CHAPTER 381: CHAPTER 381: SILLY DUMDUM

Jin Chunchao’s gaze fell on that packet of malt sugar.

He didn’t say anything, but the meaning was clear.

There are already so many candies, why want more?

"Hehe," Tuanzi, good at seizing the moment, flashed a soft smile, "Over in Jiangcheng, everyone has signed the agreement. It’s really hard for Miaomiao to find someone who hasn’t. Master said to seize the opportunity!"

She’s trying her best to seize the opportunity now.

Jin Chunchao thought that what her master originally meant was probably not this.

It’s just that his sister was too good at interpreting things in her favor, her mind was too lively.

"Your big brother did nothing wrong."

Jin Chunchao expressed his opinion, implying no buying, no giving, he’s a person of principles.

Just moments ago, Tuanzi was filled with happiness, but now she was dejected, and the sugar in her mouth no longer sweet.

She dejectedly followed her aunt and cousin back home.

On the way, her aunt asked and upon learning the reason, though really wanting to rush to the supermarket to buy a cart full of sugar, reason told her that Gu Cheng’s approach made sense. After all, she was just an aunt, and it wasn’t appropriate to interfere with the upbringing of her niece’s child.

But she couldn’t bear to see her adorable niece so down, so Su Ming simply snatched the stuff from her son, walked swiftly home, leaving the task of comforting her niece to her son.

"When you guys come back," Su Ming hinted, "I hope you’re all happy."

Jin Chunchao: "..." Truly a doting mother.

Honestly, he was a bit soft-hearted.

With a glance, he saw his little cousin lagging a step behind, head drooped, and shoulders shaking slightly; he couldn’t hold back.

"There’s a small supermarket next door, I can buy..."

Tuanzi, hearing the voice, lifted her head, revealing her mouth stuffed full, "Huh? Buy what?"

The voice was muffled.

Jin Chunchao almost burst into laughter with anger.

"Were you just bowing your head to eat candy?"

She had been sneaking piece after piece into her mouth while they weren’t paying attention!

Whenever they were a bit distracted, Tuanzi’s quick hands, which seemed to showcase some high-level martial arts, came into play for this?

Tuanzi flashed a sheepish grin.

"Good things must be eaten quickly, otherwise, unexpected things might happen."

She chewed and chewed until she finished, and then brought her sweet-smelling self over for a cuddle.

"Once, Master bought pine candy for Miaomiao, and she was reluctant to eat it, only picking one occasionally. In the end, one day a monkey from the Mountain rushed in, snatching away Miaomiao’s candy!"

Recalling that incident made Tuanzi furious, clenching her tiny fists, desperate to educate those monkeys.

"Miaomiao was so mad she chased after them, but the monkeys were too cunning, swinging around teasing her!"

At that time, her Qinggong skills weren’t very refined, and those monkeys were the lords of the Mountain, each light as a swallow, freely swinging from branch to branch.

To catch up with the monkeys, she had to muster all her strength.

This story, the system can verify.

It’s fair to say that the host’s Qinggong skills far surpassed Duan Xiayou’s, both because of being frequently chased with a broom by her master, and from chasing monkeys.

The monkeys on that Mountain had no fear of this master-disciple pair, often rushing into the straw hut to snatch food. Her master didn’t care, leaving it to the host to deal with.

With repeated occurrences, the host’s Qinggong improved, picking up the monkeys’ lightning-fast food-snatching technique, often winning at the dinner table with her master.

Jin Chunchao was momentarily speechless.

However, seeing his cousin so lively, even condemning the monkeys, and having been munching on candy all the while, her mood seemed pretty good. She wasn’t really upset about his refusal.

So, no need to buy the candy.

Tuanzi had no clue what she’d missed out on, offering a piece of malt sugar to Jin Chunchao, trying to win him over, and cheerfully followed him home.

Soon, everyone began dealing with the ingredients for lunch.

Jin Chunting and Jin Jing were in the living room picking vegetables, while Jin Chunchao and Su Ming dealt with the meat dishes in the kitchen, as Tuanzi rolled up her sleeves, ready to show off her skills.

"I’m going to make a big bowl of fish soup!"

She was rich in theoretical knowledge, "Debone the perch, slice the fish meat. First fry then add water..."

She spoke eloquently, even shaking her little head a few times, just like reciting a lesson.

Su Ming listened and suspected her niece had just learned it and had no experience in making fish soup.

"I can do this, Miaomiao can try something I’m not good at."

Tuanzi thought for a bit, nodded, "That’ll work too!"

"Auntie, what aren’t you good at? Miaomiao can learn on the spot!"

Su Ming quickly thought about what dishes could be left for her niece to make.

While Jin Chunchao was blanching the ribs, he suddenly asked, "How about smashing cucumbers?"

Since coming to the modern world, Tuanzi had eaten cucumbers but didn’t know about ’smashing cucumbers’.

She responded cleverly, "I can learn! Give me a minute!"

Without looking up, Jin Chunchao continued, "How about cold seaweed salad?"

"I can learn that too."

Jin Chunchao listed a few cold dishes and casually mentioned that some restaurant platings were especially beautiful.

Tuanzi’s competitive spirit was instantly ignited, she clenched her fist, full of enthusiasm, "My plating will definitely look better than theirs!"

She rushed out of the kitchen, found her phone, and started looking for videos.

Jin Jing and Jin Chunting were still picking vegetables, seeing her search for videos, they laughed and asked, "Changed the menu?"

"Yes, yes~"

Tuanzi found some pretty platings and immediately showed them to Jin Jing.

"It says here that it’s a five-star restaurant plating, Uncle, Miaomiao will let you eat five-star cold dishes!"

Jin Jing was immediately touched.

Jin Chunting chuckled, not telling his sister that video creators often used ’five-star restaurant plating’ just to attract viewers, which might not be true. In these times, many people resorted to clickbait for traffic.

Old Sir Jin was sitting by reading, and when he heard this, he snickered.

"Little kids, can’t even lift a kitchen knife, talking about five-star plating."

Tuanzi: ▼_▼

Holding her phone, the girl glanced at him, then at the vegetables to be handled, and softly said, "Some people, always waiting to be fed, not knowing to help out, how lazy, huh? A lazy bird has nothing to eat!"

Old Sir Jin, never concerned about kitchen matters: "..."

Tuanzi put down her phone, picked up a green vegetable, removed the yellow and insect-bitten leaves, and gave Old Sir Jin a sidelong glance, "Perhaps some people aren’t lazy, just dumb, unable to pick vegetables. In that case, Miaomiao can understand why he doesn’t help."

Saying this, she showed a face of pity.

"Can’t even manage such simple tasks as picking vegetables, what else can this person do? Oh, oh, Miaomiao knows."

Tuanzi, skillfully selecting vegetables, continued her self-Q&A.

"He can scold people! Hahaha!"

Old Sir Jin: "..."

The old man, blowing his beard and glaring in anger, threw down his book and pulled up a chair to join in picking vegetables.

Never having done this before, he was inevitably clumsy, and Tuanzi teased him, "Hahaha, truly dumb!"

Old Sir Jin, fuming, puffing, and glaring.