After a chubby wife with a child undergoes a remarkable transformation, her beauty becomes the talk

Then, Li Mei's voice came through.

"Xiao Shen, are you home?"

Shen Lu hurriedly went to open the door, and Li Mei came to find her carrying minced meat.

"Shen, the steamed buns you made last time were so delicious! I just bought two pounds of meat to learn how to make them."

Li Mei's interactions with Shen Lu stemmed partly from her genuine desire to learn cooking skills, and partly from the events of the past few days, which impressed Li Mei.

Humans have an instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm, so when they encounter such a neighbor, they naturally want to have a chat with him.

Shen Lu immediately and warmly welcomed Li Mei inside.

"I was just about to make pies, and actually, no matter what you make, the filling process is the same."

The two chatted and cooked at the same time, creating a very harmonious atmosphere.

Shen Lu also learned a lot about the original owner from Li Mei.

For example, the original owner used to trust her husband's family extremely. When her husband's family came to her house, they were treated as if they were coming to their own home, freely entering and leaving and using the things in the house.

After learning this news, Shen Lu became much more vigilant.

She didn't show it on her face and continued calmly cooking her meal.

Shen Lu didn't want to add oil, so the crust of the pie was fried until it was golden and crispy.

The thin skin is filled with a generous amount of meat filling, and some diced shiitake mushrooms are added for extra flavor. It bursts with juice when you bite into it.

The two little ones held the pie, it was so hot and they didn't want to put it down. They could only blow on it three times and eat it one bite. After taking a bite, they squinted their eyes in satisfaction. They were so cute.

Li Mei ate two in one go. Since the meat filling was brought by Li Mei, Shen Lu told her to take the remaining pies back for the children.

Just as Li Mei was about to leave, she saw the small blackboard in the room. She happened to be the teacher of the Yuhong class, so she couldn't help but stop and observe it.

"Sister Shen, are you teaching two kids?"

"Yes, the two children's foundation is relatively weak, and I haven't gotten along with them yet. I want to wait until their foundation is more solid before sending them to the preschool class."

"Okay, but your pace is too fast. It might be difficult for young children to keep up."

Shen Lu blinked in confusion.

Is it fast? She felt the two children were accepting it well.

However, after Shen Lu learned that Li Mei was a teacher in the Red Class, she decided to follow her advice.

Li Mei provided Shen Lu with a preliminary outline of the teaching plan.

Both are suitable for two little ones with very poor basic skills.

Shen Lu nodded and decided to dedicate time each afternoon to educating the two little ones, thus depriving them of their afternoon playtime.

Taking care of the two little ones who are only five years old, Shen Lu set each class to be twenty minutes long, ending the class before the children could sit still.

In twenty minutes, the children were only taught some simple strokes.

The two little ones absorb new knowledge well, but as soon as get out of class is over, they run outside to play.

Shen Lu smiled and shook her head, urging them to come back early to do their homework, as it was bad for their eyes to do it in the dark.

The two little ones nodded and skipped out the door.

Shen Lu and Li Mei sat in the courtyard to rest.

Although Li Mei appears to be quite capable and individualistic, she is actually a chatterbox, and Shen Lu finds her enthusiasm irresistible.

During a break, Shen Lu brought out a plate of pastries from the kitchen.

"This is chestnut cake I made myself, please try it."

Li Mei took a bite, and the soft, sweet chestnut aroma was rich and fragrant. The pastry was delicate and soft, melting in her mouth with just a gentle touch.

"Xiao Shen, your skills are really amazing! They're even better than the pastries sold at Daoxiangcun in Beijing."

Shen Lu beamed with joy at the praise.

"If you like it, I'll make it for you next time. We've already finished the chestnuts we picked from the hill behind the mountain a few days ago."

"I happen to have nothing to do this afternoon, let's go pick some together."

Shen Lu didn't have anything important to do in the afternoon, and she also wanted to go to the back mountain to see if there were any discoveries.

The two hit it off immediately and set off for the mountain with their baskets on their backs.

The two returned in less than an hour.

Shen Lu quickly made a basket of roasted chestnuts, and Li Mei held the hot chestnuts, eating them with relish.

Shen Lu originally wanted Li Mei to stay for dinner, but Li Mei said she was too embarrassed to stay any longer, and Shen Lu couldn't persuade her otherwise, so she had to go along with her wishes.

Before leaving, he packed a lot of chestnuts for Li Mei.

After Li Mei left, the two little ones returned just then, and Shen Lu urged them to wash their hands and do their homework.

He then went to the kitchen to prepare dinner.

The two little ones and I have been busy all day, so Shen Lu is going to make some braised pork to treat them.

Lift the basket containing the pork.

But then they discovered that the pork they had just bought yesterday had vanished without a trace.

Shen Lu clearly understood that she had not misremembered.

Suddenly remembering what Li Mei had told her that morning, a bold conjecture arose spontaneously.

Shen Lu put down what she was holding, left the compound, crossed a street, and arrived at the Gu family's residence.

The door was bolted from the inside, so Shen Lu had to knock first.

After a long while, Fan Cuiying finally opened the door, but only a crack was opened, just enough to catch her sharp and mean face.

Fan Cuiying's demeanor clearly indicated that she had no intention of letting Shen Lu into her home.

Seeing her hurriedly wiping the grease from the corner of her mouth, Shen Lu's smile didn't reach her eyes: "Sister-in-law, busy?"

"Get to the point, I'm busy right now," Fan Cuiying said, glancing behind her.

"Oh, it's just that two pounds of pork went missing from my house. I wanted to ask if you saw any suspicious people enter my house."

"No!" Fan Cuiying refused instinctively.

Then he stammered out an explanation.

"I went to my parents' house this afternoon. My mother gave me some pork, and I just got back."

Shen Lu looked behind her, but Fan Cuiying hurriedly blocked her view.

"What are you looking at? You don't suspect I stole the missing pork, do you? Let me tell you, I'm not that greedy!"

Shen Lu found it amusing to see her trying to cover up her guilty conscience.

Fan Cuiying's mother's family was notoriously poor and also notoriously patriarchal. When she married into the Gu family, she was extremely thin.

Having been bullied badly at home, Fan Cuiying became this shrewish person after getting married, determined not to live that kind of life again.

Now she says it was pork given to her by her family.

Shen Lu preferred to believe that the pork had fallen from the sky.

Instead of exposing Fan Cuiying's lie, Shen Lu asked a question.

"You're eating meat while Mom's not home?"

"I advise you not to meddle in other people's business. Mother said they are old and can't eat greasy food," Fan Cuiying said, half-threateningly.

That old bastard always bullies her when Gu Youcai isn't around. The meat Shen Lu brought over the other day was all eaten by that old hag. She's practically halfway to her grave, what else is there for her to eat?

I didn't even bother to give her a proper boost; she's been craving it so much.

"It's good that you can't finish it, otherwise I would have thought you were secretly eating it behind your mother's back."

Shen Lu said with a smile.

"Are you busy? If not, I'm closing the door." Fan Cuiying said, and was about to close the door.

Shen Lu blocked her movement.

"Sister-in-law, I also wanted to ask you, does anyone in the compound have a silver comb? The meat thief left his silver comb at my house."

Upon hearing the words "silver comb," Fan Cuiying's expression changed drastically.

When she first married into the family, her mother-in-law specially used one of her dowry bracelets to make a silver comb for her.

This was the first of its kind in the compound, and she was incredibly proud.

The door slammed shut with a "bang".