Chapter 138 The Secret That Cannot Be Told
In fact, Qi Yan has also changed a little, but the changes are not as obvious as Liang Meiqin's. As time goes by, everyone will change, but some people change on the outside, while others change on the inside.
"When I was a new soldier, it was still quite hard. I cried several times in the night secretly hiding in the quilt. It was much better after I got used to it. The focus of our training is not physical fitness, but business skills."
What can be said can be said, and what cannot be said is simply not mentioned.
Liang Meiqin's life in the past two years is not rich and colorful. Simple words, but they made several people excited.
"We are much freer in school than Meiqin and others, but if we want to get good grades, we also need to work hard. I spend a lot of my spare time in the library."
Later, Qi Yan also talked about the bits and pieces of school.
Du Shaojie was okay, after all, he also went to college in his previous life, and knew what was going on.
Su Dapeng was envious. Although he himself was not a good student, they were all the same age, and it was impossible for him not to be touched at all.
"Don't leave at noon, have dinner at my house."
The few of them were chatting animatedly, Liang Meiqin suddenly remembered lunch and said something quickly.
Her mother had gone out to buy groceries before, and she should be back soon.
Du Shaojie and the others had nothing to do today, so they all nodded in agreement.
Liang Meiqin and Qi Yan looked at Du Shaojie at the same time, their eyes full of expectation.
"Okay, I'll see what ingredients we have and cook two dishes for you myself, okay?"
"Okay, that's great! I was just waiting for you to say that."
The two girls smiled at each other. They missed Du Shaojie's cooking so much when they were away from home. They would subconsciously compare everything they ate. Now that they had the chance, they would certainly not let him go.
Du Shaojie laughed. Even if the two of them didn't say it, he would do it.
Later, Liang's mother came back from buying groceries, and Du Shaojie and Liang Meiqin went into the kitchen and started to work.
Seeing that Liang's mother had nothing to do, she went to the yard to chat with Qi Yan and Su Dapeng. It is said that Du Shaojie won the special prize in the national competition. Today, we have to see if his cooking skills have improved greatly.
Du Shaojie first looked at the ingredients in the kitchen. Liang's mother bought beef, pork tenderloin, carp and some vegetables.
"For lunch, make a [beef stew], and then a [fish-flavored pork shreds], a [dry-fried fish], a [tiger skin spicy eggplant], and finally an [egg drop soup]. What do you think?"
He quickly arranged the dishes for lunch and asked Liang Meiqin.
Liang Meiqin certainly had no objection. These were all her favorite dishes and she had missed them for a long time. Of course, she wanted to eat more than this. She had a 20-day home visit leave, so there was no need to rush.
After cleaning all the ingredients, it was time for Du Shaojie to perform.
He was focused when cutting vegetables, and the whole person exuded a different kind of charm. Liang Meiqin stared at him blankly, and for a moment, she even forgot to speak.
"You're so absorbed in watching? Do you want him to teach you a few tricks?"
Qi Yan didn't know when she walked behind Liang Meiqin, but Liang Meiqin didn't notice at all.
She turned her head suddenly until she started talking.
"You scared me! Yanzi, look, Shaojie's knife skills have become better?"
"Of course, otherwise how could he win the special prize in the national competition?"
Qi Yan and Liang Meiqin stood aside and chatted. Du Shaojie didn't care about them and quickly did all the preparations.
Then he started to heat the pot and made [Beef Stew] first. This dish has a stewing process, so it takes a long time. After it is stir-fried, it is slowly stewed.
Fortunately, most families have two stoves. Pour the beef into the stew pot and stew it slowly over low heat, and the wok can be used to cook other dishes.
Wash the pot and heat it up. The second dish is [Dry Braised Fish].
Making this dish at home can simplify the process. Fry the carp on both sides until golden brown. There is no need to fry it in wide oil like in restaurants.
When [Fish-flavored Shredded Pork] and [Tiger Skin Spicy Braised Eggplant] are served one after another, the beef is also stewed. Soon, [Beef Stew] is served on a plate.
Finally, he walked into the house with a small bowl of egg drop soup. Everyone was sitting at the table waiting for him.
"Shaojie, you have worked hard. Come on, everyone, pick up your chopsticks and taste the cooking skills of our chef Du."
No drinks were prepared for lunch, so they just ate.
Liang Meiqin had made a big pot of rice before. She has been in the south for the past two years, and her eating habits have changed a bit.
Liang's mother first tasted a piece of fish meat, and the taste was simply wonderful. It seems that Du Shaojie's cooking skills have made a qualitative leap. No wonder he can achieve such good results in the national competition.
Liang Meiqin and Qi Yan were both very good at eating. They had no time to talk or comment. They looked very polite, but in fact they ate very fast. Even Su Dapeng couldn't compare to them.
"Comfortable!"
"So full!"
The two women couldn't help but sigh after eating and drinking.
This guy's cooking skills have improved by leaps and bounds. After not seeing him for a few months, he has changed a lot. What's more, Liang Meiqin hadn't been back for two or three years, so her feelings were much deeper than Qi Yan's.
Some people can shine in their industry no matter what they do.
