Chapter 419 I only have one daughter, and I hope she can hold her wedding in the capital

. Afternoon.

The staff quarters of the Ministry of Finance in Beijing.

In the second bedroom, Deng Yunsong and Pei Qinghua were cooking dinner.

Since the two officially started dating, although they still eat out most of the time, occasionally when they have time, they will buy some vegetables and cook them themselves.

Although both of them are mediocre in cooking skills, cooking can be a chore, but it can also be a pleasure. It depends on your mentality when cooking and whether you cook alone or with your loved one.

In short, for Deng Yunsong and Pei Qinghua, cooking together is a kind of pleasure, and whether the food tastes good or not is secondary.

At this time, Pei Qinghua was in charge of the kitchen. She was planning to make the simplest fried egg, while Deng Yunsong was watching from the side, giving advice from time to time.

When the oil was heated, Pei Qinghua cracked the eggs into the pan, and they began to sizzle. After frying for a few seconds, she said, "Is it time to flip it over?"

Deng Yunsong, who was watching from the side, nodded and said, "It should be possible to turn it over now!"

Pei Qinghua used a spatula to shovel the egg in the pot, trying to turn it over. As soon as she touched the spatula, she felt something was wrong and frowned, "Why is the egg stuck to the pot? And even the spatula is stuck to it. Is the egg bad?"

Deng Yunsong looked at the eggs in the pot and said, "This shouldn't be the case. These eggs look quite fresh."

Pei Qinghua had already shoveled the eggs into a pulp, and as she shoveled, she said, "But if the eggs weren't bad, how could this happen? I saw my mom frying eggs, and they were very good, not sticking to the pan at all!"

Deng Yunsong was also puzzled and said, "It is indeed a bit strange. I have seen my father fry eggs before, and they never stick to the pan, let alone the spatula."

Pei Qinghua put the fried eggs on a plate and said, "I'll try again. If the next egg still sticks to the pan, then it's probably not the egg's fault."

As he said this, he added some more oil, and when the oil was hot, he beat another egg into it.

As a result, when I was turning the eggs over, the familiar feeling came again. The eggs stuck to the pan and the spatula. It felt so uncomfortable.

Pei Qinghua looked at the eggs that she had smashed into pieces again and frowned, "What on earth is going on? Is there something wrong with your pot or spatula?"

Deng Yunsong laughed and said, "What's wrong with this pot and spatula?"

Pei Qinghua looked depressed and asked, "Then what is going on?"

Deng Yunsong shook his head and said, "I don't understand this either, but since there's nothing wrong with the eggs, the pot and the spatula, then the problem must be with the cooking technique. I'll call my dad after dinner and he should know what's going on."

Pei Qinghua said somewhat awkwardly: "When you ask, you should say it's you who can't fry eggs, not me. I don't want to embarrass myself in front of my uncle."

Deng Yunsong laughed and said, "What's the big deal? It's normal not to know how to cook. No one says you have to know how to cook. I can't cook either!"

Pei Qinghua glanced at him and said, "You are a man, it's different. It's definitely not an honor for a girl like me not to know how to cook."

Deng Yunsong said: "Okay, let's not blame you, let's just say that I can't do it."

Pei Qinghua said with satisfaction: "That's good enough. Since we can't have fried eggs today, let's have scrambled eggs instead."

Deng Yunsong nodded and said, "Well, whether it's fried eggs or scrambled eggs, as long as you make it yourself, it's a delicacy for me."

Pei Qinghua smiled and said, "You are the only one who has a sweet mouth. If the food I cook later is not tasty, just don't be disgusted."

Deng Yunsong vowed, "I promise I won't despise you."

…

A few minutes later.

Deng Yunsong ate the eggs fried by Pei Qinghua with relish. After taking a bite of the egg, he ate a few mouthfuls of rice. It looked like it tasted very good.

