Chapter Sixty-One: Cooking Personally

As Chen the hunter watched Jiang Mi's broad, departing figure, his eyes flickered slightly. He tightened his grip on the silver in his hand, then turned and went back into the house.

…

Jiang Mi hummed a song all the way back to the Jiang family home.

"Oh, where did this rabbit meat come from?" Third Sister-in-law Su Yindi looked at the three plump rabbits in Jiang Mi's hand, swallowed hard, and quickly ran to Jiang Mi's side, staring intently at the three rabbits in her hand.

She hadn't eaten meat in a long time. Since marrying into the Jiang family, she had only eaten meat a handful of times. She never expected that Jiang Mi would bring back so many plump rabbits today.

Jiang Mi, on the other hand, gets to eat several plump white steamed buns every now and then, and sometimes even braised pig's trotters, which makes Jiang Mi very envious.

Thinking of her in-laws' doting on Jiang Mi, Su Yindi felt a pang of jealousy and said sarcastically, "Life is already tight, and meat is expensive. Buying a rabbit head to satisfy your craving is fine. How can you be so wasteful?"

Time was of the essence, and Jiang Mi was too lazy to argue with Su Yindi. She silently rolled her eyes, picked up the rabbit meat, and headed straight for the kitchen.

Seeing her second sister-in-law still busy in the kitchen, Jiang Mi's expression softened considerably, and she said with a smile, "Second sister-in-law, I'll cook dinner tonight. You can rest here!"

Liang Lan looked troubled: "This..."

What I fear most is that my mother-in-law will feel sorry for me.

Jiang Mi understood what her second sister-in-law meant and reassured her, "I've already informed Mother. Tonight, I'll show off my skills and make you a spicy rabbit head and a spicy hot pot. I guarantee you'll rave about it."

As he spoke, he smiled and waved several plump wild rabbits in his hand.

Looking at the wild rabbit in Jiang Mi's hand, Liang Lan subconsciously swallowed her saliva. Today, there would be meat to eat.

"Okay, I'll help you out here." Liang Lan rubbed her hands together, completely trusting Jiang Mi's cooking skills.

I was fortunate enough to taste the food my younger sister made. Although it was similar to what they usually eat, the taste was on a completely different level.

"You should rest today, I can do it myself!" Jiang Mi shook her head. Her second sister-in-law had always been straightforward, but now that she was married and taking care of her family, she was busy in the kitchen all day and had become a little taciturn.

Liang Lan wanted to say something more, but she couldn't argue with her younger sister, so she gave up and walked outside, only to bump into Su Yindi.

Looking at the chimney billowing white smoke, Su Yindi said with a hint of bitterness, "Only this spendthrift woman would be willing to spend this much money to buy so many rabbits; my mother-in-law is really biased. If it were me, she would have skinned me alive by now, and I wouldn't be standing here."

Seeing her second sister-in-law come out, Su Yindi tugged at him and gossiped, "Second sister-in-law, do you think Mother-in-law is too biased?"

Liang Lan glanced at Su Yindi, her brows furrowing slightly.

To be honest, she didn't like the third son's wife very much; she was petty and narrow-minded, and had been finding fault with her ever since she married into the Jiang family.

Although they lived under the same roof and saw each other all the time, they rarely interacted and had few topics to talk about.

Unexpectedly, today, she took the initiative to talk to her.

Because of a few rabbits, Su Yindi grumbled a lot, complaining about Jiang Mi's words and intentionally or unintentionally implying that Jiang's mother was biased.

Liang Lan rolled her eyes, and Su Yindi retorted, "Your mother-in-law dotes on your younger sister and is happy to give her money to spend; you should also go back to your parents' home and let your mother-in-law give you money to spend."

Su Yindi: "..."

He was immediately rendered speechless by his second sister-in-law's words.

My mother's family favored boys over girls. Spending even a penny more than necessary would result in a severe beating, let alone expecting my mother to spend money on me voluntarily.

Seeing that her third son's wife was behaving herself, Liang Lan didn't bother arguing with her and turned to help collect the dried vegetables.

Jiang Mi was cooking in the kitchen, making a lively scene.

She deftly removed the rabbit's head, evenly sliced ​​the rabbit meat, prepared the seasonings, and methodically handled each step.

Stir-fry in a wok with scallions, ginger, garlic, and cooking wine.

Swish—

Soon, a delicious aroma wafted from the kitchen.

The aroma was so strong it could be smelled for miles around.

In addition, since very few people cook meat, the aroma immediately lured out the neighbors.

"Who's cooking here? It smells so good!"

"That's right, that's right. I've never smelled anything so delicious in my entire life."

"Judging from that direction, it seems to be the Jiang family's residence."

“I heard that the Jiang family has an eldest son who works at a famous restaurant in town. Maybe this was his doing.”

…

Everyone craned their necks in anticipation, inhaling the enticing aromas wafting from the Jiang family's kitchen.

Everyone was saying that the Jiang family had raised a fine son.

Jiang Mi knew nothing about all this. She made a spicy rabbit head, a spicy hot pot, and a rabbit soup.

I'm going to make one last small green vegetable dish to cut through the richness.

At the same time, Mother Jiang also returned to the Jiang family with Zhu Qiancheng and Zhu Suyin.

Following behind Zhu Qiancheng, Zhu Zhao said in a childish voice, "It smells so good!"

It was better than any other fragrance he had ever smelled; it was both stimulating and tempting, making his stomach rumble with hunger.

Jiang Mi just came out of the kitchen wiping her hands and waved to Zhu Zhao with a smile: "Grandpa and Grandma, you've come at the right time. I just finished cooking. Come in and cook, dinner is ready! Little Zhu Zhao, look what I saved for you."

Jiang Mi squatted down in front of Xiao Zhu Zhao with a smile, took out a few pieces of pastry from her bosom and placed them in his palm.

Zhu Zhao's eyes lit up, and she jumped up excitedly: "It's milk cake! Thank you, cousin!"

Zhu Zhao grew increasingly fond of his gentle and kind cousin.

"Look at you, always bringing this brat snacks every now and then. You're going to spoil him with his food," Zhu Qiancheng said with a smile.

"Kids will have snacks sometimes. Grandpa, come inside. I specially bought two jin of baijiu for you and Dad, and stir-fried some spicy rabbit heads." Jiang Mi took Xiao Zhu Zhao's hand and teased him with a smile: "Come on, your cousin made something delicious today. I guarantee you'll want more after you eat it."

"good!"

Jiang Mi, pulling the bouncy little Zhu Zhao along, led Jiang's mother and the others into the house.

When Jiang Yan and the others returned, Jiang Mi was just pulling Xiao Zhu Zhao to wash her hands, preparing for dinner.

"Dad, you're back just in time. I'll cook today and invite Grandpa and Grandma over too. You can have a few drinks and chat."

Father Jiang put down his hoe and nodded, saying, "Your brother and I will go in after we wash our hands. You eat first."

The Jiang family sat around a table, their mouths watering as they looked at the delicious-looking spicy rabbit heads and the flavorful soup.

"Little sister, this...you did all this?" Jiang Yan rubbed his eyes, somewhat incredulous. Was he dreaming?

White rice and delicious meat dishes?

Even during the Lunar New Year, we might not be able to eat these.

"It's all just white rice, little sister. I'm not trying to be mean, but with how tight our finances are these days, you're cooking entirely with rice?"