Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 199: Gave Up?

Chapter 199: Chapter 199: Gave Up?

The sugar triangle pastry inside is delicious, I had it once on set in my previous life.

I want Xiao Chen to try it too.

Xiao Chen blinked, and noticing Ye Zhenzhen kept staring at the steamed buns inside the steamer when asking him, he felt Ye Zhenzhen really wanted to eat but was too embarrassed to say so, which is why she asked him instead.

He nodded, "I want to eat."

Ye Zhenzhen asked the stall owner, "What fillings are in these buns?"

The stall owner, realizing that Ye Zhenzhen and her group were not locals, enthusiastically introduced, "The round ones are pork buns, this is the sugar triangle pastry, this is the spicy flower roll, and this leaf-shaped one is the pickled vegetable and vermicelli bun.

All of these are one yuan each."

Ye Zhenzhen understood, it was indeed the sugar triangle pastry, and it was very cheap too.

She smiled at Xiao Chen, "Which flavor would you like to eat?"

"Let’s have the sugar triangle pastry."

Ye Zhenzhen laughed, "Just like my son, I also want the sugar triangle pastry. Since we both want the same thing, I’ll buy one for myself too."

Song Yuchen: I knew it!

[Why do I feel like it’s Ye Zhenzhen who wants to eat and that’s why she’s asking the kid?]

[You’re not alone, I felt the same way upstairs.]

[Speaking of which, how does Ye Zhenzhen have money to buy buns?]

[Exactly, wasn’t her task today to stew chicken soup?]

Then, Ye Zhenzhen turned to Shen Yibo and Gu Xiaoran, "You two little fellas, what would you like to eat? Tell Auntie and I’ll buy it for you."

Gu Xiaoran: "I want the leaf-shaped bun."

He had never heard of pickled vegetable and vermicelli...

Shen Yibo was immediately overjoyed, "Auntie, really? Can I?"

"Of course, really. What would you like to eat?"

Han Jiangxue interjected, "Yibo, what did mommy just say to you?"

Afterward, Han Jiangxue also asked Ye Zhenzhen, "Zhenzhen, aren’t you supposed to stew chicken soup today? Where did you get the money to buy buns? Yibo is small, so even if he makes a fuss, you don’t have to bother with him, let’s focus on the task at hand."

She had turned down Shen Yibo upfront; now Ye Zhenzhen was behind her, coaxing Yibo by offering to buy him buns. Ye Zhenzhen was intentionally undermining her.

The most important thing was, where did Ye Zhenzhen get extra money to buy buns?

An Xi chimed in, "Right, Zhenzhen, it’s okay if the kid fusses a bit; we’ve already had breakfast. Completing the task is what’s important."

Ye Zhenzhen nonchalantly spread her hands, "I didn’t say we won’t complete the task, didn’t I? The task needs to be completed, and the buns also need to be bought."

The most important thing is to let the little fellows taste the specialty of this countryside market.

An Xi: ...

With only so much money and still needing to buy chicken, she really couldn’t fathom how Ye Zhenzhen planned to complete the challenge.

Han Jiangxue: "Zhenzhen, you’re not joking, are you?"

She felt like Ye Zhenzhen had given up but was too stubborn to admit it, deliberately putting on a strong front for the camera.

Ye Zhenzhen smiled and said, "I’m serious, the buns are really delicious. Do you all want some?"

After drawing the task last night, she had thought it through carefully. Xiaowen had said to cook chicken soup but had not specified to buy a whole chicken.

Why not just buy a chicken leg to stew the soup? 30 yuan might not be enough for a whole chicken, but it wasn’t difficult to buy a chicken leg.

And frankly speaking, buying ingredients and cooking was really not a challenge for her.

[Could it be? I feel like Ye Zhenzhen intends to give up.]

[30 yuan, where can they buy chicken to stew? I think the show is deliberately making it hard, and it happened to be drawn by Ye Zhenzhen and her son.]

[If it were me, I’d also give up. Just 30 yuan, what chicken soup to stew? Can’t even buy two chicken legs.]

[Why doesn’t Ye Zhenzhen use chicken legs to make chicken soup?]

