Chapter 289 Barbecue
Wang Hao couldn't think of a solution. Apart from Chen Chunli, he had never been in contact with any other girls. If he wanted to make Chen Chunli happy, he could just give her money to buy her things.
But Bai Lu can earn money on her own, money is not important to her, and she won't be happy even if she is given money.
Xiao Dazhuang, who had never been in a relationship, was even less understanding. He had never liked a girl before and didn't know how to please someone. He thought that if he wanted to make Bai Lu happy, giving her a gift would be enough. As for what to give, that was—
"fish!"
"Brother Cheng, let's cook a whole fish feast for Sister-in-law. I'll pay for all the fish."
As soon as he finished speaking, he received a table full of eye rolls.
Xiao Dazhuang scratched the back of his head, still puzzled, and asked, "Isn't the fish tasty?"
"Even the best food gets boring if you eat it every day!"
Luo Shiliu sympathized with the small river in Xiao Cheng's backyard: "Don't you even know how many fish you've given to your older brother and sister-in-law? Last time we went to the backyard to catch fish for a get-together, the river was completely clogged up. Even a fish flicking its tail could hit all the big fish in the river."
Xiao Dazhuang's uncle casts nets to catch fish by the river and makes a living by selling them. He often gives fish to Xiao Dazhuang's mother, who then asks Xiao Dazhuang to give some to Xiao Cheng and Bai Lu.
Sending crucian carp to pregnant women during the White Dew season.
After finding out she wasn't pregnant, in addition to crucian carp, I also gave her grass carp, silver carp, and common carp—not very big, but many of them.
They gave away all the fish in the river, big and small, and Xiao Cheng and Bai Lu couldn't possibly eat them all.
Xiao Dazhuang finally realized that his method was not working, and sheepishly withdrew his offer to continue recommending the whole fish feast.
There's not much entertainment in town, and no night market. The daily routine is the same as in the countryside: working at sunrise and resting at sunset, busy with chores during the day and resting at night.
Eating is something they can't afford normally, something they can only afford during the Lunar New Year. An occasional lavish meal is the happiest thing they can think of.
But it seems that Xiao Cheng and Bai Lu don't need it.
To be precise, ever since Bai Lu started selling roasted chestnuts, Xiao Cheng and Bai Lu's family no longer needed to make them, because they earned money and their lives improved.
You can eat whatever you want, such as chicken, duck, fish, or meat, every day.
Xiao Cheng even had someone buy shrimp from Nanshi to cook for Bailu, something that would be extremely rare in ordinary households.
Bai Lu's appetite has been spoiled by Xiao Cheng, and eating chicken, duck, fish and meat is a regular occurrence for her.
I can't be happy at all.
Three cobblers, each with their own brain cells, lost ten million, repeatedly rejecting their own useless ideas.
at last.
Just a second before Xiao Cheng ran out of patience and was about to kick the cobbler out, Luo Shiliu had a flash of inspiration.
An idea came to mind: "When we went to Nanshi on business before, didn't we see a night market stall that sells grilled food? Why don't we try grilling something too?"
Seeing the confusion on the faces of the three people opposite him, Luo Shiliu hurriedly explained: "There is a tall iron frame with charcoal inside. On the charcoal, there is a wire mesh. On the wire mesh, there are some random meat skewers and other vegetable skewers. When they are almost cooked, a bunch of random ingredients are sprinkled on them."
"After that, I brushed on a bunch of random seasonings with a small brush. After it was grilled, it smelled quite good, even though the aroma was a bit mixed. I saw that a lot of people went to eat it, so it must taste pretty good. Why don't we have a random grilled food party too? My sister-in-law might like it."
After listening to Luo Shiliu's rambling description and chaotic explanation, Xiao Cheng, Wang Hao, and Xiao Dazhuang finally understood what he was talking about.
barbecue.
That stuff is both expensive and scarce.
It's not their first choice for a late-night snack after running errands.
Large portions of fried rice noodles, fried noodles, and fried rice are the best choice for filling your stomach when you're starving.
However, this expensive and scarce barbecue item is indeed a must-order for many people when they go to the night market for a late-night snack.
After visiting the capital with Bai Lu, Xiao Cheng learned about Bai Lu's previous life. She was showered with love and affection, enjoyed all the good things in the world, and tasted all the delicacies, yet she lived a simple and ordinary life in the new town for so long.
The new town is incomparable to the capital city; the prosperity of the capital city is something the new town can never possess.
Perhaps barbecue will be a part of Bailu's memory, something she once liked.
Let new memories cover up old ones.
Xiao Cheng agreed to the barbecue suggestion; they could prepare their own food and grill as much as they wanted.
The ingredients are a bit mixed.
What are the ingredients?
"I don't know." Luo Shiliu had never eaten it.
Xiao Dazhuang and Wang Hao had never eaten there either: "It seems like there are a lot of bottles and jars, colorful ingredients, all scattered and rubbed together. We don't even know what they are."
"Why don't we go to Nanshi and grab a barbecue stall owner to ask him, and have him teach us how to grill?"
Xiao Dazhuang's sincere suggestion, which came to mind without thinking, was immediately met with glares from everyone at the table.
Luo Shiliu slapped him on the head hard: "We're on the right path now, doing legitimate business, legitimate, legitimate, legitimate! Understand?"
Xiao Dazhuang had followed Xiao Cheng for so long, and whatever Xiao Cheng said went. If he said to walk the right path, he would walk the right path. He had already accepted it in his mind, but he hadn't subconsciously changed it yet. Now, Luo Shiliu was slapping him on the head to remind him.
It's corrected: "I understand."
"We went to the barbecue stall owner to buy seasonings and asked him to teach us how to grill things to make them taste the best."
"You're dreaming! You think you can just buy some seasoning and expect someone to teach you their secret recipe?" Wang Hao thought this method was feasible: "Then let's make a happy decision."
Xiao Cheng: "..."
Luo Shiliu: "..."
The four people at the table began to discuss their barbecue plans.
"Knock knock knock—White Dew!"
An untimely knock interrupted the men's discussion and Bai Lu's absent-mindedness.
Xiao Wei followed Bai Lu to open the door.
Zhou Jiayi, dressed in a cool denim skirt suit, along with her little follower Lan Caiying, three of Bai Lu's former female classmates, and Li Shuixian, who was sweating profusely, all started with insincere concern and greetings.
"We heard you were sick. We were classmates, so we came to visit you."
"Why didn't you bring a gift when you visited?" Xiao Wei asked bluntly.
Li Shuixian glared at him fiercely: "The weather is so hot now, no gift is appropriate."
Xiao Wei glared back at her fiercely, not to be outdone: "You can send me a big watermelon. My sister-in-law likes to eat big watermelons and can eat them. There are big watermelons for sale on the street."
Li Shuixian never came to visit Bailu.
Instead, she and Zhou Jiayi and others, who came to find her as soon as they learned of her college entrance examination results, came together to pick a fight with Bai Lu, to attack her, and to worsen her condition.
Now that Xiao Wei was chasing her with gifts and exposing her scheme, she was annoyed and frustrated, and could only give him a perfunctory reply.
"I was in a rush this time and forgot. I'll buy it next time."
“I’ve got it.” Xiao Wei stared intently at Li Shuixian, noting down the gift she owed Bailu.
Li Shuixian: "..."
Looking at Bai Lu's thin and haggard face, which was not as beautiful and flamboyant as before, Zhou Jiayi asked with concern, "Bai Lu, what's wrong? You're so sick."
"Did you find out you failed the college entrance exam?"
(End of this chapter)
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