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Mengmeng’s eyes were gleaming. That sweet milk scent was fine for people, but for her, it was simply torture, the worst kind of torture.

How could there be such a pleasant-smelling milk in the world!

Mengmeng had never tasted it, but now she wanted to.

At first, Mengmeng was just anxiously wandering around the pen, but when a faint light flashed, she didn’t know how, but she suddenly charged out of the cow pen.

Yao Jiu was so scared that her voice changed. She wanted to rush over and stop the mad little calf, but Mengmeng was nimbly dodging this way and that, heading straight for the kitchen.

Yao Jiu could only shout Lin You’s name to warn her.

Lin You was also drenched in cold sweat. With Mengmeng’s size, she could easily knock over both of them. And this little calf was charging forward like it had completely lost its mind, looking almost insane.

At the critical moment, Lin You had no choice but to raise her voice and shout Mengmeng’s name, sternly commanding her to stop.

Mengmeng, tongue out, rushed forward but didn’t see any milk in the kitchen. Confused, she was distracted by Lin You’s voice.

Lin You was also puzzled. Mengmeng had always been obedient. Whatever she said, this little calf would follow.

Why had she suddenly turned so foolish?

At this moment, a ding sound was heard—the oven was ready.

Lin You saw Mengmeng stretch out her nose, sniffing left and right. Suddenly, an idea struck her.

She opened the oven, and Mengmeng immediately tried to charge again like she had gone mad.

With a “slam,” Lin You quickly shut the oven door.

For the first time in her life, Lin You saw such a complicated expression on a cow’s face.

Mengmeng was aggrieved, defeated, and angry.

Lin You didn’t care whether this guy understood her or not. She pointed at the oven and said, “If you want to eat, you need to step out of the kitchen first!”

After several gestures, Mengmeng finally understood.

She hesitated and slowly backed up, retreating from the now disastrous kitchen. When she reached the door, she even cheated, with her front hooves still inside, mooing.

It meant Mengmeng had already stepped back. Could she eat now?

Lin You pointed at her hooves without speaking.

Mengmeng reluctantly backed up a little more, a little more, and a little more.

“Moo~”

Is it okay now?

Lin You finally nodded. “No more coming inside. I’ll bring it out to you.”

Did this guy have no self-awareness of her size? The kitchen was so narrow. Once she entered, not only did she knock over the water basin at the door, but she also messed up the firewood inside. Her hooves got wet, and she left black marks all over the kitchen. It was to the point that just looking at it made Lin You’s heart skip a beat.

However, Lin You glanced at the comments. The scene just now had been broadcasted live on her phone. Although the comments were still relentlessly filled with insults and derogatory remarks, the number of people in the live stream had increased to 40,000.

Lin You took the egg cakes out of the oven and let them cool for a moment.

Although there was the earlier interruption, the egg cakes turned out really well.

Golden and soft, when torn apart, you could see the fluffy interior. Especially when they were piping hot, the soft cake emitted a slight steam, making it even more tempting.

In order to punish the mischievous Mengmeng, Lin You mischievously called Yao Jiu over and gave her ten egg cakes first, then ate a few in front of Mengmeng.

Mengmeng, anxiously pacing around at the door like a windmill, was denied.

“Moo…”

Aggrieved…

Lin You put about ten egg cakes into a bowl and placed it on the outside steps.

“Eat here. After you’re done, you’re not allowed to enter the kitchen.”

Mengmeng didn’t listen to a word. She immediately dived into the bowl and started devouring the cakes.

—

At this moment, hundreds of kilometers away, in a typical household in Lianhua Village.

Liu Yu, who was enjoying a rare weekend of relaxation at home, was browsing her phone when her little cousin, waving his glowing Ultraman toy in front of him, rushed into the room. “Cousin! Play!”

Liu Yu, a university student in her twenties, had no interest in playing with a child. She tried to shoo him away, “Zhuangzhuang, go play outside. Cousin needs to make a call.”

