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Chapter 263: Chapter 129: Gu Jiuyue’s Only Solution
Su Huai was extremely tactful in his approach.
He gave Wang a stealthy little sting then immediately shut up, smiling harmlessly.
Professor Wang looked at him several times but in the end, he only thought Su Huai wanted to get closer to him and failed to detect his malicious intent.
"Well then... go wash your hands, don’t wait for me."
Wang Yuqing, feeling drained, waved his hand, truly not wanting to deal with this youngster anymore.
Once out of this room, he had a thousand ways to deal with Su Huai, but in front of his spouse and granddaughter, he didn’t dare show even a flicker of annoyance.
How frustrating!
"Then..."
Su Huai hesitated for a second but was quickly pulled away by Gu Jiuyue.
"Hand soap, a new towel, hand cream, that’s all."
Gu Jiuyue pointed out everything that was needed and then turned towards the kitchen.
"Be quick."
Su Huai meticulously washed his hands and entered the dining room.
In front of Old Lady Cheng, he immediately turned back into a polite child.
"Professor Cheng, it seems I’ve really troubled you, the dishes are so lavish!"
Professor Cheng beamed with joy and waved his hands quickly: "What trouble? Six dishes, one soup, just a trivial matter, I even think it’s too simple to host you... sit down, Su!"
Su Huai glanced at the rectangular dining table and obediently sat next to Gu Jiuyue.
Gu had already served him rice, a small bowl, practically like cat food.
But the dishes looked beautiful and extremely appetizing.
Professor Cheng enthusiastically introduced: "Su, you’re from the Northeast and a boy, you must love meat, right? We eat light food at home, but we’ve specifically steamed a pork knuckle for you and stir-fried some cumin lamb... please eat more and don’t be polite with Grandma, understand?"
"Okay, Professor Cheng."
Su Huai’s face was full of obedience—quite nauseating considering his actual age, but on his fresh, nineteen-year-old face, it was very much to the old lady’s liking.
Professor Cheng corrected him with a playful scolding: "Why call me Professor Cheng? Just call us Grandma and Grandpa!"
Professor Wang, while turning to get the wine, quietly rolled his eyes, making sure no one saw.
"Okay, Grandma Cheng."
Su Huai quickly grabbed the wine bottle, taking the initiative to ingratiate himself: "Grandpa, let me pour for you!"
Wang Yuqing sighed heavily but held back.
With the wine poured, Gu Jiuyue picked up her chopsticks and declared: "Let’s eat."
Heh, in this house, she really called the shots...
Su Huai waited until both she and Professor Cheng had started eating before he took a slice of lamb and praised it the moment it reached his mouth.
"Mmm, delicious! Flavorful and tender, juicy, Grandma, your cooking skills are amazing!"
Professor Cheng smiled until her eyes were mere slits.
But she insisted on being modest: "It’s not that I’m so skilled, I just know some home cooking techniques, maybe it’s the quality of the lamb... Hey, Elder Wang, is this Ujumqin Sheep or Yanchi Tan Sheep?"
Why cue me for this?!
Professor Wang, seething but not daring to speak out, hummed in reply: "Ujumqin Sheep! Gu’s pasture is in Inner Mongolia, where would we get Yanchi Tan Sheep from?"
Huh?! 𝖓𝖔𝖛𝔭𝖚𝖇.𝔠𝖔𝔪
Su Huai was taken aback, deeply shocked.
Gu’s business is pretty mixed up...
Su Huai felt this was a good topic to delve into and asked proactively: "Gu, do you work in livestock farming?"
"No, no!"
Professor Cheng explained hastily: "You’re Uncle Gu is in investments, but since Yueyue’s health has been poor since she was young and eating has always been difficult, he specifically set up many agricultural production bases..."
Gu Jiuyue spoke slowly: "Try the rice, it’s from your hometown, see if you can tell where it’s from?"
At her words, Su Huai tasted a mouthful of rice... hiss, indeed fragrant!
Beyond the usual glossy aroma of Northeast rice, there was a strong sweet aftertaste.
Definitely high-quality rice from a distinguished region, but he really couldn’t guess its origin.
Su Huai in his previous life had never eaten such delicacies. It was too much to ask of him.
"It surpasses the ZhaoYu rice I usually eat at home in both texture and flavor, I can only tell it’s new rice, exactly where it’s from, I wouldn’t know..."
Gu Jiuyue tilted her head in thought, and Su Huai expected some profound statement, but suddenly she blurted out: "Actually, I don’t know either... Grandpa, where is this rice from again?"
"Xiangshui!"
Professor Wang, who had been disgruntled just moments before, immediately beamed: "From Xiangshui Village near Jingpo Lake in Bohai Town, Mudanjiang City of Hei Province, our family contracted a few acres there, the standard Xiangshui stone slab rice..."
Su Huai was astounded.
"Isn’t that place known for tribute rice? We can’t even buy it in our own province..."
Professor Wang didn’t mind Su Huai’s remark and patiently explained: "It’s not as prestigious as tribute rice, just rice used in state banquets at the Great Hall of the People, the country doesn’t forbid its sale."
Seeing an opportunity, Su Huai immediately echoed: "Then why can’t we ever buy it? And I heard there are military police guarding that area..."
"That exaggerated?"
Gu Jiuyue also looked up, turning to Grandpa.
She usually had no interest in such things, but Su Huai’s shock sparked her curiosity.
Professor Wang, seldom having the chance to talk about these matters with his favorite granddaughter, was enthusiastic, launching into a spiel.
"What military police guarding the place!
The main producing area for stone slab rice covers over 300 hectares, yielding more than a thousand tons of rice a year, how many military police would it take to cover that?
But the real core area is just the few hundred acres in Xiangshui Village, the yield is not too high but not too low either.
There’s really nothing extraordinary about it, manually cultivated, weeded, and pest-controlled, no chemical fertilizers, only biological ones, no pesticides and so on, all these can be achieved, there’s nothing special about them, and the cost isn’t much higher."
