บท 9: Delicious Food
บรรณาธิการ: Atlas Studios
"Growl!"
Qiao Mei's stomach started growling. When she saw the food in the pot and smelled the aroma, she almost drooled.
It was the same for Qiao Qiang. He gulped at the delicious smell coming from the pot.
After walking so far to buy meat, he was already feeling hungry.
His culinary skills were only so-so. The dishes he made were edible and nearly not as fragrant as the food in the pot now. Qiao Mei was not picky though and she liked to eat everything. Otherwise, she would not have grown so fat.
"The food is ready. Grandfather, come and eat!" Qiao Mei shouted. She filled up Qiao Qiang's bowl with porridge served with a large plate of side dish, while she had a bowl of diluted porridge and a small plate of side dish.
Qiao Qiang looked at the food in front of him and looked at Qiao Mei suspiciously.
Were the bowls put in the wrong place by mistake?
"Mei Mei, is this bowl yours?" Qiao Qiang said as he reached out to swap the bowls.
"No, no, this bowl is yours. I want to lose weight starting today! I have to control my mouth and not eat too much," Qiao Mei said.
"What? Lose weight?" Qiao Qiang was stunned. The phrase "lose weight" was foreign to him. In this era, it was considered good for a person to be able to put on a few pounds. Who would want to lose weight?
Besides, people of that time generally thought that being a little plump was a sign of wealth and fortune.
"Grandfather, don't you think I should lose some of the fat on my body? Besides, it is so ugly to look like this," Qiao Mei asked him back with a worried expression.
Qiao Qiang smacked the table and a cold glint flashed across his eyes. "Who dares to say that you're ugly?"
Qiao Mei let out a soft sigh. If the stocky build of this body was not considered ugly, then what was ugly? Grandfather really doted on her too much!
"Xia Zhe said that such a figure isn't suitable to have children." She had no choice but to continue talking.
Qiao Qiang was stunned speechless when he heard this.
"He… he's not happy with you?" Qiao Qiang narrowed his eyes and asked.
Sister Qiao sighed again. How could he be happy with such a figure?
Only this elderly man who is truly good to me does not despise me.
"That's all there is. It's not whether he's happy with me or not. Anyway, he already said that he wants to marry me and we will have to get married no matter what. But I really have to lose weight, otherwise if I really can't give birth because of my obesity, that would be terrible."
In her past life, she did not know how the original owner of the body managed to give birth to twins with this body. She was really too lucky.
However, thinking back, the pair of twins really did fall sick often. They were thin and looked pitiful.
Although she ate a lot, it did not mean that the children would definitely be able to absorb the nutrients. Even if it was just for the sake of the two children, she had to start losing weight now.
"That's right, that's right! Having a child is a big deal. With a child, you will have someone to rely on in the future. At least you won't get sold off." Qiao Qiang finally nodded his head in agreement.
However, given the way he doted on his granddaughter, she could say whatever she wanted and he would not object to anything.
After reaching a consensus, they finally picked up their chopsticks and began to eat.
As soon as Qiao Qiang put the food into his mouth, his eyes lit up. "This dish is really delicious. Our Mei Mei is indeed the smartest, learning how to cook immediately! Grandfather has never eaten such delicious food before!"
"As long as grandfather likes it!" Qiao Mei felt that her grandfather was just giving her encouragement and did not think that her cooking skills were good at all.
After all, when her grandfather was a soldier, he used to report to some big-shot. He had gone places with the big-shot and dined at all kinds of restaurants. The culinary skills of those top chefs were definitely better than hers.
She knew her own limits. There was no way that she could match up to those people.
However, when she put the food in her mouth, she also got a shock. It was not just her grandfather, she also had never eaten such delicious food before. In her other life, she had not only dined at five-star restaurants within the country, but also tasted the best dishes of world-class restaurants. Yet, she had never before eaten anything more delicious.
It seemed like they were not just eating cabbages and carrots, but cabbages and carrots that had become magical beings. Probably only magic could make it taste so good?
"How is this possible?"
Qiao Mei looked at the dishes on the plate carefully and muttered softly.
No matter how she looked, the dishes were just the most ordinary dishes. She did not put in a lot of effort just now, she had just stewed them in a casual manner and only added salt as seasoning.
The issue was probably not about the vegetables. After all, it was not like her grandfather had not eaten cabbages and carrots from the kitchen before.
