Chapter 63: A Warm Dinner
Li Ran talked a lot with Bai Nuoyan, and learned a lot of outside information from her that he didn't know. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
In the evening, Bismarck went to help Ruoduo goblins change their equipment, but did not immediately return to the town guard mansion with Li Ran.
Li Ran knew that Bismarck was the kind of person who took his work seriously and responsibly, so he just told Bismarck to return home early, and then took Bai Nuoyan and others to the town guard mansion.
As the sun set, a red cloud of fire burned in the sky, Bismarck looked up, a soft color flashed in her eyes, and she exhaled softly, she walked towards the iron ore mine, and on her shoulder sat a joblin.
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When Li Ran and the others returned to the town guard mansion, Lexington was cooking, Li Ran's hands were itchy, he left Bai Nuoyan and the others, went into the kitchen, and then said:
"I'm going to cook today, I haven't cooked in a long time. ”
"No, the commander should go out, when there are guests, how can there be a reason for the ship's mother to let the admiral cook. ”
"Don't say that, you are not only my ship's wife, but also my family, so let's just say it, I want to think about what to do at night. ”
"Commander, you're ......"
"What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, since the commander wants to cook, then I'll give you a hand. ”
"Well, I want to think about it, how about Western food? And steak?"
"For some of them, for Western food, I can help with cold dishes. ”
"I'll leave the cold dish to you, I'll make cumin steak, by the way, I don't know how cooked they like to eat, I'll ask." Li Ran said, and then walked out of the kitchen with an apron.
Bai Nuoyan looked at Li Ran's dress, although she knew that he could cook, but this dress still made her laugh:
"You really know how to cook?"
"Of course, by the way, you like to eat steaks with a few matures. ”
"Steak? Medium-rare is the best. "Bai Nuoyan will not be polite to Li Ran.
"What about you?" Li Ran turned his head and asked Hipper, looking at the other party's somewhat dull face, he stretched out his hand and shook it, and asked:
"What's wrong?"
"Ah, it's nothing, I'm going to get eight cooked. ”
"Okay, you guys wait a minute, by the way, Pinghai, we should have a wine bar. ”
"Yes, I'll get it. Pinghai nodded and said, and then went out to the newly dug wine cellar to get wine.
Fireflies also volunteered:
"Admiral, how can I help?"
Li Ran looked at the little guy with a look of anticipation, he pondered for a moment and said:
"Fireflies, well, I'd like to call everyone who is still outside. ”
"Well, guaranteed to complete the task. The firefly laughed, and then trotted out the door.
At this time, Helena walked downstairs with wet hair, and then she nodded at Li Ran.
Li Ran looked at Helena wearing a short-sleeved home dress with a miniskirt underneath, and her eyes lit up, but then she thought that if the guests were there, it would be better to have someone to entertain her, so he thought about it and said to Helena:
"Helena, you can entertain Miss Bai and them. ”
"Understood, Admiral, go get busy. Helena looked at Li Ran wearing an apron, and knew that her own admiral was definitely going to cook, she had tasted Li Ran's craftsmanship, and she was quite looking forward to it, so she nodded and said.
"Then I'll be out of company first. Li Ran said to Bai Nuoyan, and then went into the kitchen again.
Bai Nuoyan looked at Li Ran and Lexington talking and laughing with some envy, and she said to Helena with emotion:
"Has your Admiral always been like this?"
Helena used a towel to wrap her wet hair, then she straightened her chest, feeling that her clothes were still a little smaller, and when she heard Bai Nuoyan's words, she glanced at Li Ran's back, then turned her head and said to Bai Nuoyan:
"Yes, the Admiral likes to cook himself, by the way, I will make you tea, what do you like to drink, two days ago a tea merchant came to the door, we bought some cloud tea and oolong tea, and some English black tea, I don't know which one you like?"
"Black tea, green tea, I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep at night. Bai Nuoyan thought for a while and said.
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Helena was in charge of entertaining Bai Nuoyan and Hipper, while Li Ran was processing the steak that had been de-iced, he gently tapped the surface of the beef with the back of the knife, this is to ensure the elasticity of the meat, after all, it is not fresh beef, the taste of beef can only be improved in this way, and the taste is related to the quality of a steak, this is a step that cannot be sloppy.
Then there's the heat control, and the cooking time, and since it's a steak, of course, the sauce is indispensable.
The kitchen was busy, Bismarck did not go back to the town with Li Ran, but stayed in Xiguang Lake, she had just finished helping Ruoduo goblins replace the damaged equipment, and was about to return to Hong Kong, when she heard the cry of fireflies:
"Sister Bismarck, the Admiral has told everyone to go back and get ready to eat. ”
"Got it. Bismarck looked at all the equipment and checked it, said hello to the goblins, and watched the fireflies run and pounce, and she rubbed the fireflies' heads dotingly and said:
"Let's go. ”
"Sister Bismarck, the Admiral made a steak in the evening. ”
"Steak?" Bismarck's mouth unconsciously hooked, she said to herself, Admiral really likes to cook.
On the side of the street are some solar-powered street lamps designed by the goblins, which are already lit up at the moment.
Bismarck, knowing that she had followed the dim light all the way, in the direction of the Guard's Mansion, asked softly:
"Firefly, what is the town guard?"
