Chapter 154 Chapter 154 Dancing brings him all the time...

In order to ensure the success of the barbecue party in the evening, Qiu Jiang asked her brother and sister-in-law early in the morning.

Qiu Hengan and the others fully agreed with her idea.

According to them, the other person has been taking good care of their business, so it would be nice to have him come to their house to liven up the atmosphere and also to strengthen their relationship.

Besides, I've been looking for a store recently, Qiu Heng'an's leg hasn't healed yet, and the old store hasn't opened yet, so I have some free time.

So when she made this suggestion, the couple had already taken care of many subsequent matters such as buying meat and vegetables.

When Qiu Jiang and the others arrived home, they saw a lot of meat and vegetable skewers already on the table in the living room. Seeing them coming back, Shi Yuexiu quickly invited everyone in to rest for a while and eat some fruit.

"Sister-in-law, don't bother. Is there anything you want us to do?"

"No, no, I'm very happy that you can come."

Shi Yuexiu had an unconcealable smile on his face.

Ji Mingcheng picked up a piece of preserved fruit to eat as if he was familiar with the place, and called a few people to get some wine and drinks from his side.

"Okay, no problem."

The people who stayed behind were also busy moving the stove to the yard outside. Without anyone saying much, those who knew how to do it lit the stove with ease.

"Let's practice together. You're good at lighting the furnace."

"Go away, do you even need to tell me that?"

"Don't just stand there, bring all the food and seasonings over here, I'll show you my family's unique skewer-barbecuing skills."

"Ah? When did you guys grill skewers?"

Not to mention that they had known each other for so long, yet none of them knew this. They immediately surrounded him and asked him all sorts of questions.

"That's too early..."

Qi Xiu couldn't stop talking about this and had to spread the good name of his hometown.

It was only then that everyone realized that Qi Xiu’s hometown was actually Jinxi, the city famous for its barbecue.

Just hearing the name of his hometown, they couldn't help but look forward to his barbecue.

Not to mention that Qi Xiu's posture looked quite professional.

Seems very reliable.

However, as the black smoke at the scene grew thicker and the meat paste turned black, they couldn't help but feel deeply suspicious of him.

"Isn't this okay with you?"

"Ahem, this is too choking."

"Oh my god, can you eat this black roasted thing?"

Qi Xiu was also a little anxious. "That's not right. My father did it this way. How could this happen? Wait a minute. There must be something wrong with the charcoal."

Just when Deng Xingwang and the others were about to believe it, Ji Mingcheng walked out of the house and spoke.

"What the hell? Are you going to burn the house down?"

Seeing the black smoke getting thicker, he walked faster and faster. Finally, before the black smoke rose into the sky, he picked up a pair of tongs and moved the charcoal. After flattening and compacting the charcoal, the open flame went out, and gradually the black smoke stopped.

They never expected that their season team had this ability, as they clearly didn't look like they could do this job.

On the contrary, the people who can do this job really look a bit lame.

Qi Xiu covered his face in embarrassment under the gazes of his colleagues.

Fortunately, their season team saw their abilities and started doing it themselves.

Not to mention that they can't be said to be very skilled at it, but they are quite skilled. After a while, the aroma of meat rushed into the nose. It is obvious that their team member Ji not only looks good at it, but also really knows how to do it.

"I'm going to the season team, and you even know how to barbecue?"

“Is this difficult?”

Ji Mingcheng's words successfully made them laugh twice.

It's indeed difficult.

At least for them.

Qiu Jiang was washing fruit with the two children and watched this play at the same time. The three of them were laughing happily.

The two little kids in particular laughed at the group of uncles.

"Aunt, they are not as good as Uncle Ji."

"That's right."

Although the children are young, they can still tell who is stronger, especially when the contrast is so tragic, so much so that they now admire Ji Mingcheng very much.

"So how's my craft?"

Qiu Hengan couldn't help but ask the two children.

"dad?"

The two children tilted their heads at the same time, and then shook their heads together.

“No.”

"I don't know."

