Chapter 70: The Guest Comes
Early the next morning, Ye Rongrong and the third aunt went to the vegetable market early to buy the food they needed for the evening, after all, only in the morning at the earliest, can they choose the best and freshest food, if they are planted at eight or nine o'clock in the morning, it will not work, at that time, fresh vegetables, meat, and fish are basically picked up by people who are so knowledgeable.
In the afternoon, Ye Rongrong was alone in the kitchen preparing the dishes to be made in the evening, after all, some dishes had to be prepared a lot in advance.
At five o'clock in the evening, Ye Rongrong's third uncle Ye Tianya brought two guests to the house, these have nothing to do with Ye Rongrong, Ye Rongrong is still preparing the dishes for the evening in the kitchen, as for the hospitality of the guests, it has nothing to do with him at all, so Ye Rongrong is too lazy to come out of the kitchen to greet the guests.
After all, even if he sees him, Ye Rongrong doesn't know him, and more importantly, the person who can make his third uncle pay so much attention must also be a figure in the officialdom, but he should still be a big leader, and he doesn't need to be a small farmer to get mixed up, and it is impossible for him to mix in the officialdom.
Therefore, Ye Rongrong honestly stayed in the kitchen to complete the purpose of his visit this time and cook a perfect dinner for his third uncle's family.
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"Old leader, Director Zhao, this is the Longjing dish I brought from my mother's house, you can taste it. ”
Zhao Min lifted a long-spouted copper teapot, brewed the bowl of tea in front of each of the two guests, an old man and a middle-aged man, and then said.
The old man is Wang Yitian, the former executive vice governor of southern Zhejiang, and the middle-aged man is Zhao Yan, deputy director of the Finance Department of southern Zhejiang.
After a minute, the fresh and pleasant aroma slowly diffused in the room, and everyone seemed to be in the green grass of the mountains.
"Good pure smell, this tea is good, it is definitely the most authentic Longjing tea. "That Director Zhao is a master of tea tasting, and when he smells it, he knows that the tea in the cup is extraordinary.
He held up the tea bowl with his left hand, gently scraped the water surface with the tea lid with his right hand, then tilted the tea bowl and slowly inhaled. Close your eyes and savor it.
"The tea color is clear and sweet, and it has the essence of fresh, cool and live, and it is really the top grade in Longjing tea. Director Zhao smiled and commented.
"The tea fragrance is long and long, condensed but not dispersed, its taste is fresh and round, it is really good, it is difficult to drink such a high-quality Longjing tea in the capital. The old man also put down the tea bowl and nodded in satisfaction.
"If you like it, I still have a pound of Longjing tea here, and I will let Secretary Liu bring it, and when the old leader wants to drink it, let Secretary Liu brew it for you." ”
Ye Tianya hurriedly said. This old man Wang Yitian is Ye Tianya's old leader, when Wang Yitian was the secretary of the Minzhou Municipal Party Committee, Ye Tianya served as his secretary for two years.
It can be said that Ye Tianya was able to mix so well in officialdom later, in addition to the relationship between his wife Zhao Min's mother's family, the influence of this old leader is also huge.
"Hehe, Xiaoye, this is what your wife got for your kid from her mother's house, you gave it to me, you are not afraid that your wife will be unhappy." The old man said jokingly.
"Elder Wang, you are joking, where does he know how to drink tea in my family, no matter how good the tea is, it is a waste to give it to him, and it is the right thing to give it to you. ”
Zhao Min hurriedly said respectfully. Although he has retired from the position of senior leader in China, the impact on the officialdom of Huaxia, especially in southern Zhejiang, is still huge.
This time, it is rare for this old leader to come to Minzhou to have a look, Ye Tianya and Zhao Min are not good husband and wife, if this old leader is happy and helps Ye Tianya speak, it is not easy for Ye Tianya's deputy hall to be corrected.
