allonlinenovel Chapter 2: Giving Deok-sun Tooth Decay
Chapter 2: Giving Deok-sun Tooth Decay
“Oh, Paula’s mom, Deok-sun is so kind, she’ll definitely be blessed in the future, don’t worry about her,” said the Leopard Lady, picking up her glass and clinking it with the two of them. Then, looking at Sun-woo’s mom, she said:
"Sunyoung is the most enviable. Sunwoo is such a good child. How many good deeds did Sunyoung do in her past life to give birth to such a sensible and smart child? My two children are like they came to collect a debt from me~".
"Oh, big sister," said Shanyu's mother, patting Leopard Lady's hand.
“Jung-hwan is also doing very well in his studies! And with Jung-bong, your two children are the ones who have come to repay your kindness. And Bora’s mom, Bora is so good at studying, and Deok-sun is so kind. And with Yu-hui, I don’t know how happy they will be in the future~” Sun-young swayed her body and said to the Leopard Lady and Bora’s mom with a smile.
As the three were chatting about everyday matters, Liu Shuyu parked his car at the entrance of Fenghuangtang Hutong, carrying his meager luggage. From a short distance, he spotted Ms. Leopard, Paula's mother, and Sunwoo's mother sitting in the hutong. He waved to them and loudly greeted them in Korean, "Hello, aunties~"
"Hey, hello, hello"
The three of them paused for a moment, then answered one after another.
Upon seeing this, Liu Shuyu bowed slightly again, then took his newly bought "luggage" from the trunk and went into the room.
Actually, he didn't need any of these. He had bought a lot of nice things in America in this world, and they were all stored in the space provided by the system. These luggage items were just some clothes and other things he had bought at a nearby shopping mall.
Oh, right!
There are also ingredients for tonight's meal; half the trunk is filled with these. After all, it's a housewarming celebration, so it's a good opportunity to treat the neighbors to a meal. That shouldn't be a problem, right?
Just as he was carrying groceries to his home for the second time, three ladies walked over quickly.
"Oh, we're here to help you, we're here to help you," the three women, including Ms. Leopard, said kindly as they followed him.
"Oh! Hello, Auntie... Thank you, Aunties."
Flattered, Liu Shuyu gave an "oh" and quickly thanked the three ladies politely.
"Oh my, ma'am, is this really a foreigner? How come her Korean is so good?" Paula's mother smiled politely at Liu Shuyu, picked up two bags of groceries, and walked along while whispering to Ms. Leopard.
"Oh my, why would someone live in Korea if they don't speak Korean?"
“Oh, what you said makes sense,” Paula’s mother said with a smile.
In no time, with the help of three people, they finished collecting all the ingredients in just two trips.
"Oh, um...um..." Paula's mother wanted to talk to Liu Shuyu, but she didn't know his name, so she couldn't say anything for a moment.
Upon instantly understanding, Liu Shuyu quickly said to the group, "Oh, sorry, I haven't introduced myself yet. Auntie, my name is Liu Shuyu, and I'm Chinese."
"Oh, it's Shuyu?" Paula's mom called out.
“Yes!” Liu Shuyu replied.
"Oh my, what a great name! Hehehe," said Sunwoo's mother with her signature laugh.
Liu Shuyu scratched his head and smiled at the group, behaving obediently.
This immediately brought smiles to the faces of the three ladies.
"But Shuyu, are you going to buy so much food to eat at home?" Ms. Leopard finally asked.
“Oh, right, right, that’s what I was just asking too,” Paula’s mom said, also expressing her curiosity.
Liu Shuyu was waiting for them to ask.
He scratched his head and said with a smile, "I heard from the ice cream shop owner about some neighbors. In China, we have a custom of inviting all the neighbors to a meal when moving into a new house, a gathering called 'housewarming celebration.' Also, it's to get to know each other better. I bought these groceries so I could cook a feast for you all tonight."
"Ouch!" All three of them cried out in unison.
Paula's mom said, "Oh dear, that's too extravagant! So many dishes, it must have cost a lot of money!"
The hardships of life made Paula's mother immediately focus on the price of ingredients.
"Wow, you can cook? What a good boy!" Sunwoo's mother immediately recognized that he was a good boy.
"Oh, you two, didn't you hear what Shuyu said? This is called 'housewarming celebration.' We should respect their customs. Okay, Shuyu, Auntie will help you inform them. I guarantee everyone in this alley will come!" Ms. Leopard patted Liu Shuyu's shoulder with an air of authority and said with a smile.
"Yes, yes, so we don't need to cook tonight? Oh, hehehehehe," Sunwoo's mom said as usual.
"That's really too much trouble for you," Paula's mother replied somewhat embarrassedly.
"Oh, not at all, the three aunties helped me move a lot of things, I'm so sorry," Liu Shuyu replied in return.
He then invited three ladies to tour his house, served them some fruit he had bought, and then they left Liu Shuyu's place.
Another day of harmonious guests and peaceful neighborhood relations.
After Liu Shuyu had entertained the three of them, he picked up the ingredients and started preparing. It was already noon, so he needed to get everything ready in advance.
He picked up a fish, scraped off its scales, and decided to make sweet and sour fish from it. He remembered that Deok-sun seemed to really like sweet and sour flavors...
Hmm? For spare ribs, how about sweet and sour?
Hmm? Pork tenderloin? Sweet and sour?
Oh dear~ never mind, this will give Deok-sun cavities.
......
As dusk approached, Deok-sun, Sun-woo, Jung-hwan, and the others finally returned from school.
Liu Shuyu finally placed the last dish on the table. Ten minutes earlier, he had called Zhengfeng's mother to let her know that they would be arriving soon.
A whole table full of dishes, including sweet and sour pork ribs, sweet and sour fish, four-happiness meatballs, braised pork, stir-fried lettuce, garlic shrimp, pork rib, corn and yam soup, white fungus and lotus seed soup, etc. They also thoughtfully prepared a sliced watermelon, a plated apple, and two large bunches of bananas.
He was still muttering to himself: "Hmm, it seems Deok-sun really likes bananas..."
1、2、3、......20...，一共26个菜，外加一大锅汤和一锅莲子羹和几样小点心。
Some of the materials were borrowed from the system; they're hard to buy even in South Korea.
Yes, he did borrow it from the system, but what he didn't expect was that it actually had it!
The key point is, it actually did borrow it!!!
He might be the first person to borrow something from the system, thankfully without having to go through nine times and return thirteen times.
The system said I could pay it back when I was able to.
Why do I feel like I'm being taken care of by the system...?
Well, in the words of Sunwoo's mom, wow~ what a wonderful system!
......
Bora's family: "What! We're going to our new neighbor's house for dinner!!! Yay!!!" This is Deok-sun.
Sunwoo's family: "Oh! Mom, did our new neighbors invite us over for dinner? Pearl, aren't you excited?" This is Sunwoo.
Jung-bong's family: "???" This is Jung-hwan.