CHAPTER 356: CHAPTER 356: WISHFUL THINKING

After finishing the last family’s couplets, it was already the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month.

Luckily, Gu Chunhai had already tidied up the house, and the dough was ready, just waiting to steam the buns and cook the meat on the twenty-sixth.

Those who came to write couplets didn’t come empty-handed, and those who needed to help were not idle either. The house was cleaned inside and out.

Knowing that the Gu Family was steaming buns today, those skillful in the village came early to help. Gu Lingling was very happy and learned quite a few skills. In later generations, crafts like floral buns were becoming rare, and some of the skills even disappeared.

"Lingling, you’re so skillful," praised Mrs. Zhao, the clever wife from the village, "When I learned these things back then, it took me many days, but Lingling catches on so quickly."

Gu Lingling smiled shyly.

In her previous life, she’d seen it before, but it wasn’t as detailed as Mrs. Zhao explained, and now she was teaching her hands-on, "Aunt Zhao teaches well."

By the time Gu Lingling went to help Wang Shuxia’s family steam buns on the twenty-seventh, Liu Yaxin, the little girl, was beyond just admiration.

The little girl’s favorite was floral buns. Holding a freshly steamed basket of floral buns, she started flaunting near the phone, "Grandma, do you know what I’m holding?"

"Oh, what’s my granddaughter holding?" Zheng Xiangjun teased her with a smile.

"A little pig, such a pretty little pig," the little girl said earnestly, "It looks just like a real one, and you can eat it."

If there were videos or if she could send pictures at this time, the little girl would certainly not hesitate to photograph every floral bun or record a video to flaunt.

"An edible little pig?" Zheng Xiangjun was puzzled, "What’s that?"

"My Sister Lingling steamed floral buns, they’re so pretty, there’s a little mouse and a little kitty too, I hardly want to eat them," Liu Yaxin said, genuinely torn.

Such pretty buns, eating them would be such a waste.

Zheng Xiangjun kept laughing on the other end, and Wang Fangyi asked her what was going on.

"Lingling made yummy food again, this girl is flaunting to me," Zheng Xiangjun said with a laugh.

"Yummy food?" Wang Shuyun had just entered and heard about the food, getting excited, "Is my sister making tasty food again? I say, Mom, this year we should just all go celebrate at my sister’s place."

At their house during the New Year, the cook Sister-in-law Peng would return to her hometown for the holidays too. Although ingredients were prepared in advance, once they started cooking, the issue was controlling the heat; the dishes turned out tasteless.

"Wishful thinking," Zheng Xiangjun glared at her daughter, "Your sister’s family is steaming buns, the little girl Lingling made lots of pretty buns, and Xinxin is flaunting them to me."

All of them going to Qin City?

Wouldn’t those people be worried sick?

"Grandma, are you still talking to me?" Liu Yaxin said, "Should I eat these buns or not?"

Such a dilemma, what to do?

"Eat them, silly girl, your Sister Lingling made them for you to enjoy," Zheng Xiangjun said with a laugh, "Is your Sister Lingling busy? If not, let her take the call."

Why ask her to take the call?

Gu Lingling suspiciously picked up the phone, "Hello, Grandma Zheng."

"Just call me Grandma, wasn’t it Grandma last time?" Zheng Xiangjun corrected, "What yummy food are you making? Grandma can smell the aroma through the phone."

"Alright, whenever you visit Qin City or if I have the chance to go to the Capital City, I’ll definitely make some for you," Gu Lingling said cheerfully.

"Me too, me too," Wang Shuyun said from the side.