Chapter 197 Fire Prevention, Theft Prevention, and Girlfriend Prevention
"Do you want me to go eat or bring you food?" Cai Ting giggled, "I want dumplings."
"Last time you came to my house, you said you loved carp with soy sauce. I forgot to buy it today, and I happened to bring it back when you passed by the snack street. Just buy it if I ask you to. Don't be so fussy." Chen Xiaohong hung up the phone and said to Su Jiaojiao, "She wants dumplings. What do you want?"
"I'm okay with anything." Su Jiaojiao is not picky.
"Then let's make dumplings!" Chen Xiaohong went into the kitchen, took a basin, and scooped a ladle of flour. "Let's prepare first. You knead the dough and I'll mix the filling."
"I don't eat fatty meat." Su Jiaojiao rolled up her sleeves and prepared to knead the dough. "If you wrap fatty meat in it, I won't eat it."
"Why are you all so troublesome?" Chen Xiaohong glared at her, rummaged through the refrigerator, found a piece of lean meat, and showed it to her, "Is this one okay?"
"How about I try the leek and egg dish?" Su Jiaojiao was still worried.
"Then make two kinds of fillings. You can have the one with leeks, eggs, and shrimp, and we can have the one with leeks and meat." Chen Xiaohong took out a handful of leeks from the plastic bag, sat on the sofa, and began to pick them. "I heard you did something big recently?"
"What's the big deal?" Su Jiaojiao was confused.
"I heard that the leather workshop downstairs is yours, right?" Chen Xiaohong slammed the table. "I can't tell. You're a hidden tycoon."
"No way! That's from the Natus Leather Factory, who said it's mine?" Su Jiaojiao hadn't kneaded dough in a long time, so her movements were clumsy and soon her hands were sticky. She shook it in front of Chen Xiaohong, "Quick, scoop me some more dough."
"I'm impressed!" Chen Xiaohong simply took out the bag of noodles and said, "This is all the noodles I have at home. You can make it as you like!"
"Just a little bit will do." Su Jiaojiao grabbed a handful of noodles, wiped her hands clean, and said with a wry smile, "Don't worry, I won't waste your noodles."
"It's okay. If there's too much flour, add water. If there's too much water, add flour. At worst, the more you mix, the more you have. If you can't finish it, I'll send it to your house." Chen Xiaohong looked at Su Jiaojiao's hands coldly. "Your hands are obviously not used to knead dough. I shouldn't have used you if I had known."
"You'll get used to it after kneading it a few times. It's a good opportunity to practice at your house." Su Jiaojiao had kneaded dough before, but she hadn't done it for a long time, so her hands were not used to it.
There is nothing difficult about kneading dough.
It's just the difference between harder and softer.
At worst, you can just let it rest for a little longer. The noodles will be easier to use after resting.
The two were preparing to make dumplings when Cai Ting arrived carrying a carp. Seeing Su Jiaojiao, she happily greeted her, "Jiaojiao, long time no see!"
"Long time no see." Su Jiaojiao was also very happy. "How have you been recently?"
"Very good." Cai Ting's voice was still as clear as before. She carried the carp into the kitchen and said to Chen Xiaohong, "I don't know how to cook fish. I'll make dumplings."
"You guys wrap it first, I'll stew the fish and then come over." Chen Xiaohong had already prepared the bean paste. He took the fish from her, washed it, and placed it on a plate to drain the water.
The seller will clean this kind of carp and you can cook it directly when you get home.
She learned how to cook carp from Chen Guilan. She would fry the carp in a pan until both sides were golden brown, then put hot water over the fish, add a bag of broad bean paste, and simmer over low heat for at least half an hour.
For the rest, don’t put anything else.
The carp made in this way is called sauce-flavored carp.
Facing Cai Ting, Su Jiaojiao couldn't help but think of many things in her past life.
But she couldn't say anything to her.
Su Jiaojiao rolled the dough while Cai Ting wrapped it. The two worked in perfect harmony, chatting while wrapping the dumplings. Cai Ting was very easygoing and didn't treat Su Jiaojiao as an outsider. "Not many people from Jiahe Group came back this year, so I'm much more relaxed. It's just that my income isn't as much as before."
"Don't Wang Zhu and the others come back often?" Su Jiaojiao knew that their work focus had moved to Qingyuan. She hadn't seen Wang Hua and the others in the past few months.
"They rarely come back, but they didn't vacate the room. They came back for a few days during the May Day holiday, but then left again." Cai Ting works very efficiently, and her dumplings are particularly beautiful. "I heard from Assistant Wang that they won't be staying here anymore in two months, up from their deadline."
