, packed the yellow millet jujube cake and some snacks not sold outside from the snack department, and packed some marinated dishes from the marinade department.
Grandpa Han Jitong likes a drink or two in the evenings, perfect to use as appetizers.
Once everything was ready, they took Dundun and drove away.
First, they went to the South Third Ring to deliver the yellow millet jujube cake to Shen Laotai and then drove near Dongdan, turned into an alley and, after several twists and turns, finally arrived outside the Han family’s courtyard gate.
When getting out of the car, Han Jitong and Han Laotai came to the entrance, smiling warmly at their granddaughter and grandson-in-law:
"Good kids, welcome, welcome."
Upon seeing Dundun, Han Laotai quickly came over to hold him in her arms:
"Is my little darling cold? I heard you’ve earned a lot of money recently, haven’t you? That’s impressive. Later, great-grandma will take you around the house."
Although Dundun had come here with Lin Xu and Shen Jiayue a few times before, each time they left in a hurry, not staying long.
So far, neither Dundun nor Lin Xu are very familiar with this courtyard.
Taking everything out of the car, everyone walked into what looked like an inconspicuous entrance, with a shadow wall inside, and only after turning did they see the entire courtyard.
Unlike Shen Laotai’s courtyard that was renovated from a large compound, the Han Family’s was a genuine Yanjing courtyard, complete with a front yard and a back garden, with all kinds of functional rooms.
The courtyard had a circle of rooms connected by corridors, a rockery in the center, and bubbling artificial springs.
It must be said, this courtyard is truly excellent.
No wonder the Han family didn’t look up to the father-in-law back then. If it were oneself, discovering that your pampered daughter fell for a poor young man running a stand, you’d probably be enraged as well.
Fortunately, Shen Guofu proved himself, and Han Shuzhen also proved she didn’t make a wrong choice.
"Where are Uncle and Aunt?"
"Your uncle has a major surgery tonight, probably won’t be back until dawn, your aunt is on administrative duty tonight, can’t come back either. Just when Grandpa was saying the house felt empty, we got your call."
Han Shuzhen has four siblings: eldest sister, second sister, third brother, and fourth sister. Last time Lin Xu met Han Shuyu, who ranks third, Han Shuzhen is the youngest daughter, ranking fourth.
Upon entering the dining room, Lin Xu found the two elders were just having their meal.
Lin Xu took out the yellow millet jujube cake he brought and said:
"This coarse grain was made by our shop’s employees themselves, using whole yellow millet and whole red dates steamed together, Grandpa and Grandma, please try it, see if you like it, if you do, we’ll make more coarse grain snacks."
Modern people are often nutritionally excessive, with widespread issues like high blood pressure, cholesterol, and sugar, especially in the elderly, so it’s good to occasionally eat some coarse grains for regulation.
Han Jitong took one from the food box immediately upon seeing it:
"Back in 1992, when I attended a medical symposium in Xi’an, I had this kind of yellow millet jujube cake; haven’t had it since then. Haven’t come across it, nor thought to look for it... time flies indeed, thirty years have passed in a blink."
Han Laotai smiled:
"Indeed, you even brought some home back then, steamed it in a pot for half an hour. Shuzhen was preparing for Medical College at the time, busy revising, rushed during meals and got her mouth burned by the yellow millet... At that time, our old granny was still alive, joked about Shuzhen being a greedy girl who wouldn’t marry far away, in the end, she ended up with Guofu, indeed didn’t marry far, didn’t even go past the third ring."
Shen Jiayue giggled as she asked:
"When Dad and Mom got together back then, you must’ve been mad, right?"
Han Laotai took a bite of the yellow millet jujube cake:
"Your grandpa was so mad he didn’t eat for days... oh, this yellow millet jujube cake is really tasty, the dates are good too, even the pits are removed, delicious."
Originally, she planned to say more but worried the young ones wouldn’t like hearing about the past, Han Laotai switched to chatting about daily life:
"Your cousin Wenqing reached her due date and was admitted to Xiehe Hospital’s obstetrics and gynecology department this afternoon. Your eldest aunt is so excited to become a grandma, she almost gave the wrong medicine to a patient, and I gave her a good scolding."
Shen Jiayue instantly forgot about the parents’ gossip, smiling broadly as she said:
"Then I’m going to be an aunt!"
"Yes, our little Yueyue is also becoming an elder... Xu Bao, tomorrow we’ll visit our cousin at the hospital, let’s bring her some food. They say postpartum mothers need to eat more to have the strength to give birth to babies."
Lin Xu nodded:
"Okay, what does cousin Wenqing like to eat?"
This question truly stumped Shen Baobao, she turned to look at Han Laotai and asked:
"Grandma, what does my cousin like to eat?"
"Sweet-salty dishes, ever since she married in Jiangnan, her taste in food has changed."
Jiangnan?
Today, the shop made Braised Pork Belly, which is Jiangnan’s Hangzhou cuisine, such coincidence. Tomorrow, just bringing a couple of Braised Pork Belly chunks would do... additionally, bring some other items like Braised Pork Belly with Bamboo Shoots, and Oil-Braised Bamboo Shoots beloved by Jiangnan people.
Thinking of this, Lin Xu said:
"Tomorrow, I’ll make a few dishes to take over, Grandma, are you working tomorrow? I’ll bring you some as well."
Han Laotai, upon hearing this, promptly agreed with pleasure:
"Good, good, Grandma will be waiting to eat."
After saying this, she nudged Han Jitong:
"For refusing to go to Xiehe at the time, and insisted on keeping your distance at Jishuitan, just go eat your cafeteria food."
Han Jitong: ??????????
Is it necessary to ridicule me this much?
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This Chapter is 5200 words, asking for monthly tickets, brothers!
