At 5:30 in the evening, Yan Haixia and Zhao Liming arrived at Lian Xiaomin's house first.
Each of them was holding a child and they were not riding bicycles.
As soon as Zhao Liming got home from get off work, he heard that Xiaomin had secretly returned. He was so excited that he quickly changed his clothes and ran over here with his wife and children.
They knocked on the gate and Lian Xiaomin came out with a kitchen knife to open it. When she saw the two babies, she quickly put the knife behind her back.
Haha, don’t scare the baby!
Everyone nodded, and without talking in the yard, they quietly went into the house and talked inside.
After all, there are neighbors around, so it’s better to keep a low profile. Especially since there are not many people living here usually, so as not to attract special attention.
"I'll be done chopping the vegetables soon. Please take a seat inside. There's soda on the table. Pour it yourself!"
She poured out the Fanta soda in the space and put it into two large glass jugs that looked the same as the orange soda sold in the store.
Zhao Limin watched Lian Xiaomin busying around and said with a smile: "Slow down, don't be in a hurry, don't cut your hands!"
Lian Xiaomin turned around and laughed, "Brother Limin, are you kidding me? I've been using knives for half my life, and I can still cut my own hand?!"
After saying that, he quickly went out to continue cutting vegetables.
Zhang Yuan's hometown is in the countryside of Jilin Province. He can do all kinds of work, from lighting the stove to cooking in a big iron pot. He is really good at everything.
The stoves on both sides were burning, and the stove in the east room was stewing pig's trotters and braised pork on a low fire. Oh, it smelled so good.
Lian Xiaomin couldn't stand the aroma. She secretly lifted the lid of the pot and took a look. The pig's trotters were soft and the braised pork was oily and melted in the mouth... Don't ask her how she knew the smell~
Zhang Yuan started working at 3:30, frying, stir-frying, cooking and deep-frying, demonstrating everything. Lian Xiaomin helped him and was responsible for washing and cutting vegetables.
In fact, Zhang Yuan's cooking skills are just so-so. It's not that he is good at everything, but he learned the braised pork and braised spareribs from his uncle Wen at home.
These two dishes are the favorites of Xiaofu, Xiaoya and other children. They must be Wen Bo’s best dishes.
So Zhang Yuan eats it often. Over the past two years, he has learned how to make it and even cooks it for his younger brother when he gets home.
As for frying meatballs, frying dates, and cooking simple dishes, do you still need to learn? Isn't it very simple? ... Talented people are like this, they feel that they can do it naturally.
But for some people with clumsy hands, it is a difficult subject to understand in their lifetime.
Yufang and Huang Liyuan came on a bicycle, and with them were Xie Ling and Lin Youshu.
When everyone met each other, they were so excited that they quickly went into the house to talk.
Xie Ling was holding a little girl in her arms. She had just turned one month old, and today was her forty-sixth day!
The little baby is so tender and cute, with a rosy little face, and is sleeping.
"Xiao Min, I missed you so much. Oh, you must be careful when you come back. Don't let anyone recognize you. Can you be okay over there?"
She waited for Lin Youshu to park his bicycle, handed the child to him, and excitedly pulled Lian Xiaomin to chat.
It is so difficult for friends to get together.
Yufang, Xie Ling and Lian Xiaomin are the same age, all 19 years old this year.
After not seeing each other for more than two years, everyone is sighing with emotion.
The time we spent together in Sandagou is gone forever, and the memories are so precious.
Lian Xiaomin took out a small gold lock and hung the necklace around the neck of Xie Ling's baby "Yunyun".
The kid was too young and was snoring, so he didn’t wake up yet.
Xie Ling hugged Xiaomin's arm and thanked her on behalf of Yunyun.
"Xiao Lingzi, I didn't make it to your wedding with Big Lin, but I will definitely make up for it with wedding gifts. Here, this is for you!"
She took out a pair of watches, which were relatively simple in style, both with leather straps, black for the men and red for the women.
"Wow, it's so beautiful and so precious... Thank you, Master!" Xie Ling was so moved that her eyes were filled with tears. She knew how much Master Lian had done for her behind the scenes.
Without the help of this friend, I wouldn’t be where I am today.
Lian Xiaomin helped her put it directly on her wrist.
"You are my apprentice, so of course I have to give you some dowry. Here, I have also prepared some nice clothes for you. Put them in a sack and take them with you when you leave."
It turns out that she packed all the gifts she gave out in sacks.
Yufang also had a sack, which was placed there, and it was filled with even more hard goods.
Yufang took out the apricot-yellow dress that she had bought from her own counter in the department store today and gave it to Xiaomin.
Lian Xiaomin took it. She remembered this skirt. She was staring at it when she went to see Yufang. Unexpectedly, she bought it for herself.
But she also prepared a lot of clothes and fabrics for Yufang~
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The room was spacious, with three tables placed on the big kang. Dinner was officially served just after six o'clock.
Zhang Yuan brought in all the hot pot dishes and set them on the table. Everyone helped by setting the table and serving the rice.
There was no wine, but there was plenty of soda, and he took out two plastic buckets of "orange soda".
Xiaobao was so happy. It was the first time for him to drink soda. He was so happy that he took sip after sip.
Yan Haixia quickly took the cup and told him to eat first, otherwise he would not be able to eat later.
Everyone sat together, laughing and chatting while eating.
Xie Ling's daughter Yunyun was sleeping with Xiaoluobo at the end of the kang.
Lian Xiaomin introduced Zhang Yuan to everyone, but did not give his real name. She just said his name was Zhang Jun. After all, he was a wanted criminal, so it was better not to know his name.
She introduced that Zhang Jun was her brother, who had been working with her for several years. He was also a fellow native of Northeast China, and later smuggled into Hong Kong. He was very skilled.
Cooking is second rate.
However, braised pork and pig's trotters are the best!
Quail eggs were also put in it and soaked in gravy. Oh my god, it was so delicious that even Xiaomin herself ate it up and mixed it with rice. It was so delicious.
Everyone thanked Zhang Jun for his passionate performance and praised his excellent cooking skills.
The first dish that was finished was the braised pork, and the second was the sweet and sour pork. I praise him for grasping the soul of the Northeastern people!
Zhang Yuan chuckled and said that these were two tricks he learned from the chef in his old family. Sorry for making a fool of himself.
Everyone asked, do you have a chef at home? Well, it’s Xiaomin’s way.
Xie Ling smiled and said, "Well, Xiaofu and Xiaoya won't be hungry anymore. In the past, the chicken feathers had to wait for me to go to their house to pluck them for them."
Zhang Yuan said that the old man’s villa was very big and he hired five workers…
Everyone had an expression as if saying: Xiaomin is truly living the life of a big capitalist.
These were all friends who had stood the test of time. Lian Xiaomin did not hide anything from them and casually told them about her life, for example, that she ran a TV station.
Zhao Liming's eyes widened. His family had a TV that could receive one or two channels, but Xiaomin's company had two channels!
He sighed and said, it would be great if one day we could see your company's programs here.
Lian Xiaomin thought to herself, Brother Limin, time flies by quickly. Just wait a little longer. That day is not far away...
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