The Brilliant Life of a Post-Apocalyptic Female Boss Reborn at 70

Xin Yi then told Wu Guihua about the dinner party that evening, and casually mentioned that she wanted to go to Wu Guihua's house to exchange some vegetables.

Wu Guihua smiled and said, "My father-in-law was right. He said that since your family is moving into a new house today, you will definitely be hosting a dinner party. He even told me not to cook tonight!"

"Uncle Zhang understands me after all, hehe!"

"You don't need to make another trip. My mother-in-law has already prepared a lot of vegetables for you, and Gou Dan will bring them over later. By the way, how many people are you planning to invite? And what dishes are you going to cook?"

Xin Yi didn't hide anything, "I only invited your family from the village, because I haven't met the others. And Uncle Wu, I plan to invite him later!"

Wu Guihua quickly waved her hand and said, "No need to call me Dad. He doesn't like crowded places. Before we eat, I'll have Zhang Erwa bring him some food! What about the people at the educated youth settlement?"

Xin Yi explained, "Sister-in-law, it's not that I'm stingy, it's just that there are too many people at the educated youth settlement, more than a dozen. I don't have enough tables, chairs, or bowls and chopsticks here. I always ask Mengting to remind Uncle Zhang to bring his own bowls, chopsticks, and chairs at night!"

"Wouldn't it be inappropriate not to invite them?"

Xin Yi understood what Wu Guihua meant. After all, they were comrades who had gone to the countryside together, and it wouldn't be appropriate to go too far.

"Sister-in-law, I'm just planning to send some groceries over. As for Mengting, she's already sharing a meal with me, so it's not like I'm treating her."

After thinking about it, Wu Guihua realized that this would work.

"Let's see what we need to prepare, and I'll help you with that!"

"Come on, you're kidding me!"

As Xin Yi spoke, she pushed the pastries and candies toward Wu Guihua.

"With your big belly, you should just sit here with me. I don't need your help. Just talk to me and relax!"

Wu Guihua knew Xin Yi meant well, so she didn't stand on ceremony. "Then I'll just sit here and wait for you to show off your skills!"

Xin Yi didn't say anything, but arrogantly picked up the kitchen knife she borrowed from the educated youth settlement, and chopped down a whole pig leg. She even turned around and looked at Wu Guihua.

"Sister-in-law, were you scared by me?"

Wu Guihua swallowed the pastry she had just put in her mouth, along with her saliva. "You little rascal, you almost choked me to death!"

Xin Yi quickly took her water bottle, poured a bowl of warm water, and handed it to Wu Guihua.

Wu Guihua took the water, took a sip, and said with a hint of annoyance, "With this kind of fuss, it feels like you could kill a cow!"

"Hehe, sister-in-law, you'll get used to it!"

Xin Yi then chopped the pig's trotters into small pieces, intending to make braised pig's trotters, while the meatier trotters would be made into salt and pepper.

In those days, no one in the family did this. Just imagine the pork hock with skin cut into small pieces, fried until slightly charred, and then dipped in salt, chili powder, and Sichuan peppercorn powder—that would be absolutely amazing.

Perhaps afraid of distracting Xin Yi, Wu Guihua didn't dare to make a sound while Xin Yi was chopping vegetables, for fear that Xin Yi might accidentally hurt her hand.

After processing the pork leg, Xin Yi began processing the dried pheasant and rabbit.

Wu Guifang was shocked to see so much meat, and she quickly stopped her, saying, "You spendthrift! You don't need so much meat! I think half of this pork leg is enough. You can keep the pheasant and rabbit for yourself. Everyone looks forward to eating meat once in a while, but you want to eat it all in one meal! Just make some more vegetables!"

After much persuasion, Xin Yi finally managed to keep half a pork knuckle and half a pheasant.

Not long after, Gou Dan happily came to find Xin Yi carrying a basket on his back.

"Sister Yiyi, Sister Yiyi, I brought you some food!"

Seeing that Gou Dan's small body was carrying such a big basket, Xin Yi quickly put down the kitchen knife, wiped her hands, and ran over to take it from him.

"Dog Egg, you must be tired. Come rest for a while at your second aunt's place and have some snacks!"

Dog Egg rubbed his shoulders and said stubbornly, "I'm not tired, I can carry a lot more!"

Despite his stubbornness, his actions betrayed him; he lightly walked over and sat down next to Wu Guihua.

"Second Aunt, you should eat too!"

Wu Guihua happily took the snacks from Gou Dan's hand, "You should eat some too, Gou Dan is such a good boy!"

Dog Egg happily ate the snack.

Xin Yi went to the kitchen, made two bowls of malted milk powder, and placed them next to Gou Dan.

"Dog Egg, drink some malted milk powder later, don't choke, and take good care of your second aunt!"

Dog Egg immediately put his hand to his ear, "Roger that!"

He then picked up a bowl of malted milk powder, blew on it carefully, and handed it to Wu Guihua.

"Second Aunt, be careful, it's hot!"

Looking at her nephew, Wu Guihua felt very comforted. Her husband's family were all kind people, and her child was sure to be born into a life of happiness.

"You drink too! Don't drink too fast, be careful not to choke!"

"Uh-huh!"

The two aunt and nephew sat side by side, earnestly drinking afternoon tea and watching Xin Yi's performance.

Xin Yi took the basket that Gou Dan had carried to the kitchen and took out the items one by one.

Four eggs, five tomatoes, five potatoes, some green peppers, some small chili peppers, three eggplants, a handful of green beans, and four cabbages.

Xin Yi took everything out of the basket and exclaimed, "Sister-in-law, there's so much stuff! Did Gou Dan make a mistake?"

Wu Guihua knew her mother-in-law wasn't stingy. After looking at it carefully, she was once again surprised by her mother-in-law's behavior. She smiled and said, "Xin Zhiqing, since my mother-in-law had Gou Dan bring it, it must be for you. Besides, my mother-in-law manages everything in our house. How could she possibly make a mistake?"

Since Wu Guihua had already said she was right, Xin Yi didn't say anything more. She just thought about how to repay the favor in the future, since giving and receiving is the best way to maintain a relationship.

Looking at these dishes, Xin Yi decided on tonight's menu.

Braised chicken with potatoes, braised pork trotters, salt and pepper pork hock, diced rabbit with chili peppers, shredded potatoes with green peppers, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, stir-fried eggplant with green beans, and boiled cabbage.

Now that the recipe is finalized, the next step is to prepare the side dishes.

It's worth mentioning that the firewood used for cooking was borrowed from the educated youth settlement and has to be returned tomorrow.

Thinking of saving time, Xin Yi started stewing the dishes that would take longer to cook.

So the first thing to do was braise chicken with potatoes. While the chicken was simmering in the pot, Xin Yi quickly prepared other side dishes.

Everything proceeded smoothly, leaving the two aunt and nephew dumbfounded.

"Second Aunt, Sister Yiyi is amazing! I can smell the aroma, it smells even better than Grandma's!"

Wu Guihua stroked Gou Dan's head and said, "Of course your sister Yiyi is amazing, so don't eat too many snacks. Save your room for the delicious food your sister Yiyi makes!"

To be honest, Wu Guihua wanted to say something several times while watching Xin Yi cook. After all, it wasn't her own home, so she had no right to stop Xin Yi. Seeing Xin Yi using oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar like they were free, Wu Guihua felt extremely distressed.