Su Xiaotian looked at the people under her, who seemed to have never seen the world before, and couldn't help but wonder if she, as a small boss, wasn't doing enough.
Perhaps, sometime, she could invite them to Yiming Pavilion to taste some delicacies.
After all, Auntie's cooking wasn't really that good in the Su family.
Even though the three daughters-in-law were all taught by Grandma Su hand-in-hand, their talent differed.
The ingredients for today's braised pork were strictly proportioned according to Grandma Su's standards.
The taste was eighty to ninety percent similar to Grandma Su's, and to Su Xiaotian's eyes, it was still lacking a bit of flavor.
However, seeing Auntie Wang Xianghua's happy expression, Su Xiaotian was also happy for her.
Auntie's cooking had finally been recognized by someone, and she was indeed very excited.
After seeing off Director Lei and the others, Su Xiaotian helped Wang Xianghua clear the dishes.
"Xiaotian, don't bother yourself, go play on the side. I'll finish this little bit of work."
From childhood to adulthood, Su Xiaotian had heard this sentence the most.
When Dong Yan'an heard it, she was very envious. Although her family treated her well, it wasn't as good as Su Xiaotian's.
But this kind of thing couldn't be envied.
She believed that through her own efforts, she could make her family proud, just like her younger brother.
"Auntie, it's okay, we'll help a bit, and it'll be faster."
It was fine when she was young, but now that she was older, Su Xiaotian wouldn't enjoy the unconditional care from her family as she did when she was a child.
Seeing Su Xiaotian's firm attitude, Wang Xianghua could only smile.
Su Xiaotian looked at the empty plates on the table and thought to herself: This couldn't be considered a farmer's meal. Two substantial meat dishes, with no side dishes at all, was a rare extravagance for a typical farmer's meal.
Not to mention that Auntie had also added a lot of meat filling when making the chive pancakes, making them exceptionally fragrant.
Meat, as expected, was the most tempting food of this era, bar none.
"I used to think that people in the factory ate well, but I didn't expect them to not dislike our farmer's meal," Wang Xianghua said proudly.
"Thank you for your hard work today, Auntie," Su Xiaotian said gratefully. "Auntie, your cooking is actually very delicious!"
Wang Xianghua glared at Su Xiaotian, "You child, are you still being so formal with me? We are a family! But I am quite happy that you say my cooking is delicious."
Su Xiaotian smiled upon hearing this.
Indeed, they were a family.
Dong Yan'an thought of the relationship between her own family and her second uncle's family and suddenly envied the Su family.
Although she didn't understand the Su family's relationships very well, she knew from her roommates that the three branches of the Su family had a very good relationship.
Su Xiaotian remembered that Wang Xianghua had been busy entertaining guests and probably hadn't eaten yet, so she quickly asked:
"Auntie, you haven't eaten yet, have you? Did you save any food? If not, should we make something else?"
"I saved some. I left one and a half spicy pig trotters. The smell was so good, I planned to eat half of it myself, and leave the other half for your uncle to go with his drinks. I also saved a bowl of braised pork, which is enough for your uncle and me to eat. The rest of the cold cucumber salad can be quickly prepared."
Wang Xianghua, having worked hard to cook a meal, naturally wouldn't forget to save some for herself.
Su Xiaotian was relieved.
No matter when, no matter how important it was to entertain relatives, one should not neglect their own people.
"The smell of these spicy pig trotters, why does it smell even better than our usual braised meat? You're saying this girl Yan'an concocted it? She's truly capable!"
Wang Xianghua's gaze towards Dong Yan'an shone with brilliance. When Su Xiaotian saw this gaze, she suddenly realized that something seemed to have gone wrong somewhere.
However, she couldn't recall it for a moment and could only first discuss the product's taste.
"I think the flavor Yan'an developed should be able to capture the market. Auntie, if our factory's scale expands further, the farm must also keep up."
Although purchasing raw materials from outside was an option, Su Xiaotian hadn't considered it. After all, she couldn't be sure of the quality of the raw materials.
If they were not careful, their brand might be ruined.
It had not been easy for their factory to reach this point.
She thought Wang Xianghua would be excited first, but unexpectedly, Dong Yan'an was the one who spoke excitedly.
"Xiaotian, are you serious?"
Hearing Su Xiaotian's affirmation, Dong Yan'an was excited at that moment. The usually steady girl's face turned flushed with excitement.
If Xiaotian said it was good, then it must be good.
"The taste is indeed good. We can adjust it a bit later and then package it for sale. However, the spicy flavor isn't very suitable for large pieces of meat. My idea is that we can make spicy pig trotters, spicy pig ears, spicy pig stomach, spicy pig skin, and so on."
Su Xiaotian expressed her thoughts.
Dong Yan'an hadn't thought of this point, but hearing Su Xiaotian say it, she felt it made sense.
"You're right."
"Xiaotian, does your classmate have a boyfriend?" Wang Xianghua quietly tugged at Su Xiaotian's arm.
Expanding production scale and such were not important now. What was important was that her third child still didn't have a girlfriend.
She thought this girl was quite good and could help Xiaotian in the future.
When Su Xiaotian heard Wang Xianghua's words, she felt like the sky was falling.
She finally knew what felt wrong earlier.
It seemed that all of them had forgotten to tell Grandpa and Grandma that their third brother and Sister Xiaocao were together.
It was obvious that the third brother himself hadn't said anything.
"Auntie, don't overthink it. Third brother has a girlfriend," Su Xiaotian quickly tugged at Wang Xianghua's arm and whispered.
Wang Xianghua was stunned. Her own rascal had a girlfriend?
How could she not know?
That guy was so engrossed in sleeping with the grain that he would find a girlfriend?
"Xiaotian, don't lie to me. How come I don't know about your third brother having a girlfriend?" Wang Xianghua was skeptical.
"Auntie, it's true. I'll tell you and Grandpa in detail tonight," Su Xiaotian felt that some things were not convenient to say now, especially with Dong Yan'an still present.
Thinking of this, Su Xiaotian couldn't help but blame Su Sangong. This third brother was really something, why didn't he tell Grandpa and Grandma such important news?
Hmph, let's see if Grandpa and Grandma don't deal with her later!