Chapter 125: Halved Pig's Hoof

Lin Yue had rarely seen this little girl. He only knew that she lived in the same building as them and she rarely went out. But it seemed that Lingling knew her.

Seeing her run away, Ling Ling muttered unhappily, "She ran away again. Last time I promised her that I would treat her to candy, but she always runs away when she sees me."

"Whose child is that little girl? I don't think I've seen her many times."

Lingling was stunned for a moment. She was a little child and only knew that the other person was called Erya. She had never paid attention to which family she belonged to.

"That's Liu Erya who lives on the first floor. Her father is Captain Liu, and her brother is Liu Dabao." Diandian heard the commotion and took the initiative to speak.

"Captain Liu has a daughter?" Lin Yue regretted it the moment she said it. It was no wonder she was so surprised. She was not familiar with Captain Liu's family, but she often saw Captain Liu's wife chatting with people downstairs. She looked outgoing, cheerful and cheerful, and there was often a little boy around three years old by her side.

Although Lin Yue had not spoken to her for many times, every time he passed by her he could hear her talking endlessly about her son. Lin Yue thought she only had one son.

Lingling knew about this. "Erya said she had to do housework and take care of Dabao. Her mother wouldn't let her go out, saying that the girl would learn bad things if she went out."

Lin Yue really didn't know what to say. The little girl was about the same age as Ling Ling. She might even look much younger than Ling Ling due to malnutrition. How could such a young child learn such bad things?

Lingling shook Lin Yue's arm and asked, "Mom, Erya's mom doesn't let her play with us, saying that we will corrupt her. Why is that?"

Lin Yue had no idea why. She had only just found out that Captain Liu had a daughter. Unexpectedly, Wanli spoke up: "Don't play with Erya. She's not a good person."

Lin Yue and Ling Ling looked at him at the same time. Wan Li pursed his lips and said, "She saw her sister eating an apple last time. She looked at her sister with a bad look in her eyes. It was scary."

Lin Yue thought for a moment and asked, "Do you want to eat apples?"

"No, like when he was angry, like when Zhang Jian lost an argument with his sister."

After all, they were still children, and Wanli couldn't describe what that feeling was, he only knew that Erya's expression when looking at Lingling was very uncomfortable. Lin Yue guessed that Wanli might have caught Erya's jealousy or something like that, but he didn't know how to describe it.

However, Lin Yue was not angry that such a young child would be jealous because another child ate an apple. Instead, he felt that her life at home must be particularly difficult.

Lingling was a little frustrated. "Does she dislike me? I like her quite a lot. She's amazing. I saw her climbing trees before, but she refused every time I asked her to play with me."

The other children were playing by themselves and didn't seem to be very interested in Liu Erya. Only Diandian was standing aside, listening carefully. She continued, "It's not that she doesn't like you, it's that her mother won't let her out, and she won't play with anyone."

"Then how can I give her candy? I've already agreed."

Lin Yue patted her head and said, "There will be a chance."

In fact, as a parent, she doesn't really want her child to play with such a child. Not only will it be a problem for the child, but also for the parents behind her. However, Lingling and Wanli are already grown up, and they should have their own judgment. What Lin Yue can do is to protect them while trying not to interfere with their decisions.

A group of children were still chattering and playing, arguing over whether a small stone was against the rules. Wang Tingting came over from a distance and said with a smile, "I saw from a distance that you are so lively here. These little brats like you so much. I think you might as well go to a kindergarten and be a teacher!"

When a child saw Wang Tingting, he was so scared that he stood at attention and greeted her politely: "Hello, Nurse Wang!"

"What are you afraid of? I'm off work and I won't give you injections!" The military hospital was short of staff, and her position in the hospital was not fixed, so she would go to help in several departments.

At that time, we had entered the era of large-scale intravenous infusion. Many doctors and parents believed that infusion was the fastest and most effective way to treat diseases. Almost all the children in the family hospital had received injections, and their fear of doctors and nurses was self-evident.

Lin Yue also smiled. Wang Tingting really liked children and would never show a bad face to them.

"Where did you come from? I remember you worked the night shift last night. Didn't you have a day off today?"

Wang Tingting stepped forward and held Lin Yue's hand, and said shyly: "I just went to my father's house and cooked a meal for him."

Seeing her like that, Lin Yue knew that Commander Wang was very satisfied with her cooking, and joked, "Hey, is this the dish I taught you? You didn't embarrass me, did you?"

"Humph, it's just a meal, I can do it well. How about you teach me another one, so I can show you my comprehension ability!"

Lin Yue couldn't help laughing, and agreed with a smile, "Okay, okay, okay, I just want to cook a special dish tonight, but I don't know if you dare to learn it."

Seeing that it was getting late, she told Lingling and Wanli to have fun with the other children, and went upstairs with Xiao Mushroom and Wang Tingting.

