Chapter 102 Chapter 102 The child is not as important as you!
"Of course!"
Lu Chongfeng said seriously: "Follow the rules and regulations!"
Liang Xin couldn't help laughing, "There have been a lot of happy events recently, we should celebrate."
"That's right."
Hu Fenglian said, "First of all, I solved two big problems that were weighing on my heart at the same time, and solved them so well. Secondly, Liangxin, Heping, and Yueji have graduated from college, and it's time to celebrate. I heard that several old brands outside have reopened. How about we go out for dinner?"
Lu Yueji said, "Let's go out to eat. Can Dad come with us?"
"Oh yeah, forgot about your dad."
Hu Fenglian's interest faded away. "Then it seems we can only eat at home. What do you want to eat? I'll cook for you!"
Lu Chongfeng immediately said: "I would rather be hungry!"
An invitation was thrown over here. Liang Xin dodged it and said with a smile, "I'll make Bobo Chicken. Do you want to eat it?"
"Everything my second sister-in-law cooks is delicious!"
Lu Yueji praised it first, then asked, "What is Bobo Chicken?"
"You'll know when you've done it."
Lu Chongfeng stood up and said, "I'm going to buy groceries. Please write a list for me."
Lu Heping also stood up, "I'll go."
"I have to go myself."
Liang Xin said: "Bobo Chicken can be made with a lot of ingredients, and for some of them I have to go to the service center to know what to buy."
Liang Xin and Lu Chongfeng walked out of the west courtyard side by side.
The military compound is filled with spring, the pansies in the flower beds are colorful, and the magnolias on both sides of the road are fresh and elegant.
Liang Xin was thinking about what vegetables to buy when a blooming magnolia suddenly appeared in front of her. She subconsciously looked up at the magnolia tree, but didn't see which branch had a missing flower. "Is this considered destroying collective property?"
"I deliberately chose the most inconspicuous location. Don't worry, even the patrol officers won't be able to find it once it withers."
Lu Chongfeng turned the magnolia in his hand, and the faint fragrance that penetrated his soul hit his nose. Liang Xin reached out to catch it, "I'll take it to the service center, and everyone will know it, right?"
“That’s right.”
Lu Chongfeng opened the pocket of his military uniform and said, "Then hide it first and look at it when we get back."
Liang Xin smiled as she picked up the magnolia flower, put it to her nose and took a deep sniff before carefully putting it into his pocket.
Lu Chongfeng looked at Liang Xin's serious expression, and the corners of his lips curled up: "I will pay attention and will not let it be crushed."
Liang Xin looked around. The bell for the end of get off work had not yet rung, and there were no cadres on the road. The family members were basically busy preparing lunch in the kitchen, so there were not many people on the road at this time.
"I think magnolias suit you very well."
Lu Chongfeng pointed at the purple-red pansy in the flowerbed and said, "This little flower is too bright and saturated. It doesn't suit you."
Liang Xin asked casually, "Who are you going with?"
Lu Chongfeng thought for a few seconds, then suddenly stepped forward and quickly picked a purple-red pansy and put it in his other pocket. "This flower looks about the same size as Dudu. With such a bright color, Dudu will definitely like it!"
Liang Xin smiled and stopped saying that he destroyed the collective property of the army. "What's suitable for mom? And Yueji is getting married soon."
"It would be a surprise if Dad sent the flowers for Mom, and of course Brother Heping should send the roses."
Lu Chongfeng said as a matter of course: "If I were to give them all away, wouldn't the rarity of the magnolia in my pocket be greatly reduced to you?"
One set after another.
Liang Xin smiled and said, "It seems that you are still reading romance novels."
Lu Chongfeng raised his chin slightly, "Learning is a lifelong thing, you can't give up halfway."
The service center has arrived.
Liang Xin glanced at his pockets to make sure no flowers were exposed, then walked into the service center with him.
"Hey, Liang Xin!"
The salesperson at the counter of the service center said enthusiastically when she saw Liang Xin: "I also saw the report about the Women's Daily's name-calling campaign in the Jiangjing Daily today. Have you chosen a name?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the sales clerks at other counters and the cadres' family members who were shopping all looked over with curiosity.
