Cleaning public toilets! And for a whole month!
In the summer, the place is swarming with mosquitoes and flies, and in the winter, it's so cold that people shiver. The smell is so strong it can kill you.
In the family compound, everyone takes turns cleaning duty, and every time it's their turn, it's like a death knell. If this were to be done for a whole month, it would be practically public torture!
Li Xiumei gasped, looking at Su Tang nervously. This was a huge gamble!
Wang Cuicui's face turned pale and then red.
She had come to swagger and show off, but Su Tang had unexpectedly outmaneuvered her. If she backed down in front of so many people, how could she ever hold her head high in the family compound again? But what if she lost…
She couldn't even bear to imagine that scene.
"What? Sister-in-law Wang is scared now?" Su Tang chuckled. "That's true. After all, 'ants climbing a tree' is such a big dish; if you mess it up, it could be..."
"Who says I don't dare!" Wang Cuicui jumped up, her neck stiff with anger. "Fine, let's bet! Don't think I'm afraid of you! In a competition, skill matters, not reputation! I want to see what kind of tricks you can pull off. Don't come crying to the toilet later!"
After saying that, she glared at Li Xiumei and slunk away with her men.
As soon as the person left, Li Xiumei's legs went weak, and she plopped back down on the stool.
"My goodness, what if... what if we lose?"
Su Tang patted her hand: "Sister-in-law, trust me. She wants to see us make a fool of ourselves, so let's just let her become the fool herself."
This earth-shattering bet spread throughout the entire military compound in less than half a day.
The anticipation for the food competition was instantly heightened.
Everyone craned their necks, curious to see what divine dish Su Tang and Li Xiumei would use to challenge Wang Cuicui's seemingly greasy "ants climbing a tree".
The day before the competition, Wang Cuicui, as expected, managed to obtain a piece of high-quality pork belly with a good balance of fat and lean meat, as well as more than a pound of fresh minced pork, through her husband's connections. She deliberately chopped the meat and prepared the filling in her own yard, filling the yard with a delicious aroma, which attracted envious glances from many military wives and pushed her arrogance to its peak.
On the other hand, Su Tang's side appeared unusually "shabby".
On the day of the competition, Su Tang got up very early. Instead of going to the market, she went to a corner of her yard and picked a few large cabbages that had been nourished by the spiritual spring water and were as white as jade.
Qin Ye couldn't sit still any longer when he saw his wife standing up for her friend.
He didn't ask what dishes she wanted to cook; he only knew that whatever his wife wanted had to be the best.
He drove his old bicycle out early in the morning, and before nine o'clock, he returned carrying an old hen that was still flapping its wings, several pounds of pork spine with cartilage, and a small piece of Jinhua ham wrapped tightly in oil paper and emitting a unique aroma.
"Honey, do you think this is enough? If not, I'll figure out something else for you." Qin Ye put the things in the kitchen.
Li Xiumei's eyes widened in astonishment: "My God, Commander Qin, where did you get this Jinhua ham? This stuff is incredibly rare! I heard that only the big restaurants in Beijing can afford it!"
Qin Ye handed the chicken to Li Xiumei to handle, then went to the yard to chop firewood and boil water, leaving without looking back with the words, "My wife is having a competition, can I use inferior stuff?"
Looking at this pile of top-quality ingredients, and then thinking about what Su Tang had said about "boiled cabbage in clear broth," Li Xiumei's mind became even more confused. What did this pile of good stuff have to do with cabbage?
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