She bought a lot of pig offal today, including a lot of large intestines. Lin Yue originally wanted to scare Wang Tingting, but she didn't expect that Zhang Yuandong had already cleaned all the pig offal early.

She was still a little surprised. "I put it in the kitchen and was planning to wash it later. How did you find it?"

Zhang Yuandong took the little mushroom and said with a smile, "Sisi fell asleep, so I came over to check on her."

Wang Tingting couldn't bear to see the way he looked at Lin Yue, so she said, "Tsk!" and hurriedly said, "What are you doing in the kitchen, a grown man? Go away, don't delay our cooking!"

Zhang Yuandong glanced at her and didn't want to pay attention to her at first, but when he saw his wife nodded, he had no choice but to leave with Little Mushroom.

Lin Yue was going to use the offal to make brine, but brine takes a long time to use, so she hadn't planned to make it so early. But since Zhang Yuandong had already prepared it, she simply cooked the pig's trotters first.

Put the pig's trotters in cold water, add scallions, ginger and peppercorns to remove the fishy smell, then add a little white wine, blanch the trotters and wash them again for later use. Put oil in the pot, add rock sugar, scallions, ginger and garlic, stir-fry until slightly yellow, then put the pig's trotters in, add various seasonings, and simmer in hot water. It takes about two hours to simmer before it can be served.

Lin Yue explained to Wang Tingting while he was cooking. Wang Tingting nodded continuously and almost took out a notebook to write it down. She saw Lin Yue took out a bunch of different seasonings and put them in without any regrets. She quickly grabbed her hand and asked tremblingly: "What did you just put in?"

"Bai Kou and Bai Zhi, shouldn't you not know them?"

"No, I know white cardamom and white angelica. The hospital's Chinese medicine department has quite a few of them. I mean, why do you put these there?"

Lin Yue teased her: "That's a coincidence, I bought these at the Chinese Medicine Department. Many Chinese herbal medicines can also be used as condiments for cooking. If used well, they can also enhance the flavor of the dish."

Wang Tingting nodded in confusion. She had eaten halved pig's trotters in a state-owned hotel before, but she didn't know it was cooked this way.

She has been married for a while, it's not that she can't cook, but the cooking she does is not the same as Lin Yue's. It should be said that most people's cooking nowadays is not the same as Lin Yue's cooking. Even the aunt of Commander Wang's family is mainly for filling her stomach. And Lin Yue's cooking can actually be compared with the chefs in state-owned hotels.

The pig's trotters still needed to be salted for a while, so Lin Yue asked Wang Tingting, "Why didn't I see Captain Gu? Isn't he taking a break today?"

Wang Tingting curled her lips, looking unhappy: "He is on annual leave and has returned to Beijing to visit his relatives."

Lin Yue couldn't understand this young couple. The soundproofing in the tube building was poor, and Lin Yue could occasionally hear the two arguing. Captain Gu looked gentle and didn't seem like someone who would lose his temper, but Lin Yue had heard him slam the door and leave several times.

But if you say they are not in love, there is affection in their eyes when they look at each other. Lin Yue can only attribute it to the fact that both of them have had too smooth lives and do not know how to get along with their loved ones.

Later it was proved to be true that some people have to go through turmoil and separation before they know how to cherish.

She patted Wang Tingting's arm and said with a smile, "Stop being childish. Since Captain Gu is not here, why don't you just have dinner with us tonight!"

Wang Tingting was quite moved, but she felt uncomfortable when she thought about how she had misunderstood Zhang Yuandong for so long and how she had secretly done such embarrassing things to prove her charm. She felt that she might never be able to get along with Zhang Yuandong normally again.

She touched her nose and said with a dodging look: "There are so many people in your house, where can we sit? I won't go!" After saying that, she was afraid that Lin Yue would be unhappy, so she secretly glanced at her expression with a guilty conscience and changed her words: "But since you want me to taste your cooking so much, why don't I take some home to taste it!"

Anyone who heard this would think she was too shameless. But she was really afraid that Lin Yue would get angry, so she wanted to please her.

Lin Yue was also quite helpless, she knew Wang Tingting was concerned about Zhang Yuandong. She smiled, "Then take a look at what you want to eat, I went to the city this morning to buy some vegetables, you can order tonight!"

Wang Tingting's face immediately broke into a smile, and she diligently helped Lin Yue pick and wash vegetables.

There was still some time before dinner, but as the aroma of the halved pig's trotters in the pot wafted out, more and more people began to prepare dinner in advance. The group of children who were playing downstairs also ran back home and asked their parents for meat. But where can you buy meat at this time! In the four kitchens on the third floor, you can hear the clattering of pots and pans, showing that the hostess was in a very bad mood, but because Wang Tingting was there, no one dared to say anything.

In fact, most people thought that it was Wang Tingting who stewed the meat, and almost no one thought of Lin Yue.