Chapter 96: Heartfelt
Seeing her laugh out loud, Gu Yanqing became awkward and waved his sleeves, "Humph, my lady, you are lying to me now. What I just said from the bottom of my heart has become a joke."
After saying that, Gu Yanqing stopped talking and quickened his pace towards home, but he still deliberately slowed down his pace and waited for Shen Jinan to catch up.
"Alright, alright. I know you're a kind person, so please don't be angry with me, a little girl. I'll give you a taste of my specialty at noon!"
Shen Jinan stretched out a bare hand and shook Gu Yanqing's sleeve. The look of her eyebrows and eyes made people feel in a good mood at the first sight.
As expected, Gu Yanqing's anger subsided a lot, and he willingly went into the kitchen to help Shen Jinan.
Shen Jinan rolled up his sleeves and began to prepare the braised pork.
First clean the pork, cut it into small pieces, then put it into the pot with cold water and add ginger and green onion slices.
I also asked for cooking wine from the system space, put in two spoonfuls to remove the fishy smell and enhance the flavor, covered the pot, and waited quietly for it to be cooked.
Shen Jinan quickly heated the oil in the wok, while Gu Yanqing half-knelt beside her and added firewood to the fire.
Pour the pork belly into the pan and fry until all six sides are golden brown. The fat will flow out of the meat and the aroma will fill the air.
Shen Jinan poured the excess oil into a porcelain jar for normal cooking.
When the sugar color turns red, add the spices and simmer on low heat for one hour.
The aroma of pork was completely aroused. Yue Buwei, who was originally playing with the children, immediately led the two children to stand in the kitchen and watch.
"Mom, it smells so good." Sui Sui sniffed and looked at Shen Jinan with a pair of bright eyes.
"What delicious food has mommy made again?" Huanhuan asked in a baby voice, holding her little hand.
Yue Buwei, standing by, folded his hands proudly and said, "You two little ones, don't you know? This is braised pork!"
"Yes." Shen Jinan looked at the old man and two children standing at the door with a smile, lifted the lid of the pot, picked up three pieces of softer braised pork and put them into the bowl.
The fragrance in the air became even stronger, and Yue Buwei was almost drooling.
"It's just right that you're here. Please help me taste the saltiness." Shen Jinan handed over the bowl and chopsticks, and Yue Buwei hurriedly took them.
He swallowed his saliva, feeling extremely greedy, but he still stuffed the two pieces of meat into Sui Sui Huanhuan's mouth first, and then hurriedly tasted them himself.
"How's it going? Do you want more salt?"
Shen Jinan looked at the few people expectantly. Yue Buwei was so excited that he couldn't speak and almost swallowed his tongue. Sui Sui Huanhuan's eyes lit up.
"I have never tasted such delicious braised pork." Yue Buwei shed tears in a very cowardly manner.
Sui Sui Huan Huan surrounded him and laughed in low voices for a long time.
Shen Jinan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so she asked Gu Yanqing to take a few people out first. Everyone was crowded in this small kitchen, and it was difficult for her to do anything.
Gu Yanqing said gently to the three of them, "Senior Yue, may you be happy every year. Let's set up the table and chairs first, and we'll be able to have dinner soon."
As soon as he said this, Yue Buwei immediately took Sui Sui Huanhuan to set up the table and chairs, and sat obediently at the table waiting for dinner to start.
Shen Jinan poured the prepared braised pork into the largest plate first, and then covered it with a basin to prevent it from getting cold.
There were tofu and green vegetables in the kitchen, so Shen Jinan simply made another dish of tofu soup and stir-fried green vegetables with lard.
"Husband! Come in and help me serve the dishes." She shouted outside the door.
Gu Yanqing, who was originally guarding the three people, immediately responded and walked quickly towards the kitchen under the expectant gazes of the three people.
He walked steadily towards the dining table with braised pork in one hand and tofu soup in the other. Shen Jinan behind him only needed to carry the lightest stir-fried vegetables.
On the dining table, there were brightly colored braised pork, steaming hot tofu soup, and crispy stir-fried vegetables.
Sui Sui Huan Huan exclaimed exaggeratedly, "Mom, we have so many delicious foods today!"
"Yes!" Shen Jinan reached out and rubbed the two balls' cheeks, which felt very good, "Because Grandpa Yue helped mother a lot today."
Yue Buwei's attention was originally on the food, and when he heard this, he scratched his head embarrassedly.
"Oh, Shen girl, I feel embarrassed for saying that, hahaha."
"Oh, Old Monster Yue would feel embarrassed." Hong Niang walked in with a smile, holding a wine jug in her hand.
Hearing Hongniang's teasing, Yue Buwei snorted coldly and ignored her.
"Sister is here! Come and have dinner, we have braised pork today." Shen Jinan waved to Hong Niangzi and said.
"This is no coincidence. I bought a pot of good wine today. Paired with my sister's braised pork, I feel as happy as a god."
Hongniang put the wine on the table and laughed heartily a few times.
After everyone sat down, they couldn't wait to eat, and Shen Jinan put a few more pieces of meat into Gu Yanqing's bowl.
"You are thin, eat more meat."
She gave detailed instructions, and Gu Yanqing felt warm in his heart and ate all the meat.
Sui Sui Huan Huan's mouth was drooling with oil from the two little dumplings, and he finally ate up a full bowl of rice mixed with the broth.
Hongniang generously poured Yue Buwei some fine wine, and the two of them drank, ate meat and chatted together.
This meal was a very enjoyable and satisfying one.
After dinner, the drunk Hongniang went back to her room for a nap. Yue Buwei was burping and talking nonsense, shouting that he wanted to compete with Chen Jinan for a few more rounds. Sui Sui Huanhuan pulled him back to his room to rest.
Shen Jinan was full and lying on the rattan chair in the yard, looking at Gu Yanqing's busy back and feeling sweet in his heart.
"Husband, there's a bowl of braised pork in the pot. Remember to send it to Aunt Li so that they can have a treat as well."
Gu Yanqing agreed, scooped up all the braised pork in the pot, put it on a plate and handed it over.
Everyone here is happy and harmonious, but Shen Xitang's family is living a miserable life.
Not only do you have to get up early in the morning to work, but you can only eat one meal a day.
The food didn't have even a speck of oil or water in it, so it was quickly consumed.
Lin and Shen Xitang, who were complaining bitterly, discussed it with each other and suggested that Boss Liu cause trouble for Shen Jinan so that they could live in Shen Jinan's current home and enjoy themselves.
Unexpectedly, after Boss Liu brought his brothers down the mountain, he found Yue Buwei at Shen Jinan's house, and remembered that Shen Jinan had poisoned them before.
Several people did not dare to act rashly again.
Since Boss Liu failed to bully Shen Jinan, he could only vent his anger on the Shen family. Shen Xitang had to do all the rough and tiring work together, and was even worse than the animals working in the fields.
Shen Xitang, who was bullied to the point of being alone, sneaked down the mountain and found his way to the door of Shen Jinan's house.
He happened to meet Yue Buwei who was about to go out to look for herbs. Yue Buwei saw someone sneaking around in the corner.
He shouted, walked forward, grabbed Shen Xitang by the tattered collar, and spat in her face.
"How dare you! What are you doing sneaking around Miss Shen's door? Are you trying to take advantage of someone?!"
Yue Buwei thought of the two little kids who had been accompanying him day and night these days, and he became even more suspicious of Shen Xitang.
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