Chapter 234 Cooking for My Wife

After breakfast, Ah Zhen was about to clean up the dishes, but Aunt He smiled and said, "Put them down, I'll do it. The street is open, you guys go quickly!"

"Mother-in-law, are you afraid that your daughter-in-law will fly away?" Yue Ning asked jokingly.

Aunt He pointed at the little girl and said with a smile: "I've been looking forward to this for so many years!"

Fan Xiuqin also said: "Oh! If we had known earlier, we should have brought a few large bags of candy from the port city and asked mother-in-law to go to the bamboo building to share some."

"I'll call and ask Sister Huiwen to bring her over to me. She shouldn't have left home yet." Yue Ning said, and immediately stood up and walked towards the alley to make a phone call.

Yue Ning is lively and outgoing. In the two days since she came, she has visited all the exhibitions that have kept Guangdong City busy. Yue Ning took a break from her busy schedule to try several condiments at the exhibition. She found them very delicious, so she called Cui Huiwen and asked her to come over and take a look.

Yue Ning called back and asked, "Are they gone?"

"I'm changing clothes upstairs!" Fan Xiuqin replied.

"I'll ask Sister Huiwen to bring the candy to the trade fair. You can bring it back after the lunch break and go distribute the candy with mother-in-law in the afternoon." Yue Ning said. With Xiuqin around, Li's mother-in-law could only stare blankly.

Fan Xiuqin nodded and said, "Leave it to me."

He Yunbang and Azhen came down from upstairs. He Yunbang was wearing a shirt and trousers, while Azhen was wearing a brand new floral shirt.

Aunt He smiled and said, "Luckily I asked Ah Zhen to make a new shirt for me, which I can wear today."

"Mother-in-law, you are really a prophet." Yue Ning flattered her with a smile.

Ah Zhen smiled shyly, and He Yunbang pushed his bicycle: "Let's go."

He Yunbang rode his bike, and Ah Zhen sat on the back seat. The street was made of bluestone slabs that were hundreds of years old, and the bike bounced and bounced on it, while Ah Zhen held on to the back seat tightly.

"Hold me." He Yunbang said.

Ah Zhen was so embarrassed that her face turned red.

"Boyfriends and girlfriends in Hong Kong are so close. Ningning is very famous. She hugged her boyfriend and was photographed and published on TV and in newspapers." He Yunbang said with a smile.

"Isn't that embarrassing?" Ah Zhen said in a low voice.

"No! This is very normal in Hong Kong. She is very open about it." He Yunbang said seriously, "Hold me."

After talking for a long time, Ah Zhen still hesitated and stretched out her hands to hug He Yunbang's waist. He Yunbang opened his mouth and smiled, and a breath of air went into his mouth, and he burped.

When they got out of the street, they passed their old home. The old neighbors were washing clothes in the sink downstairs. When they saw them, they greeted them: "Abang, what are you doing?"

He Yunbang replied with a smile: "Azhen and I are going to get the marriage certificate."

Ah Zhen saw that the wife of the Li family was also washing clothes and was looking at them with a resentful look. She subconsciously hit He Yunbang.

After crossing the street where the tube building is located, the street office is in front. He Yunbang locked his bicycle and pulled Ah Zhen into the office. As soon as they entered, they saw the eldest son-in-law of the Li family sitting inside. Ah Zhen habitually called out timidly, "Brother-in-law."

The man looked up at her, and when He Yunbang saw Ah Zhen calling him, he followed suit and called out, "Brother-in-law."

The man looked stunned, and He Yunbang hurriedly asked, "Brother-in-law, do you know which comrade issued the marriage introduction letter?"

This person's face looked even worse, and a lady next to him took the initiative to say, "Here I am."

At her elder sister's place, Ah Zhen took out a piece of paper, which was the proof of her collective household registration. After she came back from Sichuan, she took the documents and wanted to transfer her household registration to the Li family's household registration book, but the Li family's daughter-in-law blocked her in every way. She had no choice but to register as a collective household in the street.

At that time, she was completely confused. Her household registration was a collective household registration, and she had no job. She didn't know how to live the rest of her life.

Fortunately, Aunt He took her home, let her live and eat there, taught her a trade, and said she would pay her 40 yuan a month. It was a great favor to be able to give her food and shelter, not to mention the wages.

