Doomsday B&B

Jiang Xinrui pushed a shopping cart full of groceries into the house, and the first thing she did was go to the kitchen.

After placing the shopping cart next to the cupboard, she started rummaging around the kitchen, when a teasing voice came from the side:

"Hey, where did this little monkey come from, running around in my house?"

Jiang Xinrui stopped what she was doing and snuggled into the newcomer's arms, acting coquettishly:

"Big brother, where can you find such an adorable monkey? It's clearly your beloved little sister."

Jiang Nan hugged the person who threw themselves at her and said:

"Yes, yes, you are my beloved little sister. So, my beloved little sister, could you please explain to your loving brother what you've been doing, jumping around in the kitchen like a monkey? Hmm?"

"Hey bro, let me tell you, I met a super beautiful girl today. Not only is she incredibly pretty, but her voice is so lovely too. She offered chocolates as payment to hire a tour guide, and I was so excited. She lives right next door to us, and I said I'd cook for this beautiful lady. I'm going to win her heart through her stomach first. Hehehe."

Holding her younger sister, Jiang Nan went to the living room and put her on the sofa. Then she heard her sister say that to win someone's heart, you also have to cook for them. Instantly, the temperature around her dropped several degrees.

"She asked you to cook for her?"

"No, I asked for it myself. Look, big brother, those are the ingredients that Sister Yunyun gave us. They're plentiful and fresh. She even asked me to save a portion of the dishes she made for you." Jiang Xinrui pointed to the shopping cart full of ingredients next to the cabinet by the kitchen door.

Jiang Nan looked at it and asked:

"Did she give you all of that?"

"Yes, yes, it's all from Sister Yunyun. Each portion of ingredients can make several dishes. Come on, help me find something. After I cook with the ingredients Sister Yunyun gave me, I'll save some for you guys. I'll also get some other ingredients from home to make a few more dishes for her. I'm determined to win over Sister Yunyun through her stomach." With that, Jiang Xinrui stood up from the sofa and pulled Jiang Nan towards the kitchen.

"Alright, alright, you don't need to drag me along. I'll help you find Grandma. With the way you're looking, you won't even be able to find your sister Yunyun after she's gone."

"Oh, big brother, how are you so smart? You go ahead, I'll deal with these things Sister Yunyun gave me first. Go quickly."

"You little brat, you're so ungrateful." He extended a finger and gently tapped Jiang Xinrui's forehead before heading upstairs.

Jiang Nan arrived at one of the rooms on the second floor and gently knocked on the door:

"Grandma, are you there? I'm coming in."

"Okay, Nannan, come in."

"Grandma, didn't I tell you not to call me by my nickname anymore? I'm all grown up now," Jiang Nan said as she opened the door.

"Okay, I won't call you. Nan Nan, if you need anything, come find Grandma."

Jiang Nan sighed, then noticed another elderly woman in the room:

"Grandma, you're here too."

"Okay, your grandma and I are just talking for a bit. If you need anything, just ask your grandma. Do you need me?"

“Grandma, you and Grandma can do it together. Jiaojiao met someone outside today. She offered to cook for him. He gave her some ingredients and even brought some from our family. She wanted to use our ingredients to make a few more dishes for him. She searched the kitchen for a long time but couldn't find anything. I told Grandma to go and help her look.”

The two old ladies exchanged a glance, and the grandmother spoke first:

“It’s not easy for our Jiaojiao to cook on her own initiative. Come on, big sister, let’s go downstairs and take a look.” With that, Grandma got up, took Grandma’s hand, and they went out together to walk downstairs.

Watching the two elderly women walk downstairs hand in hand, Jiang Nan followed them down. Once downstairs, Grandma Jiang (whose real name is Shen Zhiyi, 68 years old; referred to as Grandma Jiang below) looked at Jiang Xinrui, who was busy in the kitchen, and spoke:

"Hey, our little rascal is cooking! I'd better check if the sun is rising in the west."

"Grandma..." Hearing her grandmother teasing her, Jiang Xinrui came to her grandmother's side, shook her grandmother's hand, and started to act coquettishly.

"Alright, alright, if you keep shaking her, your grandma's body will fall apart."

“Alright, sweetie, your brother said you’re going to cook for someone? Is that person very handsome?” Grandma Han (whose real name is Yang Shuying and is 65 years old, and will be referred to as Grandma Han from now on) asked her.

"Mmm, I met a super beautiful lady today, and her voice is so lovely too. I want to win her over through her stomach so we can spend more time together. Grandma, can you and Grandma help me out? Where are all our ingredients? I've been looking for ages and can't find them!"

"Okay, let's help our little darling. What do you need? We'll find it for you."

"Thank you, Grandma, thank you, Grandma. But I don't know what I need. Can you bring out all the good things in our house so I can take a look? We can't be stingy. Look, all these fresh ingredients are from Sister Yunyun. Half of them are for our family."

The two looked at each other, and Grandma Jiang said:

"Okay, we'll do whatever Jiaojiao says. Grandma and Grandma will find them for you."

"Okay, then you guys go ahead and look for them. I haven't finished processing these ingredients yet, so I'll start processing them first."

"Okay, you handle it." With that, the two old ladies left the kitchen and headed towards the basement.

It took more than 20 minutes for the two elderly women to push a fully loaded shopping cart back into the kitchen.

At this moment, Jiang Xinrui had already finished processing all the ingredients from Qiyun and was in a daze when she heard the sound and saw the cart of ingredients pushed over by her grandmother and maternal grandmother. She immediately smiled and took the shopping cart and started taking things out. As she took things out, she kept muttering about what to make this and what to make that. After taking a quick look, she realized that she could add four more dishes, a soup, a drink, and two desserts for Qiyun.

After spending a while preparing the ingredients, I took my maternal and paternal grandmothers out of the kitchen and started working on the food myself. Gradually, the aroma of food wafted from the kitchen.

It was just then that it was time to get off work, and family members gradually returned home. The first to arrive were my grandfather (Jiang Jianguo, 70 years old) and maternal grandfather, who had gone out to volunteer. The first thing they said upon entering the house was:

"What are you making that smells so good?"

Seeing his wife and in-laws sitting on the sofa, he asked:

"Who's cooking while you're all sitting here?"

Grandma Jiang rolled her eyes at her husband:

"Of course it's Jiaojiao. Who else in our family can cook such delicious and fragrant food?"

"Then we can have a good feast. I'll go see what Jiaojiao has done. Old Han (Grandpa Han Dajun, who is 68 years old), are you coming?"

"Go, let's go." With that, Grandpa Han walked towards the kitchen even faster than Grandpa Jiang.

Arriving at the kitchen door, seeing Jiang Xinrui busy inside, Grandpa Jiang said:

"Jiaojiao, what delicious food did you make?"

"Oh, Grandpa, Grandpa's back. I'm busy right now, I'll tell you later. Dinner will be ready in half an hour, I'll tell you at the dinner table."

"Okay, Jiaojiao, you go ahead with your work. We two old men won't bother you anymore." After saying that, the two old men consciously returned to the living room and sat on the sofa to wait for dinner.