After listening to that phone call, Gu Sinian was clearly acting strangely.
Everyone in the courtyard could clearly sense that Gu Sinian had something on his mind.
Sun Xuelin casually stepped forward and put his arm around Gu Sinian's shoulder. "What happened? Why do you look like that? Has something serious happened in Beijing that requires you to go back immediately?"
"No, not at all. You can't help with this, so don't ask."
Since Gu Sinian had already said that, Sun Xuelin wasn't ungrateful, so he chose to keep quiet.
Some things can't be solved by telling him about them in this ordinary village.
He'd rather choose to know nothing.
"Since the matter can't be resolved, let's stop thinking about it. All the villagers are here, and I personally selected twenty who meet your requirements."
Gu Sinian looked at the twenty people standing in a row, walked up to them and asked them very simply.
"You all have cooking experience, right?"
Everyone nodded.
Sun Xuelin looked helpless. Who in the countryside doesn't know how to cook? This question is a bit idiotic; it's just inexplicable.
She sighed, walked up to Gu Sinian, covered her mouth with her hand, and whispered.
“People in rural areas are different from people in big cities. Children in rural areas start taking charge of the household at a very young age. By the time they are old enough to understand things, they are already helping with cooking at home.”
"I selected these twenty people based on what you said: they are clean, not gossipy, and do practical things. You don't need to ask these basic questions."
Gu Sinian coughed awkwardly to cover up his embarrassment.
"Isn't it because... I didn't realize it yet? There aren't many people in our residential compound who can cook."
Sun Xuelin convulsed. Children in the city really have a life of luxury. Take Su Zhiqing for example, I've never heard of her being able to cook.
Gu Sinian still cooked for her diligently without a single complaint, which he admired.
"The old advisor was just telling the truth."
Gu Sinian couldn't help but roll his eyes. "Just say what you want to say. Don't beat around the bush. I don't like that."
"You've been cooking for your partner for over three years, and you don't have any resentment at all."
Gu Sinian shook his head. "No. She bore my children and took care of the household. Although she doesn't have the advantage of cooking, she doesn't lose anything."
"But this is a woman's job."
Gu Sinian strongly disagreed with Sun Xuelin's viewpoint: "Who says cooking is a woman's job? I've never heard of such a rule. In big cities, there are no men waiting to be fed."
"My wife may not be a good cook, but she's an expert at making fish fillets. You'll see when you try it."
There's no need to try it; Sun Xuelin already knows that Su Zhiqing has some skills.
"We've all seen how well Su Zhiqing made dried yellow peaches. Maybe she's not good at cooking, but she makes other things quite well."
The man raised an eyebrow, agreeing with her statement. "I think so too. The little gadgets she makes are quite delicious, but she has absolutely no talent for cooking."
He has given up on teaching his young wife how to cook; she genuinely doesn't know how.
It wasn't quite to the point of diarrhea, but it was close, and not much better.
Neither of her children liked her cooking.
Whenever he has free time, he makes more food in his space, since it has a preservation effect and won't spoil.
On his days off, he spends most of his time cooking delicious food in his space.
In case he suddenly receives some urgent mission and there's no food at home.
"Isn't this something we can learn?" Sun Xuelin persisted in trying to persuade him.
The thought of Su Ying cooking makes his eyes sting.
"Never mind. I want to live a few more years."
"That's your fault. If you had found someone who could cook, there wouldn't be so much trouble now."
"I only like her, I wouldn't want anyone else."
"A lovesick fool. Now, let's get back to the main topic and start teaching everyone how to make fish fillets."
For some reason, Su Ying, who usually loves eating fish chunks, suddenly didn't like them today...
She didn't feel nauseous when she smelled fish during her first pregnancy, but this time she had a severe reaction.
While everyone was marveling at the aroma of the fish, Su Ying covered her mouth and ran away.
Gu Sinian told Sun Xuelin to keep an eye on the heat, "You keep an eye on it for a while. Once it's golden brown, you can take it out and everyone can taste it. I'll be back in a bit."
After saying that, Gu Sinian ran away shortly after.
Sun Xuelin looked at Gu Sinian with a puzzled expression and called out to his back.
Where are you going?
"Look at my wife. She looks like she just threw up."
Everyone watched the conversation between Comrade Gu and Sun Xuelin with suspicion, their doubts growing even stronger.
"Why did Su Zhiqing suddenly spit out those words?"
Sun Xuelin casually remarked, "What else could it be? She's pregnant with her second child, of course. But this fish smells so good, why would she feel nauseous? It's just inexplicable."
As soon as Sun Xuelin said this, he became the public enemy of more than 20 women.
“Deputy Captain Sun, you’re wrong about that. It’s hard to guess what a pregnant woman’s tastes are. You don’t know that I hate stinky tofu more than anything else in my life. I swear I will never eat a single bite.”
"I don't know why, but when I was pregnant with my little rascal, my tastes were extremely strange. I like to eat stinky tofu, and I eat a bowl of it every day. If I don't eat it, I can't eat anything else."
"After giving birth... after finishing my postpartum confinement, I felt nauseous just from the smell of stinky tofu. My husband looked at me with a puzzled expression and said that I ate it every day during my pregnancy, and once the baby was out of my belly, my taste would go back to what it was before."
"Now, the smell of stinky tofu makes me feel like I'm going to the toilet. I don't know how I ate it when I was pregnant."
Another woman chimed in, “What’s so strange about that? I’m the one with weird tastes who actually likes to eat that stinky salted fish. I’m speechless.”
"Yes, yes, I actually like to eat fatty pork, but I don't eat any lean meat at all. I got as fat as a pig when I was pregnant."
As Sun Xuelin listened to the back-and-forth conversation of these middle-aged women, he found it increasingly strange. Fortunately, his wife was normal.
After all, my wife ate a normal diet during her pregnancy, without much change.
Compared to these people, it's much better.
"Everyone, please be quiet and try the freshly made fish pieces. In the future, these fish pieces will become another industry for our Willow Tree Village, and you will have many more good days ahead."
The women nodded in agreement, seemingly possessing an indomitable spirit. "We'll do our best, Deputy Captain, don't worry."
"However, there's something I'm not sure if I should say."
Sun Xuelin said irritably, "If you think it's useful, then say so; if you think it's useless, then don't say it... Don't waste my good mood."
"It was Su Zhiqing who helped our Shucun Village so much. If it weren't for her advice, our Liushu Village wouldn't be living such a good life now. We'd probably still be starving and not having enough to eat."
"That's right, that's right. Shouldn't we give Su a reward? Otherwise, who will be willing to teach us all the recipes in the future? They're not stupid. It's too unfair to give them nothing for free."
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