After transmigrating into the body of the female supporting character's biological mother, she

"Wow!"

Wang Xiuzhi blurted out in her local accent. In all her life, she had never seen such a straightforward and affectionate couple.

Su Lang nodded slightly in acknowledgment, and without stopping, calmly carried the person into the house.

Before the person involved could react, Wang Xiuzhi's face had already turned bright red.

Liu Chunhua came out with a smile, pulled her to the side to wash her hands, and whispered, "What's the big deal? They're a married couple."

Wang Xiuzhi kept her head down and didn't say anything.

Liu Chunhua nudged her with her elbow and whispered as if sharing a secret, "I've also seen them holding hands when they go for a walk at night."

"Stop talking, I'm not listening!" Wang Xiuzhi quickly ran away.

Liu Chunhua looked at her and burst into laughter.

Liu Chunhua's face immediately fell when Commander Ma came out of the kitchen.

Commander Ma said ingratiatingly, "Why are you angry again? Fine, I'll learn from Old Su. When we go out tonight, I'll hold your hand too."

"Pah!" Liu Chunhua spat, "Shameless! Go back and drag your old mother away."

Commander Ma wanted to emulate Su Lang, but died prematurely.

There's no such thing as a free lunch. When things are bad, they're bad, and when you want to make peace, others might not cooperate with you.

After rinsing the sweet potato vermicelli in cold water, let it soften in a cool place and then dry it. Only then is it considered ready.

They've done so much work just to get a bowl of hot and sour noodles.

Lin Zhilan certainly didn't intend to be perfunctory.

Soak sweet potato noodles in warm water until soft, then cook them in boiling water until they are translucent and soft. Rinse them with cold water to prevent them from sticking together.

Place minced garlic, chopped green onions, chili powder, and sesame seeds at the bottom of the bowl. Pour boiling hot oil over the ingredients to release their spicy aroma. Add soy sauce, vinegar, a little salt, sugar, and Sichuan peppercorn powder to make a sauce.

Add two spoonfuls of pork bone broth to dilute the sauce, then add the cooked rice noodles, top with fried peanuts, chopped pickled mustard greens, a handful of blanched greens, and drizzle with half a spoonful of red chili oil that Lin Zhilan had prepared earlier. A bowl of hot and sour rice noodles is ready.

The rice noodles are chewy and smooth, with a tangy and spicy flavor that hits your nose.

In this chilly weather, a bowl of this is simply addictive.

Wang Xiuzhi and Liang Ping were absolutely astonished when they tasted Lin Zhilan's cooking for the first time. They never imagined that sweet potato noodles could be made so delicious.

Especially Wang Xiuzhi, who is unknown to others, actually has a severe craving for sour foods.

This bowl of hot and sour noodles perfectly suited her taste. As Wang Xiuzhi slurped the noodles, she felt completely comfortable.

Liang Ping, like the other boys, wolfed down his food; in Liu Chunhua's words, he was like a reincarnated starving ghost.

There was ready-made sauce and bone broth in the kitchen, and plenty of glass noodles too.

The boys went to get some if they wanted to eat, but Wang Xiuzhi was a little embarrassed to ask for more after finishing her bowl.

Liu Chunhua warmly pulled her over, saying, "Eat whatever you want. Dr. Lin is pregnant now and doesn't cook often, so take this opportunity to enjoy yourself. If you're shy, you can help her out after the baby is born."

Wang Xiuzhi nodded, making a decision in her heart.

However, after this experience, she seems to have finally started to integrate into the family circle.

Sweet potato noodles are hard to pick up, so Linlin needs her dad to feed her as she earnestly eats her less spicy version of hot and sour noodles.

Lin Zhilan pushed her empty bowl over to Su Lang, "I want more."

Su Lang got up, preparing to go to the kitchen to cook noodles for her, when she suddenly realized something, stopped, and looked at her, "How many bowls did you eat just now?"

Lin Zhilan felt guilty and hesitated for a few seconds.

