Chapter 10: Preparing for the Banquet

"I told you not to touch me." Xu Qingyao saw that there was faint blood at the corner of Gu Peiran's mouth, and her heart was weak.

I hope it won't scab over tomorrow, otherwise I will be gossiped about by Yao Lan and them again.

I don't know if it was because he was bitten, or because Gu Peiran lost interest, he stopped harassing Xu Qingyao.

The two lay on the same bed and went to peace until the next morning.

When Xu Qingyao opened her eyes, Gu Peiran had already gone to the company.

She sat on the edge of the bed and was awake for a while, before she washed up slowly and came downstairs to the kitchen.

The kitchen was already busy, Yao Lan and Gu Yunyun were standing in front of a pile of high-end ingredients, smiling and chatting.

After Yao Lan saw Xu Qingyao, he put away his smile and educated, "You just got up?" I'm going to have a banquet at home tonight, I don't know how to come down early to help? ”

"Yun Yun started to be busy at six o'clock, why are you a sister-in-law who is not as sensible as your sister?"

Gu Yunyun also added, "Yes, sister-in-law, you are the latest in the family." ”

Yao Lan finished educating people, and commanded Xu Qingyao to do things with peace of mind, "This time Yunyun plans to make borscht again, you wash the vegetables first, and then cut them and put them in the pot to cook." ”

Usually, as long as she finishes her orders, Xu Qingyao will do things obediently. Today, however, she was uncharacteristically standing still.

"Didn't Gu Yunyun get up at six o'clock, why haven't you finished washing the dishes yet?" Xu Qingyao looked at the ingredients piled up on the preparation table and asked deliberately.

She lightly clicked Gu Yunyun, then opened the refrigerator again, and pretended to sigh, "It seems that my cousin is really busy, and she doesn't have time to take out the beef to thaw it." ”

"Won't the beef melt when you boil it in water?" Gu Yunyun retorted embarrassedly.

Yao Lan knew that Gu Yunyun didn't know how to cook at all, and was afraid that she would say too much in front of Xu Qingyao, so she hurriedly interrupted, "Why don't you talk so much nonsense today, why don't you hurry up and wash your hands to help Yunyun." ”

"I'm sorry, Mom." Xu Qingyao smiled slightly and refused.

"This time, I plan to cook by myself, and I don't have time to help Gu Yunyun."

"What?" Gu Yunyun exclaimed, "Grandpa wants to eat the borscht I made by name, if you don't help me, how can I pay for it?!" ”

Gu Yunyun is really embarrassed, and wants to take the dishes she cooks.

"Then you'll have to do it yourself, cousin."

After speaking, Xu Qingyao turned around and picked up the vegetables he wanted to use, ignoring Yao Lan and Gu Yunyun on the side.

Gu Yunyun saw that Xu Qingyao really didn't plan to help herself, so she hurriedly asked Yao Lan for help.

But Yao Lan is also a person who doesn't touch the spring water with her fingers, she can't force Xu Qingyao, so she has to take Gu Yunyun out of the old mansion and urgently contact the chef outside to help cook.

Before leaving, she didn't forget to add a little more block to Xu Qingyao.

"You remember to drink the medicine."

Xu Qingyao brought a big bowl of Chinese medicine again, she wanted to pour it secretly, but the nanny kept standing next to her and refused to leave when she saw her finish drinking.

Her face turned pale again, and she scolded Gu Peiran in a different way in her heart.

This time, Xu Qingyao wanted to make a soup dish, chestnut and mushroom soup.

Because the main ingredients are ripe in autumn, it is also called autumn soup.

The taste is delicious and sweet, and it is nourishing and nourishing, especially suitable for the elderly.

Chestnuts and mushrooms are not complicated to prepare, but they need to be simmered for a long time to soften the ingredients, then beaten into a paste with a wall breaker and drizzled with a special sour cream sauce and basil powder for garnish.

Xu Qingyao was busy all afternoon, and finally put the chestnut fresh mushroom soup in the dining area before the banquet began.

The Gu family's old house has a dedicated Western-style buffet banquet hall, which is very large, and there are musicians playing soft piano music next to the podium. Under the guidance of the butler, the guests began to enter one after another, and the waiters shuttled through it to distribute the drinks. Although the organizer's Gu family has not yet arrived, the banquet has started in an orderly manner, and the overall atmosphere is noble and luxurious.

This banquet is just a welcome banquet for the younger generations of the Gu family, so the scale is not large, and most of the invited guests are from other families in the world, and they are basically related to each other.

They were familiar with each other, so they chatted in groups.

As he spoke, he talked about the Gu family's daughter-in-law, Xu Qingyao.

"I heard that at this banquet, the daughter-in-law of the Gu family will also make a specialty dish."

"Really? Didn't Yao Lan say that her cooking was particularly unpalatable? ”

"yes, I'll have to be careful later, if only I could know in advance what she's cooking!"

In order to be fair and just, the old man of the Gu family has specially formulated rules. Participants are not allowed to give away the name of the dish in advance, tag people's names, or spend money to buy votes.

Once discovered, the reward will be forfeited.

Although the cooking review meeting is not a formal competition, the powerful old man Gu is the referee, and no one dares to violate the rules.

Yao Lan took Gu Yunyun into the banquet hall and was immediately surrounded by some wives.

A group of people exchanged a few words of greeting, and Mrs. Li, who had a big mouth, couldn't help it and inquired about the news of tonight's review meeting.

"Mrs. Yao, is your daughter-in-law really going to participate in the cooking review this time?"

"Hmm." Yao Lan covered her mouth and smiled, "She has to give it a try this time." ”

"Say it in advance, if you eat unpalatable dishes, don't be merciful just because she is the daughter-in-law of the Gu family, our Gu family pays attention to fairness and justice."

"Hahaha, with your words, we are relieved."

With Yao Lan's permission, the wives finally let go of half of their hearts.

After all, they are afraid that giving too many bad reviews will make the Gu family feel embarrassed.

"By the way, what kind of dish did Yunyun cook this time?" Mrs. Zhang, with a round face, asked kindly.

Gu Yunyun blinked a little playfully, "Aunt Zhang, you have to taste it yourself!" If I had spoken out in advance, I wouldn't have gotten Grandpa's reward. ”

"Yes, my old man pays the most attention to the rules." Yao Lan continued, "But Yun Yun is still young, at most she can make some simple dishes with soup and water, if you eat it, don't dislike it." ”

Several wives are all people who have been in Vanity Fair for many years, so they naturally heard the subtext in Yao Lan's words.

They glanced at each other without a trace, and then they all smiled and praised Yao Lan and Gu Yunyun's rainbow fart.

Just when everyone was having a good time, Xu Qingyao, one of the topic figures, was late.

She simply curled her hair and changed into a royal blue fishtail dress, wearing matching gemstone jewelry of the same color around her neck and ears.

Although Xu Qingyao is from an ordinary family, she has a good beautiful temperament, and she looks even more eye-catching than other young ladies from other families.

At the banquet, everyone's eyes were attracted.

After Gu Yunyun was rejected by Xu Qingyao in the morning, she was still wrapped in a belly of fire.

Seeing Xu Qingyao coming over, he immediately provoked, "Sister-in-law, you got up late and dressed up so ceremoniously, it took a lot of time." I don't think you have time to cook your specialty dishes. ”