After transmigrating, he supported his family by working at a garbage dump.

Hu San Niang brought a large piece of meat, and using the rendered pork fat, she stir-fried it with garlic leaves to make a large bowl of meat. The moment it came out of the wok, the aroma filled the entire courtyard.

"It smells good."

The two children, Xu Zhuzhu and Xu An, swallowed hard upon smelling it.

Xu Wenjie doesn't know if Xu Zhuzhu will swallow her tongue while eating, but he himself doesn't have the habit of eating like that.

The meat smelled delicious, but when he actually tasted it, he didn't find it particularly special, especially since he wasn't very sensitive to taste.

Furthermore, because the meat was marinated, it was softer than ordinary pork. Although it was very chewy, Xu Wenjie didn't feel like he was chewing meat, so it didn't quite suit his taste.

However, these days, the number of families in Laoya Village who can afford to eat meat is so small that you can count them on your fingers. The fact that Li Quanfu and his wife often think of their family whenever they have something good shows their kindness.

To be polite, Xu Wenjie used two more pieces.

Xu An also couldn't get used to the food. After taking a couple of bites, she only stared at the bowl of vegetable soup and stir-fried eggs with chives that her mother had cooked.

Zhang He ate it and thought it was acceptable. She wasn't picky about food and could try anything new, so she didn't dislike it and thought it was pretty good.

Xu Zhuzhu, as Hu Sanniang had said, indeed had a great appetite. Even though everyone else thought the meat was sour, she thought it had a sweet and sour taste that was delicious and quite good.

"Right! Our Zhuzhu really suits my taste. Even godmother finds it sweet and sour."

Upon hearing this, Hu San Niang immediately agreed with Xu Zhuzhu's words.

He then personally picked up a large piece of meat with alternating layers of fat and lean meat for Xu Zhuzhu. Afraid that Xu Zhuzhu would find it too greasy, he carefully picked out all the fat with his chopsticks and even peeled off all the chili peppers from the marinated meat.

Seeing Hu Sanniang choosing so many things for Xu Zhuzhu, Zhang He said helplessly, "Sister-in-law, don't spoil her."

Hu San Niang pouted, unconcerned, and said with a smile, "How can this be considered spoiled? The eldest grandson of the family next door is the one who's spoiled! A few years ago, he wouldn't drink any porridge other than rice porridge... It's rare that our Zhuzhu likes to eat this, I'm just afraid she'll get too spicy."

"My godmother loves Zhuzhu the most."

Xu Zhuzhu grinned and thanked Hu Sanniang with a smile; in fact, she could eat spicy food.

To be honest, Hu San Niang's actions were indeed unnecessary.

Not to mention that the meat is naturally sour, and it tastes even better when it's a mix of lean and fat. Moreover, Xu Zhuzhu doesn't touch anything except bitter things, and she's not particularly picky about food. As long as it's edible and delicious, sour, sweet, or spicy, it basically suits her taste.

Hu San Niang kept putting more food on Xu Zhuzhu's plate because she saw that Xu Zhuzhu had taken two extra pieces of the dish.

Zhang He glanced at Xu Zhuzhu and lightly patted her bottom.

"You little rascal, you say you're not a picky eater! You're the pickiest one in the whole family. You won't touch bitter melon at all, and you won't eat pig's blood either..."

Zhang He had raised Xu Zhuzhu for three years, and she knew her daughter's character perfectly well; this little girl only knew how to get what she wanted.

"Is bitter melon even edible for humans?"

Xu Zhuzhu tilted her head and muttered to herself, making sure Zhang He didn't hear her, but Hu Sanniang, who was sitting next to her, did.

Coincidentally, Hu San Niang also disliked bitter melon, so she covered her mouth and laughed.

She pinched Xu Zhuzhu's little face and whispered in agreement, "That's right, that stuff is not fit for human consumption. Even your godmother doesn't like it. Come on, eat more meat."

As he spoke, he placed another piece on Xu Zhuzhu's plate.

Xu Zhuzhu couldn't understand it either. There were no watermelons or pumpkins in this world, so why did bitter melon come first?

And what's more, her mother just happens to love eating it.

She remembered that when she was one and a half years old, her mother specially planted a row of bitter melons against the wall in their yard in Qingzhou. They ate bitter melons all summer long, and her mother said that bitter melons were good for clearing heat and detoxifying.

The food was good, but unfortunately it wasn't something Xu Zhuzhu could eat. Luckily, she was still young at the time and didn't have to be forced to eat it by her mother.

