Chapter 266 Yueqin Gives Birth

If pouring oil on the fried eel paste on the spot is to let the guests experience the essence of the word "fried", then the waiters slowly entering the venue pushing the ebony dining cart is another immersive experience.

There are two small stoves placed side by side on the dining car: a casserole on one stove is simmering on a low fire, and the unique mellow aroma of abalone juice is wafting in the air; a cast iron pot is placed on the other stove, with marbling Wagyu beef and fatty foie gras neatly arranged on the table, a small plate containing black truffles, and another plate containing garlic, rosemary and other seasonings.

The chef, wearing white gloves, sprayed olive oil evenly into the cast iron pot with a spray bottle, and then put the wagyu beef cut into diamond patterns into the pot. The marbled beef shrank rapidly under high temperature, and the fat oozed out with a fine "sizzling" sound. While he was concentrating on turning the beef, the waiter simultaneously set the plates and put a ball of steaming rice on each plate.

Then put a piece of goose liver in the pot, the rich fat of goose liver and the milky aroma of wagyu beef blended instantly, and the two aromas intertwined and rose. The chef used a knife to cut the fried wagyu beef into thin slices that were suitable for eating, and placed them on each rice ball in turn, and the goose liver was cooked in the same way.

When the chef opened the lid of the casserole, the aroma of the burnt beef, the dense and fatty aroma of the foie gras and the mellow and fresh aroma of the abalone filled the box, stimulating everyone's senses. He picked up ten abalones from the casserole, gently placed them on the top of the rice ball, poured thick abalone sauce on them, and finally shaved a few slices of black truffles with a chipboard and dotted them on the rice.

The waiter served the Ningyan signature abalone, wagyu and foie gras rice. Yue Ning asked everyone to mix the ingredients while they were hot. Director Li followed his instructions and gently stirred the ingredients. Each grain of rice was coated with three different kinds of fats: the milky aroma of wagyu, the denseness of foie gras, the richness of abalone, and the unique fragrance of black truffles. The four aromas stimulated each other, awakening the taste buds that were about to end, as if rekindling the appetite when they first sat down.

"In a banquet, the dishes cooked in the house are the finishing touch," Yue Ning explained. "It can be a spoonful of hot oil for fried eel paste, or blanched grouper and geoduck, which are extremely sensitive to the timing of serving. It is not only the ultimate pursuit of the quality of the dishes, but also a sense of ritual for interacting with diners."

Director Li sighed: "Your dining concept is so advanced. I wonder what the current standards of top restaurants in France and Japan are. The gap between China and Japan is really huge."

This was the late stage of the "New French Cuisine Movement" of French cuisine, and Japanese Omakase cuisine had not yet become popular around the world. Ningyan Lufu was based on the "Ningyan" in Yue Ning's memory of his previous life, and incorporated the centuries-old heritage of Lu's cuisine. Ningyan in his previous life was one of the benchmark brands of high-end Chinese cuisine even in the era of China's highly prosperous economy in the future. The feedback from the tasting of Japanese gourmets Ishikawa and Miyamoto two days ago confirmed the shocking power of this level. Yue Ning is confident that Ningyan Lufu can be regarded as a leader in all aspects worldwide.

"Don't underestimate yourself. We have a 5,000-year-old heritage, an area close to the entire European continent, and diverse eating habits. It's just that the right to speak is in the hands of others now. We should learn more, take Chinese food as the foundation, and absorb excellent ideas from abroad."

"That makes sense." Director Li nodded.

After dinner, Yue Ning and Ye Yunxian together sent the team from Shanghai to the hotel.

When Yue Ning got home, before she could touch Dahei twice, Yue Baohua came out of the room and said, "Ningning, Pengcheng called. Your aunt Yueqin gave birth to a fat girl weighing 7.32 kilograms in the evening."

"Really? I'm going to Pengcheng tomorrow."

In the evening, Yue Ning wrote ten recipes for confinement soup. In fact, she had thought of preparing confinement soup for Aunt Yueqin a long time ago, but she gave up when she was busy. Now Aunt Yueqin has given birth.

