I, Sun Shan, and the Imperial Examination

Chapter 1501 Su Shi considers herself the mistress of a household.

Dege'er's first business trip was quite successful, despite using various back channels. There were no unexpected problems along the way, and he completed the task as expected. He deserves a good reward.

This is when the matriarch should step up.

Su, considering herself the mistress of the house, rushed to the kitchen to direct Granny Wang and Big Head Dog to cook.

Seeing several large, fat chickens being slaughtered was heartbreaking.

He said to Yun Jie'er, "New daughter-in-law, why are you butchering so many chickens?"

Yun Jie'er forced herself to say, "Mother, this is what Brother Shan ordered. Chicken feet and heads are for soup, chicken kidneys and hearts are for stir-frying, and the chicken body is either boiled or braised. Mother, our Sun family is thriving, so we have plenty to eat."

Madam Su glared at Yun Jie'er and said, "Where is the thriving family? It's just Fatty coming and going. I wish we had a large family, but it's useless to have people."

As for Dege'er and Sun Dali, they are all outsiders and do not belong to the Sun family.

What could Sister Yun say? As a daughter-in-law, how could she dare to contradict her mother-in-law?

She could only force a smile and say in a low voice, "Mother, Brother Shan said that there are many things that are difficult to do because of his official position, and we have to rely on the elders and folks of our Sun family. If we can't even have enough to eat, others will definitely not do it. Mother, I'm not very bright and I don't quite understand what Brother Shan is thinking. But following Brother Shan is definitely the right thing to do."

After saying that, he secretly gave Granny He a wink.

Granny He understood immediately and quickly slipped away.

Su snorted coldly: "My Shanzi has his reasons for doing things. If you could understand them, you would be the one to become an official."

Just looking at the piles and piles of chickens, ducks, geese, fish, and shrimp in the kitchen, I realize how much money that must cost.

The fat girl in the family is eating a lot again. She has already eaten a lot of her future grandson's share. Now that outsiders are eating so well, won't the grandson from outside have even less to eat?

Su continued to glare at Yun Jie'er.

The spendthrift daughter-in-law isn't indifferent to the money she earns.

Poor Shanzi, he worked so hard, but he didn't get much to eat; all the benefits went to outsiders.

Su was about to continue picking a fight with Yun Jie'er.

Just then, from afar came the little chubby girl's call: "Grandma, where are you? Come out quickly, Xiaoxiao is looking for you..."

Not long after the call, a little fat pig flew into the kitchen.

If it's not Little Fatty, then who is it?

The little chubby girl's eyes lit up when she saw a pile of meat, and she was overjoyed.

With chubby little legs, she pounced on Mrs. Su's lap and asked sweetly, "Grandma, is all of this for dinner? Xiaoxiao wants a chicken leg."

When Sister Yun saw the little fat girl pounce on her, she was terrified.

Doesn't your own daughter know she's fat? What if she misses and falls flat on her face?

Before Madam Su could speak, Yun Jie coughed and called out, "Xiaoxiao, have you forgotten the rules I taught you?"

He muttered to himself: "Are they asking for a beating?"

Little Fatty was craving a pile of meat when she heard Sister Yun's cold voice, and her whole body tensed up.

She quickly jumped off Su's legs, her eyes still wet as she looked at Yun Jie'er.

Sister Yun pointed to the firewood in the kitchen.

The chubby girl understood immediately.

He rushed out of the kitchen door.

Then, taking small steps, he walked back in through the kitchen door.

First, she bowed to Madam Su and greeted her: "Granddaughter Xiaoxiao greets Grandmother."

He even gave a special curtsy.

She turned around gracefully and bowed to Sister Yun, saying, "Your daughter Xiaoxiao greets Mother."

She curtsied, her eyes still moist as she looked at Sister Yun.

Yun Jie'er and Madam Su exchanged a glance involuntarily, then quickly looked away.

The two couldn't help but think: Little Fatty's way of bowing is so awkward, it's even less proper than not bowing at all.

