Transmigrated as My Aunt in the 70s-Chapter 9 - 00 Uncle

Lunch was green vegetable soup with pig head meat, the pig head meat was stewed until it was tender, served in a big basin with a thick layer of oil floating on the soup. In this era, this dish could certainly compete with shark fin and abalone. Tian Sisi loved eating pig ears, especially the part connected to the cartilage, crunchy and very satisfying to bite into.

Old Man carefully picked out pig ears from the basin for his granddaughter, filling Tian Sisi's bowl to the brim, watching her eat with a smile. Ah Nan chewing on the pig ears with her cheeks puffed was extremely adorable. Watching his granddaughter eat seemed even more flavorful than eating himself.

Man Tong laughed and said, "Ah Nan still loves pig ears so much, but what's so tasty about them? It's all bones and skin. Eating meat should be like your little uncle who eats the fatty parts, that's the way to enjoy it."

Man Tong demonstrated by picking up a thick piece of fat meat and swallowing it down, then looked around the table; everyone, both adults and children, chose the fattiest meat to eat, even Granny Zhao, Ai Qing, and Qiuyang, the three women, also picked the fatty meat, not finding it greasy at all.

Tian Sisi shook her head in disgust, "Little uncle, the fatty meat is for you, auntie, and brother. I'm fine with just the ears."

Tian Sisi genuinely didn't like fatty meat; her favorite was gnawing on bones. However, to Man Tong and Qiuyang, that seemed very charming, feeling that their niece was indeed worth doting on, knowing to leave the good stuff for them.

"Little uncle, do you know how much a camera costs?" Tian Sisi brought up the topic of cameras.

"A camera? That's a luxury item. Why are you asking about that, Ah Nan?"

"I'm just asking. I heard Sister Lili say that a family in their big courtyard owns a camera that can take photos as real as life." Once again, Tian Lili was used by Tian Sisi as a shield.

"That thing is pretty popular now, it costs hundreds, you'd have to go to Shanghai and line up to buy it, and even ask someone for help due to connections. Ah Nan, us villagers don't really play with such things, it's just a money-burning gadget. Just the film costs several yuan per roll. If you want a photo, little uncle can take you to town to do it."

Man Tong inwardly resented his niece Tian Lili for sharing everything with Ah Nan, deciding to remind his elder brother about it later, as they shouldn't let Lili be so vain.

Man Tong's favoritism showed no bounds, no wonder Lili and Tian Sisi didn't get along - a girl born into the Tian family couldn't compare to an adopted girl? Anyone would feel imbalanced, and if one were more open-minded it might have been fine, but Lili was just like her mother Xu Qianwen, small-minded and competitive, resenting Tian Sisi for stealing her affection and seizing any opportunity to bully her.

Upon hearing a camera would cost around a hundred yuan, Tian Sisi immediately shook her head, "Little uncle, I don't want it, I was just asking. It's so expensive, that much could buy dad so much tobacco."

Tian Sisi made an exaggerated circle with her hands, which made everyone at the table laugh, especially Man Yin, who felt particularly proud. His daughter was sensible, knowing to save money for buying him tobacco. Man Tong felt a bit jealous, "Ah Nan, you only think about buying tobacco for daddy, but don't you think about buying for little uncle?"

"Little uncle, Auntie doesn't like you smoking, she says if you smell like tobacco don't come to bed, go sleep outside on a hammock instead." Tian Sisi mimicked Qiuyang's tone, leaving Man Tong dumbstruck and Qiuyang blushing.

Tian Sisi spoke as casually as if she was joking with friends in her past life. Little did she know that in her current identity, only a 10-year-old girl, especially in an era where even handholding between men and women was criticized, she saw the solemn expressions of Man Yin and Ai Qing and felt a pang in her heart. Oops, overacted!

"Uncle, why does Auntie not let you sleep in the bed when you smoke? Dad smokes and Mama never made him sleep in a sack." Tian Sisi asked Tian Mantong innocently, which earned her a few sharp glares from Zhu Aiqing.

"Where did you kids hear such things? You should definitely not talk about this outside, got it? Mantong and Qiuyang, you too, don't say everything in front of the kids, they're still young." Granny Zhao lectured sternly, scolding Sisi and also admonishing her youngest son and his wife.

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Tian Mantong cried out that it was unjust; when had he ever spoken about such things with Ah Nan, where had this little imp heard them from? He glared at Sisi and asked where she'd heard it from. Sisi secretly amused, yet her face portrayed innocence, "I heard it from Brother Zhenhua."

Indeed, Sisi had heard it from Zhenhua. Little Zhenhua, only 3 years old, still slept with his parents and often mimicked their pillow talk in front of his older siblings—truly a little tattletale! Tian Manjin glared at his youngest son, acting all pampered by his wife, you little rascal, I will deal with you tonight! Little Zhenhua shivered—what's going on? He looked around and seeing nothing amiss, he commanded Wang Qiuyang to feed him meat.

Sisi looked at her little brother, unaware of the imminent danger, with sympathy, "Zhenhua, sorry! Next time Sister will definitely buy you candies, you'll just have to suffer for Sister this time!"

Old Man didn't pay attention to these childish matters. In his view, kids should be active to bring vitality to the home. All these prohibitions, what sort of life is that? However, he also knew the current times were chaotic, and he had left the army early due to his intolerance of the mismanagement, so he wouldn't encourage too much freedom of speech among the kids to avoid trouble at home.

Upon learning that his niece had changed her name, Tian Mantong fully supported Sisi, "The name Tian Sisi sounds nice and modern. It's good that all the Tian family's girls have consistency, no need to give Ah Nan a unique name."

After lunch, the Tian Mantong family returned to town. They had dinner at Wang Qiuyang's maternal home tonight; last year it was at the Tian family's, this year at the mother-in-law's. It had always been Old Man's rule to alternate yearly, which is why the Tian family daughters-in-law sincerely respected the Old Man. This tradition helped maintain good relations between the Tian family and their in-laws.

Throughout the day, Tian Sisi was utterly exhausted, having to act like a ten-year-old child as an adult in her thirties was really stifling. Thankfully, she retained the original host's memories, knew the daily routines and habits. Moreover, the original Sisi was a pampered girl, so she managed not to break character all day, earning praise for being more sensible this New Year.

In the evening, Granny Zhao put several hot water bottles in Sisi's bed under a heavy ten-pound quilt. Sisi crawled into the warm bed and under Granny Zhao's loving gaze, closed her eyes. Only after hearing the creak of the door did she open her eyes again—the quilt was so heavy it almost suffocated her.

Having been used to light down quilts in her previous life, this ten-pound quilt felt like a boulder. Oh, how nice it would be to have a down quilt! Sisi just thought it briefly, but miraculously, a neatly folded pink down quilt appeared and landed on the heavy cotton quilt.

Sisi quickly covered her mouth to stifle the scream that had reached her throat. What was happening? Where did this quilt come from? Could it be space? Or a system? Having read many novels about using space in her previous life, Sisi's first thought was that she somehow possessed space herself. Excitedly, she sat up and searched herself.

After searching, she found only a silver bracelet on her wrist. Could there be a mystery within this bracelet? Sisi tried to remove the bracelet, but it wouldn't budge, as if it had grown there. It seemed this bracelet indeed had some secrets. She tried all methods she knew from novels to bond with the space, but the bracelet didn't respond.

Could she be mistaken? Was there no space? But where did this quilt come from? Suddenly inspired, Sisi concentrated, thinking, "If only I had some beef jerky to eat." No beef jerky appeared, but undiscouraged, she continued thinking, and sure enough, a packet of beef jerky dropped onto the quilt.