Pei Qinghua smiled with satisfaction upon seeing this. It seemed that although the scrambled eggs she made did not look good, they tasted okay. Then she stretched out her chopsticks and prepared to pick up some eggs to taste them.

Deng Yunsong quickly stopped him and said, "Qinghua, this plate of eggs belongs to me today, you should eat other dishes!"

Pei Qinghua's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, and his face instantly fell. He said depressedly: "Tell me, how bad is this taste?"

"Well……"

Deng Yunsong didn't expect her to react so quickly. She was indeed a top student who graduated from Renmin University. Her mind worked quickly. Since he couldn't hide it from her, he could only confess: "Actually, the taste is really good, just a little salty."

Pei Qinghua said in annoyance: "The soy sauce I put in at the beginning should have been enough. I shouldn't have added salt later. Let me taste it to see how salty it is."

Seeing her reaching for the chopsticks again, Deng Yunsong didn't stop her.

As a result, as soon as the egg entered her mouth, Pei Qinghua spat it out directly, and Deng Yunsong immediately brought water to her.

Pei Qinghua took the water and took a big sip, then looked at Deng Yunsong with a feeling of being touched and distressed and said, "Look at you, you can actually eat such salty eggs with relish, if I didn't want to taste it, would you have planned to finish the whole plate?"

Deng Yunsong smiled and said, "It's actually not that bad. Just eat a few more mouthfuls of rice to neutralize the saltiness, and it won't be salty anymore."

Pei Qinghua coughed twice and said, "I'll practice more on the saltiness issue later. It doesn't matter if I can't make delicious dishes, but at least the saltiness must be controlled. Otherwise, you will suffer when you eat the food I cook."

Deng Yunsong said, "Let's practice together. If it's too bland, we can add more salt. If it's too salty, we can eat less vegetables and more rice. If we practice more, I believe this cooking skill will not be difficult for us."

Pei Qinghua made up his mind and said, "You're right. Let's practice more. I was able to solve such difficult math problems in the college entrance examination. I don't believe that I can't even adjust the saltiness."

Just as the two were talking, there was a knock on the door.

The two of them couldn't help but look at each other, obviously a little surprised that someone would knock on the door at this time.

Pei Qinghua whispered: "Go open the door quickly, maybe someone wants to see you for something urgent!"

Deng Yunsong nodded and got up to open the door.

After opening the door and seeing the person outside, Deng Yunsong widened his eyes and asked, "Dad, why are you here?"

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "I brought the canned food to you when I was free. Have you eaten?"

“I’m eating now!”

At this point, Deng Yunsong turned around and shouted into the house: "Qinghua, my dad is here!"

Pei Qinghua came over shyly and greeted, "Uncle Deng."

Seeing Pei Qinghua was there, Deng Shirong greeted her with a smile, and then said, "Xiao Pei, I brought your favorite canned beef, as well as my newly made canned beef brisket and canned spicy crab. Xiao Song, please help me move them in."

Deng Yunsong then looked at the large sacks outside the door, and helped carry the sacks full of canned food into the house one by one.

Pei Qinghua was surprised when he saw this: "Uncle Deng, why did you bring so many things here? It's too inconvenient to travel such a long distance."

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "It's okay. Just spend some money to hire someone to help move it. It's not a big deal at all."

Deng Yunsong asked: "Dad, you haven't eaten yet, right? Let's go out to eat together!"

Deng Shirong said, "Don't bother. I brought so many canned foods with me. There are also several large steamed buns in my bag. We can just eat whatever we want at home."

Upon hearing this, Pei Qinghua couldn't help but give Deng Yunsong a look, the meaning of which was very clear, that is, she wanted him to claim the dishes on the table and say that he cooked them, otherwise she would be "socially dead" in front of her future father-in-law.

Deng Yunsong said calmly, "Okay, let's eat at home. Qinghua, go clean up the dishes on the table. Let's try the canned food made by dad today. It's a hundred times more delicious than the dishes I cook."

