Wen Yin set the fried egg aside and skillfully dropped the noodles into the pot.
In another pot beside it was the soup Wen Yin was making.
The soup Wen Yin planned to make today was loofah and shrimp ball soup.
This kind of soup wasn't as greasy as rib soup and was more suitable for Grandpa's stomach. It was an essential soup for nourishing the stomach.
Wen Yin skillfully dealt with the shrimps, splitting their backs, removing the veins and shells.
A beautiful and plump shrimp was thus processed.
After dealing with several shrimps, Wen Yin minced the shrimps into fine shrimp paste.
Then she added salt and starch and stirred vigorously in the bowl to make it more delicate when eaten.
Just then, the noodles were cooked. Wen Yin fished them out and brought over the noodle soup that had already been seasoned.
She fished the noodles into the soup, then put the two fried eggs on top and sprinkled with scallions. And the dish was done.
Since some lard had been added to the fried - egg noodle soup, it smelled even more fragrant.
Shao Yinan asked someone to serve the noodles to Grandpa first, while he himself devoted all his attention to making the soup.
Wen Yin skillfully heated the pan and added oil.
She put the sliced loofah into the pan to stir - fry until fragrant, then added boiling water. After it boiled, she rolled the well - stirred shrimp paste into round shrimp balls and dropped them into the pot.
After they were half - cooked, she put in various seasonings.
These seasonings were specially prepared by Wen Yin for Grandpa, suiting his taste and stomach without being greasy.
After the soup had been cooked for a while, Wen Yin turned off the heat.
There was laver already prepared in a bowl beside.
When the soup was poured into the bowl, the laver, impacted by the hot water, bloomed like beautiful little flowers, which was really appetizing.
When the loofah and shrimp ball soup was served, Grandpa was almost done with the noodles in his bowl. Wen Yin was very happy to see his good appetite.
After all, seeing Grandpa recover day by day was like seeing her grandma again.
A wave of bitterness welled up in Wen Yin's heart.
If she had patiently explained the truth to her grandma back then, if she had told her grandma in advance that she had raised the money and there was no need to worry about being a burden to her, maybe her grandma would still be alive.
There was a hint of bitterness in the smile on Wen Yin's lips.
It was a pity that there were no "ifs" in life.
Grasping the present was what she should do most.
"The loofah and shrimp ball soup is quite delicious," Grandpa always praised Wen Yin's cooking skills during meals.
This made Wen Yin a bit embarrassed. After accompanying him to finish the meal, Wen Yin was just about to leave from their family's hotel when she unexpectedly met an old acquaintance at the door.
Mrs. Qi didn't expect to meet Wen Yin here.
But it was also within her expectation. After all, Mrs. Qi knew before that Wen Yin was on good terms with the daughter of the Li family.
Their relationship was extraordinary, so it wasn't strange for Wen Yin to come to the Li family for a meal from time to time.
Since Wen Yin couldn't avoid her, she had to brace herself and nod at Mrs. Qi as a greeting.
"Mrs. Qi, what a coincidence," Wen Yin greeted first. After all, it would be too impolite to just rush into her without saying hello.
Some time had passed since Wen Yin learned the truth. During this period, Mrs. Qi hadn't taken the initiative to talk to her.
And Wen Yin had been busy taking care of Grandpa recently and had no time to think about this matter. Unconsciously, the pain of this incident had faded a lot in her heart.
Looking at Wen Yin with a normal complexion in front of her, Mrs. Qi couldn't help feeling a bit bitter.
Wen Yin seemed to be living a good and fulfilling life. She not only had her own dessert shop but also her own studio.
Her daughter was wonderful and outstanding.
She had independently founded her own brand and even promoted it internationally.
Wen Yin's status as a designer was also well - known internationally. Mrs. Qi didn't know whether she should be proud or sad for a moment.
Mrs. Qi was proud of Wen Yin's extraordinary abilities.
She was sad that when Wen Yin was in trouble, she didn't know Wen Yin's identity and didn't stand up for her.
Bitter emotions welled up in Mrs. Qi's heart.
"What a coincidence, Ayin," Wen Yin noticed the bitterness in Mrs. Qi's eyes but didn't say much.
The two passed by each other.
Mrs. Qi involuntarily looked at Wen Yin's departing back, and a tear welled up in the corner of her eye.
The maid following Mrs. Qi couldn't help speaking up.
"Madam, why don't you find a time to explain things clearly to Miss?
"After all, she is your blood relative. What are you hesitating about? Even if you're afraid she'll blame you for not seeing each other for so many years, you are still mother and daughter."
The maid tried to persuade. She had seen Mrs. Qi's entanglement and hesitation during this period.
She really didn't want to see Mrs. Qi suffer like this anymore.
"Don't blame me for being talkative. There's no big hatred in this world, especially between you two who are blood - related."
Hearing her persuasion, Mrs. Qi couldn't help closing her eyes, covering up all the bitterness in her eyes.
She was right. She really shouldn't be so entangled and hesitant anymore.
Mrs. Qi's steps as she walked out were a bit hasty.
Once she made a decision in her heart, she would definitely see it through.
Wen Yin was her own flesh and blood who had been separated from her for more than twenty years.
She should enter the Qi family uprightly. Continuing to hesitate like this wasn't a solution.
But thinking of Qi Siran at home, Mrs. Qi felt a headache.
When Mrs. Qi got home, she found Qi Siran sitting at the dinner table waiting for her to come back for dinner.
"Mom, why are you coming back so late today?" Qi Siran couldn't help acting coquettishly when she saw Mrs. Qi enter the door.
On normal days, Mrs. Qi would have felt warm in her heart seeing her originally withdrawn daughter being so close to her.
But now Mrs. Qi had discovered something completely different about her.
Mrs. Qi knew that Qi Siran's mind was far from being as innocent as she appeared on the surface.
Facing such an enthusiastic Qi Siran, Mrs. Qi would subconsciously assume the worst about her.
As it turned out, her assumption was right.
Qi Siran had been waiting impatiently. It was only when she saw Mrs. Qi enter the door that she put on another face.
Qi Siran had been racking her brains to find out who the real daughter of the Qi family was recently but had found nothing.
The Qi family's confidentiality work was really good.
She tried to get some information from Mrs. Qi's mouth but to no avail.
So Qi Siran had to please Mrs. Qi more on the surface. At least after the real daughter came back, she wouldn't be abandoned by the family.
Qi Siran had been going out more and more frequently recently.
She would also cling to Mrs. Qi and ask her to go shopping with her. Occasionally, she would even ask the servants to cook a meal and personally deliver it to her father's office.
She was showing off her status as the beloved daughter of the family.
All of this stemmed from Qi Siran's insecurity.
Based on her observations during this period, Mrs. Qi naturally understood what Qi Siran was up to.
She also learned that Wen Zhi, Wen Yin's nominal younger sister, seemed to have a good relationship with her.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Qi's eyes darkened imperceptibly.
She thought of the content of the Weibo revelation before.