Chapter 453 You are the hero's child
Li Huan went to the restaurant. There were quite a lot of people there tonight, so he needed to order food first, otherwise Boss Deng wouldn't be able to serve the food in his small kitchen in time.
When Boss Deng saw Li Huan coming, his heart tightened. This man looked more charming than a woman. Fortunately, his wife was also pretty, otherwise she would have been eaten by the young girls and widows here at any time.
"Boss, a lot of people are coming to my house for dinner tonight. Do you want to get ready first?"
"A lot of people. How many people?"
"About 10 to 20 people, you need to divide them into two tables. Oh, and there are several children and three elderly people, so you need to make more soft and sticky food. Here is 100 yuan, you can make it as you see fit."
"One hundred yuan, isn't that too much? All the dishes in my restaurant are not worth a hundred yuan. You are making things difficult for me."
"It's okay. I brought some game with me. You can cook it as you like. I'll give it to you as processing fee."
Boss Deng then noticed that Li Huan was holding a snakeskin bag. When he opened the bag, he saw two pheasants, three hares, and a piece of what looked like roe deer meat. What was strange was that there were also two bear paws.
"Oh my god, where did you get this thing?"
"Friends from back home are here and they're giving us gifts. You know how to make them."
"Of course I can. My ancestors came from the imperial kitchen, so they are good at making game."
"By the way, this is the seasoning my wife gave you. It was brought from the capital."
"Oh hey, your wife must be a good cook, which is what I need."
Boss Deng was already familiar with Cheng Qiao and Li Huan, and he spoke more straightforwardly. Suddenly, he thought of someone and asked nervously:
"Is that girl named Han Tong coming? If she comes, the amount will be doubled."
"Of course, you can double it."
Boss Deng took a look at the hundred yuan in his hand and the game on the ground and felt that the hundred yuan was worth it.
When Li Huan returned to the guesthouse, he heard a woman crying and a child crying from outside. Without guessing, he knew that his sister-in-law had come with her nephew.
He didn't know whether he should go in or not, so he could only go to Ye Jun's room first. As soon as the door of the room opened, Cheng Li rushed over. It turned out that Cheng Liguo and Cheng Li were also there.
The brothers were all sitting on the double beds that were put together, talking around Xiao Nuan. The four children were extremely pleasing to the eye, especially Cheng Li, who had completely absorbed the best features of Cheng Qiao and Li Huan. There were almost no flaws to be found, whether from the front or the side.
"Dad, Li Cheng is so pitiful. He can't even have candy now. I will give all the candies I brought to Li Cheng later."
A look of sorrow appeared on Li Ming's face. He had everything he wanted to eat in the grocery store and was a little tired of eating all these candies. However, Li Cheng's eyes lit up when he saw the candies.
"You can give him some, but don't give him too much. Candy is bad for teeth. If he breaks his teeth, his grandmother will come after you."
Several children already knew about Li Cheng's grandmother, and they couldn't help but think deeply. They all wanted to see what happened to this child and why his own mother didn't want him.
"Don't mind your own business, get ready, and when National Day arrives, we'll go have dinner. Today is a big reunion, and we should all be happy."
Guoqing and the little troublemaker both came, and even Qin Daqiang came. He also brought a bottle of Moutai, which Zhao Hui asked Guoqing to bring to him.
"Everyone is here, let's go eat. We have bear paws today, you all should enjoy them."
Li Huan clapped his hands. Cheng Qiao had kept the bear paw for more than a year before taking it out. If fresh bear paws were stewed directly, the meat might be too moist and difficult to cook.
Even after cooking, the taste may not be ideal, so the bear paw needs a certain amount of time to recover and repair, allowing the wound to heal naturally to avoid blood and odor during the stewing process.
"Oh... let's eat bear paws. I heard that steamed bear paws are a famous dish in Manchu-Han banquets. I can finally eat them this time."
Li Ming smiled and clapped his hands. His good mood also affected everyone in the room. They all began to look forward to the bear paw.
There were laughter and joy here, but the atmosphere in the next room was a little stagnant. Jiang Meili saw Li's mother burst into tears involuntarily, saying that she had been living a very depressed life these days.
"Mom, you know that if it weren't for Cheng Qiao, I really wouldn't have survived. Cheng Qiao was kind enough to help my mom give birth, but she made a big enemy of me. It was obviously her own son who was not good, but she had to blame it on my brother and sister-in-law."
"Meili, you don't have to be too angry. Your mother may be too sad and has lost her sense of proportion. Why don't you leave Chengcheng with me first? I'm her grandmother and I won't mistreat the child."
"Thank you, mother. I couldn't ask for more. Chengcheng, are you willing to stay with grandma and second aunt?"
Li Cheng was originally very happy, but Meili was too sad, so he also felt sad. Now when he heard Meili asking him to follow his grandmother and second aunt, he grinned with tears still in his eyes.
"My dear grandson, you are the eldest brother's only child, so just stay with grandma. Grandma will make delicious food for you every day and make you fat."
"I just like to eat delicious food, thank you grandma."
"Let's go and have something delicious. There are a lot of delicious food tonight. It's enough for you to eat until your mouth is full of oil."
Mother Li stood up, holding Li Cheng's hand with one hand and Meili's with the other. She sympathized with her eldest daughter-in-law's current situation. It was indeed much more difficult without her husband around.
The lights are on brightly tonight, and Boss Deng has even posted a notice at the door saying that the place is reserved for distinguished guests tonight and no individual customers will be admitted.
When Li Huan and his friends arrived, several cold dishes had already been placed on the two large round tables in the restaurant. These were the favorites of children and the elderly.
Crispy ginger preserved eggs, Kyoto kidney balls, crispy fried crucian carp, phoenix eye kidneys, etc. are all famous dishes. It seems that Boss Deng is really good at it.
Guoqing, Lele, Xiao Troublemaker and Chen Xiaoniu took the children to a round table nearby. Cheng Qiao also wanted to go over, but was stopped by Qin Daqiang.
Jiang Meili sat next to Cheng Qiao. She originally wanted to ask about Qin Daqiang and Li Bing, but when she saw that Qin Daqiang didn't even look at her, she realized that she was not welcome, so she took Li Cheng to the side.
Li Cheng was very smart. When he saw his mother's disappointment, he ran to Qin Daqiang, held his hand, and asked pitifully:
"Uncle Qin, when will my dad come back? You see, my brother always has his dad to eat with him, but I don't. I miss my dad."
Qin Daqiang's face darkened. His first reaction was that Jiang Meili was using the child to get information about Li Bing. Jiang Meili was also stunned. She really had never talked about such a topic with the child.
Li Huan couldn't bear it any longer. After all, Li Cheng was his nephew. How could he let a child be sad? He hugged Li Cheng and comforted him:
"Xiao Chengcheng, you are the son of a hero. Your father almost paid the price of his life to defend his country. Now your father is at a critical juncture. When he wins the battle, he will come back to have dinner with you."
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