"OK."

Pei Qinghua responded, then went to remove the two failed dishes from the table, leaving only two bowls of white rice.

Deng Shirong did not stop them when he saw this. He knew that the two dishes did not taste good just by looking at the appearance of the dishes. It did not matter whether they were made by his son or his future daughter-in-law. He opened the bag and took out five white flour buns.

Then, he opened the sack and took out a can of beef brisket, beef brisket, and spicy crab.

Sitting down at the table, Deng Shirong opened the cans one by one and said to Pei Qinghua, "Xiao Pei, try this can of beef brisket and this can of spicy crab. This is the first time I make them. If you think they are delicious, I will make more next time and bring them to you to enjoy slowly."

"Thank you, Uncle Deng. I'll give it a try."

After saying that, Pei Qinghua picked up a piece of beef brisket and put it into his mouth to taste it.

Deng Shirong looked at his third son and said, "Xiaosong, this beef brisket tastes better when it's hot. You can heat it up!"

Deng Yunsong handed the chopsticks he had just picked up to his father, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go heat them up."

Pei Qinghua praised: "Uncle Deng, your cooking skills are amazing. This beef brisket is spicy and delicious, and the more you chew it, the more delicious it becomes. It's really no worse than beef brisket!"

Deng Shirong smiled and said, "As long as you like it, I added the original juice from stewing the beef brisket when I canned it. If this juice is used to mix with noodles, the taste will be even better. If you don't have cold noodles, you can also use it to mix with noodles. In short, don't waste this juice."

Pei Qinghua nodded repeatedly and praised: "Uncle Deng, you really know how to eat!"

Deng Shirong laughed and said, "My biggest hobby is cooking. Try this spicy crab."

Pei Qinghua responded and picked up a piece of spicy crab to taste. The taste did not disappoint her. It was fresh, spicy, fragrant and crispy. After taking one bite, she wanted to take a second bite. This was a delicacy that no foodie could refuse.

“It’s so delicious!”

Pei Qinghua praised the crab as he ate it. Compared with the fried eggs just now, the spicy crab was truly a delicacy.

Soon, Deng Yunsong also brought out the hot beef brisket.

Food is a strange thing. Some foods taste better when they are cold, but some foods taste better when they are hot.

And this beef brisket undoubtedly belongs to the latter. The aroma of the hot beef brisket is completely stimulated, and the whole house is filled with the aroma of beef brisket, which makes people who smell it have a great appetite and can't wait to taste how delicious this dish is.

Needless to say, Deng Yunsong and Pei Qinghua couldn't stop eating.

After the meal, Deng Yunsong said with a lingering feeling: "Dad, your dishes are still to my liking."

Pei Qinghua also nodded and agreed: "Uncle's cooking skills are not only to your liking, but also to everyone's liking. That's the level of a true master chef."

Deng Shirong couldn't help but smile when he heard that. For someone who loves cooking, the thing he enjoys the most is that the dishes he makes are very popular. This is a very fulfilling thing. His cooking skills were already very good in his previous life. After being reborn in this life, he has spent the past ten years studying how to cook, which has taken his cooking skills to a higher level.

It is no exaggeration to say that his cooking skills today are no worse than those of the master chefs. Even the master chefs cannot compare with him in some of his specialty dishes.

After a few compliments, Deng Yunsong couldn't help but ask, "Dad, let me ask you a question. When I was frying eggs just now, for some reason, the eggs kept sticking to the pan, and even the spatula was sticking to it. I couldn't even fry a poached egg. What's going on?"

Pei Qinghua also pricked up her ears when she heard this. She really didn't understand. She saw her mother frying eggs very easily, so why did the eggs become so disobedient when it was her turn?

Deng Shirong laughed and said, "The fried eggs stick to the pan because you don't know the technique. It's actually very simple to solve this problem."

Deng Yunsong asked: "Dad, what should we do to prevent the pan from sticking?"

