novel for you Chapter 2536 Zhan Yue is a treasure trove
Chapter 2536 Zhan Yue is a treasure trove
Zeng Xiaoya was amazed. "Zhan Yue, you're a real treasure. Dig deeper and you'll always find surprises. You can actually make such beautiful pastries. They look so appetizing and must taste delicious."
Zhan Yue handed her disposable gloves, and then put on disposable gloves himself. He picked up a pastry shaped like a flower petal and handed it to Zeng Xiaoya, saying, "Try it and see if it's good."
Zeng Xiaoya took it, took a bite, and after slowly savoring it, she nodded and said, "It's delicious. The sweetness is just right, not as sweet as the ones you buy outside. It also has a faint floral fragrance."
"It's delicious, it's really delicious."
Zhan Yue was relieved; as long as she liked it, that was good.
Zeng Xiaoya ate several pastries in a row, and Zhan Yue poured her a glass of warm water.
"Zhan Yue, you could open a pastry shop. Your pastries are both beautiful and delicious, and you could beat many pastry chefs."
"You don't make much money running a pastry shop. This is just a hobby of mine. I make some pastries in my spare time, some for myself, and if I have extra, I'll give them to my relatives and friends to try. If you think they're delicious, take two boxes home tonight for your second uncle and aunt to try too."
"I made quite a few different kinds, including a children's version. I'll give them to the little ones when they wake up later."
At home, they all have the habit of having afternoon tea. The snacks served with afternoon tea are sometimes made by the family pastry chef, and sometimes they make them themselves.
Grandma requires them to develop in all aspects, so even if they don't have much of a liking for something, they can still deliver a result that satisfies Grandma.
Zeng Xiaoya laughed and said, "I've eaten and taken something at the same time."
"What's wrong with that? If you like it and think it's delicious, that's your approval of me. I'm overjoyed."
“Since you put it that way, I won’t stand on ceremony with you. I’ll take two boxes back for my second uncle and aunt to try later. My second aunt especially loves sweets, and my second uncle always says that she loves them so much that she should be careful of high blood sugar. He usually keeps an eye on her and doesn’t let her eat too much.”
"The desserts you made are just the right amount of sweetness, they're delicious, I think my second uncle would love them."
"Yes, they thought it was delicious when you took it back. Next time I have time, I'll make some more snacks and send some to you. Once I move into the house in Wansheng Garden and become your neighbor, we can exchange the food we make."
Zeng Xiaoya said, "Then you might be at a disadvantage. Although I can cook, my skills are just so-so. I can't make any kind of desserts or bread."
"You only know how to make dumplings and wontons, not as good as you are now. Grandma Zhan is really amazing. She raised you to be so elegant in public and so skilled in the kitchen. No wonder so many girls want to marry into your Zhan family."
They weren't necessarily drawn to the handsomeness of the young master of the Tu Zhan family, but rather to his exceptional qualities—he was truly outstanding. He could earn money to support his family, cook all kinds of delicious food, help with housework, and take care of the children; he wasn't a hands-off parent.
Zeng Xiaoya thought to herself, the more she learned about Zhan Yue and the Zhan family, the more she wanted to marry into the Zhan family.
That's right, the gap between the two families is quite large. She can't bear the hardship of marrying into a higher social class, so it's better to give up. It's good enough to be friends with the Zhan family.
Zhan Yue smiled and said, "They can only marry if we want to marry them. We're not that picky. As long as we like each other, have a good chemistry, can get along well, and have the same values, that's fine."
"We have a clean family background and don't necessarily need to be a good match for each other. Our elders are very open-minded. Maybe it's because we brothers got married late, but our elders have been urging us to get married. They even said that if we brought a man home, they would accept him."
Zeng Xiaoya chuckled, "That's how parents are. If we start dating too early, they worry that we'll be deceived. If we don't date or get married, they urge us, worried that no one will want us."
"Don't your elders care about family background? But your sisters-in-law are all daughters of wealthy families, and they are all a good match for your family."
"None of them are true Cinderellas; they all come from wealthy families."
His sister-in-law is now a CEO; none of them are ordinary people.
Having understood this point, Zeng Xiaoya never dared to think that her family background was very good for ordinary people, but for the Zhan family, they were poor, unable to compare, and unwilling to try to climb up.
“When my sister-in-law came into the family, she didn’t have a wealthy background and hadn’t even recognized her aunt yet. But all the elders in my family liked her very much. Don’t be fooled by the fact that all my sisters-in-law are from wealthy families.”
"Among so many sisters-in-law, the elders in the family still favor my sister-in-law the most."
Because the eldest sister-in-law was to take over the management of the Zhan family's inner quarters, the elders favored her a bit, which was also to support her and establish their authority.
My sister-in-law is cheerful and approachable. She gets along very well with her sisters-in-law, like sisters.
It was also because those women were scattered in various places and only returned to Youyou Mountain Village during festivals. When they returned, their elder sisters-in-law would arrange everything for them, and they could only feel gratitude towards them.
Therefore, there will be no struggle. The grandmother's requirements for choosing a granddaughter-in-law are actually very high. Many people say that the top-ranking heiresses from wealthy families have all been chosen by the grandmother.
"Sister Haitong is very easy to get along with. The first time I met her, I felt that she was easy to get along with."
"She's very easy to get along with, and we respect her a lot."
Zeng Xiaoya teased him, "Do you have someone you like? Your two sisters-in-law just said they wanted to play matchmaker for me, saying they'd introduce me to a really high-quality man, but I refused. I don't want to be in a relationship right now."
"Since you're unmarried and don't have a girlfriend, they should arrange blind dates for you first."
Zhan Yue said, "I still have a seventh brother who is unmarried. The elders in the family do urge me, but they are even more anxious about my seventh brother's marriage."
"Now my seventh brother's major life event is settled. He has fallen in love with his business rival. The two of them can be described as truly loving and hating each other. The wedding will be held next month. A while ago, all the elders in the family, except for my grandmother who is too old to stay at home, went to my seventh sister-in-law's place."
"It's all in preparation for my seventh brother's wedding. Once he's married, they'll start pressuring me to get married too. I'm a little nervous. I don't have high requirements. As long as I like someone, we get along well, and they're of good character, that's fine."
“My younger brother is having a better time. He’s the youngest, so he’s still young and there’s no rush. He can play around for a few more years before he gets pressured to get married. By then, it will be us older brothers and sisters-in-law who will be urging him to get married.”
Zeng Xiaoya said enviously, "Your cousins have such a good relationship, even closer than blood brothers."
“You get along very well with your cousins, and your family has a very strong sense of unity.”
Zeng Xiaoya smiled and said, "That's true."