There was only one plate of braised pork and some fried ham sausage on the table.
Zheng Lanxiang now feels disgusted at the sight of green vegetables. The rice cooker is full of rice, and if there's any left, she can make fried rice with eggs, which is what Jiang Shuyin loves to eat.
Since I didn't have the means to caramelize sugar for this braised pork, I added a lot of dark soy sauce for color during the stewing process. The texture was different, but the taste was really good.
Zheng Lanxiang served Xie Yin three bowls of rice. Seeing that Xie Yin hadn't picked up any meat, she wanted to grab a new pair of chopsticks and forcefully scoop some up his food: "Why aren't you eating any meat? My Xiao Yin isn't polite. She'll eat it all later. Can Auntie pick some for you?"
Xie Yin lowered his eyes, and Jiang Shu answered for him: "He is from an ethnic minority and does not eat meat."
Zheng Lanxiang was speechless: "Which ethnicity?"
Xie Yin replied in Keltonese: "Black Mist Clan."
"Huh?" Zheng Lanxiang didn't understand. Jiang Shuyin put down her chopsticks and sighed, "Mom, please stop asking. It's not what you think. If you act like this, who would dare to come to my house as a guest?"
After eating, Jiang Shuyin grabbed her clothes and went to take a shower, not wanting to wait even a moment longer.
Xie Yin sat on the sofa while Zheng Lanxiang interrogated him: "Where do you live now? How many people are in your family? How many siblings do you have? What are your future plans? Have you ever been in a relationship?"
Because of the chaotic post-apocalyptic environment, there are now some additional questions: "How many mission points are there per month? What kind of superpowers?"
Cars and houses are minor matters now.
Xie Yin: "I live there."
Zheng Lanxiang looked in the direction he pointed. She could see those buildings every day, but she didn't expect them to be so close. There were really not many people who could live in those places.
He then said, "There are 46 people in the clan, no brothers or sisters, I plan to stay here, I've never been in a relationship, and I earn monthly task points..."
He opened the task point interface on his bracelet and showed Zheng Lanxiang the six-figure balance inside. Her eyes suddenly changed. In Zheng Lanxiang's eyes, Xie Yin was a golden bachelor, and she wanted to try her best to bring the two of them together.
"Superpowers are considered a kind of decomposition."
After Xie Yin finished speaking, he felt the fervor of the people. Zheng Lanxiang called him affectionately, "Little Xie, let Xiao Yin chat with you later. What do you like to eat? Auntie will go buy groceries and cook you your favorite meal tonight. You eat a lot of steamed buns in your hometown, right? They're not easy to buy here now, but Auntie can make them, so you can have them tonight."
Xie Yin: "Anything with a high water content is fine; I don't eat steamed buns."
Zheng Lanxiang nodded, thinking carefully about which vegetables had a high water content.
When Jiang Shu led her out, she saw her mother questioning Xie Yin, vigorously rubbing her wet hair and frowning as she said, "Mom—"
Zheng Lanxiang glanced back and knew her daughter was angry. After thinking for a moment, she took her keys and went out.
While changing his shoes in the entryway, he instructed Jiang Shuyin, "I've invited Xiao Xie to stay for dinner. Don't send him away. I'm going out to buy groceries."
After changing my shoes and closing the door, I was still thinking as I walked downstairs: If these two are together, something will surely happen, right?
Jiang Shuyin changed into her pajamas, an outfit she wasn't planning on going out, and sat down to explain to Xie Yin, "My mom misunderstood, don't take it to heart. We have milk and tea at home, I'll make you a cup of milk tea."
Xie Yin was indeed a little dehydrated, so he nodded.
Light the gas stove in the kitchen, put sugar in a pot and heat it until it melts, then add tea leaves and stir-fry until the tea leaves are evenly coated with caramel. Turn down the heat, pour in milk and stir well. After removing from the heat, add ice cubes to cool it down for a better taste.
As she did these things, Xie Yin watched intently. Her back view was very attractive to him. Xie Yin tried to struggle, but his lever arm was stretched and the force did not change at all.
Five cups were placed on the coffee table, one for each of the Qingwu, Feitao, and Heimei varieties. Xie Yin drank his cup in one gulp but still felt unsatisfied. Jiang Shuyin smiled and pushed her own cup to him.
The remaining glass, if her mother doesn't drink it when she gets back, will be his at dinner time.
While everyone was enjoying themselves, Zheng Lanxiang, who was out buying groceries, ran into her nemesis.
Because it was afternoon, all the vegetable vendors near the neighborhood were sold out. If you needed some urgently, you'd have to take a bus to the farm yourself.
Zheng Lanxiang was very reluctant to go to that place, but today she mustered up her courage. After a forty-minute drive, she arrived at the farm and asked the gatekeeper, "Where do I go to buy cucumbers?"
The gatekeeper first asked her, "How many task points do you have? The minimum order is one hundred sticks. If you only want one or two, don't waste your time. We'll bring them over to you tomorrow morning."
Zheng Lanxiang said confidently, "I'll just buy a hundred. You can show me the way."
The gatekeeper pointed to the office building: "Look for Section Chief Du on the first floor over there."
"Thanks." Zheng Lanxiang rushed over. The office building was like a village committee building, with the main door open. She went straight in and saw Jiang Jianli making a phone call in an office with the door open, his face full of wrinkles from smiling.
She rolled her eyes and turned her face away. She saw the office of the man surnamed Du, went over and knocked on the door, but was immediately stopped by Jiang Jianli who ran out from behind: "What are you doing here? This is not a place for you to cause trouble. If you have something to say, go outside and talk!"
Zheng Lanxiang didn't even want to glance at her: "I didn't come here to see you."
She continued knocking on the door: "Is Section Chief Du in? I'm here to buy cucumbers."
"You're doing personal shopping now? I'll give you money, find another job, and stay away from this place." Jiang Jianli frowned, his throat tightened, and he wanted to smoke a cigarette to calm down.
Zheng Lanxiang guessed that the person wasn't there, so she went outside to the field and called out, "Is Section Chief Du here? I've come to buy cucumbers."
Jiang Jianli felt like his face had been thrown to the ground and stomped on, and he wanted nothing more than to gather a water balloon and throw it at him: "Stop shouting, what do you want?"
Someone in the field responded, and Zheng Lanxiang went over to greet him. She saw an ordinary-looking Section Chief Du, wearing an old-fashioned polo shirt. He seemed to be around the same age as her. She went over and told him her story.
Section Chief Du looked at her empty-handed and said, "A hundred sticks are hard to carry. Did you bring your car?"
Zheng Lanxiang's face froze. Jiang Jianli, who was walking behind her, said, "I drove here. Please help take her home."
Section Chief Du told her to pick them herself: "Pick whatever you like, they're all about the same size, we sell them by weight."
After calculating, it turned out that a total of 33.6 task points were consumed, which was equivalent to Jiang Jianli's daily wage.
When he swiped his card, he saw that Zheng Lanxiang was using a family card, and his gaze turned cold: "You found a man so quickly? You're not much better than me. Xiaoyin still has a future with me. Don't try to morally blackmail her. I'll ask her myself when we get back who she's with."
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