"It's probably too late to make mutton soup. I saw that the mutton was still fresh, so I just used the mutton spine to make a pot of mutton ribs. The base sauce is ready at home, so it can be eaten as soon as it's cooked. Xiaobao also bought tofu and roast duck. Together with the food we already prepared at home, it's enough for the few of us to eat."
Jiang Erni and her sister didn't notice the turbulent situation in the main hall at all. After working for a while, they brought out a pile of food and greeted them warmly: "Yunsheng, you don't have any dietary restrictions, right? These are what Grandpa and Xiaobao like to eat, and we are used to making these dishes at home."
The eldest sister is like a mother. Now that her mother and eldest sister are not around, Jiang Erni feels that it is her responsibility to take good care of her third sister's boyfriend who is visiting for the first time.
"Second sister, you are too polite. I can eat anything. Besides, the food is so rich. I don't even eat as well as I do at home." Fu Yunsheng answered warmly and appropriately, which won Jiang Erni's favor.
Jiang Yilu just watched coldly without saying a word, sat in his seat and prepared to eat.
"Xiaobao, we have guests, why are you eating first?" Jiang Erni patted her brother's hand, winked at him, and then explained to Fu Yunsheng with a smile, "Xiaobao has been busy outside recently. He is still young and can't stand being hungry, so he ate first. Yunsheng, please don't mind."
In Erni's heart, this man, who she didn't know whether he would become her brother-in-law in the future, was far less important than her own precious brother. Her words were just a matter of face. Didn't you see her complaining while honestly helping Jiang Yilu to serve a full bowl of rice?
"It's okay, second sister, I'll serve the rice myself." Fu Yunsheng glanced at Jiang Yilu, smiled, and humbly tried to take the rice spoon from Jiang Erni's hand to help him serve the rice.
"No need, you're a guest, no way can you do anything." Jiang Erni dodged his actions, first served Mr. Bai a bowl of rice, then the second bowl was for Fu Yunsheng, and then for herself and her two sisters.
"I've often heard Sanni mention Mr. Bai before, saying that you are a true doctor with a kind heart. After meeting you today, I find that your reputation is well-deserved." Fu Yunsheng's attention was not on the extremely sumptuous dishes on the table at all. He took the bowl from Jiang Erni and looked for an opportunity to talk to Mr. Bai.
"I didn't treat you today. How do you know that I am worthy of my reputation? I am just an old doctor, and my skills are not as good as you say."
Old Master Bai is a very shrewd person. Perhaps he was fooled by Fu Yunsheng's acting skills at the beginning, but now that he has seen through it, the hidden meanings in his words are all visible in his eyes.
Even someone as slow-witted as Jiang Sini could vaguely notice that something seemed to be wrong, not to mention the already alert Erni. She put down her bowl, glanced at Fu Yunsheng, then at Grandpa Bai and her younger brother, and had some thoughts in her mind.
"Grandpa Bai, Yunsheng didn't mean that. I just told him some stories about you treating villagers in Qingshan Village. He has long admired you." Sanni came to the rescue of her beloved man, and Fu Yunsheng took this opportunity to step down: "Sanni is right, that's exactly what I meant just now. Maybe I'm not good at speaking."
A person who can bend and stretch is a talented person.
Mr. Bai ate the food on the table silently, as if he didn't hear what the two said.
Today's green onion and tofu is delicious, the sesame oil is fragrant, and the tofu is tender, just right for an old man of his age.
Well, as I get older, not only do my teeth become worse, but my hearing has also deteriorated. Sometimes, when someone is talking next to you, he can’t hear you.
Jiang Yilu was eating his meal, looking at Old Man Bai who was winking at him with a smug look like an old naughty boy. He almost couldn't help laughing out loud, so he lowered his head and took a big mouthful of white rice to suppress the smile.
"Yunsheng, where are you from? Judging from your accent, you seem to be from the capital. Do you have any brothers or sisters? What do your parents do?"
This is almost always a question that children ask when they find a partner. Now that their grandparents are not around and their parents are far away in Qingshan Village, Jiang Erni, as the elder sister, naturally has to find out for her younger sister first.
"I'm from the capital. My parents are factory workers, and I'm the only child in the family." Fu Yunsheng glanced at Jiang Yiliu from the corner of his eye. "I've always envied your big family since I was a child. I have several brothers and sisters to accompany me. Unlike me, I have been alone since I was a child."
"It's really lively with more brothers and sisters." Jiang Erni smiled.
A local, with both working parents and an only child, these conditions are not bad. Fu Yunsheng is tall, with the most popular thick eyebrows and big eyes, no worse than a movie star. But how could such a person fall in love with Sanni? Jiang Erni was not belittling her sister. Sanni loved to eat since she was a child. Since her family conditions improved, her weight has never dropped. Although she is pretty, she is far behind Fu Yunsheng. And maybe they didn't get enough nutrition when they were young. The sisters are not very tall, especially Jiang Sanni, who has now been caught up by her younger sister and is the shortest in the same generation.
In terms of family background, one has a city hukou and the other has a rural hukou; in terms of family, one is a dual-income family and one parent is a farmer; in terms of personal conditions, Fu Yunsheng is better and has done better in school, but it seems that they really can't find a place that matches them.
Jiang Erni could only attribute everything to fate. Maybe Fu Yunsheng liked Sanni's style.
