Chapter 40: She's an anorexic
Because Lu Yimeng suffered from anorexia in order to maintain her figure, Chen Xin basically prepared all the food for her vegetarian food, and the only meat dish was also chicken breast commonly used in fat reduction meals.
Frozen chicken breasts are thawed and cut in half, drained and marinated with chopped pepper and salt for ten minutes. The pan does not put oil, and after it is heated, the chicken is directly put on it and fried, and when it is golden on both sides, it is gently poked with chopsticks, and it is cooked if it can penetrate.
In the glass bowl on the other side are carrots that have been cut raw when the chicken has been marinated, as well as a small piece of steamed potatoes and small cucumbers cut directly into small round slices, shredded purple cabbage with very fine slices, and lettuce leaves that have been slightly soaked in lightly salted water for a few minutes. Spread the chicken into thick strips with chopsticks, put it in a lettuce bowl, add your own salad dressing and mix well.
Because watching Chen Xin make it, all kinds of dishes are cleaned very cleanly, and there is no oil used in the whole process, and the salad dressing is also a mixture of light soy sauce and fruit vinegar.
It wasn't much, it was divided into three bowls, one of which contained only chicken and potatoes with gherkins and tomato slices. This is for Zhang Zhang's little fat man, he is also heavy enough, and occasionally eating some fat-reducing meals can be regarded as adjusting the stomach.
"I prefer to eat a little sour, so I added a little extra fruit vinegar to this bowl. You taste the taste, and we can adjust it according to your taste. ”
Chen Xin, who didn't treat Lu Yimeng as a patient at all, stuffed Zhang Zhang into the children's dining chair and asked him to eat with a fork by himself.
The three of them did not go to the front lobby to eat, but ran to the small dining room outside the kitchen to eat. This was originally a place for waiters to eat working meals, and it was very clean, and there was a small garden outside, and there was a wall of evergreen plants across the place where the guests were staying.
Before he started eating, Qiao Wenbing hurried over, still wearing a suit for an interview, and his face was red.
"Lao Lu, why did you come over without saying hello?" As soon as he entered the door, Qiao Wenbing complained, for fear that he would cause trouble to Chen Xin.
Everyone in their unit knew about Lu Yimeng's illness and knew about her precarious marriage, so several people who had a better relationship were also looking for various ways for her to help her get out of this predicament, but he just mentioned it in the work group, and Lao Lu ran over impatiently, didn't he roast him on the fire. In case something happens, who can afford to take this responsibility.
"Brother Qiao, don't worry, sister is fine. I just made some salad for my sister to try, would you like it?"
Qiao Wenbing glanced at it and shook his head: "I don't eat all the grass." Is there any meat?"
"I still have some leftover from the red wine brisket I stewed last night, and I was going to serve noodles to the waiter at night, so if you don't mind, I'll make you a bowl of pasta." ”
"Okay, no matter what noodles are, you give me a whole bowl, I went out for an interview today, I don't know how to eat, that thing is also unpalatable, I am so hungry that my chest is pressed against my back. ”
Lu Yimeng didn't pay attention to the two of them, his eyes stared at the vegetable salad in the bowl, and the whole person was entangled.
She herself wanted to eat, but the signal given by her stomach was that she couldn't eat anything, but her reason also told her that if she continued like this, she would die, so Lu Yimeng forced herself to pick up a fork and poke the smallest and most accepted piece of cucumber slices, intending to try to see if she could swallow it.
Chen Xin was not there, the little fat man was eating well, his eyes were still looking at Lu Yimeng with a solemn face, and Qiao Wenbing next to him was ready to clean up the aftermath.
Put the cucumber in her mouth, Lu Yimeng didn't rush to chew and swallow, she needed an adaptation process, as long as she restrained herself from spitting out the cucumber slices, the first step would be considered a success.
At the beginning of her mouth, the feeling of the most primitive taste of fruits and vegetables made her stomach twitch, and she thought that she would vomit it if she couldn't restrain herself, but it was very strange that a slightly sweet and sour juice, which was several times lighter than the sweet and sour juice she usually ate, moistened her throat. The feeling of nausea did not come, but I felt that the feeling of wanting to take another bite strengthened a lot.
At a very slow pace, she ate two or three bites of vegetables and set her sights on shredded chicken, which was not much thicker than bean sprouts.
The chicken does not have the greasy and fishy flavor that I remembered, but with the slight spiciness of pepper and the slight sweetness of light soy sauce, the texture after neutralization is refreshing, and there is no trace of oil and gas in the nose. It wasn't until half a minute after swallowing the shred of chicken that Lu Yimeng looked up at Qiao Wenbing.
Both of them couldn't believe that Lu Yimeng actually ate it, and she didn't have nausea, does this mean that her anorexia could be cured?
Just when Qiao Wenbing wanted Lu Yimeng to eat a little more, Chen Xin called him beside him.
"Brother Qiao, please come over for a while. ”
"What's the matter? Let me tell you, Lao Lu ate it just now!" Unable to restrain his impulse, Qiao Wenbing wanted to share the news immediately.
"Calm down, Brother Qiao, you calm down. Chen Xin successfully stopped him, "Sister Lu is the first step now, today it was her strong desire that made her restrain her reaction, whether it was successful or not, it still needs to be verified." This is your noodles, hard work you ate in it. The taste of this beef is relatively strong, and I am afraid that it will cause Sister Lu discomfort. ”
Of course, Qiao Wenbing would not disobey the persuasion, so he put his face down in three or two times, and deliberately went to rinse his mouth before sitting back next to Lu Yimeng.
"If you don't want to eat, you don't have to eat. I'll give you a few recipes that you can go back and try to make yourself, a little less at a time, and don't force yourself to swallow hard. ”
When Chen Xin spoke, she had already taken out a small notebook and wrote a vegetarian recipe for Lu Yimeng.
"These are vegetarian practices, less oil and less salt, and I suggest that you don't eat pork, beef and mutton now, start with chicken, rabbit and fish, and eat how to eat without being disgusting. I'm usually in the store on weekends, so if you want to come and talk to me, you can do that. ”
Seeing that Chen Xin helped him write more than a dozen recipes without reservation, Lu Yimeng was a little silent.
She is not an easily moved person, especially when she has been through so much that even the person next to her wants to give up on her, an outsider is unlikely to shake her heart. But Chen Xin is different, she doesn't show too intimate behavior, she talks and does things like treating a slightly closer friend, looking at her expression and tone when chatting with Qiao Wenbing, she can tell that she actually helped her by looking at Lao Qiao's face, or maybe she also brought a little compassion because of her illness.
Lu Yimeng didn't say too many words of thanks, and after only giving the meal money according to the menu, he left with the list given by Chen Xin.
Qiao Wenbing accompanied her, and then called Chen Xin, saying that Lu Yimeng took the initiative to find the attending doctor, showed him the menu, and also said how he felt and how much he had eaten today.
"The doctor said it was good and would improve dramatically if you kept it up. Qiao Wenbing paused for a while, and then said, "I plan to talk to Lao Lu's husband, at this time, I think it would be better for her to have relatives by her side." ”
Chen Xin didn't know about Lu Yimeng's family situation, and she didn't dare to make any comments and suggestions, so she could only follow Qiao Wenbing's words and express her agreement.