"Not yet. Letters are all sent to Jiangkou, so the delivery will be slower."
Liang Xin was talking while looking at what dishes were left on the counter and various stalls.
"I sent a letter as well. I wonder if I can get the annual 20% discount coupon for your bakery."
The salesperson tried to make some connections by saying, "I think we should just call it the Panda. It's a national treasure and has a good connotation. The Panda Radio Factory is so famous, and the instant noodles can also benefit from it!"
Before Liang Xin could say anything, a family member immediately said, "Instant noodles are eaten. If we call it a panda, wouldn't it be like eating pandas, eating the national treasure? No, no, no, no matter what name we call it, we have to consider the political significance. I think we should call it Dongfanghong!"
The family members got into an argument with the salesperson.
Liang Xin walked to the meat stall and said, "Please weigh some pork ribs, pig entrails, pig tails, and pig ears for me."
The salesman had his knife raised, ready to cut the meat. Hearing this, he asked in confusion, "There's still meat here. With such good meat, why buy those things?"
"There's meat at home."
Liang Xin didn't explain too much. She looked at the chicken stall next to her. The corner was full of leftovers from helping to kill chickens. They were a few cents per pound. "Weigh those chicken feet for me. If there are any chicken organs, weigh them together."
The salesperson subconsciously asked, "Did Vice Commander Lu retire?"
Without waiting for Liang Xin to reply, he added, "That's not right. I haven't heard of it. Besides, even if you retire, you still have a pension. You are all wage earners, so you can't even afford meat!"
Liang Xin knew she was joking, "If you want to make Bobo Chicken, you need these ingredients to make it taste good."
"Bobo Chicken? Wow! That's a dish from my hometown!"
The salesperson was pleasantly surprised and said, "We do need these scraps. Wait, I'll weigh them all for you. There are also small loaches, yellow eels, and small fish at the fish stall over there. I'll ask Lao Zhang to help you with them!"
Liang Xin didn't have to pick that place anymore. "Thank you so much."
"You're welcome." The salesperson quickly cut off a piece of pork chop and weighed it. "I think it's a good idea to call it by the name of your bakery!"
Liang Xin smiled and said nothing.
Lu Chongfeng went to the side and weighed out the rice cake slices that Liang Xin liked to eat. As for other snacks, he rarely bought them outside after the bakery opened.
None of them are as good as Liang Xin’s own craftsmanship!
The salesperson helped to deal with the leftovers. Liang Xin took the opportunity to buy oyster mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, and shiitake mushrooms. She bought almost all the products at the bean product stall, and also bought some vegetables that could be put into the pot in spring.
The basket was full, and both men's hands were also filled with vegetables and meat.
“So many dishes!”
Lu Yueji and Lu Heping helped take the food from Liang Xin's hands, "It looks like a feast!"
Dudu has woken up and can recognize his father and mother. Infected by the atmosphere, he happily raises his two chubby little arms and waves them.
Liang Xin washed her hands and used a handkerchief to wipe Dudu's saliva. "Mom doesn't have time to play with you anymore. I have to go make something delicious."
Lu Chongfeng took out a bright purple pansy from his pocket and put it in front of Dudu, which immediately attracted Dudu's attention.
Dudu reached out to grab the flower, but the flower was taken away.
Lu Chongfeng looked at his daughter's blank eyes and said, "You can only look at it. You are not allowed to grab it. If you grab it, you have to put it in your mouth."
Dudu didn't cry either. He clenched his little fist and put it in his mouth, then babbled and talked to his father.
Liang Xin smiled and walked away to prepare the ingredients.
Because there were so many varieties, the whole family sat at the dining table and chose the vegetables together.
Everyone knows how to prepare the dishes. Liang Xin first takes out the processed chicken feet, chicken wings, chicken hearts, chicken livers, and chicken gizzards, washes them several times, then puts them in a pot with cold water and blanchs them with ginger and scallions.
