Chapter 170: Lunch tour and Back to the village

After the visit to Natural Grocery, they head to the first restaurant they are going to, Zhang Yong highly recommend this place. It is a place near his old school so he is very familiar with it. They are eating the famous beef potsticker or pan-fried beef dumplings. The restaurant is not a big place, but it is almost packed even though it is not lunch hour yet. When they passed through the cooking area, Bai Yi Yang and her siblings feels excited to see the golden crescent moon shaped dumpling on the pan.

Zhang Yong is familiar with the shop so he make the order, since they are eating other things for lunch, they didn't order much. Just enough beef potstickers and also a cup of soy milk for everyone. When they tried the food, it has crispy crust and the minced beef inside is juicy. It has a balanced salty and sweet taste, making them cannot stop eating and they end up ordering one more serving.

Zhang Yong feels happy that they are enjoying the food, but since they are eating lunch again later, he can only remind them not to eat until full.

The siblings is reluctant to leave the restaurant before stuffing themselves. So, Zhang Yong immediately bring them to the next restaurant where they will have their proper meal. This place is a famous eel restaurant. The deboned eel is deep-fried, they will be braised with pork and garlic. The finished eel is very tender, smooth and fragrant. They already eat a lot of pan-fried dumplings but when they saw the food arrived at the table next to them, they still feel hungry. Other than that, Zhang Yong also ordered a few more good dish, they are eating this with rice. Not too much since they are half full now.

Once more, they enjoyed their food so much, this time they are really full. To digest the food, they sit for a while but when the restaurant is getting busy, they also stood up from their seat.

For the last stop, Zhang Yong bring them to a pastry shop. It's a French pastry shop. The children is so excited seeing all the colourful and delicious looking pastries and cakes.

"You love tarts, they have many varieties here." Zhang Yong said. Bai Yi Yang can say that. So they begin choosing what they want to eat. Zhou Zhu Yao also decided to buy some to bring home and also for his brother's children in town.

Bai Yi Yang choose some for Zhang Ming Ming and Old Jin, Zhou Zhu Yao already buy some for Old Zhou house, there is also for themselves and her favourite tarts. So, Bai Yi Yang ends up buying all kinds of croissant, éclair, macaroons, madeleines and of course various slices of tarts for herself. She really took fancy of this place, she wanted a place like this near their area, there are so much that she wanted to try, Bai Yi Yang feel sad that she cannot come here often. Her siblings also took interest on the cakes so she let them choose what they want.

"Boss Zhang, can't you open one of this at our town?" Bai Yi Yang said to Zhang Yong. Zhang Yong laugh and tell her that he can always bring back some if he came to their house later. So Bai Yi Yang can only resolve to that solution.

After that, they really need to go on their way. They all bid farewell to Zhang Yong and they all enter Zhou Zhu Yao car. Zhang Yong waited until they all leave before he himself left.

Bai Yi Yang and her siblings have a fun time in City Nan, rather than going for a competition, Bai Yi Yang feels like she just went for sightseeing. But, even though Bai Yi Yang and her siblings loves the city, they still like their house very much.

While Bai Yi Yang is tidying up the stuff, the puppies also finished bathing and dry. She immediately let them wear their new clothes and accessories, she also give them their toy. Because of this, the puppies was laugh by the children and TongTong. It is really weird to have them wear clothes, Bai Yi Yang even take many pictures of them. But the puppies is just happy to receive the toys, as expected, they go crazy. Only when Bai Yi Ling scold them then they control themselves a bit.

Bai Yi Fang usually wanted them to stay inside longer, but once the puppies step outside the gate, Bai Yi Yang will never allow the puppies inside again. So after the puppies do their business outside, then that's mean they can't stay inside again unless they take a bath again.

Bai Yi Yang let the children play with the pets while she tidy up her stuff and do the laundry. After laundry, she also clean up a bit with the vacuum. The vacuum cleaner is very easy to use, when Bai Yi Yang is busy, it is Bai Yi Ling or Bai Yi Chen who usually do that.

