Switched Marriage The Coddled Little Wife novel Chapter 48

Chapter 48: Chapter 48: Clinging On

After the Bun Shop opened, Lin Chuxia became even busier, but thankfully Su Wensong was in charge of procurement, so she no longer had to rush early in the morning to the vegetable market and butcher shop.

She left the handcart to Su Wensong and planned to learn to ride a second-hand bicycle.

All her money had gone into the shop, leaving her purse painfully thin. Moreover, even if she had money, she’d need a bicycle ticket, so she might as well take a shortcut and buy a second-hand one.

After learning about her idea, Granny Sun heartily guaranteed her son could get her a second-hand bicycle. The next day, he actually brought her a Phoenix brand bicycle that was almost new.

The price was attractive too, 40 yuan.

Lin Chuxia knew that Sun Hao had a special status and could sometimes provide conveniences. She hadn’t expected such a big favor from him, so she immediately counted out the money and handed it to Granny Sun.

With the bicycle, commuting back and forth became much easier.

By the time she arrived at the courtyard, Su Wensong had already returned from shopping and was mincing meat in the yard, the two cleavers moving so fast they almost left afterimages.

Over the past while, Su Wensong had always been the one to chop the meat - it was a task requiring strength.

Lin Chuxia had tried the manual meat grinders of that era. A manual meat grinder could only grind a couple of ounces at a time, which was far from ideal.

After one use without depleting it, Su Wensong had disdainfully set it aside.

Granny Su sat on a small stool picking vegetables. Lin Chuxia parked the bike and greeted her with a smile, "Granny Su, you’re up so early again. You really could have left these chores to us."

Granny Su’s face was full of kindness as she continued to pick chives, chatting with her, "I enjoy doing these things. Lin, you don’t understand, Granny loves the bustle. Watching you all busy every day, I feel as though life has become tastier, even more lively than during the New Year."

Lin Chuxia responded with a smile, "You’ve given me such cheap rent, and now you help me pick vegetables every day, am I not taking too much advantage?"

Granny Su laughed along, "How are you taking advantage of me? It’s us who are taking advantage of you."

She glanced at her grandson, chopping the meat. With this job, her grandson visibly changed from before.

Previously, her grandson didn’t talk much to her, but seeing him often silent and sometimes frowning inadvertently, she knew he was carrying concerns inside.

Now, though he was up at the crack of dawn and worked late, he always had a smile on his face, and the energy with which he worked was different.

Lin Chuxia and Granny Su chatted and laughed as they finished picking the vegetables, and Granny Sun arrived.

Once the meat was seasoned, Granny Sun started making buns, with several pots of porridge simmering on the stoves.

Before the first batch of buns was out of the pot, a queue had formed outside the shop. The new day had officially begun with bustling activity.

For breakfast, they mainly served meat buns, vegetable buns, porridge, and pickles.

After the morning rush, Lin Chuxia started preparing cold dishes for lunch.

These were usually seasonal vegetables, blanched with hot water, seasoned, and then mixed with her secret spicy chili oil, which was very popular.

While busy, Granny Sun poked her from behind. Lin Chuxia turned around puzzled, and Granny Sun nodded toward the doorway.

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