"You don't like eating onions, so I'll skim them off for you." Fu Yunsheng put a spoonful of white and tender tofu into Jiang Sanni's bowl. "You've been feeling a bit irritated these days, and this lamb rib is a bit spicy. After dinner, remember to make yourself a cup of the honeysuckle tea I brought. It can clear away heat and reduce internal heat."
Jiang Sanni has almost no taboos, except for green onions. She can accept green onions in her food and likes to add green onions to enhance the flavor of her food, but she cannot eat green onions directly. Fu Yunsheng noticed this carefully and immediately received another touching look from Jiang Sanni.
"Are you angry?" Jiang Erni was temporarily satisfied with the man's performance, but seeing that her grandfather and brother seemed to have some opinions about him, she still maintained a reserved attitude so far.
Jiang Sini had been silently observing the expressions of everyone at the table. She didn't open her mouth or say anything, but she knew everything clearly.
"I just have two canker sores in my mouth. Maybe I haven't had enough rest recently." Canker sores are oral ulcers, which are not a serious problem. Jiang Sanni herself didn't take it seriously and only mentioned it to Fu Yunsheng. She didn't expect that the man in front of her would remember it firmly in his heart.
"I'll show you later. Apply some medicine powder and it will go away faster. Eat less mutton. It's dry and hot. If you eat too much, your mouth ulcers will not heal well." Erni reminded her sister. Jiang Sanni nodded and looked at Fu Yunsheng with sweetness in her eyes.
Fu Yunsheng's level is really too high. Jiang Yilu just watched the scenes in front of him silently. A tall and handsome man, holding you in the palm of his hand and caring for you, remembering your every preference, and keeping every thing about you no matter how small in his heart. Today it was just a pack of honeysuckle tea. Without him knowing, Fu Yunsheng gave the third sister so much more touching feelings.
It is not surprising that Jiang Sanni, who had never been treated like this by the opposite sex since childhood, was deceived by Fu Yunsheng.
Qingshan Village is a backward and poor mountain village. The people here are simple and kind. Although there are a few bad apples, it is a warm collective as a whole. The men here are honest and family-oriented, but like most men in the old days, they have their own male chauvinism, do not do housework, do not care about hygiene, like to drink, speak rudely and loudly, face the yellow earth, and are all gray. If the younger generation does not step out, the path of their fathers will be the path they will take next.
Jiang Sanni came out of that small mountain village and walked into the outside world. She suddenly discovered that half of the men in this world were different from those in her hometown. They respected women, were well-mannered, and their way of speaking made you feel refreshed, especially Fu Yunsheng. His appearance simply satisfied all Jiang Sanni's fantasies about her future other half.
She might have sensed something was a little off, but this beautiful dream had captured her tightly, and she couldn't escape it.
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"Xiaobao still doesn't like me, but I see that your second sister and fourth sister have a good impression of me. Tell me, have we made another step forward?" When Jiang Sanni was sending Fu Yunsheng out of the alley after leaving Mr. Bai's house, Fu Yunsheng held her hand and said.
Jiang Sanni looked around shyly and tried to pull her hand out of Fu Yunsheng's hand, but it was held tightly and she could not move.
"It's all your fault that you didn't investigate the matter thoroughly at the time and wrongly accused Xiaobao. It's only natural that he hates you. In the days to come, you should try your best to get his forgiveness." Sanni looked at Fu Yunsheng seriously, "Grandpa and grandma love Xiaobao the most. If they knew about this, we would definitely be doomed. If Xiaobao is willing to forgive you, there is still hope for this matter."
"I know." Fu Yunsheng's smile paused for a moment. He thought of something and changed the subject.
"My mother brought my aunt's family to your hot pot restaurant last time. They all liked the taste. My mother also asked you to teach her so that she can cook for me at home." Fu Yunsheng's tone was gentle, with a hint of temptation.
"That's not our store, it's my brother and grandmother's store. I'm in charge of the store, and only my brother and grandmother know the recipes of the base ingredients. Daughters in our family don't get involved." Sanni actually knew the recipe for the hot pot base. After all, her family made it when she was a child, and she knew it almost exactly. Later, Jiang Yiluo asked her to look after the store, and she learned it thoroughly.
She didn't know why she blurted out a lie in front of Fu Yunsheng, feeling a little embarrassed: "If Auntie likes it, you can come to the restaurant to eat in the future. At most, I can deduct it from my salary."
"My mother will never spend your money." A hint of disappointment flashed across Fu Yunsheng's eyes, but it was so fleeting that it was impossible to catch it.
"I originally thought that your family treated you siblings equally, but it turns out that you are different." Fu Yunsheng seemed to be joking, "But Xiaobao is really capable. He opened a hot pot restaurant with your grandmother's secret recipe. It's not an exaggeration to say that he makes a fortune every day."
Jiang Sanni was a bit thick-skinned and didn't hear the provocation in Fu Yunsheng's words at all. Instead, she was very proud of the second half of his words: "Xiaobao has been smarter than other children since he was young, and he has nothing to say about us sisters. If it weren't for him, my sisters and I might not have been able to study, and of course, we wouldn't have met you."
Sanni looked at Fu Yunsheng shyly, then lowered her head timidly.
"Yes, fortunately we have him..." Fu Yunsheng's voice became lower and lower, and the expression on his face became more and more obscure. However, Jiang Sanni, who lowered her head, did not see this scene at all.
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