Rebirth of the Evil Stepmother and the Four Villainous Children

The next day, today was Dabao and her birthday, and Zhou Rongrong prepared an afternoon holiday for the children in advance.

I started preparing as soon as I got home. I didn't do anything today, so I built a barbecue grill with bricks in the yard.

Today we will have a barbecue together in the yard.

Jiang Manman and Zhou Rongrong skewered pork and mutton that had been marinated the night before, and placed a marinated fish on an iron plate so that they could grill it later.

What kind of vegetables were they? They were mushrooms picked from the mountains, strung together in many bunches, filling up an entire winnowing basket.

After the dishes were skewered, Jiang Manman started to bake the cake, while Zhou Rongrong went into the room and started making cream inside the space.

There is no other way. If I have to rely on my hands to hit, do I still need these hands?

Fortunately, Zhou Rongrong also participated in making the birthday cake, which involved making the cream and decorating the cake. It can be considered handmade, right?

When the cake base was ready, Zhou Rongrong was already waiting there with a basin full of cream.

"I'll come, I'll come, I'll come next."

Jiang Manman was very worried and just watched from the side. Zhou Rongrong first cut the cake base into three slices, covered each layer with cream, and then put the strawberry slices brought out from the space on top, making it look pretty good.

Assembling it layer by layer, this step is not very difficult. The difficult part is spreading the cream on the whole cake. Zhou Rongrong is full of confidence. She is a killer. In her previous life, when she practiced with a gun, her hands did not shake for two or three hours.

It's very simple to apply the cream, and it makes you look confident.

Zhou Rongrong scooped out a large lump of butter and slammed it onto the cake. Jiang Manman was startled. Would it fail? Was she going to bake another one?

But Zhou Rongrong spread the cream so carefully that beads of sweat appeared on her forehead. She wiped them with her sleeve and then smoothed them out carefully. The table was not high enough, so Zhou Rongrong could only squat and bend her body to make the cake.

Jiang Manman suddenly felt sour in her heart as she watched, and a feeling of jealousy welled up in her. She was jealous that Dabao and his family had such a good mother, but at the same time she felt sad for herself because she had never had such love.

But Jiang Manman was just jealous. She just thought that if she got married and had a baby in the future, she would definitely treat her like this, no matter it was a boy or a girl, and give her all her love, just like she had imagined when she was a child.

Zhou Rongrong was making the cake seriously when she felt her waist ache. She turned around to look at Jiang Manman and saw that the child looked sad. Zhou Rongrong could empathize with children who lacked love in their original families, as she was also an orphan.

She walked forward and nudged Jiang Manman with her elbow, saying, "Don't be sad. Look, you have a new life now. I'll make you a cake on your birthday."

Jiang Manman rubbed her red eyes and said, "Well, thank you, auntie. I'm not sad at all. I'm just jealous. I'm really jealous. Is this bad?"

Zhou Rongrong hugged Jiang Manman into her arms and gently patted her back, saying, "There's nothing wrong with it. Jealousy is a normal emotion. As long as you don't hurt others because of jealousy, there's nothing wrong with it."

Jiang Manman cried heartily in Zhou Rongrong's arms, then went to do other things while sniffing her nose. Now she is educated, has an aunt who loves her, and several children who truly treat her as a sister. They teach Jiang Manman to read, write and count whenever they have time.

Now Jiang Manman is slowly growing up and blooming gorgeous flowers on the cliff, but she herself doesn't know it.

As she grew up, she realized the great meaning of her name.

Seeing that she had calmed down, Zhou Rongrong started to decorate the cake again. She used a piping bag to outline a lace edge on the cake, which was very beautiful. The words "peace and joy" were written on it. In Zhou Rongrong's eyes, nothing could compare to the peace and happiness of children.

Add some strawberries and Oreo crumbs as decoration and a beautiful cake is ready. Zhou Rongrong carefully carried the tray and placed the cake on it. She said something to Manman and went to pick up the child.

