Old Madam Su took six mantou buns and steamed them. The six mantou were enough to feed the elders for a few days, but their granddaughter was there for dinner that night, so they were willing to feed her anything, let alone the mantou.
Su Binglan noticed all these details as her eyes teared up slightly and her heart beat faster. She knew it must be family love.
After steaming the mantou, the family ate together. Su Fengchen said, "Binglan, why don't we take a few salted duck eggs and preserved eggs for dinner so everyone can try some?"
Su Binglan responded after some thought, "Let's cut one salted duck egg and one preserved egg so the others can try them first. We can eat more when we make extra in the future."
Su Binglan knew her uncle was willing to let his family eat the eggs, but she felt they should save some and only let them eat more when they made extra. She wanted her uncle to start earning first so he would be much more at ease with more money in his hand.