Today's meal was easy to prepare. Wu Meixia, a comrade-in-arms from Sichuan, asked me to cook several Sichuan dishes, with extra numbing and spicy flavors.

Xia Enruo put on her mask and busied herself in the kitchen, frying dried chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns until they were bubbling white.

One dish was "boiled sliced ​​pork", another was "spicy blood curd", and the third was "Sichuan spicy smoked duck". All three Sichuan dishes were loaded with ingredients. As soon as they were placed on the table, the people sitting around them immediately went wild.

"Authentic, the taste is unbeatable."

"Delicious, spicy and smooth. The tripe and blood clots are really fragrant."

"Of course! My god-sister's cooking skills have never been bad; every dish she makes is delicious."

Wu Meixia joined the others in praising the girl, saying that she really liked this girl who had superb skills and a strong sense of justice. If Xia Enruo hadn't gotten married, she would have definitely introduced her to her younger brother, Wu Shaojun. It was such a pity.

After finishing cooking, Xia Enruo hurriedly packed her things to go home. Wu Meixia talked about Gu Shaoxuan at the dinner table, and before leaving, her comrade gave Xia Enruo an extra chicken.

He insisted that she accept it, as it was a small token of his appreciation for the war hero.

Xia Enruo couldn't refuse any longer, so she took the chicken and took the bus home.

She had decided that she would make scallion pancakes for Gu Shaoxuan for lunch, as well as steamed eggs and cold lettuce salad. Since Yuan Qiang was also there, she would also make braised pork, as they happened to have some pork at home.

Making chicken soup now is too rushed due to time constraints, so I'll just make it tomorrow. This time I have plenty of time.

When Ge Qiuqin heard the door open at Gu Shaoxuan's house, she rushed out, knowing that Xia Enruo had returned.

She put the free-range chicken that Zhang Xin brought back into the pot to stew early in the morning, making a pot of chicken soup, just waiting for Xia Enruo to come back and bring it to her.

"Xia, you're back."

Ge Qiuqin pushed open the door and said.

"Sister-in-law Qiuqin, I'm back to cook for Gu Shaoxuan. I was delayed too late yesterday, so I stayed at the hospital."

“I told you that I hadn’t seen you come home all night, so I knew you were staying at the hospital.”

Ge Qiuqin thought to herself that it was fortunate that Xia Enruo had stayed at the hospital yesterday, otherwise, if Zhang Xin had hit her, and the two families lived so close to each other, Xia Enruo would definitely have heard the commotion. She didn't want Xia Enruo to know, after all, family scandals shouldn't be aired in public.

"Sister-in-law, I'm going to make scallion pancakes in a bit. Could you give the kids a couple to eat?"

Xia Enruo put on her apron and prepared to start cooking.

"Xia, no need. I've already made steamed buns. My husband brought back two free-range chickens yesterday, and I stewed one today. Go to the hospital later and bring some chicken soup for Chief of Staff Gu. You two can eat it at the hospital."

Ever since learning that Gu Shaoxuan was injured and hospitalized, Ge Qiuqin had wanted to help Xia Enruo, but she had neither money nor time and couldn't do anything to help. Xia Enruo had helped her and her child a lot recently, so she wanted to do her part to help Xia Enruo. She made some chicken soup and sent it to the two of them.

"Sister-in-law, we're so in sync! Today, a customer gave me a chicken as a gift while I was cooking. I was thinking I'd make chicken soup for Gu Shaoxuan tomorrow since I was short on time, but you thought of that before I did! Free-range chicken is better and more nutritious."

If Gu Shaoxuan knew that this was made for him personally by you, sister-in-law, he would be overjoyed. However, he's not good with words, so he'll probably be so touched that all he can say to you is "thank you!"

Xia Enruo was naturally moved when she heard that Ge Qiuqin had specially cooked chicken soup for her family. She knew that Ge Qiuqin was not well-off and was raising a child alone, so her actions showed that she was a kind and righteous person.

"Hahaha. Xia, you're really funny, but it's true. Chief of Staff Gu is very serious. I've lived here for so many years and I've never seen him have a long chat with anyone."

You really know him well. But as the old saying goes, words are precious, which means Chief of Staff Gu's words carry weight. You should teach him a lesson, and next time you see me, praise me highly.

Ge Qiuqin thought Xia Enruo was really good at speaking; whatever she said made people feel praised and feel very natural.

"Just you wait, when he gets back I'll make him praise his sister-in-law a lot."

After chatting for a while, Ge Qiuqin went back inside to check on the stove where the chicken soup was being cooked, and Xia Enruo started to get busy.

She first took the meat out to thaw, then kneaded the dough, washed and chopped the vegetables. Two hours passed in the blink of an eye, and the house was filled with the aroma of hot oil. The braised pork was especially delicious, fried to a deep red and golden brown, making people's mouths water.

She took out a large bowl, filled it halfway with braised pork, placed two scallion pancakes on top, and delivered it to Ge Qiuqin's room.

"Look at your sister, we eat all the good food from you every day, it makes your sister-in-law feel really embarrassed."

Ge Qiuqin was deeply moved by the food Xia Enruo brought over. Her chicken soup was only a small amount of money, yet she was being treated to braised pork and scallion salad.

“Sister-in-law, you’re being too polite. It’s precisely because you’re my neighbor that I feel at ease leaving home for as long as I want. I know that Sister Qiuqin will take good care of the children. Besides, I love all four of them and I’m happy to feed them.”

Xia Enru handed the bowl to Ge Qiuqin and patted her arm.

Ge Qiuqin suddenly frowned, and her subconscious evasive movement alerted Xia Enruo that something was wrong.

She grabbed Ge Qiuqin's arm, preparing to roll up her sleeves.

"Xia, why are you pulling me? My arm is fine."

Ge Qiuqin tried to cover it up.

"Sister-in-law, I haven't even said what I want to do yet, how did you know I wanted to look at your arm?"

Xia Enruo felt that her intuition was right; Ge Qiuqin was definitely hiding something. She quickly rolled up Ge Qiuqin's sleeves.

"My goodness, such a big bruise! How did you get this, sister-in-law?"

Xia Enruo exclaimed in surprise.

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