I was reborn after my cousin stole my life.

Chapter 194: A Smell of Chicken Dung

This was the first time An Hui had ever heard the title "Grandma Yuan." Hearing it made her feel like she had aged more than ten years overnight. "My name is An Hui. You can all just call me by my name."

"Anhui, I see that a lot of these you bought are imported. How come you have so many foreign exchange certificates?"

"I also had someone replace it, and it took a long time."

"What's this? Is it imported too? The writing on it looks like it's in foreign languages," someone asked, holding up a jar about the size of a palm.

An Hui took it. "This is coffee."

"coffee?"

What is coffee?

"I think I've heard of this name before..."

"Oh, I know that! It's a drink that foreigners drink. Someone treated my husband to it when he went to Haicheng on a business trip."

"Foreign drinks? What do they taste like? Do they taste the same as our soda?"

"What? It doesn't taste the same. My husband said it tastes like chicken poop."

Everyone was skeptical and burst into laughter. "How does your man know it smells like chicken poop? Has he ever drunk it?"

"You guys just drank it, Xiao Yuan... no, An Hui drank it, ask her what it tasted like."

An Hui's expression was indescribable: "..."

This description really made her...

"Would you like to try some? I'll make it for you."

No one stood on ceremony with her; "Would you like to try it?"

"Try it!"

"Let's try it, let's treat ourselves to something different!"

The military dependents all sat down, waiting for An Hui to make them coffee.

Shen's mother also sat down, and the children in her arms were held by the military families one after another, which made Xiao Xuanxuan's shameless smile never stop.

Shen's mother was also very happy. See? This is the right way for people their age to see children. Last time she came to Xiao Yuan's house, her mother-in-law didn't even play with the child, let alone hold him.

While making coffee, An Hui felt a little regretful. It wasn't that she was reluctant to make it for others, but rather... why did she have to serve tea and water like a servant?

Moreover, my son's family doesn't have coffee cups, only enamel mugs. Serving coffee in an enamel mug is worse than not drinking it at all.

Despite feeling upset, her hands didn't stop moving. Before long, she had brewed several cups of coffee in enamel mugs, except for her own cup, which was made in a bone china mug that she had brought from home.

She placed the coffee on the coffee table, and the military dependents each picked up a cup.

An Hui also picked up a cup, brought it to her nose, sniffed it gently, and then took a small sip.

She didn't notice that the guests sitting on the sofa were following her example, smelling the liquid first and then taking a big gulp, just like her!

"My goodness!"

"What's that smell?!"

"It tastes so bitter, worse than medicine!"

"My god, it really does smell like chicken poop!"

Everyone nearly vomited, and their faces scrunched up in disgust.

Shen's mother took a sip and put down the cup; she really couldn't stand the taste!

"Doesn't it taste bitter to you?" Seeing that An Hui was not affected at all and instead seemed to be enjoying it, she couldn't help but ask.

An Hui: "It's the bitter taste that I enjoy."

"It doesn't even taste as good as traditional Chinese medicine!" someone muttered under their breath.

Anyway, apart from An Hui, no one else in the room could get used to drinking it.

Some people took a sip and didn't touch it again, while others, afraid of wasting it, pinched their noses and finished it. After finishing, they quickly poured themselves a glass of cold water from the coffee table to wash away the taste.

No one stayed long; they left after sitting for a while.

Just as they were leaving, they ran into Jiang Zhou and Yuan Xiu, who were returning home from get off work.

"Chief of Staff Jiang is back! Go back and see him quickly, your mother went to town and bought a lot of things."

"Xiao Yuan, your mother-in-law is really generous! She bought several cans of imported baby formula, lots of newborn clothes and shoes, and a whole bunch of food and drinks..."

"Your mother-in-law also made us that coffee, a foreign drink, but we don't like it, so it was a waste..."

Yuan Xiu and Jiang Zhou exchanged a glance, smiled, and saw everyone out before quickly going inside.

As soon as the two entered, they saw the table piled high with food and drinks.

"Did Chairman Gu accompany you into the city?" Jiang Zhou hung his hat in the entryway.

An Hui took a sip of coffee. "What Chairman Gu? That's your Aunt Gu. I went by myself."

Jiang Zhou looked at the several enamel mugs on the coffee table. "How did you get those things back?"

"I was lucky to get a ride; they even took me right to my doorstep," An Hui laughed. "When I told them I was your mother, they didn't believe me. They complimented me on looking young, saying I looked like your older sister. Haha, that young man is such a smooth talker!"

Jiang Zhou: "..."

"Oh, right, those things were bought for Xiao Yuan and the child. You can pack them yourselves, and these cups too." An Hui smiled and patted Jiang Zhou on the shoulder: "Thank you for your trouble, Comrade Jiang."

Jiang Zhou really wanted to reply: Wash it yourself.

I tolerated it because of the things she, her wife, and her children had bought.

He bent down, picked up the enamel mugs from the coffee table, and went into the kitchen.

An Hui was happy to have her son ordered around. She pulled Yuan Xiu to look at the clothes she had bought for the child. "I don't know yet if it's a boy or a girl. I bought blue and pink ones. And these shoes, look at the little tiger on them, they look so real. The craftsmanship is even better than the nanny who took care of me when I was a child."

After speaking to Yuan Xiu, she paused, then asked, "Jiang Zhou told you everything, right?"

Yuan Xiu was taken aback. "How did you know?"

Neither of them said what they were saying, but they both knew what they were talking about.

"You can't hide anything on your face. You've probably been wondering what my family used to do these past few days. You weren't surprised when I mentioned the nanny today, so Jiang Zhou must have told you last night."

"Mom, you're so smart," Yuan Xiu praised.

"I accept this compliment." An Hui put down the tiger-head shoes in her hand and picked up a rattle drum that children play with. "Jiang Zhou loved playing with this when he was little. I bought two so that the two siblings wouldn't fight over them."

"How can you say you're siblings?"

"Jiangzhou said the same thing?"

An Hui glanced at the kitchen. "He always wanted a little sister, but I didn't have one. When I gave birth to him, I swore I would only have one child in my life. Women, it's better not to have too many children. It's bad for your health and makes you age faster. If you raise a child well, one is worth ten others. But if you give birth to a bad one, just one can ruin your family business."

After saying that, she looked at Yuan Xiu and said, "As your mother-in-law, I will definitely not urge you to have a second child. Of course, if you want to have more, I will not stop you. But don't expect me to come and take care of you during your postpartum period. I won't come. But I will definitely buy you money and supplies. I guarantee you can afford to support them."

Yuan Xiu smiled and said, "Thank you, Mom."

Jiang Zhou came out swinging his arms, saying, "We can afford to support ourselves."

An Hui rolled her eyes at him: "You ungrateful brat! I didn't tell you anything. I was talking to Xiao Yuan, why are you interrupting?"