Wang Rou, who had been sitting next to her, answered for her, "Three bowls."

Su Lang frowned slightly. "Isn't this a bit too much?"

She used a very large bowl; even Su Lang would feel a bit full after eating three bowls, let alone Lin Zhilan.

Lin Zhilan argued, "I still have another one in my belly, so on average I only ate one and a half bowls."

Perhaps it was because her appetite had been whetted, and it was also the time when the fetus was growing rapidly, that Lin Zhilan never felt full no matter how much she ate.

Su Lang was still worried, so she gently coaxed, "Eat later. Didn't you remind me to eat small meals frequently?"

"But I'm hungry." Lin Zhilan pouted, looking aggrieved.

Su Lang's heart almost melted. "Let me take you for a walk around the house first, so you can digest for a while, and then I'll make you some rice noodles."

Jiang Chengzhou glanced at his uncle but said nothing.

The rain outside had just stopped, so Su Lang put a coat on Lin Zhilan and took her out for a walk.

The task of feeding Linlin rice noodles has been temporarily handed over to Wang Rou.

Li Jiang wasn't there, and neither was Commander Han; only Commander Ma was left in the room.

Su Lang treated Lin Zhilan with such care and consideration that Aunt Hehua and Liu Chunhua both praised him highly.

Although Li Jiang was good to Wang Rou, he didn't spend most of his time by her side when she was pregnant, unlike Su Lang who was so attentive.

Commander Ma coughed and, mimicking Su Lang's tone, said to Liu Chunhua, "Chunhua, would you like me to make you another bowl of noodles?"

Liu Chunhua glanced at him and sighed, "You shouldn't try to emulate Commander Su. If you wanted to, you'd have to be reincarnated."

Su Lang had striking eyebrows and bright eyes, and was known for his good looks in the army.

Commander Ma was a big, burly man, but he didn't have the face that looked good. When he spoke in a high-pitched voice, it sounded like a eunuch, which made Liu Chunhua feel uneasy.

The children laughed when they heard that.

Aunt Lotus said, "What do you call this? That ancient story... the one about the great beauty?"

Li Xuan, who had been silent, reminded his grandmother, "It's like Dong Shi imitating Xi Shi (a Chinese idiom meaning to imitate someone poorly)."

Aunt Lotus clapped her hands, "Yes! That's the word."

"Dong Shi" felt ashamed and wanted to disappear, while "Xi Shi" was still taking a walk with her wife.

The ground outside was still wet, so the couple walked back and forth at the alley entrance before returning.

When Lin Zhilan woke up from her nap, she saw Jiang Chengzhou standing suspiciously at the door.

She yawned and asked, "What are you doing?"

Jiang Chengzhou's eyes lit up, and he pulled out a peach shortbread from behind his back. "Auntie, eat it quickly, don't let my uncle see it."

"..."

Lin Zhilan sighed, "Chengzhou, your uncle didn't mistreat me, nor did he prevent me from eating."

"Will you eat it?" Jiang Chengzhou asked, holding up a peach shortbread.

Lin Zhilan was silent for a moment, then said, "Eat!"

This strong cold wave lasted for seven or eight days, and after it ended, the islands immediately warmed up.

Except for the nights when it's still a bit cool, it's quite warm during the day.

Lin Zhilan sent a local specialty to her husband's second sister-in-law's family in the capital, as well as her godparents' family.

Thinking of the money Zhou Chen sent her every month, she also sent a portion back to Zhou Chen.

Inside were also some of Linlin's recent writings and several of her photos.

Not long after I sent it back, I received another item from them.

Xu Yueyun sent Lin Zhilan a woolen overcoat, Jiang Chengzhou and Linlin each a set of thin cotton-padded clothes, and some other food items.

In addition to the ones she had sent before, Deng Jing also asked an old tailor in the alley to make a tiger-head hat for Lin Zhilan's unborn child, as a symbol of warding off evil and protecting against the cold.