My younger brothers are so fierce!!! I'm clearly the eldest brother!

Bai Jin entered the kitchen and took out grass carp, marinated spare ribs, a jar of amber-colored apricot honey, and a small bag of dried apricot blossoms from the bamboo basket he had brought.

"Let's start with the apricot blossom fish." Bai Jin rolled up his sleeves, put on an apron, and demonstrated to the group, "Remove the scales from the grass carp and slice it into willow leaf shapes. The slices should be of uniform thickness, otherwise some will be burnt while others will be raw after frying."

"Did you understand?"

Gong Bolin nodded, picked up the knife, and sliced ​​the fish under Bai Jin's guidance.

Jiang Yan was in charge of preparing the batter for coating the fish. She mixed apricot honey with water, added egg white and a little starch, and then stirred it well.

Jiang Zhuo was assigned to process the glutinous rice dough for apricot blossom cake.

Han Ke, who had been summoned, was really getting in the way and was all over the place. Bai Jin was exasperated and told someone to go to a corner and help peel garlic, since that was a safer job.

"The oil temperature is 60% hot. Once the fish slices have set, flip them over." Bai Jin stood in front of the stove, his movements fluid and graceful.

Jiang Yan and the other two stood on either side, listening to the lesson.

In the living room, Cheng Yunqin sat next to Jiang Guanqing. Seeing that he was holding a blue and white porcelain cup, she smiled and offered him some drinks.

"This honey apricot blossom tea is your Uncle Bai's secret recipe. I brought it especially for you. Guanqing, try it and see how it tastes."

Jiang Guanqing was taken aback. He picked up a spoonful, put it in his mouth, and his eyes lit up. It was sweet and had the fragrance of apricot blossoms.

"Aunt Cheng, it's delicious."

Cheng Yunqin smiled, the fine lines at the corners of her eyes smoothing out. "If it's delicious, drink more. I'll have your Uncle Bai cook it again next time."

Jiang Guanqing shook his head, "Thank you, Aunt Cheng, thank you, Uncle Bai. No need, that's too much trouble."

"What's the trouble? Your Uncle Bai and I retired a long time ago. He spends all his free time at home cooking."

Once she started talking, Cheng Yunqin couldn't stop, going on and on about Uncle Bai and then about Bai Xin.

"Bai Xin has never been a sociable kid since he was little," Cheng Yunqin sighed.

"The kids in the village who were his age were rolling in the mud and climbing trees all day long, running around the village like a bunch of mischievous monkeys. But my son locked himself in his room every day, either reading or reading, he didn't even watch cartoons. What kind of kid is like that? I was worried and took him to the hospital for a checkup, but there was nothing wrong with him. The doctor told him to make more friends."

"After he came back, I specially made a bunch of delicious food for him to take out and share with other kids his age. Guess what?"

Jiang Guanqing shook his head, finding the story quite intriguing. The Bai Xin he knew was eloquent and had exceptional work skills, completely different from the Bai Xin Cheng Yunqin described.

Cheng Yunqin couldn't help but laugh when she recalled the scene. "I secretly followed him and saw him standing at people's doors for half an hour without knocking on a single door. I was almost frantic with worry."

"In the end, that kid brought all the pastries back, sat on the doorstep, and ate them all, one by one. He couldn't eat dinner that night. I asked him why he didn't knock on the door and invite people out to play. He said in a serious tone that other people were little kids and he didn't play with little kids. At that time, he wasn't even as tall as my leg, and he had a serious little face, like a little old man."

As Cheng Yunqin spoke, her smile grew brighter and brighter. "Later, when he went to middle school in the city, he came back for vacation and I asked him if anything interesting happened at school, or if he made any friends. He just sat there, unable to utter a single word for a long time, just 'uh-huh,' or 'it's alright,' or 'it's okay.'"

