After transmigrating, I became a stepmother.

“Indeed.” Gu Liunian frowned as he recalled the environment during the exam.

"So how did you get through it?" You didn't really just tough it out, did you?

“Everyone does it this way.” Knowing what she meant, Gu Liunian replied calmly.

He remained calm, but Lin Hao was anything but. Thinking about how the food described in novels was always hard and unpalatable, and how being near a latrine meant constantly being choked by the smell of feces, she felt utterly disgusted!

No, she couldn't stand by and watch this happen to Gu Liunian again! As a 21st-century person who had eaten instant noodles, how could she watch her man suffer such injustice? Absolutely not!

"You guys chat, I'm going to check on the kitchen." With that, Lin Hao hurriedly walked out.

Gu Liunian assumed she was just trying to make some food again and didn't pay much attention. However, the old lady was a little uncomfortable. Her son was about to leave home, and instead of showing concern, she was thinking about what to eat. She was really too carefree!

However, she didn't want to say anything at this time, lest her son worry about the family while he was away. With a slight sigh, she pulled herself together and began to talk to her son.

Gu Yu, the little dumpling, felt bored because he couldn't quite understand what the two were saying. Thinking that his mother had gone to the kitchen, he figured there would be something delicious, so he waved to Yun Fei.

"Sister Yunfei, I want to go find my mother."

“Alright, I’ll arrange for someone to take you there.” Yun Fei immediately nodded in agreement and personally selected someone to escort him.

"Mother, what is this?" The little boy asked curiously, looking at what Lin Hao was holding.

Lin Hao carefully placed the thin noodles into the oil pan, used long chopsticks to form them into a ball, and when they were almost cooked, he took them out and let them cool.

The noodles, which were originally white, have turned slightly yellow after being deep-fried at high temperatures, making them look even more tempting. However, the little bun doesn't understand why these noodles aren't as soft and fluffy as usual.

"Oh, you can call this instant noodles."

"Instant noodles?" Little Baozi repeated the name, finding it quite interesting.

However, that wasn't his main concern!

"Can I eat this?" He blinked his big, round eyes, asking Lin Hao, but his gaze never left the slightly yellow noodles.

Seeing his greedy look, Lin Hao chuckled: "You can eat it, but not now. You have to wait until it cools down completely to see if it's worked before you can eat it!"

"Okay!" As long as he could eat, the little bun felt he could wait. He clenched his little fist and secretly cheered himself on.

In this season when the ice and snow haven't melted, it's only a matter of a moment before food cools down.

Looking at the two completely cooled pancakes, Lin Hao still made a control group. She set one aside and planned to try it again tomorrow.

The other one was soaked in hot water. Watching the stiff noodles soften little by little under the hot water, Lin Hao's heart was filled with anticipation. She wondered if she could succeed on the first try.

Once the noodles had softened completely, Lin Hao tried picking up a mouthful with her chopsticks and tasting it. Although it wasn't as good as fresh noodles, it was still quite palatable.

Seeing that Lin Hao had taken a bite herself, the little boy was already drooling with envy. He stood on tiptoe, tugged at Lin Hao's clothes, and pleaded, "Mother, I want to try some too!"

Lin Hao scooped out the cooked noodles, carefully blew on them to cool them down, and fed them to the little bun.

The little guy squints his eyes contentedly as he eats!