Spoiled By the Young Master After Reborn In the 80s
Chapter 517: Five hundred fifteen, thick-skinned

Chapter 517: Five hundred fifteen, thick-skinned

"This is the first time I’ve tasted such good tea; it’s even sweeter than juice," Zhang Xiaoling also looked regretful. If she could, she would really like to buy a pack to drink."

After chatting with Zhang Xiaoling for a while, Luo Shu got up and walked into the kitchen, "I’m going to make a cake now; you can watch." She didn’t have the tools handy, so she decided to make do with a pot for now.

She took out a bowl and gathered the ingredients—eggs, flour, sugar—and Luo Shu began to work.

Zhang Xiaoling watched intently, not wanting to forget any steps, and specially asked Luo Shu for paper and pen to jot them down.

In about half an hour, a mouthwatering aroma wafted through the kitchen.

"It smells so good!" Zhang Xiaoling looked at the pot on the gas stove, steaming with cake, and couldn’t help but swallow.

Luo Shu smiled slightly, lifted the lid of the pot to check on the cake, and handed Zhang Xiaoling a pair of chopsticks, "Have a taste!"

Zhang Xiaoling quickly took the chopsticks, stepped forward, and took a piece from the pot to taste, "Hot! Hot! So sweet! So fragrant! So delicious! This tastes even better than the cake you gave me on the train! So this is how cake is made."

"It’s simple, isn’t it?" Luo Shu asked with a smile.

"It looks simple, but if I were to do it, it wouldn’t go smoothly." Zhang Xiaoling grabbed another piece of cake, enjoying it, "If we sell this cake, should we cut it into small pieces and sell it by the pound?"

"Yeah!" Luo Shu nodded with a smile.

"I think we can definitely do it; there’s no one else selling it on this street," Zhang Xiaoling said excitedly.

"Let’s give it a try!" said Luo Shu.

"Sister-in-law Lu, what are you doing? It smells amazing!" Liu Chunhua’s voice came from outside.

"Speaking of who loves gossiping most, it’s her, and now she has the nerve to come here," Zhang Xiaoling put down her chopsticks, stormed outside, and blocked Liu Chunhua from entering the kitchen at the doorway.

"What brings Sister-in-law Chunhua here?" Zhang Xiaoling sneered at Liu Chunhua.

"Didn’t all the furniture just get moved in? I came to see if there’s anything I can help with," Liu Chunhua said with a smile, stretching her neck trying to see what delicious thing was being made in the kitchen. Smelling the delicious aroma outside, she was already drooling, and now that she was inside, the scent was even more tempting.

"We’re all busy here; no need for your help," Zhang Xiaoling said bluntly. She thought Liu Chunhua was just a minor freeloader at most, but now it seemed she was also a gossip and troublemaker. It was best to keep such people at a distance.

Liu Chunhua laughed it off, "Oh, you’re already done? What are you making that smells so delicious?" She decided not to beat around the bush.

"Even if I told you, you wouldn’t know, and besides, it’s none of your business," Zhang Xiaoling saw Liu Chunhua trying to find an opening and quickly blocked her way to prevent her entrance to the kitchen. If she got in, she might just take the whole pot of cake. Zhang Xiaoling had no doubt about that possibility.

"How can it be none of my business? We’re all guard’s wives, part of the same family," Liu Chunhua said, desperate like a cat on hot bricks as she couldn’t see what was inside the kitchen. But she was shorter than Zhang Xiaoling and couldn’t see inside even on her tiptoes.

"Part of the same family? When you were bad-mouthing us, why didn’t you think we were the same family then?" Zhang Xiaoling sneered sarcastically.

"I was just hearing things; I trust Sister-in-law Lu isn’t like that. I was even arguing about it just now; it’s just that you had gone and didn’t hear it," Liu Chunhua shamelessly excused herself. The vegetables these past few days had all come from Luo Shu’s kindness, a favor others couldn’t get. Now she regretted speaking those words, but they were already out there; what else could she do?

Luo Shu stood in the kitchen, smiling at the two people at the door.

Liu Chunhua was anxious to come in, but Zhang Xiaoling stubbornly blocked her way, refusing to let her in. Liu Chunhua was so desperate that she was tiptoeing and hopping around, which made it quite amusing to watch.

"Xiao Ling, let Sister-in-law Chunhua in," Luo Shu said with a smile. Although she didn’t like Liu Chunhua as a person, just like she said, since they were all Guard’s Wives and saw each other often, there was no need to make the relationship too stiff.

Zhang Xiaoling snorted coldly and stepped aside.

Liu Chunhua hurriedly ran into the kitchen happily, sniffed vigorously, and went straight to the stove, reaching her hand out to lift the lid of the pot, "What are you cooking?"

"This isn’t your house," Zhang Xiaoling said with biting sarcasm. She had never seen anyone with skin as thick as Liu Chunhua’s, which was truly astonishing.

"I’m just taking a look," Liu Chunhua said while she had already lifted the pot lid, finding nothing inside, she couldn’t hide her disappointment, "Weren’t you just cooking something? The smell is still here, so where did it all go?"

"Finished eating it," Zhang Xiaoling said with a triumphant smile.

"We didn’t make much this time," Luo Shu said, smiling faintly. She wasn’t being petty, but she really disliked someone like Liu Chunhua, who repeatedly tried to take advantage of others. Some behaviors shouldn’t be indulged, or they would become habitual.

"Then next time make more and let me try some too," Liu Chunhua said cheerfully.

"Sister-in-law Chunhua, do you need anything else?" Luo Shu outright gave her the hint to leave.

"I’ve run out of white sugar at home and wanted to borrow some from you. If you have extra salt, I could use some of that too," Liu Chunhua said, eyeing the bag of white sugar on the table. Since she was here, not taking something back would make her uneasy. Plus, white sugar was expensive, and she was reluctant to buy it.

Luo Shu and Zhang Xiaoling were both rendered speechless. They were truly at a loss with Liu Chunhua!

"I also have only one bag of white sugar," Luo Shu said.

"I’ll just borrow a little bit, and I’ll replace it once I buy some from the market tomorrow," Liu Chunhua said with a smile.

"Sister-in-law Chunhua, we need this bag of white sugar for something else and can’t give it to you. It’s still early; you have time to go to the market and buy some," Zhang Xiaoling really felt the urge to throw Liu Chunhua out.

"Are you going to make something to eat?" Liu Chunhua asked, her eyes lighting up.

"Sister-in-law Chunhua, Xiao Ling and I still have things to do now and are a bit too busy to entertain you," Luo Shu issued another hint for her to leave.

Liu Chunhua reached out to pick up the white sugar from the table and walked away cheerfully, "Then I’ll go back to cook. After I use this up, I’ll return it to you. You all carry on with your work, I won’t disturb you anymore."

Luo Shu and Zhang Xiaoling looked at each other. Was this really happening? She was taking it by force!

"I have never seen anyone with such thick skin. I’m sure she’ll come back for more once she gets a taste of generosity," Zhang Xiaoling said, speechless.

Luo Shu nodded in agreement. Liu Chunhua had time and again redefined her understanding of the phrase ’thick-skinned.’