Shi Yuexiu laughed so hard that tears came out of her eyes, and poked the depressed Qiu Hengan, "You haven't roasted it in front of the child, how can the child respond to you?"

Qiu Jiang couldn't help but chime in, "Yeah, big brother, tell me how many years it has been since you made barbecue for us. They're only that old, it seems they've never had the barbecue you made."

"Dad knows how to barbecue?"

The two children, Qiu Si'en and Qiu Simiao, asked in a puzzled tone.

Qiu Hengan was suddenly speechless and felt guilty. He hugged the two children who were still in a daze and said, "Dad will let you eat the skewers he grilled in a while."

"Yeah."

"Okay, okay."

The two children did not understand the adults' emotional change and were only immersed in the joy of being able to eat the delicious skewers made by their father.

So when Qiu Hengan was about to go to the yard to show them his skills, he was so enthusiastic that he was busy in front and behind him.

Soon the other stove was lit.

Ji Mingcheng and Qiu Hengan were flipping the skewers in front of two stoves respectively, and the aroma of meat rushed into their noses from both sides.

It smells so fucking good.

They were so greedy that their mouths were about to drool.

The most important thing is that it tastes better.

“Delicious, delicious.”

"Captain Ji, your skills are amazing."

Ji Mingcheng raised his eyebrows, "Of course."

"Hey, then we won't be polite."

They scrambled to grab the grilled skewers, and the other side was almost done.

"Come, come, it's ready here too." As soon as Qiu Heng'an finished speaking, he immediately attracted a group of Taotie.

"This is delicious too. Wow, it smells so good."

"Eat more if you like, there's plenty for you to eat." Qiu Hengan warmly entertained everyone.

Qiu Jiang also took the opportunity to grab a roasted lamb skewer that was fragrant and greasy, but she didn't eat it herself. Instead, she ran to Ji Mingcheng and put the skewer close to his mouth.

“Ah~”

She opened her mouth and motioned for him to do so.

Ji Mingcheng glanced at the skewers of meat that were so close to him, then looked at her who was full of anticipation.

Qiu Jiang hurriedly urged, "My brother made it delicious."

Ji Mingcheng raised his eyebrows, opened his mouth and bit it.

The shimmering oil explodes in your mouth, mixed with the aroma of cumin and the exclusive secret seasoning, which is quite tempting.

His brows visibly relaxed, and his eyes signaled her to continue.

Qiu Jiang knew he would like it, so she handed it to him and let him eat it.

He wasn't finished with just one, so after he finished eating, he grabbed two more skewers of meat to feed him.

After he finished eating, he stared at the skewers on his shelf.

He didn't hide his greed at all.

However, the Taotie over there has already come over.

"Thank you, Team Ji."

They swept through without any courtesy.

However, no matter how fast they were, they were no faster than Ji Mingcheng, and soon five skewers of meat appeared in front of Qiu Jiang.

"Try what I made."

Qiu Jiang's eyes lit up, "Thank you, Captain Ji."

She took the skewers, and the aroma of the skewers went straight into her nose before it reached her mouth.

It tastes just as good as the ones her brother bakes.

It’s really delicious.

She finished one skewer and went on to eat another.

Seeing that she was enjoying her meal, he felt a sense of accomplishment. However, she was a little hot from the fire, and she was a little thirsty after eating a few skewers just now.

So I just took a break and picked up a bottle of tea to drink.

Qiu Jiang had tasted this drink once and thought it was super delicious. Later, he asked someone to airfreight several boxes from Hong Kong. He emphasized this when he asked Deng Xingwang and others to get the drinks just now, so they directly brought a box over.

Green tea can help relieve greasiness and is perfect to drink at this time.

They just thought the tea was delicious.

Ji Mingcheng let them do as they pleased and took out a bottle from the box, unscrewed the cap and handed it to her.

"Drink something?"

Qiu Jiang looked at the skewers in his hand, and quickly put the empty skewer in his right hand on the table to get a drink.

As soon as she took a sip, she felt a cool sensation and couldn't stop drinking.

