Transmigrated as My Aunt in the 70s-Chapter 3 - 00 The Favored Original Owner

"Granny, I want to eat vegetable rice cakes and vegetable soup dumplings. I want Granny to make them, not Mama," Tian Sisi stood up to help Granny Zhao put on her cotton pants, acting spoiled after having slept through the night, the original host's memories gradually emerged like a movie, and Tian Sisi also came to understand that although the original host's adoptive mother Zhu Aiqing was very kind to her, Zhu Aiqing's cooking was not really commendable.

"Okay, whatever Ah Nan wants to eat, Granny will make for you. I have already washed the vegetables, and Granny will start cooking now. You can eat after you wash your face. Ah Nan, you need to eat more, seeing you being sick and losing weight on your face is truly distressing!"

Granny Zhao smiled with her eyes nearly closed, greatly enjoying her granddaughter's act of spoiling. Among her many grandchildren, only Tian Sisi was raised entirely by her hand, and also because this granddaughter's appearance was good and she had a fortunate energy, Granny Zhao treated Tian Sisi even better than her biological granddaughter, Tian Lili (the younger daughter of Tian Aiguo, 11 years old).

Tian Sisi wore a bright red hooded ski sweater, considered the most fashionable attire now. From the host's memory, she knew that this sweater was a New Year's gift to her niece from her uncle, Tian Mantong, who brought it from the province. Underneath the ski sweater was a light yellow fleece sweatshirt, and her pants were self-made dark red corduroy pants, also lined with fleece. She wore a pair of red nylon socks and a pair of red homemade cotton shoes padded with lots of cotton fabric, very warm.

Granny Zhao originally wanted to help Tian Sisi put on her shoes but was refused. It was okay for Granny to help her dress, but Tian Sisi really couldn't accept having an old lady kneel in front of her to put on her shoes, and Granny Zhao let it be, just braiding Tian Sisi's pigtail braids. Granny Zhao's hands were very gentle, not painful at all when braiding, unlike her mother from a past life, Zhong Juying, who used to make her cry every time.

"We wear cloth shoes at home, and you can wear the red fur shoes your uncle bought for you when we go out," Granny Zhao said while braiding her hair.

There was a reason Granny Zhao said this; the original host was quite a spirited young girl, very fond of dressing up and never liked wearing the cloth shoes made by Granny Zhao, deeming them rustic. However, Tian Sisi liked them. In later times, this kind of handmade cloth shoe sold for a lot of money. She glanced at the red fur shoes under the bed planks, which were square-toed boots a bit like Martin boots of later times, but of course the leather shoes now were not as nice looking as those in later times, so Tian Sisi genuinely disliked these boots, which others considered very fashionable.

"Mm, the cotton shoes made by Granny are comfy," Tian Sisi's words made Granny Zhao very happy, as Ah Nan had become much more sensible after falling sick. Previously, she would never have said that Granny's shoes were comfortable; she would only call them rustic!

Granny Zhao tied two pigtails for Tian Sisi and attached two red hair ties, saying happily, "My good Nannan is indeed beautiful," then went out to cook vegetable rice cakes for her granddaughter. Tian Sisi stepped off the bed from the plank placed under it; she slept in an old-fashioned carved wooden bed, very high, typically with a long wooden plank placed under it for climbing up and down the bed and also for keeping shoes.

Tian Sisi walked to the table in front, looking at the mirror. The girl inside had a slender figure, tall and slim, an oval face with big, clear black and white eyes, long eyelashes fluttering like fans, and naturally curly bangs forming a beautiful arc on her forehead. Although dressed a bit rustically, she still looked beautiful, like a doll.

After being ill for about ten days, her complexion was a bit pale, and her chin a bit pointed, but this did not detract from her beauty. Tian Sisi was stunned by her own reflection in the mirror, and then she chuckled happily, as in her previous life she was most dissatisfied with her looks. Although not unattractive, she was definitely not a beauty; yet now, she had transmigrated into a beautiful girl, which felt like a huge gain.

Tian Sisi thought of Aunt Zhao Di's aged and withered appearance from her previous life, shuddered, and realized that now, being Tian Zhaodi, she couldn't follow the same old path again. She must live a good life, and silently cheered for herself.

"Ah Nan, time to eat!" Granny Zhao's voice came from outside.