Cheng Yunqin rolled up her sleeves. "I was so angry! I was thinking that this kid had forgotten to update the version. He could only spout out a few words at a time. When I asked him again, he went back to his room to do his homework."

Get out of my way, the rain is always mine: Hahahaha, Bai Xin was such a quiet person when he was little.

Lin Yu (Shenqianye_Le): I stood at the door for half an hour, too afraid to knock. What kind of social anxiety hell is this?

Ming ignores: Oh my god, standing at someone's door for half an hour without daring to knock, and then showing off all the pastries in the end, this is definitely a dark history from our socially awkward childhood!

The Marks of Sunset: The Real Little Rascal—Bai Xin called others little brats, but then sat on the doorstep showing off a whole plate of pastries. This little old man's appearance is such an adorable contrast!

Jiang Tianding Sheng Wangliu: Holy crap, Assistant Bai didn't even watch cartoons when he was a kid, he just buried himself in books all day?! No wonder he's so capable at work now, turns out he's been a bookworm since childhood!

Chair Queen: When Aunt Cheng said "it takes forever to even fart," I burst out laughing. A mother's criticism of her own son is the most lethal.

RosexZSE: Ahhhhhh, the eldest brother's smile never faded the whole time. He's so cute, so gentle, so beautiful, so handsome, so adorable...

Even when someone's furious, they still have to live off a woman: Is Assistant Bai watching the live stream? What's his reaction to all this? I'm curious!!!

When Bai Jin came out of the kitchen, he overheard Cheng Yunqin talking about her son and chuckled, "That quiet brat, I wonder who he took after..."

"How dare you say that? You're just like me."

Cheng Yunqin glared at Bai Jin, "Back when you were pursuing me, it took you three years to finally say, 'Yunqin, your cooking is so delicious.' I almost thought you were going to become my apprentice."

Bai Jin blushed, waved his hand, and hurriedly returned to the kitchen, saying, "I won't talk about it."

Cheng Yunqin snorted and looked away, continuing to speak to Jiang Guanqing.

"After graduating from university, Bai Xin went to work in a big city and lived a solitary life. Every time she called back, she would start by calling out 'Mom' and asking if she had eaten, and then she couldn't think of anything else to say."

I asked him how he'd been lately, and he said he was fine. When I asked what he'd eaten, he said the company cafeteria. When I asked if he'd made any new friends, he said he was busy, like squeezing toothpaste.

When he comes home for holidays, he brings bags and bags of tonics, which he just puts on the table, and you don't hear him say much.

Jiang Guanqing listened quietly, looking at Cheng Yunqin's slightly watery eyes, pursed his lips, and finally spoke, "But the Bai Xin I know isn't like this..."

Cheng Yunqin reached out and grasped Jiang Guanqing's hand. Her palm was warm and dry. "Yes, ever since he met you, he has changed a lot. Ten years ago, when he came back for the New Year, he unusually sat down in front of Lao Bai and me and poured us two cups of tea. I felt something was wrong at the time. I thought he had gotten into trouble outside, or that he was possessed by a ghost. But then he said..."

Cheng Yunqin paused, mimicking Bai Xin's serious tone, "Mom, I've made a friend, my boss. He's young, but very capable."

Jiang Guanqing's ear tips turned bright red.

Cheng Yunqin smiled, her eyes crinkling. "When I heard that, I almost threw a few handfuls of glutinous rice at him. He just started talking non-stop, saying how good you are to your employees, how decisive you are, how you insist on working despite your poor health, and so on..."

"Aunt Cheng..." Jiang Guanqing's voice was very soft, her face was lowered, revealing a section of her fair nape, which was also tinged with a faint pink.

Cheng Yunqin gently patted Jiang Guanqing's hand, her voice tender, "Guanqing, don't laugh at me, but that was the first time Bai Xin had ever mentioned someone to his family on his own initiative."

Jiang Guanqing raised her head, her exposed skin glowing pink. "Aunt Cheng, Bai Xin is very good. He takes good care of me."