[Talent spotted above!]

[Seriously, given Ye Zhenzhen’s previous actions, I think she really would use chicken legs for the soup.]

An Xi and Han Jiangxue glanced at each other and then shook their heads.

In their hearts, they both felt that Ye Zhenzhen was ready to give up.

An Xi felt it was a pity for Ye Zhenzhen to just give up like this, "Zhenzhen, later on you can just buy me cheap vegetables. As long as we have three dishes and one soup, it’s enough. The rest of the money you can use to buy chicken."

Don’t ever say you want to give up!

Han Jiangxue also chimed in, "Zhenzhen, if I have any money left after buying meat, I’ll give it to you too. If we help each other, we can definitely do this."

When Han Jiangxue said this, she was calculating in her mind. She was saying this in front of the camera now to show support, so later if she didn’t have enough money to buy meat, she could turn to Ye Zhenzhen for help.

Anyway, it looked like Ye Zhenzhen was probably going to give up. Other than buying food, that 30 yuan wouldn’t be used for much else.

If Ye Zhenzhen didn’t contribute, the netizens would naturally criticize her. It was a win-win for Han Jiangxue...

Ye Zhenzhen watched Han Jiangxue’s smiling eyes and said with a laugh, "Alright then, thanks in advance. After I buy the buns, let’s go vegetable shopping together."

After speaking, Ye Zhenzhen bent down to ask Shen Yibo, "Yibo, quick, tell me which bun you want. Since you’re so cute, Auntie will buy you two."

Shen Yibo pursed his lips slightly and said with a simple smile, "Auntie, I want a meat bun and a triangle bun."

"Alright!"

An Xi was somewhat speechless. Were all the things she just said to Ye Zhenzhen in vain? Was Ye Zhenzhen still planning to buy buns and give up?

Han Jiangxue: Hmph! Ye Zhenzhen, that’s all you’ve got.

Ye Zhenzhen said to the stall owner, "Five triangle buns, one meat bun, and add a ’leaf’ bun too."

Song Yuchen asked, "Three would be enough, why are you buying five?"

Ye Zhenzhen: "They’re for Xiao Yiyi and Xiao Yu. This triangle sugar bun is so tasty, they’ll definitely like it."

Song Yuchen pouted, "Oh~"

He thought Ye Zhenzhen was worried he wouldn’t have enough to eat. She bought two buns for Shen Yibo, yet didn’t even ask him, hmph!

[It seems Ye Zhenzhen is really giving up; buying seven buns at once leaves her with only 23 yuan.]

[23 yuan is still enough to buy chicken legs, don’t worry.]

[I don’t think Zhenzhen would give up like this; it’s not her style.]

[She’s very considerate indeed, remembering Xiao Yiyi and Xiao Yu.]

As the little ones got their steaming hot buns, they started eating happily, and Ye Zhenzhen was no exception – the taste was indeed delectable, just like in her memory.

After taking a bite of the meat bun, Shen Yibo smiled at Ye Zhenzhen, "Aunt Zhenzhen, thank you!"

"You’re welcome, kiddo."

Ye Zhenzhen was eating her bun quite quickly and asked An Xi, "For the three dishes and one soup, I’ll prepare my specialties for you."

An Xi nodded vigorously, "Uh-huh, it’s all up to you."

She thought, if Ye Zhenzhen really decides to quit, then she’ll just have to allocate some of the travel expenses to Ye Zhenzhen later.

Ye Zhenzhen first bought a block of tofu for An Xi for 2 yuan, which could be used to make Mapo tofu.

Then she bought two cucumbers, an onion, and a carrot, which all together cost 5 yuan and 80 cents, but the seller only charged 5 yuan and 50 cents.

Following behind Ye Zhenzhen, An Xi holding the vegetables asked, "All these vegetables only cost 7 yuan and 50 cents?"

That’s incredibly cheap!

Ye Zhenzhen explained, "We haven’t bought meat yet. Later, we’ll also need to get some eggs to make cucumber with scrambled eggs. We’ll fry the fatty meat with onion and carrot, and the lean meat will go into the soup."

An Xi nodded with conviction, "Yep, yep, I’ll listen to you."