In Chinese officialdom, if you want to be promoted, you don't just look at your ability and performance, the most important thing is to see if there is someone to help you speak, if no one helps you speak, no matter how strong your ability is and how good your business is, it will be in vain.
"Hehe, Brother Ye, you have a good wife. ”
Zhao Yan looked at Ye Tianya with a smile and said. However, Zhao Yan's words are not wrong, Zhao Min can definitely be said to be Ye Tianya's virtuous helper.
"She's the biggest takeaway of my life. ”
Li Tianya said with some smugness. When I was in college, who of my classmates would have thought that he, a poor boy, would better marry Zhao Min, the school's famous school flower, and he was a lady from a prominent family?
"You sit down, I'll go to the kitchen to see if the dishes are ready?" Zhao Min looked at the dark sky outside, so he spoke.
"What's the matter, isn't it my brother and sister who cook for us?" Zhao Yan asked.
"My cooking skills, where do you dare to show ugliness, it just so happens that Tianya's nephew is at my house, his cooking skills are very good, let him cook dinner today." Zhao Min said with a smile.
"Elder Wang, Director Zhao, let's go to the table, Zhao Min, you go to the kitchen, see how the glory dishes are cooked, and bring the dishes that are cooked first." Looking at his watch, Ye Tianya stood up and said.
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"Glory, how's the food?" asked Zhao Min as he entered the kitchen.
"A dish is ready. Ye Rongrong pointed to a prepared dish on the side of the stove and said.
"This is 'Kung Pao Chicken', it's so fragrant. ”
Zhao Min looked at the "Kung Pao Chicken" on the stove, smelling the wonderful fragrance, Zhao Min drooled, just smelling this taste, Zhao Min believed that this "Kung Pao Chicken" tasted absolutely good.
"This 'Kung Pao Chicken', no matter the dish, or this fragrance, is definitely the best 'Kung Pao Chicken' I have ever seen, glory, I can't help but want to eat it now." ”
Zhao Min looked at this "Kung Pao Chicken" and drooled, the fragrance was so tempting, I really wanted to pick up the plate and take a bite. However, thinking of the two distinguished guests outside, Zhao Min could only hold back his appetite.
"Brother Ye, what about that girl in your family?" Zhao Yan remembered that Ye Tianya had a daughter.
"She has a classmate who is engaged today and is out for an engagement party. Ye Tianya said.
"Xiao Min, what kind of food are you holding in your hand, why is it so fragrant?" The old man smelled the fragrance of the food in Zhao Min's hand, and asked suspiciously, this fragrance is too tempting.
"Hehe, Elder Wang, this is the first dish of the evening, 'Kung Pao Chicken'. Zhao Min put the "Kung Pao Chicken" on the table and said with a smile.
"Xiao Ye, your nephew is a terrible cook, don't eat this 'Kung Pao Chicken', just smell the fragrance, look at the dishes, absolutely super chef level. ”
The old man stared at the "Kung Pao Chicken" on the table, and said with some praise that there are too few young people with such cooking skills now.
"Elder Wang, you praise it falsely, my nephew is a small farmer in the countryside, where is a special chef, he will cook a few home-cooked dishes. Ye Tianya said modestly.
"Hehe, I really didn't expect a farmer who is not a chef to be able to stir-fry such exquisite dishes. The old man said in surprise.
"Elder Wang, Director Zhao, don't just look at it, how about using chopsticks to taste my nephew's craftsmanship?" Ye Tianya said.
"You eat slowly, I'll go and take out the treasured Moutai wine at home. Zhao Min said.
"Elder Wang, Director Zhao, if you hadn't come, I wouldn't have been able to touch that bottle of Moutai, but today I would have stained your light. Zhao Tianya said with a smile.
"This tastes ......" A piece of diced chicken entered his mouth, and Wang Lao was stunned.
"Elder Wang, what's wrong with you?" Seeing Elder Wang's eyes glaring in surprise, Ye Tianya asked a little nervously.