He took out the can of luncheon meat from the cupboard and gave it to Lu Chongfeng to open. He then turned around and washed a handful of bamboo sticks in an enamel basin. The chicken feet had already been blanched in water. He took them out with the bamboo sticks and asked his family to string them together.
Then put the chopped ribs, pig tail, sliced pig ears, kidney slices, lung slices, liver, etc. into the pot and blanch them with ginger and scallions in advance.
Lu Chongfeng walked in and took the kitchen knife. "I understand. It means cutting vegetables into pieces that can be put on bamboo sticks. I'll do it."
Liang Xin praised: "How clever."
Lu Chongfeng suddenly felt stronger!
Pick up the tofu and chop it hard!
“The tofu needs to be blanched!”
Lu Chongfeng held up the tofu cut in half: "...Fortunately, it was only cut once."
Liang Xin continued to blanch the duck scraps, duck feet, duck tongues, duck livers and loaches, and then wanted to go outside to get some vegetables to wash, but found that Lu Heping had already taken all the vegetables to the yard to wash.
Lu Chongfeng cut up luncheon meat, fried bean curd skin, bean curd sheets, dried tofu, oyster mushrooms, rice cakes, potatoes, yam, oyster mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, broccoli, tribute vegetables, lettuce, cucumbers and other vegetables that did not need to be blanched, and piled them up on the entire dining table. He did not sit down to skewer them together, but walked into the kitchen and looked at Liang Xin.
Liang Xin was stewing chicken soup, looking at Lu Chongfeng who was standing there, "Cook the rice, and steam an egg. Bobo chicken is very spicy, I can only try it fresh."
Lu Chongfeng stared at the chili peppers, lantern peppers, and other peppers of different shapes that he couldn't recognize soaking in the enamel basin, "I was wondering if you can eat so many peppers."
Liang Xin said: "Then why didn't you say anything?"
Lu Chongfeng said: "The child is not as important as you!"
Liang Xin glanced at him, her lips curled up slightly, "Go cook, there's chicken soup and eggs, I'll save some blanched vegetables for later."
Lu Chongfeng went to cook the rice, cracked the eggs and put them aside, went outside to get the large prawns from the basket, walked to the sink, used scissors to remove the heads and shells, rinsed them, then cut the prawns open from the back with a knife, removed the sand intestines, put them in an enamel bowl, added fine salt, MSG, pepper, ginger slices and scallion knots, and set them aside to marinate.
Liang Xin watched his movements, her lips curled up even higher, she took out the chili peppers, lantern peppers, and string peppers with a colander to drain the water, and heated the oil in a pan, "Big sister, hold Dudu away, I'm going to make chili oil."
After watching Sister Ji carry Dudu upstairs, Liang Xin poured the chili peppers and peppercorns into the wok.
With a "sizzling" sound, the pungent but immediately saliva-inducing chili aroma quickly spreads around.
As the chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns were stir-fried in the oil pan, Lu Yueji's mouth was almost watering. "What on earth is Second Sister-in-law going to do? The ingredients are all here. I'm about to swallow my tongue!"
"I told you it's Bobo Chicken."
Hu Fenglian also swallowed.
Liang Xin took out the fried peppers that had no moisture, crushed them into small pieces, poured rapeseed oil into the pan and cooked them. She sprinkled a handful of ginger, onion, garlic, bay leaves, cinnamon and other ingredients. The rich aroma from the boiling oil filled the air, and she continued to fry them over low heat until fragrant.
Pour balsamic vinegar and white sugar into the chili powder, stir evenly, use a spoon to scoop up the rapeseed oil with spices fried in the pot, pour it over the chili powder over and over again, cover the pot with an aluminum lid and simmer for a while.
"The chicken soup is ready, bring in all the skewers from outside and blanch them."
After Liang Xin finished speaking, Lu Chongfeng opened the kitchen door, and the aroma immediately rushed out like a flame.
The few people who had already swallowed their saliva at the smell just now suddenly had saliva, tears and snot running.
"Oh, this smells so good!"
"I've never smelled such delicious food in my life!"
"Liang Xin, when will it be ready so we can eat it?"
The mother and daughter craned their necks to look into the kitchen, swallowing hard.
