Chapter 378 Grand Banquet
Bai Yu invited them to dinner at 11:30, so the two siblings stopped what they were doing, packed up, and walked towards Bai Yu's residence.
Ning Xiyue also brought a pot of glutinous rice wine.
When Ning Xiyue walked outside the place where Bai Yu and his wife lived, she smelled the fragrance of food, and from the sound she knew that Zhou Cheng was still cooking.
It was almost eleven twenty when Bai Yu would occasionally check the situation at the door. When she saw the two siblings coming this way, she ran out happily to greet them.
"Xiyue, Qingyuan, you are here. Come on, go sit inside. Your brother Zhou has just cooked the last dish and we will be serving soon."
Ning Xiyue brought the wine pot in her hand to the front: "That's right, Sister Bai, I brought glutinous rice wine, you can warm it up first, it will taste better when you drink it."
"You guys take a seat first." Bai Yu took the wine and said, "I'll warm the wine. There's plenty of hot water in the pot. It will be ready in a moment."
After he took Ning Xiyue and her brother and sister to sit at the table, he went to the kitchen with the wine.
For a moment, the brother and sister sat there a little stiffly, and they could only talk about what dishes to serve for the reunion dinner at the Youth League Institute tonight.
A minute later, Zhou Cheng came out wearing an apron and holding the fried dishes.
Ning Xiyue and her sister immediately stood up and followed over to help serve the dishes and rice.
Zhou Cheng laughed out loud: "Just sit down, there's no need for you to be busy with such a small matter."
"It's okay. We are not outsiders. Let's serve the dishes together and enjoy them."
Ning Xiyue didn't listen to him and helped him walk to the kitchen.
Ning Qingyuan also followed behind.
I walked into the kitchen and was shocked by what I saw.
Ning Xiyue and Ning Qingyuan both looked at the scene in front of them with shocked expressions.
Wow, the small table next to the stove is filled with fried dishes, there are two plates of food on the stove, and soup is stewing in the pot.
It seems there are more than ten.
There are still many prepared dishes that have not been fried yet.
"Zhou, Brother Zhou, how many dishes did you make?" Ning Xiyue asked in surprise.
"Twelve dishes." Zhou Cheng smiled sincerely as he looked at the dishes. Worried that they might feel burdened, he explained, "Most of them are ingredients you gave me. Actually, there aren't many dishes. Look at the amount of food on each plate. It's just that the plates take up more space. It's great this way. Just looking at the dishes makes it seem more lively."
Ning Xiyue looked at each dish carefully. The portions were not particularly large, but not small either. There were twelve dishes, and only one was vegetable. There were a lot of main dishes.
It can be seen that the Bai Yu couple attach great importance to them and this lunch.
All the ingredients she gave yesterday were used.
Ning Qingyuan was temporarily moved by the dishes. He blinked his moist eyes and patted Zhou Cheng on the shoulder to thank him: "Brother Zhou, thank you. I am so lucky to have such a delicious meal now."
Bai Yu warmed the wine, and when it was almost warm, she held the basin and said with a smile: "Your brother Zhou always cooks more dishes during the Chinese New Year, so today's is considered small. We originally planned to have 18 dishes, but they got cold too quickly, so we left a few dishes uncooked. Let's go, let's eat first. It's cold in winter, so we have to eat while it's hot."
"Okay, let's eat. I can't wait to taste the food that Brother Zhou cooks."
Ning Xiyue didn't think about anything else, so she just went along with it and started helping to serve the dishes.
All the dishes were served on the table, and the four of them sat down with smiles on their faces and started eating, each holding a glass of wine and clinking glasses together.
"Happy New Year."
The four of them shouted in unison, taking a sip.
Ning Xiyue and Ning Qingyuan looked at each other, stood up together, and said in unison: "Sister Bai, Brother Zhou offers you a drink. Thank you Sister Bai and Brother Zhou for your hospitality today."
Zhou Cheng and Bai Yu happily stood up and clinked their glasses. After taking a sip, Bai Yu called out, "Come on, come on, eat your food. Don't be polite. Eat as you please."
"Okay, let's eat."
After completing the basic guest ceremony, Ning Xiyue began to taste the food one by one with chopsticks.
Twelve dishes and a soup, each dish looks very tempting.
Spicy stir-fried shredded beef with pickled peppers, soft, sweet Dongpo pork, tender braised crucian carp, crispy sea fish pieces and small crabs, and crispy pork with pepper flavor.
There are also spicy braised chicken, spicy cumin-flavored fried lamb slices, fragrant and chewy bacon, refreshing mixed cold noodles, round sweet potato dumplings, and big white dumplings.
The only vegetable was stir-fried cabbage, and the last dish was kelp and beef bone soup.
Ning Xiyue ate one by one, unable to put down her chopsticks. Each dish was prepared so perfectly and suited her appetite.
For a while, she just buried her head in eating.
While eating, he said, "It's delicious."
"tasty."
Turning around, she saw her second brother, who was also using his chopsticks non-stop, paying attention to his table manners and eating quite fast. He even had time to talk with her about the delicious food.
Looking up at Bai Yu, she was also eating seriously. It seemed that even Bai Yu, who ate Zhou Cheng's cooking every day, could not resist the temptation of delicious food and could not get tired of his cooking.
Bai Yu caught her gaze, raised his head and smiled at her gently, "I won't greet you two, let's continue eating, take what you want to eat, and thank you for providing these ingredients, so that I can eat so many delicious dishes."
As he said this, he picked up a piece of chicken and put it in his bowl and started chewing on it.
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