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A keen eye
After a flurry of activity, the meal for one hour was finally ready.
A large table has been set up in the yard, which can accommodate eight people sitting together. It looks a bit like a small farmyard and is full of vitality.
"It's hot, move aside quickly." Han Xiaoyan heard the voice before he saw the person. Su Yilan and Zhao Luoyi on his left and right avoided him.
He made a bowl of tomato and egg noodles, and the soup and other ingredients together filled the entire bowl.
Su Yilan and Zhao Luoyi served the dishes they cooked respectively, followed by Chu Yuan and Zhu Yan.
Han Xiaoyan's noodles landed safely, and he felt relieved. He then went to pick up Su Yilan and Zhao Luoyi.
Su Yilan clapped her hands lightly, "You have a conscience."
Zhao Luoyi was also relieved, and the two of them sat down first.
She looked at Su Yilan's colorful plate and asked with great interest, "What did you make?"
Su Yilan said with a hint of pride, "It's the Ten Perfect Seasonal Vegetables that Chu Yuan taught me. I just secretly tasted one and it was really delicious."
Speaking of this, she never thought that one day she would be able to make such delicious dishes. She especially remembered that when she first became interested in learning how to cook, she almost blew up the kitchen. Since then, everyone around her would not let her touch the kitchen utensils again. She even almost had a sign in her house saying: Su Yilan and dogs are not allowed to enter.
Thinking of these sad things, Su Yilan felt that she had finally gotten her revenge today.
"What about you? What did you do?" Su Yilan asked Zhao Luoyi.
Zhao Luoyi made a meat dish and fried fish, which looked very delicious. "I used to go out often, and this was my favorite dish. Later I learned how to make it myself."
Zhao Luoyi is a person in the entertainment industry but is not bound by it. She often stays at home for a while and then goes out to travel and explore various places. She has also obtained a certificate. Therefore, the director team specially invited her at that time in order to provide these guests with some protection in the wild.
Zhu Yan was making bamboo tube rice. Chu Yuan smelled the fragrance when it was steaming and refused to leave.
I don’t know where he found so many bamboos, but it really pleased Chu Yuan.
After Chu Yuan gave Su Yilan instructions, he made some simple crispy pork.
Why did she do this? Because this was all she knew how to do. It was the simplest way to fill her stomach. Anyway, before, she could always get food when she was hungry. She never thought that one day she would come here to cook for herself.
Although she looks like a chef, she is actually a novice.
Everyone's dish was placed in front of them first. Chu Yuan naturally sat next to Zhu Yan. Don't blame her. If you want to blame someone, blame the bamboo tube rice for being too fragrant. No little panda can refuse it.
Zhu Yan enjoyed it very much, and he chose to make bamboo tube rice just to make this happen.
When Zhao Luo saw the bamboo tube rice, the first thing that came to his mind was another thing, "Brother Zhu Yan, did you make the bamboo tube rice you gave us on the first day yourself?"
Zhu Yan nodded. At that time, he had not thought that someone would like what he made casually. He was like a greedy cat now. Although he was restraining himself, his eyes were like Chu Yuan who fell into the bamboo tube rice.
Zhu Yan tapped her forehead and said, "Wake up."
Chu Yuan sat down like a primary school student.
After a while, Fang Zhou also came out. His dish was the most abundant, with four or five kinds of ingredients.
Several people came over to take a look.
"This dish is called chowder. Although the name sounds unpleasant, it is very delicious. It contains two kinds of meat, potatoes, asparagus, and wood ear mushrooms."
"Asparagus." Chu Yuan's eyes lit up again, "I love this."
Besides meat, red pandas' second favorite food is this green, hard-shelled vegetable.
[Oh my god, these dishes all look good. I didn't expect they were so good at cooking.]
[I want to eat this stew too. 】
"What I want most is Zhu Yan's bamboo rice. How delicious must it be to make Chu Yuan so greedy?"
[Hahahahahahaha Chu Yuan's foodie nature has been exposed. ]
"Here I am, here I am." Tong Yin and Qi Yu came out last, both carrying a pot of chicken soup.
"The chicken in the farmer's house is very fat. It can make so many dishes and even a pot of chicken soup," said Tong Yin.
Qi Yu went in and brought out the chicken soup.
Because the process of stewing chicken is complicated, this dish was made by Tong Yin and Qi Yu together. Tong Yin was the main chef and Qi Yu was responsible for the side dishes.
As soon as the chicken soup came out, everyone smelled its fragrance.
Han Xiaoyan had wanted to drink for a long time, and now he couldn't bear it any longer, "Let's eat quickly."
If he doesn't have dinner soon, tears will start to flow from his mouth.
"Let's eat." Chu Yuan echoed excitedly.
All the dishes were placed in the middle for everyone to eat, and the first thing Chu Yuan picked up with his chopsticks was the bamboo tube rice.
The moment the bamboo tube was broken, the fragrance of bamboo came out. The bamboo and rice blended well together, and Chu Yuan ate with great satisfaction.
Zhu Yan tasted the dish made by Chu Yuan, while Han Xiaoyan took an empty bowl and scooped a bowl of chicken soup, drinking it with satisfaction.
As he drank it, he sighed, "It smells so good, it warms my stomach."
After waiting for so long, these people were already hungry.
I didn't expect that they would be so delicious.
Su Yilan promoted her own dishes, "Come and try mine, it's delicious too."
Zhao Luo said as he ate, "Po Su is selling melons and boasting about them."
Chu Yuan ate three bamboo tubes of rice before he stopped. He was so happy that his feet were raised up, which was very cute.