Liang Meiqin felt that Du Shaojie was just such a person. He was not only talented, but also focused and resilient. No wonder he had reached such a high level in just a few years.
"Shaojie, your current level is not ordinary. You should be highly valued in the company, right?"
Liang's mother was more able to talk to young people, so she didn't leave immediately after dinner.
"It's OK. I'm currently the second cook in the Chinese restaurant. Sometimes I also take on banquets on my own. The leaders and old masters in the company are all good to me."
Du Shaojie responded with a smile. He was doing well in Guangyuan Hotel, so there was no need to be too modest.
Qi Yan was a little unconvinced. With this guy's ability, he should be the first cook. It seems that the bad habit of seniority is at work. She was inevitably exposed to some new ideas in college, and she didn't understand the actual situation. It was normal for her to have some radical ideas.
Liang Meiqin was much calmer. She believed that seniority was also part of strength. Du Shaojie was able to become the second cook at a young age. After a few years of precipitation, it was only a matter of time before he was promoted to the first cook.
Afternoon.
Du Shaojie and others accompanied Liang Meiqin to stroll around the street. After she left for a few years, the city would change a little.
After returning, everyone went to Du Shaojie's house.
He prepared a barbecue in the evening. Xiaomei and Xiaoya also wanted to talk to Qi Yan and Liang Meiqin, so they could eat and chat.
Roasted lamb, roasted lamb intestines, roasted lamb liver, roasted various vegetables, the aroma of barbecue floated in the yard. Xiaomei and Xiaoya listened to Qi Yan talk about life in college and Liang Meiqin talk about life in the army, and they were fascinated.
Su Dapeng had moved a case of beer over before. Eating barbecue and drinking beer is a standard, and they rarely indulge in luxury.
"This is the real taste of my hometown!"
Liang Meiqin deeply understands that the food in the south and the northwest is too different. Only by returning to her hometown can she find the taste in her memory.
Du Shaojie and Su Dapeng drank a lot of beer, while Liang Meiqin and Qi Yan only tasted it.
At around ten o'clock, they got up and said goodbye.
Su Dapeng sent Qi Yan and Liang Meiqin back on the way. Du Shaojie didn't go out because he had to clean up the mess.
Before going to bed at night, he took stock of his recent gains.
Recently, he cooked a total of ten dishes that received a comprehensive evaluation of "up and down". This also increased his exchange points by 60 points and 1,200 hours.
However, he has been madly brushing the "Simulated Chef Skills Competition (Group B3)" during this period. Although he can enter the finals from time to time, he has not won a championship.
In addition to the consumption of simulation training, the remaining time is not too rich.
[Exchange points: 855 points\884 points]
[Duration: 1,380 hours\20,056 hours]
The exchange points have hardly been used, but the time is difficult to accumulate. The reward ingredients in the storage space have been almost consumed, and sea cucumbers, abalone, etc. have not been touched.
Du Shaojie's current salary income can basically support the expenses of a family of four, and he has saved more than 800 yuan in his hand for emergencies.
Since he was transferred to Guangyuan Hotel, he has not had much free time. Because it was a reorganized holiday, he rarely went out to help people prepare banquets, and thus lost an important source of "extra income".
Helping Su Dapeng make [Dezhou Braised Chicken], there was not much income after deducting the cost, but it was enough to supplement the family expenses.
He did not have the urgent motivation to make money now, and the timing was not right. He should focus on improving his cooking skills, and the rest, let fate take its course!
Next, Du Shaojie went to work and got off work as usual.
Sometimes, if he got off work early, he would go to Qi Yan or Liang Meiqin to chat. Qi Yan and Liang Meiqin also went to the unit to find him twice, both times in the afternoon. They stopped by to see him after shopping.
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was time for Liang Meiqin to return to the team.
The day before leaving, Liang Meiqin had no other requests, but just asked Du Shaojie to make a meal of sauerkraut and mutton noodles.
"Meiqin, you should be discharged this year, right?"
"It should be like this, but I heard that you may not be able to leave this year, and the specific reason is not clear yet."
"Can you find a way to move around, and it would be best if you can come back early."
"Why? You want me to come back so much, tell me honestly, what is your intention?"
In the evening, Du Shaojie prepared mixed noodles, and then asked Xiaomei to call Liang Meiqin and Su Dapeng to eat.
Liang Meiqin is on the train tomorrow afternoon, and she will be with her family at noon, so this meal is equivalent to seeing her off.
Qi Yan was away for the past two days, and a classmate from the same dormitory came to her house, and then made an appointment with a group of local alumni to go to the prairie to play.
After dinner, Su Dapeng left first because he had something to do, and Du Shaojie and Liang Meiqin sat in the yard and chatted. He persuaded Liang Meiqin to come back early, not because he had any intention, but because he was worried about her.
But he couldn't say the reason, and he couldn't say it.
He knew that Liang Meiqin was a communications soldier, and it was relatively safe under normal circumstances. But when it really came to an emergency, the communications soldiers had to go to the front line! He didn't know what to do. He couldn't continue talking.
If he continued, he would be ashamed of himself.
(End of this chapter)
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