Chapter 50: Egg Drop Soup! So Delicious

Bai Tian sighed regretfully, having built up the atmosphere before saying, “But my family doesn’t have that seasoning.”

Liang Tian’er: ……

Jiang Dai, however, spoke up: “We don’t have this seasoning, but there is something we have that others don’t. I wonder if Miss Liang would be interested?”

Bai Tian instantly understood what Jiang Dai was referring to.

Juanjuan was trying to comprehend what her father had just said.

She knew what pigs were, but what were monkeys?

Jiang Dai came out carrying steamed sweet potato cakes and also brought along a bowl of egg drop soup.

“Mom… the egg drop soup.”

Bai Yun’an tried to get the egg drop soup back.

【That egg drop soup—I added chicken bouillon to it just now, which is why it’s so flavorful. If someone takes a liking to it, they won’t be able to recreate the taste without the bouillon!】

But it was no use. The egg drop soup was still placed in front of Liang Tian’er.

“This is sweet potato cake, and this is egg drop soup. Miss, please try them and see how they taste.”

Liang Tian’er nodded, took the sweet potato cake, and took a bite. She found it soft, glutinous, and sweet—different from the sweetness of added sugar.

She didn’t know how to describe it, only that it was truly delicious.

“This is made by mixing sweet potato with flour. Right now, only our family has sweet potatoes, and only we know they’re edible.”

“Sweet potatoes can help expel impurities from the body, beautify the skin, and are suitable for all ages—soft, glutinous, and sweet.”

“They can be steamed, boiled, fried, made into balls, or even buried in embers to cook.”

Jiang Dai paused, then looked at Liang Tian’er and said slowly, “Sweet potatoes are easy to store, perfect for getting through winter, filling, drought-resistant, and high-yielding.”

She was gambling, betting on whether this young girl could grasp what she was hinting at.

And Jiang Dai saw that the moment her words fell, Liang Tian’er’s chewing paused slightly, and she looked up at her.

Their eyes met, and it seemed both understood what the other was thinking.

Liang Tian’er stood up and bowed to Jiang Dai. “Might I have a detailed discussion with you, Madam?”

Juanjuan didn’t understand why the beautiful sister in front of her suddenly treated her mother differently.

It seemed like she held more respect and regard for her.

What the four-year-old couldn’t figure out, everyone else in the room had already realized.

Jiang Dai looked at the children beside her. “Goudan, take your younger siblings outside to eat.”

She was planning to send the children away.

She was afraid that if the children heard these things, they might unintentionally let it slip.

From ancient times to the present, without absolute strength, one should never flaunt wealth. Even those of high status shouldn’t show off excessively.

No one wants you to live better than them—it only invites unnecessary trouble.

And Jiang Dai really hated trouble!

Bai Yunqi: …

Wait, why is she calling me Goudan again!

“Mom, my name is Bai Yunqi.”

Bai Yunqi reaffirmed his proper name.

Jiang Dai: “Alright, Yunqi, take your younger siblings outside to eat.”

Bai Yunqi: “Sure thing!”

Then, like herding little chicks, he waved his arms and started shooing his younger siblings outside.

“Go, go, go! Out, out!”

He even thoughtfully closed the shabby wooden door behind them.

Jiang Dai: …

She had come to realize that as long as she didn’t call her eldest son Bai Goudan, he was extremely happy.

Outside the door.

Juanjuan and her three older brothers sat on wooden stools, lined up in a row.

In unison, they held their chipped, broken bowls, drinking egg drop soup and eating sweet potato cakes.

“Juanjuan, this soup is delicious!”

Bai Yunqi took a sip of the soup and began praising it.

The soup was truly flavorful.

Hearing her big brother’s praise, Juanjuan took a sip of the soup, somewhat puzzled.

Then—