I became the Counterpart of the Winner in a Period Novel-Chapter 353 - 309: Yong Is Here
Isn’t it awkward?
Blame her for being overwhelmed by the danger Xiao Ran encountered, but she really didn’t expect it.
Tall and strong, with sun-kissed skin, she didn’t think in that direction at all. Moreover, this brother of hers named Yong secretly glanced at her at this moment. Seeing her looking at him, he bowed his head, and the shy blush on his face was particularly incongruous.
"So... who are you?"
"Ming Yue, I’m your cousin Yong, Shen Yan Yong." His voice was loud, with a straight posture, as if ready to stand at attention. Jiang Ming Yue hadn’t seen such an interesting and adorable person for a long time, and she instantly felt a liking for him. She mentally matched the names — that would be the eldest son from her third uncle’s family.
To raise a son with such a character, her third uncle and aunt must indeed be as nice as Mrs. Jiang said, certainly different from her eldest uncle’s family. Such a person is indeed likable.
"Hello, Cousin Yong, hungry? Just in time, I just made a lot of food, it’s almost ready."
"I..." Shen Yan Yong wanted to say that he had brought rations for two days, so his cousin shouldn’t waste food, but he didn’t have time to speak as he was already pushed to sit down, leaving his words unspoken. His sister is really great!
And Xiao Ran, afraid that this brother might run away, kept holding onto his sleeve.
Qiao Rang, visiting for the first time, was intrigued by everything, wandering around the yard. Seeing the seedlings just sprouting in the yard, he shouted toward Yun Di inside the house, "Yun Di, when we go back, I’ll dig the ground to plant vegetables at the knowledge youth camp’s backyard."
Yun Di ignored him and went straight to the kitchen to help, but the kitchen door was closed.
Jiang Ming Yue had anticipated this.
She moved quickly, already taking out enough food from the storeroom. Because of mixed company, she dared not take anything too nice, just a basket of mixed grain buns, enough for everyone to eat their fill, a bowl of black truffle sauce to dip the buns in, cabbage tofu soup, scrambled eggs with chives, vegetarian spring rolls, and to create the proper kitchen scene, she brought century eggs with shells.
Gently removing the inner latch, Jiang Ming Yue called out, "Just push the door."
Yun Di entered, witnessing the scene of the fairy peeling the shells with bare hands. Yun Di almost couldn’t resist grabbing it and saying he’d do it, as fairies shouldn’t be doing these chores, but he restrained himself. He remembered initially eating meals she said she cooked for him.
"I... do you need me to do anything?"
Jiang Ming Yue pointed to the other side of the Moon Gate outside the window, "Go to the neighbor’s yard and pick some cilantro for me, I need it for the century eggs."
"Okay." Yun Di happily went out, Jiang Ming Yue watched his back, realizing the kid had grown quite a bit. Granny Shi was really good at raising people.
The amount of cilantro Yun Di picked was just right. In Qingshan Village, Jiang Ming Yue delivered this dish to Granny Shi’s side, and later Granny Shi even bought quite a bit of century eggs from her, making it a well-known and favored dish.
Yun Di washed and finely chopped the cilantro, sprinkling it over quartered century eggs, adding a lot of soy sauce, drizzling with chili oil, and once mixed, the aroma... Oh, the fragrance couldn’t be overstated. Even eating it with rice could make one consume two more bowls.
Then these... once the food hit the table, Cousin Yong was stunned!
Qiao Rang couldn’t keep calm!
Yun Di was used to it, but just the scent alone made his mouth water several times. Though Granny Shi and Uncle Tie Zhu were quite generous with food, the taste seemed rather ordinary in comparison, and it had been a long time since he had eaten something she cooked. At this moment, he felt he could eat as much as an elephant.
"Everyone, don’t be shy, eat quickly. If it’s not enough, I’ll make more."
"It’s definitely enough!" He wanted to say there’s too much, but the aroma was too tempting, quickly eating was the sensible choice.
Jiang Ming Yue glanced at Xiao Ran already grabbing a bun, automatically dipping it into the black truffle sauce, and didn’t bother with him. But Cousin Yong seemed a bit at a loss, so Jiang Ming Yue grabbed a bun, tore it open, stuffed it with enough black truffle sauce, and handed it to Cousin Yong. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞
"Eat up quickly, Cousin Yong. If you wait any longer, you won’t even have soup left."
Indeed, with a table full of people, everyone from young to old were hearty eaters, each could be described as a food lover.
Young people usually chat casually over meals, knowing Qiao Rang to liven up any place he went, but look at him now, only focused on eating, seemingly forgetting about her as the host.
"Thank you!" His little cousin was too enthusiastic, and quite pretty too. He didn’t dare to look directly into her eyes, but despite claiming he dared not look, he kept sneaking glances. His cousin’s eyes were also breathtakingly beautiful, bright as stars in the sky. He had never seen such beautiful eyes before.
This is different from his cousin’s eyes; his cousin’s eyes had issues since childhood, always flickering when looking at people. He had even suggested to grandma that she take her to the city to see an eye doctor, but got chased and scolded by his aunt who overheard, leaving him confused since he meant well.