"It will be almost time to wait until Dad comes back."
Liang Xin smiled and scooped out a small amount of chicken soup into a double-handled steel soup pot. She first picked up a handful of blanched and cooked chicken feet, duck feet, duck tongues, chicken hearts and other meat vegetables and put them into the chicken soup and blanch them for a while.
"Just cook it like this and judge how long different ingredients need to be cooked."
Liang Xin gave up her seat to Lu Chongfeng, "I'll go make the soup base."
There are many dishes and many people, so Liang Xin uses a steel pot to prepare the soup base, adding salt, MSG, five-spice powder, cooked white sesame seeds, white sugar, sesame oil, pepper powder, fried peanuts, and then pouring in freshly boiled red oil and hot chicken soup. The spicy and fragrant soup base makes people's appetite very good.
The first batch of meat dishes including chicken feet, duck feet, duck tongues, chicken hearts, chicken breasts, spare ribs, pig ears, pig lungs, etc. were soaked in the red oil soup with white sesame seeds floating in it. At this time, the sound of military vehicles was heard outside.
Chief Lu sneezed as soon as he entered the room, "What smells so good?"
No response was received.
It was not until Chief Lu walked into the restaurant that Hu Fenglian realized that he had returned.
"Liang Xin is cooking?"
Chief Lu took a closer look and said, "Before leaving get off work, I asked Xiao Wei to call Xiao Zao and have some dishes delivered to my home."
"That's no problem."
Hu Fenglian said, "Ordering more dishes will make it more lively. Besides, you may not be used to eating such spicy food."
After the dishes are ready and placed on the table.
The whole family ate with a sizzling sound, and sweat appeared on the tips of their noses.
The dishes sent from the small kitchen have not been touched yet.
"It's so delicious." Lu Yueji ate while looking for the next skewer. "I never ate chicken feet before, but I didn't expect the chicken feet here to be so delicious. It's spicy, numb, crispy and refreshing!"
"Duck feet are even tastier than chicken feet. I can't even chew them with my bad teeth!"
Hu Fenglian picked up another bunch of fried bean curd skin and bit off a piece of it with the bamboo stick. "It's not as spicy as I imagined, and it's very fragrant!"
Sister Ji just focused on eating and didn't say anything.
There was a pile of bamboo sticks in front of Lu Chongfeng, mostly meat dishes. He wanted to find a loach to try, but found that there were bones and thorns piled in front of his father. He chuckled and approached Liang Xin and said, "I've never seen Dad eat like this, with his mouth full of red oil. Did you notice that he even forgot to drink the wine?"
"Heping, bring me the wine!"
Lu Heping smiled and stood up. "With such delicious food, we really deserve a couple of drinks. Dad, I'll drink with you."
Liang Xin ate a skewer of chicken, a skewer of spareribs, a skewer of chicken feet and a few skewers of soy mushrooms, then stopped.
Seeing this, Lu Chongfeng immediately stood up and served chicken soup and rice and placed them in front of Liang Xin.
In addition to Xiao Zao’s dishes, Liang Xin’s dishes also include steamed eggs, fried prawns and mashed choy sum with garlic.
In addition to bringing wine, Lu Heping also brought orange soda and distributed it to family members who did not drink.
Chief Lu raised his glass and said, "Congratulations on your graduation, and also congratulations on your smooth and successful double happiness."
Liang Xin and Lu Chongfeng raised their glasses together and clinked them with their family members with smiles on their faces.
"cheers!"
After taking a shower at night, Liang Xin lay on the bed, twisted open the Friendship Skin Cream, scooped out a piece and applied it on the back of her hand, rubbing her hands slowly, and looked at Lu Chongfeng who came in, "Brother Heping is getting married to Yueji, what gift should we give?"
Lu Chongfeng lifted the quilt and got on the bed. "What did you say to give me?"
"We are considered both the man's family and the woman's family." Liang Xin closed the lid of the skin care cream. "Should we add makeup to Yueji first, or should we buy some gifts together?"
"Buy a ..."
Lu Chongfeng moved closer to Liang Xin, "It smells so good."
