Chapter 49 Hot Pot
Ten minutes later, Bi Qiaoan cut the vegetables into pieces and put them on a plate. Shen Yanming took out the induction cooker from the cupboard and placed it on the coffee table in the living room. He plugged it in, then turned back to the kitchen to take out the double-flavored pot, put in the hot pot ingredients that Shen Yanming bought from Qingcheng, Southern Province, added water and started to boil.
Mm, it smells super good.
Bi Qiaoan placed the vegetables next to the induction cooker, including chrysanthemum, lettuce, round lettuce, potatoes, sweet potatoes, lotus root slices, yam, etc. Shen Yanming also took out taro flour, bean curd skin, mutton rolls, shrimps, and crab roe dumplings from the space.
Bi Qiaoan ran to the kitchen twice again and brought back a few small bowls with sesame paste, chive paste, sesame and peanut crumbs, chili oil, fermented tofu, vinegar, and light soy sauce.
“I don’t know what kind of dipping sauce they like, so let them make it themselves when they get here!” Bi Qiaoan scooped a spoonful of sesame sauce, added chive sauce, chili oil, and crushed peanuts into it and stirred it.
"Well, you can make me one, just make it the same as yours!" Shen Yanming took out a bottle of red wine and said as he opened the bottle.
"Okay!" Bi Qiaoan took a bowl and started to mix the dipping sauce again. "Do you think Zhang Heping's girlfriend will come?"
"They didn't say, so they probably won't come!" Shen Yanming raised his eyebrows and said.
"We've only met once during the Chinese New Year. That's the good thing about living in a high-rise building. You hardly see each other throughout the year." Bi Qiaoan said, and chuckled twice like a little fox.
"I thought you were going to say that living on a high floor is not good!"
"No, once we close the door, no one outside will know what we do inside. Even if we have a good meal, no one outside can smell it, and no one will suddenly break in."
Bi Qiaoan nodded as he spoke, "At least he is very friendly to us who have secrets."
Shen Yanming also laughed when he heard this remark, "It's just convenient for now, but in the second half of the year, living in a building will be a life-threatening thing."
"Oh, why are you talking about such interesting things? Really!" Bi Qiaoan knew what Shen Yanming was hinting at the moment he heard it, and gave Shen Yanming a killing look.
"Besides, if there is a power cut in the future, it will be inconvenient for us to go up and down the stairs. You know, we are on the 16th floor!"
"Each has its own advantages. When winter comes, a building like ours will be more insulated." Bi Qiaoan stopped talking when he heard the doorbell. "I'll go open the door."
There were indeed three big men at the door, but no ladies.
After Zhang Heping, Ji Kangyong and Li Zhaozhao changed into slippers, they found a seat and sat down without Bi Qiaoan's invitation.
"Why are you here today?" Shen Yanming poured a glass of red wine for the three of them, "Try it, I brought it back from Ai Country."
"Old Shen, you are so awesome. I called you half an hour in advance. You prepared everything really well, right?" Zhang Heping couldn't take his eyes off the coffee table full of delicious food.
"There are always some in the refrigerator. Besides, didn't you notice?" Shen Yanming indicated with his eyes, "Now all major media outlets are promoting how to farm. What does this mean? We will most likely have to farm in the future!"
Chen Yanming pointed to his guest bedroom and said, "Go and have a look. I have turned the bedroom into a kitchen."
Ji Kangyong looked at the farming variety show on the TV screen and asked, "Does the people above know about this?"
"Of course, and I suspect that it was the Zhang family who reported the news." The fat on Li Zhaozhao's face trembled. "Let me tell you, there are two martial artists living in the Zhang family. I heard that they came from the Imperial Capital. I have observed that the two usually follow the little princess of the Zhang family. It seems that Zhang Chenjun reported the news to the higher-ups."
"Let's just pretend we don't know. In a word, it was the Zhang family who protected us from the disaster." Ji Kangyong sighed.
"You can't say that. Our actions were minor, but the Zhang family really didn't cover it up." Zhang Heping shook his head. "It would be better if we didn't investigate. Once we did, we would know for sure."
"Strictly speaking, the Zhang family hasn't done anything harmful to the world, so they can be considered heroes. The information they provided could save many families in the future. In comparison, we are timid and afraid of being exposed.
But I think our Qinghua country is pretty good. We just let the Zhang family report the news. I heard that the supplies still belong to the Zhang family. The two people left behind are just to protect Zhang Chenjun and pass on any new news in time. "Li Zhaozhao said something fair.
"Okay, let's stop talking about this and go take a look at Yanming's greenhouse. Oh, no, it's the vegetable room." Ji Kangyong interrupted the two of them with a smile, then stood up and walked towards the guest bedroom.
"What are these planted in? Yanming, can you introduce them to us?" Li Zhaozhao looked at the flower pots neatly arranged in the guest bedroom, some of which were bare, while others had lush branches and leaves.
"The bare ones are vegetables. The seeds were just sown and they haven't sprouted yet. The ones with leaves are fruit seedlings. They were planted last year." Shen Yanming walked forward and lifted a green leaf. "See? They've all borne fruit."
"Damn, I didn't expect you to have this skill. I want this bowl of strawberries!" Li Zhaozhao shook his fat body and went forward to grab the bowl of strawberries next to Shen Yanming.
Shen Yanming chuckled, "Alright, each of you pick up a pot when you leave. Let's go, let's go eat first, the pot has been boiling for a while."
The four of them sat down at the coffee table again, "You three make your own sauce."
Seeing that everyone had returned, Bi Qiaoan picked up the vegetables and mutton and put them into the pot. He looked at Zhang Heping and asked, "Where's your girlfriend? Why didn't she come today?"
"She went back to her hometown and said she hasn't been back for a long time." Zhang Heping said calmly.
"Hey, Zhang Heping, you also have a partner, why didn't I tell you about it?" Ji Kangyong asked Zhang Heping.
"I bought a house, and when my aunt heard about it, she insisted on introducing me to someone. I said no, but they brought him/her here directly. I couldn't refuse, so I just went with it. Anyway, I'm not the one who will suffer a loss!" Zhang Heping said with a smile as he looked at everyone.
"What's the situation with that girl?" Shen Yanming asked.
"The relatives on my aunt's side seem a little distant. I don't know why she has to push them around me." Zhang Heping said with a pout.
"If you are not happy, just refuse firmly. What are you doing? Aren't you afraid that woman will pester you?" Li Zhaozhao slapped Zhang Heping on the back, feeling very disappointed with him.
"How can she pester me? I just have a house and a job now, but these are nothing in the end times. Besides, the social order is still intact now. Can she force me to marry her?"
Zhang Heping thought for a moment and continued, "If she's really shameless, she'll find a way out when she can't eat. As for my things, I will never tell her."
Bi Qiaoan swallowed the mutton in his mouth and said, "Don't be too pessimistic. Who knows, that girl might be good."
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Yesterday, a cute girl commented on me about the second chapter "Revenge". My thought was that at that time, the hero was heartbroken and unable to care about other things, so I replied "Nothing is more sad than a dead heart". Later, I checked and found that this sentence was not correct here, so I wanted to delete my reply and reply again. As a result, I deleted the cute girl's comment as well...
Here, the stupid author would like to say sorry to the little cutie, I didn’t mean it!
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