Rebirth of a Village Girl

Chapter 508: 139: Boss, where is your obsessive cleanliness? You look a lot like Mrs. Zheng when she was young_5

A pot of grilled fish with all the side dishes, delicious and convenient!

The cold dish was sour and spicy ear mushrooms, pickled chicken feet, then smashed cucumber and spinach mixed with vermicelli.

The stir-fried dishes were: spicy crab, spicy fried river snails, and sauteed green beans with river prawns.

Then, a winter melon and kelp pork rib soup!

Eating more kelp and winter melon in the summer is said to have slimming and whitening benefits.

After preparing all the dishes, Ni Yang stewed the grilled fish with sides in the pot. Then she began making the cake.

The cake base from the bakery oven was beautiful, golden and fragrant, making one’s mouth water.

Mo Qishen exclaimed in surprise, “Yangyang, are you making your own birthday cake?”

“Mhm.” Ni Yang nodded her head, cutting a piece of the cake and stuffing it into Mo Qishen’s mouth. “Brother Mo, taste if it’s good or not.”

The bite was soft, with a strong milky fragrance. It was fluffy and melted in the mouth. It was sweet, but not too rich, incomparably more delicious than the ones sold outside!

“Delicious!” Mo Qishen nodded his head.

“That’s good.” Ni Yang took out cream, fruits, and cocoa sauce to start decorating the cake.

Ni Yang had baked four cake bases, intending to share with the village children. That meant she was making a four-layered cake.

She spread cream and cocoa sauce evenly on each layer, then topped with diced mango and strawberries. On the top layer, she decorated it with cute little cherries, before writing “Happy Birthday” with strawberry sauce. And just like that, a gorgeous birthday cake was completed.

Simple, beautiful, and still delicious.

After making the cake, she put it in the kitchen, planning to have it after lunch, and then blow the candles on the cake.

One table wasn’t enough for everyone at noon, so Ni Yang combined two tables into one.

Everyone chatted while eating, happy and content.

After the meal, Ni Yang and Mo Qishen carefully moved the cake to the center of the table.

“Wow, such a beautiful cake!”

“Yangyang, I heard from Lao Liu that you made this cake yourself?”

Ni Yang nodded, “Yes, that’s right.”

“Yangyang, you are simply capable of everything!” Lin Pingping exclaimed. Before meeting Ni Yang, Lin Pingping never knew a girl could be so strong!

Ni Yang changed her perception of women and allowed her to see herself properly!

If it weren’t for Ni Yang, she wouldn’t be where she is today.

Ni Yang smiled and replied, “Sister Pingping, it’s just a cake. It isn’t as exaggerated as you’re saying.”

Old Mrs. Mo looked at Ni Yang, love overflowing in her eyes.

How could such a good girl fall into her dog son’s hands?

She was somewhat reluctant to let Ni Yang marry Mo Qishen.

Because Little Ni Yun was so young, everyone helped to blow out the candles in the end.

When the cake was being cut, Ni Yang purposely asked Yang Guobao to bring the other children from the village over.

In an era like this, a cake is a rare delicacy. Normally, when a child’s birthday comes around, they’d be lucky to have a hard-boiled egg. Who ever heard of having a cake?

Some children were seeing cake for the first time.

When each child received a piece of cake, they were all very happy and thanked Ni Yang politely.

The fondness in the children’s eyes for Ni Yang was not feigned.

Old Mr. and Mrs. Mo were very surprised. They never thought that Ni Yang could be so popular in the village, and so loving!

Though there were many people, thankfully the cake was big enough for everyone to get a large slice.

Old Mrs. Mo chuckled, “This is my first time tasting such a delicious cake!”

This comment wasn’t about complimenting Ni Yang.

Ni Yang was a good baker, her cake was not too sweet or greasy, and there were fruits sandwiched in the middle. It tasted uniquely delicious, something one could not find in any cake shops of that era.

