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Seeing Shen Zhu entering the kitchen, the Ah Qiu brought Ruanruan over.

"Sister-in-law, what are you cooking?"

Ah Qiu asked as he stared at the dough in Shen Zhu's hands.

"I plan to try making some pastries first, take Ruanruan to play outside first, when I'm done, I'll call for you, help me taste it, and see if there's anything that needs to be improved on."

Shen Zhu glanced at the Ah Qiu as he mixed the noodles.

"No problem, leave it to me."

Ah Qiu patted her chest and guaranteed that although she might not be able to do anything else, but when it came to eating, that was first-rate.

Seeing that Ah Qiu had gone out, Shen Zhu continued to mix the dough in his hand and placed it aside to wait for it to ferment. When the time was right, he would dig a round hole in the dough and put it in the white sugar.

Dissolve the base flour with water and pour it on the sugar. Then knead it evenly and knead it into very fine silk.

Mix the cooked lard and sesame oil together and brush on the flour filament. While stretching, roll the remaining flour paste into a round dough wrapper. Then wrap the flour filament in it and steam it in a steamer.

Shen Zhu made a silver roll and a few other pastries, and seeing that the appearance was not bad, he carried them out of the kitchen, placed the things on the table, and called Song Ziyi and Song Jingshu back into the house.

"Sister-in-law, are you doing a good job?"

Ah Qiu was the first to take a bite out of a horseshoe cake. He squinted his eyes in happiness and said, "Mom, it's delicious too."

The same Horseshoe Cake, this villa's chef would occasionally cook it for the little mistress. She had also eaten it before and the taste was not as good as what Shen Zhu was cooking now.

After finishing her sister-in-law's pastries, she was afraid that she would no longer be able to eat Villa from the kitchen lady's cooking!

"Mother, it's delicious, Shuer likes it."

Song Jingshu took the candy first, and the sweet taste immediately captivated the little girl's heart.

As for Ziyi, he was eating the thousand layer cake.

"Eat as much as you want, but don't eat too much cake when it's on fire."

Shen Zhu looked at the group of people's satisfied expressions, and started to size up how these pastries should be put on display, to make it look even better.

Shen Zhu finished cooking the pastries, seeing that it was getting late, he went back into the kitchen and started cooking dinner, and also called Aunt Liu over to eat too.

Ah Qiu had worked hard these past few days helping her look after her children, hence the dinner was somewhat bountiful. There was fish, meat, and soup.

After cooking, Shen Zhu remembered that there were still a few potatoes in the kitchen. After thinking for a while, he took them out and fried them into chips, intending to make everyone a dessert after dinner.

The two families had a particularly lively dinner together.

Shen Zhu repeated what he had said to Ah Qiu today, and when Aunt Liu heard it, he could not help but grin. She had toiled day and night for the sake of Ah Qiu's marriage, and now, there was finally time!

After eating, Shen Zhu brought out the potato chips and everyone sat in their rooms eating them. They were all surprised – could this potato could actually do such a thing? How strange!

The potato chips were originally a snack that was loved by many in Shen Zhu's previous life, thus Zi Yi and Jingshu fell for this "dessert" the very first time.

Aunt Liu and Ah Qiu stayed in Shen Zhu's room for a while longer, and after a while, the mother and daughter duo returned to their own room.

Su Zongwen fawned on the two children, Shen Zhu and himself, and the four of them sat in a row by the side, looking extremely warm.

Shen Zhu suddenly remembered about the signboard, so he told Su Zongwen about Manager Song coming to find him, and that he had settled on a shop.

Logically speaking, she should have discussed these matters with Su Zongwen beforehand. Today, when Manager Song came to find her, he was in a rush so he didn't have the time to explain.

"Brother Wen, put on a signboard. Do you have any better ideas? " Shen Zhu felt a headache.

Su Zongwen lowered his eyes, and thought for a moment, then said: "How about we call it Jade Bamboo?"

"Jade Bamboo?" Shen Zhu repeated himself softly. Wasn't this simply adding up Ruanruan and her name?

The woman's lips curved into a smile. However, was this name really that pleasant to hear?

"Alright, then we'll be called Yuzhu Pavilion. Tomorrow, I'll tell Zhou Muqing his name and let him help us make the signboard."

"En, it's better for you to take care of these things, don't be too tired." Su Zongwen opened his mouth, paused for a bit, and then continued: "Once the shop opens, if you're busy, you should hire a few more workers, don't tire yourself out too much."

"I know." Shen Zhu's lips continuously curled up into a smile.

The feeling of being cared for by her husband filled her heart with warmth.

After Shen Zhu finished adjusting the taste of the pastries, he made some preparations on how to make all kinds of pastries. After everything was settled, he prepared to find some time and make a portion of the experimental objects to let Zhou Muqing have a taste of the pastries, and also discuss with him on how to set the price.

In the afternoon, Su Zongwen returned from work with a joyous expression.

"Brother Wen, you're back."

Shen Zhu carried Ruanruan and walked around the courtyard.

Su Zongwen nodded lightly as he received the woman's embrace.

"Mn, Yue Niang, I have something to tell you." Su Zongwen entered the house and sat by the table to pour himself a cup of water. He took a sip and continued, "Today, I received news from the village chief that the old house in the village has been repaired and repaired."

"Is the repair done?" Hearing that, Shen Zhu's expression became joyous, and he laughed: "This is a good thing, shouldn't we go back and take a look? It's also convenient for me to set up a banquet and treat everyone to a meal, and it's bustling with noise and excitement? "

Su Zongwen also had the same thought, hearing Shen Zhu's words, he nodded his head and said, "That's right, in a few days we will go back to take a look."

"Sure, then send a letter to Mom and Dad later to inform them." Shen Zhu nodded.

That night, the family took a break after a quick meal.

After two days, Su Zongwen went to Uncle Chen to report his leave, hired an ox cart and brought Shen Zhu out to the streets to buy a lot of things. After coming back, he took the three children and went back to the village.

When Ah Qiu heard the news that Shen Zhu and his family were going to return to the village, he shyly stuffed a bag into her hands, saying that he wanted her to pass it to Cousin Su.

Shen Zhu agreed with a smile.

The oxcart slowly drove into the village and stopped in front of Su Zhizhong's house.

From the outside, the new house looked exactly the same as the new house. The furniture for the house and the other things like the furniture were all replaced by the new house, and the older kitchen of the house was also replaced by the new house. Furthermore, the old house's original kitchen was just too small, so Su Zongwen made his men build a new room for the kitchen.

"Although it's only a simple renovation, it seems to be quite effective."

Shen Zhu got off the carriage, stood at the door looking at the house, and said while smiling.

Zi Yi and Jingshu stood behind her, holding hands behind her back as they gasped in surprise.

"Mother, grandfather's house has become so beautiful." Jingshu was excited.

"It's nice, Yi'er likes it too." Zi Yi nodded and agreed.

A few of them were standing at the door admiring the renovated house, when a figure suddenly jumped out from inside and went straight to Zi Yi and Jingshu.

"Yi'er, Shuer, you guys missed second uncle so much —"

Su Yian dragged his words and threw himself at the two of them.