"This must be Uncle Su, right?" Qi Chu looked at Su Dalin next to Wu Guixiang.
Su Dalin nodded and smiled. He was always a man of few words.
"Come, both of you take the seats." Qi Chu said with a smile, and the others also made way.
The old couple of the Su family sat at the top seat. After a few words, Li Xiu Lian and Zhang Xin Lan in the kitchen started serving the dishes.
Dishes of fragrant dishes were brought out like flowing water, soon filling the entire table: shredded pork with green peppers, braised fish, stir-fried cabbage, stir-fried ham with bamboo shoots...
The aroma went straight into everyone's noses. After being busy all morning, they were already starving. As soon as the dishes were served, they felt their stomachs growling even more.
"Thank you so much for making such a big table of delicious food." Qi Chu said gratefully. Seeing Li Xiulian and the others heading towards the kitchen, he hurriedly said, "Stop working, the table is almost full."
"There's also chicken soup, nothing else."
Zhang Xinlan and Li Xiu Lian went into the kitchen and filled two large bowls with the fragrant chicken soup. Each of them brought out a bowl and carefully placed it on the table.
"Everyone, come and eat, use your chopsticks." Wu Guixiang called everyone.
Qin Youfu said, "Auntie, wait a minute, there are still dishes."
Zhang Xinlan and Li Xiu Lian looked at each other, where were the dishes?
As he was speaking, the courtyard gate opened and someone came in carrying several large bowls of food. These were prepared by Qin Youfu for the inspection team. Since the inspection team came to the Su family for dinner, it would be the same to bring the food to the Su family.
Qi Chu laughed and said, "There really isn't enough room on the table now."
"Okay then, we won't be polite."
Everyone picked up their chopsticks and ate. No one thought about talking about work, but just chatted casually.
Although they all belong to S Province, S Province is vast and populous, and the food tastes in the provincial capital are somewhat different from here, so everyone finds it a bit novel to eat.
Qi Chu pointed at the dish of fried ham with bamboo shoots and said, "We don't have this dish in the provincial capital. It tastes really good. It has the aroma of meat and the freshness of bamboo shoots."
Zhang Xinlan stood up straight when she heard this, with a smug smile on her face, "Of course we don't have it here. This meat is called ham, a specialty that my eldest brother sent back from Chuncheng. I heard it's called Xuandu ham. We don't have it here."
Qi Chu was a little surprised. "Really? That's really hard to come by. Your boss over there is..."
"I'm serving in the army over there." Zhang Xinlan's expression became even more proud.
"Wow, that's really impressive." Qi Chu gave a thumbs-up, showing great respect. "Defending your country is a real man."
"Who said it wasn't true? My eldest brother wanted to join the army without telling me and his father. He was so determined to go that eight horses couldn't stop him." Zhang Xinlan pretended to be helpless.
Qi Chu smiled, "If a child has this ambition, parents should support him. I only have one child, and he's engaged in scientific research like me. Otherwise, I would have sent him to join the army."
Zhang Xinlan felt like she had met a kindred spirit. "That's right, as parents..."
"Alright, alright, let's eat. Why are you talking so much?" Wu Guixiang interrupted Zhang Xinlan. How could she be so talkative? Did she come here to chat with her? She had no sense at all.
The smile on Zhang Xinlan's face dropped and she was speechless.
Qi Chu looked at Wu Guixiang and said, "Auntie Wu, let's just chat casually. It's nothing special. I also like to listen to you talk about these things."
"Okay, but let's eat first and then talk." Wu Guixiang said with a smile.
Su Aimin called Qi Chu, "Come, Brother Qi, have some soup. This soup has been stewed for a long time and it smells delicious."
Zhang Xinlan curled her lips secretly. How could it not be delicious? With so many spices, she looked at the table full of dishes and felt jealous. They didn't eat so well during the Chinese New Year, so it was really unfair that they had to eat so well for a guest.
Zhang Xinlan completely forgot that the money for this meal was paid by Su Qingyun alone, and he didn't spend any of the family's money. She actually felt uncomfortable about having a good meal for free.
Soon, everyone had eaten their fill.
Zhang De covered his stomach with one hand and waved his hand with the other, "I really can't eat anymore. I'm too full."
Qi Chu nodded, "Me too."
Everyone in the inspection team nodded, as they were very full from the meal.
Zhang Xinlan raised her head proudly again. She was indeed the best cook in the family.
Wu Guixiang frowned, seeing that she was being proud again, and shook her head in her heart. This second son's wife is really something, she will be so proud if someone says something good about her.
"Okay, let's clean up." Li Xiu Lian asked Zhang Xinlan to help clean up the table and make room for everyone.
Now that we've eaten, it's time to get down to business.
Qi Chu took a sip of tea and said to Su Qingyun with a smile, "Qingyun, have you considered it? Join our team."
Qin Youfu's eyes widened when he heard Qi Chu's first words. What? Let Qingyun girl join their work?
Su Qingyun smiled helplessly, "Uncle Qi, I still have to go to school."
Qi Chu glared at him, "I don't even know you, so why does it matter whether you can go to school or not?"
The Su family opened their mouths, wanting to say something but stopping themselves. This is still important, right?
"Besides, it won't affect your studies. If the test site is set up in your village, it will be very convenient for you. You can just help out after school and on weekends."
Su Qingyun: "..."
"Uncle Qi, you really don't give me any time to rest."
Qi Chu was amused. "Isn't this the case that those who are capable should do more work?"
Su Qingyun looked up at the sky and said, "Then I'd rather not be a capable person."
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