The drink was in a small bottle, and she drank almost half of it in a short while. Ji Mingcheng held her hand.

"Don't drink too much herbal tea, it can cause diarrhea."

Qiu Jiang thought about it and decided to eat two more skewers before continuing to drink.

During the break, Ji Mingcheng slipped over to Qiu Hengan and took two skewers.

Qiu Hengan knew that he couldn't eat spicy food, so he handed him a dish without any chili powder, which was very much to his taste.

After eating for a while, he went back to the stove to grill the skewers, with Qiu Jiang helping him. As long as he said which seasoning to sprinkle, it would be evenly sprinkled on the meat in the next second.

The speed and accuracy are quite amazing.

Ji Mingcheng was amazed at what he saw, and did not let her go, but watched her amazing speed carefully.

As expected, no matter how many times you see it, you doubt whether this is the kind of agility and speed that humans can possess.

I was happily spreading the autumn ginger seasoning when I suddenly heard two familiar voices.

"It's here, right?"

"Of course, that's them."

Upon hearing these two voices, many people looked over.

"Brother Guo?"

"Brother Liu?"

"Why are you here?"

Guo Kai and Chen Da came over happily, but when they heard this, they were immediately furious.

"Why, you're not welcome?"

Chen Da asked casually.

Chang Xuemin and the others shook their heads anxiously.

"How is that possible?"

"Yes, we are very welcome."

"But didn't you go to the province?"

And isn't it about job transfer?

They thought it would be some time before they came back.

Who would have thought that I would see them here?

Needless to say, they missed them so much that they immediately swarmed over to chat with them. They even easily took away the roast chicken and beer they had in their hands. They just wanted to know what was going on with them.

The matter has been decided and there is nothing that cannot be said.

Chen Da explained on behalf of himself and Guo Kai, "Your brother Guo will be going to the provincial capital to reunite with his family soon. As for me, hehe..."

"How do you say that?"

"Is it going to be promoted too?"

They are full of curiosity.

I just don't know what he has become.

You know, Brother Guo's family is in the provincial capital, but Brother Chen's hometown is not here. It would be difficult to transfer back after crossing so many provinces. What's more, he has been in Anxi for so many years, and his wife and children are used to it here. They estimate that he will stay in Anxi.

But there are only two leadership positions in the team, one is held by Director Chang, and the other is their team leader Ji.

It’s impossible for Director Chang to quit and let Captain Ji be the captain and Brother Chen be the vice-captain, right?

If that's the case, they certainly wouldn't object.

It just doesn't feel like a decision that the leadership would make.

After all, if you want Team Ji to be the main player, he would probably be the main player as soon as he arrives. Isn't it because of some special reasons?

However, this does not prevent their season team from doing the work of the regular team. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Director Chang is just a figurehead and basically does not interfere in the affairs of the team.

They only need to listen to the fourth team member for all the actions of the team, so the only difference between them and the fourth team is the name.

But this title is not important to their quarter-final team.

Although they didn't want to admit it, everyone knew that Team Ji wouldn't be able to stay with them for long.

Could it be that their quarterly team is leaving and Brother Chen is going to take over the quarterly team?

As soon as they thought of this possibility, they instantly became reluctant to leave.

Brother Chen is a very good person, but they are reluctant to part with Captain Ji.

Chen Da was not the kind of person who could keep things to himself, so when they were all overthinking and worried, he had already revealed his good news.

"Hey, please call me the captain of the team from now on."

Chen Da's words shocked everyone.

"Team leader?"

Even Qiu Jiang didn't expect this and hurriedly asked him what was going on.

Chen Da scratched his head. "It's just that Lao Guo was the captain of Team 1 before, but after he came to our team, the captain was replaced by the vice-captain. Captain Du originally came here for an exchange, and it's time for him to leave. We can't just stop him from leaving, so Captain Ji recommended me to the director."

Speaking of this good news, Chen Da didn't expect that he would encounter such a good thing.