"It's home, the Admiral is like a big brother, well, and everyone is family, a good friend of the Firefly!" the Firefly waved his wand in front of him, smiled back at Bismarck, and then continued:
"Actually, the Admiral is more like a father, and Sister Bismarck is more like a mother. ”
Bismarck's face turned red unconsciously, her cat ears moved, and she felt a little strange in her heart, and she said in a light tone:
"Tomorrow the shelling training will be doubled. ”
"Sister Bismarck, I was wrong, I shouldn't have talked nonsense, Sister Bismarck~" The firefly hurriedly ran back, shook Bismarck's arm, and looked at her pitifully.
"Don't be coquettish, but I heard Richelieu and Helena say that you've been lazy in training these days. ”
"No. ”
The big and small figures just talked, and walked back to the town guard mansion step by step.
When Bismarck returned to the town guard's house, he heard Saratoga's voice coming from inside:
"Siggs doesn't wear any underwear than you, come upstairs with me. ”
"Sister Saratoga, you're so affectionate, ah, wait a minute......"
Bismarck smiled, and Sigsby was reprimanded by Saratoga for his peculiar fetishes, and she touched the firefly's head and said to herself:
Everyone who gets along like this in such a town guard mansion may be the family that Hippel said, noisy and noisy, but they have a good time every day.
Bismarck looked at the lights in the town guard's mansion, took the firefly's hand, and walked in.
Dinner began after Bismarck returned to the town guard mansion, and this time it was the first time that guests came to the town guard mansion to have dinner together, but Bai Nuoyan and Hippert did not feel restrained, because Li Ran's ship girls were all very casual without exception, and did not put on any shelves, and eating steak was originally a relatively quiet process.
Although Bai Nuoyan is in a merchant family, she has been deeply influenced by Eastern and Western etiquette since she was a child, not to mention Hipper, she is the mother of the ship of country G, and she doesn't like to talk at the dinner table very much.
However, Li Ran is not the kind of stereotypical person, he looked at everyone silently, which made him a little uncomfortable, so he thought about it, put down the knife and fork, and said:
"Well, don't be so quiet, I'm a little uncomfortable. ”
Richelieu elegantly wiped the oil stains on the side of her mouth, she looked at Li Ran seriously and said:
"Western food is a quiet process, hasn't the Admiral learned to meditate in the past few days?"
"Now, Richelieu, I'm not very particular about this, besides, it's too boring to eat and not chat, you don't have a straight face, it's easy to get wrinkles." ”
"The Admiral is really ......" Richelieu sighed, unconsciously she was affected by Li Ran, and her cheeks couldn't help but blush when she saw everyone looking at her with a smile.
Bai Nuoyan said exaggeratedly:
"Wow, your flirtatious skills are too skilled. ”
Li Ran's face was a little embarrassed by Bai Nuoyan, but he couldn't help but smile when he looked at Richelieu who showed a shy look.
"Admiral, what are you laughing at?" the firefly was a little strange, she tilted her head to look at Li Ran and asked.
"Ah, it's nothing, by the way, how are you doing artillery training these days?" Li Ran felt that he was in a good mood, he felt that the atmosphere at the table was lively, and Saratoga began to talk to Helena softly.
The firefly took a bite of the steak, then squinted and said:
"Fireflies are serious. ”
Siggsby, on the other hand, stuck out his tongue whimsily, and said:
"Fireflies lied, you took advantage of Sister Helena's absence today to take us to see the seagulls. ”
"Now, the Admiral won't blame me. The firefly looked indifferent, then looked at Li Ran with his head around, and said with a smile:
"And the seagulls are really cute, what do you say?"
"Keeling didn't go to see the seagulls, woo......" Keeling looked at Li Ran's eyes and turned to himself, and he became a little nervous, and then bit his tongue again.
Li Ran couldn't help but laugh, and he said happily:
"It's not good to be lazy in shelling training, but when I was a kid, I used to skip classes to fish. ”
"Commander, you're going to teach them badly. Lexington sighed, and watched Li Ran start to talk crookedly, and she couldn't help but let out a strange sigh.
Bai Nuoyan looked at Li Ran and her ship's ladies enjoying themselves, she showed a look of envy, and said to Hippert with emotion:
"Hipper, it's nice to live like this. ”
A soft color flashed in Hipper's eyes, and she said to Bai Nuoyan, who was sitting next to her:
"Admiral, don't be envious, Hippel will always be with you. ”
"Well, to put it so insensitively, I can't stand it. ”
"The Admiral, really, don't stretch out your hands when you're eating. Hipper slapped Bainuo's smoky hand, his cheeks flushed slightly, and he let out a strange sigh.
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Dinner ended in such an atmosphere, with talk and laughter.
Then Li Ran invited them to stay for tea, but Bai Nuoyan refused, so he could only send Bai Nuoyan and Hippert back to the port, and they still had to go back to their merchant ship to rest in the evening.
Li Ran watched them get on the merchant ship, so he wandered around the dock, he didn't ask the ship girls to accompany him this time, and unconsciously walked to his newly built dock, which was the first time he saw this dock in the port.
Seeing that there were still engineering goblins working outside, he greeted curiously, and then walked in.