"Hot pot?" Hodge looked at him with some surprise, and after being surprised, he smiled faintly, "No problem, but my dormitory may not be convenient." ”

"The location has been found, tomorrow is the weekend, if you have a rest, you can come with me now, we will go buy some ingredients by the way, and we will go straight to it." Ao Chen proposed, just like the incident that he had just seen beating people had not happened.

Hodge naturally couldn't think of the consequences of beating Lawrence.

But I'm sure one thing is right.

That is, there was no evidence left for Lawrence to accuse him.

After thinking about it, he agreed to Ao Chen's proposal, "Okay, buy some ingredients to make hot pot base first, I still know a little about this."

Do you love hot pot? ”

"Okay."

"What flavors do you like? Hot and sour? Hot? Or consommé? ”

Ao Chen smiled, "You seem to be very professional?" ”

Hodge spread his hands and said helplessly, "There's no way, boiled out, you look at the things here, there are really too few that can be eaten, I can only make it myself, although I haven't made hot pot before;

However, when I didn't come to the United States, I made a lot of it at home, and I tried to make the hot pot base myself, and it was very successful, so you can choose one. ”

While talking, the two had already walked to Ao Chen's car, and after getting into the car, Ao Chen started the car and looked at Hodge sideways, "Then let's make sour soup, they all like to eat spicy, so prepare the bottom of the mandarin duck pot, let's go buy materials." ”

"Okay."

Not far from Davis's apartment, there is a large shopping mall, and the bottom is a vegetable area, a seasoning area, and a sub-area for all kinds of food.

Ao Chen pushed a shopping cart and followed behind Hodge, after coming here for so many years, he felt that he was extremely picky about eating, but he didn't expect that Hodge, a man, was more picky than him, and the ingredients he selected were very meticulous, down to the packaging of ingredients or something, and some supermarkets did not have finished products, he would also buy raw materials and plan to make them himself.

Ao Chen looked at the shopping cart full of them, and couldn't laugh or cry, "You think clearly, this is your own dinner, you have to think about it for yourself, that group of people will not be polite to you." ”

Hodge was stunned for a moment, then smiled, and put the onion in his hand into the shopping cart, "Well, I know, I should have thanked you guys in the first place, it's just a hot pot, nothing." ”

Ao Chen smiled, "Did I tell you that it was a meal before?" ”

Hodge's smile froze, "No...... A meal? ”

"I promised twice, but according to what I know about them, they think that what I promised is mine, but what you did today belongs to you, and it is different from me."

Hodge: "......"

Exploitation idea?

That's interesting, but after thinking about it, Hodge still nodded, "Okay, then take it as mine, you promise, you will do it yourself then." ”

"Then you'll have to make it hard, or the next time, I'll make it, and they'll pick on it."

Hodge was really a little speechless about Ao Chen's turtle-haired temperament, "Then it's okay, it's yours this time, I'll do it next time." ”

"I've already told them, otherwise, if I have to do it next time, you can go and give it to me, okay?"

Seeing that this request was not excessive, Hodge simply nodded, "Yes." ”

"No, I'm sorry for you." Ao Chen asked pretendedly.

Hodge concentrated on shopping for ingredients, didn't pay attention to the cunning on his face, and shook his head, "No, but it's best to choose on weekends, on weekdays, I have a lot of classes, and I may not have much time." ”

"Okay, thank you in advance."

"No, I should thank you for saving you that day, otherwise, I wouldn't dare to think about the result."

That memory, as long as he thought about it, made Hodge so disgusted that he wanted to vomit, and his face sank, Ao Chen patted him on the shoulder, "Don't think about it, it's all over, next time, nothing like this will happen, don't worry." ”

"Hmm."

Hodge knew that the future was promising based on the school's results.

There aren't so many smoky, messy things, and everything is actually pretty good.

……

The other side.

Davis, who received Ao Chen's message, was about to get off work after packing up his things, and was caught by his father, "Davis, come to my office." ”

Davis looked at it and whispered to his secretary, "My father is here, why don't you remind me?" ”

Secretary: "......"

Very innocent, because she didn't see the boss coming.

On the way to his father's office, he sent a message in the group.