Zhu Yan chuckled, "It's so delicious."
Chu Yuan nodded vigorously, "Delicious!"
Han Xiaoyan saw Chu Yuan eating with a satisfied look on his face, so he also grabbed a bamboo tube of rice to eat.
As soon as he put it in his mouth, he felt the soft and sticky texture. He was pleasantly surprised and said, "It's delicious. Brother Zhu Yan, how did you make it?"
He looked eager to learn and thought that this was something worth learning. It looked quite simple and he could make it for himself in the future.
Zhu Yan, "I won't tell you."
I told him that he didn't want to keep his skill of finding a wife. He didn't want to have another person and let Chu Yuan run away to someone else.
Chu Yuan took a bite of the chicken and praised it highly, "Oh my god, this is delicious too. I have never eaten anything this delicious before."
This is the truth. She didn't like eating chicken before because she thought it was ugly and the meat was tough.
But Tong Yin's cooking was very tender, the heat was just right, and because she added a lot of other seasonings, the saltiness was evenly balanced.
Han Xiaoyan thought of the chicken that had been fighting with him for an hour and was now lying in the pot, so he ate another bite of the chicken with hatred.
Well, I have to say, it's quite chewy.
After eating for a while, Fang Zhou seemed to be reminiscing about the past and explained the dish, "I ate this chowder when I was in college. Back then, it wasn't so high-end. I made it with the bar band at the time. Maybe because this is the first dish that I have ever had in mind, I know how to make it now."
Han Xiaoyan looked at his noodles for a long time and said, "My dish doesn't have much meaning. This is the only one I know how to make."
Su Yilan, "Then you are better than me."
Han Xiaoyan asked again, "Brother Zhu Yan, how did you learn how to make bamboo tube rice?"
Zhu Yan put down his chopsticks and said calmly, "When I was a kid, I used a bamboo stick someone gave me as Sun Wukong's stick to play with. My mother found out, beat me up, and made me bamboo rice."
All in all, it's a tear of bitterness.
No one expected this to be the reason and they burst into laughter.
Fang Zhou, "Then you are not wronged."
Su Yilan, "Brother Zhu Yan actually still has this time."
Zhu Yan shook his head helplessly, "I had a lot of embarrassing moments when I was a kid."
Han Xiaoyan, "Tell me more."
"No," Zhu Yan refused, his eyes falling on Chu Yuan, and he said, "I'll tell my wife later."
[Hahahahahaha, the word "wife" is so sweet.]
[Your wife is here! ! ]
[Did anyone see that?! Zhu Yan was looking at Chu Yuan when he said this!]
[It's a pity that our Yuanbao only had eyes for the food and didn't notice it at all, hahahaha. ]
[Damn, at this moment I feel like the couple I'm supporting is really real.]
After the meal, Tong Yin's stewed chicken and chicken soup were widely praised, and even the staff at the back drank a bowl each.
Su Yilan asked curiously, "Sister Tong Yin, how come you have so many? That's amazing."
Tong Yin felt a little embarrassed by such sincere praise. "When I was a trainee, I never paid attention to my meals, which caused stomach problems. Later, I developed the habit of making some warm meals for myself."
Zhao Luoyi listened and said while eating, "Tong Yin, don't take what I say to heart. In fact, I think you are just pushing yourself too hard. Don't take some things too seriously."
She said something with a hidden meaning.
Tong Yin listened and knew that Zhao Luoyi said these words for her own good, otherwise such a person with no relatives or friends would not say such things. She had thought about this matter herself.
"I know, it may be a habit, I always like to be competitive sometimes." She lowered her head, looking a little sad, but she concealed it well.
When she first came to this show, she was aiming to stand out. She always wanted to perform better on this show so that everyone could see her.
But now, that kind of thinking has dissipated a lot.
Qi Yu said, "Sister Tong Yin is also a very good person. No one is perfect. Just be the person you like."
[I know! Sister Tong Yin has been number one since her debut, so she naturally doesn't want to be outdone.]
[Speaking of which, I previously read that Tong Yin and Chu Yuan didn't have a good relationship, but I think they're pretty good.]
[Don't take yxh's words seriously. Our sister Tong Yin's fans also like Chu Yuan very much.]
[Hahahahahahaha, our show is really harmonious except when we're making trouble.]
Han Xiaoyan chuckled, "I noticed that you're the one who keeps quiet. You only speak when Tong Yin is talking. Do you have any opinions about us?"
Qi Yu raised his hands in surrender, "No, I don't really understand anything."
Han Xiaoyan patted his shoulder and said meaningfully, "I understand."
Qi Yu really wants to ask you what you know?
Han Xiaoyan thinks he is the smartest person in the world. Oh, how come he is so smart and can see everything.
These pairs are Qi Yu and Tong Yin, Zhu Yan and Chu Yuan.
Chu Yuan and Zhu Yan on the other side didn't notice Han Xiaoyan's gaze and were talking to themselves.
Chu Yuan, "This is already the fifth bamboo tube rice I've eaten. I feel like I'm going to die of fullness."
Zhu Yan, "Then you should eat less."
Chu Yuan, "No, if I don't eat today, I won't be able to eat anymore."
Zhu Yan thought about it and realized that when recording the show, he always ate according to the director team's instructions.
He said, "Then remember from now on, write down how many bamboo rice you want to eat each day, and I'll make it for you after the filming is over, okay?"
Chu Yuan, “Yeah!!”
Han Xiaoyan shook his head. Looking at these two, they looked like a young couple. He really had a keen eye.