Lin Zhilan then took out a small bowl.

She had secretly prepared the ingredients from the kitchen just now.

Cumin powder, chili powder, salt, and a little bit of ground Sichuan peppercorns, mixed together, smell delicious.

Lin Zhilan sprinkled some seasonings on the sizzling, oily lamb skewers.

When the seasonings come into contact with the heat, their aroma explodes.

The aroma of cumin and chili, mixed with the smoky fragrance of lamb, is particularly potent in the chilly weather.

"Try it."

Lin Zhilan handed over the grilled meat skewers, and Su Lang was bending down to take them when a soft sound came from behind him.

"Auntie, what are you eating...?"

"..."

Lin Zhilan paused, forced a smile, and turned to Chengzhou. "Would you like some lamb skewers?"

Jiang Chengzhou glanced at Su Lang, "I want to!"

Lin Zhilan handed the meat skewer that was about to Su Lang's mouth to Cheng Zhou, saying, "Here, you can only try a little. Eating too much will make you feel hot."

She felt inexplicably guilty and added, "If I wasn't worried about you getting a sore throat from eating this, I would have called you much earlier."

Su Lang sighed and rubbed his forehead.

It was around this time that we saw his wife doing something silly.

This is clearly a case of trying to hide something obvious.

Meat grilled openly and honestly.

The person is serious, and the meat is serious.

Why are you feeling guilty?

Jiang Chengzhou didn't care about trivial matters; good food was the most important thing.

He finished the meat skewers in just a few bites.

The meat was grilled to perfection, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with juicy bits inside.

The flavors of the meat juices and seasonings exploded in his mouth. Before he could even swallow completely, Jiang Chengzhou mumbled, "It's so delicious!"

Su Lang's mutton skewers flew away from his mouth.

I have this inexplicable dislike for this kid.

"Do you have a dog's nose?"

Jiang Chengzhou: "Auntie~"

Lin Zhilan stood up for him, saying, "Su Lang, you're the dog."

After scolding him, Lin Zhilan handed the remaining meat skewers to Chengzhou, saying, "I'll grill some more for you to feed your uncle."

"He has his own hands, Auntie, don't spoil him."

Su Lang laughed in exasperation, "Didn't you see I'm still slicing meat in my hand? If you don't want to feed it, I'll have your aunt feed it."

"Fine, fine," Jiang Chengzhou conceded, "I'll feed him, okay?"

There were five pieces of meat on each skewer. Jiang Chengzhou fed Su Lang one piece, and he wanted to eat four pieces himself.

Su Lang deliberately threatened him, "If you keep lining your own pockets like this, I won't cut you any more meat."

Jiang Chengzhou looked towards his aunt.

Lin Zhilan pretended not to see or hear anything.

You can support your child, but you can't spoil them too much.

Jiang Chengzhou snorted and obediently held up the meat skewers to feed his uncle.

The three of them sat by the fire, sharing the skewers one by one.

The pieces of meat that Su Lang cut were not small.

Lin Zhilan saw that Chengzhou had eaten four or five skewers, so she wouldn't let him eat any more.

Jiang Chengzhou was still clutching half a skewer of food in his hand. Hearing this, he looked up with a reluctant expression. "Auntie, I've only eaten four skewers."

"Four skewers isn't enough? Add your uncle's skewer, that makes five." Lin Zhilan placed the last skewer of lamb into the bowl of condiments, her tone leaving no room for argument. "You've been out in the wind, and eating so much greasy food will give you diarrhea."

Jiang Chengzhou had no rebuttal.

He had vomited and had diarrhea before because he overate, but he never learned his lesson.

Jiang Chengzhou was on the verge of tears.

He had no choice.

Who can blame me when my aunt's cooking is so delicious?

Lin Zhilan shoved the bowl into his hands. "It's cold outside. Take this inside for Grandma and Grandpa, and for your second uncle and aunt to try. Also, keep an eye on your three younger sisters; they can only have one skewer. Go now."

"Auntie~"

Jiang Chengzhou tried to soften Lin Zhilan's heart by acting cute, hoping she would let him eat another skewer.

"No way," Lin Zhilan shook her finger, "If I find out you're sneaking a bite, lamb skewers will disappear from our family's dining table from now on."

"All right."

Whether he can't eat it once or he can't eat it at all, Jiang Chengzhou will still make a decision.

He took the bowl and obediently walked into the house.

He turned back as he reached the door.

"Auntie, Uncle has already eaten five skewers. Keep an eye on him and tell him to stop eating."

After he finished speaking, he took off running.

Su Lang scoffed, "Who did this kid take after?"

"A nephew resembles his uncle."

Su Lang: "..."

Well, it's better to be like him than like someone from the Jiang family.

Jiang Chengzhou carried the bowl back into the house.

The living room was also very lively.

Su Jue and Deng Jing were chopping vegetables and making dumplings in the kitchen.

Su Bingcheng and Xu Yueyun were playing with the children in the living room.

There is a lot of furniture in the house because Linlin has been living here for a while. She is too young and at an age where she is very curious, so she likes to explore every corner of the house.

Su Bingcheng was worried that she would bump her head, so he specially wrapped the edges of the furniture with cotton.

To ensure her three granddaughters could have more fun, Xu Yueyun specially cleared out a large area in the living room and laid out her collection of wool rugs so the little girls could play to their hearts' content.

The house has radiators installed, and there's a wool blanket on the floor.

Linlin and her two older sisters wished they could stay in the living room all the time.

Lin Zhilan thought the wool carpet was too expensive at the time.

Xu Yueyun said that she traded two packets of brown sugar with a fellow villager when she was in Shaanxi.

After collecting it for so many years, it finally has a place to be used.

Since she had said that, Lin Zhilan had no choice but to give up.

Fortunately, because of this rug, the children all like to stay in the living room.

Xu Yueyun and Su Bingcheng played with their granddaughters every day and were very happy.

"Grandma, Grandpa," Jiang Chengzhou walked into the dining room and put the bowl on the table. "My aunt grilled some lamb skewers and asked me to bring them in for everyone to try."

Xu Yueyun glanced outside and laughed, "These two kids, it's amazing they could come up with such a thing."

"Where?" Linlin followed her grandmother's gaze and looked outside.

"Grandma, where's the child?"

Xu Yueyun was amused by her granddaughter, "You're talking about your parents, they're children in Grandma's eyes too."

Linlin, though naive, kept those words in mind.

Su Bingcheng took Linlin and Yaoyao's hands and then called to Peipei, "Come on, Grandpa will take you to wash your hands and try this lamb skewer to see if it's authentic."

Everyone had lunch.

Lin Zhilan didn't grill many, just about one skewer per person.

Xu Yueyun was not in good health and dared not eat much. She only ate one piece to taste it and then gave the rest to Su Bingcheng.

Deng Jing and Su Jue also came out of the kitchen.

Everyone come and try the lamb skewers.

Adults love to eat it, let alone children.

Su Pei can eat on her own, while Su Yao needs to be fed by her mother.

With his aunt and uncle away, Jiang Chengzhou automatically took on the role of his younger sister's caregiver.

To prevent Linlin from poking her mouth, they would carefully transfer the meat skewers to a bowl so she could eat slowly.

There were still two skewers in the bowl. Xu Yueyun noticed that Jiang Chengzhou hadn't touched them and quickly asked, "Chengzhou, why aren't you eating? Don't you like mutton?"

"I'm not greedy," Jiang Chengzhou waved his hand, "You guys eat."

He had just finished speaking when he suddenly hiccuped.

A rich aroma of cumin and mutton wafted out with that burp.

The living room was silent for a second.

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