Aunt He reminded her to think about her future and not to be without a penny.

Now it seems that God is helping her. If she had been registered at the Li family, she would not be able to get the household registration booklet if she went to the Li family now.

The eldest sister looked He Yunbang up and down carefully. How could this unprepossessing boy from the He family have made such a high-ranking leader personally take care of this matter?

Then he looked at the eldest son-in-law of the Li family. The eldest son-in-law of the Li family was finally promoted to the position of street director. He thought that if he worked harder, he might be able to enter the district in the future.

The incident the day before yesterday was a big deal, and the city's top leaders sent district leaders to investigate and deal with it. Yesterday, the district replaced him with someone else, and he didn't know exactly how he was going to be dealt with, but he probably lost his position and had no hope of promotion.

"Comrade, are there any procedures required? I still have to go to my workplace to get a letter of introduction!" He Yunbang urged.

"No, no! This is fine." The elder sister quickly wrote them a letter of introduction and stamped it with the street stamp.

He Yunbang put away the letter of introduction, took Ah Zhen's hand, and walked past the eldest son-in-law of the Li family: "Brother-in-law, we are leaving."

The eldest son-in-law of the Li family looked up at him and said, "I am really grateful to you."

"As a brother-in-law who is a cook, I can't pass the TOEFL. After all, it's not my own ability. But I'm not easy to mess with because I have a capable person protecting me." He Yunbang said with a smile.

He Yunbang took Ah Zhen out, went to Fuyun Building to get a letter of introduction, and then went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get the marriage certificate.

He Yunbang rode his bike with Ah Zhen back to Fuyun Building and said, "Ah Zhen, come down."

Ah Zhen thought He Yunbang was going to work so he brought her here. He didn't have time to send her home. She said, "I walked back by myself."

He Yunbang took her hand and said, "Come into the store. I'll cook two dishes for you so you can taste your man's cooking skills. I've been very busy these days and I really can't take a leave. How about I cook for you at home?"

"No need. Why can't you eat it at any time? Do you have to eat it today? Just go ahead and do your own thing." Ah Zhen shook her head.

"Be obedient and let's go." He Yunbang pulled her inside.

Colleagues in the store had just started work when they heard that He Yunbang had obtained a marriage introduction letter today, and were curiously gossiping about who his bride would be.

These days, the older ladies in the store have introduced many girls to He Yunbang, but he didn't like any of them.

In the past, everyone thought that He Yunbang couldn’t find a wife because of his poor conditions. Now, everyone thinks that he is too picky and is trying to find a fairy from heaven.

Just now someone said that Abang brought his wife to the restaurant to eat. Not only the waiters in the front hall, but even the older ladies in the office all came over.

Manager Zhang had just returned from the office. When he walked into the store, he saw that no customers had arrived yet, but the store was bustling, like a vegetable market.

As soon as he walked over, Sister Liu from the union said, "Manager Zhang, Abang brought his wife to dinner. Let's go see Abang's wife."

"Doesn't Abang even have a girlfriend? When did he get married?" Manager Zhang asked.

At this time, He Yunbang, wearing a chef's uniform, came out with a casserole and said, "I got the marriage certificate this morning and brought my lover to eat."

Everyone hurriedly made way for He Yunbang, who put the casserole on the table: "Ah Zhen, ze ze chicken casserole."

Ah Zhen was eating alone and was surrounded by so many people. She was introverted to begin with, and now she was at a loss as to what to do.

He Yunbang said to Manager Zhang, "Manager Zhang, let's get everyone back to work. My wife can't even eat comfortably if they all stand here."

Manager Zhang smiled helplessly. He insisted on bringing his lover to dinner, which caused such a commotion. But then again, Abang was able to solve the marriage issue, which was also a solution to a long-standing problem. "

"Everyone return to your posts, the lunch market has begun. These days, not only is there a Spring Fair, but the bosses and chefs of Gangcheng are all here. Everyone should pay attention to your performance." Manager Zhang said.

The leader spoke, and everyone returned to their posts. Manager Zhang smiled and said to Ah Zhen, "Sister Bang, eat slowly."

He Yunbang sent Manager Zhang away and came back, saying, "Eat it while it's hot!"

Ah Zhen had never seen such a scene before. She looked at him resentfully. He Yunbang picked up a piece of chicken thigh for her and said, "Eat quickly."

