Chapter 119 : Red Date and Chestnut Cake

Under Lin Hongxia’s urging, Jiang Ting had no choice but to brace herself and go over.

Before she even stepped inside, Jiang Yu’s loud shout startled her.

“Just stand there, don’t come in!”

Jiang Ting felt a wave of embarrassment, “What kind of attitude is this? I’m your sister, and you still look down on me!”

Jiang Yu laughed, “If you hadn’t reminded me, I might have actually forgotten you’re my sister.”

Just as Jiang Ting was about to speak, the aroma of red dates wafted out.

It smelled so sweet!

Her stomach rumbled, she had only eaten breakfast and was still hungry after coming back.

“Jiang Yu, what are you steaming at your place? Let me have some.”

“You just fell into a pit, and you’re not full yet!”

Jiang Ting was furious “How can you insult me like this? I didn’t eat shit!”

Jiang Yu snorted coldly, “You didn’t eat shit, but you want to eat my chestnut cake. Why don’t you go dream about it!”

Xu Lihua ran out again “Both of you atre sisters, Jiang Yu, don’t go too far. This is too petty.”

“Aunt Xu, if you’re not petty, then be generous and invite her over to your house to eat!”

Jiang Ting was livid, “Then you can share that rabbit with me, I haven’t had meat in a long time.”

“Not giving!” Jiang Yu refused outright, “If you want to eat, go catch one yourself!”

Feeling humiliated, Jiang Ting glanced at Lin Hongxia.

Lin Hongxia then said, “Isn’t your brother in the hospital? Jiang Yu, with so many chickens at your place, shouldn’t you go check on him? You don’t have to busy yourself, just give me one rabbit, and I’ll take it to the hospital for you.”

Jiang Yu snapped back, “Aunt Lin, who are you cursing? My brother is perfectly fine sitting here, he’s not in the hospital!”

Jiang Ting gritted her teeth, “My mother-in-law was talking about Jiang Hao!”

“My brother is named Jiang Ye. I don’t have so many brothers outside, if you want to claim someone, go ahead, but don’t drag me into it.”

After saying this, Jiang Yu shut the door again.

Jiang Ting cursed outside for a while, feeling extremely upset. Unable to contain herself, she kicked the door twice, nearly stubbing her toe.

However, Lin Hongxia’s words gave her an idea.

If it came down to it, she could just call Wang Meili over. She didn’t believe that if Wang Meili came in person to ask for something, Jiang Yu would refuse!

Hmph, just wait!

“Ah Ye, come over quickly, the chestnut cake is ready!” Jiang Yu shouted from the kitchen.

The unpleasant smell in the yard gradually faded, replaced by the enticing aroma of the sweet red date chestnut cake.

The sweet cake was not only delicious but also expensive, usually bought only during holidays.

Even if they made it at home, it required a lot of sugar, who has nothing better to do than make snacks?

Xu Lihua was drooling, “You spendthrift! With her way of eating, Xiao He’s entire monthly salary wouldn’t be enough for her!”

Lin Donghua scoffed, “Aunt, don’t be so sour. Jiang Yu traded chestnuts for these red dates, and she picked the chestnuts herself in the countryside. What money could she have spent? You’re just being bitter because you can’t have any. You’re at an age where you should have a bigger heart.”

But that red date chestnut cake really did smell amazing, it was quite tempting.

At that moment, Jiang Yu sliced off two big pieces of chestnut cake.

It was still steaming and incredibly soft.

“Eat up, if it’s not enough, I can cut more, there’s plenty left.”

Jiang Ye was reluctant to eat too much at once, feeling this was the best thing he had ever tasted in his life.

“Save some for my brother-in-law.”

Jiang Yu immediately started portioning out the chestnut cake, wrapping a few pieces in oil paper.

“Take a few pieces for your brother-in-law. Ride your bike, the chestnut cake tastes best when it’s hot.”

