Chapter 290 He is a chef, you are a housewife

Su's mother was worthy of being a daughter from the north. The three of them could not keep up with her speed in rolling out the dough alone. After all the dough was rolled out, Su's mother also took a spoon and sat on the remaining bench to make dumplings with the three of them.

At first, Zhao Xiaojing was very slow at making dumplings, and the appearance of her dumplings was only slightly better than Su's father's. But with her experience in making soup dumplings, she learned very quickly. After making more than 30 dumplings, her speed surpassed Su Yuchen's. Later, she got interested and made a basket of Yuanbao dumplings as Su's mother taught her. The round and plump appearance made Su Yuchen start to imitate her. He gave up the original big-belly dumplings and started making Yuanbao dumplings crazily.

At around half past eleven, Su's mother sent Su Yuchen to call Third Grandma, and asked Su's father to boil firewood and water for her, while she began to prepare the dishes for lunch.

Su Yuchen originally called Zhao Xiaojing to go together to call Third Grandma, but Zhao Xiaojing saw that the kitchen was busy, waved her hand and let Su Yuchen go by himself, and she went into the kitchen to help Su's mother.

Then scenes that opened Su's father and mother's eyes and left them dumbfounded began to unfold.

Su's mother had just finished washing the vegetables when she heard a few crackling sounds. When she turned around, Zhao Xiaojing had already cut the bacon, sausages, and braised beef. Not only were each slice of bacon and sausage cut to the same uniform thickness, but the beef slices were also cut as thin as a cicada's wing, almost translucent, for fear that Third Grandma would have trouble biting them.

Su's mother was stunned. Zhao Xiaojing took the vegetables naturally and asked how they should be cut. Su's mother didn't react to the dreamy reply. Unexpectedly, Zhao Xiaojing picked up the knife and went to work. When Su's mother came to her senses, the green onions had been cut into shredded green onions, chopped green onions, and green onion segments; the green peppers and potatoes had been cut into dice; the red cabbage had been sliced ​​into beautiful slanted slices; the ginger was cut into shredded ginger, and all were neatly placed on the preparation plate. Zhao Xiaojing then took the live fish that Su's father had just brought and went out to kill it.

Now Father Su was also confused.

Zhao Xiaojing chuckled to herself as she butchered the fish; this was exactly the effect she was aiming for. Since Suzi was intent on telling her parents, she certainly had to show off more than just her cooking skills; she'd also demonstrate her proficiency in the kitchen's miscellaneous chores. That way, Su's parents would understand more fully that opening a restaurant was no joke.

"Xiaojing, let me do it, you sit down and take a rest. Oh, this is your first time home, how can I let you do any work? Go sit in the main room! Chenzi's dad and I will cook!" Zhao Xiaojing had just cut and cleaned the fish when Su's mother hurriedly stepped forward with a look of annoyance and snatched the fish away.

She was also confused and didn't react just now. She actually let Chenzi do all the work?

My goodness, this is the first time he comes here and we kill the fish ourselves. How can we treat guests like this?

But classmate Chenzi was so quick. I just reacted and chased out to kill the fish, but in two minutes the fish was already gutted?

"Yes, girl, go to the main room and sit and watch TV. We adults are here, how can we let you do that? Go wash your hands and take a rest." Father Su was a little slow to respond and followed behind to persuade her.

"Okay, then I won't move. I'll just watch here. People say that cooking on a wood stove smells good, so I'll learn how to make it too." Zhao Xiaojing said with a smile.

Anyway, she would be staying at Su Yuchen's house for a long time, and Su Yuchen wanted her to have plenty of opportunities to show her skills. It just so happened that she had never used a wood stove and was afraid that she would not be able to control the temperature well.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xiaojing quietly summoned the system and projected Su Yuchen's kitchen into the virtual space, preparing to practice using the stove during her free time.

The kitchen in Su Yuchen's house looked like it had been rebuilt in the past two years. There was a large wood stove on the far right, but it was very simple and clean, giving it a feeling of a wood stove in a modern restaurant. There were also natural gas and gas stoves installed next to it, but Zhao Xiaojing hadn't seen them use them since she came this morning.

"Okay, okay! If you're tired of watching, just go to the main room and sit there." Su's mother agreed without hesitation, and instructed Su's father to add more water to Zhao Xiaojing's cup, then turned around and started cooking.

Zhao Xiaojing held the cup and watched Su's mother cook with great interest. She couldn't help but laugh at the familiar large portions. She thought she was back in the restaurant when nine people ate together.

The stoves in the countryside are big and the firewood underneath is burning vigorously, so Su's mother is very careful about the amount of oil she uses and the amount of food she puts in. The size of the plates and bowls she uses for rice is almost the same as the ones they use in the restaurant.

Zhao Xiaojing watched and chatted with Su's mother, while Su's father helped and interjected from time to time. It didn't take long for Zhao Xiaojing to understand how to use the wood stove.

Seeing Su's father adding firewood into the stove several times, she thought that the only way to adjust the firepower was to increase or decrease the firewood. After a long time, she realized that there was an easy-to-operate method called a ventilation door. You only need to control the amount of air entering the door to achieve the purpose of controlling the firepower. Isn't this the same principle as burning honeycomb coal at home when you were a child? Zhao Xiaojing suddenly realized.

After a while, Su Yuchen came back with Third Grandma. After greeting them for a few words, Su's mother turned around and gave an order. Su's father immediately poured water into another pot that had just been washed and put the dumplings in it. On this side, Su's mother's last dish was also served under the super strong fire of the wood stove.

Su Yuchen and Zhao Xiaojing brought the dishes into the main room. Just as they were about to sit down, Zhao Xiaojing slapped her head and said, "Give me the car keys. I brought you chili oil, perfect for making a vinegar dish to go with the dumplings."

Su Yuchen excitedly took the key from the table and just as he entered the kitchen, he was pulled out by his mother.

"How many years has your classmate been learning cooking?" Su's mother bent her waist and looked at Su Yuchen without blinking, like an old lady at the village entrance chatting about gossip.

"About half a year, what's the matter?"

"Half a year?!" Mother Su exclaimed in shock. She covered her mouth and muttered softly, "She's like adding a needle to a drill—amazing! I've been cooking for decades, and I can't even turn around and chop all the vegetables. I was stunned. She'd already killed and butchered the fish."

"Hey! What a fuss! She's a chef, and you're just a housewife. The dishes she cooks every day are not even on the same level. We...she makes hundreds of rice bowls every day. You definitely can't match her speed!" Su Yuchen looked at Su's mother with a smug smile, but Su's mother rolled her eyes and gave him a slight twist. "Get out! Serve the food!"

Su Yuchen happily went to the kitchen and watched Zhao Xiaojing prepare a non-spicy vinegar dish and a slightly spicy vinegar dish. Feeling that it was not spicy enough, she took a small dish and scooped a few spoonfuls of chili oil into it.

Zhao Xiaojing looked at her and didn't remind her as she looked like she had never been beaten by the special pepper. She just let her do it and silently served her a bowl of dumpling soup.

Father Su's dumplings had just been cooked, but he served out four bowls first. Considering Third Grandma's teeth, he cooked the remaining dumplings in the pot for another five minutes before taking them all out.