The moment Ah Zhen bit through the chicken skin, the delicious juice overflowed in her mouth, the sweet taste seeped into the gaps between her teeth, the oily chicken skin and the chewy chicken meat blended in her mouth. The taste was so wonderful. She had never eaten such delicious chicken in her life.

"How about it?"

"It's delicious!" Ah Zhen always heard Aunt He say how delicious her son's cooking was. She believed it at first, but after all, she had hardly ever eaten in a big restaurant or a hotel before, so how could she have imagined that the food could be this delicious?

As customers came into the store one after another, He Yunbang said, "Take your time to eat. I'm going to get busy."

"Just this dish is enough. I can't finish it."

"It's okay, I'll make you a small portion." He Yunbang turned and went back to the kitchen.

Other customers came to the restaurant, and He Yunbang stopped coming out. At this time, the waiter brought a bowl of fish soup to Ah Zhen: "Ah Bang, this is the fish soup made by Chef A Bang himself."

There was only a small bowl of fish soup, but the aroma filled my nose before it even reached me.

Ah Zhen lowered her head to drink soup, recalling that when she left home, she didn't even dare to stretch out her chopsticks at home, and she couldn't even eat enough. When she went to Sichuan, it was a poor mountainous area. Other educated youth had their families send them food coupons and oil coupons, but she never expected the Li family to remember her at all, so how could she eat anything good?

Only at this moment did Ah Zhen realize what it meant to be so delicious that one could not help wanting to swallow one's tongue.

In the kitchen, the apprentice said to He Yunbang who was busy, "Master Bang, the eel has been chilled. Do you think it's ready?"

"Okay." He Yunbang responded, took the eel, added chopped tangerine peel, chopped black beans, and the seafood sauce brought back from the port city.

"Master, didn't you say that it's almost the same whether it's chilled or not? Didn't you say that we don't need to be so troublesome when we come here? Why are you so serious about chilling it now?" Fan Xiuqin, who was cooking, couldn't help but ask.

He Yunbang glared at her, placed the four middle pieces of eel neatly on the pre-steamed plate, and placed the rest of the eels on a large plate.

"You're asking even though you already know the answer. Who is your master steaming this for now? Doesn't he have any idea?" Zhang Junming said to Fan Xiuqin with a smile.

He Yunbang put two plates into the iron pot to steam. The dry steaming method is to put only a little water in the bottom of the pot, and wait for the water to evaporate, and the dishes will be dry and fragrant.

"Master's wife, give it to me, Master's wife!" Fan Xiuqin shouted.

"You're the only one who talks too much."

"I always talk a lot." Fan Xiuqin raised her eyebrows.

He Yunbang cooked a dish, opened the lid and added rice wine. At this time, the water in the pot had dried up, and the rice wine turned into steam after entering the pot, covering the steamed eel like a veil. He Yunbang covered the pot and simmered it for a few seconds to let the aroma of the rice wine blend better with the eel, then opened the lid and said, "The steamed eel is out of the pot."

The waiter brought out two plates of white eels, one large and one small. The large plate was given to the Thai Chinese, and the small one was given to Azhen.

Just as Zhen was about to eat the eel, she heard the guest next door say, "Try the steamed eel. When I came back last fall, I said that Fuyunlou is no longer what it was more than 30 years ago. However, these dishes today, especially the steamed eel, brought back the taste of more than 30 years ago."

“It’s amazing that the plump eel can be made into a refreshing flavor!”

"This dish looks homely and can be cooked well by most chefs, but to be really delicious, the eel must be fresh and plump, and the chef's skills are important. Even among the famous Cantonese chefs, few can make it this rich and tasty."

Ah Zhen didn't understand the trick, she just knew that the eel was really delicious.

At this time, the guest next to him asked the waiter: "Waiter, which chef made this steamed white eel?"

"It's Chef He Yunbang."

Ah Zhen was proud to hear this. At this time, a stronger aroma wafted in, and the waiter brought the dry fried beef noodles: "Ah Bang, dry fried beef noodles are the specialty of Chef A Bang, and his nickname 'Niu He Bang' is because of this dish."

Ah Zhen smelled the fragrance and was shocked. She only knew that men had abilities before, but now she really saw it.