"Jingjiao, you didn't know about this big thing?" Chen Xiaohong, with her sharp ears, peeked out from the kitchen and asked, "Aren't you in touch with Wang Hua?"
"Don't make a fuss. Why would I contact him?" Su Jiaojiao knew Chen Xiaohong was guessing again. "I only met him once when I handed over the house."
"Could it be that my sister has made a mistake?" Chen Xiaohong laughed.
"Her eyesight is not good, leave her alone." Cai Ting also didn't believe that Su Jiaojiao and Wang Hua had any connection.
Chen Xiaohong stewed the fish and fried a few side dishes.
By the time she finished cooking, Su Jiaojiao and Cai Ting had also finished wrapping the dumplings.
Su Jiaojiao’s filling is made of chives, eggs and shrimps. Cai Ting specially wrapped it into the shape of wheat ears, which looks good and is easy to remember.
After the dumplings were cooked, the three of them sat down to eat.
"By the way, why isn't Brother Wang here?" Cai Ting asked.
"He went back to his hometown. His sister's family is building a house, so he went back to help." Chen Xiaohong opened soda for the two of them and poured herself a beer. "Don't leave until you're drunk."
Sauce-flavored carp, stir-fried lean meat with garlic sprouts, cold-mixed preserved eggs, and celery mixed with shrimps.
Three plates of steaming dumplings.
Chen Xiaohong’s cooking skills are very good and the food tastes great.
"Sister Xiaohong, congratulations on your wedding and your new home. Double happiness!" Su Jiaojiao raised her glass to congratulate, and Chen Xiaohong drank it all in one gulp. "Thank you, sister. Study hard and make progress every day."
"Old classmate, I wish you a son and wealth soon."
"Thank you. I hope you find your ideal husband soon."
As soon as Chen Xiaohong sat down, she asked Cai Ting, "Since Wang Hua and Su Jiaojiao are fine, you can make your move. I think the young man is quite good."
"Come on, how could he possibly be interested in me?" Cai Ting ate her fish with gusto. "Men are very realistic. No matter what, he wouldn't date a waitress."
"Then quit and find another job!" Chen Xiaohong picked out some wheat-ear-shaped dumplings and placed them on Su Jiaojiao's plate. "There's a leather factory downstairs from Jiaojiao. Why don't you go work there? If you don't have a place to live, you can stay at my house."
"Really?" Cai Ting asked Su Jiaojiao.
"Of course it's true." Su Jiaojiao nodded. "If you go, I'll ask for you. They need help now. But the environment is definitely not as good as yours at the Guolv Hotel."
She believed that Cai Ting could adapt to the work in the leather factory.
Cai Ting is very capable and not spoiled.
"What does she need the environment for?" Chen Xiaohong waved her hand and gave Cai Ting the final word. "Listen to me. Go work at the leather factory first, and then change jobs when you get a good one."
"Okay, then help me ask." Cai Ting agreed readily. "You just got married, and I don't want to live with you. I'll find a house myself."
"What's there to be afraid of after getting married? We won't do that in front of you..." Chen Xiaohong said carelessly, "People say to beware of fire, theft and best friends, but I'm not on guard against you. If you can seduce Wang Jian away, I'll consider you a talent!"
"Now that you've said that, I'm even more afraid to come." Cai Ting rolled her eyes at her. "To be honest, someone like Wang Jian isn't my type. I might as well go after Wang Hua."
"Everyone has left, and you're still chasing a bird!" Chen Xiaohong glanced at her, "You missed your chance."
"Okay, stop talking about me." Cai Ting suddenly remembered something and laughed a few times before saying, "Wang Hua looks serious, but he's actually quite funny. The last time he came to clean Mr. Lu's room, he actually asked me if I had seen Mr. Lu's underwear..."
"Does he suspect that you stole Mr. Lu's underwear?" Chen Xiaohong became interested.
Su Jiaojiao is drinking soda.
Hearing her say that, I almost spit out.
What kind of imagination is this...
"You're sick!" Cai Ting blushed. "Why would I steal his underwear? I'm not a pervert."
"Have you found Mr. Lu's underwear?" Chen Xiaohong asked again.
"I don't know. I said I didn't see it, and he didn't say anything else." Cai Ting put down her chopsticks and continued, "Actually, a few days ago, when I was cleaning, I saw a pair of gray striped underwear hanging on the balcony. I don't know if it's Mr. Lu's. I don't go there every day, so how would I know where his underwear went?"
"Oh, Mr. Lu is still wearing gray striped underwear!" Chen Xiaohong said with a wicked smile, "Did it fall on some woman's bed?"
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