CHAPTER XXXVII

Chen Si's exam results are very satisfactory. Chloe came to do a home visit. Chen Yusen went to France to study when he was young, and his French communication was acceptable.

Chloe suggested that Chen Si go directly to France in the second semester of his senior year, and said that he could help contact French universities. Chloe prefers a French public university, and her father has no opinion. If all goes well, you can start filling out your application to prepare for the TEF exam in August.

Chen Si doesn't have much of a cold about studying abroad. But I also think it's a good thing to be able to go out and see the world. I have read a lot of articles written by international students on the Internet, and I have passed the naïve stage of imagining going abroad as extraordinarily beautiful. However, Chen Si feels that the employment of French majors is very limited, and they are nothing more than teachers, translators, etc. Unless you are prepared to change careers. In addition to those who are engaged in education, some of them are HR and some are engaged in international trade, but most of them are still admitted to graduate school. There are very few outstanding students who study abroad. Rather than studying, Chen Si is full of curiosity about Notre Dame Cathedral, the Rhine, the Louvre, these symbols of Paris. The dorm says that many people are now obsessed with the business of luxury management. This makes it possible to stay in Paris and sell luxury goods. In this regard, Chen Si just smiled, thinking why spend so much energy just to sell bags or lipstick?

In the evening, my father stayed with Chloe for dinner, and Chen Si said why don't I do it? Father thought about it, afraid that he would not respect the teacher too much?

Chen Si insisted on cooking a French meal by himself. She thinks that if she does it with her heart, she will not offend Chloe.Father smiled bitterly, if Song Li was here, maybe it would be more natural and comfortable to go out to eat or cook a homely meal at home.

There is only beef and pork at home, and neither sage nor cinnamon. Butter is there. Chen Si took out a cast-iron pot that had not been used for several years, and with this bulky and black pot, he could make a delicious French stew. And it's exceptionally simple.

Chen Si asked Chen Jing to help cut the onions and scrub the dishes. I don't have knives and forks at home, so it can be a little weird to cook real Western food. Song Li once cooked Western food, including a white onion stew. Chen Si sometimes watches her mother do it on the side, so she also knows the general process. Steak is more familiar, there are several decent Western restaurants in Yichang, and Chen Yusen has taken his family to eat many times. In addition, Song Li often cooks Western-style steaks, so even Chen Yusen can cook this himself, and Chen Si is even more comfortable. However, compared to stewed pork with white onions, everyone is more disgusted with bloody steaks.

Chen Jing had already washed and drained the pork, sprinkled some sea salt and black pepper, smeared it carefully, and then helped her sister pat the garlic well, and checked all the seasonings to make sure it was complete.

After putting the butter in the pan, the low heat melted, and Chen Si found a strap to tie up his long straight hair. Tie an apron. Put the pork in a saucepan, increase the heat and fry for four or five minutes, then turn it over with tongs, fry it for another five minutes, then drive my sister out, cut the onion into cubes, throw it into the saucepan, cover the pot with a heavy lid, and simmer on low heat for twenty minutes. At the same time, I mixed some stock, although I don't like to replace the real stock with the so-called thick soup treasure, but now is not the time to pay attention to this. Lift the lid, pour in the stock, cook for another thirty minutes, then turn over and cook for another thirty minutes. When I lifted the lid again, it was already fragrant.

Chen Si fried three more steaks, one of which was more reddish, and the remaining two were fried until they changed color. Then I made a salad of vegetables and fruits. Then the pork was cut and served with the pot.

My father didn't have a habit of drinking, but he didn't know where to find a bottle of red wine. Chloe was so surprised that she bent down to smell the pork and laughed heartily. Chen Jing reached out and pinched a piece of pork and sent it to her mouth, inhaling and exhaling hotly. Thumbs up and says to Chloe, "Bloodshot!" ”

Chloe constantly praised Chen Si's intentions, saying that cooking can best tell a person's character. I asked Chen Yusen where I could buy red wine. Chen Si looked at his father, and it seemed that every wrinkle was full of memories. I know that this must be the red wine left by my mother.

Suddenly, there was thunder and lightning outside, and after a while, a downpour followed. The sky was getting darker and darker. The room is filled with forbearance and rare peace and tranquility.

How nice it would be if everything was like that.