Chapter 18 Is her cooking so good?

The touch of his hand felt soft as if it had no bones. Zhou Chenglei retracted his hand and took a step back.

Jiang Xia also turned over the vegetables in the big iron pot as if nothing had happened.

Grandma smiled and said, "Oh, I didn't expect A Lei to love his wife so much. Xiao Xia, just let him come."

Zhou Chenglei said again: "I'll do it."

This time he didn't reach out.

Jiang Xia didn't look at him: "No, I can do it. Go wash the white clam for me."

She was worried that there might be sand in the white shells, so she washed them with muddy water and then used them to make a steamed melon with garlic.

Zhou Chenglei felt embarrassed to stay any longer, so he obediently went out to wash his white clams.

Jiang Xia cooks by herself with two iron pots, and she also set up two small stoves.

Because meat is mostly seafood and is easy to cook, there are many people helping out. In about two hours, Jiang Xia prepared ten dishes and one soup.

The man chatting outside had already been tempted by the aroma coming from the kitchen.

The Guangzongyaozu brothers went out to herd cattle and ducks, and came here to eat when they came back after dark. The children smelled the fragrance from the kitchen and gathered at the kitchen door, praising their aunt for her delicious cooking.

Tian Caihua scolded and chased them away several times, but they were unwilling to leave.

Later, Jiang Xia smiled and sent them out to help pick some flowers for the dishes, and they ran out happily.

When the food was served, everyone was stunned by the delicious and beautiful dishes.

In her previous life, Jiang Xia had worked as a kitchen helper in a five-star hotel. She decorated the braised pork on the plate with purple eggplant flowers picked by her brothers. She arranged the blanched tiger prawns in circles and put a small red flower carved from carrot in the middle. It looked like a plate of blooming peonies. She cut the tiger grouper into circles and steamed them, garnished them with shredded green onions and red peppers. She added a melon flower to the fish's mouth, making it look like a peacock spreading its tail. It was lifelike and beautiful!

Normally, people just cook the food casually and put it on a plate. They never arrange it so neatly, let alone think about decorating it.

Father Zhou: "Is this made by Xiao Xia? It's so beautifully presented, I can't bear to eat it."

Zhou's mother laughed and said, "How do you know it was Xiao Xia who did it?"

Father Zhou gave her a meaningful look: "What do you think?"

When my husband and eldest daughter-in-law cook, they only want the food to be cooked thoroughly and not cause diarrhea. Why would they make it so fancy?

Zhou's mother secretly stepped on him.

Zhou Chengxin exclaimed: "Fourth brother's wife has great skills, she is very skilled!"

Great grandfather: "This is more than just good cooking, this cooking is even better than that of state-owned restaurants!"

The great grandmother said cheerfully, "This is the first time in my life that I have seen a dish cooked to perfection. I have really learned a lot today."

Zhou Yongguo gave Jiang Xia a thumbs up: "My grandson's wife is a great cook!"

Then he said to Zhou Chenglei who was standing beside Jiang Xia: "Grandson, you are so lucky!"

Zhou Jie imitated his father: "My little nephew, you are so lucky!"

Zhou Chenglei ignored the father and son's chatter, his attention was on the dishes on the table. He had eaten at state banquets before, and he suspected that if he gave her more ingredients, she would have no problem preparing a state banquet.

But is her cooking so good?

Jiang Xia lived for 28 years in her previous life. After she turned three, she was always short of food and clothing. She even had no time to eat because she worked part-time. She often went hungry. It was not until she graduated from university and paid off her medical expenses that she felt relieved. Then she liked to cook dishes that were delicious and beautiful. She also liked to arrange the dishes when she ate, and she made every dish look good. That was her only pleasure in her spare time.

But the original owner would never be able to do it so well.

