Yuan Jie, pregnant with her second child, fell into a coma after an accident. While her beloved Sun Aimin did everything to save her life, she entered a long and strange dream. In the dream, her fa...
When the Sun family arrived at the Luo family villa, Luo Changgeng's wife was already standing at the door to greet them. Seeing them, she smiled and walked forward, saying enthusiastically, "Oh, you're finally here. Is your train late?"
Sun Aimin replied, "Auntie, the train arrived a little late today, and the exit was crowded. I'm sure Mr. Luo must be getting anxious waiting for you."
Luo Changgeng's wife said, "No, no, come in quickly, the food will be ready soon, you came at the perfect time."
She led the way, and the Sun family members followed behind her into the house one by one. After seeing the interior structure and decoration of the villa, Grandpa Sun and his two sons were dazzled, just like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden. They thought to themselves: This is what a villa in real life looks like. It's really similar to what they show on TV.
If they hadn't come here for something, they really couldn't imagine what the villa described by Sun Aimin and Sun Qi, uncle and nephew, looked like.
Luo Changgeng had heard that the Sun family father and son were coming over, so he came back a little earlier today. When they entered, Luo Changgeng stood up from the sofa, took the initiative to go forward, shook hands with Old Man Sun, and said, "Brother, you must be exhausted from the journey. Come, come here and sit down for a while. Dinner will be served soon."
Old Master Sun was a little nervous at first, but he didn't expect that the Luo family would really treat the Sun family as their own family, and soon the sense of distance disappeared.
After sitting down on the sofa, Old Master Luo heard the noise downstairs and took Sun Mian out of the study and downstairs. Old Master Sun and his two sons immediately stood up from the sofa to greet them.
After Sun Aimin's introduction, everyone got to know each other. Sun Mian was very happy to see his grandfather, eldest uncle and second uncle all came. He ran over with his short legs backwards and threw himself into Grandpa Sun's arms, saying excitedly: "Grandpa, you are finally here, I missed you so much!"
Grandpa Sun was so excited to see his grandson back that he couldn't help but pick up Sun Mian and said, "Then tell me how much you missed me."
Sun Mian opened his arms and gestured, saying, "I think so."
Sun Aiguo and Sun Aijun also came over to tease him: "You only miss Grandpa, not Big Daddy and Second Daddy?"
Sun Mian replied with a grin, "Yes, everyone in my family does. Dad said he's working hard to make money and bring everyone to the city!"
The childish talk made everyone laugh, and the atmosphere in the room instantly became relaxed. Grandpa Sun felt that his grandson seemed to be much more cheerful these days living with his father in the city than when he last came home. Is this the power of blood ties?
Sun Qi was worried that Li Haisheng wouldn't be able to handle the kitchen alone, so she rushed in as soon as she entered. Because the family's nanny was helping out, and Sun Aimin had already prepared the long-cooking dishes before leaving for the train station, Li Haisheng wasn't overwhelmed by the work.
Soon, the table was filled with many delicious dishes.
Li Haisheng knew that Sun Aimin's cooking skills were inherited from his ancestors. Old Master Sun was both his father and his master, so he respectfully addressed Old Master Sun as "Master." "Master, please try it and see how today's dish is."
At this moment, Grandpa Luo suddenly had an idea and, without caring about seniority, he simply called Grandpa Sun "Brother." He said, "Brother Sun, I've heard from Xiao Mian that his grandfather is a great cook. How about we have a riddle for dinner today? Taste the dishes on the table and see if you can tell which one was made by Ai Min and which one was made by those two brats?"
Old Master Sun readily agreed and said, "That's perfect. I'll take this opportunity to check if these kids are slacking off."
After he finished speaking, Grandpa Sun began to taste the dishes in front of him. Sun Qi picked up dishes for his grandfather one by one and let him taste them one by one.
The first dish was crispy whitebait. Mr. Sun looked at it first, then smelled it, and finally tasted it and gave his comments.
"This crispy whitebait is a very common home-cooked dish. It's simple to prepare and the ingredients are readily available. I think this dish deserves an 80. There are two main problems. One is that the heat was not properly controlled during frying, resulting in the batter being pale and not beautiful enough.
Another question is the marinating of the whitebait. Was it because we rushed the process and marinated it too quickly? It's fragrant and crispy when you first bite into it, but upon closer inspection, there's still a slight fishy taste lingering in your mouth. For picky eaters, it might not suit their taste. "Is this made by Xiaoqi or Haisheng?"
Li Haisheng couldn't help but give Grandpa Sun a thumbs-up, his face full of admiration. "Master, you're truly amazing! I made this dish. When my master taught me, he said I had to marinate it for at least 40 minutes in advance, but today we didn't have enough time, so I only marinated it for 20 minutes before starting to cook."
Old Master Sun nodded and said, "Well, there's still a lot to learn. If you don't understand something, ask your master. You'll need to work harder on controlling the heat in the future."
By the way, I recently thought about the batter for making crispy whitebait, and found that adding some beer will make it more fragrant and crispy. You can try it later.
Although we have traditional recipes and methods for cooking, they are not set in stone. We must constantly discover problems and make continuous improvements to improve our cooking skills.”
After Mr. Sun's words, everyone present was convinced. Especially Mr. Luo, he nodded repeatedly and finally agreed, "Brother Sun, what you said is very wonderful. I usually tell my children the same thing."
Although medicine and cooking may not be related, we do have much to learn from each other. For example, the inheritance and development of traditional skills must be supported by a spirit that is universal in any field.
After this communication between the two old men, they both felt a sense of mutual appreciation and regret that they had met each other too late.
Afterwards, Mr. Sun tasted several dishes in succession and was able to accurately comment on the advantages and disadvantages of the dishes. Except for the two main dishes made by Sun Aimin, Mr. Sun found some problems in the dishes produced by the two young people.
Grandpa Sun’s display was commonplace for the Sun family’s children, but it was a rare spectacle for the Luo family, which made them marvel in amazement.
After dinner, Mr. Luo was reluctant to let Mr. Sun go back, and insisted on pulling him into the study to show him his areas of strength.
Grandpa Sun looked at the two large walls of books, and the various medical books and notes on the table, with a feeling of admiration. He thought to himself: This little grandson has turned out to be a blessing in disguise. And his family's difficult inheritance of over a hundred kinds of imperial medicinal foods will soon be free from the dilemma of no one to inherit them.