Chen Qiu didn't expect that Ye Chen could really cook, and all of his dishes were her favorites. He didn't make rice, but the unique臊子面 in the northwest, as well as some of Chen Qiu's favorite home-cooked dishes.
"How does it taste?" Ye Chen took the last dish, put it on the table and handed Chen Qiu a pair of chopsticks.
Chen Qiu took the chopsticks and reached out to wipe the flour off Ye Chen's temples. "So, you can really cook? When did you learn it?"
"Come and try it to see if it suits your taste. We only made three dishes, but there is plenty of noodles!" Ye Chen pushed Chen Qiu to sit on the stool and sat down beside him.
Chen Qiu picked up a piece of pork ribs and put it in his mouth. "Sweet and sour pork ribs? They're as good as the ones made by Madam Li in the mansion's kitchen! Delicious!" Then he picked up a handful of stir-fried wild vegetables with chopsticks. "Hmm... bitter herbs? How can there be bitter herbs here? Bitter herbs are not edible in the northwest at this time of year. Where did you get them?"
Ye Chen smiled and brought the wild vegetable that Chen Qiu had taken with his chopsticks to Chen Qiu's mouth. "I asked someone to buy it in An County. The climate there is warmer than in the northwest, but whatever is available in the northwest is also available there. I didn't have high hopes at first, but I didn't expect that this vegetable is in its prime season there. I asked big brother for the recipe, but this is my first time making it, so I'm not sure if it will taste good."
Ye Chen picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and put it in his mouth. After chewing it for a few times, he spat it out. "Brother said that this vegetable tastes bitter, so it is called bitter vegetable. I didn't expect it to be so bitter. Qiu'er, don't eat it. Maybe I didn't cook it right."
Chen Qiu had already eaten one chopstick and now reached for the second chopstick. "This is how bitter vegetables taste. You made it very delicious. It's not very bitter. It's your first time eating it, so it tastes very bitter."
"Really?" Ye Chen looked at Chen Qiu and asked, "Qiu'er, please don't eat such bitter food just to comfort me."
Chen Qiu picked up another piece with chopsticks and put it into his mouth. "Really, it's delicious. Bitter greens are very good for reducing internal heat! Husband, do you want to try another bite? It will be fine once you get used to it."
Ye Chen frowned and shook his head, reaching for the plate of bitter vegetables, "Don't eat it, it's too bitter, eat something else!"
Chen Qiu held Ye Chen's hand and said, "No, I haven't eaten it for a long time and I miss it. Husband, where are the noodles you cooked? They're clumping!"
Ye Chen then remembered that there was still noodles cooking in the pot in the kitchen. When Ye Chen brought in two large bowls of臊子面, the plate of bitter vegetables was almost empty. Well, it seems that he really couldn't get used to it.
After the two of them finished their meal, Chen Qiu helped Ye Chen wash the pots and dishes, and the two of them looked at the stars in the yard. This place was not big, and it was dark now. The mountains on all sides looked like monsters crawling on the ground.
"Husband, isn't it a bad idea for us to leave little An An at home alone and go out to play by himself?" Chen Qiu looked at the starry sky and thought of his chubby son.
Ye Chen hugged Chen Qiu and laughed softly, "He will have his own favorite person when he grows up. When he accompanies his wife to watch the stars, will he take us with him?"
Chen Qiu looked up at Ye Chen. It seemed like that wouldn't happen? No, it definitely wouldn't happen. "Besides, he has grandparents, Mingyue Xing'er, Hua Mama, and Xiaofu at home with him. He's not alone. None of those people will let anything happen to him. Don't worry!"
After hearing Ye Chen's words, Shen Qiu was no longer worried. Yes, those people that her husband mentioned, no matter who they were, would do their best to protect An An in times of danger. What else could she be worried about? However, she still couldn't help but wonder if An An would cry if she couldn't see her at night? Would she be unable to sleep?
At night, after the two of them fell asleep, Ye Chen put his hand dishonestly into Chen Qiu's shirt. Chen Qiu held Ye Chen's hand and said, "Husband, it's inconvenient!"
Ye Chen: "Hmm? No way?"
Chen Qiu chuckled softly, "This is my first period since I gave birth to An An. It took a little longer, but Lan Yu said it's okay and everything will be normal later."
Ye Chen took out his hand and placed it on Chen Qiu's lower abdomen. "I remember you used to have stomachaches when you had your period. Does it still hurt now?"
"Ah? I never feel any pain during my period? How come you have such a memory, husband?" Chen Qiu turned around and looked at Ye Chen in confusion, but it was too dark to see Ye Chen's expression.
Ye Chen hugged Chen Qiu and said, "I had a dream. In the dream, you would have a stomachache every time you had your period. Maybe I confused the dream with reality."
Ye Chen held Chen Qiu's head in his arms. He was not confusing dreams with reality, but confusing his previous life with this life. In his previous life, because Shen Qiu drank contraceptive soup, her constitution became increasingly cold. He remembered that in his previous life, the first time he saw Chen Qiu having stomach pain during menstruation was half a year after they got married. At that time, Chen Qiu was in so much pain that she broke out in cold sweats. He had seen the sanitary pad that Xing'er took out to burn, which was covered with black blood clots. At that time, Ye Chen's heart began to ache.
In this life, after Chen Qiu married Ye Chen, she became pregnant before her period. After giving birth to An An, she had been waiting for her period to come, but there was no news. Ye Chen was worried that Chen Qiu had not recovered well, so he didn't dare to touch her. Unexpectedly, he didn't pay attention to the day when Chen Qiu had her period.
Chen Qiu felt a coolness on his neck, then reached out to hold Ye Chen's face and wiped his tears one by one, "Husband, why are you crying?"
Ye Chen held Chen Qiu's hand, then placed Chen Qiu's hand on his chest, "I'm fine, I just feel bad for Qiu'er." Until now, Ye Chen would still cry whenever he thought of Chen Qiu in his previous life.
Chen Qiu hugged Ye Chen's waist, snuggled in Ye Chen's arms, and didn't say anything, just hugged Ye Chen like this. Her husband loved her, so she would give herself to her husband and go into his arms. Would he feel better if she was in his arms?
Originally, I just wanted to hold Ye Chen to comfort him, but I didn't expect to fall asleep. When I woke up, the sun had already entered the house. In a valley like this, it must be very late by the time the sun enters the house.
"Awake? I made some porridge, and thinking you would wake up soon, I served it out and let it cool. It's just right to drink it now." Ye Chen brought in the bowl. As a martial artist, he would be alert if there was any movement around him, but he didn't even know that his husband went out to cook. It was really reassuring to have his husband around!
Chen Qiu got out of bed and walked to the table. Ye Chen handed her a glass of water and said, "Rinse your mouth first, otherwise it will taste bland."
Chen Qiu took over and rinsed his mouth. Ye Chen had already brought the spittoon over. After spitting out the water, Chen Qiu began to drink the porridge, which turned out to be his favorite meat porridge.
Chen Qiu narrowed his eyes and asked Ye Chen, "Husband, tell me honestly, when did you learn to cook? How can you cook so deliciously?"
While Ye Chen was adding hot water to Chen Qiu, he said with a smile: "I learned this secretly from the cook. I hope Qiu'er doesn't mind."
"I don't mind, I don't mind. My husband cooked it very deliciously. I'll eat it again in the future." Chen Qiu spoke incoherently with rice in her mouth.
"Don't talk when you have food in your mouth, or you'll snatch it away!" Ye Chen walked over, took the bowl and spoon from Chen Qiu's hand, and fed Chen Qiu mouthful by mouthful.
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