The next morning, Yue Ning went to Ningyan and got a bag of aged fish maw. He prepared the nourishing ingredient package according to the recipe, packed it in gauze bags, and put it together with the recipe. He went back and asked Aunt Chunmei to mix it with chicken, duck, fish and meat, and stew it for Aunt Yueqin.

She then set off for Pengcheng. After passing the port, Qiao Junxian was standing there waiting for her. Yue Ning ran over and hugged him. She didn't care if there were reporters at the port. She was used to being photographed openly or secretly. They hadn't seen each other for more than ten days!

Yimei's business this year is incredibly good. It's really incredibly good. It's already mid-June and there is still no downward trend in orders for fans.

Their rice cookers have already gone into production. Of course, they are much inferior to Japan's latest microcomputer-controlled rice cookers, but they are much better than the rice cookers developed independently in the mainland.

With the background of the Qiao family and the channels of selling electric fans last year, the sales momentum of rice cookers in the mainland is also very good.

Qiao Junxian was of course very happy that the mainland market could be opened up, but he set his sights on the Southeast Asian market. He hoped to make a product that was similar to Japanese rice cookers.

Qiao Junxian has been living in Pengcheng recently and hasn't returned to Hong Kong for more than ten days.

Qiao Junxian carried her things to the car. Pengcheng People's Hospital was not far from the port, so they arrived there quickly.

The two of them went up to the ward on the second floor. Just as they approached the door of the ward, they heard Aunt Chunmei's loud voice: "Look how pretty our little girl is!"

Yue Ning arrived at the door. There were six beds in the ward. Yue Ning went in and said, "Aunt Chunmei, please lower your voice."

“Oh, oh, oh!” Lu Chunmei responded repeatedly, “In our hometown, we rely on shouting to get from one hill to another.”

Ge Yueqin leaned against him: "Ningning, Mr. Qiao, you are here."

Yang Yonggen held the child in his arms and showed it to Yue Ning as if he was presenting a treasure: "Ningning, look, my Lei Lei is pretty, isn't he?"

Yue Ning took the baby from his hands, and Yang Yonggen taught her how to hold the baby's head.

Yue Ning looked at the rosy little baby, whose little mouth moved, not to mention how adorable it was, and asked, "Is the baby's name Yang Lei, the Lei in Hualei?"

"No, it's Lei with three stones. Teacher Lu gave the name and said that no matter whether the child is a boy or a girl, we should call him Yang Lei, hoping that the child can be as upright as his father." Ge Yueqin said with a smile.

Yue Ning held the baby in his arms, lowered his head and gave it a kiss: "What a nice name."

Lu Chunmei sat on the edge of Ge Yueqin's bed: "First the flowers bloom, then the fruits bear. Why are you in such a hurry to give the child such a name? It won't be too late to give the child this name when you have another boy in two years. By then, the nickname will be 'Little Stone'."

Yang Yonggen said helplessly: "Sister-in-law, the country now calls for having one child. Yueqin and I have decided to have Leilei."

"How can this be possible? If you only give birth to a daughter, won't your family line be cut off?"

The baby scratched with both hands and pouted as if he was about to cry. Yang Yonggen took the baby from Yue Ning. When Qiao Junxian saw that the baby wanted to feed, he said, "I'll go out for a walk."

"Mr. Qiao is just too thick-skinned. There's nothing to be shy about a woman breastfeeding her child. Didn't he see our production team holding a meeting? Who wasn't breastfeeding their children in the warehouse?" Lu Chunmei watched Ge Yueqin feeding the baby.

The people in Xiaoyanggou were really simple, but also really ignorant. Most people, like Aunt Chunmei, believed that without a son, the family would be extinct. Uncle Agen's words were beyond Yue Ning's expectations. She asked, "Uncle, aunt, are you really only planning to have one child?"

The little one ate two bites and stopped eating. Yang Yonggen took the child over and Yue Ning asked curiously, "Is she full?"

