My Happy Daily Life After Being Reborn
Chapter 90 - 16 Planting Vegetables

Chapter 90: Chapter 16 Planting Vegetables

Lin Xiaoguai’s assigned house had a great layout, not only did it face the sun and has good ventilation, but it also had three balconies. One was a communal large balcony, and the other two were smaller ones connected to the master bedroom and the living room respectively.

If they were to steam buns, the kitchen’s gas stove was obviously not suitable, it was too gas-consuming, and there were no clay or wood stoves here. Fortunately, there was a semi-old coal stove in the corner of the kitchen, borrowing some honeycomb coal to steam the buns would be perfect.

"I’ll go borrow it," seeing Lin Xiaoguai’s troubled face, Shen Chi spoke.

He knew her well; she had thin skin and borrowing stuff wasn’t impossible for her, but it would definitely make her feel uncomfortable.

Lin Xiaoguai let out an imperceptible sigh of relief and nodded, "Go upstairs and borrow from Jiang Wei’s house, I think his Sister-in-law Er Mei is pretty nice." She was indeed not very good at socializing with people she wasn’t familiar with.

After Shen Chi left, Lin Xiaoguai began to load the steamer with the buns she had prepared. She naturally wouldn’t steam them all at once - first, because the steamer wasn’t big enough, and secondly, because she planned to store them in the fridge to eat gradually.

When Shen Chi returned, he brought not only a basket of honeycomb coal but also a large bowl of pan-fried batter.

"Sister-in-law Jiang was too enthusiastic; she insisted I bring this back with me," Shen Chi said helplessly, heaven knows the bowl was so full he didn’t dare to take large steps down the stairs.

"It’s their way of showing kindness; isn’t ’mutual courtesy’ the four-word phrase between neighbors?" Lin Xiaoguai smiled.

Shen Chi put the things away, "You go boil the dumplings, the coal stove is too smoky, leave it to me to get it started."

Lin Xiaoguai nodded and hesitated, "Where should we put the coal stove though? It’s definitely not going in the house, it’s too smoky, but outside..." Though the steamed meat buns wouldn’t have a meaty aroma, they would still attract attention. It wasn’t that she feared someone would steal them, but she didn’t want to draw a crowd, which would force her to make concessions like before.

"Let’s put it on the balcony," Shen Chi said with a light laugh. "I just found out that besides our place, only Jiang Wei’s family lives in this apartment building."

He also knew about the Red Date Cake incident. If it were up to him, his own wife was too kindhearted. To entertain strangers they never met with something nice like Red Date Cake - some tea would have sufficed.

Shanghai may look prosperous, but in reality, city dwellers lag behind rural folk in terms of food, mainly because city dwellers don’t have land to grow their own food and have to buy everything. Especially now, when everything was in short supply, and although goods arrive faster at city cooperatives, there are even more people looking to buy. So, in actuality, while city dwellers may have a more diverse diet, it didn’t mean they were better off than those in the countryside.

Besides, even if they did give out Red Date Cake, there was no need for people to take it to eat and take away as well, was there? As long as she didn’t give in, those people couldn’t exactly rob her, could they?

The thoughts Shen Chi had were also known by Lin Xiaoguai. However, the unexpected visit of the military wives had caught her off guard, and she had instinctually reacted according to her habits from her previous life.

Subconsciously, her values differed greatly from the people of this era.

"So many houses, and only our two families living here?" Lin Xiaoguai expressed her surprise upon hearing this.

"This building was newly constructed last year. Over in the old buildings area, since there’s land for cultivation, many people prefer to live in old houses rather than moving here. Our building is closest to the military base but farthest from the vegetable plot area, so even fewer people are willing to move. Jiang Wei chose to live here because he needs to come home to see his kid every day. But in the second half of the year, some other families should be moving in," Shen Chi relayed what he had heard from Jiang Wei.

In the evening, Lin Xiaoguai and Shen Chi had dumplings while Little Niangao happily ate the shrimp and egg her mother fed her.

Shen Chi was a carnivore, but he was also capable of controlling his cravings. Being able to control it was one thing, but wasn’t it better to have meat when it was available?

Because of this, he was genuinely in a good mood, especially after having the meat buns that morning, which tasted much better than he had anticipated.

Because the steamer wasn’t very big, Lin Xiaoguai only steamed two large meat buns, three small ones, three mixed vegetable and meat buns, three sweet bean paste buns, and three vegetable buns.

Considering these were already too many buns for the three of them, Lin Xiaoguai didn’t bother making porridge, just boiling some rice soup to quench their thirst.

Knowing that Shen Chi wouldn’t eat vegetable buns, Lin Xiaoguai ate those three tiny vegetable buns and picked up a mixed vegetable and meat bun to eat when Shen Chi pushed a small meat bun towards her, "Eat this one."

Lin Xiaoguai felt a bit embarrassed and slightly dazed. In her previous life, this man would also save her two delicious meat buns.

"No need, I want to eat the mixed vegetable and meat bun," Lin Xiaoguai refused.