[My apartment in Queens, the key is in the old place, eat hot pot today, Ao said it was made by Hodge, everyone went by themselves. 】

Then he turned off his voice, walked into his father's office, and smiled sincerely, "Father, you have something to do with me?" ”

"Someone told me that you have been arriving late and leaving early lately, as a small owner, what do you want to do? What is your performance, don't you have any points in your heart? Think for yourself;

You'd better reflect on me, thinking that the company belongs to yours and you can do whatever you want?

Also, some people say that you maliciously report school teachers. ”

Speaking of this charge, Davis was unhappy, and his face instantly became gloomy, "Father, you can listen to other people's words, are you questioning your son or are you here to find the truth?" ”

"If I had believed somebody, you wouldn't be in my office right now. What kind of temperament you have, I still know, deliberately provoke trouble, you are not so boring. ”

Davis was comforted a little.

After telling his father what happened, Davis's father was a little stunned, "This kid is your friend?" ”

Davis nodded, "Yes, I'm going to make us a hot pot today, didn't I go out in such a hurry just because I wanted to eat a hot pot?"

How inauthentic the hot pot in Chinatown is, father, do you know, can I leave now? ”

Davis's father: "...... You're rolling. ”

"Thank you, father."

After going out, Davis stretched out his hand and motioned for his secretary to come over, and as soon as the secretary approached, he said to the secretary, "Who has spread my scandal in the company recently, and said small things about me, pay attention, my father has come to me to lecture." ”

"Yes, Vice President."

Instead of driving himself, Davis drove himself and chatted with his friends.

[Aegis: Oh my God, oh my God, Ao Chen, this dog, finally has a little conscience, but everyone is discussing, is this meal Ao Chen's? 】

[Jessica: Naturally it doesn't count, and it wasn't made by Ao Chen, he said it himself, ask Hodge to do it, then this meal can only be regarded as Hodge made for us to eat, and it naturally has nothing to do with Ao Chen. 】

is no different from Ao Chen's guess, everyone really doesn't admit that this meal was prepared by Ao Chen himself.

[Allen: I don't know if I have bought the fat cow I like to eat, I want to go to the supermarket to buy a large portion, come to dozens of boxes, let me brush up at a time. 】

[Eric: Eh, it's just a good time to compare who is more delicious in the hot pot made by the two. 】

[Davis: To bet or not? The kind that presses money. 】

[Jessica: Are you poor and crazy Davis, talking to us lately, you can't do without money, and your family is bankrupt. 】

[Davis: Don't mention it, just now when I was about to go out, my dad was talking to me, and someone beat me up in the company for a small report, saying that I falsely accused the teacher, this kind of behavior is really outrageous, my father almost believed it. 】

Jessica: What? Do you want me to explain it to your father? 】

[Davis: No, my dad looked very angry and yelled at me, but he still believed me, I told everything again, and my father released me without saying anything, which shows that my confession, in my father's place, is more trustworthy. 】

[Allen: That's good, we can all say a version of this matter, anyway, it's all the teacher's fault, it seems that this scene of the Lawrence family is very good, and everyone almost believes it. 】

[Aegis: It's good that you're safe, I thought your hot pot wanted me to help you eat it, so polite. 】

[Davis: Fuck off, I won't beg you for this, don't think of yourself as indispensable, okay?] I'll ask Jessica to pack it for me. 】

[Jessica: I'm not available, you're in vain. 】

[Allen: I'm not going to talk nonsense with you, I'll go to Davis's apartment now, it's close anyway.] 】

……

Hodge was surprised to see Ao Chen open the door with the key that Davis had hidden, and then continue to hide the key back again, "Isn't this too casual?" ”

Ao Chen smiled and carried the vegetables on the ground into the house, "Come in, no, we are all regular customers here, the people at the front desk have long been familiar with the face, although it is an apartment, but there are about ten households in a building, it is easy to remember the faces of visitors." ”

Hodge was shocked to find that poverty had limited his imagination, and that the apartment had been ...... when he woke up from this man's house It's hard to say, "Rich people really know how to play." ”

Ao Chen smiled without saying a word, and took him to the kitchen, the kitchen is a roundabout, very spacious, Ao Chen put the ingredients on the counter, "Let's start, I guess they're coming in a while, do you need me to help you do something?" You can command me. ”

Hodge looked at him with some questioning, "Do you really will?" ”

"Naturally."