Zhang Jizhong saw that Dabao's little face was almost smiling today. When he learned that it was Dabao's birthday, he generously gave Dabao a new sandalwood pen.

Dabao accepted the gift. Since Zhang Jizhong was invited to his home, Zhang Jizhong was very happy. During the break, he asked the servant to go back and tell his mother.

His mother was naturally happy and agreed immediately. She also brought a lot of gifts for Zhang Jizhong to give to Dabao.

Dabao waved his hands and said, "I don't want these. I am just a small birthday person. It is very good to get a pen. Other things are not acceptable. No merit, no reward."

No matter how Zhang Jizhong persuaded him, Dabao refused and finally carried it back.

Mr. Zhang found out about Shengzan Dabao, and even Mr. Zhuang knew that Dabao's birthday was coming, so he gave Dabao a handwritten copy of the Analects as a birthday present.

For Dabao, this gift was very precious. He took it with both hands and bowed.

"Thank you for your kindness, sir. I am very grateful to you."

Mr. Zhuang patted Dabao on the shoulder and said, "Just study hard, you're welcome for the rest."

When Zhou Rongrong came, she naturally brought good things for Mr. Zhuang. Mr. Zhuang was old and his beard was almost white. Zhou Rongrong was generous and directly cut ten slices of wild ginseng, put them in a small box and asked Dabao to deliver it to Mr. Zhuang.

Dabao opened the box, looked at it, closed it, put it on Mr. Zhuang's desk, and ran away, saying as he ran, "Sir, this is a gift from my mother."

Mr. Zhuang was suspicious, thinking that this child would not be so rude. He opened it and saw that it was wild ginseng, and there were some medicinal recipes for nourishing qi and blood written inside.

It also clearly states that wild ginseng cannot be eaten on a daily basis and can only be eaten after asking a doctor when one is not feeling well. Ask Mr. Zhuang to ask Sanbao tomorrow, and Sanbao knows a lot about it.

Mr. Zhuang was surprised. Normally, other parents would give gifts like meat and cloth. Zhou Rongrong was always generous. This ginseng must be of excellent quality. Even if there were only ten pieces, it could be a life-saving thing at a critical moment.

Thinking about Dabao's appearance just now, perhaps he ran away so fast because he was afraid that he would not accept it, Mr. Zhuang took out a piece of brocade handkerchief, wrapped the ginseng slices, and put them in the drawer. This way he could see them whenever he opened the drawer, and his heart would be warm.

Give the medicinal recipe to your daughter-in-law and let her try to make it.

The children here and Zhang Jizhong on the donkey cart were particularly excited.

As soon as I arrived at the door of my house, I smelled the fragrance coming from Zhou’s house.

Erbao drooled and said, "Mom, what delicious food are we having today? Wow, it smells so good."

Zhou Rongrong said, "You guys go in and take a look. Mother will settle the donkey first."

Several children rushed into the yard crying and saw Jiang Manman roasting something. When they got closer, they saw that it was a greasy pig's trotter.

The pig's trotters are braised in advance. Once roasted and sprinkled with cumin and a little salt, they are extremely fragrant. The braised pig's trotters are soft and tender, and then roasted to give them a crispy aroma.

The five children all looked at the pig's trotters with drooling, waiting for them to be slowly roasted.

Zhang Jizhong said: "Wow, it smells really good, does your family usually eat this delicious?"

Sibao said proudly, "Of course, Granny Wang and my cousin cook delicious food, especially my cousin, she is a genius at cooking, and she can make a lot of food for us that is not available outside."

Zhang Jizhong envied: "I also want a cousin like this."

Sibao pouted and said, "No, cousin is ours."

When Zhou Rongrong arrived, she saw five children feeding with their little mouths, which was very funny, so she called the five children to let them learn to roast. Fortunately, the place was built with bricks and there was a lot of space, so there was no problem for five children to roast together.