Her little cousin wouldn’t let up. “Play!”

Saying that, he tried to shove the Ultraman toy into Liu Yu’s hand and scrambled toward her shelf of figurines.

If he managed to land, Liu Yu would probably lose her mind. She quickly stopped him and shouted for her mom.

Liu Yu’s mom came out of the kitchen, rolling her eyes at her daughter. “Why can’t you put down your phone and play with him? Can’t you see I’m cooking? Your grandmother and aunt are coming soon, you haven’t even changed your clothes. And your cousin is coming too, you—”

Liu Yu, irritated by her mom’s constant nagging, sighed, “Mom, mom, mom, stop lecturing me.”

She had finally come home to celebrate her mom’s birthday, but the reality was nothing like the pleasant expectation.

She went into the kitchen to help, but her mom scolded her for being slow and chased her out.

She bought her mom a lipstick as a gift, but her mom complained about the expense.

She suggested going out to eat instead of cooking at home, but her mom insisted on pointing out how dirty the food outside could be.

—

Liu Yu turned away from her mom and went to her dad to complain. “Can you believe my mom? My teenage years are over, but it seems like her menopause is never ending.”

Now that the family’s conditions had improved, there was no need to have a birthday celebration at home. Every year, her mom worked tirelessly to prepare a large spread of food, and after the relatives ate, they would just wipe their mouths and leave, leaving her to clean up everything by herself.

“Then there’s that aunt’s family,” Liu Yu said irritably, not even wanting to mention names. “When I was in high school, every time my aunt came over, it was always a comparison of grades. And now she still comes, to compare what?”

Every time, it started as a cheerful gathering, but ended up turning into a passive-aggressive comparison.

What was most frustrating was…

“The lipstick I bought was something I specifically went to the counter to try on several colors before choosing…”

Not to mention it was expensive. Even when she managed to buy a gift for her mom, it still got criticized.

Liu Yu was truly feeling extremely wronged.

Dad Liu comforted his daughter, “Your mom is like that, she’s used to being frugal. Besides, don’t think that your mom isn’t happy with the gift you gave her. Last night, I even saw her trying out the colors after her bath.”

Dad Liu glanced at his watch, and with a quick motion, he rushed out the door. “I have something to do, I’ll be back soon. Don’t argue with your mom.”

Liu Yu stomped her foot. “You… you’re taking me with you, right?”

Dad Liu mysteriously ran out, returning only when the relatives had arrived.

“Hey, brother, where did you go? What did you buy? Let me see.”

Dad Liu smiled with a simple expression and, like presenting a treasure, brought what he had in his hands to the kitchen. “Xiao Yue, this is the gift I got for you.”

Before Mom Liu could say anything, Aunt Liu was already dramatically reacting.

“Brother! You got your wife egg cakes as a gift? Isn’t that a bit too cheap?”

Liu Yu was most annoyed by how her aunt always spoke like this. She was about to say something when her dad pulled her back.

Dad Liu chuckled and said, “Little sis, you don’t know, your sister-in-law loves these egg cakes the most. That family doesn’t even make them anymore. I looked everywhere and begged them to make a pot, here, this, you can’t even buy it with money.”

Aunt Liu curled her lips, dissatisfied, “Well, you can’t just give something like this as a gift, bro. Not to be rude, but you really don’t pay attention to your wife. Look at our family, when it was my birthday, my husband gave me a bouquet of flowers and a gold necklace. Oh, although we’ve been married for so long, it still feels a bit awkward…”

Dad Liu scratched his head. “But, but all my money is with Xiao Yue.”

He turned to Mom Liu and said, “Xiao Yue, I have to confess, the egg cakes were bought with the money I saved from buying cigarettes. It cost a little over a hundred.”

“You know, I don’t have any pocket money.”

Aunt Liu’s face immediately darkened. She was about to say something else when Grandma Liu pulled her.

When you get old, a few words between children are fine, but if they start using all their energy to fight within the family, she couldn’t stand it.

