I'm back in 1990

Chapter 945: Begonia Cake

A few days later, the Huang family, the Zeng family, the Yu family including Yu Minyue and Zhiyuan's family, the Jiang family, and the Jiang family were taken to the airport by several Coaster buses. An Airbus A320 would take them to Yanjing. This plane, which was only one year old, was chartered by Huang Xiaochuan.

The main reason was that there were a lot of people, and if tickets were bought, there wouldn't be enough first-class seats available on one plane. So Huang Xiaochuan simply used his financial power to arrange for Gao Song to charter an entire plane and convert all the seats inside into more spacious business class seats beforehand.

The original first-class seats at the front of the plane were given to a few elderly families, which was just right.

This was Jiang Yufei's first time taking a chartered plane. Seeing that the plane, which originally carried nearly two hundred people, now only carried them, she couldn't help but have a new understanding of wealth.

Of course, this was another good opportunity for her to take photos. She took a lot of photos on the plane and planned to upload them to her social media after checking into her hotel.

After seeing off several families, including his parents, brothers, uncles, and aunts, Huang Xiaochuan moved to his uncle's house.

The main reason Huang Xiaochuan did this was because his grandmother was getting old and didn't like to travel much. He was fine with being alone, just like when he was a child. He arranged for someone to add a bed to his grandmother's room so he could sleep with her.

Every afternoon, several elderly ladies from the neighborhood would come over to my grandmother's house to play mahjong. They had been my grandmother's regular mahjong partners for many years, and these ladies were all in good health.

"Mother Zeng, where is everyone in your house?" Aunt Shen, who often came to play cards, asked the old lady while touching the cards.

"He's gone out to play and won't be back for a few days." My grandmother was a low-key person and spoke very discreetly.

"So, have you been alone in the house these past few days?" Another mahjong partner, Aunt Wang, expressed her concern for the old woman.

"Pong!" The old lady ponged a pair of tiles, took the tiles played by the other player, and then said, "My grandson has been coming to keep me company these past few days."

Another mahjong partner, Aunt Lü, said after the old lady played another card, "Really! It's been so long since I've seen your grandson. He's grown up to be very handsome. If he weren't already married, I would want him to be my grandson-in-law."

At this point, Wang Amu couldn't stand it anymore: "Oh dear, please help me! How can your granddaughter be worthy of Zeng's grandson! You really can't see things clearly."

"You should just play your cards, what business is it of yours? You always have so much to say!" Aunt Lü retorted, not to be outdone.

Just as Wang's mother was about to retort, Shen's aunt stopped her: "Oh dear, you two families shouldn't quarrel. When it comes to Zeng's mother's grandson, you two families shouldn't gossip like that!"

"Three of a kind!" Wang Amu had no choice but to give up and angrily played a card.

"Haha! I won!" Grandma won the hand.

Now Wang Amu was even angrier, angry at Aunt Lü. If it weren't for her, she wouldn't have made such a fuss.

Just then, Huang Xiaochuan came in from outside.

"Hello, ladies!" Huang Xiaochuan greeted the elderly women playing mahjong warmly.

"Hey, you won!" Huang Xiaochuan sidled up behind the old lady and saw her happily taking chips from the other three people and knocking over the cards in front of her.

When the grandmother saw her grandson return, she asked, "Why are you home so early today?"

Huang Xiaochuan joked with his grandmother, "I knew you were going to win money today, so I came back early so you could treat me."

When the old lady heard this, she couldn't stop smiling.

"Okay! Okay! What do you want to eat? Grandma's treating!"

The affectionate interaction between the grandmother and grandson was the envy of the grandmother's three mahjong partners.

"Look, look! The Zeng family's grandmother is so blessed. Not only are her sons and daughters filial, but her grandson is also so filial."

"That's right! Let's not even talk about grandsons anymore. My son only comes to see this old woman once a month. It's no fun raising a son like that."

"Your son is still good, it's just that your daughter-in-law is no good."

"Then you guys continue playing, I'm going to read the newspaper for a while." Seeing that the old ladies' card game was not over, Huang Xiaochuan took his leave.

"Go and rest, I'll win more money, and I'll treat you to something delicious tonight." Grandma was having a good day, and even though her grandson was back, she couldn't bear to leave the card table.

Amidst the clatter of mahjong tiles played by several elderly women, Huang Xiaochuan began reading the newspaper. In a daze, he felt this was his most comfortable and happiest moment, as he was still able to stay by his grandmother's side.

Huang Xiaochuan was genuinely happy to see his grandmother, who, despite her advanced age, was still so agile when playing cards.

Less than an hour later, the last two rounds of mahjong were over. The four elderly women each took their chips and started calculating their accounts. They all seemed to have very clear minds and were calculating their accounts very clearly. No wonder some people say that elderly people who like to play mahjong are less likely to get Alzheimer's disease. There is some truth to that.

Less than an hour later, the last two rounds of mahjong were over. The four elderly women each took their chips and started calculating their accounts. They all seemed to have very clear minds and were calculating their accounts very clearly. No wonder some people say that elderly people who like to play mahjong are less likely to get Alzheimer's disease. There is some truth to that.

The elderly ladies were playing mahjong, and after a whole afternoon of playing, they only won or lost a dozen or twenty yuan. They weren't after the money; they were just enjoying the pleasure of chatting about everyone's business.

Huang Xiaochuan and his grandmother saw the three old ladies off at the door.

When he got back, his grandmother asked him, "What do you want to eat? Just tell me, and I'll pay for it."

Huang Xiaochuan laughed and said, "These days we eat meat and fish every day, so I just want something light. How about some rice porridge with dried radish for dinner? I'll let you know about the treat later, I'll let you know when I've thought it through."

Grandma pretended to be angry and slapped her grandson: "You little rascal, do you think I owe you anything? That's not fair! I'm treating you today, so you eat today!"

"Haha, I'm just kidding. I want to eat crabapple cake!" Huang Xiaochuan said, recalling the crabapple cake that his grandmother would always buy for him when she went grocery shopping when he was a child. It was his favorite treat when he was little.

Grandma was in a dilemma. Back in her hometown of Suzhou, she knew where to buy crabapple cakes, but she really didn't know where to buy them here.

Huang Xiaochuan could tell what was puzzling about his grandmother just by looking at her expression.

"Just take out your money, I know where to buy them."

Upon hearing this, the grandmother immediately and generously pulled out ten yuan and gave it to her grandson: "Here, is that enough?"

Huang Xiaochuan snatched it away, a broad smile on his face, "That's enough, that's enough!"

Haitang cake is indeed available in Shanghai, but not near his uncle's house. How could such a small matter be difficult for Huang Xiaochuan? He arranged for someone to make a special trip and drive there to buy it.

When I received them, they were still a little hot. The two pieces of begonia cake were joined together with the caramel side facing each other. When they were separated, they stretched out thin strands, and the aroma of caramel was released.