Liang Xin glanced at him and said, "The wedding date is coming soon, think about it quickly."
"Didn't mom say we should buy a color TV? We've already bought one." Lu Chongfeng asked, "How much does a color TV cost now?"
"Imported color TVs cost more than a thousand, but this one won't work. Mom has already asked someone to buy one for her."
Liang Xin put the pillow away and said, "This is what Mom thinks is fair. She bought a TV for us, and now she's going to buy a color TV for Brother Heping and Yueji. Don't try to steal Mom's gift."
When Liang Xin was about to lie down on the pillow, Lu Chongfeng took the opportunity to stretch his arm behind Liang Xin's neck, gently hooked his hand, and pulled her into his arms, "Have you thought about what gift to buy?"
Liang Xin was also very comfortable lying in his arms, lying flat without moving, "I want to give her a pair of gifts, a gold ring? And buy some jewelry for Yueji, add some bedding to the room, and finally give her a red envelope as a dowry, what do you think?"
Lu Chongfeng fumbled with the hem of Liang Xin's pajamas, "Bedding?"
"I can't decide on a gift today..."
Even without Liang Xin's subsequent words, Lu Chongfeng's hands became obedient.
Lu Chongfeng thought seriously, "Brother Heping, I gave him my only sister, and Lu Yueji, I gave her my only remaining brother. What other gifts do we need to give?"
"...You've made a great sacrifice."
"Of course."
Lu Chongfeng's hands were ready to move, "Can I continue?"
"never mind."
Liang Xin yawned and said, "I'm sleepy. I'll think about it tomorrow."
"...a pair of gold rings would be nice."
Lu Chongfeng thought more seriously than before, "It's becoming popular to wear wedding rings now. I should give them a pair of gold rings, buy them a silk quilt and a blanket, and finally give Yueji a 200 yuan dowry. Isn't that generous enough?"
Liang Xin nodded, "Mom and Dad are still here, we just need to do what we want, and we'll go out and buy it together tomorrow."
Lu Chongfeng hugged her tightly, "Are you not sleepy anymore?"
Liang Xin turned over in his arms and ignored him.
Lu Chongfeng approached her directly from behind, and his hands continued their previous actions, sliding up under the hem of her pajamas.
During the preparations for Shuangxi's wedding, thousands of letters were sent to the 11th Division every day. After Liang Xin's personal report in the Women's Daily was reprinted by other newspapers, the number of letters sent to the 11th Division doubled.
Because of the official nature of the Women's Daily, as well as Liang Xin's previous reputation and the fame of Liangxin Bakery, the naming of instant noodles became a hot topic among people from all over the country after dinner.
Secretary Feng heard passengers talking about this since he got on the train. He originally thought that this was a train departing from Jiangjing, and Liang Xin was quite famous in Jiangjing, so it was normal.
But I didn’t expect that when I arrived in Beijing, more people would talk about this topic!
The Conscience Bakery in Beijing is the first store to open, and it opened earlier. Its airplane bread set was also the first to be reported in the newspapers, so it is more famous than the Conscience Bakery in Jiangjing. Therefore, the 20% off annual pass for the Conscience Bakery, which charges for name collection, is more attractive.
Director Li of Jiangjing Food Factory No. 1 understood what Secretary Feng was thinking. "It's no use to have such a big reputation if the products can't keep up. By the time her products are produced, the fame will be gone. By then, our Jiangjing brand instant noodles have already occupied the provincial market and become the inimitable leader in the hearts of the people in the province. All the noise she has made now and the 300,000 foreign exchange that the family factory has received will be wasted!"
Secretary Feng smiled and said, "We are not only the leader in the province, but if we can get a few more orders at today's meeting, we will be able to go out and earn foreign exchange!"
The factory cadres who followed behind echoed Secretary Feng's words.
After the visiting delegation from the Japan Food Conference entered, the reception hosted by the Ministry of Light Industry and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce officially began.
Secretary Feng first attacked the senior executives of Osaka's second largest food company who were sitting at the same table. He was very interested in Qinghe Company's packaged shrimp instant noodles and miso ramen. He wanted to negotiate the exclusive agency for the new production line and then go to the next table to discuss export orders for existing products with other food factories.