She shot a glance at her daughter, who liked to stir things up, and said gently, “Xiao Yue, I bought you a gold bracelet. It’s not expensive, just a little token from me. Xiao Yu got into a good university, and it’s mostly because of how well you’ve raised her. You’ve worked hard all these years.”

Mom Liu took the box with the bracelet. “Thank you, Mom.”

She looked at her husband, waiting for praise, and quietly said, “… Thank you too.”

When the topic of university came up, Aunt Liu remained quiet for a moment. Liu Yu had gotten into a better university than her daughter, and this time, she had lost.

As for the gift…

The more Aunt Liu looked at the bag of egg cakes, the more uncomfortable she felt.

Pocket money, pocket money.

She would get her revenge when she got home!

After the meal, Aunt Liu hurriedly took her daughter and left to argue with her husband, and the other relatives also left.

Dad Liu, like presenting a treasure, urged his wife to try the “gift” he had given. Liu Yu joined in, enjoying the fun.

“… Hmm, Dad, this isn’t all that delicious.”

Dad Liu said, “You only had these old-fashioned egg cakes when you were little. Over the years, you’ve had so many good things, of course, you don’t think much of it.”

“When we were young, we had to bring our own flour and eggs to their place to make them. Sometimes we couldn’t even get them if we wanted to. If you went too late, you’d have to wait in line. Your mom loved these the most when she was in confinement.”

“And besides, this family has been making them for so many years, how could they not be good?”

The three of them gathered together to eat egg cakes. After a while, they fell silent.

Dad Liu tried to save face, “Maybe it’s just that they’re out of practice, no one’s made them for many years.”

Mom Liu nodded. “True.”

Liu Yu muttered, “…What are you talking about? It’s obviously because the ingredients are no good.”

The egg cakes she ate as a child had a strong egg aroma, unlike these. They didn’t even smell good.

Dad Liu was hurt. “I picked the best eggs!”

Liu Yu patted her dad on the shoulder like an adult. “I get it, it’s the eggs’ fault, not yours.”

Mom Liu chuckled. “If you don’t want to eat it, don’t. I’ll soak it in milk tomorrow and bake it again.”

She carefully put the bag of egg cakes away.

Back in her room, Liu Yu grew more dissatisfied as she thought about it. She searched online for a variety of old-fashioned egg cakes, planning to order some to try.

Just then, a classmate sent her a link.

“Look! A female celebrity is being chased by a cow!”

With such an exciting headline, Liu Yu couldn’t miss it. She clicked and saw the little calf standing unhappily at the door.

Liu Yu couldn’t stop laughing, the little calf’s expressions were so rich, it looked almost human.

She was about to post a comment when the screen was flooded with hateful remarks.

Liu Yu:?

After asking her classmate, she found out that the celebrity in the live stream was Lin You.

Oh, Lin You.

Being a ^[1]“seasoned internet user” refers to someone who has extensive experience using the internet. This person is familiar with online trends, platforms, behaviors, and culture, often knowing … Continue readingseasoned internet user, Liu Yu understood.

Although Liu Yu didn’t have a good impression of Lin You, she also didn’t understand all the insults on the screen. Especially since the little calf’s dramatic behavior was being continuously mocked, Liu Yu felt a little bad for Lin You.

When she saw the pinned comment about the giveaway, Liu Yu’s eyes widened. This is a case of a pillow arriving just when you need it!

Regardless of Lin You’s character, what she made really looked delicious.

Especially after being told about what had just happened, Liu Yu was even more convinced.

If the cow wanted to eat it so badly, the egg cakes must be good.

Liu Yu quickly contacted a few friends, and they all joined in to wait for the giveaway. The more people, the higher the chances of winning!

Her friends didn’t understand.

Liu Yu sent Lin You a 99-yuan fireworks gift.

“You won’t believe it, but today’s a real coincidence. I just wanted to try the taste of those egg cakes. Hey, do you think if I send her a gift, she’ll block me later?”