amaotonovel Chapter 436
Chapter 436
The dark stinky tofu was still just a semi-finished product, and it wasn't clear how to cook it after buying it.Si Nian had a very sharp sense of smell; the moment she caught a whiff, she knew it was exactly right.
She immediately opened the bag and took a deep breath, declaring that this was the authentic scent.
Zhou Yueshen's brows never once relaxed as he watched her.
How could such a sweet and soft girl like the smell of this?
"Niannian, are you really going to eat this? I feel like this stuff has gone bad."
Zhou Yueshen was a bit worried, afraid it was unhealthy and would give her a stomachache.
Si Nian immediately hugged the bag to her chest, not disgusted in the slightest, and looked at him warily. "It's edible, of course it's edible. It's just not cooked yet. Once it's done, it'll be delicious. This is a traditional craft, very healthy! This smell is what makes it authentic."
Her posture made it seem like if he dared to snatch it away, she would cut ties with him.
Zhou Yueshen felt helpless and could only coax her gently, "Alright, you can eat it, but not too much."
Si Nian reluctantly agreed.
She felt Zhou Yueshen was making a fuss over nothing.
Although she knew there were many dietary restrictions during pregnancy, the doctor had also said that psychological happiness was the most important thing. She could eat whatever she wanted, as long as her body didn't feel unwell.
Thinking of the stinky tofu that smelled foul but tasted fragrant, with a slightly crispy exterior and a soft, savory interior...
She couldn't even talk about it without drooling.
Making stinky tofu wasn't too difficult. With the semi-finished product, the next steps were just frying it and making the seasoning.
Si Nian roughly remembered the recipe.
She immediately ran into the kitchen and soaked the stinky tofu in water.
Zhou Yueshen followed her in to help.
He asked her what to do.
Although it stank terribly, seeing Si Nian looking so incredibly expectant, Zhou Yueshen felt he could endure it.
Si Nian had him heat the oil to fry the stinky tofu while she prepared the seasoning.
During the frying process, it had to be constantly flipped to prevent burning; frying for four or five minutes would be enough.
Si Nian peeled a few cloves of garlic, minced them, and mixed a spicy sauce with bird's eye chili, stir-frying them until fragrant. The seasonings were limited, so she could only mix it according to her own taste.
Once Zhou Yueshen scooped out the stinky tofu, she immediately poked holes in them with chopsticks, poured in the soul-infused sauce, and then sprinkled some cilantro, chopped green onions, and fish mint to mix. Once every piece of tofu was soaked in the sauce, it was ready to eat.
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At school, Second Child and Jiang Jiu ran to his older brother's class to hand over the money.
Originally, he thought that since the snack shop proprietress had caused trouble for them last time and forbidden them from selling, he wouldn't be able to make money anymore, but his brother said they would continue selling.
Although Second Child was a bit scared, money was the most important thing to him, so he continued to act as an errand boy every day.
Now that more and more people knew them, he ran all over the place as soon as class ended every day.
He was collecting more and more money too.
Right now, seeing his brother share the money with him, he grinned from ear to ear.
"Big brother, shouldn't we give our little shop a name?"
Today, when he passed by the snack shop, he took a glance at the Shi family's shop.
It was called "Fragrant Eats Snack Shop."
He suddenly felt that they needed to pick a name for themselves too.
"How about calling it Second Child's Snack Shop?" he suggested narcissistically.
Zhou Zedong's mouth twitched, and he said without giving any face, "That sounds awful."
Second Child said, "I think it sounds great. What do you say, Xiaojiu?"
Jiang Jiu agreed thoroughly, "It sounds good, but can't you add my name?"
Second Child felt torn. "Wouldn't that be too long? Big brother, what do you think?"
"I don't think much of it."
"Then what do you say we call it?"
Zhou Zedong thought for a moment and said, "Let's call it the 'Full Yet? Snack Shop'."
"Offering the cheapest prices so everyone can eat their fill."
During this time, Zhou Zedong had observed that not everyone in the school was actually that rich.
There were still many people who couldn't afford things from the snack shop, often swallowing their saliva as they watched others eat snacks.
That scene was just like back at Xingfu Village Hope Primary School when his younger brother would watch others eating snacks.
That was why he sold things cheaply, so everyone could afford them.
Second Child's eyes lit up. "Big brother, you're so smart."
Jiang Jiu also chimed in, "Big brother is really smart."
Zhou Zedong couldn't be bothered with the two of them. He zipped up his schoolbag. "Let's go pick up Yaoyao and head home."
Second Child and Jiang Jiu hurriedly followed, but the three of them had barely taken two steps when they were blocked.
It was their homeroom teacher and the proprietress of the snack shop.
The proprietress's face was pulled as long as an old cucumber.
"You kids, stop right there!"
She scolded loudly.
The group stopped in their tracks.
Seeing clearly who had come, Second Child and Jiang Jiu immediately hid behind Zhou Zedong.
"We're doomed, we're doomed. The old grandma is here to cause trouble for us again, brother. What do we do?"
Zhou Zedong didn't reply, but instead looked at the other party with a remarkably calm expression. "Grandma, is there something you need us for?"
Being called grandma again with double the impact, the proprietress was so angry that the fat on her face trembled.
Her family was prone to gaining weight; her son was plump and so was she, making her look like a wealthy madam.
It was no wonder the two of them still mistook her for a grandma.
"You two, who let you continue selling things? Was the lesson you got last time not enough?"
"And how are you acting as a teacher? Didn't you promise me last time that you wouldn't let them steal my business? Do you still want your job?" After saying this, still feeling aggrieved, she even blamed the homeroom teacher standing to the side.
The homeroom teacher's expression didn't look too good either as she asked, "Little Dong, didn't we agree last time that you weren't allowed to sell things in school anymore? Why are you still disobeying?"
Zhou Zedong said, "Teacher, we didn't sell them in school."
"You're still lying! My son saw it with his own eyes! To think you're still lying, how on earth did the adults teach you? You're full of nonsense!"
"Some classmates did indeed see you still selling. Little Dong, you cannot lie to your teacher!" the homeroom teacher frowned and said.
Zhou Zedong had very good grades, and she valued this child highly.
But this kind of thing just had to happen.
Although his mother was right—it was truly admirable for a child to have ideas and the courage to act on them, knowing how to do business and make money at such a young age, and in this manner—she actually admired him quite a bit too.
But the snack shop proprietress happened to be petty and unhappy about it, leaving her caught in a dilemma.
On one hand, she didn't want to offend the other party and bring trouble upon herself.
On the other hand, she didn't want to unfairly blame her student.
Being a teacher was just too difficult.
Zhou Zedong said, "Teacher, I really didn't sell them in school. I remembered everything you said last time. Since this grandma wouldn't let us sell in school, we thought we would go sell outside the school. It's just that some students don't want to go out, so we just delivered the items inside to them. Is it not allowed for us to help our classmates bring things in from outside the school?"
As soon as these words came out, the homeroom teacher was stunned.
"Is... is that so?"
"Yes, because we can't do business in school, I figured we would do it outside the school. This way, the old grandma can't still control us, right?"
"Teacher, we've already compromised this much, did we still do something wrong?"