Chapter 29 Enjoy yourself
Shi Tingyu quickly washed her face, changed her clothes that were stained with oil smoke, and hurried out.
Her family was entertaining guests, and it was not good to keep the guests waiting for a long time.
Sure enough, after Shi Tingyu came out, she saw that no one at the table had touched their chopsticks.
Lu Weiguo saw her come out and waved to her, "Xiaoyu, come here."
Shi Tingyu walked over, and Lu Weiguo subconsciously held her hand and took her to sit next to him.
Feng Wei looked at this scene with bright eyes, feeling very relieved.
He was a good matchmaker.
When he heard the rumors before, he was still thinking about waiting for Lao Lu and his family to settle down, and then he would go to do ideological work. Now it seems that there is no need at all.
From the perspective of an experienced person, it is clear that the man is in love with the woman.
There is no such thing as a resentful couple.
Lu Weiguo called everyone: "Okay, hurry up and eat, this is what your sister-in-law and Zhang have been preparing for the whole afternoon."
This group of people are also very good at handling things, calling sister-in-law and sister-in-law, and saying that they have worked hard.
People say that too much oil does not spoil the dish. Shi Tingyu is a man who is willing to put in a lot of ingredients. Just looking at the color is delicious.
Shi Tingyu first picked up a chicken leg for Da Mao, and everyone started eating.
The men started with clams and lobsters.
When they smelled the smell, they were greedy. Now when they put it in their mouths, it was spicy and fresh, the shrimp meat was chewy, and there was no fishy smell. It was very satisfying.
If it was paired with a little wine at this time, it would be simply delicious.
Unfortunately, drinking is not allowed in the camp.
Mrs. Zhang was not polite either. When cooking, she drooled at the smell of spicy crayfish. How could she hold back at this moment?
Even if she ate a little faster now, it didn't matter. With the background of these soldiers, she felt that she was eating more elegantly than usual.
Shi Tingyu ate boiled fish with rosy lips.
She liked spicy food more and thought it went well with rice.
Lu Weiguo glanced at Shi Tingyu's white and tender hands, reached out and peeled a crayfish and put it in her bowl.
Everyone was immersed in the food and didn't notice Lu Weiguo's actions. It was not
until Lu Weiguo put lobster meat into Shi Tingyu's bowl for the Nth time that everyone noticed it.
Several people made faces and made jokes.
"Captain, I want to eat lobsters, too. Can you peel one for me?" Captain Li said in a weird way, causing everyone to laugh.
Lu Weiguo glared at him, his voice flat, "You don't have hands?"
Captain Li shrank his neck, showing his love of food and fun to the fullest.
Damao looked at these uncles with a confused face, "Mom, what are they talking about?"
Zhang Jin kicked Captain Li under the table, "Be quiet." His son is still here.
Shi Tingyu just smiled and was not angry. It was normal for men to do this together.
If it weren't for her and Zhang Saozi and her son, they would have said some dirty words.
Lieutenant Li and his men had no other intentions, they just wanted to tease their battalion commander who always had a cold face.
Damao watched Lu Weiguo peeling lobsters for Shi Tingyu, and when he saw Shi Tingyu eating with relish, he tugged at the sleeve of the second battalion commander.
"Dad, you also peel lobsters for me and mom, my aunt eats so deliciously."
Zhang Jin blushed a little at his son's words.
Nowadays, few men serve tea and peel lobsters for their wives outside.
"You little kid, this lobster is spicy."
Damao didn't care, "I want to try it too, and mom is not afraid of spicy food."
Finally, Battalion Commander Zhang looked at Lu Weiguo, who kept his face calm and picked up a few pieces of clam meat for Shi Tingyu, and peeled lobsters for his wife and son awkwardly.
Mrs. Zhang's face was red. This was the first time she was taken care of by her man outside.
Da Mao was happy and took a bite of the lobster meat. It was so spicy that he couldn't bear to spit it out.