Although he has enough qualifications and abilities, he has to admit that sometimes these are not enough to get promoted. Fortunately, Captain Ji gave him a hand and finally made his wish come true.

Think about it, in less than a year, he was promoted from the captain of the branch to the captain of the city's criminal police team. It was so smooth that he was grateful to Ji Mingcheng from the bottom of his heart.

So when he heard Jiang Jiang say that she wanted to invite Captain Ji and the others to dinner at her home and asked if they wanted to come, he rushed over with Guo Kai.

I've been here for a while. Where are you?

"Where's Team Ji? Why wasn't I watching?"

Everyone made way, revealing their leader who was still busy at the stove.

Just then, another bunch of skewers were ready. Ji Mingcheng shook them on the stove and handed them to them.

"Come and try it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tong Bei and the others became more rude. Not only did they eat heartily themselves, they also stuffed several skewers into the mouths of the two people who arrived late.

Then they ate with their mouths full of oil, and Guo Kai and Chen Da had no doubt that they were like this before they came.

Chen Da's eyelids were twitching wildly and he shouted in a buzzing voice.

"You little brats are rebelling against Tian Gang."

"Brother Chen, the main thing is that we don't know how to do it."

Deng Xingwang and the others also felt aggrieved.

Chen Da choked all of a sudden. Without even having time to eat, he rolled up his sleeves and took over Ji Mingcheng's work.

"Come, let me show you my craftsmanship."

He grabbed the skewers and scattered them casually, and they were spread out on the stove quite evenly.

Then he started to paint, so skillfully and professionally.

Everyone was stunned, and then they were very happy.

"Alright, Brother Chen, your skills are quite impressive."

"Of course. Back when I was a plainclothes officer, I did everything from street vendors to arrest people. If I didn't love this line of work, I might have become a barbecue master by now."

"It's really good to have a skill. Sometimes you can achieve a surprise victory."

Ji Mingcheng commented.

And I feel very touched by this.

He remembered that there was a member in his group in Hong Kong who made delicious fish balls. Because of his skill, they helped catch a drug dealer who was particularly greedy.

"Hehe, that's right, Team Ji still has good vision."

Chen Da was about to be promoted to the captain of the first team. His position was even higher than Ji Mingcheng's, but he was still the same as usual in front of Ji Mingcheng.

After all, it was their team that made him not only his great benefactor today, but also one of the few people he admired.

Fortunately, no one found it strange and we still got along as usual.

And although he was about to leave the team, fortunately they were still in the same place, and even their offices were on the same floor, so if they wanted to meet, it would only take a few more steps.

Guo Kai is different.

Even if it is the provincial capital, it is impossible for everyone to go there all the time, and there will definitely be fewer opportunities to meet in the future.

Let's take this opportunity to give him a farewell party.

"I wish our Brother Guo continued promotion and hope he can become a director in the provincial capital soon."

"Come on, let's have a drink for our Brother Guo."

Guo Kai also felt a rare surge of shame and reluctance in his heart, and he bumped into them again and again.

Thinking that this might be the last gathering, Qiu Jiang went back, picked up her precious little jar, and poured a small glass of wine for everyone, even her brother and sister-in-law.

As for the two little guys, they could only drink tea.

Anyway, they both like to drink any non-sweet drink.

"Come, try the wine I brewed. Even Team Ji likes it. It's definitely a rare and fine wine."

Qiu Jiang started to brag about her melons like Wang Po.

Everyone was quite considerate and some were even impatient.

"You finally took it out. I don't know how long I've been thinking about it."

"Yeah, but Jiang Jiang, you're too stingy. How come one person only has so little?"

Of course, she had a good reason. "This is medicinal wine. Drinking too much can cause harm. It tastes good, so I wanted everyone to try it."

"Medicinal wine?"

I guess no one thought that this thing was a medicine.

I bent down and sniffed it, and felt that even if it was medicinal wine, it was worth drinking just for the smell.

"Come on, cheers—"

"Wait, wait, brother and sister-in-law, come here quickly." Qiu Jiang pushed Qiu Hengan and called Shi Yuexiu.

