Before leaving, Liu Yihang had mentioned that he wanted to invite Yunyin's family over for a casual dinner that evening, so Liu Xiangdong and his wife had already prepared the ingredients for the evening.
They had just bought a freezer, so the two of them processed all the meat they bought that day, skewered it with bamboo sticks, and froze it in the freezer. They could take it out whenever they wanted, and it could also be used for business.
The furniture deliveryman had just arrived and helped arrange the furniture. When Liu Yihang and the three of them came over, the couple were cleaning and wiping down the new tables and chairs.
Upon seeing the guests arrive, Lin Guihua immediately came out to invite them to sit down.
Zhu Hongmei looked around the small shop: "Sister Lin, congratulations! You have your own shop now. I hope your business will be booming!"
"Thank you, thank you. Hongmei, please come in and sit down."
Yunxiao congratulated him and raised the two bottles of Moutai in his hand: "Brother Liu, shall we have a couple of drinks today?"
Liu Xiangdong smiled憨厚ly: "No problem, no problem, please come in and have a seat!"
Please invite them to sit at the large round table. Lin Guihua quickly brought out the peaches and plums she had washed.
"Your shop is really nice; there's even a room upstairs," Zhu Hongmei said with a smile.
Lin Guihua quickly took her to see it.
The adults exchanged pleasantries.
Liu Yihang led Yunyin to the kitchen, and as soon as Yunyin entered the house, she smelled a delicious aroma.
"Wow, it smells so good!"
When Liu Yihang opened the lid of the braised food pot, the aroma instantly assaulted his senses.
Seeing her peering inside like a hungry cat, Liu Yihang quickly scooped up a duck foot for her to try.
Yunyin said as she ate, "Mmm, so delicious."
Liu Yihang also tried a piece of seaweed. It tasted okay, and it was basically flavorful. It might taste even better if it soaked for a little longer, but we were going to eat soon.
He scooped all the braised food out of the pot and let it dry.
They brought out a new barbecue grill and set it up in the yard, then started a fire to prepare a barbecue for everyone.
Yunyin followed him the whole time. Although she couldn't be of much help, she could still pass him something. The two of them worked together quite well.
Once the fire was lit, the adults had finished their conversation and it was time to serve the food.
Liu Yihang led Yunyin to plate the dried braised dishes and serve them on the table.
Because there are many kinds of braised dishes, about ten small plates of different sizes were arranged.
Lotus root, wood ear fungus, kelp, and dried tofu.
Duck head, duck neck, duck wings, duck feet.
Duck carcass, duck gizzard, chicken wing tips, chicken legs.
The system provided two flavors of braised food: spicy and savory. He made the spicy one today, since people from Zhoushan can handle spicy food.
"Uncle, Aunt, Mom, Dad, Yunyin, come and try it! The shop is going to sell braised food. Can you give us your feedback? Today we're making spicy flavored dishes."
"Just smelling it makes my mouth water. Sister Lin, you're so lucky! Yihang is good at studying, and he can even cook so well. His future wife is going to be very fortunate," Zhu Hongmei said somewhat irreverently.
Yunyin nudged her mother under the table, somewhat embarrassed, to tell her not to say anything out of line.
Liu Yihang saw this and secretly suppressed a laugh. It seemed that his future mother-in-law was quite satisfied with him. No wonder people say that the way to a person's heart is through their stomach!
Although Lin Guihua was proud and thought her son was good, she still had to say a few words of modesty: "Haha, stop praising him, he's getting too cocky."
"That's right, if you keep praising me I'll get arrogant. You all eat first, I'll go grill some skewers for you. Uncle has never had my grilled meat before."
"Yihang, why don't you eat something first? There's so much food on the table," Yunxiao called out to him.
"Uncle, you eat first, I'm not done eating yet." After saying that, Liu Yihang picked up a piece of wood ear fungus with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth, then got up and went to the shop entrance to grill skewers.
Lin Guihua smiled and said, "Never mind the child, let's eat."
Liu Xiangdong opened the bottle and poured some for Yunxiao: "Yes, you should try Hanghang's cooking."
Although it was all cold dishes, they suited everyone's taste in the middle of summer, while the hot dishes were not so appealing.
Yunxiao took a bite of the duck gizzard and was amazed. The meat was firm, chewy, crisp, and refreshing, with a spicy and appetizing flavor.
He was rather reserved; he simply said "delicious" and didn't say anything more. Zhu Hongmei, on the other hand, would shower every dish with praise after tasting it.
"These duck wings are really big, with plump meat, spicy but not dry, and when you bite into them, they are full of broth, tender and refreshing."
"This duck head is so flavorful, it's been braised for just the right time, the meat on it falls off with a gentle touch."
"I rarely ate duck necks before, but I didn't expect them to be so delicious when braised. The meat right next to the bone is so fragrant, and the more you gnaw on it, the more you want to eat."
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The whole thing turned into a praise session for Zhu Hongmei.
Yunyin couldn't bear to look at her; her mother was really something else.
She had just been fed some food by Liu Yihang in the kitchen, and ate a few more bites after it was brought out. Although the food was delicious, she was thinking that Liu Yihang was busy outside and couldn't eat.
She quietly got up, took a clean plate, filled it with some easy-to-eat braised food, and brought it to the door for Liu Yihang to eat.
Liu Yihang was wearing an apron and holding a skewer in each hand, grilling them with great enthusiasm.
Seeing her coming over, he hurriedly said, "Please step back a little, be careful not to get oil splashed on your skirt."
Yunyin didn't mind at all, gesturing to the plate in her hand: "Why don't you have some too?"
"My hands are full right now, so you eat first, and I'll grill something and come over."
Yunyin looked at his hands, which were covered in food, thought for a moment, then picked up her chopsticks, put a piece of food in his mouth, and held it to his lips.
Looking at the blushing, earnest girl, Liu Yihang felt a surge of excitement.
In her heart, she must feel a little special, right?
He devoured the overflowing love in one bite: "Thank you!"
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