3500 Too Honest
It was like the congee was cooked with bone broth instead of water.
The aroma of the bone broth had completely seeped into the rice.
The rice had been simmered until the grains fluffed up so much they became soft and sticky.
Then Xie Jiling picked up a steamed bun with her chopsticks. The bun was small and cute, just the right size to eat in one bite.
However, it was still too hot. So she didn’t dare to stuff the whole thing into her mouth.
Instead, she carefully bit off half the bun.
The bun bread was exactly as she imagined—soft and delicious.
The pork and leek filling was mixed with minced corn kernels.
The broth from the filling spilled out towards the bun bread and seeped into half of it, turning the soaking it with the flavor of the broth.
Once Xie Jiling was done eating the bun, she shifted her attention to the freshly fried breadsticks.
She bit into one. It was so crispy that she could hear it crack underneath her teeth.
Xie Jiling loved eating the puffy parts of deep-fried breadsticks the most. They were very thin and crispy.
She then hurriedly stuffed some salad into her mouth to offset the greasiness.
This breakfast seemed like it was a meal for a god.
“Delicious!” Xie Jiling normally couldn’t eat much for breakfast.
However, the food was truly too amazing that she ate a lot without realizing it.
She ate everything Auntie Sun had prepared for her.
Auntie Sun was elated. “I learned how to cook these from Young Master Zhao Gushen’s friend. As expected, the result is wonderful because I followed her instructions.”
Auntie Sun was talking about the famous food blogger, Fei Xiaomo.
After learning from Fei Xiaomo once, Auntie Sin would seek out Fei Xiaomo to learn some new things from time to time.
Old Mr. Han and Old Mrs. Han were kept very well fed.
“Jiling, are you full? Was it enough food? There’s still more food if it’s not enough.” Old Mrs. Han came over to see. She let out a surprised laugh when she found that Xie Jiling had eaten all of the food.
The plates on the dining table were completely empty.
Old Mrs. Han really liked young people with great appetites.
She felt very blessed whenever she watched them eat a lot of food with relish.
After all, it was a blessing to have food to eat!
“I’m full.” Xie Jiling rubbed her stomach and realized that she had eaten too much.
She had filled her stomach right to the brim.
She suddenly felt very embarrassed.
“Are you truly full?” Old Mrs. Han asked persistently.
She looked at Xie Jiling’s very small stature as well as the latter’s small and sharp-chinned face. How could she have such a good appetite, yet she was still so thin?
“I’m really full.” Xie Jiling pulled her clothes towards the back to show the curve of her stomach. “Look, my stomach’s bulging out now.”
This child was truly too honest.
Old Mrs. Han was extremely fond of her.
When Xie Jiling was eating earlier, Old Mrs. Han had been afraid of making Xie Jiling uncomfortable, so she didn’t dare disturb the latter.
Seeing as Xie Jiling was now full, Old Mrs. Han said, “Jiling, I know all about you and Zhuofeng.”
“Grandma…” Xie Jiling blushed while complaining inwardly that Han Zhuofeng was extremely loose-tongued.
The fact that she was thick-skinned enough to move into Old Mrs. Han’s home could be overlooked. However, Xie Jiling stayed there for just one night, and she was now in a romantic relationship with Old Mrs. Han’s grandson.
It sounded bad no matter how she looked at it.
It was as if her motive for moving in was to make Old Mrs. Han’s grandson fall for her.
Otherwise, how could they have progressed so quickly after only one night?
Anyone would think that Xie Jiling already had it all planned out from the start.
“Why are you blushing?” Old Mrs. Han laughed heartily. “You’ve already called me ‘Grandma.’ Why are you still so shy?”
