Saving System: Calm Down, My Fleeing Host!-Chapter 226: Early Winter Arrives

"So delicious, how can there be such tasty dishes?" Everyone praised as they ate.

"So spicy, so spicy, Mom, Mom hurry, water, water." Bai Qiuyang gasped, his mouth reddened from the spice.

Lady Li quickly scooped a bowl of white fungus soup and handed it over.

"Take it slowly, slowly, be careful not to choke."

"No way, I still want to eat, soon there won’t be any left."

Sure enough, after Bai Qiuyang drank a couple of sips of white fungus soup and recovered, there was only broth left in the big bowl.

"Oh! How come there’s none left."

Bai Qiuyi didn’t even waste the broth, mixing it with a bowl of rice, his eyes brightened, it tasted great like this too.

Cheng Xiaoxiao also wanted to shout, hadn’t satisfied her craving enough, how had it been snatched away so quickly?

Two separately fried flavors of vegetarian bean sprouts also were left with just a little juice at the bottom of the plate in a few breaths.

Old Sir Bai felt a bit embarrassed.

Though wealthy, he never expected that in his later years, he’d actually overeat for a bite of food!

Feeling a bit embarrassed, he looked around at his family’s eating habits, realizing they were no better off than him.

"I never thought, inconspicuous soybeans could be made into such a delicacy, and it can sprout in any season, so you can always eat fresh bean sprouts, it’s simply amazing."

"Yes, Grandfather, Your grandson wants to eat it every day." Bai Qiuyang savored it.

"You’re just greedy." Lady Li teased her son.

"Such delicious food, I’m sure older brothers and sisters will like it too! They definitely want more." He looked toward Second Brother Bai Qiuyu, Big Sister Bai Youyou, Third Sister Bai Piaopiao.

Cough cough!

A few people felt slightly embarrassed after having their thoughts exposed. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

The fifth brother really needs to be taught a lesson, how could he just say things so openly!

So embarrassing~

"Haha! Of course, this bean sprout is a secret recipe passed down from our Di Family, whether spring, autumn, winter, or summer, you can eat it anytime you want." Grandpa Hu boasted without feeling guilty.

Just as he was about to ask Brother Di if he could sell the recipe to him, hearing it was a family secret... he hesitated.

Bai Lian didn’t have such burdens, as the Family Head, if he could get the Di Family’s bean sprout recipe, the Bai Family could absolutely turn the situation around.

"Could Uncle Di be willing to part with the secret recipe and sell it to the Bai Family? Please rest assured, the price is not an issue."

"Right right! If you open a tavern in the dead of winter and serve such food, I fear it would be snapped up." Bai Zheng was thrilled just imagining the scene.

Old Sir Bai clenched his fist, coughing with his hand over his mouth.

These two boys, how can they speak so bluntly.

Do they know what a family secret is? Speak so casually, it’s strange if others agree.

Just as Old Sir Bai was internally criticizing his two sons, he suddenly heard a ’Sure!’

What ’Sure!’?

Who said ’Sure!’?

He was baffled.

Brother Di must be going mad?

Unaware that Mr. Di was suspected of going mad, he readily agreed.

"That’s fantastic." Bai Lian hadn’t finished rejoicing.

Then Mr. Di continued, "However, I have a condition, I’m not sure if the Bai Family is willing to help with this favor."

Old Sir Bai stared blankly at his newly reckoned older brother, who nodded.

"Please Brother Di..."

The two tacitly withdrew without speaking, going together into the study to negotiate.

Bai Youyou said, "Yan’er, your family is incredible, not to mention so many novel things, they’re so researched in food."

"Haha! That’s all passed down from my ancestors, I don’t know any of that, I just focus on eating, haha!"

"Yan’er, you’re indeed a heroine, Youyou admires you. I’m two years older than you, but I’m not as carefree and comfortable."

She really longed for such freedom.

"What’s there to envy, older sister is beautiful and elegant, surely she’ll marry a good husband." Bai Piaopiao flattered, watching her elder sister envy others, yet she envied her elder sister.

Hoping that her older sister would marry off soon.

According to Bai Family rules, the older should go first; if the elder sister doesn’t marry, she won’t have a chance.

But she’s long been fancied Young Master Li from the Li Family, just never got a chance to show her face in front of Young Master Li.

If they could propose, maybe there’s an opportunity.

"Don’t make fun of me, Piaopiao, I just want to spend a few more years with Mother." Bai Youyou said casually.

Hearing this made Bai Piaopiao’s expression turn a bit sour.

Cheng Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow, these two sisters don’t seem as harmonious as they look!

After an exchange of pleasantries with no substance, Cheng Xiaoxiao and the group returned to their room, Eryang impatiently whispered, "Boss, boss, can Grandpa do it? Shouldn’t you do the negotiation?"

"You need to trust your Grandpa!" Cheng Xiaoxiao increasingly felt that Grandpa Hu could handle things independently.

"I see Grandpa Hu has some plans too, he’ll definitely manage, just act your age, don’t worry about adults’ affairs." Qi Fei ruffled Eryang’s hair, jokingly.

"I’m just asking, Brother Fei, why are you ruffling my hair, my hairstyle’s all messed up." Eryang with a bun face had been eating and playing well these days, gaining some weight, becoming more lively and cheerful.

Only Hu Yixiu seemed unchanged, still showing a poker face with no expression, definitely becoming an aloof handsome guy when grown.

"Grandpa can definitely do it. Once we get the document, we should leave quickly, Boss, I’ve noticed someone watching the Bai Mansion entrance recently." Hu Yixiu spoke seriously, worriedly.

Cheng Xiaoxiao nodded, Yixiu has the potential of becoming a spy! Truly nice, worth cultivating in the future.

The system hasn’t been idle these days, she knew the Wang Family’s plans clearly.

People out shopping these days have been watched, it’s just that she hasn’t gone out, so they’ve been lying dormant, not taking action.

That night Grandpa Hu brought the cooperation contract and guarantee document, trading the bean sprout recipe, plus the Bai Family purchased four food recipes, totaling eight hundred taels.

Of course, these were additional, Cheng Xiaoxiao pondered that whether it’s a natural disaster or human-made one, peaceful days might be far off, having lived in the Bai Family for so long, she had to repay somehow.

Leave them some life-saving items, which also counted as returning the favor.

Such as sweet potatoes and potatoes, which are easy to store in winter, and things they haven’t seen like lighters, solar-powered energy-saving lamps, raincoats, self-heating sleeping bags, practical yet less conspicuous items, ten of each were given, repeatedly instructing these are rare items from Beirong’s black market, best not to use them publicly to avoid coveting.

To be used in times of crisis.

These items were worth over 2000 System Coins, along with the goodwill values towards the Bai Family people over these days, almost all used up, still lacking 100, and now only 62 coins are left in the account.

How pitiful, why is she always struggling yet always so poor.

Waking up early the next day, feeling the temperature had dropped quite a bit.

No warmth in the bed, winter arrived early, it’s so cold.

How she wished to wear a down jacket, what to do?

"Sister is awake, breakfast is over, Young Master Bai specially instructed the kitchen to warm steamed cakes and millet porridge, as well as crystal dumplings." Cheng Xiaoyuan intentionally spoke melodiously.