"She just gave birth! I don't have much milk, and she eats little. But it will increase slowly." Lu Chunmei has three children, so she has experience.

Yang Yonggen carried the child out the door and called Qiao Junxian in.

Ge Yueqin buttoned up her shirt and said, "I didn't vomit when I was pregnant, but my legs and feet became swollen afterwards. Your uncle said that it doesn't matter if it's a boy or a girl, just one baby is fine."

"Yes!" Yang Yonggen came in and said, "I never thought about getting married and having children. And I wanted to marry a beautiful and educated wife like Yueqin. I am content."

"Agen..."

As they were talking, Professor Lu and her daughter came in carrying large and small bags. Professor Lu's daughter, Uncle Agen's sister Zhong Huiyu, walked over quickly and said, "Brother, come and show me."

Zhong Huiyu took the child and held it in her arms, showing it to Professor Lu: "Mom, the baby is so beautiful."

"Hui Yu, why are you the same as your brother? Just say the baby is beautiful." Ge Yueqin said. In fact, she knew that as long as the baby didn't have too many fingers, Agen would think the child was extremely beautiful.

Although the doctor told Agen that the probability of six fingers being inherited was not high, he was still worried. When he heard the child crying, the first thing he did was to ask the doctor, "Does the child have extra fingers on his hands and feet?"

Professor Lu smiled and said, "The baby is really beautiful. It is normal for a child to have red skin. It’s mainly about the facial features. Leilei looks like Yueqin, and will definitely be very beautiful in the future."

The mother and baby need to rest. Ge Yueqin had her period yesterday morning and gave birth in the evening. Yang Yonggen didn't sleep all night. Lu Chunmei asked Yang Yonggen to go back to the factory with her, lie down for a while, and come back in the evening to accompany his wife and child. She is here!

How could Yang Yonggen be willing to leave his wife and children behind?

Ge Yueqin urged him to go back and take a shower and change his clothes, otherwise the baby would dislike his stinky daddy.

As soon as these words were spoken, Yang Yonggen immediately followed the car back, while Zhong Huiyu said she wanted to stay in the hospital to accompany her sister-in-law.

The car entered the factory, Yue Ning and Professor Lu went into the kitchen together, and Professor Lu also prepared a packet of postpartum water for Ge Yueqin.

The two cooked for Ge Yueqin and talked about the farm. Yang Yonggen was in charge of the land and procedures for the farm, and Professor Lu was in charge of the connection with France, learning breeding technology, and receiving breeding geese.

There is still the issue of technology transfer in the breeding of Langde geese. The ducks and geese used for Ning Xiaochu’s roast duck and roast goose can start first.

Yue Ning remembered that in his previous life, he visited a goose liver farm, where there was a type of goose liver, which was actually duck liver, made from a cross between Beijing ducks and Muscovy ducks. This type of duck is easier to raise than Landes geese, and after fattening, the quality of duck liver is comparable to that of goose liver. Most of the mid- and low-end goose livers are of this type, and most of the goose liver used to make foie gras is also of this type.

"We can try to raise this kind of duck first, and use it to fatten duck liver and accumulate fattening experience. After all, Landes geese are imported from abroad, and the cost is high!"

"Okay, I'll contact them right away. There happens to be a Muscovy duck breed locally, so we can breed it. After these two types of ducks are hybridized, I don't think they will be able to reproduce," said Professor Lu.

As expected of a professional, this hybrid duck was also called mule duck in its previous life.

"I also plan to try force-feeding lion-head geese and Zhejiang white geese. The liver of lion-head geese is relatively fat and tender. This time when I went to Ningbo for a meeting, I saw white geese that were relatively easy to raise and should be easier to fatten."

"Okay." Yue Ning nodded, "Thank you for taking care of this matter."

"What are you talking about? Our family can still live happily together because of Agen's kindness. You are willing to help Agen because of his kindness. He can marry a wife like Yueqin because of his kindness. We all hope that he can live a good life." Professor Lu said, "Good people should be rewarded."

"Um!"