I won't be a prince's concubine; I'll cook delicious food and raise two villainous cu

Shen Yu couldn't help but think of Li Shuoya. This child is so attached to her now, but when she grows up, if the two meet again, will she still remember this meager affection?

If I were to encounter another calamity or fall into hardship in the future, would this child be willing to lend a helping hand and offer some assistance?

Thinking of this, Shen Yu suddenly understood everything.

She and the Li siblings didn't have a deep relationship to begin with; they were only kept together by a few good meals. These meals were just her way of repaying Li Xiaoyun for saving her life and taking her in.

Regardless of their suspicions, she only needs to do what she is supposed to do.

Treating people with sincerity may not guarantee an equal response, but at least it will leave no regrets, because she tried her best.

The next morning, while it was still dark, Shen Yu got out of bed in the dark.

She lit the kerosene lamp and, by its dim light, went into the kitchen. First, she lit the fire, boiled water, then scooped out a bowl of wheat flour, added water, and kneaded it into a dough.

She washed a large handful of wild scallions she had picked from the mountain the day before, melted some lard, made the oil paste first, and then continued kneading the dough.

She divided the dough into small portions and placed them on the work surface, then picked one up and slowly rolled it out.

Luckily, we had a stick at home that we could use as a rolling pin, otherwise making this pancake would have been much more troublesome.

She rolled the dough out long and thin, spread the oil paste evenly on it, sprinkled chopped wild scallions on top, then rolled the dough up and kneaded it into a ball, and rolled it out again into a round pancake shape. A fragrant scallion pancake was ready.

Li Shuozhou, in the next room, was awakened by a rich aroma. He sniffed and looked out the window at the still dark sky, his mind filled with doubt: In this pitch black, why is that woman up so early to cook?

His stomach suddenly growled, and Li Shuozhou fell silent instantly.

He paused in the darkness for a long time before calling out softly, "Brother, you're awake too?" It turned out that the rumbling sound was from his elder brother; it seemed that Li Xiaoyun had also been awakened by the aroma.

Li Xiaoyun turned over and said to him, "I'll go check on him, you go back to sleep." After saying that, she put on her clothes and left the room.

Li Shuozhou lay in bed, kicking his legs in hunger, unable to fall asleep.

The enticing aroma awakened his cravings, and he knew at a glance that Shen Yu was cooking with oil again!

Li Shuozhou was both angry and expectant. He was angry because his family was not well-off to begin with, and how could they afford this woman's extravagance? He was afraid that the money in his brother's pocket would not even be enough to pay his tuition before it was all gone. But he couldn't help but look forward to it, wanting to know what delicious food this woman had made today.

He angered her last night, could it be that she didn't prepare breakfast for him this morning?

Li Shuozhou was extremely anxious and wished he could rush to the kitchen to check on things, but he was afraid that it would make him seem too concerned about breakfast and make Shen Yu proud.

After struggling with this decision for a while, unable to sleep, he simply got up, turned on the light, and began his morning reading.

Li Xiaoyun walked to the kitchen door and saw Shen Yu standing in front of the stove, busy running around.

He was about to ask her a question, but then he suddenly remembered that he had accidentally startled her last time, so he slowed down, clenched his fist, and coughed lightly to remind her.

Although Shen Yu wasn't startled, she was still so focused on making pancakes that the sound made her heart skip a beat.

She breathed a sigh of relief when she turned around and saw that it was Li Xiaoyun. She thought to herself that it was not even dawn yet, and he had already gotten up. He must be getting ready to go into the mountains.

"Young Master is awake? The pancakes will be ready soon, please sit down for a while." Shen Yu wiped the flour off her hands, ladled out a bowl of porridge, and then placed two freshly made pancakes on a plate and brought them to the table.

After setting out breakfast for Li Xiaoyun, she immediately returned to the stove to continue baking the remaining pancakes.

Li Xiaoyun's stomach was already growling with hunger. He found it strange that he had been eating porridge and sweet potatoes all day long without feeling hungry. But these past few days, even though he had been eating well and full at every meal, he was always hungry, as if the cravings in his stomach had been awakened.

His gaze fell on the scallion pancakes on the table. The pancakes were golden and crispy, and they were decorated with green vegetable leaves, which looked like wild vegetables.

Since Shen Yu had already prepared everything, Li Xiaoyun didn't stand on ceremony. She sat down, picked up a pancake, and took a bite.

The crispy outer layer, mixed with the savory oil, the richness of wheat flour, and the freshness of wild onions, spreads in your mouth. Take another bite, and the unique aroma of wild onions explodes in your mouth.

Li Xiaoyun was both surprised and delighted. He had never eaten food that tasted like this before. It was completely different from the wild vegetables he usually dug up. He couldn't help but wonder what kind of vegetable it was.

As Li Xiaoyun watched Shen Yu's busy figure, recalling how she had left in anger yesterday, she didn't know how to start a conversation.

He picked up the porridge and took a sip, only to find that it was not an ordinary thin soup. There were many white rice and sweet potato pieces at the bottom, and the thick texture was something he had never cooked before. The sweetness of the sweet potato melted in his mouth, making it exceptionally delicious.

The breakfast was exceptionally lavish. Li Xiaoyun finished a pancake in just a few bites and still felt like she wanted more.

Seeing that he had finished eating, Shen Yu carefully wrapped the baked pancakes in the basket with a large handkerchief. When Li Xiaoyun got up, she handed him the still steaming pancake wrapping and said, "I don't know what kind of dry food you usually bring when you go into the mountains. I made ten scallion pancakes this time. You can take them with you when you go into the mountains and have something to eat if you get hungry."

Li Xiaoyun stared at the package she was handed over, momentarily stunned, and forgot to reach out and take it.

Seeing his expression, Shen Yu secretly smiled to herself: He must not have expected that she got up so early just to prepare provisions for his trip into the mountains.

She secretly plotted in her heart. Modern people often say that to win a person's heart, you must first win their stomach. Since Li Xiaoyun doesn't care about food, she will cook delicious food. She doesn't believe that she can't win over their stomachs and hearts in ten days, half a month, or even two or three months. Sooner or later, she will have the three Li siblings under her control!

Shen Yu was inwardly full of pride and confidence, but on her face she feigned a wronged expression: "Does the young master think this pancake is not tasty, or is it because I used too much white flour?"

Li Xiaoyun then came to his senses and immediately stepped forward to take the heavy package, saying hurriedly, "I didn't expect... this pancake is delicious, thank you, Mother." He clutched the package tightly, remembering how Shen Yu had endured her leg injury to prepare dry rations for him before dawn, while he had only prepared a few sweet potatoes as food, which could not compare to this hot and delicious scallion pancake. A warm feeling welled up in his heart.

Shen Yu smiled and said, "As long as the eldest son is satisfied."

I left four pancakes. I gave two to Erlang, and one each to Ya'er and me. Ya'er is still young and her digestive system is still developing, so one pancake is enough for her.

Hearing her words, Li Xiaoyun felt a mix of emotions, thinking that she was still angry about the brothers' attitude last night.

He opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say. His wariness of Shen Yu remained, which was an undeniable fact.

In the end, he could only bow and say, "I entrust everything in this house to you, Mother."

Li Xiaoyun picked up the package and turned to leave, but when she reached the door, she suddenly turned back and couldn't help but ask, "What exactly is the filling in this pancake?"