Seeing this, Shi Tingyu found a bowl and poured water to Da Mao, "Da Mao, if you still want to eat lobster, you can rinse the shrimp meat in water, and the spiciness will be much less."
Da Mao obediently put the lobster meat handed over by his father into the water, took the chopsticks and moved it a few times before putting it in his mouth. The spiciness was at least reduced by more than half.
His eyes lit up.
"Auntie, you are so smart."
Lu Weiguo's mouth corners were slightly raised, and he looked like you have good taste.
This meal was a great pleasure for both the guests and the host, and everyone ate a lot.
Even Damao ate half a bowl of rice more.
Don't underestimate this half bowl of rice, the bowls are quite big nowadays, Damao would have eaten more if Mrs. Zhang hadn't stopped him.
At this time, Damao's thoughts had drifted far away.
He thought, if only he could eat the rice cooked by his aunt every day, Uncle Lu is so lucky.
Shi Tingyu looked at the big plate and saw that most of the dishes were eaten up, and he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that this dinner party was quite successful.
Everyone left, only Mrs. Zhang's family was still there.
Mrs. Zhang stayed to help clean up the mess, while Damao and Zhang Jin waited for Mrs. Zhang to join them.
Shi Tingyu originally said that it was not a big deal, she and Lu Weiguo could clean up, but Mrs. Zhang insisted.
No one helped even half of it.
After cleaning up, Zhang's wife was ready to take everyone away.
Shi Tingyu called Zhang's wife, "Wait a minute, sister-in-law."
"What's the matter, sister?" Zhang's wife asked in confusion. Shi
Tingyu went to the kitchen and brought out a big bowl filled with potatoes and braised pork.
Crayfish and clams are more popular with men, and these two dishes are the fastest to be emptied.
Originally, Shi Tingyu left some dishes unplated, just in case there were not enough dishes to add in the middle.
The crayfish and clams were all gone, and the boiled fish was gone, leaving only some potatoes and braised pork and chicken stewed with mushrooms.
The plates of these two dishes were empty, but there were still some dishes left in the kitchen that were not put on the plates.
Mrs. Zhang had been busy all day, and she put the untouched dishes on
the table for her. "Sister-in-law, these dishes haven't been served yet, so you
can take them home to eat." Mrs. Zhang groaned, "I'm so embarrassed, sister. Such delicious dishes, you can keep them for yourself." Shi
Tingyu said, "We still have some at home, but it's hot now, so we can't keep them. Weiguo and I can't eat that much." As she said
this, she handed the broken and heavy bowl to Mrs. Zhang.
"Sister-in-law, take it quickly, and I'll bring the bowl to you later."
Damao looked at it eagerly, his eyes full of desire, but he also knew that this was not the time for him to speak, so he could only say in his heart, Mom, please take it quickly, you must take it!
It seemed that Damao's prayer was heard, and Mrs. Zhang finally took the bowl, and even Zhang Jin, who was watching from the side, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
It’s not that his wife’s cooking is not delicious, but there is still a gap compared to Shi Tingyu. Zhang Jin
had an endless aftertaste for today’s meal.
And it is estimated that there will be only this one meal in the future. It will be difficult to have it again.
As a grown man, he can’t just go to other people’s houses for free meals. Even brothers from the same parents don’t eat like this.
How could Mrs. Zhang not see the greed of her husband? After thanking Shi Tingyu, she took the man away with the children.
After a while, Mrs. Zhang brought back the washed dishes.
After seeing Mrs. Zhang off, Shi Tingyu said to Lu Weiguo with emotion, "Mrs. Zhang is really kind-hearted."
Lu Weiguo pushed her to sit on the chair, stretched out his hand to pinch her sore arm, and only replied with a "hmm".
Then he said, "You've worked hard today."
Shi Tingyu smiled and said, "It's not that bad. With you and Zhang's help, it's not that tiring."