Chapter 770 Plan
Of course, Xiao Qian had never made it before. The Zhou family couldn't bear to eat beef, and the restaurant didn't make such dishes, but she was braver than Zhou Liulang.
Thinking that all meat in the world is the same, Zhou Liulang mentioned the beef cooking method of Zhiwei Restaurant, and Xiao Qianshi started washing the beef and cutting it directly with a razor blade.
Zhou Liulang watched in amazement.
Manbao looked at his eldest sister-in-law, then at his sixth brother, and couldn't help but say, "Sixth brother, you are so stupid. You have been watching it in Zhiwei Pavilion for so long, and you still can't learn it."
Zhou Liulang: ...He is just a kitchen helper in Zhiwei Restaurant. The boss will avoid them when making important seasonings, and will not explain the cooking methods to them. How much he can learn depends entirely on his own understanding. It is not like being taught by the sister-in-law.
He felt that he was already very capable. At least he had been studying seriously and keeping their practices in mind.
However, there is always a slight difference between what you see with your eyes and the actual operation.
Zhou Liulang coughed lightly and said, "Let's wait until my sister-in-law makes it."
Xiao Qian didn't think there was anything wrong with what she cooked. As for the meat, as long as it was cut in the right place and stewed correctly, it wouldn't taste bad.
Because it was New Year's Eve dinner, the whole family worked together. Qian was also coordinating in the kitchen. The sisters-in-law were coming in and out in the limited space of the kitchen, which made Manbao, who had nothing to do, stand out.
Qian chased her out and said, "Let your sixth brother stay and help. Go out and play."
Zhou Liulang: "...Mom, I want to go out and play too."
"What are you playing for? How old are you? You're still thinking about playing? You've been studying in Yizhou City for several months. Let us see what you've learned. Stay and help your sister-in-law cook..."
The main thing is that apart from Xiao Qianshi, Zhou Liulang seems to have the best cooking skills in the family.
There was no rule in the Zhou family that men couldn't cook, so Qian captured Zhou Liulang's able-bodied son without hesitation.
The New Year’s Eve dinner is always eaten early. Just after 3:00 PM, Zhou Dalang and his friends set up two large tables in the yard.
Since five or six people could fit on the table, he estimated that it would be difficult to squeeze in, so he moved out a small table and set it aside.
Old Zhou was sitting on the doorstep smoking. Seeing this, he said, "After the second day of the New Year, go to the market and get another table."
Manbao sat next to her father. After hearing what he said, she counted the heads in the family and nodded in agreement. "We need to get another table, Dad. We have a big family. Doesn't it feel special to see so many people eating every night?"
"What a sense of accomplishment! It's so noisy, I'm almost annoyed." While he was talking, Five Head and Six Head were caught fighting over something by Four Head and were beaten up. Six Head started crying out of grievance. Five Head saw his brother crying and immediately opened his mouth to howl as well. Old Zhou said, "Look, they're noisy and crying again, aren't they?"
But Manbao always felt that there was some pride in his father's tone.
"Dad, if you think they are too numerous and annoying, then divide the family property among them."
"That won't work," Old Zhou's face suddenly turned serious, and he said sternly, "To divide the family, your mother and I must die. Now your sixth brother hasn't married yet, and you haven't married yet either, so how can we divide the family?"
"Sixth brother has no shortage of money for his wedding. You and mother can just give him his share of the money when the time comes." Manbao felt that she had to wait until her sixth brother got married, but she didn't know when that would be. She said, "After the family is divided, my parents will live with my eldest brother and his wife."
Zhou Erlang happened to pass by, and upon hearing this, he patted her head and said angrily, "Second brother loves you in vain. Why are you thinking about eldest brother and sister-in-law?"
Seeing him trying so hard, Old Zhou immediately waved his hand in disdain and said, "Go away, your sister is worried about me and your mother. If you were more sensible, you would worry less about us and your mother. Who would bring up the matter of dividing the family property again?"
Manbao hid behind Old Zhou and secretly pouted at Zhou Erlang.
Old Zhou turned around and touched her head, asking, "Does it hurt?"
Manbao shook his head, "Second brother didn't use much strength either."
Old Zhou smiled and said, "Your mother and I don't need you to worry about us. Just study hard and learn skills from your teacher. You will be able to make a name for yourself in the future..."
He paused, then glanced at the kitchen quietly. He lowered his voice and said to Manbao, "If you learn a great skill, you won't have to get married in the future. Find a son-in-law to live with you. If Dad doesn't want to live with your eldest brother and his wife, he will live with you and raise your son..."
Manbao: "...Dad, you really dare to think so."
Old Zhou smiled and said, "Of course. The main reason is that your status is different. You are the reincarnation of a fairy. How can you marry into someone else's family and suffer injustice?"
Old Zhou couldn't help but blurt out, "You don't know, many families have come to propose marriage to you recently, but I don't like any of them. They haven't read as much as you, and they're not as capable as you. If you marry them, you'll have to serve your parents-in-law and take care of your younger sisters-in-law. How can that work? It's better to find someone. Then you can choose a piece of land in the village and build a big house. I'll ask your eldest brother and his family to give up two acres of land to you..."
When Old Zhou said this, he gritted his teeth secretly and said with great distress: "I will give you my father's permanent land as well. Find a son-in-law and let him and mother live with you and help you look after the house. He won't dare bully you. You have six brothers after all."
Manbao was stunned. "Dad, you even gave me your own farmland. Are you serious?"
Old Zhou said distressedly, "Dad didn't want to give it to you either, but since you're a girl, the court won't give you any land."
Manbao: "...Does mother know?"
"Dad just thought about it, but hasn't had time to tell your mother yet." Old Zhou always felt that his wife would not agree, so he only dared to think about it in his dreams at midnight. He would not tell these words to his sons, but he could not help but say them to his daughter.
He quietly discussed with Manbao, "Keep this a secret for Dad first, and don't tell your mother."
After thinking for a moment, he added, "You are not allowed to tell your sister-in-law either."
Manbao's excited heart calmed down again, and he could only nod, "Okay, but Dad, don't choose a son-in-law for me randomly, I have to choose it myself."
"I know, I know. I'm not that stupid. I live with you, so I have to be pleasing to you and have a say in you."
He could even tolerate Lao Liu again and again, so of course he would not let Manbao down.
Manbao was no longer a fool, and whispered, "Dad, if I like someone, I guess he won't be a live-in son-in-law."
Old Zhou, however, had infinite confidence in his daughter and said, "Manbao, you are the reincarnation of a fairy. If you had told me ten years ago, I would have been able to let our family eat meat every other day. The New Year's Eve dinner would not only have chicken, duck, fish and meat, but also lamb and beef. I thought you were talking in your sleep, but look at the result..."
Old Zhou pointed at the bustling courtyard and sighed, "I feel like our family is doing pretty much the same as Master Bai's now."
Manbao: "...Dad, you are so confident."
"I didn't say that. Mr. Zhuang said that."
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