Chapter 241 You Eat Meat, I'll Eat Rice

Jiang Jiani showed great enthusiasm for her first meal on Hongqi Island, buying a large amount of seafood and even volunteering to cook.

Lu's father: "..."

Lu's mother: "..."

Mr. Lu watched Jiang Jianni making a racket in the room with great concern: "This is her first time here, and she's never eaten seafood before. Do you think what she's cooking is safe to eat? Won't we get something wrong with it?"

When Jiang Jianni married Lu Xiangyang, the Lu family had a housekeeper to cook for them when they first lived in the retirement home.

After the young couple moved out, whoever had time would cook.

Later, when she became pregnant, Lu Xiangyang became the main cook.

Later, they hired Aunt Liu.

Aunt Liu's cooking skills were specially trained and much better than Jiang Jianni's, who occasionally burned the food. So Jiang Jianni never showed off her cooking skills again.

As a result, Lu's parents had never eaten Jiang Jianni's cooking, let alone knew how good it was.

Especially since it's seafood I've never tried before.

Lu's father's face scrunched up in a frown, wondering if he would get sick after eating it.

This stuff can easily cause allergies.

Or, should we contact the hospital first?

Lu's mother glared at him and said in a low voice, "Are you stupid? Are your eyes just for decoration? Look at how well that person is cooking, do you think they can't cook?"

Jiang Jiani actually cut squid into squid flowers when cooking it!

When Lu's mother saw it, she was utterly shocked.

She ate seafood for two months when she last came here, and she had never seen squid prepared this way.

And her shrimp-peeling technique is just too skillful!

In no time, the shrimp heads and veins were removed, and in no time, only the meat and tails remained in the bowl of shrimp.

And her technique for cutting crabs.

With a swift and decisive stroke, the knife fell swiftly and cleanly.

This definitely doesn't look like it's the first time they've eaten crab.

Lu's mother was left questioning the meaning of life.

Could it be that the Jiang family is some kind of hidden wealthy family?

Or perhaps their ancestors were imperial chefs or something?

Otherwise, the way they handle ingredients is so skillful it makes you question your existence, right?

Before marrying Lu's father, Lu's mother was a pampered young lady from a wealthy family, never lifting a finger to do housework.

Although I often ate at the cafeteria after marrying Lu's father, I did cook before.

During the years I was sent down to the countryside, I cooked every day. After I came back, I was so afraid that I hardly ate at the canteen and had to cook for myself.

Despite years of practice, Lu Ma's knife skills are still just so-so.

Her shredded potatoes were often teased by her four sons as looking like potato strips.

Not only are they of varying thicknesses, but the thickest ones can be as thick as a finger.

She's better at chopping vegetables haphazardly, throwing them into a pot with some water, and boiling them.

Lu's father didn't care about her at all and argued, "What's the use of good knife skills?"

"I'm pretty good at chopping vegetables, how's my cooking?"

Dad's knife skills are much better than Mom's.

When chopping vegetables, chunks are chunks, cubes are cubes, strips are strips, and shreds are shreds.

But you can't cook.

My food always burns, even on low heat. I don't know why.

Speechless after being rebuked by him, Lu's mother could only say, "If all else fails, we'll just eat at the cafeteria. They have food there anyway."

Aunt Liu, however, had confidence in Jiang Jiani.

In ordinary families, children, regardless of gender, who are slightly taller than the stove, are required to cook.

Especially those ranked at the top.

Cooking, sweeping, taking care of younger siblings—the older ones had to do it all.

However, she was a very sensible person and knew her place very well. She would never interrupt when the Lu family members were speaking.

Jiang Jianni bought a lot of seafood today, all kinds of seafood.

It's simple to make; it's just a seafood hot pot.

This is the most authentic and simplest way to cook seafood.

When eating, you just need to dip it in sauce.

Before long, a delicious aroma began to fill the kitchen.

Mr. Lu couldn't help but sniff hard: "Why does this taste a little different from what we used to eat?"

It doesn't seem spoiled, but the taste is a bit strange.

Lu's mother hesitated as well: "Really? I also feel it's not quite the same."

Before Lu Xiangnan and Tang Tian even entered the courtyard, they could smell the delicious aroma wafting from the kitchen.

The two of them beamed with joy: "Wow, our house finally feels lively again!"

Tang Tian glanced at the lunchboxes the two of them were carrying, which they had brought back from the cafeteria, and said, "Then, what about the food we brought?"

The couple had never cooked at home, and they never considered cooking when family members came to visit.

After get off work, I went straight to the cafeteria and bought enough food for my whole family to bring back.

Unexpectedly, a fire broke out in the house.

Lu Xiangnan: "...Who cares?"

"We'll just eat whichever tastes best when the time comes."

"We'll eat the rest tonight."

Upon entering the house, the two of them didn't even bother to greet Lu's parents or their son, whom they hadn't seen for almost a year, and headed straight for the departure point.

Seeing Jiang Jiani busy inside, Tang Tian quickly rolled up her sleeves and said, "Jiani, let me help you."

Jiang Jianni blushed a little when she saw the tall and beautiful Tang Tian.

I can't help but think of that saying: "Husband is a feeling, not a gender."

Let's be reasonable.

She felt like screaming right now.

This doesn't mean she wanted to develop any special relationship with Tang Tian.

However, gender aside, Tang Tian truly is the ideal for most women.

Handsome, gentle, and considerate.

Cough cough.

Jiang Jianni mentally berated herself for three seconds before saying, "The food is ready. Second sister-in-law, please take the pressure cooker out."

Although Tang Tian and Lu Xiangnan don't cook, their home is fully equipped with all the necessary cooking utensils.

For example, a pressure cooker.

Jiang Jianni had no idea that pressure cookers existed now; there was actually one here.

She made up her mind to go to the mall when she got back.

We can't always feel that we have nothing just because we subconsciously think that this era is backward.

In fact, many things were already available at this point, but their quality was questionable.

For example, a hair dryer.

The hair dryer in the Jiang family's house was the one that the original owner bought when he was in college.

It cost her ten yuan.

I bought it in my junior year of college and have been using it ever since; it's still working hard.

After marrying Lu Xiangyang, she bought another one, which is still in good condition.

It's completely different from the modern hair dryers that break down after a few months or a year or two.

Lu Xiangnan squeezed in and shouted, "Don't move, I'll do it. Xiao Tang, you go set the table."

The pressure cooker was served, the seafood hot pot was ready, and the separately steamed vermicelli and oysters were also ready and served. The only vegetarian dishes were a cold cucumber salad and scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

When the rice was served, Lu Xiangnan and Tang Tian were both stunned: "Preserved pork rice?"

Jiang Jianni was a little embarrassed: "Well, I prefer to eat it."

"Thinking that this is an island, pork might not be easy to find, so I brought some cured pork and sausages with me."

Tang Tian immediately gave a thumbs up and exclaimed, "Well done!"

"You guys eat this seafood, I'll eat rice."

Lu Xiangnan also said loudly, "I'll eat rice too, you guys eat seafood."

We've had our fill of seafood these past few years on the island.

What they want to eat most is pork.

The cafeteria has braised pork, stir-fried pork, and spare ribs, but no cured pork or sausages.

Lu's father: "..."

Lu's mother: "..."

Aunt Liu: "..."