Build One for You and One for Me (2)

Jiang Xiaoman said, “Grandma, if I get any fatter, I won’t look good anymore.”

“Who said so? You’d obviously be prettier.”

“My waist is thick, my legs are thick, my arms are fat, and my face is round.”

“Isn’t this fine? Your uniform’s trousers are so big, how could you not fit inside?”

“…!” Was this a question of whether she could fit or not? This was clearly a question of whether she would look beautiful or not!

Jiang Xiaoman said righteously, “Grandma, I can’t eat anymore. I have gained five pounds.”

Her usual metabolism was very good. Even though she ate a lot, her body did not get fat at all. Her limbs were slender and her body was graceful.

Even if she gained five pounds, it wouldn’t affect her.

But, she loved being pretty!

Jiang Xiumei’s persuasion was fruitless. She couldn’t force Jiang Xiaoman, so she could only focus on the other child.

Jiang Xiaoman didn’t need to be given any more tonics, so let’s do Jiang Xing next.

Jiang Xing was such a big person, and he was usually too busy to take care of himself. Look at him, he was all haggard now.

Jiang Xiumei, who had found a new goal, finally let go of Jiang Xiaoman’s beautiful waist, and was ready to replenish her son’s body.

On the first day, stewed chicken kidneys.

The next day, steamed pork kidneys.

On the third day, oyster soup.

Fourth day… On the fourth day, Jiang Xing did not eat it.

He pretended to leave it for later, not daring to refuse Jiang Xiumei’s kindness right in front of her.

Jiang Xiumei didn’t think much and let him go.

After he left, Jiang Xing said to Jiang Xiaoman bitterly, “Xiaoman, why don’t you come and eat it?”

“Huh? Me?” Jiang Xiaoman looked confused, “but Grandma said that this was specially made for you.”

“…Uncle can’t take it anymore.”

“You’ve only been on this for a few days, even I persisted for half a month. How can it be too much for you?”

“…I just can’t bear it anymore.”

Jiang Xiaoman was silent for a while, and honestly said, “I can’t take it anymore either.”

Because she also suffered from it not long ago. Grandma firmly believed in replenishing organs by eating the same organ. Not only did she give her brain flower, but also other varieties of brain dishes.

There were pig heads, chicken heads, duck heads, and even braised lion heads³.

Jiang Xing pushed the bowl towards her, “Why don’t you have a bite?”

“You go ahead and eat.”

The two declined each other for a while. They feel bad throwing it away, so they couldn’t make up their minds.

Just as the two of them were frowning, Jiang Xiaoman had an idea and finally found a suitable home for this bowl of tonic soup, which she didn’t know what it was made of.

“Uncle, you go, I’ll take care of it.” Jiang Xiaoman picked it up and left, leaving Jiang Xing in grateful tears.

In the end, this bowl of nourishing soup came to Yu Qingshi’s table.

Yu Qingshi lowered his eyes, his brows couldn’t help raising, “What is this?”

“Tonic soup.”

“What is it made of?”

“I don’t know.” Jiang Xiaoman tried a scoop and took a sip, “It’s probably oysters. My grandmother said that this is very good for the body, especially suitable for men. She has boiled it for a long time. You can eat as much as you want. If you can’t finish it, I will throw it away.”

Yu Qingshi still felt that this was all a little strange.

Jiang Xiaoman sighed, “Then I will eat it.”

“…I’ll eat.”

Yu Qingshi took a deep breath, then took the spoon and started drinking the soup.

He drank very gracefully, without making a sound. Jiang Xiaoman put her hands on her cheeks, her eyes blinking.

Watching him finish, Jiang Xiaoman patted his head and said with joy, “You are awesome!”

Yu Qingshi blushed, and it was unclear if it was because he drank too fast or because he was praised.

Then…

From that day on, the soup that Jiang Xiumei gave to Jiang Xing were handled by Jiang Xiaoman—all went into Yu Qingshi’s stomach.

One bowl of nutritious soup came everyday at a regular time.

Yu Qingshi was also very obedient, and ate whatever Jiang Xiaoman gave him.

There was one thing that Jiang Xiaoman was very curious about.

Grandma said that this soup was nourishing and good for the body, but why did Yu Qingshi not look fat at all after eating it for so long?

However, it might also be because he was too thin, so she couldn’t see the difference with just a few extra kilograms.

Jiang Xiaoman asked him, “Are you getting fat?”

Yu Qingshi: “…No.”

“I don’t believe it. Let’s go and weigh you.”

Jiang Xiaoman insisted so much that Yu Qingshi couldn’t help but go on the scale under her supervision, and found that he really didn’t gain any weight. His weight was still the same, there was no change at all. If we had to talk about changes, he actually lost two catties.

Jiang Xiaoman began to worry again, and at the same time she was very envious of Yu Qingshi’s stomach. It was really great that he could eat so much and not gain any weight.

“Don’t you feel anything special after you eat so much nourishing soup?”

“…No.”

He did.

But Yu Qingshi didn’t know how to say it.

He found it very difficult to talk about. He hesitated for a while, and decided that it was better not to say anything.

It might also just be himself that was too depraved, so this was his own issue.

Yu Qingshi was silent. Jiang Xiaoman felt that his physique was probably special, so from then on, she fed him the tonic soup even more.

Therefore, under Jiang Xiaoman’s efforts, on a hot afternoon, Yu Qingshi lay on top of the table and had a nosebleed⁴.

Footnote:

3. The last one isn’t actually a real lion’s head, but the name of a meatball dish (usually made from pork).

4. The ingredients Jiang Xiumei used, kidneys and oysters, are good for male vitality/yang energy. That’s why Yu Qingshi accumulated too much heat in his body and ended up with a nosebleed. Poor lad thought he was somehow getting more depraved ^_*

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