Chapter 55: Calling Mom, the First Time
Covered with small flower rolls, stewed in an iron pot, and roasted chicken with chestnuts, it comes out of the pot with a fragrant aroma.
As the lid is opened, a wisp of steam mixed with a fragrance that is so fragrant that it will make your tongue melt.
Xu Feng was an impatient person. His tall body leaned close to the middle of the table. The heat and aroma were right in front of his eyes. Before the steam dissipated, he couldn't see clearly what was in the pot, and he started yelling.
"Smells good! Really smells good! It smells so good! It must be delicious!"
After the wisps of steam dissipated, I finally saw the chicken nuggets covered with a layer of shiny oil, plump and round chestnuts, and bubbling thick soup.
Just the soup is delicious even when used to soak rice!
Xu Feng swallowed hard.
Lu Zhanlin had seen Chu Yue's cooking skills before, but they were all home-cooked dishes. She could cook big dishes like iron pot stew so perfectly, and she could do two things at the same time, making steamed buns and corn cakes. It was really not easy.
Lu Zhanlin was also surprised in his heart, but he hid it very well on his meticulous and handsome face. When Xu Feng was surprised and his eyes widened, besides being calm, he also hid a hint of pride.
Chu Yue called out, "Everyone, hurry up and eat. It's cold, and the food won't taste good if it gets cold."
Xu Feng nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, sister-in-law is right. The food won't taste good if it gets cold. Let's eat quickly, eat quickly!"
He, a guest, was more excited than the Lu family of three.
Xu Feng rubbed his hands, picked up the chopsticks anxiously, and went straight to the chicken stewed in the iron pot.
Under the table, Lu Zhanlin kicked Xu Feng's stool.
Xu Feng staggered, and relied on the strength of his waist to stabilize his strong body, but the hand holding the chopsticks tilted in another direction and failed to land on the stewed food in the iron pot.
He glared in Lu Zhanlin's direction!
What does this mean? You’re not letting him eat!
He gets angry with anyone who doesn't let him eat!
Lu Zhanlin remained calm and his eyebrows didn't move, as if the person who kicked him in the back was not him.
He reached out with chopsticks, picked up a chicken leg from the pot steadily, put it in Chu Yue's bowl, then picked up another chicken leg and put it in Lu Yuanbao's bowl.
"You guys eat."
Lu Zhanlin said to Chu Yue and Lu Yuanbao, then extended his hand for the third time.
This time, it is Xu Feng's turn no matter what.
Xu Feng widened his eyes and stared at Lu Zhanlin's chopsticks. Seeing him touch the chicken feet first, Xu Feng frowned. How could something full of bones be delicious? Lu Zhanlin had forgotten his comrades after getting a wife. He forgot his friends for the sake of beauty!
Lu Zhanlin changed the direction of his chopsticks and picked up a chicken wing.
Without waiting for Lu Zhanlin to speak, Xu Feng immediately handed over the bowl, "Mine, mine! I knew you wouldn't forget your comrades just because you got a wife. I don't eat chicken legs, I only like chicken wings!"
A beautiful chicken wing fell into Xu Feng's bowl.
No matter what Lu Zhanlin meant, Xu Feng had already firmly established their friendship.
The chicken was stewed in a large iron pot over a wood fire for nearly forty minutes, and it became soft and tasty, without being too meaty or woody.
You can bite it down and taste the bone directly.
The chicken is chewy and the chestnuts are soft, and they taste sticky and chewy when eaten together.
"Delicious! Really delicious, even better than it looks!... The chicken is delicious, the chestnuts are delicious... Is this yam? How can it be so delicious!... My dear sister-in-law, Lu Zhanlin must have been very lucky to marry you."
Xu Feng ate with great relish, taking a bite of corn tortilla and a bite of stewed chicken. He kept smacking his lips and praising Chu Yue's cooking skills, which made the atmosphere at the dinner table lively.
Lu Zhanlin wanted to stop Xu Feng at first. After all, he was his brother and he had to save face in front of Chu Yue.
But he couldn't stop her at all. Seeing that Chu Yue was smiling all the time, with bright eyes and looked quite happy, he just let Xu Feng do what he wanted.
Xu Feng continued to nag, "Sister-in-law, compared to you, the food made by those people in the kitchen is only suitable for feeding pigs, not for human consumption."
Lu Yuanbao frowned and said disapprovingly, "Uncle Xu, I've been to the kitchen, and the pork belly they make is delicious. That's not for feeding pigs. Grain is for people to eat, and pig grass is for feeding pigs."
Xu Feng raised his eyebrows. "Wow! You're so young, and you know how to raise pigs? Then tell me, besides pig grass, what else do pigs eat?"
Lu Yuanbao originally raised his hand to take the last small steamed bun. The small steamed bun was soft and fluffy, and it tasted especially good after being soaked in the soup. However, because of Xu Feng's sudden interruption, he put his hand down in a daze.
"You can also use swill to feed the pigs..."
Xu Feng suddenly smiled, reached out and quickly picked up the last small steamed bun, and stuffed two or three bites into his mouth.
By the time Lu Yuanbao reacted, his little flower roll had already disappeared!
No more! The last little steamed bun is gone!
"Hahaha...hahaha..." Xu Feng laughed loudly. He was unexpectedly happy to see a grown man bullying a little boy of five or six years old.
Lu Yuanbao's face wrinkled into a bitter gourd look, and he looked at Chu Yue with frustration, but he couldn't say anything because he was accidentally "sneak attacked" by Xu Feng.
Chu Yue couldn't help laughing and gave the small flower roll she hadn't eaten yet to Lu Yuanbao, "Yuanbao, I have another one here, give it to you."
"No." Lu Yuanbao shook his head, his dark eyes fixed on Chu Yue, and he said seriously, "This is yours, Mom. Eat it. The small flower rolls are delicious!"
It’s mom.
This was the first time Lu Yuanbao called Chu Yue "Mom".
It wasn't a solemn moment, nor was it Chu Yue's request, but at the noisy dinner table, surrounded by Xu Feng's hearty laughter, and under Lu Zhanlin's silent gaze.
In a daily life that can no longer be lived.
Lu Yuanbao blurted out "Mom" without thinking.
Chu Yue also agreed in a normal way and handed the small flower roll to Lu Yuanbao, "Eat it quickly. If you like it, we can make it again tomorrow."
"Uh-huh!"
Lu Yuanbao bit the small steamed bun and nodded his head vigorously.
Lu Zhanlin's eyes were filled with the figures of mother and son.
Amidst the warmth and harmony, Xu Feng, a lone man, buried his head in his food, asked: What's going on? Why aren't the steamed buns I snatched smelling good anymore?
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After dinner, it was Lu Zhanlin who cleaned up the mess as usual.
Xu Feng looked very satisfied after eating. He definitely had enough energy to torture the group of new recruits all night long after going down the mountain. After all, night drills were a necessary part of new recruit training.
As he left, he looked at Chu Yue and said, "Sister-in-law, thank you for your hospitality. I will definitely make up for the wedding gifts for you two later. It's so dark outside, thank you for giving me a ride."
The burly Xu Feng is not afraid of the dark, but he actually wants Chu Yue to send him off. It sounds strange.
Chu Yue knew that Xu Feng had something to say to her in private.
She agreed, "Okay."
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