"Then you can wash the onions for me, and those." He pointed to the side dishes in the corner, "I'll do the rest by myself, make it slowly, anyway, after eating, don't worry, the bone broth should be boiled for a little longer, and the original soup will be delicious and delicious, and the taste will be stronger." ”

Seeing that he really ordered himself unceremoniously, Ao Chen raised his eyebrows, "Are you familiar with eating?" ”

"Not really, but if I am given a menu, I can basically make it myself."

"Awesome." Ao Chen's heartfelt praise. "When I first came here to work hard, I was also a novice cooker, gradually, from learning to cook noodles to cooking, it took about a year to have a good look, until there was an achievement, and cooking lost the fun, or these friends, an accident, and I had a hot pot meal, I can be regarded as rekindling my passion for cooking."

"Actually, don't you like it?"

Ao Chen shook his head, "I don't like it, I think it's a waste of time, it's too complicated." ”

Hodge nodded, "That's true for someone like you, but for me, I think cooking is a pleasure and a great sense of accomplishment." ”

"Then you must be very good at cooking."

"Try it later, won't you know?"

Ao Chen has been standing aside to observe when Hodge was making the base material, this is not only complicated, it is simply a variety of processes, dazzling to see, Ao Chen took a section and sent it to the group.

The group suddenly exploded.

Jessica: Shameless, Ao Chen, you're so shameless.

Allen: Aochen, what is Hodge doing? Does it look good, ornamentation?

Ao Chen replied with a contemptuous expression: This is really a loss of culture, this is a homemade hot pot base, is it amazing?

Jessica: If I were you, I'd reflect on why people can make hot pot bases, but I can only take ready-made hot pot bases, and say that I make them myself, with a big face.

Ao Chen: ...... You speak strangely ugly.

Jessica smiled and said nothing, and after a while, after the messages were all brushed up, she replied: Ao Chen, you really should study hard with Hodge, this meal is not your treat, don't pretend.

Alan is not limited to big things: that is, dare to admit anything, are you so beautiful?

Ao Chen was speechless: I still caused public outrage?

Davis: It's good to know, lest your tail go up to the sky for a day, and it's ugly.

All:......

The butter melts, the chives and onions are stir-fried, and then a variety of spices are added, peppers, peppercorns, beer, rock sugar and other dozens of seasonings, and the color of the hot pot base begins to come out, fiery and red, and it makes people have a great appetite.

When a few people arrived, they smelled the aroma that overflowed the room when they entered the door, Davis took off his shoes, walked over directly in his socks, saw the fiery red in the pot, and felt that the saliva couldn't hold it in his mouth, "This is too fragrant, Hodge, compared to you, Ao Chen's craftsmanship is really too amateurish, your hot pot base, looking at dozens of materials, must be difficult to make." ”

Hodge was stunned for a moment and smiled, "It's okay, it's quite simple, if you want to learn, I can teach you too." ”

Davis nodded repeatedly, "Then you must find time to come here and help me learn how to make hot pot, and I will go back and cook it for my parents." ”

"Okay."

Jessica and the others, "And us, when the class starts, remember to notify them all, so let's do it, Hodge, I'll drag you into our group, and we can communicate in the future." ”

Before Hodge could say anything, Jessica leaned over her phone, "What is your dating account, give me one, and I'll add you first." ”

"Oh, okay."

After the two successfully added friends to each other, Jessica directly pulled Hodge into the group of several people, of course, Davis They felt that Jessica was too hasty, after all, she was just a person she knew, what qualifications did she have to enter their circle like this?

In the past, Ao Chen would jump up directly and refute such a thing.

But this time, strangely, he actually raised his eyebrows silently and didn't say anything, although Alan was big, his brain turned fast, and his eyes swept between Ao Chen and Hodge, and he looked back and understood.

Frowning at Jessica, Jessica turned a blind eye.

Alan is so angry.