Rebirth in the 60s: A Path to Counterattack-Chapter 330. When circumstances are stronger than individual efforts, it’s better to compromise first!

Chapter 330: 330. When circumstances are stronger than individual efforts, it’s better to compromise first!

Hehe, I’ve been waiting for you to say that!

Xinyue scooped some hot water from the pot to wash her hands, especially careful not to let her older brother see the smug gleam in her eyes.

Although this little helper seemed a bit clumsy, unlike Lian Xiqiang.

But having someone to boss around is always better than none, don’t you agree?

Holding onto the thought of working with what she had, Xinzhi calmly spoke: "Since you also want to show mom some filial piety, we sisters surely shouldn’t stop you. Well, we’re planning to make some millet and red date porridge for mom today. Heat up some Good Taste’s frozen custard buns and creamy little steamed buns.

It’s not suitable to eat too greasy in the morning, so let’s make some braised mushrooms and bok choy, stir-fry some shrimps, and a steamed carp?

Last night, Xinyue and I checked some books, mom now, should have a more comprehensive nutrition plan.

Dad bought two carps yesterday and kept them in the water tank, just right!

You, wash your hands, devein the shrimp, pick the bok choy, and then clean the fish.

Oh, and stoking the fire is also your job!"

"You’re asking me to do everything, are you taking revenge?" A questioning sentence, spoken with a tone of certainty.

He rarely stepped into the kitchen, and now you’re asking him to kill fish?

Chenchen was particularly certain that his sister, who was just a few minutes younger than him but had always been the one dad and older brother demanded he yield to for years, was taking this chance to mess with him.

"Oh, you saw through it!" Xinzhi played with her long braid, bluntly admitted it without a hint of shame. This mischievous girl even asked with a sly smile, "So, do you want to follow my orders, my second brother?"

Chenchen...

Can he say no?

Mom has had morning sickness for days, but last night was the first time she ate to her fill thanks to these two girls’ cooking, despite their terrible kitchen skills.

No matter if their lousy cooking just happened to suit mom’s taste, or their earnest efforts charmed her,

the important thing now is for mom to be free from the troubles of morning sickness and enjoy a peaceful and happy time while nurturing the baby.

Getting into a conflict with the chef, Xinzhi, at this time?

Imagine if this troublesome girl complains to dad and claims that his interference spoilt her cooking mood, ruining the dishes, and worsening mom’s morning sickness...

Oh dear!

What reaction would dad have, the one who loves his wife the most, earning the nickname "henpecked husband" proudly without shame, Chenchen doesn’t dare imagine.

No matter how reluctant he is, when the situation is against him, it’s better to compromise for now.

After all, the possibility of things going wrong could spell disaster for his behind.

More embarrassing than getting a beating is losing face. Since childhood, he’s never had an embarrassing moment not broadcasted far and wide by this troublesome sister.

In middle school, a girl in class relentlessly pursued him for a romantic relationship. Despite his direct or subtle rejections, she just wouldn’t give up.

Xinzhi came and crushed the girl’s spirits with a simple sentence, "Are you sure you want to have a puppy love with someone who wore crotchless pants till the age of four, wet the bed till five, and now still does everything his mom says?", leaving the girl dazed.

Followed by a free spread of embarrassing past.

So now, not only does that girl keep her distance, but all the girls from the Number One Scholar Village, in elementary, middle, and high school, look at him with odd expressions.

From the school heartthrob to a girl-repellant, only a few words from his rotten sister.

Now he doesn’t know whether to thank her for helping him out or be mad at her for kicking him while he’s down to ruin his reputation.

No matter the reason, past experiences close at hand make him dare not offend this unruly sister.

Seeing Chenchen obediently fetching things, picking vegetables, lighting the fire, and awkwardly studying how to kill fish, complying with all the demands, Xinzhi finally smiled with satisfaction.

Beside her, Xinyue was filled with admiration, giving her sister an enthusiastic thumbs up.

To make the wisest brother in the house so compliant, her sister is impressively formidable!

The three siblings worked together, spending over an hour and wasting quite a bit of food.

Finally, they completed the dishes Xinzhi mentioned: braised mushrooms and bok choy, stir-fried shrimp, and steamed carp.

But the thickened broth for the mushrooms and bok choy turned out a bit too thick, looking rather unappealing.

Learning from yesterday’s mistake of too much soy sauce in sauteed beans and pork, today, they skipped soy sauce completely in the stir-fried shrimp.

The end result tasted good but the color left much to be desired.

The steamed carp seemed to have the same issue, though, perhaps because Chenchen painstakingly killed it, he found it quite appealing compared to the other dishes.

Meanwhile, Xinyue’s millet and red date porridge turned out soft, thick, visually appealing, and tasted deliciously sweet.

However, nutritious and suitable doesn’t necessarily mean it’s liked.

Regarding millet, Shuzhen never quite liked it. As for carp, even the sight of it made her feel it was too fishy, not even wanting to try a bite.

But seeing Chenchen’s pitifully raised hand with a small cut from killing fish, and thinking of the siblings working in the dark starting the fire to cook for her out of filial piety and effort,

Shuzhen realized tastes can change!

Shouldn’t she at least give a bite of something? After all, she couldn’t let her children’s efforts go unappreciated, right?

Starting with the thought of not letting the children feel sad or disappointed, she took a bite and found: the previously not fancy, unappealing millet with added dates and some sugar, seemed particularly luscious and tasty?

The cleanly prepared, first daughter-cooked steamed carp also wasn’t as earthy and fishy as imagined?

Well, although the thickened broth in the braised mushrooms and bok choy was a bit too thick, the taste was still good.

The stir-fried shrimp was well-flavored, a little bit of soy sauce would’ve made it perfect.

Shuzhen, as usual, ate while she helped critique the two daughters’ cooking strengths and weaknesses.

Being able to let mom eat to her fill and receive some pointers, hoping to improve their cooking skills later, led Xinzhi and Xinyue to nod repeatedly, and the atmosphere was joyful.

Not knowing whether she was touched by her daughters’ filial piety, deciding that in spite of its ordinary taste, their cooking seemed like a rare gourmet meal.

Or perhaps pregnancy changed her tastes, anyway inexplicably, Shuzhen ended up firmly convinced of Xinzhi and Xinyue’s cooking skills.

In the sisters — no, it should be in the siblings. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

After all, having tasted the pleasure of bossing Chen around, Xinzhi refused help from anyone else, insisting on everything being done by Chenchen.

With the three siblings working hard together, Shuzhen, who suffered morning sickness throughout her previous pregnancy, was surprisingly free from that trouble this time.

She passed the first four months smoothly, until the day Jiangg Yun came knocking on the door, his face darkened after being reported to the city’s family planning office.