"Of course, if you don't mind, that's fine, but building the house will still require your help," Zheng Ming said, holding Xiao Youyou.
After chatting for a while, Xiao Youyou got sleepy. Xu Lin and Zhou Pin also wanted to go home to check on things, while Zheng Ming stayed with Sun Wei to keep Youyou company. Right now, nothing was more important than spending time with his child.
Xu Lin did the math: Sun Wei had four people, Dr. Dai had three, plus Zheng Ming, Youyou, herself, and Zhou Pin, so she had to prepare dinner for 11 people that night. This was their first meal together since they separated, so she had to prepare it carefully.
Xu Lin didn't want to continue eating cabbage, radishes, and potatoes. She trusted Sun Wei, Zheng Ming, and Dr. Dai, so she decided to cook some fresh dishes to improve everyone's meals.
The piles of supplies in the space finally had a use. Before, Xu Lin and Zhou Pin would occasionally have a snack in the space, and the supplies were used up by less than a drop in the ocean.
I recently watched a Spring Festival Gala skit, and the classic line was, "The saddest thing in the world is to die before you've spent all your money." Xu Lin couldn't help but think about how she and Zhou Pin had hoarded so many supplies, living a miserable life every day. What was the point? She was determined to use up all the supplies before she died, otherwise she would feel she had wasted her second chance at life.
Xu Lin took out chicken, duck, fish, meat, and various vegetables and fruits from her spatial storage, ready to go all out. Zhou Pin, who was standing to the side, was stunned for a moment, then pulled Xu Lin's hand to calm her down.
"Although they are all trustworthy people, you can't just do it all at once. You have to give everyone time to accept it."
“Alright, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Let’s just take out a small amount for now.” Xu Lin thought for a moment and accepted Zhou Pin’s suggestion.
Xu Lin had a lot of semi-finished products in her space, so she quickly prepared the dishes. At four o'clock in the afternoon, Dr. Dai arrived with Xiang Qing and Hao Hao.
"I was hoping to come and help sooner, but I didn't expect you to have already taken care of everything," Dr. Dai said with a smile.
"Don't worry, you'll all have your chance to shine. Xiao Qing'er, go peel the garlic. Hao Hao, come and start the fire. Doctor Dai, this cold dish is yours."
Xu Lin efficiently assigned tasks to everyone and then started boiling water herself.
A little while later, Zheng Ming arrived with Sun Wei's family. Li Jingjing immediately came over to help. Zheng Ming listened to Grandma Wu talk about the precautions for taking care of Youyou, while Sun Wei, Minister Sun, and Zhou Pin sat on the bench in the yard discussing going hunting in the mountains after they finished building Zheng Ming's house.
Many hands make light work, and the food was ready in no time. Knowing that Xu Lin had a secret, the doctor and Li Jingjing didn't say anything despite their surprise at the dishes Xu Lin prepared.
Zhou Pin set up a table in the yard. Since they lived in a secluded location, they weren't worried about the smell spreading.
When Zheng Ming brought Youyou to the table, there were ten dishes and one soup laid out on it: braised pork, garlic ribs, sweet and sour fish, cola chicken wings, steamed pork with rice flour, stir-fried potatoes, green peppers, and eggplant, stir-fried garlic sprouts, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, crispy fried pork, baked pumpkin with salted egg yolk, and winter melon and pork rib soup.
"Dinner's ready," Li Jingjing said, placing a bowl of steamed eggs in front of Youyou. "This is for our little Youyou."
In just half a day, Youyou had already become familiar with Zheng Ming and even let him feed her. One can't help but marvel at the magic of blood ties.
Zhou Pin took out a bottle of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor), a case of beer, and two bottles of soft drinks from the warehouse. He gave the Erguotou to Minister Sun, the beer to Zhou Pin, Sun Wei, and Zheng Ming, and the two bottles of soft drinks to the ladies. Xu Lin also squeezed orange juice for Xiao Youyou.
A sumptuous dinner began.
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