Deng Shirong said: "First, heat up the clean pan until it smokes, then add some oil and use a spatula to keep pouring the oil around the pan. When the pan is almost moistened, pour out the hot oil and add cold oil again. This way, the fried eggs will not stick to the pan."

Deng Yunsong was surprised and asked, "Is it that simple?"

“It’s that simple.”

Deng Shirong nodded and said, "If you are afraid that you may not be able to operate it properly, then repeat it twice. Heat up the cold oil you added the second time, pour it out, and add the cold oil the third time. Now, no matter how you fry the eggs, they will not stick to the pan."

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Deng Yunsong suddenly realized: "So that's how it is, I understand!"

Deng Shirong said: "Not only fried eggs, but other dishes can also be done this way if you are afraid of sticking to the pan. Anyway, if you do this before cooking, you won't be afraid of sticking to the pan when you cook, and the dishes will taste better."

Deng Yunsong said excitedly: "Then I will give it a try next time."

Pei Qinghua also looked like she was learning a lesson. She had learned a trick today and would not be afraid of food sticking to the pan in the future.

After chatting about cooking for a while, Deng Shirong got down to business: "Qinghua, you two are now dating, I think it's time to meet with your parents and talk, I wonder if it's convenient?"

Although Pei Qinghua was a little shy, she still responded: "Of course it's convenient, I'll call my mother later."

Deng Shirong said: "The time and place of the meeting are arranged by your parents. I am a free man with plenty of time. I can't affect your father's work."

Pei Qinghua said: "Okay, I'll tell them later."

Next, the three of them chatted about family matters for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, Pei Qinghua stood up and said goodbye.

Deng Shirong said: "Xiaosong, please see Xiaopei off."

Deng Yunsong responded and then went out with Pei Qinghua.

After they left, Deng Shirong started thinking about what to talk about with the girl's parents.

His visit to the capital this time was actually just a stopover. His final destination was not the capital, but the big brother that was about to disintegrate thousands of miles away.

This year Big Brother is going to announce its dissolution. It is a time of domestic turmoil. Deng Shirong plans to take advantage of this time to slip over and use his own system space to give them something for nothing and plunder them mercilessly.

Yes, plunder. Deng Shirong did not want to go the route of barter, but directly used his advantages to plunder. This is the real way to make a lot of money.

Of course, they will be selective in their targets of plunder and will not target everyone.

The first target of plunder was Big Brother's state-owned assets. Anyway, Big Brother was not a good guy. Although he had helped us over the past few decades, he had also greatly damaged my country's interests. He even wanted to launch a surgical nuclear strike on my country. Therefore, Deng Shirong felt no guilt at all when plundering.

The other is to rob the thieves. In this turbulent period, no one knows how many people are taking advantage of the situation to embezzle state-owned assets. If Deng Shirong comes across something he can use, or something suitable for selling, he doesn't mind taking it for himself.

In short, Deng Shirong planned to get rich quickly during this Big Brother trip.

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The staff quarters of a certain ministry.

After Pei's father and mother finished dinner, Pei's father went to the living room to make tea and prepare to watch the news broadcast that would be broadcast by CCTV.

The News Broadcast is hailed as a weather vane of my country's political arena. As the head of a certain ministry, Pei's father has long developed the habit of watching the News Broadcast every day.

As for Pei's mother, she cleaned up and washed the dishes.

Pei's mother washed the dishes and had just walked into the living room when the phone suddenly rang.

Pei's mother walked over and answered the phone: "Hello, hello!"

The voice of her daughter Pei Qinghua came from the phone: "Mom, it's me, have you eaten?"

Mother Pei smiled and said, "I just ate. Have you eaten?"

Pei Qinghua said: "I ate it too. I called you because I have something to tell you."

Mother Pei asked, "What's the matter?"

Pei Qinghua said: "Yun Song's father arrived in Beijing today and wants to meet and talk with you."

