Fortunate Eighties: The Bewitching Female Rival Who Tamed Her Husband with Skill
Chapter 154: Fragrant Boxed Meals

Chapter 154: Chapter 154: Fragrant Boxed Meals

"Little Aunt, just keep it, it’s not for you, it’s from Susu for the kids."

"It really is, Little Aunt, if it weren’t for your help over the years, how could I have felt so at ease working away to earn money."

Susu purposefully frowned, "If Little Aunt doesn’t accept it, I’ll really be angry."

In the end, Lu Xiaogu couldn’t argue with her sister-in-law and daughter-in-law, reluctantly kissed the triplets, wiped her tears, and left the house with her husband carrying large and small bags.

From birth, the kids had been taken care of by Mrs. Lu and Lu Xiaogu, and their affection was no less than that for their own grandchildren.

"Goodbye to grandma and grandpa."

"Grandma, come back soon."

The triplets thought that grandma would return like before, in a couple of days, so they didn’t react much.

"Ah, Pingping, An’an, Lele be good, listen to mom and grandma."

"We know, grandma, come back soon."

Lu Xiaogu wiped her tears all the way as she and her husband boarded the bus back to the county.

...

Yangcheng

After some time practicing, Jiang Nan’s cooking skills had improved significantly.

After discussing with her husband, they decided to make thirty lunch boxes to sell at the construction site where Brother Lu worked.

There was only one small restaurant near the construction site; not only was the taste mediocre, but the food often had sand in it.

Apart from eating cold meals brought from home, workers at the construction site only had the option to eat at that small restaurant if they wanted a warm meal.

The next morning, Jiang Nan bought thirty disposable foam lunch boxes along with vegetables and meat.

Jiang Nan sweated profusely as she efficiently washed, chopped, and stir-fried the vegetables, eventually filling each lunch box with plenty of rice and dishes.

Timing herself, she reluctantly carried a basket on her back and headed to the construction site.

"Hot and fragrant lunch boxes."

Initially, Jiang Nan’s voice was as soft as a mosquito’s, seeing that no one was looking her way, she gradually gathered the courage to raise her voice.

Soon, Brother Lu, who had just finished work, ran over and helped his wife peddle.

"Hot and fragrant lunch boxes."

"Handsome guys and pretty girls, how do you sell these lunch boxes?"

"A vegetarian dish for sixty cents a piece, a meat dish for sixty cents a piece. Brother, what would you like?"

"Alright, give me a meat dish, it’s tasty, I’ll come back tomorrow."

"Okay, Brother Lu, take care." Brother Lu quickly helped his wife collect and return the money.

In no time at all, all thirty lunch boxes were sold, with many who came late complaining that they missed out.

"How could they all be sold out?"

Brother Lu smiled and said, "It’s a small business, we didn’t dare to make too many on the first day."

"Ah, that makes sense."

Many who heard that the lunch boxes were being sold had made a wasted trip and, feeling regretful, could only go back to eat their own dry food.

The couple looked at each other with smiles, their eyes filled with dreams for the future.

Neither of them minded the dirty ground; they simply found a shady spot, sat down, and wolfed down their own packed meals.

...

That evening, at home they had braised pork, green beans stewed with ribs, and cold mixed vegetables.

Pingping tugged at grandma’s arm and pointed outside, "Why isn’t grandma coming back to eat?"

An’an asked, "There’s tasty meat, why isn’t grandma back yet?"

Lele shouted in his small voice, "Grandma, come eat meat~"

Indeed, kids grow attached to whoever takes care of them.

The triplets were keenly saving some meat for grandma, and Mrs. Lu, touching their little heads, felt warmth in her heart.

Look how obedient the children are, they even saved the good food for Little Aunt.

"Pingping and Anan, Lele! Little Aunt is going home and won’t be coming back for a while."

"Oh."

Upon hearing this, the triplets pouted and looked somewhat unhappy.

Lele, the little girl, had a stomach ache from eating ice cream recently, and her little round face had thinned quite a bit.

Now, standing beside her two brothers, she appeared much smaller than both of them.

Mrs. Lu, feeling pity, stroked her granddaughter’s shrunken belly, "Oh dear, my Lele has gotten too skinny, her tummy has all but disappeared."

"Slap, slap, slap—"

The little girl immediately lifted her dress and patted her pale, round belly playfully, giggling, "Heehee, Lele’s little tummy is gone."

"Slap, slap, slap—"

Pingping and Anan also lifted their clothes copying their sister, displaying their plump, white bellies and patting them loudly. To an onlooker, it would seem they were patting watermelons.

"Quickly put your clothes down; be careful not to catch a cold, it will make your belly hurt."

"Oh, got it, Grandma."

The three little ones giggled as they pulled their clothes back down, while Mrs. Lu worriedly tugged their clothes down further.

"Hee hee hee..."

"Ha ha ha..."

The room was filled with the siblings’ playful laughter.

That very night, with grandma and their father at home, Susu didn’t need to worry, so after settling the children, she slowly cycled to her younger sister’s night school.

When she arrived, it was pitch black outside, and all was silent, but Su Nian was waiting at the brightly lit entrance of the night school.

Before long, with the ringing of a bell, there started to be some movement inside the school.

Groups of students of varying ages gradually came out, pushing their bicycles, some chatting and laughing as they left together.

Susu, with sharp eyes, spotted her sister walking and laughing with a tall, thin boy—none other than Li Mingcheng, whom she had seen a couple of times before.

"Nian Nian," called out Susu, waving with a smile.

"Second sis?"

Taken aback and delighted, Su Nian hurried over, her face full of joy. "Sis, why are you here? Did you come to pick me up?"

Susu, amused by her sister’s feigned ignorance, nodded.

"Yep, I had nothing to do today, so I thought I’d come pick up my Nian Nian."

"By the way, Nian Nian, is that your classmate?" Susu gestured playfully at her sister.

Biting her lip, Su Nian’s cheeks flushed hotly, and she shyly introduced them.

"Hello, Comrade Li Mingcheng, I’m Nian Nian’s second sister. I owe you thanks for looking after and helping my sister."

"No, no need to thank."

Li Mingcheng, a bit stammering, scratched his head, "Su is very smart, usually, she is the one helping me."

"Comrade Su, how about I escort you and Su back home? It’s too late for two females to travel home alone."

Susu raised her eyebrows, glanced at her sister’s bashful face, and accepted, "That would be great, thank you, Comrade Li."

Along the way, Susu made the most of the opportunity to learn quite a bit about the Li Family.

...

Mrs. Lu looked at the large package on the back of her eldest son’s bicycle, feeling both happy and heart-sore.

"The eldest said his wife sent a package, why send so much? It’s not easy for the couple to earn money; they don’t trim their expenses either."

As she spoke, Mrs. Lu eagerly had her son set the package down to unpack it. She examined the neatly wrapped parcels, some destined for her third son and his wife and daughter.

Seeing it was filled with clothes and special products from Yangcheng, Mrs. Lu’s eyes twinkled with joy.

She couldn’t help but nod repeatedly, "Eldest has really grown up, becoming more sensible.

Not to mention anything else, he deserves praise for his thoughtfulness."