"Mr. Gaoqiao, we are the largest food factory in Jiangjing. We currently have two instant noodle production lines. Once they are launched on the market, we will occupy the entire market in the Yangtze River Basin. We hope to achieve greater success with your company's quality products. Here is our factory information. Please take a look first."
After finishing the translation, Gaoqiao bowed and took the information from Secretary Feng.
Looking at Mr. Takahashi's humble attitude, Secretary Feng was overjoyed.
It seems that this Japanese has also heard of the reputation of our largest food factory in Jiangjing!
Maybe it was directed at them.
When he took the initiative to speak, it just happened to touch their hearts, so they bowed and smiled, and chattered a lot of words that could not be stopped.
Obviously very excited.
Secretary Feng and other factory leaders all smiled, and couldn't help but think of Liang Xin, their competitor who didn't know where to introduce a production line. Their smiles suddenly became even brighter, and they looked at the translator, waiting for him to translate the Chinese words "very willing to cooperate".
The translator said, "Isn't the market in the Yangtze River Basin currently occupied by the family factory of Comrade Liang Xin, the Chinese women's hero?"
Secretary Feng's smile froze for a moment, but he smiled again the next second. "Comrade Liangxin is just soliciting names in the newspaper, it's just a small thing. Their factory is a small workshop that makes bread, and the bread they make is still very special. If you are interested, I can help to make connections and sell Liangxin Bakery's bread to Japan. As for instant noodles, it's better to leave them to our No. 1 food factory in Jiangjing, which is more professional and reliable."
The translator mumbled to Mr. Takahashi.
Mr. Takahashi took out a newspaper, handed it to Secretary Feng, and continued to mutter a bunch of words.
Secretary Feng took the newspaper and the factory leaders behind him also squeezed over.
Two minutes later, the smiles on Secretary Feng and several factory leaders' faces disappeared at the same time.
The translator said, "Comrade Liang Xin published a new joint sales advertisement in the newspaper yesterday morning. It is said that 19 state-owned businesses, state-owned wholesale outlets, and upper-level cooperative wholesale and comprehensive retail outlets of the supply and marketing system have contacted Comrade Liang Xin first, successfully reached a joint sales agreement, and formally signed a contract with Comrade Liang Xin at Jiangjing Bakery."
Yesterday they were busy studying and analyzing the companies on the final list of the Ministry of Light Industry and didn't have time to go to the hotel lobby to read the newspaper!
The newspaper in Secretary Feng's hand trembled slightly. "Ten or nineteen? Which nineteen?"
The translator had translated the answer many times in the morning, so there was no need to translate Mr. Gaoqiao again. He answered directly: "Of course it is the state-owned channels in Jiangjing, the province and the neighboring provinces. It is said that other units thought it was better to write letters and send them to Jiangkou like a name-seeking advertisement, and missed the opportunity to sign the contract order in the first place. They are still waiting for Comrade Liangxin's reply."
Secretary Feng was struck by lightning. His first reaction was not that Liang Xin had cut off his income or that his family had been robbed, but rather, “Why?”
She doesn't even know where to import the production line!
The product hasn't even come out yet, so why are so many people rushing to sign formal sales partnership contracts with her?
The translator added: "I heard that Comrade Liang Xin promised to pay triple compensation if the product is not popular in the market."
Secretary Feng looked at the translator in disbelief. "She can't even get into the reception. She doesn't even know where to get the production line. Is she mentally ill? Signing this kind of compensation contract is giving money away for nothing!"
The director of the first factory laughed when he heard this. "Genius? I think she was angry with us because she didn't make it to the reception. It's true that little women are emotional when doing business. It's a pity that the Lu family and Minister Liang will be implicated."
The translator said, "There shouldn't be a shortage of production lines. Our senior from the translation department was seconded last night to follow the president of Qinghe Company to Jiangjing to find Comrade Liang Xin. By the way, it seems that our director was also seconded this morning. Didn't you notice that the presidents of several Japanese food companies were not here today?"
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