Transmigrated into the fat wife of the future prime minister

Chapter 33 They've Lost All Face
Upon hearing this, Madam He's face immediately darkened, and she frowned, saying, "What's wrong with this Granny Wang? She's so old, yet she doesn't watch her mouth at all, saying such nonsense to a child. She has no shame whatsoever."

Xu Qingmeng didn't know this Granny Wang at all, so she naturally didn't know what was going on, but she didn't understand why Granny Wang wanted to inquire about her and Gu Yunyi's private affairs.
Is this gossip, or is there some other reason they don't know anything about it...?

Although Xu Qingmeng was a stranger, she still overthought things, and her expression turned rather unpleasant. Yun Sheng felt extremely wronged, and tears streamed down her face.
"Sister-in-law, please don't go. I'll be good and won't cause you any more trouble. Besides, I can do chores. I can do a lot of chores."

Madam He quickly stepped forward to coax her, "Don't listen to your Grandma Wang's nonsense. She's just lying to children. My Yun Sheng is a big boy now. If you don't believe me, ask your sister-in-law."

Xu Qingmeng hugged Yun Sheng and said, "Yun Sheng, be good. Sister-in-law won't leave. Sister-in-law likes Yun Sheng the most. She's so good and obedient, and she can even help sister-in-law with chores, right? My Yun Sheng is so smart, she won't fall for Grandma Wang's tricks, right?"

Yun Sheng's mind was a little foggy, but she certainly wouldn't admit to being stupid right now. Hearing Xu Qingmeng say that, she quickly nodded.

"Sister-in-law, I didn't believe it. I'm very clever."

"Shall we go to sleep?"

This time, Yun Sheng didn't refuse. "Okay, I want to sleep with my sister-in-law tonight." She quickly hugged Xu Qingmeng and went inside.

Madam He muttered in the main room, "What's wrong with that old woman Wang? I don't know where I offended her, she's really annoying."

Gu Yunyi remained silent. He shared the same thought as Xu Qingmeng: he didn't think that Granny Wang was just gossiping; he felt that she was intentionally or unintentionally trying to find out something from Yun Sheng.

But who would care so much about what's going on between them as a couple?

Suddenly, the image of Shen Yunyi flashed into his mind, and Gu Yunyi's eyes darkened, but it was only fleeting.

The next morning, Gu Yunyi went to the county government office to handle the documents for the prefectural examination. He Shi and Xu Qingmeng got up early to get busy. The first group of dockworkers who went to work in the dark bought breakfast. It was only two days before dawn when three figures came toward Gu's restaurant.

He went to get the steamed buns, and Xu Qingmeng was standing at the stall packing them for someone when she noticed two young people carrying bundles coming in.

"Xinting and Xun-ge'er, why did you come so early? Come in and rest for a while to warm up. It's so cold so early in the morning."

“Auntie, we walked here, so we’re not cold. Let me help.” Xu Xinting and Xu Qingmeng have always been close, so she wasn’t shy at all. Besides, there were quite a few people queuing up outside the house to buy things.

"Dad is really something. It's so cold this morning, and he made you rush over. Take your bags inside and wash your hands first."

"Hey, okay."

The two moved very nimbly. Although Xu Qingmeng had the original owner's memories, her first impression was still quite good. She was perceptive and obedient.

Madam He was also surprised that Xu Qingmeng's nephew and niece had gone out before dawn. They looked to be only sixteen or seventeen years old. Feeling sorry for them, she quickly invited them inside for a drink of water and thought she would give them some steamed buns or dumplings to eat before helping out at noon.

Xu Xinting and Xu Xun couldn't sit still. Their grandfather had instructed them to come and help their aunt, not to eat and drink here. Besides, they had overheard outside that these buns weren't cheap, so how could they eat them? Xu Xinting quickly said, "Grandma Shen, please don't bother us. My mother made us some pancakes when we came, so we're not hungry at all. And the front yard is so busy, with only our aunt here. Xun-ge and I will wash our hands and then go help our aunt."

He was holding a steamer basket, and Xu Qingmeng was urging her to make more buns. Seeing that she was still hesitant, Xu Xun quickly washed his hands and took the steamer basket from He's hands. "I'll take it to my aunt."

"Hey, be careful." Caught off guard, Madam He could only give her a word of advice from behind.

Xu Xinting wasn't idle either; she rolled up her sleeves and helped with the work. Seeing that there was still a lot of dough and filling left, she quickly asked, "Do we have to wrap all of these?"

"Yes!"

“Our steamed buns have thin skins and generous fillings. Your aunt makes many different pleated patterns, unlike other people’s buns. And the fillings are also very delicious. So, the business is so good, all thanks to your aunt.”

Xu Xinting was also surprised that her aunt had such skills. Her aunt was not much older than her. Her aunt used to hate seeing her too obedient at home. Although her aunt would order her around, since her aunt protected her, no one dared to bully her. Only she could bully her. Although her aunt was a bit lazy and a bit fat, she genuinely protected her, and Xu Xinting liked her aunt very much.

Xu Xinting nodded, "Yes, I've made them at home before, but they were all vegetarian fillings. But since these are for sale, I wonder if there are any special considerations for the filling?"

Before, when my aunt was alive, she would always eat the best food first. My aunt was good to her and would always save some for her. Since my aunt got married, she hasn't eaten steamed buns. She has eaten some bought from outside, but they were all very small and the filling was gone in one bite. But seeing how big the freshly steamed buns were, that's why she asked.

Madam He thought the girl was thoughtful and perceptive, and couldn't help but like her more. "My skills in making these buns aren't very good. I'll go and call your aunt."

"Ai."

He went to the front to help Xu Qingmeng. Xu Xun could read, but he wasn't very good at it yet. Fortunately, he was young and quickly got the hang of it. With Xu Xun helping out at the stall, Xu Qingmeng went to the back.

Xu Xinting was already rolling out the dough. When she saw Xu Qingmeng come in, she smiled and said, "Auntie, do you think this will do?"

Xu Qingmeng was in the front hall when it was just getting light and she couldn't see very clearly. Now that she's closer, she can see that her niece is quite pretty, but her eyes are covered by her thick bangs, making her look a bit dull.

Xu Qingmeng recalled Xu Xun's appearance again. They all inherited the excellent genes of the Xu family and were all good-looking. She thought to herself that although she was a bit chubby, she should not be too bad-looking, since there was no ugly person in the Xu family.

In her memory, Xu Xinting was very capable, and her cooking skills were quite good. When the original owner was in the Xu family, she would always have Xu Xinting cook for her, so rolling out dough and making buns was not difficult for her.

Xu Qingmeng sat down and said, "She's doing great. Our Xinting is really capable."

This was the first time Xu Xinting had heard her aunt praise her, and she was a little embarrassed, her face turning red.

(End of this chapter)