บท 10: Psychic Abilities?
บรรณาธิการ: Atlas Studios
In the flash of an eye, Qiao Mei suddenly thought of the pendant on her neck. Could it be that the power of the pendant could make food taste better?
Forget it, forget it, it's more important to eat first. I will study it later.
The pendant allowed her to walk around without feeling breathless and her chest no longer felt stuffy. However, her stomach was feeling especially uncomfortable from the hunger. She felt as if her stomach was now totally empty, that she was so ravenous it felt as though she could swallow an elephant.
The original owner of the body had a huge appetite. Every meal, she would eat one big bowl after another. A small bowl of rice was just like a drop in the ocean for her.
Logically speaking, such a small bowl of rice would not be enough for her, yet Qiao Mei felt very comfortable after finishing the rice in the bowl. Her whole body felt full of energy, as if she had eaten some kind of elixir tonic.
What's going on?
Could it be that the food she made had some special power?
Next to her, Qiao Qiang had already finished all his food..
"It's so delicious. and my stomach feels so good. I haven't felt this comfortable in a long time." Qiao Qiang sighed as he rubbed his belly.
It had been such a long time since he ate so comfortably.
Seeing the satisfaction in Qiao Qiang's face, Qiao Mei couldn't help her eyes from turning red as she almost teared.
Qiao Qiang had gastric problems that had reached the stage of being untreatable. The doctor had suggested that he should make use of this period of time to make preparations for his own funeral.
It was indeed rare for him to be able to have a meal so comfortably.
Qiao Mei felt that he got sick because of the original owner of the body. He pampered her so much and went hungry often, it was likely that his illness was caused by not having regular meals.
Let me pay for the sins of the original owner of the body. She made a promise that she would cook for her grandfather every day from now on and would try her best to help him nurse back his health.
Qiao Mei quickly put away the used crockery and cutlery and continued towards the courtyard to wash the clothes in the big basin.
After hanging out the clothes to dry, she walked out of the courtyard.
She had wanted to talk to Qiao Qiang about it but when she opened the door, she saw that Qiao Qiang had fallen asleep near the fireplace and was snoring away.
This was such a rare sight.
She knew that Qiao Qiang had been suffering from his illness for a long time and was hardly able to have a good night's sleep. Usually, he would not be able to sleep for more than two to three hours a day and it was taking a toll on his body.
Qiao Mei covered him with a blanket and walked out softly.
After that, she wanted to find a quiet place with no one around so she walked towards the mountain area behind the house.
She felt something different the moment she stepped into the mountain area.
As soon as she entered the mountain forest, she felt a sense of comfort. It was as if she was lying down and basking in the sun. It was so comfortable that she wanted to stretch out, feeling like there were gusts of warm wind blowing towards her.
More accurately, the wind was coming for the jade pendant on her neck.
Then through the jade pendant, the energy was transferred to her limbs and her entire body.
The deeper she went into the mountains, the clearer the feeling became. The energy level got stronger and stronger and shot towards her like streaks of light while threads appeared in the air.
And at the other end of the threads were actually the various plants in the forest.
What a great treasure!
So this was the reason why in her past life, Qiao Yu had protected this treasure with all her might. In this life, no matter what, she would not let anyone snatch it away again. This was also Xia Zhe's possession!
However… she felt a little sorry for Xia Zhe. Maybe he could consider this jade pendant his gift to his future children.
It was only right for her to take it!
Qiao Mei stayed in the forest for an entire afternoon before she had a vague understanding of the function of the jade pendant.
This jade pendant could absorb the energy of plants, transferring this energy to its owner and before finally transferring a portion of the energy out. The energy that was released was purified, which made it seem more like essence. When the plants absorbed this energy, they grew more lushly.
This was such a very favorable cycle.
As the owner of the jade pendant, she had direct control over it and could choose the target to absorb the energy.
Qiao Mei used her mind to control the jade pendant to absorb the energy of a wild vegetable seedling in the ground, preparing to exchange energy levels with it. But unexpectedly, after just three seconds, the wild vegetable shot up half a meter high and slapped her in the face.
Heavens!
Qiao Mei was shocked and quickly retreated to dodge it.
In just a few seconds, the wild vegetable started to bloom, bore fruit which scattered the ground with seeds and then withered.
So that was how it was. Even with the pendant's energy, the laws of nature must still be followed.
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