In the middle, Bai Yi Yang received this week report from Second Zhou, so she need to check with Zhang Yong's report from his side too. There are no problem with the account before, and this time there is no problem too.

They arrived home at 3.00 pm just now, now is a few minutes passed 4.00 pm. So Bai Yi Yang and her siblings ride their bicycle to the village. In the basket are the pastries for Zhang Ming Ming and Old Jin. Bai Yi Yang never stay to chat at Zhang Ming Ming house since Bai Yi Yang is not close to Zhang Ming Ming family, Bai Yi Yang actually didn't know which one is Zhang Ming Ming parents, her siblings is also not in any of her siblings friends circle.

After calling her, Zhang Ming Ming came out with her small sister in her embrace. The small child seems to be sleeping. Zhang Ming Ming house is also wooden house, similar to Old Zhou house, the size is also similar but it looks older than Old Zhou house. The rest of Bai siblings didn't come close to the house, they waited for her at the side of the road.

"Yang Yang, you are back." Zhang Ming Ming said as she come down the stairs.

Bai Yi Yang also see 3 small heads peeking from behind the door, they are still a bit shy towards her, the biggest should be a bit older than Bai Yi Ling and the smallest one is the little girl sleeping in Zhang Ming Ming arm. To this days, even when waiting for bus at the bus stop, Zhang Ming Ming siblings never really talked to her directly. They are really different compared to Zhang Ming Ming.

"En." Bai Yi Yang smile.

"Got some souvenirs and pastries for you." Bai Yi Yang said and hand over the two bags. One big bags is the pastries from the French bakery the other is a few things put inside together, there are socks, lip gloss and also some simple accessory, a hair clip and earrings.

"Thanks Yang Yang." Zhang Ming Ming happily received it. She said a few more things like her journey ah, her exam ah.

The pastries is sealed but the sweet smell still leak out. When Zhang Ming Ming received it, the small girl in her embrace woke up.

"Cake?" She said groggily. Bai Yi Yang smile and pat the small girl head before saying goodbye to Zhang Ming Ming. Zhang Ming Ming also didn't suppress her voice anymore since her sister has woke up.

Bai Yi Yang and her siblings leave with their bicycle. Zhang Ming Ming knows that the siblings have good relationships with Old Jin, she heard that they often bring good things to Old Jin house. Some old people in the village is jealous of Old Jin and Old Zhou house who is close to the Bai siblings. Not only the two family, sometimes Old Bo house and the First and Second Li will also receive goodwill from the Bai siblings. Now, everyone know that the Bai siblings have good income because of the newly discovered old orchard.

When Bai Yi Yang and her siblings cannot be seen anymore, Zhang Ming Ming bring the two bags into the house and her small siblings surround her while swallowing their saliva. The smell is so good, it must taste good too. They are not interested with Zhang Ming Ming souvenirs, they often look pretty but not edibles. Zhang Ming Ming small siblings recognise Bai Yi Mo and Bai Yi Fang, they wanted to befriend and of the Bai siblings like how their older sister become best friend with Bai Yi Yang but they just can't.

Bai Yi Ling is always quiet, she only have one best friend from the village and seems like she doesn't have plan to find another best friend. Bai Yi Mo already have a fix amount of friends, Shitou, Hu Zi and Xiao Bao. The children heard that Xiao Mo like to invite his friend over to their house, he have his own bedroom and they will sleep over and eat delicious food. As for Bai Yi Fang, she is kind to everyone, she share her snacks to everyone but she is still to small, they are all bigger than her, it's weird if they get to close to her. So, the most desirable friend nowadays in the village is Bai Yi Mo.

