General, Madam Called You To Farm - Chapter 539

General, Madam Called You To Farm
Chapter 539 – Domineering Wei Ting (2) 

Translator : Moon Lee
Editor : Tea
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Unaware of the impending ‘training’ from two formidable figures, Su Cheng, with dark circles under his eyes from lack of sleep, headed to the kitchen before dawn to help his daughter.

Yesterday, the Spring Breeze Pavilion had placed another order. 

This time, it wasn’t because of Su Cheng’s looks, it was because the pastries Su Xiaoxiao baked last time were incredibly popular.

The ladies of the Spring Breeze Pavilion had previously vowed never to do business with Su Cheng again after even complaining that he wasn’t the one delivering. 

Who would have imagined that just a few days later, they’d change their mind.

Su Xiaoxiao agreed to supply two hundred pastries daily, starting on the first day of the fourth month.

Coincidentally, Su Ergou was supposed to begin attending the Imperial College on the first day of the fourth month. 

Naturally, he wouldn’t be able to help Su Xiaoxiao anymore.

“Dad, why are you up so early?” 

Su Xiaoxiao was kneading dough in the kitchen when she looked up to see Su Cheng coming in, still sleepy.

Su Cheng yawned. “I’m here to help you make the pastries.”

Su Xiaoxiao said, “No need. It’s only two hundred. I can handle it myself. Go back to sleep.”

Su Cheng woke himself by patting his face and shaking his head like a rattle drum. 

“I’ll sleep later.”

He refused to leave no matter what, so Su Xiaoxiao had no choice but to let him stay and help her.

Although he often slacked off when working, this was generally because Wei Ting and Su Ergou were around, so he could count on his son-in-law and son to do the work. 

But when Su Xiaoxiao truly had only him left to rely on, he would put in genuine effort.

The soot from the stove had smeared his face black.

“Huh? We were just producing two hundred, right?” He inquired.

His daughter continued to knead a fresh batch of dough even though he had just counted and they had completed the number of orders.

Su Xiaoxiao placed the kneaded dough into a bowl to rest. 

“Ergou is still growing and gets hungry quickly. I’m making a few boxes of pastries for him to take along.”

Su Cheng’s nose suddenly tingled with emotion.

The two children had grown up without a mother, stumbling through life… It was devastating how understanding his daughter was.

Unaware of her father’s thoughts, Su Xiaoxiao chopped some preserved mustard greens. “I made some for you too.”

“Huh?” Su Cheng struggled to comprehend it. 

“For me? Why? I’m at home, I’m not worried about going hungry.”

His gaze fell on several exquisite lidded wooden bowls. 

“And what are these for?”

Su Xiaoxiao said, “They’re for Dahu, Erhu, and Xiaohu.”

“Oh.”

The little ones were picky about their tableware when eating, so Su Cheng didn’t think much of it.

After breakfast, Su Mo and his two younger brothers came by.

Su Qi and Su Yu attended Imperial College as well. 

They demanded to accompany Su Ergou when they learned that he would be enrolling.

The three little ones were playing in the yard.

The children knew Su Mo since he was a regular visitor. However, Su Qi and Su Yu were strangers to them.

The children didn’t remember them at all because they had only been to the countryside once and hadn’t talked to them very much.

“Who are you?” Erhu asked.

“Are they bad guys?” Xiaohu asked.

The two brothers were amused.

“Do we look like bad guys?” asked Su Qi, laughing.

Xiaohu tilted his head, intently examining them.

With a tone of authority, Erhu said, “That’s not necessarily true.”

After a moment’s thought, Erhu added, “My little stone can recognize bad guys.”

“Haha.”

Su Qi and Su Yu laughed simultaneously.

Su Yu smiled and replied, “Really? Let me see your little stone.”

Erhu took out his beloved little stone: “Here, touch it. It’ll know if you’re a bad guy.”

Su Yu touched it.

It was just a typical small pebble, nothing special about it.

These little guys seem a bit poor. Perhaps, as the older brother, he ought to present them a real gem next time.

But wait—shouldn’t he have been their uncle rather than their elder brother?

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