Liu De was holding a half-full bottle of wine. Seeing the dishes being served on the table, he invited a few people to gather around the table.
"Come on, come on, come to the table quickly. It's a rare treat from Du Zhiqing, so we must drink to our heart's content today..."
Before he could even utter the word "Xing", Liu De saw the dishes on the table and his smile froze.
He glanced towards the kitchen again and saw Qiao Wenwan coming out with a large bowl, and the expression on his face eased.
He was saying, why was there no meat in Du Zhiqing's dinner? Qiao Zhiqing must have been serving braised pork. The best dishes should be served at the end.
When he saw the cabbage vermicelli in the big bowl, he couldn't maintain his expression anymore.
He put the bottle of wine on the table, sat down, and picked up this and that with his chopsticks, but didn't put a sip into his mouth.
Several other people gathered around the table, but they didn't touch the food when they saw it.
Du Jiaming finally realized something and was a little surprised when he saw the dishes on the table. He turned to ask Qiao Wenwan, "Is that all?"
Qiao Wenwan was a little embarrassed. "These are the only dishes the educated youth ordered. But I added chili peppers to the potatoes because I remember that educated youth Cao liked spicy food. And this cabbage has a lot of animal oil in it, so it should taste good. You'll know when you try it."
"Did you add a lot of animal oil?"
Upon hearing this, Li Meiling got up and went to the kitchen. After a while, she came out angrily with an oil can.
"Qiao Wenwan, this lard was bought a while ago by Cao Zhiqing to improve everyone's meals because he saw that everyone was tired from the autumn harvest. Normally, everyone saves it, but you put so much in this one meal that no one can satisfy their cravings in the future."
Qiao Wenwan suddenly felt aggrieved. "I'm not eating it myself. If I put it in the dish, everyone will eat it. We'll eat it sooner or later. Why are you so fierce?"
"I'm mean?" Li Meiling sneered. "That's perfect. Since the food is separated, let's separate the oil from now on. I'm afraid that the oil I saved by eating frugally will be wasted by others for a meal."
"How can it be considered a waste? Aren't you going to eat this meal?" Qiao Wenwan's eyes were red, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
Liu De couldn't stand it anymore, and felt that it was wrong to criticize Qiao Wenwan alone, so he looked at Du Jiaming and spoke frankly.
"Du Zhiqing, you're so stingy. When it was your turn to cook during the autumn harvest, we didn't have meat every meal, but we could have had meat twice. You've been sick for so long, and everyone has taken such good care of you. This thank-you meal is too shabby."
Once he opened his mouth, the others couldn't hold back anymore.
"That's right. Qiao Zhiqing even promised to make delicious food for everyone when you recover. This is no different from usual."
Du Jiaming really didn't expect the dish to be so simple, without even the most basic meat, and he had some opinions about Qiao Wennuan.
"I'm sorry, everyone. I went too late today. The supply and marketing cooperative has sold out of meat. I'll wait until tomorrow. I'll make sure you all have some meat tomorrow. Thank you for taking care of me during this time. Let's just make do with this meal today."
After hearing what he said, everyone's expressions looked a little better.
"You should have told us in advance that you had no meat. We were all waiting for so long. We don't have to eat your meat. You should think about how long it has been since you last cooked. We were so busy with the autumn harvest and everyone took care of you. You said you wanted to show your appreciation after you recovered."
Du Jiaming had never felt so ashamed before. It was a pity that these people could do such a thing just to haggle over a bite of food.
No matter how dissatisfied he was in his heart, he could not show it on the surface and he accepted whatever others said.
The meal was finally over, and looking at the leftovers on the table, Du Jiaming felt tired.
Qiao Wenwan was still picking out the vegetables from the soup with a pancake. She didn't feel comfortable rushing to eat them just now, but these days, if she didn't rush to eat, she wouldn't be able to eat enough.
Du Jiaming watched her pick up a vermicelli from the soup, put one end into her mouth, slurp it up, and suck the whole thing in. She ate it with relish and frowned slightly.
"Since we agreed to cook a good meal for everyone, we should do it. The words have been said, but if the work is not done, it is not your fault that you are dissatisfied."
If he sets out a table full of delicious food, let alone tonight, these people will definitely not mention his previous affairs again because they feel guilty about it.
This meal was a thank you meal and also a way to shut those people up, but she messed it up.
"Haven't you done all these things well before? Why can't you do it today?"
Qiao Wenwan didn't have time to swallow the biscuit in her mouth and looked at Du Jiaming with a feeling of grievance.
This was already the best meal she could make. The only food available at the educated youth camp was potatoes, radishes and cabbage. A good cook cannot cook without rice. Do they expect her to make some delicacies from land and sea?
Isn't this what everyone did in the past? Why did they just turn their backs on her when she did it?
If she were to ask herself, what they did on a normal day was not as good as what she did.
It’s fine if those people said that to her, but why did Du Jiaming say that to her as well?
"Brother Jiaming, I have no money left. The money I had before was either used to pay for hospital bills or to buy snacks for you. The money for snacks was borrowed from me."
She is not Jiang Wanwan. Can she make meat out of him without money?
Du Jiaming was stunned, as if he just realized the problem.
In the past, when they arranged a dinner party, it wasn’t just the two of them, Jiang Wanwan was also there.
Frowning, Du Jiaming didn't want to delve into the matter any further.
"I'll buy some meat tomorrow and cook them a good meal. Also, tell me in advance if anything happens. You should have told me about what happened today."
Otherwise, such a big person wouldn't be embarrassed.
At this moment, Du Jiaming regarded Qiao Wenwan as his own wife. Thinking that Qiao Wenwan had always been his good wife in his dreams, he became more tolerant towards her.
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