Noticing Zhou Chenglei's scrutiny, Jiang Xia had already thought of an excuse and said with a smile, "One of my grandfather's ancestors was a royal chef in the palace. My grandfather is a very good cook. I learned from him when I was a child, but I haven't cooked for a long time. I don't know how it tastes. Let's just make do with it."

When everyone heard it, they praised it again: "It looks delicious!"

“I’m drooling just by smelling it, it’s absolutely delicious!”

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Zhou Chenglei knew that Jiang Xia had lived with his grandparents for a period of time when he was a child, but that was before he started elementary school, right? Jiang Xia picked up the wine glass, pulled his sleeve, and whispered, "Would the two of us toast to everyone?"

Zhou Chenglei came back to his senses.

The four words "husband and wife" were like a feather passing through Zhou Chenglei's heart. He lowered his head to look at her white and tender little hand pinching his sleeve, and then looked at the glass wine glass with a red "囍" character printed on it in her other hand. It was bought when they got married.

They are indeed a couple, although they are about to divorce.

He lowered his eyes, picked up the wine glass with the word "囍" on it, and stood up.

Zhou Chenglei raised his glass and said, "Thank you for your help today. Jiang Xia and I would like to offer a toast to you all."

Jiang Xia stood up and said, "Thank you so much today. If it weren't for your help, the house wouldn't have been repaired so quickly. Thank you!"

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Good meat and good dishes are always paired with good wine, so Zhou Chenglei bought some wine and Jiang Xia found the wine glasses and poured some for everyone before dinner.

She asked Zhou's mother and found out that none of them drank alcohol, only the great-grandmother wanted to have a glass of wine, so Jiang Xia prepared watermelon juice for the adults and children who didn't drink.

The watermelon was brought by Zhou Jie's mother. It was grown by her family. It was a stone watermelon, very big. It was sandy when cut. And it was especially sweet after being soaked in well water.

Everyone raised their glasses of wine/watermelon juice and stood up, clinking their glasses: "Good luck in moving to a new house, and may your home be prosperous and your health be good!"

Jiang Xia drank the whole glass without leaving a drop.

The way she drank was skillful, calm, and graceful, which was pleasing to the eye.

Zhou Chenglei glanced at her.

He found the two-cent bottle of high-proof liquor spicy, but she, who was delicate as she was, drank it in one gulp without changing her expression, as if she had toasted with others countless times before.

The grandmother happily drank the wine in the glass and said with a smile: "Xiao Xia is a really good child! She is good at both housework and housework, and she will be able to do great things. Lei, you have good fortune in the future."

Zhou Chenglei picked up the bottle and poured wine for everyone without saying anything.

Jiang Xia replied mischievously: "Grandma is the most discerning. She can tell at a glance that I am a lucky woman for her husband!"

Everyone at the table was amused by Jiang Xia's shamelessness.

Hearing everyone praising Jiang Xia, Tian Caihua looked at the table full of greasy dishes and pursed her lips: I don't know if she will bring good luck to her husband, but she will definitely ruin the family!

Who would be willing to use so much oil when cooking? She almost used up the half jar of oil she got when she split up the family.

No matter how capable Zhou Chenglei is, he can't support her, right?

Zhou Yongguo picked up the wine glass and said to Zhou Chenglei, "A Lei, you married a daughter-in-law who brings good luck to your husband. We must have a drink together. Granddaughter-in-law, you should come too!"

Jiang Xia responded with a smile. Zhou Chenglei didn't pour wine into her glass. She reached out to take the bottle, but Zhou Chenglei took it away and put a glass of watermelon juice he had just poured in front of her: "This wine has a strong aftereffect. Drink the watermelon juice."

Zhou Yongguo: "Hey, hey, hey, this won't do. Grandpa is toasting, you have to drink! You can't drink watermelon juice!"

I heard that they haven't slept together yet.

His grandson really has a hard time. He is 28 years old and has never tasted a woman.

Since his grandson has been helping him fight since he was young, he, as a grandfather, decided to help him tonight! (End of this chapter)