Bai Yi Mo and his gang is the cool kids of the village. They have snacks to eat, they have two bicycles, one is Bai Yi Mo and the other is Xiao Bao. They can sleep over at Bai Yi Mo house because he have his own bedroom and a double decker bed, what more Bai Yi Mo's older sister is a good cook, they can eat delicious food. What more they can watch cartoons with big TV and unlimited snacks and drinks. That sounds like heaven to children.

Zhang Ming Ming laugh aloud when she heard her siblings told her this when they are enjoying the pastries. Her siblings is aiming to become one of the Bai siblings friend, what more their target seems to be Bai Yi Mo.

"Dream on, Yang Yang younger siblings is clever, not like all of you. The moment you open your mouth they will know that you have hidden intention to befriend them." Zhang Ming Ming said, feeding her smallest siblings with a pinch of pastry.

"We don't have bad intentions." Her 8 years old brother said.

"Didn't you wanted to befriend them because you saw that Yang Yang always give me present, I know Xiao Ling, Xiao Mo and Fang Fang do that to their friends too." Zhang Ming Ming said.

"That is another thing. But jie, their activities is very fun, they all will go adventure around the village. Grandpa Jin even made them a small base near his field. If I am younger, I will go join them." Zhang Ming Ming 11 years old brother said. Bai Yi Mo and his gang is indeed envied by the children, one of the reason is that they also have small base which is like a small hut made by Old Jin. Old Jin like Bai Yi Mo, so he often fulfilled his small request.

"Then you try asking other people to help you build a base too." Zhang Ming Ming said.

"If I can do that, it has been done long time ago." Her brother reply.

"That's because Xiao Mo and his friends often help Grandpa Jin to pull out weeds in his field. Don't try to get benefits all the time, have some effort, understand?" Zhang Ming Ming scold her brothers.

"Alright. Then next time you come over to Yang Yang jie house again, can you bring us over? We also want to eat barbecue." Her siblings said.

"Nonsense, if I have to bring someone then I will only bring Xiao Hua Hua..right.." Zhang Ming Ming smile brightly towards her youngest sister. The other siblings immediately feel devastated, it is so difficult being an unfavored child ah.

As for Bai Yi Yang and her siblings, they come over Old Jin house after stopping by Zhang Ming Ming house. It is still early so people are still working at the field.

"Going to Old Jin house?" They were asked about this a lot.

The Bai siblings frequently passed through this area too. Other than Old Zhou couple, they consider Old Jin as their other grandfather now, of course except for Bai Yi Yang who still have as small as grain of suspicion. So, when they cook something in mass such as wonton, dumplings and buns, the siblings will surely send over some to Old Jin house. Those who have been to Old Jin house frequently have tasted some of Bai Yi Yang food.

The Bai siblings is really kind to people who have been kind to them. If there is ranking, then first place would be of course Old Zhou house, followed by Old Jin. Then there is also Head Village Li family, Second Li family and Old Bo family. Right, there is also the daughter from Zhang family who also received jadeite from the eldest girl last time.

"Yes. Don't work too hard uncle." Bai Yi Mo is the one who answer.

When they arrived at Old Jin house, Old Jin is already on the way back. He had seen them from afar so he quickly return home. This is the second time all 5 siblings come to his house, usually its Xiao Mo and Fang Fang or Bai Yi Chen alone sending food.

Old Jin like the Bai siblings very much, he don't have children of his own, even his own nephews and nieces is not as good as the Bai siblings towards him, so he always looks forward to them coming over. Bai Yi Chen always invite him to their house but he is a bit scared and wary of the eldest girl. The eldest girl is very good but she is a bit too clever and she seems to have good instincts. What if he said something wrong?

Old Jin and the Bai siblings chat. As for the pastries they bought, the shameless Bai Yi Mo also took a bite. Bai Yi Ling scold Bai Yi Mo but Bai Yi Mo and Bai Yi Fang already act like he is in his own house, Bai Yi Yang is amused with this. Since her siblings like this old man Jin so much, what else can she do than treat him good too.