Rebirth in the 90s: Her Counterattack and Redemption

Chapter 1429: Chapter 839: Shameless

In the Mandarin Duck Hot Pot, red and white broths are bubbling, steaming with vapor, accompanied by lamb rolls, fatty beef rolls, golden needle mushrooms, luncheon meat, fried tofu skins, seaweed knots, frozen doufu... plated on bowls and dishes, filling two tables completely—Granny’s two dining tables were pushed together.

On a cold winter night, such a table of delicious food definitely stimulates the taste buds, as a few people busy themselves with the preparations, unable to resist secretly swallowing their saliva.

The old Granny, having never seen such a display, stretches her neck long, staring at the bubbling broth, swallowing her saliva while clicking her tongue: "Just cook and eat?"

"Granny, this is called eating by dipping." Ying Nuo explained, placing a small bowl of sesame sauce in front of Granny, "I’ll place the food on Granny’s plate, and Granny can dip it in the sauce to eat—it’s delicious."

"Hmm, I’ve seen this on TV, but never thought I could also have it." Granny said with a pained expression, "Buying all these things must have cost a lot, right?"

Thinking about how she was targeted by bad people just for procuring these miscellaneous items, Ying Nuo glanced at Luo Ye guiltily, laughing but didn’t dare to say a word.

Granny misunderstood Ying Nuo’s thoughts, leaning close to Ying Nuo’s ear, whispered in what she thought was a low voice: "Did Xiao Feng scold you?"

"Granny, why would I scold her over these things?" Luo Feng quickly explained, not wanting Granny to misunderstand and feel uneasy about joining in the meal.

Granny opened her nearly toothless mouth in surprise, staring at Luo Feng: "Ah, you heard?"

"Granny, the volume of your whispering was quite loud." Luo Feng replied with a smile.

This is a common problem for those hard of hearing; normal speaking is akin to shouting across a mountain, while lowering their voice sounds almost normal, all without realizing it.

Granny smacked her lips, glancing at Ying Nuo: "Did I speak quite loudly?"

Ying Nuo nodded: "Yes!"

"Getting old is really useless, can’t even manage to whisper." Granny sighed regretfully, her mood noticeably dropping.

Ying Nuo looked puzzled at Luo Feng, already feeling down?

"Granny, as people age, it’s normal for hearing to decline. Look around at those who are your age, who among them is in better health than you? I’ve been living here for several months now, mostly because you’ve been taking care of me, right?"

Luo Feng said, glancing at Luo Ye and others, "The hot water I use is all thanks to Granny helping to boil it, and I’m not too good at cooking either; Granny always saves a portion of her delicious food for me.

"Without Granny’s help during this time, my days wouldn’t have been like this. If it weren’t for Granny, we might not even be able to find plates and bowls for a hot pot meal..."

Luo Feng’s narration made Granny’s face look better and better until she covered her mouth and giggled: "Xiao Feng, don’t say anymore, it’s quite embarrassing."

Except for Luo Feng, who was already accustomed to Granny’s temperament, others couldn’t help but twitch their lips; Granny’s personality is just too amusing, isn’t it?

With all the ingredients washed and prepared, everyone then sat around the table. Granny looked at the swollen beef meatballs in the pot, unable to resist leaning forward: "This smells quite nice."

. Ying Nuo picked one up and placed it in Granny’s bowl: "This has soup inside, Granny, bite it slowly, so it doesn’t scald you."

"Hmm." Granny indeed took small bites, spending half a day to finish one meatball, not forgetting to smack her lips and rate it, "It’s tasty, but eating in small bites isn’t satisfying."

Ying Nuo picked up another for her: "Granny, let it cool for a bit and then you can take big bites without any problem." She placed some boiled lamb in her bowl, "Eat this first."

Granny took a bite, nodding with satisfaction: "It’s tasty; this is better than the meatball."

"Try this." This time it was frozen doufu.

"It’s good. Doufu can still taste this good." Granny chewed while pointing at the broth, "I’ll save this soup and use it to cook doufu in the future." Unable to resist, she wiped her eyes, "My old man didn’t have the fortune. If he were alive, we’d be enjoying such delicious doufu together today."

Everyone: "..."

Granny, due to her age, although she liked to eat, couldn’t dare allow herself to eat too much. Later on, everyone only gave her a little bit of green vegetables.

The old lady was sensible too, just taking half a day to eat a bite.

Luo Ye and the others started to look at her differently; initially, they thought Granny had the personality of a child, but now it seems she’s quite considerate of others.

After the meal, Ying Nuo brewed some digestive fruit tea, and everyone sat around the stove idly chatting.