Chapter 7

After buying the cloth, Ning He had no plan to leave so soon.

She took Qianlin to visit the entire department store.

The third floor sells stationery. Ning He thought that Qianlin, as described in the book, was a genius and adorable baby.

But geniuses often need to be discovered. Without a good learning environment, even a genius will find it difficult to shine.

However, there were no enlightenment picture books in that era, so Ning He had to pick out a few story books and planned to tell Qianlin stories every day to provide him with enlightenment.

When Ning He finished buying things and was about to go out, he saw that the counter near the exit was filled with many different kinds of candies, which were beautifully packaged. Under the light, the candy wrappers seemed to emit colorful light.

Ning He was attracted by a glance, and she walked to the counter with Qian Lin.

Only then did I see the variety of candies inside. There were White Rabbit milk candies, colorful Swiss fruit candies, plum candies, etc.

In the food cabinet on the other side, there are loose marijuana flowers, cookies and other things.

Ning He was dazzled. Although these things were very common in later generations, Ning He had never eaten them before.

Her illness does not allow her to eat anything she wants, and her blood count needs to be controlled. Her family members control her diet very strictly.

She turned around and asked Qianlin: “Linbao, what do you want to eat?”

Qianlin was stunned, and asked Ninghe in disbelief: “Mom, do you want to buy some candy?”

Ning He nodded.

Qianlin waved at Ninghe, and Ninghe squatted down and moved closer. Qianlin leaned close to Ninghe’s ear and whispered, “Mom, the candies here must be very expensive. If you want some candy, there are some brown sugars in the jar at home. They are also very sweet.”

Ning He was amused by Qianlin’s adult words and she rubbed Qianlin’s head.

What a silly child! How can brown sugar be as delicious as the candies here?

The salesperson at the counter saw them looking at the counter for a long time and couldn’t help asking, “Would you like to buy some candy? There are many kinds of candy here. Which one do you want?”

Ning He said directly: “Give me some of each.”

Qianlin opened his eyes wide, and just as he was about to interrupt Ning He, Ning He smiled and said to him, “Have you ever eaten these candies, Junzi?”

Qianlin shook his head hesitantly: “No.”

“Then when you go back, give some to Junzi? Thank his mother for taking care of him during this period of time.”

Qianlin nodded vigorously: “Yes!”

Qianlin felt that his mother had really changed. In the past, his mother never gave gifts to others, and all these social etiquettes were handled by his father.

But now it’s different. Mom not only buys cloth for him to make clothes, but also knows to buy some things for Uncle Yang’s family.

Qianlin really likes his current mother.

Ning He had no idea what little Qianlin was thinking. She bought some candy and took Qianlin out of the department store.

I went to a grocery store to buy meat and vegetables. Don’t ask me why I didn’t go to a department store. Ning He thought the meat and vegetables there must be more expensive than outside!

Ning He took out the meat coupons she had prepared in advance. She only bought fatty meat, as fatty meat was more expensive than lean meat in those days.

Everyone loves to eat fatty meat. They think fatty meat is more nutritious than lean meat and can help them resist hunger.

Ning He doesn’t like eating fatty meat. She buys fatty meat and uses it to make lard. The lard residue left after refining the lard is also a good thing in this era.

Lard residue is very fragrant. It is delicious to use it to make dumplings or buns. It is also a good choice to eat it as a snack with tea.

Ninghe bought several kilograms of fat meat, which can produce a lot of lard. When the time comes, cooking with lard will be healthy and fragrant!

Although Ning He is not a professional chef, when she was sick and couldn’t eat, she specialized in studying cooking software. As long as her physical condition allows, she will cook for her family herself.

That period was also the happiest time for Ning He. She felt that she could finally make a contribution to the family.

Her parents spent all their savings for her, and her brother donated his bone marrow for her. Ning He felt like a useless sinner. Fortunately, she learned to cook and could make delicious food to reward her family.

It is also cooking delicious food that makes her feel that she is at least somewhat useful.

In this life, Ning He wants to carry forward the cooking skills from his previous life.

She knew that her original body had done many things that chilled the hero and Qian Lin. Now that she had traveled through time, she had to change the situation.

Isn’t there a saying that goes:

If you want to win a man’s heart, you have to win his stomach.

Ning He is very confident about this.

After shopping, Ning He and Qian Lin returned home with bags full of spoils.

Junzi was barefoot, flopping around in his yard, and after somersaulting, he saw He Qianlin and his mother carrying a lot of things in their hands.

He watched eagerly, and finally couldn’t help but shout to He Qianlin: “He Qianlin, what did you buy so many things?”

Qianlin saw Junzi in the yard. He looked at Ninghe and asked in a low voice: “Mom, can I get some candy for Junzi?”

“Of course!” Ning He took the bag from Qianlin’s hand and handed the candies specially for Junzi to Qianlin.

“Linbao, take it to Junzi. Mom will go back to cook first.”

Qianlin smiled and nodded. Before leaving, he said to Ninghe, “I’ll be back soon. Mom, wait for me to light the fire!”

Qianlin had never seen his mother cook, so he knew without hesitation that his mother didn’t know how to make a fire. He had seen his father make a fire, so he was more experienced than his mother.

Ning He naturally had no objection, and she gladly accepted Qian Lin’s suggestion. After all, she had never gotten angry before.

Ning He went home carrying a big bag of things.

Xiao Qianlin walked to the door of Deputy Head Yang’s house. He waved to Junzi mysteriously, “Brother Junzi, come here.”

Junzi walked to the door of his house, his eyes fixed on the bag in Qianlin’s hand.

“What are you holding?”

Qianlin handed the bag to Junzi: “Brother Junzi, this is candy, I give it to you!”

When Junzi heard that it was candy, his eyes lit up and he couldn’t help but reach out to take the bag that Qianlin handed over.

He quickly opened the bag, took out a White Rabbit candy, opened the wrapping paper, and put the white candy into his mouth.

The fragrance and sweetness of the toffee suddenly filled his mouth.

Junzi made a ‘tsk tsk’ sound, and the smile on his lips grew deeper and deeper.

“It’s delicious! Even better than the brown sugar at home!”

Now that Junzi had candy to eat, his attitude toward Qianlin improved a lot.

He reached out and grabbed Qianlin’s arm: “Hey, Qianlin, come to my house and play!”

Qianlin shook his head: “I want to go back and help my mother light a fire.”

Qianlin said this and ran home.

I ran to the kitchen and saw Ning He squatting in front of the stove, figuring out how to make a fire.

Qianlin walked up to Ninghe with a smile, picked up a few twigs from the match pile, threw the burning twigs in, and kept adding branches. When the fire was burning well, he added a few pieces of fire-resistant wood.

“Mom, the fire is lit, we can cook!”

Ning He was stunned: “Lin Bao, you are so amazing!”

Qianlin’s cheeks turned red because of Ninghe’s praise.