Bai Yu invited them to dinner at 11:30, so the two siblings stopped what they were doing, packed up, and walked towards Bai Yu's residence.
Ning Xiyue also brought a pot of glutinous rice wine.
When Ning Xiyue walked outside the place where Bai Yu and his wife lived, she smelled the fragrance of food. From the sound, she knew that Zhou Cheng was still cooking.
It was almost eleven twenty when Bai Yu would occasionally check the situation at the door. When she saw the two siblings coming this way, she ran out happily to greet them.
"Xiyue, Qingyuan, you're here. Come on, go sit inside. Your brother Zhou has just finished cooking the last dish. We'll be eating soon."
Ning Xiyue brought the wine pot in her hand in front of her: "That's right, Sister Bai, I brought glutinous rice wine, you can warm it up first, it will taste better when you drink it."
"You guys take a seat first." Bai Yu took the wine. "I'll warm it up. There's plenty of hot water in the pot. It'll be ready in no time."
After taking Ning Xiyue and her brother and sister to sit at the table, he went to the kitchen with the wine.
For a moment, the brother and sister sat there a little awkwardly, and they could only talk about what dishes to serve for the reunion dinner at the Youth League Institute tonight.
A minute later, Zhou Cheng came out wearing an apron and holding the fried dishes.
Ning Xiyue and her brother immediately stood up and followed over to help serve the dishes and rice.
Zhou Cheng laughed out loud: "Just sit there, it's fine. You don't need to be busy with such a small matter."
"It's okay, we are not outsiders, let's serve the dishes together and enjoy the delicious food."
Ning Xiyue didn't listen to him and helped him walk to the kitchen.
Ning Qingyuan also followed behind.
I walked into the kitchen and was shocked by what I saw.
Ning Xiyue and Ning Qingyuan looked at the scene in front of them with the same shocked expression.
Wow, the small table next to the stove is filled with fried dishes, there are two plates of food on the stove, and there is soup stewing in the pot.
There are more than ten of them.
There are still many prepared dishes that have not been fried yet.
"Zhou, Brother Zhou, how many dishes did you make?" Ning Xiyue asked in surprise.
"Twelve dishes." Zhou Cheng smiled sincerely as he looked at the dishes. Worried they might feel burdened, he explained, "Most of these are ingredients you gave me. Actually, there aren't many dishes. Look at the portions on each plate, aren't they? They just take up more space. It's great this way; just looking at the dishes makes the place seem more lively."
Ning Xiyue looked at each dish carefully. The portions were not particularly large, but not small either. There were twelve dishes, but only one vegetable, and there were a lot of hard dishes.
It can be seen that the Bai Yu couple attach great importance to them and this lunch.
All the ingredients she gave me yesterday were used up.
Ning Qingyuan was temporarily moved by the dishes. He blinked his moist eyes and patted Zhou Cheng on the shoulder to express his gratitude: "Brother Zhou, thank you. I am so lucky to have such a delicious meal now."
Bai Yu warmed the wine. When it was almost warm, she took the basin and said with a smile, "Your brother Zhou always cooks more dishes during the Chinese New Year. Today's is considered small. We originally planned to have eighteen dishes, but they got cold so quickly that we left a few dishes uncooked. Let's go and eat first. It's cold in winter, so we have to eat while it's hot."
"Okay, let's eat. I can't wait to try the food that Brother Zhou cooks."
Ning Xiyue didn't think about anything else, so she just agreed and started to help serve the dishes.
All the dishes were brought to the table, and the four of them sat down with smiles on their faces and started eating, each holding a glass of wine and clinking glasses together.
"Happy New Year."
The four of them shouted in unison, taking a sip.
Ning Xiyue and Ning Qingyuan looked at each other, stood up together, and said in unison: "Sister Bai, Brother Zhou offers you a drink. Thank you Sister Bai and Brother Zhou for your hospitality today."
Zhou Cheng and Bai Yu happily stood up and clinked their glasses. After taking a sip, Bai Yu called out, "Come on, come on, eat your food. Don't be polite. Just serve yourself."
"Okay, eat the food."
After completing the basic guest ceremony, Ning Xiyue began to pick up her chopsticks and taste the food one by one.
There are twelve dishes and a soup, and each dish looks very tempting.
Spicy stir-fried shredded beef with pickled peppers, soft, sweet and fragrant Dongpo pork, tender braised crucian carp, crispy sea fish pieces and small crabs, and crispy pork with pepper flavor.
There are also spicy braised chicken, spicy cumin-flavored fried lamb slices, fragrant and chewy bacon, refreshing mixed cold noodles, round sweet potato balls, and big white dumplings.
The only vegetable was stir-fried cabbage, and the last dish was kelp and beef bone soup.
Ning Xiyue ate them one by one, unable to put her chopsticks down. Each dish was prepared so perfectly and suited her appetite.
For a while, she just buried her head in eating.
While eating, he said, "It's so delicious."
"tasty."
Turning around, she saw her second brother, who was also eating with his chopsticks, not stopping. He was paying attention to his manners and eating quickly. He even had time to say that the food was delicious with her.
Looking up at Bai Yu, she was also eating seriously. It seemed that even Bai Yu, who ate Zhou Cheng's cooking every day, could not resist the temptation of delicious food and could not get tired of his cooking.
Bai Yu caught her gaze, looked up and smiled gently at her, "I won't greet you two, let's continue eating, help yourself to what you want to eat, and I have to thank you for providing these ingredients, so that I can eat so many delicious dishes."
As he said this, he picked up a piece of chicken and put it in his bowl and started chewing on it.
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