"Coming!" Tian Sisi responded, set down the mirror, and ran out.

Outside in the main hall sat Mr. Tian, his wife Tian Manjin, and her two younger brothers, 8-year-old Tian Donghua and 6-year-old Tian Qinghua, who were already eating breakfast. It was a porridge made from yesterday's leftover food. Porridge was made by boiling leftover rice with water, steaming the leftovers on top. The taste was actually quite good, although experts in later times said porridge was not good for the stomach, so Tian Sisi seldom ate it.

"Grandpa, Dad, Mama, Donghua, Qinghua, Happy New Year!" Tian Sisi greeted her family with a beaming smile, then headed to the kitchen to heat water for washing her face and brushing her teeth. Speaking of which, she was quite fortunate; although the original adoptee, her family treated her even better than their own, which is why she was raised to be so innocent, delicate, and demanding.

"Very good, very good, Nannan has become much livelier after her illness, it's a blessing in disguise!" Mr. Tian responded cheerfully to Tian Sisi and turned to his second son, Tian Manjin.

"Yes, she seems more lively indeed. Nannan didn't used to talk much, but now it's good she does. A young girl should be lively," Tian Manjin nodded in agreement with the Old Man.

"Mom, don't spoil Nannan too much. Why make her a separate breakfast? Isn't porridge enough?" Zhu Aiqing glanced at Tian Sisi as her mother-in-law made a special meal for her daughter. Spoiled by her grandparents and husband, she demands the best food and clothes, can't do any farm work, and what man would dare marry such a girl, no matter how pretty she is?

"It's fine, Nannan's just recovered from her illness and can't taste much, she deserves a special meal, we can afford it," Mr. Tian insisted. In his view, making a special meal for his granddaughter was nothing out of the ordinary; a young girl should be pampered.

Tian Manjin also nodded in agreement, while Zhu Aiqing rolled her eyes. So she was the stepmother now? Well, maybe she could later add more to Nannan's dowry, marry her off nearby, and keep an eye on her. Zhu Aiqing sighed, being the only rational person in the family, she had to think long-term.

After Tian Sisi finished washing up, she brought out from the kitchen a big bowl of green vegetable rice cakes steamed by Granny Zhao. The tender slices of rice cake and bright green vegetables released a familiar fragrance that filled Tian Sisi's nostrils. How delicious! She inhaled deeply, carrying the bowl slowly toward the table. Granny Zhao quickly came to help her, exclaiming:

"Oi, my silly Nannan, how can you carry such a big bowl? Why didn't you ask Granny or Mama to help? What if you burned yourself?"

"Mom, just let her carry it herself. She's a big girl of 10 now, can't she even carry a bowl of rice? Zhong Liangcai's daughter, Zhong Yuying, was practically a strong laborer at the age of 10," Zhu Aiqing, having resolved not to interfere, couldn't help herself now. Was she raising a princess or a daughter? A little Miss dependent for everything.

Zhong Yuying? Why does that name sound so familiar? Tian Sisi heard the name from her Mama's mouth and was intrigued, although she couldn't recall who Zhong Yuying was. Yet, she felt this person must be significant. After a moment, Tian Sisi decided not to dwell on it, figuring it might just come to her eventually.

"My Nannan is younger, how can she compare with those born in the earlier part of the year? Besides, she's just recovered from an illness, how could she have strength? Look at her skinny little face, not a bit of flesh on it, don't you have any sympathy as a mother?" Granny Zhao was displeased, reproaching her daughter-in-law.

Seeing her daughter's sharply thin chin, nearly translucent skin, and sunken eyes, Zhu Aiqing's heart softened after all, "She has lost a lot of weight, and she brought it upon herself, running to the river to set off fireworks. Now she knows what that leads to!"

Despite her harsh words, Tian Sisi wasn't scared at all; her Mama always had a sharp tongue but a caring heart.

"Alright, don't be too hard on Nannan anymore. She went with Zhonghua Wei Hua (Tian Aiguo's two sons, Tian Zhonghua is 15 and Tian Weihua is 13), who knew she'd fall into an ice hole?" Granny Zhao defended her granddaughter.

"Mama, from now on, I'll stay far away from Crying Girl River, I won't go near it," Tian Sisi assured Zhu Aiqing, adding silently in her mind that she'd play there again when the weather was warmer.

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