Mother Pei was surprised and asked, "Why did Xiaosong's father come here suddenly? Is he here to discuss your marriage with Xiaosong?"

Pei Qinghua said: "Uncle Deng mainly came to send us canned food. He personally made a lot of canned beef this time, and also made canned beef brisket and canned spicy crab. I just tasted the taste, and it is really not worse than canned beef.

Since Uncle Deng has come to the capital, he must meet you. After all, he knows that Yunsong and I are dating. "

Mother Pei said, "Okay, let's meet him. I'm quite curious about your Uncle Deng. He's a rural guy, but he raised two sons who were admitted to Peking University and Tsinghua University. He's really amazing."

Pei Qinghua said: "Then the time will be set on Sunday?"

Mother Pei said: "Well, then let's do it on Sunday!"

Pei Qinghua asked: "Mom, where shall we meet?"

Mother Pei asked, "Did your Uncle Deng mention where to meet?"

Pei Qinghua said: "No, Uncle Deng told us to set a time and place."

Mother Pei hesitated for a moment and said, "Then let's meet at Lai Fu Hotel on Sunday at noon!"

Pei Qinghua said: "Okay, I understand."

Next, the mother and daughter chatted for a few more words before hanging up the phone.

Father Pei listened to the conversation between the mother and daughter. When he saw his wife hung up the phone, he sighed, "It seems that our daughter is not far from getting married!"

Mother Pei said, "The boy's parents have come to the capital to meet us in person. This meeting must be to discuss Xiaosong and Qinghua's marriage. What do you think about this?"

Father Pei said, "What can you think? Qinghua is not young anymore. Since we all think Xiaosong is quite good, it is only natural to put the marriage on the agenda."

Mother Pei nodded and said, "Well, let's set the wedding date first. Let's hear what the man's parents think first!"

…

Sunday came in the blink of an eye.

After breakfast, Pei Qinghua took a bus back to his parents' home.

Deng Shirong and his son waited until 10 a.m. before they took a car to the agreed-upon Lai Fu Hotel, carrying gifts such as cigarettes, alcohol, tea, and canned food.

After booking a private room, Deng Shirong and his son drank tea in the lobby on the first floor of the hotel while waiting for Pei's father and mother to arrive.

After waiting for less than twenty minutes, the Pei family's three members arrived.

When the two sides meet, there is no need to say much about the introductions and courtesies.

After returning to the reserved private room, both sides huddled together for some time before ordering the dishes.

After the waiter left the box, the two sides started chatting politely.

After this conversation, Pei's father and mother realized that this authentic country man in front of them was really not simple at all. Facing a high-ranking official like Pei's father, he was not at all restrained, as if the person sitting in front of him was not the head of a ministry, but just an old man he met on the roadside.

Another thing was the other party's vision and knowledge, which also surprised Pei's father and mother.

In short, after chatting for less than ten minutes, Deng Shirong overturned their preconceived impressions.

Soon, the restaurant served the food and everyone continued to eat and chat.

When the meal was almost finished, Deng Shirong finally spoke: "Relatives, I came to Beijing this time mainly to meet with you and talk about Xiaosong and Xiaopei's marriage."

Here he comes. Pei's father and mother looked at each other. The other party's purpose was the same as they had guessed.

Mother Pei said, "Relative, what do you think?"

Deng Shirong said, "Then I will get straight to the point. They are in love freely and like each other. As parents, you don't look down on my Xiaosong because of his poor conditions. So my suggestion is to set a date for the wedding. I wonder what your requirements are? As long as I can do it, I will do it without hesitation."

Mother Pei said: "If you ask for it, we actually have one."

Deng Shirong said, "Please go ahead. I'll say the same thing again. No matter what your request is, as long as I can do it, I will definitely not refuse."

Mother Pei glanced at her daughter and said, "We only have this one daughter. We hope that when she gets married, we can hold her wedding in the capital. Is that possible?"

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