"Linglong, what are you cooking this afternoon?" Zhao Aihong asked curiously.
"Pork stewed with beans and vermicelli."
"Where did you get the beans in such a cold day?"
"These are dried beans that our Lao Zheng's comrades sent over. They taste delicious, too. If you want some, I'll get you some."
"No, no, you can eat it."
Knowing that Linglong's family wanted to eat pork, Zhao Aihong originally planned to cook something casually in the afternoon, so she took down the bacon hanging there and cooked some.
"Congcong, stop playing and drink some water." Linglong shouted while busy on the chopping board.
Congcong quickly stood up, picked up the cup on the table, and took a big sip of water.
After drinking, he wiped his mouth. "Drink it, Mom."
"Oh, my son is so good."
Congcong continued to play with toys, and Linglong was also busy.
It was almost the end of the year, and some of Zheng Tiansen's comrades-in-arms sent things over.
This shows how bad the relationship was before.
Linglong also wanted to make something and send it back. This is a give-and-take relationship that will last, right?
She bought the fresh pork that morning. After cooking it and removing the foam and blood, she started cooking.
After cooking, add more oil and fry until the color changes.
When the meat was almost done, she added the soaked dried beans, stir-fried them for a while, then added water and some seasonings, covered the pot and let it simmer.
She shouldn't add the vermicelli too early, otherwise it will be cooked and broken.
While the pot was bubbling, she was not idle either.
Sitting not far away crocheting something.
Before long, the aroma of pork and beans wafted out.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Linglong lifted the lid of the pot and threw the soaked vermicelli in. She stirred it a few times, and when she saw that the vermicelli was soaked in the soup, she covered the pot and continued stewing.
Next door, Zhao Aihong smelled the aroma wafting over here and was very glad that she had eaten bacon.
Zheng Tiansen, Yu Qiwei and Deputy Director Sun walked back together.
There was still some distance between them, so Yu Qiwei sniffed and started teasing.
"Tiansen, I'm sure your comrade Linglong is making something delicious again."
Deputy Director Sun was envious. "You said our Wang Juan has learned a lot from your Comrade Linglong, but why can't she cook such delicious food?"
Zheng Tiansen, who was envied and teased, curled his lips. "My wife's craftsmanship is something that ordinary people can't learn."
There was a hint of pride in the boastful tone, which left the two people next to him speechless.
Zheng Tiansen looked over as soon as he entered the house. "What are you cooking?"
"Pork and beans stewed with vermicelli."
"It smells so good, it makes Yu Xiaowei and Sun Xiangwei greedy."
Linglong brought over the dishes and chopsticks with a smile.
"I made quite a lot, why not give them a bowl each."
"No, I can finish it." Zheng Tiansen said a little defensively.
Linglong glanced at him. "You seem so stingy, but Sister Aihong and Sister Wang Juan have sent us gifts quite often."
After saying that, she ignored him and served two bowls first.
"Just keep serving it, I'll take it to them."
What could Zheng Tiansen do? He had to listen to his wife.
Linglong went to Zhao Aihong's house first. Zhao Aihong was not too surprised to see her bringing food over, but she immediately served her some fried vegetables with bacon that she made herself.
When they arrived at Wang Juan's house, Linglong brought back another plate of pickled vegetables.
So there were two more dishes on her family’s dining table.
The steaming hot stew tastes especially delicious when eaten with steamed buns.
"Mom called and said that Congcong and I will go to the compound in two days. What about you? How long will it take you to rest?" Linglong asked while eating.
"I have a mission today, the 29th, so I can go back on the morning of the 30th and come back on the 2nd."
"That's too much. My son and I will go to the compound and wait for you."
"Tuo."
Although she would not be staying at home for a few days, Linglong still started cleaning the next day.
Seeing her moving various things into the yard, Zhao Aihong, who had nothing to do, came over to help.
"At home, I just sweep and wash what needs to be washed. You're going to go to great lengths."
"Anyway, I have nothing to do at home, so I'll just do it slowly."
After a while, Wang Juan also came over.
Although Congcong is young, he still helps with the work.
Linglong did not discourage her son's enthusiasm. She even folded a small hat out of newspaper and put it on her son's head to keep out the dust.
Zheng Tiansen came back during lunch.
Linglong just cooked some noodles, and he didn't mind.
After a short break after lunch, the couple started to clean up together.
With the help of Zhao Aihong and Wang Juan in the morning, Linglong had already finished most of the work.
With the addition of my own man, the speed is even faster.
Seeing Zheng Tiansen coming, Zhao Aihong and Wang Juan had no intention of coming over.
Zheng Tiansen went there late in the afternoon. The young man, who didn't know what was going on, came over and saw that the place was being cleaned. He quickly took off his coat and rolled up his sleeves to help.
With one more person, the progress is faster.
Seeing that everything was almost cleaned up, Linglong sent them both away.
"You guys should go back to work. I'll just finish this. By the way, Xiao Niang, come to my house for dinner after work."
The young man glanced at his leader first, then nodded quickly when he saw Zheng Tiansen nod.
After Linglong finished cleaning up, she went to notify both sides.
Since Zhao Aihong and Wang Juan also helped, I wanted to invite them to dinner at home.
Thinking that she and her son would go back to the city in a couple of days and wouldn't be back until a few days later, she planned to use up all the remaining food at home.
Anyway, she and her son are no longer at home, and her husband doesn't know how to cook when he's alone at home, so they always eat in the cafeteria.
After she had rested for a while, she started to get ready.
Zhao Aihong and Wang Juan both arrived a little early on time.
Seeing Linglong busy, the two of them came to help.
Congcong doesn't need to worry, he is watching TV there.
Linglong doesn't stop her son from watching TV, as long as he doesn't watch it for too long a day, for fear of damaging his eyes.
Zheng Tiansen didn't know that his wife had also invited the neighbors, so he only brought his daughter back after get off work.
It was not until Commissioner Yu and Vice Chairman Sun returned to their own homes and did not see their wives that they realized they had to go to Linglong's house for dinner.
Their children are also on vacation and are back home.
Originally, they didn't let their own children come over, but Linglong insisted again and again that they brought their own children over.
Both of their children are much older than Congcong. They cannot play together on weekdays and are busy with school. Even after school, they don’t want to follow Congcong to watch TV.
This time, when they were invited to eat, they were all quite shy.
However, after sitting and watching TV with Congcong, the children gradually relaxed.
As soon as Linglong prepared a large table of dishes, Yu Qiwei started laughing.
"We've had our late-night dinner in advance."
Everyone burst into laughter, and the atmosphere was indescribably joyful.
"Let's toast and celebrate in advance." Linglong suggested.
"Tuo." Everyone agreed.
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