Holding back

It is said that a loving mother often loses her child. The child is already very old and should have more experience outside in order to achieve a successful career.

Mrs. Chen understood this truth, so she could only put aside her worries for the time being.

It’s just that I haven’t seen my children for a long time, and I really miss them...

Su Yujin was relieved when she heard Mrs. Chen talk about these things, but also expressed her appreciation for Mrs. Chen's good intentions as a mother.

The two people were talking, and Ai Cao brought two porcelain bowls over.

One bowl for Mrs. Chen and one bowl for Su Yujin.

Mrs. Chen looked at the bowl of milk filled with red beans and three thumb-sized round pieces of different colors, and suddenly became curious, "What is this?"

"These are milk, red bean and taro balls. Madam, try it. Is it delicious?"

Taro balls are made of taro with purple potatoes, sweet potatoes, and cassava respectively. They appear in three colors: purple, beige, and white. They float in the white milk and set off the distinct red beans in the bowl. From the color

From the top up, it looks very nice.

Take a spoonful into your mouth...

The red beans have been boiled with white sugar, and they taste sweet and fragrant. The round taro balls taste sweet and chewy, and are extremely chewy.

Ms. Chen nodded repeatedly, "It's much more delicious than the red bean dumplings we usually eat."

"I have already taught the kitchenette how to make these taro balls. After we leave, if Madam wants to eat them, just ask the kitchenette to make them."

It has been three months since He Yanxiu and Su Yujin arrived in Hedong Mansion.

Mrs. Chen also heard Qu Zhiwen mention last night that everything in the mountain was going well, and He Yanxiu would return to Beijing to resume his duties in less than a month at most.

If He Yanxiu wants to go back, Su Yujin will naturally leave too.

Mrs. Chen has been getting along very well with Su Yujin during this period. Although the relationship between the two of them is not as close as that of handkerchief besties, they can still be regarded as close friends.

When she thought that Su Yujin would leave soon, Mrs. Chen's heart was full of reluctance.

But the moon waxes and wanes, so how can there be a never-ending banquet under the sun?

Mrs. Chen understood this truth and did not want to reveal too much in front of Su Yujin. She just smiled and agreed, and then talked about the lotus flowers in the small garden that were about to bloom in the next few days.

Lotuses only bloom in June. Hedong Prefecture is not too far north, and the weather is hot this year. Many of the lotuses planted in the lotus pond are already in bud.

Chen is describing the beautiful scenery of the lotus flowers when they are in full bloom, reflecting the unique red color of the lotus flowers in the sun.

But what Su Yujin is thinking about right now is how to eat these lotus flowers.

The fried lotus petals seem to be good, they taste fragrant and even the petals are sweet.

Lotus silk dolls are also available. Wrap lotus petals with potato shreds, kelp shreds, carrot shreds, etc. It is similar to vegetarian spring rolls and is also very delicious.

Lily, red dates, yam and hibiscus soup is also delicious...

The two of them talked and talked until they separated in the evening. At this time, Su Yujin was already drooling because she kept thinking about the various ways to make lotus petals, and she couldn't help it anymore.

But at this time, although the lotus flower had buds, it was not in full bloom yet. If she wanted to eat the things she imagined, she would not be able to eat them...

There is really no way around this.

Su Yujin asked the kitchen staff to make lotus leaf porridge, and she also made steamed pork ribs with glutinous rice in lotus leaves, which was enough to satisfy her craving.

Here, Mrs. Chen returned home. The kitchen at home made five-spice braised duck, Mushu pork, spinach scrambled eggs, Ruyi reunion rolls, red date glutinous rice porridge and soy sauce flower rolls.

As soon as the meal was put on the table, Qu Zhiwen returned home.

"No one from the government office came back to deliver the message. I thought the master would not come back for dinner today." Mrs. Chen hurriedly asked Qiuyue to get bowls and chopsticks, and then ordered the kitchen to add another dish of Kung Pao Chicken.

Qu Zhiwen liked sweet food when eating vegetables, and Mrs. Chen remembered it very clearly.

"I was afraid that I would be busy too late, so I just wanted to have a bowl of noodles or wontons at the government office. But things were settled quickly, so I came back for dinner first." Qu Zhiwen said with a smile, "What have you been busy with today?

, is there anything interesting?"

"I didn't go anywhere else today, and I didn't have anything interesting to do. I just wanted to find out what Miss Su said for a while."

Mrs. Chen pursed her lips and smiled, "Master, you ask me like this every day when you come back. It makes me like that kid. I have to explain everything clearly to you."

"In my husband's eyes, my wife is naturally like a child. She needs to be taken care of carefully by my husband." Qu Zhiwen laughed, picked up the musu meat and put it in Chen's bowl, "Madam, eat quickly.

It won’t taste good if it’s cold.”

Mushu pork is Chen’s favorite dish.

"Thank you, Master." Mrs. Chen smiled and put the bowl to her mouth.

The Kung Pao Chicken was served quickly, and Qu Zhiwen and the Chen couple were chatting and laughing while eating.

"Speaking of which, it seems to be my birthday." Mrs. Chen paused and looked at Qu Zhiwen, "This year is my thirty-sixth birthday. He is already in his thirties, so why not shout?

Yuan'er and Wu'er are back and want to entertain the master?"

Qu Zhiwen's hand holding the chopsticks suddenly froze in mid-air, and after a moment it landed on the green spinach, "It's just a birthday, it's not a big deal, so why call them back?"

"There is a tight schedule in the academy, and Jinzhong Academy is the best academy in Shanxi. The masters are also very strict. I'm afraid it won't be possible to ask for leave at will. Yuan'er and Wu'er are both filial. If they go to write letters,

The two of them must be thinking about coming back, but Master won't allow it, so isn't it a dilemma?"

The light in Chen's eyes suddenly dimmed a little, "That's it..."

"It's just that the word loyalty and filial piety have always been valued in this world. As a son of a man, it is natural for you to be filial to your father. If you make it clear to Master, I think Master will also agree?"

"But since ancient times, it has been difficult to have both loyalty and filial piety. Nowadays, people study in academies in order to gain fame and be loyal to the country. If we pay too much attention to filial piety and delay our study and study, isn't it also a sin?"

Qu Zhiwen retorted, "Furthermore, those who achieve great things don't stick to trivial matters. We still pay too much attention to these small things. Both of us children are motivated people and are promising people that others don't ask for. What if Wu'er

If we leave Yuan'er alone in other people's homes, I'm afraid we won't let them do anything, as long as it doesn't delay their studies, so let's not hold them back because of these trivial details."

Mrs. Chen listened to what Qu Zhiwen said. After thinking about it carefully, she nodded slightly and said, "What I said makes sense. Wu'er and Yuan'er are both men. Good men have ambitions in all directions. From now on, they must be upright and upright."

People really shouldn’t be too fond of home.”

"The master has considered the long term, and I am a bit of a woman..."

Speaking of which, she didn't want her two children to be filial, but she hadn't seen her children for too long, and she really missed them.

Sorry, I heard the news that there will be a five-day lockdown today. I went to purchase supplies and prepare things. The update is a bit late~

Modification: Chapter 101, the Kang family settled in Hedong Prefecture last year was changed to settle a few years ago

Tip: Jinzhong Academy is fictional
Chapter completed!