Shi Yuexiu felt a little embarrassed and wiped her hands on her apron. "Why don't you guys drink it?"

"Sister-in-law, come quickly, let's have a drink together."

They also called out repeatedly.

Deng Xingwang and Tong Bei simply went over to recruit people.

Shi Yuexiu had no choice but to come over with a very warm smile on his face.

"I wish both leaders continued success."

She also followed suit and congratulated him.

"Thank you very much."

Guo Kai and Chen Da bumped into the couple.

Seeing this, Ji Mingcheng snapped his fingers and raised his glass after attracting everyone's attention.

"On behalf of everyone in Team Five, I wish you a bright future and a smooth journey."

"Thank you, Team Ji."

"Let's have one too."

Qi Xiu and the others shouted.

Everyone raised their glasses and drank.

After taking a sip of the wine, I could truly feel the aroma of good wine. Even people who drink regularly found this wine quite mellow and delicious.

How can it be medicinal wine?

Qiu Jiang was afraid that they wouldn't believe her, so she took them to see the big jar of freshly brewed tea and fished out a few black ones to show them.

This sight scared him so much that his scalp went numb, and he never mentioned drinking this wine again.

They still enjoy the barbecue.

Of course Qiu Jiang did not forget the highlight of today.

Just at this time, the sky was getting dark and a dim yellow light was lit in the yard.

And Tong Bei and Qiu Jiang are missing.

After waiting for less than five minutes, music suddenly came from the yard.

It turned out that Tong Bei had pulled a small speaker from somewhere, and a nice ancient music was playing in it.

"What's going on?"

"Tong Bei, what are you doing? Aren't you afraid of disturbing others?"

Tong Bei immediately replied, "No one lives on either side, so it won't disturb anyone. Besides, there's a performance, so of course there has to be music."

Performance?

No one understood what it meant at first.

However, Ji Mingcheng suddenly looked towards the darkness where he could hear the faint sound of metal ornaments colliding.

In an instant, a water-blue figure appeared in the night, and with a light step, it reached the center of the yard.

Her face was covered with a veil of the same color as her clothes, revealing only her bright and clear eyes, which made people unable to help but look at her again and again.

She danced gracefully to the music, and when her soft waist twisted lightly, the silver rings on her body jingled, making a pleasant sound.

As graceful as a startled swan, as elegant as a flying dragon; as glorious as autumn chrysanthemums, as luxuriant as spring pines.

“This, this, this…”

Some people's mouths dropped open, and they looked at each other for confirmation, "Oh my god, this can't be Jiang Jiang?"

"Yes, that's right, it's my aunt."

"Auntie is so beautiful."

The two little kids jumped up to answer them, looking so proud.

"Is it really Jiang Jiang?"

"You can tell it's Jiang Jiang by looking at her figure and face. Oh my God, our Jiang Jiang can actually dance, and it's an ethnic minority dance. She's so beautiful."

The others nodded in succession.

Who says it isn’t?

My saliva is almost flowing out.

Qiu Jiang obviously heard everyone's praise and couldn't help but look at their team's reaction, wanting to know whether his eyes thought her dancing was good or just so-so.

The astonishment in Ji Mingcheng's eyes could not be concealed at all. His gaze was fixed on her, and his focused and somewhat absent-minded look probably showed satisfaction.

Qiu Jiang's eyes curved slightly, and she tried harder to dance well.

At the end of the song, Qiu Jiang bowed and thanked everyone.

“Wow—”

“That’s amazing—”

The crackling applause proved everyone's recognition.

After Ji Mingcheng came to his senses, he also applauded, with nothing else in his eyes except her.

He couldn't help but marvel in his heart that this girl really was giving him surprises all the time.

He was a little annoyed why there were so many people here, especially seeing them surrounding her and throwing flowers and applauding, he felt a little sour for some reason.

Qiu Jiang had been paying attention to his expression, and when she saw that he looked a little depressed, her heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Is he not satisfied?

It shouldn't be.