Chapter 357 - 0357: Daily Life Trivia 1_1
Lu Jiang climbed out of bed in anger, put on his clothes, opened the door, and went to make breakfast.
Little Fatty adamantly refused to leave his mother’s embrace. Once his gaze fell upon Lu Jiang’s stern face, he burst into loud, obnoxious crying, wailing and sobbing piteously as tears ran down his face in rivers and snot bubbles erupting from his nose.
The children who were always early to bed and early to rise were disturbed, accusingly saying, "Uncle (brother-in-law), how could you make Xibao cry?"
Yes! Little Fatty hiccupped in agreement.
"Yes, yes, yes, he is my ancestor! My little ancestor!" Lu Jiang replied grumpily; and just as gruffly, he instructed his two nephews to help him with the chores in the kitchen. He planned to cook a porridge of coarse rice and dried sweet potato, steam a loaf made of a mixed dough of corn and wheat flour on the steamer, and stir-fry a few pickled vegetable lumps with red chili peppers.
"Uncle, don’t forget to steam an egg for Xibao! Xibao eats egg custard every morning," Lu Tianjun reminded him.
Guan Cheng quickly handed Lu Jiang Xibao’s designated porcelain bowl with colorful graphics on a white background, took out an egg, and taught him how to crack the egg into the bowl, how much water to add, and emphasized not to add any salt or seasoning. After this, he placed the lid on the bowl and put it on the steamer.
"With just a small bowl and one egg, will Xibao get full? He’s so chubby, it looks like he has a hearty appetite."
Lu Tianjun stuffed a few corn cobs into the stove, looked up at him, and said, "Uncle, don’t think that Xibao is a big eater like you. He’s so small; of course, he eats less!"