The rest of them nodded in agreement. Even Wang Meifeng, who usually doesn’t have a sweet tooth, ate a whole piece.

They stayed at the Ni Family’s until dusk before returning home.

That night, Old Lady Mo and Old Man Mo sat on the bed chatting.

“Old man, Yangyang’s mom is really a good person, and she’s beautiful. It’s a pity that she became a widow at such a young age.”

As a woman, Old Lady Mo knew how difficult it was to be a single mother.

Old Man Mo put down his newspaper, “You want to play matchmaker again?”

Old Lady Mo laughed, “You guessed it right! What do you think of Dehui?”

Old Man Mo hesitated for a while, then said: “Dehui is a man of good character, his family background is decent, and he is a university professor. Indeed, he’s quite a catch. But I don’t know if he would be interested in Yangyang’s mom.”

After all, Shangguan Dehui’s qualifications were clear for all to see, and being from a wealthy family, Old Man Mo’s concerns were not without reason.

Now it was Old Lady Mo’s turn to be displeased, “What’s this? Shangguan Dehui isn’t good enough for Yangyang’s mom? Yangyang’s mom is attractive, has a great figure, is educated. If anyone is to reject the other, it would be Yangyang’s mom rejecting Shangguan Dehui!”

In Old Lady Mo’s eyes, Ni Cuihua was perfect. She was beautiful, sophisticated, and a few years younger than Shangguan Dehui.

After being scolded by Old Lady Mo, Old Man Mo immediately admitted defeat, “Yes, yes, yes, you are always right.”

“Indeed I am!” Old Lady Mo tossed back the covers and got off the bed, “I’m calling Mrs. Lin right now.”

The Mrs. Lin that Old Lady Mo mentioned was a publicly recognized matchmaker in their circle.

She loved matchmaking in her spare time.

Not long after, Old Lady Mo returned looking dejected.

Old Man Mo looked up, “What happened? What did Mrs. Lin say?”Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Old Lady Mo sighed, “We were too late. Mrs. Lin has already introduced her niece to Dehui. Apparently, they both left good impressions on each other and are about to meet their parents to get engaged.”

“Really? What a coincidence!” Old Man Mo was a bit surprised.

“Precisely.” Old Lady Mo continued: “You know, Xu Fen has been gone for so many years, and Dehui never thought about finding a new wife. But why did he suddenly decide to marry now? Could it be that he found Daya?”

Old Lady Mo had a good relationship with Old Lady Shangguan, so she knew about Daya.

Old Man Mo shook his head, “I don’t think so. Didn’t you say Mrs. Lin introduced her niece to Dehui? How could their niece become Daya?”

“Let’s change the subject, I’ll find a good match for Yangyang’s mom one day!” Old Lady Mo continued: “Oh, old man, have you noticed that Yangyang’s mom looks like someone?”

“Who?” Old Man Mo asked without lifting his head.

“Like Aqing.” Old Lady Mo said.

Aqing is the childhood name of Mrs. Zheng.

Old Man Mo frowned.

Old Lady Mo went on, “Don’t you think that the more you look at Yangyang’s mom, the more she looks like Aqing when she was young?”

Old Lady Mo and Mrs. Zheng were like sisters, they grew up together.

Now that Mrs. Zheng was old and didn’t look like her young self anymore, only Old Lady Mo knew that Ni Cuihua resembled Mrs. Zheng in her youth.

Upon hearing this, Old Man Mo slowly became serious, “Yes, she does look somewhat like her.”

“Could it be possible that Yangyang’s mom is Tingting?” Old Lady Mo questioned.

“I guess not…” Old Man Mo muttered, “By the way, where did Yangyang’s mom say she was from this morning?”

“Haicheng.” Old Lady Mo remembered clearly.

“Haicheng is thousands of kilometers away from where Tingting was lost. It seems unlikely.” Thirty years ago, when transportation was underdeveloped, it would take several months to cover a distance of a few thousand kilometers.