The Sweet Stepmother and Her Cute Cubs

Su Xiaoxiao likes authentic seafood. She prepares cuttlefish and abalone by frying them separately, and she also makes soup using clams and shredded kelp. Additionally, the remaining seafood is steamed in a steamer with ginger, onion, and white liquor.

Her cubs like starfish and this can be preserved for a long time by drying them in the sun. Therefore, Su Xiaoxiao plans to dry them and keep them as decorations.

They only have one large abalone, which is not enough for it to be their main dish. Su Xiaoxiao simply sliced it and fried it with cuttlefish slices.

After preparing all the ingredients, Su Xiaoxiao adds ginger slices, garlic, and onion to the pan and fries them until fragrant. She then adds the drained abalone and cuttlefish slices and fries them for tens of seconds before adding green chili and segments of purple perilla onion that were sliced with a rolling knife, stirring them for a few seconds. Next, she drips soy sauce and a little white wine and stir-fries everything evenly. Finally, she sprinkles a little starch water to thicken the sauce, coating each ingredient. When the dish was done, the children next door could definitely smell the mouth-watering fried cuttlefish with soy sauce.

For the dipping sauce for the steamed seafood, Su Xiaoxiao used the simplest sauce: she minced garlic, ginger, and chopped green onions, and then drizzled them in hot oil, which immediately released a fragrant aroma. Afterward, she added some soy sauce and a little sugar instead of MSG, and the sauce was done.

The delicious aroma was so enticing that Li Yufeng, who was busy in the yard, couldn’t resist and asked the children, who were catching earthworms and feeding chickens, “Your mother’s cooking is so delicious, won’t it attract your neighbors and make them come over?”

Fantuan strongly agreed and automatically ignored the sentence after her: “Mom’s dishes are all the best!”

Zhuzi also said, “Yes! Every day, there would be a new rank 1 in the most delicious dish!”

Even Xiao Doubao nodded his head and said, ‘Good food~~~’

Xiao Bao curled his lips and said, “My aunt cooks delicious food, of course, it’s the best in the world.”

Li Yufeng: “…” She shouldn’t have said that.

The soup made by Han Cheng requires no technical skill. He simply boils clams and seaweed in water and lets it simmer for a few minutes.

“Unfortunately, there is no tofu; adding tofu will make the soup whiter, “Su Xiaoxiao said regretfully.

Han Cheng said, “If you want to eat tofu, you can buy it tomorrow. Can you also buy an egg? It’s also good to have some egg white floating on it.”

Su Xiaoxiao pointed outside and whispered into Han Cheng’s ear. “My mother won’t mind eating this seafood because we picked it up at the seaside, however, if we buy eggs tomorrow, she’ll nag us for wasting money after eating this much food today.”

Han Cheng looked outside and saw the children following their grandma picking up earthworms instead of looking this way. He bowed his head and gave her a peck on her face, saying, “I’ll listen to you.”

Su Xiaoxiao stood on tiptoe and kissed him back, “I’ll bring these over while you carry the soup.”

Han Cheng smiled indulgently and said, “Okay”

Su Xiaoxiao’s large family doesn’t rush to eat. Although Fantuan eats a lot, since he learned how to count, he only takes one portion of each dish even if it’s delicious. For example, there are only eight mussels on the steaming plate, so he will only take one and move on to other dishes that have larger portions or don’t need to be divided. However, he doesn’t continue eating without considering others. For example, today’s fried cuttlefish is at the top of his list, but he only takes the portion in front of him and a few more bites of rice.

“Zhuzi and Xiao Doubao are both well-mannered when it comes to eating. Zhuzi has improved his eating habits as Fantuan will offer to serve him food if he hasn’t taken any yet. Xiao Doubao is still young and will eat whatever is given to him by his parents or brothers. If he can’t eat it or doesn’t like it, he will pass it on to his brothers.”

Xiao Bao was a child who didn’t snatch food when he is in Sujia Village, and even less so when he got here, but Fantuan picked a bunch of delicious food for Xiao Bao.

Watching Su Xiaoxiao’s family’s peaceful and beautiful atmosphere, Li Yufeng felt even more at ease. Although the delicious food was naturally good, she also felt distressed and asked, “Child, did you really boil all the half barrel of seafood you picked up today? You didn’t save any for tomorrow?”

The children like to eat the stir-fried dish, but Li Yufeng didn’t take much of it after taking one or two bites. Su Xiaoxiao put a large portion into her mother’s bowl and said, “Mom, it’s best to eat seafood when it’s fresh. If we don’t eat it today, it will spoil tomorrow. If we can’t keep it, it’s better to eat all of it and have a good meal.”

Li Yufeng knew that this was her daughter’s way of showing affection, and it was not a matter of whether she should accept it or not. However, since Su Xiaoxiao had already put the stir-fried dish in her bowl, Li Yufeng could only say, “That’s enough. The children like to eat this, let them have more.”

A while ago, Xiao Fantuan kept his head buried in his bowl, which was as big as his face. Then he raised his little head and said, “Grandma, every member of our family is equal, and good things are for everyone. So, you don’t have to give them to us.”

‘What a good child!’ Li Yufeng felt more and more pleased the more she looked at him. and couldn’t help but say, “Didn’t Fantuan just say that he hasn’t eaten meat for a long time?”

“Cough, cough, cough…” Han Cheng didn’t pay attention and choked on the rice. This son almost ate meat every day, so why hasn’t he eaten it for a long time?

Su Xiaoxiao suppressed a smile, probably knowing what was going on, and reached out to help Han Cheng straighten his back.

Xiao Fantuan ate a large bowl of rice, and then drank more than half of the bowl of soup, put down the bowl, looked at Su Xiaoxiao innocently, and winked: “Mom, do you think I haven’t eaten braised pork belly for a long time? Am I right?”

Xiao Fantuan, you’re good.

Han Cheng doesn’t really want to recognize this son anymore, he’s completely changed.

Su Xiaoxiao finally couldn’t help laughing and said, “Yes, yes, we will make braised pork belly and tofu tomorrow, OK?”

“Wow!” Fantuan said, “This dish sounds delicious just by listening to its name. Grandma, you should stay longer. You see, we can eat braised pork when you come!”

“Aunt, I also want to eat braised pork belly, and braised pork belly made by my aunt is the best!” Xiao Bao had a full meal of braised pork belly when his Uncle Han first came to their house, and occasionally he could eat meat at home, but it was not as delicious as the braised pork belly made by his aunt.

Su Xiaoxiao smiled and said, “Okay, Auntie will make it for Xiao Bao to eat.”

Xiao Bao also smiled and bent his eyes. Even though she has Xiao Fantuan and others, her aunt still loves him very much.

Li Yufeng was also happy, and once in a while, she said with great pride, “Okay, okay, let’s go buy pork belly early tomorrow morning.”

After finishing their meal, the whole family started tidying up and then noticed the large, round moon. It was only then that Su Xiaoxiao remembered to tell a bedtime story about Chang’e flying to the moon.

However, when it was time for bed, she didn’t really need to. Xiao Bao insisted on sleeping with Fantuan and the other cub, and Li Yufeng couldn’t do anything about it. The children were still young, and a 1.5-meter bed was more than enough for these small kids to fit in. So, Su Xiaoxiao asked them to sleep horizontally.