Yun Jie'er nodded and said encouragingly, "Good girl, you can't be so loud and boisterous in the future, understand? You are an official's daughter, you must know the rules and not disgrace your father's status, understand?"

Little Fatty didn't want to understand at all, but her mother insisted.

Moreover, her father never said she was unruly; he often praised her as virtuous, gentle, and graceful.

Little Fatty has always been a wise man who knows when to yield, and she's adept at saying one thing to someone's face and another behind their back.

She spoke differently to different people, nodding repeatedly in agreement: "Mother, Xiaoxiao understands."

Yun Jie smiled with satisfaction, then turned to Su Shi and said, "Mother, I can leave the kitchen to you. Xiao Xiao is always attached to you, so I can only ask you to take care of her."

Little Fatty didn't like being with Sister Yun either; she preferred being with Grandma.

Not only do they have big gold bracelets, but they also have delicious food.

The chubby girl snuggled against Su's thigh and said in a soft voice, "Grandma, play with Xiaoxiao. Xiaoxiao likes you the most."

Ms. Su didn't want to play with the little fat girl; she wanted to stay in the kitchen and take charge.

Keep a close watch on Granny Wang and Big Head Dog so they don't waste all of Shanzi's food.

He waved his hand and shooed her away, saying, "Grandma is busy, Grandma is very busy, go play by yourself."

Little Fatty, of course, wouldn't agree, and kept pestering Madam Su, chanting, "Xiaoxiao wants Grandma, Xiaoxiao loves Grandma the most. She wants Grandma to hold her, Grandma to hold her..."

The little chubby girl transformed from a chubby pig into a chubby snake, clinging to Su's leg and refusing to let go, wrapping around Su's entire body and climbing upwards.

Su was getting impatient and had no choice but to pick up the little chubby girl.

The chubby girl was quick-witted; she tightly gripped the big gold bracelet with her chubby little hand, and her eyes lit up instantly.

Mrs. Su said helplessly, "Alright, alright, stop arguing. You're always clinging to Grandma, you can't live without her. I'm really fed up with you, you little mosquito, I don't know who you take after..."

He muttered to himself as he walked outside. Halfway there, he turned around and glared at Yun Jie'er: "Keep an eye on the kitchen for me."

The implication was that Sister Yun shouldn't mess around or be too wasteful; the warning was very strong.

Yun Jie smiled gently: "Mother, I understand. I'll leave Xiaoxiao in your care. Thank you for helping me take care of the child, Mother."

Su curled her lip and snorted, "What do you mean, 'help you take care of her'? Fatty is my little mosquito in the Sun family, you don't need to thank me."

Yun Jie immediately admitted her mistake: "Mother is right. Xiao Xiao is so lucky to have you as her grandmother."

Su said proudly, "Of course! Fatty is lucky to have been born into my Sun family. If she had been born into someone else's family, she wouldn't be able to get so fat."

With a forced smile, Yun Jie'er respectfully saw Su Shi out of the kitchen. Only when she saw Su Shi carrying the little chubby girl disappear into the archway did she finally let out a long sigh of relief.

Yun-jie instructed Granny Wang: "Just follow the menu I wrote down."

Granny Wang also breathed a long sigh of relief. Normally, Madam Su rarely went into the kitchen, but today, while preparing for the banquet, she inexplicably wandered in.

After giving her all sorts of instructions, Granny Wang was completely at a loss as to what to do.

They had no choice but to hurriedly call Yun Jie over.

Granny Wang nodded repeatedly: "Madam, I know what to do."

Big-headed Dog also breathed a long sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said, "Madam, I know what to do now."

When the old lady came in and saw so much meat, she decided not to cook this or that, and even the big-headed dog didn't know what to do.

Fortunately, the lady arrived quickly and used Xiaoxiao to lure Su away.

Oh dear, I'll have to close the kitchen door next time, lest the old lady see it and feel the pinch.