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"Zhuzhu! Do you know how to make candied hawthorns?" Mu Long walked over to Zhuzhu's side and stopped, holding more than a dozen skewers of hawthorns.

Steward Yi, didn't I just tell you to boil the syrup again? Why are you still hesitating? Do you have something else to do?

"No, I don't know how! But I can eat candied hawthorns! Uncle, can you?" Zhuzhu asked playfully.

Hehe! Of course I do! I'll tell you a secret here! Back then, in order to win over your future aunt, I went to the home of someone who knew how to make candied hawthorns to become their apprentice.

Not only that, but also so that your aunt could enjoy fresh and delicious hawthorns, I ordered fourteen hawthorn trees to be planted on the back hill of our Yang residence.

That way, whenever your aunt wants to eat hawthorn, I can climb the hawthorn tree and pick some for her.

After saying this, Mu Long subconsciously turned to look at Steward Yi, who was sitting by the stove. Steward Yi was also smiling at Mu Long.

Yes! When the little girl was little, she loved eating candied hawthorns. Every time I went to visit her in her little house, she would happily rush towards me.

Then she would ask her father with a smile, "Did you bring me any hawthorns that I like to eat today?" At this point, she would always joke with the little girl and say, "No, I didn't!"

Upon hearing this, the little girl stomped her feet and pouted, muttering, "Hmph! You stinky daddy won't buy Rongbao any candied hawthorns again!"

If Daddy won't give Rongbao candied hawthorns, Rongbao will ignore him! Daddy, please leave Rongbao's little house now! Rongbao doesn't welcome Daddy here.

Steward Yi, what's wrong? I've noticed you often sit there lost in thought. Is something on your mind?

No! It's just that seeing you and your niece getting along so well reminded me of my daughter at home. I haven't seen my sweet and sensible daughter in a long time.

When Mu Long heard Steward Yi say those words, the huge weight that had been hanging over his heart finally lifted. No wonder he hadn't heard from her for so long! It turned out she had been taken home by her father.

Mu Long picked up a 500-gram bag of white sugar and dropped it into the pot, then quickly poured a ladle of water into it. After Mu Long finished this series of actions, he stood there quietly watching the white sugar in the pot slowly melt little by little.

Haha! Uncle, you seem quite skilled at making candied hawthorns! Did you often make candied hawthorns for your aunt before?

Mm! Every time the hawthorns ripen, I make a few candied hawthorn skewers by hand to bring to your future aunt before I visit her!

How many skewers? Uncle, I suggest that if you visit Aunt again next time, you can bring her 99 skewers of candied hawthorn or just one skewer.

Why did I bring so many candied hawthorns for my aunt? Although my aunt loves candied hawthorns, I always make sure to bring her two skewers each time.

I was worried that eating too much of one thing would cause her to have a sore throat, and another reason was that eating too many sweets could also cause a sore throat!

Haha! Uncle, you haven't even married Aunt yet, so why are you so strict with her? Aren't you afraid she'll dislike you because of this?

No wonder I brought her a whole bunch of candied hawthorns when I visited her last time; she only took one or two skewers to eat. At first, I thought she'd grown up and didn't like candied hawthorns as much anymore.

To my utter surprise, someone was strictly controlling the little girl's sugar intake. I've told her countless times to try to eat less candied hawthorn. But she just won't listen, and if I say too much, she gets very impatient and chases me away.

Emperor Xia was very satisfied with Mu Long's actions.

When Mu Long saw the large bubbles in the sugar water in the pot turn into dense small bubbles, he grabbed a handful of golden-brown sesame seeds from the small bowl next to him and threw them into the pot.

Uncle, why did you put roasted sesame seeds into the pot? Can't you put raw sesame seeds in?

Because your aunt loves candied hawthorns with sesame seeds on them! In order to make them even more delicious for your aunt, I ordered someone to roast the sesame seeds.

While explaining his reasons to Zhuzhu, Mu Long picked up a skewer of candied hawthorns and quickly spun it around in the pot. He then removed the candied hawthorns from the pot and quickly wrapped them in glutinous rice paper that was next to him.

So when Mu Long finished making the fourth candied hawthorn, he immediately stood aside. The servant standing to the side immediately went to Mu Long's side and took his place. Seeing Mu Long's action, Zhu Zhu was very puzzled, so she asked Mu Long.

Uncle, why did you only make four skewers of candied hawthorn and then stop?

Haha! I only want to make candied hawthorns for your future aunt. As for other people, they don't seem to deserve my personal candied hawthorns!

After saying this, Mu Long gave two of the candied hawthorn skewers he was holding to Steward Yi.

Take some home for your daughter! She only likes the candied hawthorns I make for her now! She doesn't like any other candied hawthorns at all!

Ah! Can you tell me why you would say such nonsensical things to me?

The black cat in your arms betrayed you without you even realizing it! Also, there were some of your actions and the questions you asked Zhuzhu when I wasn't in the kitchen.

There's also a little-known secret about me, Manager Yi, that you might not know beforehand. He's been allergic to cat fur since childhood, so there's absolutely no way he'd ever hold a cat on his lap.

Hi! I don't know why my scumbag dad always seems to be carrying around a black cat no matter what he's doing, and he's always showering it with affection! But I don't know why he's always so indifferent to me, his own daughter?

It's like I'm not my father's biological daughter? Mu Long, tell me, what did I do wrong? Why doesn't my father like me?

You already have a handsome and dashing young man like me doting on you! Aren't you satisfied? Actually, I should thank your father for not spoiling you when you were little!