Because there were two novices at the table, they didn't play too complicatedly. They put away all the East, West, South, North, Red, Middle, White and Board Fortune Cards. They could eat, touch and gang, and played with the simplest rules.
Xu Manman’s skills are actually just average. She can’t remember the cards, let alone calculate what cards the opponent has, but she is more than capable of teaching a novice.
However, the two Zhang sisters were also very smart and quickly got the hang of it after understanding the rules.
Over there, Zhang Wenjun took the cards and discussed with Chen Ming, while here, Zhang Wenhua had already picked out the two unused side cards and was waiting for an opportunity to throw them out later.
As for Liu Li, just by looking at the way she drew the cards, you could tell that she was an old hand, so there was no need for Zhou Ming to guard her. Zhou Ming wanted to stand quietly beside his wife, but his son Dongdong couldn't sit still, so he got up soon and strolled around the yard with his son in his arms.
Jin Zichu appears to be well-mannered on the surface, and he plays mahjong with ease. He picks up a tile and throws it down without hesitation. This is because Xu Manman privately advised him to be more restrained.
But they were just having fun, there was no money involved, they used peanuts as chips, and whoever lost the most had to wash the dishes.
Zhang Wenwu, who was sitting between the two sisters, was also eager to try after understanding the rules. It was another round of Jin Zichu self-drawing. After pushing the cards, he looked at Zhang Wenwu across from him and said, "Wenwu, do you understand the rules? Do you want to try it?"
The sisters were all very open and confident, and Zhang Wenwu himself was not a shy person. "Okay, thank you, Brother Zichu." He walked around and sat in the seat that Jin Zichu had given up.
Jin Zichu didn't leave either. He moved the chair that Zhang Wenwu originally sat on and sat on his right. In this way, he and Xu Manman were next to each other.
Liu Li grabbed the cards and saw this scene out of the corner of her eye. She raised her eyebrows and said, "You little brat, you still say there's nothing wrong?"
But she was the only one who noticed anything wrong.
Although Liu Li is a veteran, she cannot stand the irritability of the newbies, and there are wins and losses in all four directions.
Playing this is the most time-consuming game. Two hours have passed without me noticing.
Chen Ming looked at his watch. It was already twelve o'clock. His "student" Zhang Wenjun had also started playing. He said to everyone, "You guys play first. I'll go cook."
Zhang Wenjun turned his head and looked over. "How about I go and help you, and let Manman do the rest?"
"It's okay, just have fun. The ingredients have been prepared before. I just need to stir-fry them in the pan. It will be quick."
No one else spoke, leaving the space for conversation to these two people. However, Xu Manman, Zhang Wenhua, and Liu Li kept exchanging glances at the table. It seemed that everyone was very optimistic about these two people.
In the end, Zhang Wenjun was still kept at the table by Chen Ming, but she was obviously absent-minded in the second half of playing cards. Zhang Wenhua sighed in his heart, thinking that the older sister could not be kept.
Liu Li just happened to win, and everyone pushed their cards. Zhang Wenhua suggested, "How about we just stop here? I don't feel like playing anymore after smelling this aroma."
Liu Li went along with it and said, "That's fine. I can go feed my son."
Since the conversation had come to this, Zhang Wenjun didn't care about being shy anymore. "Then let's eat first and then fight. I'll go to the kitchen to see if there's anything I can help with."
Zhang Wenhua and Zhang Wenwu were also a little curious about the cooking skills of their future brother-in-law, so they followed him into the kitchen. Xu Manman and Jin Zichu were not in a hurry. They put away the tablecloth and mahjong, and did not go to the kitchen. They sat in the yard and chatted with Liu Li and Zhou Ming.
Just as Chen Ming said, the ingredients were all processed in advance, so cooking was really quick. Xu Manman and Jin Zichu cleared the table in advance.
There were a lot of people here today, so it was a bit crowded when we were playing cards. The square table couldn't accommodate everyone, so Jin Zichu went to the utility room and brought out the large round tabletop. He wiped it clean and placed it on the Eight Immortals table, and it became a large round table. Everyone could sit around the table and the food could be served faster.
In less than half an hour, Zhang Wenjun came out with a tray of food. "The food is ready... We can clear the table and eat."
The table had been cleared long ago, but Xu Manman still went into the kitchen, took out the dishes and cups from the cupboard, washed them, and put them in order.
The dishes were served one by one, including pickled pork with preserved vegetables, braised pork with fermented bean curd, shredded chicken with red oil, twice-cooked pork with chili peppers, eggplant with fish flavor, braised tofu, seaweed omelette, steamed fish cake, shredded potatoes with vinegar and stir-fried cabbage, and finally a soup made of chicken bones, mushrooms and cordyceps flowers.
The table was filled with food, and Chen Ming really showed off his skills today.
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