Chapter 541 Falling into a Happy Nest
Cui Yao had lunch, and in the afternoon, Xiao Yurong and Xiao Tingwu pestered Xiao Jiuyue to have barbecue.
In the cold winter, under the warm sun, the charcoal fire is set up on a special long iron rack with an iron net on top. Everyone is busy and the barbecue is started.
The cooks in the kitchen were making charcoal fires, washing vegetables and side dishes, and stringing various foods together with bamboo sticks. Xiao Jiuyue and Xiao Yurong were making sauces and brushing the skewered ingredients with sauces and honey.
"Sister-in-law, the best way to make these honey-glazed chicken legs and wings is to brush them with a layer of honey. They will be baked until they are golden and shiny, and they will be especially delicious!" Jiuyue explained.
This was Cui Yao’s first time having this kind of experience, and she found everything new and exciting, as if she had fallen into a happy nest.
The barbecue in the afternoon was like opening the door to a new world for Cui Yao. It turned out that simple and boring days could be so enjoyable?
"Brother Xiao, I had honey-glazed grilled chicken wings today. I didn't know chicken wings could be prepared this deliciously."
"There are also roasted chicken legs, which taste very special."
"Especially shiitake mushrooms. I never knew they could be grilled."
After Xiao Jialing returned home, he heard Cui Yao's chattering. Her eyes were full of joy and her face was filled with happiness.
"Are you happy?" Xiao Jialing raised his hand and lifted her hair that had fallen down unruly.
"I'm happy." Cui Yao nodded affirmatively and said, "I also left you a chicken drumstick, try it later."
"Well, Yao'er is so nice. You even saved some delicious food for me. Let's eat together later." Xiao Jialing took her hand, wishing he could hold her in his arms all the time. He said, "Yao'er, I'm really worried that when we go to Jiangnan in the future, what if you're unhappy?"
"How could that be?" Cui Yao tilted her head, her hand held by his. She looked a little embarrassedly at the maid who brought in the chicken legs and said, "I'll study hard now. When we go to Jiangnan, we can also make these delicious dishes."
"Will that be too hard for Yao'er?" Xiao Jialing smiled and said, "Then let Yue'er find a few maids who can cook, or just bring a chef to Jiangnan."
"That won't work. How can we just take away someone Yue'er has worked so hard to train?" Cui Yao urged, "Eat it while it's hot. It won't taste good if it gets cold."
"Okay, you try it first." Xiao Jialing picked up the chicken leg and put it to Cui Yao's mouth first.
"I've eaten it. I saved this especially for you." Cui Yao smiled at him and shook her head. Xiao Jialing had no intention of taking it back and said, "Didn't you just say it was delicious? Then have some more."
"Yao'er." Xiao Jialing looked at her with a smile in his eyes, as if he would not eat unless she took a bite.
When he called out "Yao'er" in a cold voice, the rising syllable at the end was like a feather brushing against her heart, making her feel tingling. His eyes were like fire, making her blush. Cui Yao took a symbolic bite and said, "It tastes better when it's freshly baked."
Cui Yao was just about to use chopsticks to pick up the pieces she had bitten, but Xiao Jialing didn't mind at all and ate up the remaining chicken leg cleanly.
Cui Yao looked at him dumbfoundedly. He, he, really didn't mind what she had eaten?
"Why? You still want to eat?" Xiao Jialing looked at the chicken soup placed next to him and said, "How about some more chicken soup?"
"No, I'm already very full at night. These are for you to eat. You've worked hard on your job." Cui Yao put the food directly in front of Xiao Jialing, fearing that he would let her eat again.
"I've found some clean clothes for you, just put them on the bed." Cui Yao stood up and walked to the bronze mirror to take off her hair. If she sat down again, the chicken soup would probably go into her stomach again!
She ate a lot for dinner. Her enthusiastic mother-in-law was worried that her sister-in-law had not eaten enough, so she ate a lot with her stomach full. She walked in the yard several times before she could digest the food.
"Okay." Xiao Jialing watched her remove the hairpin bit by bit. He quickly finished his chicken soup and stood up to remove her hair. He said, "I'll do it."
"Brother Xiao, Yue'er said she wants to treat us to hot pot at Fengchunlou tomorrow." Cui Yao looked at Xiao Jialing, who was carefully combing his hair in the bronze mirror, and asked, "Is hot pot a copper pot?"
Shengjing has copper pot hot pot, but hot pot sounds quite interesting.
"It's almost the same, but the soup base is different. It's red soup and spicy. Can you handle spicy food?" Xiao Jialing has eaten the hot pot made by Xiao Jiuyue. The spicy and numbing taste is quite flavorful.
"Yes." Cui Yao nodded, but she became particularly curious and asked, "So, the hot pot is spicy?"
"It's very spicy, but if you find it too spicy, you can also have it with clear soup." Xiao Jialing explained, "There are several kinds of clear soup pots, such as the old duck soup pot, and the three-flavor pot with various mushrooms. Anyway, the taste is very fresh, especially the lamb rolls and beef rolls. After a dip, I guarantee you will want more."
"Then I'm really looking forward to it." Cui Yao was looking forward to tomorrow's events even more. She said, "Tomorrow, Yue'er has plans with the Sixth Princess and the girls from the Lin, Gao, and Feng families. They're all going hunting. If I don't go, will it be bad?"
Cui Yao was a little nervous again, and Xiao Jialing comforted her: "How could that be? Just follow Yue'er, and Yue'er will never let anyone bully you."
"..." Cui Yao's mouth twitched, and she said, "Brother Xiao, I'm the eldest sister-in-law. I should be the one protecting Yue'er. How can I let Yue'er protect me?"
"Okay, Yue'er will definitely be happy that you have this intention." Xiao Jialing put down the comb. After combing her hair, her black hair fell behind her, making her palm-sized face look even smaller, and her round almond eyes looked particularly beautiful.
"Brother Xiao, Yue'er is getting married soon. What should I give her as a gift?"
"I'm the eldest sister-in-law, so I have to send more things."
“…”
Cui Yao's words were finally stopped by Xiao Jialing with a kiss... They had just gotten married, Yao'er should think more about him.
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Fengchun Tower.
On the first day the hotpot sign was put up, Fengchunlou was already packed even though it wasn't dinner time yet. On the big stage in the center, the Shang family troupe had already started singing.
"Yuer, is this really not a theater?" It's not that Cui Yao is ignorant, but she has never seen a theater stage and a restaurant combined in one.
Before, at most they would set up a small stage, play the erhu, and tell stories. Nothing like Xiao Jiuyue did, who directly moved the stage to the center.
The circular boxes surround the stage. No matter where you sit, you can eat and listen to the opera. The tables are especially different, as there is a hole in each table.
"This table..." Cui Yao looked at the strange table, wondering if it was broken. Xiao Yurong beside her explained, "Sister-in-law, I know this table was specially ordered by my sister. There's a charcoal fire underneath and a copper pot on top. This way, we don't worry about scalding the guests, and we can still enjoy piping hot hot pot."
"Also, the copper pot is a double-flavored pot, one side is spicy and the other side is not spicy." Xiao Tingwu added.
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