Chapter 19: The Dinner
Adjusting the heat, Zhang Lan said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, don't believe in my craftsmanship, don't worry, I don't dare to brag that I can compare to the hotel chef, but I still have a handle in my hand to cook a home-cooked meal." You just have to keep your stomach and eat it. ”
"Then why don't I help you wash and chop vegetables? It's not that I don't believe in your craft, two people always have to cook faster. Huang Shasha said and was about to roll up her sleeves to help.
"No, no, I've taken care of most of it. You really don't need to help your sister-in-law, you just go and rest. Zhang Lan hurriedly stopped.
"Leave him alone, I don't know good Samaritans. Wait until the dish is messed up, how do you see how I teach him a lesson? If the daughter-in-law leaves, let's not give him a chance to shirk his responsibilities. Xie Ruidong appeared in the kitchen and pulled Huang Shasha away.
Xie Ruidong pulled Huang Shasha away, and Zhang Lan continued to be busy in the kitchen.
When Zhang Lan took the stewed pork ribs out of the pot, Xie Ruidong led his daughter Xie Yunfei to suddenly appear at the door of the kitchen, and took a hard breath: "Zhang Lanling, this taste is okay, so fragrant." ”
While speaking, the father and daughter had already entered the kitchen, Xie Ruidong looked at the sweet and sour pork ribs that Zhang Lan had just put into the basin, revealing a greedy image: "Zhang Lan, what are you adding here, why is it so fragrant?" ”
Xie Yunfei on the side also stared intently at the sweet and sour pork ribs that Zhang Lan put on the board, Zhang Lan took out a small bowl from the cupboard, took two ribs from the basin and handed them to Xie Yunfei: "Fei Fei take the bowl and eat, don't bother with your father." ”
"Thank you, uncle." Xie Yunfei unceremoniously took the small bowl and chopsticks, turned around and walked out of the kitchen.
The Coke chicken wings on the side were also immediately juiced, Zhang Lan lifted the lid of the pot and looked at it, ready to turn off the heat and serve the pot. Xie Ruidong, who was on the side, watched Xie Yunfei leave the kitchen with the small bowl in his hand, and hurriedly squeezed Zhang Lan away when he saw this: "Zhang Lan, you rest, I'll serve it, I'll serve it, you go and prepare something else." I'm here to help. ”
Watching Xie Ruidong squeeze out of his own pot and put the pot stewed with Coke chicken wings on the fire, he muttered while putting it into the basin: "I'll help you taste it, right?" ”
Zhang Lan couldn't cry or laugh: "You're not here to help, you're here to steal food." Then he shouted to the living room: "Sister-in-law, come over and pull this big gluttonous cat out." ”
As soon as Zhang Lan's words fell, Huang Shasha appeared at the door of the kitchen: "It's not a shame for such a big person to steal food like a child." ”
"It's all your own people, what kind of people to lose. Let me clip another piece to Fei Fei, this Zhang Lan's craftsmanship is hard to get. Xie Ruidong was full of words.
Huang Shasha dragged Xie Ruidong out of the kitchen, Zhang Lan sped up the movements in her hands, and after processing the meat and vegetables that needed to be stewed, the rest was fast.
With Zhang Lan's tinkling of busy work, he quickly completed the dishes for the lunch meal. six hot dishes, four meat and two vegetarian dishes; four cold dishes, two meat and two vegetarian dishes; Plus two soups, one sweet and one salty, for a total of 12 dishes. Fill the kitchen with a full kitchen board and cooktop.
All 12 dishes are served in small stainless steel basins, and each dish is full of portions. Sweet and sour pork ribs, braised tenderloin, back to the pot pork, cola chicken wings, stir-fried shredded bamboo shoots......
After looking at his works with satisfaction, Zhang Lan picked up two dishes and shouted to a few people sitting in the living room playing with their mobile phones as she walked: "The dish is ready, it's time to eat." ”
As soon as Zhang Lan's words fell, Xie Ruidong, who was lying on the sofa, stood up instantly, and shouted in his mouth as he ran to the kitchen: "It's finally good, I'm about to starve to death." ”
Looking at the twelve dishes served one by one, Zhao Ting, a colleague of Huang Shasha who followed Xie Ruidong and them today, couldn't help but say, "Zhang Lan, you have done so much, how can we eat it all?" ”
Zhang Lan and Zhao Ting have several faces, but they are not strangers. Today, Xie Ruidong and Zhang Lan noticed Zhao Ting as soon as they entered the door, Zhao Ting's face was not good at that time, probably because of motion sickness, the whole person looked weak, and after a while, his spirit had recovered.
"It's okay, I can't eat and walk around. With this craft, if you can't finish it today, you have to take it away from him. At this time, Xie Ruidong was already sitting at the dining table, picking up a piece of pork ribs and eating it.
Huang Shasha pulled Xie Yunfei to sit down, and slapped Xie Ruidong: "You are really not ashamed today." ”
"Shame, Daddy." Xie Yunfei on the side followed and gestured towards Xie Ruidong, and everyone laughed.
Huang Shasha and Zhao Ting looked like ladies and disappeared after dropping the chopsticks and tasting the first bite, taking care of their own image and eating vegetables. In the end, in addition to 4 cold dishes, there were some left, 6 hot dishes and two soups were eaten cleanly, and even 6-year-old Xie Yunfei was lying on the sofa humming with his stomach in his arms.
A few people lazily leaned on the sofa to digest the food, where did Xie Ruidong drink the herbal tea without a sip, and after a while, he said: "Zhang Lan, you guy is really hiding deep enough, this skill will be said by you as not knowing how to cook." If you quit your job, you might as well go to our restaurant and open a restaurant, I'll invest in you, and you can just take care of me every day. ”
Huang Shasha on the side agreed again and again: "That's it, you still have this craft Zhang Lan hidden." If you had known, you would have made a fortune opening a restaurant with us. ”
Zhang Lan shook her head: "To be honest, I don't plan to open a restaurant. Opening a restaurant is a diligent job, and I just don't want to be too tired when I come back from this resignation. ”
"How can you be tired of making money? Is there still a lot of money? Speaking of which, your girlfriend, didn't you say that she came to the door at the beginning of the year? I'm still thinking about you getting married on May Day, why is this silent? Xie Ruidong asked grinningly.
"Just you talk a lot." Huang Shasha pounded Xie Ruidong.
"It's okay sister-in-law, there's nothing bad to talk about. In April, my father was sick in the ICU, and she and her mother went to visit once, and then they broke up because they probably felt burdened. Zhang Lan said very freely.
"Uncle is sick? Also in the ICU? Zhang Lan, don't you treat me as a brother, don't you tell me about this? Xie Ruidong sat up from the sofa when he heard this, and said angrily.
"Boss Xie, don't worry, I didn't say anything to our brothers. It's not a happy event, now that people are fine, they were sick before, and they looked scary. Zhang Lan hurriedly explained.
"I see that you just didn't treat me as a brother, it's been so long, we don't come, don't you mention it." Xie Ruidong slapped the table, still angry.
Huang Shasha tugged at the corner of Xie Ruidong's clothes: "Don't scare the child." Zhang Lan, you didn't do this right, don't blame Ruidong for being angry, everyone has to be angry, you don't say anything about such a big illness. ”