After Lu Nian sat down, he asked, "Uncle, where are Sister Ali and Auntie?"
Shen Changshan still had a smile on his face, and when he looked at Lu Nian, the smile on his face widened a little.
"Your sister Ali has gone back to the yard to get something, and your aunt Shen is in the back counting the betrothal gifts."
At this point, Shen Changshan remembered that the brother and sister didn't know that A Li and Pei Yu were engaged.
"By the way, you two may not know since you just arrived, but A-Li and Zi-an have already been engaged, and the betrothal gifts were just delivered today."
Lu Nian nodded, "We..."
Lu Jing interrupted her, "We really didn't know that. Congratulations."
Shen Changshan waved his hand and said, "Hey, I finally found a husband for Ali. Otherwise, I would have a headache all day long!"
That's what I'm saying now, I didn't know who that sad-looking person was before.
Lu Jing had a faint smile on his face, making it hard to guess what he was thinking.
Lu Nian was interrupted by his brother and stopped talking. He sat aside and drank tea and ate snacks quietly.
After chatting for a few more sentences, the room became quiet and no one spoke.
This was the scene she saw when Chen Li came over with a small basket of tomatoes.
"Anian? Why are you here?"
After asking, he looked at Pei Yu. It must be him who sent someone to notify, otherwise it wouldn't be such a coincidence.
Lu Nian stood up and walked to her side. "Sister Ali, congratulations. I didn't bring a gift today, I'll make it up to you another day."
"OK!"
Lu Nian looked at the bright red tomatoes in the basket and asked curiously, "Sister Ali, what is this?"
"These are tomatoes," he said, looking at Lu Jing. "Do you remember? That box of rotten fruits."
"Remember."
As he spoke, he stood up and walked over. Before he reached Shen Li, he saw Pei Yu take a few big strides to Ah Li's side and reach out to take the basket.
"Let me see. I didn't notice it that day."
Seeing everyone's curious expressions, Chen Li picked up a tomato and began to introduce it to them, "I accidentally saw a miscellaneous book that introduced tomatoes. They can be eaten raw or stir-fried, and each has its own flavor."
Lu Nian also picked up one and said, "Sister Ali, this tomato looks pretty good. Can it be eaten raw?"
"Well, you can mix it with sugar, or you can just cut it up and eat it."
Lu Nian leaned in and sniffed it, and indeed smelled a fragrance. "Amazing! Is this something from overseas? I've never seen it before?"
"Yes, it's from overseas. Your eldest brother brought it back from the last time he sailed on his merchant ship."
Lu Nian's eyes sparkled with curiosity. "Sister Ali, you said this is edible. How about we have it for lunch?"
Shen Li looked at her with amusement, "Okay, that's what I had planned."
Lu Nian put the tomato back, looked around at everyone in the room, and said to Lu Jing, "Brother, I want to go play with the duckling. I'll be back soon."
"Go ahead, and remember to call Dong Shuang along."
"Yeah, uncle, Big Brother Shen, Fourth Brother, Sister A Li, I'm leaving."
After calling everyone, she turned around and left. Just by looking at the arc of her skirt swaying, you could tell that this girl was very happy.
Lu Jing shook his head. He was indeed still a child. He didn't want to come with him originally because he wanted to accompany him. Now that he has good friends, he doesn't care about him as his older brother anymore.
"Ajing, please sit down first. I'll take the tomatoes to the kitchen and explain how to make them."
Lu Jing smiled and nodded, "Don't worry about me, I'm chatting with my uncle and the others."
Chen Li nodded and wanted to take the basket from Pei Yu, but he didn't let her. "Come on, I'll go with you."
"Then let's go."
After they walked a distance out of the yard, Shen Li asked him, "Did you call Lu Jingjiao?"
Pei Yu glanced at her sideways and asked with a smile, "Not calling me Jing anymore?"
Chen Li rolled her eyes at him, "I've been calling you that for a long time. Don't you think it's too late for you to get jealous now?"
Pei Yu slapped her hand and interlocked their fingers, "Then, can you call me Ah Li differently?"
"cannot."
"Never mind."
Hearing this, Chen Li looked at him, a little surprised. Could he let it go so easily?
Pei Yu held her hand tightly and said, "I won't force you to do anything you don't want to do. If you do that, you won't be yourself anymore."
Chen Li nodded, "That makes sense, and the awareness is good."
“Is there a reward?”
"Yes, as a reward, you can eat more at noon."
"Sure. My Ah Li rarely feels sorry for me. I must eat more at noon today."
Seeing that he misunderstood her meaning like this, Chen Li was convinced. Could it be that this was how he was brainwashing herself?
Soon they arrived at the kitchen and saw beef brisket in it. Shen Li was slightly surprised and asked, "Where did this beef brisket come from?"
"Miss, this was sent by a young man."
Chen Li looked at Pei Yu, "Did you have someone deliver it?"
"Um."
"Then there's another dish for lunch today: beef brisket stewed with tomatoes and potatoes."
Chen Li told the cook how to make stewed beef brisket, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, cold tomatoes and tomato sauce.
It’s a good time to dig some potatoes, make French fries, or stir-fry shredded potatoes so that they can have a taste of the new food.
The two cooks looked very prepared and listened very attentively. They would ask Chen Li if they didn't understand something.
After Chen Li explained everything and left, they immediately went downstairs to prepare the ingredients. After all, this was their first time making it and they were not familiar with it yet, so they prepared the ingredients first to avoid being in a rush later.
"Ali, wouldn't it be a waste to eat it now?"
Chen Li knew what he was worried about, but how could she know the usefulness of this thing without trying it?
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