Jiang Ye agreed, quickly finishing the piece in his hand and heading out with the cake.

He hurried to the gate of the second factory and greeted the guard.

The guard glanced at him a couple of times, he did resemble Jiang Yu, confirming they were definitely siblings.

“Wait a moment, I’ll call him out.”

Soon, He Tingyue came out.

“Ah Ye, what’s up?”

Jiang Ye handed him the cake, “Brother-in-law, my sister just made this chestnut cake and asked me to bring it over for you to eat while it’s hot.”

The guard was eavesdropping and, upon hearing “chestnut cake,” couldn’t help but glance over slyly.

Even before it was opened, he could smell the fragrance of the red dates.

Having a wife makes a difference, someone cares for you.

“Brother-in-law, I’ll head back now.”

“Okay, tell your sister not to work too hard, I’ll cook when I get home,” He Tingyue instructed.

The guard secretly sighed, realizing they were spot on, He Tingyue had to cook when he got home.

After Jiang Ye left, the guard leaned forward, curious.

“Department Head He, what did your wife send you?”

He Tingyue broke off a piece and offered it, “Uncle Wang, give it a try, red date chestnut cake.”

Old Wang felt a bit shy but couldn’t resist the delicious aroma and accepted it.

After taking a bite, he couldn’t help but close his eyes and savor it.

“Department Head He, your wife’s skills are really impressive…”

He opened his eyes, but before he could finish, He Tingyue had already walked away.

He Tingyue returned to the office with the chestnut cake. Just as he sat down, the deputy director leaned in like a mouse.

“Tingyue, what’s in there? Why does it smell so good?”

He Tingyue smiled, “My wife just made this chestnut cake. She was worried it might get cold and taste bad, so she asked my brother-in-law to bring it over.”

The deputy director swallowed hard, that red date smell was just too good!

He Tingyue, cherishing the cake, reluctantly took out a small piece and handed it to the deputy director.

“Want to try?”

The deputy director stuffed it in his mouth, then looked at him eagerly.

“Give me another piece, I didn’t taste it properly.”

He Tingyue chuckled, “With the way you eat, even ten pieces won’t let you taste anything.”

He ignored him and started eating himself.

Seeing the deputy director looking so pitiful, he gave him another piece.

This time, the deputy director took his time, savoring it bite by bite.

“It’s delicious, so sweet! Aren’t you the one who cooks? How come your wife is also so good at it?”

He Tingyue responded confidently, with a hint of pride “I cook not because my wife can’t, but because I care for her. You wouldn’t understand.”

Deputy Director “… You’re asking for a beating going around like this!”

He Tingyue “You guys can’t beat me.”

Not long after, Lin Changan walked in “Department Head He, the factory director is looking for you.”

He Tingyue “Okay, want to try the chestnut cake my wife made?”

Lin Changan approached and, seeing He Tingyue’s stingy portion, was quite speechless.

He’d never seen him so stingy even when it came to meat!

After sharing, He Tingyue wrapped the remaining cake and stuffed it into his drawer.

“Tasty, right?”

Lin Changan nodded, “Really delicious!”

He Tingyue smiled in satisfaction, “You don’t have any, do you?”

Lin Changan wanted to slap himself, he shouldn’t have replied!

“Oh right, you don’t even have a wife.” He added insult to injury.

Lin Changan looked frustrated “I’ll have one soon!”

On the way—

“Director Lin, how did you know my wife’s chestnut cake was delicious?”

Director Lin “… I didn’t know. Are you crazy?”

But He Tingyue didn’t give him a chance to respond and walked straight into the factory director’s office.

“Director!”

“Oh, Tingyue, have a seat.”

“Director, how did you know my wife specially sent me chestnut cake? It’s fragrant and sweet!”

Director “… Having a wife is nothing special, I’ve had one for twenty years!”

“What about the chestnut cake? Did you bring it? I want to try some.”

He Tingyue fell silent, realizing he had made a misstep.