Otherwise, she would rather "go back to the drawing board" again.

Zhang He saw Hu San Niang and Xu Zhu Zhu's heads pressed together, and they were talking about something. Then the mother and daughter covered their mouths and giggled, leaving Zhang He feeling helpless.

She looked at Xu Wenjie and said, "Husband, you should also tell me about Zhuzhu."

Xu Wenjie treated his daughter like a treasure. As long as she didn't commit heinous crimes like murder or arson, Xu Wenjie didn't mind her picky eating habit. He picked up an egg for Zhang He and laughed it off.

"Wife, these eggs smell delicious, you should have some too."

Zhang He: ...

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Zhang He originally wanted to stew the fish that evening, but Hu San Niang strongly stopped her, saying it wasn't necessary and that it should be saved for Xu Wenjie to have a special meal to nourish his body.

Zhang He couldn't argue with her, and originally wanted to secretly put the food in the pot to cook, but Hu San Niang's eyes were fixed on Zhang He, never leaving her for a moment, making it impossible for Zhang He to do so.

So I just fried a few eggs, along with the chives from the backyard.

Using the Meimei pot and the eggs that Xu Zhuzhu brought back, the stir-fried dish tasted different from what Hu Sanniang usually stir-fried.

During meals, Hu San Niang would pick up a piece of food with her chopsticks and think it was delicious, and she could never get enough of it. She knew that Xu An also liked to eat it, but she didn't want to take the food from the child.

Zhang He noticed this and wanted to cook another bowl, but Hu San Niang was unwilling to go through the trouble.

However, this reminded Hu San Niang of the matter she had mentioned earlier about having Zhang He take her to buy eggs, and she couldn't help but feel regretful.

"Why haven't I encountered this before? These eggs smell amazing! I'm quite skilled at raising chickens, but I've never raised eggs that smell this good."

Zhang He could only comfort her and say that she would ask again next time.

Li Quanfu agreed, and it wasn't just the eggs; he even noticed that his wife's cooking skills were better than usual today. For example, the stir-fried garlic leaves with sour pork tasted better than before.

"real or fake?"

Hu San Niang didn't think much of it at first, but after Li Quanfu said that, she tasted another piece carefully and found that it was indeed different, mainly in the sweetness of the meat.

Actually, she hadn't found the meat sweet before, but today it tasted different. The sweetness wasn't very obvious; it was just a lingering sweetness in the mouth that made it irresistible.

"He Niang, did you secretly add sugar to the pot behind my back?"

Zhang He denied it like a rattle-drum, laughing, "Sister-in-law, even if we had sugar at home, we couldn't be so extravagant as to use it for cooking. Besides, we don't have any at all. We even had to ask Brother Li for honey!"

Hu Sanniang thought about it and realized that it made sense. The sugar sold in the general store in their town was much more expensive than honey, and it was always sold out.

With that thought in mind, she stopped asking.

Hu San Niang naturally had no idea that all of this was thanks to Mei Mei Guo.

Zhang He let out a long sigh, thinking that she should buy another pot so that she wouldn't have to use the Meimei pot to cook when guests came over.

Moreover, if she remembered correctly, this pot had cooked quite a few dishes. Xu Zhuzhu had told her that after cooking 999 dishes, it would come up with new variations.

I don't know if it's true.

Everyone ate with their own thoughts on the matter, making it much quieter than before. The only thing that remained unchanged was the speed at which Hu San Niang served meat to Xu Zhu Zhu.

It wasn't until Xu Zhuzhu patted her bulging belly and said she couldn't eat anymore that Hu Sanniang laughed and put down her chopsticks.

"Although you have a good appetite, you don't eat as much as your brother Xiao Mo."

Xu Zhuzhu didn't say anything, but she responded by burping while holding her bulging belly.

Not only Xu Zhuzhu, but everyone except Xu Wenjie also enjoyed a hearty meal, mainly because they were tired. Xu Wenjie, however, was a little weak and couldn't eat much.

Xu Zhuzhu and Xu An saw this and were very worried.

Zhang He was unaware of the situation, and besides, Xu Wenjie was not usually a person who overate. She was also thinking about leaving a bowl of rice soup for Mei, the girl in the room, so she didn't realize what was going on.

Xu Zhuzhu kept nagging and threatening Xu Wenjie to eat more, so Xu Wenjie reluctantly added another half bowl of rice, which he swallowed with difficulty, still soaked in soup.

Xu Zhuzhu was finally done.