Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 198: Eating Buns?

Chapter 198: Chapter 198: Eating Buns?

By the time the five groups of guests arrived at the marketplace, it wasn’t yet 8 o’clock. Seeing the bustling crowd on the streets, everyone was very excited.

The market was much larger than everyone had imagined, and this time was exactly during the rural market’s peak hours.

This was the only market for miles around, and it was open on even dates, closed on odd ones. Although it was a rural market, the variety of goods for sale was quite comprehensive. The villagers could find almost everything they needed for daily use here.

During the last episode in Changle Village, Han Jiangxue arrived at the market early with Wu Yuerou and Lin Qianqian, and she knew nothing about what happened with Ye Zhenzhen later on.

Only at the end did she find out that Ye Zhenzhen had made a good impression on the locals by selling oranges.

This time they were all together, she figured her own money should certainly suffice to buy meat, so she wasn’t in a hurry and quietly followed behind everyone else.

With the weather being so cold now, there were no oranges for sale around Yangping Village; she was curious to see what else Ye Zhenzhen could come up with.

[Where is this place? It has such a lively atmosphere!]

[There are so many people, it looks like they have everything for sale.]

An Xi was the first to ask Ye Zhenzhen, "Zhenzhen, I have 30 yuan to prepare three dishes and a soup, what should I buy?"

Ye Zhenzhen, leading Xiao Chen, swept her gaze over the thronging crowd on the street and did not fully absorb what An Xi was saying.

An Xi thought Ye Zhenzhen was checking out what each stall was selling, considering what to buy.

She put down the suitcase she was pulling, took off the glove on her right hand, and took out the envelope from her down jacket pocket to give to Ye Zhenzhen, "Zhenzhen, here’s all my money, buy whatever you think is best."

Upon seeing Ye Zhenzhen receive the money-filled envelope, An Xi smiled again, "Zhenzhen, just buy anything you like, try to pick the cheaper options. You can keep the change. I’ll take care of carrying the groceries after you buy them."

An Xi’s words were very sincere, and naturally, Ye Zhenzhen could not refuse, especially since she had already agreed to help in the morning.

[It looks like An Xi is relying on our Zhenzhen!]

[Xixi is really nice, helping Zhenzhen carry the suitcase and even giving her the money...]

[I’m more worried about how Zhenzhen will make the chicken soup. She doesn’t have a plan herself but still has to help An Xi, sigh!]

[I’m waiting for Ye Jianjian to make a fool of herself, haha]

Lin Qianqian, holding Fang Xiaoyu’s hand, smiled at everyone and said, "I’m going to make tomato beef brisket today, I’ll go check the beef over there. Shall we meet back at the street corner we just passed and then head back together?"

Xu Wanjia agreed, "Sure, I need to see how they’re selling fish here too."

Ye Zhenzhen: "Alright then, let’s go do what we each need to do."

"My ingredients are easy to get, but Zhenzhen’s seem a bit more challenging.

Besides, An Xi doesn’t know how to do anything, so I’ll stay and help out Zhenzhen and An Xi," Han Jiangxue said, sounding utterly sincere.

But Ye Zhenzhen didn’t quite see it that way; she didn’t believe Han Jiangxue was that well-intentioned.

It didn’t matter much to her, though. If Han Jiangxue wanted to follow, so be it. To Ye Zhenzhen, she wasn’t really that much of a concern.

An Xi, on the other hand, didn’t think this way.

She had a good impression of Han Jiangxue to begin with and felt that, even if the latter didn’t get along with Zhenzhen, she would still consider the bigger picture. Smiling, she took Han Jiangxue’s hand, "Thank you, Xiao Xue, you’re so nice."

[Ahh, our Xiao Xue is really nice indeed]

[Seeing everyone helping Xixi reassures me, I was so worried about Xixi traveling without money]

[My dear Meizhen, you must complete the task!]

After discussing their plans, everyone began to take action.

Walking through the bustling crowd and passing by a stall selling steamed buns, Shen Yibo’s little legs suddenly couldn’t move, "Mommy, I want to eat those fragrant buns."

As the little guy said this, Song Yuchen and Gu Xiaoran also turned to look at the bun stall to their right front.

The large steamer was stacked with several layers, with steam billowing from the top. The stall owner stood on a chair and took down the top two layers of the steamer to place them on her stall.

The buns inside were plump and white, with various shapes: round, triangular, flower-shaped, and even leaf-shaped, emitting a fresh and hot fragrance that seemed particularly tempting on this winter morning...

The stall owner, a middle-aged lady, noticed Shen Yibo’s greedy little expression and chuckled, "Little guy, do you want to eat some buns? Ask your mom to buy you a couple."

Shen Yibo looked up at Han Jiangxue with his little head, "Mommy, I don’t want two, can you just buy me one?"

Han Jiangxue’s gaze grew darker. The thing she liked least about Shen Yibo was this: he always thought about eating!

He never paid attention to the situation; whenever he saw food, he would definitely want it.

Han Jiangxue sighed irritably inside and pulled Yibo’s little hand, "Yibo."

Then she bent down and whispered into the child’s ear, "Yibo, we’re on a TV show right now; mommy doesn’t have that much money. When we get home, mommy will buy you as many buns as you want, okay?"

Shen Yibo pouted, "But I want to eat one now~"

Han Jiangxue felt even heavier inside, and with a smile on her face, she continued to whisper in Shen Yibo’s ear, "Besides buns, mommy will also buy you burgers and fried chicken, and cola!

If I buy it for you now, we won’t have money for meat later, and if we don’t complete the task, I won’t buy you anything you want to eat in the future."

Little Yibo’s face instantly looked so wronged he felt like crying...

But he didn’t dare cry out loud!

[What did Han Jiangxue say to the child that he looks so wronged?]

[What else could she have said, surely it was about not being able to buy buns because that would mean no money for meat.]

[Little Yibo: I want to eat buns, but mommy won’t buy them, so sad!]

[They all had breakfast in the morning already. Xiao Xue refusing to buy for the child is for the mission, there’s nothing wrong with that.]

[They didn’t eat much for breakfast, so it’s normal for the child to be hungry, pity the budget is so limited, the TV show is really good at putting people in a bind!]

Gu Xiaoran licked his lips; he wanted to taste the leaf-shaped bun,

He had never seen such a steamed bun before.

He looked at An Xi, "An Xi, I want to eat the leaf-shaped bun."

"I don’t have any money right now; all my money is with Aunt Zhenzhen," An Xi said as she looked towards Ye Zhenzhen. In fact, she was hinting for Ye Zhenzhen to use her money to buy buns for each of the kids.

But she didn’t dare say it because she didn’t know if the 30 yuan would be enough for groceries later, and even if there was a little money left, she hoped to help Ye Zhenzhen.

Alas! It really proves the saying, money is always too short when you need it. And with just 30 yuan, it’s insufficient no matter how you look at it!

Ye Zhenzhen glanced at the expressions on Shen Yibo and Gu Xiaoran’s faces; the little guy hadn’t drunk much porridge just now, and was probably hungry now.

The money was with her, and she didn’t speak up; An Xi probably felt embarrassed to ask her for it...

She looked at the white plump buns in the steamer and asked Song Yuchen, "Xiao Chen, do you want to eat?"