Chapter 88 Hot Pot Dinner
The ingredients are boiling in the pot, emitting steam. The small dining room is filled with the aroma of food, making people's appetites grow.
Everyone looked at Zhao Lan who was sitting in the main seat. Their eager eyes seemed to be saying, "Little Prince, please start eating quickly. If you don't, we will be impolite to raise our chopsticks!"
Even though he grew up in the spotlight, Zhao Lan was still urged by the eager eyes of the little ones at the table. He didn't let Shuang Rui serve him, but reached directly into the hot pot with chopsticks to pick up a meatball.
The hot meatballs, just taken out of the boiling soup, stopped in front of Zhao Lan. He waited for them to cool down.
Su Sanlang was the youngest on the table. He couldn't wait any longer. He blinked his eyes and suddenly stood up from the stool. He stretched his head and blew on his meatballs twice. "It's not hot anymore, Brother Zhao, eat it quickly!"
As expected, she is the community leader Su Xiaosan. She is not afraid of even the cold and expressionless little prince and dares to call him brother.
Su Yanli was well aware of his third son's mischievous behavior, but he did not expect that he would stand up and blow food to people. He was stunned and turned to look at the student of noble status. I wonder if the young prince would be angry?
Fan Yanjia was also waiting for Zhao Lan to start eating, and was thinking that as soon as Zhao Lan started eating, he would follow. But just as he was about to pick up the chopsticks, he was startled by the little brat's actions. This kid is really good, he is as good as his little nephew!
Glancing at my usually aloof partner, I couldn't help but smile!
Su Dalang looked at his brother helplessly, wanting to persuade him, but he felt that there were people everywhere at the table and he had to save face for his brother, so he just shook his head and smiled, saying nothing.
Cheng Yingzhen was sitting next to San'er. He was young and needed someone to take care of him, but he was really careless and this naughty child made such a scene. He thought the noble man sitting opposite him was his family member and could make him drool over him!
She was both angry and amused. She looked at her husband nervously. Su Yanli gave her a look that told her to stay calm, which instantly calmed her anxiety.
Seeing that Zhao Lan was also stunned by the little brat's behavior, Su Ruojin gloated and thought, I'll let you be noble... I'll let you be cold and aloof... Let's see if you can still eat Su San's saliva?
Zhao Lan remained calm, but his eyes swept across the crowd and finally landed on the corner of the mouth of the gloating young lady. She looked like she wanted to cover her mouth and laugh. Why did she look a little bit like she deserved a beating?
There's no way saliva would splash over there across the table.
He lowered his head, dipped the meatball into the sauce, and put it into his mouth with chopsticks. Shuangrui, who was reaching out to change chopsticks for his little master, was stunned. The little master didn't even mind?
Everyone: ...
The happiest person was Su San. He was about to get up from the stool again, "Brother Zhao, you hold it, I'll help you blow it to cool it down..."
Zhao Lan: …
Not necessarily.
A smile finally appeared on his cold face: "Thank you!" After that, he motioned for everyone to eat.
Everyone: ...
Prince Pingyang, who has a paralyzed face, can also laugh?
Su Sanlang is good!
Zhao Lan stopped his second chopstick halfway and looked at everyone with a look of "You don't want to eat?"
Everyone came back to their senses and thought, yes, there is delicious food in front of them, why are they in a daze? Let’s start eating quickly.
Fan Yanjia had already seen the paper-thin mutton rolls, so he picked one up with chopsticks and put it into the pot. When it was cooked, he picked up a small meatball and chewed it. It was very elastic and refreshing. While picking up more meatballs, he thought that after eating, he must ask A Jin how he made it so delicious.
As a teacher and a host, Su Yanli must of course take care of the two students, and from time to time recommend them to try this... eat that...
Fan Yanjia was busy eating and nodding, "It's so delicious..."
Zhao Lan also gradually became attracted by the food from her initial reserve and became less elegant.
Not until Zhao Lan started eating freely did Cheng Yingzhen, Su Dalang and others feel comfortable eating too. Su Ruojin curled her lips secretly, thinking that it was really tiring to have a meal with him. After rolling her eyes secretly, she also began to enjoy the food.
Since she traveled to Dayin, she was too young to make hotpot in the first few years. In the past two years, her family conditions were not good and she could not make such food. This year, conditions have improved and she is busy with business, so she has never had a proper hotpot. Today, under the pretext of treating guests, the ingredients were fully prepared, and her appetite was whetted. She ate with relish and enjoyed it to her heart's content.
Shuangrui and other servants standing by were almost drooling with greed, and Su Ruojin accidentally saw them. Oh, it really is...
He quickly called Sister Mao Ya over and whispered a few words in her ear. Mao Ya nodded, then walked to Shuang Rui and Qing Feng and whispered, "Please follow me."
There was a small stove in the kitchen with a casserole on it. The small table next to it was also filled with ingredients similar to those on the main table. "This is what my little master left for you."
Shuangrui's eyes narrowed into slits with joy, and he secretly exclaimed, Su Erniang is so nice!
Although Qingfeng has an elegant name, he is just like his master, Fan Yanjia, who is a foodie. He picked up the small bowl, said a few polite words and started eating immediately. With one bite of chopsticks, he finally tasted the delicious food that his little master was eating.
There is nothing more delicious than hot pot in the world!
In the main hall, without servants standing by to watch, everyone no longer cared about the master's authority and ate to their heart's content. If the food was not limited, they would probably have eaten so much that they had to lean against the wall.
A hot pot meal took more than an hour.
In August, when the weather is a little chilly, eating a hot pot will make you feel very comfortable.
After eating, everyone stood under the corridor to bask in the sun and digest the food.
Su Sanlang, the conspicuous boy, was pushing his brother's walker around the courtyard, making a lot of noise. Fan Yanjia joined in the fun and went down the corridor to play with him.
Su Ruojin ate too much and sat under the porch, basking in the sun and feeling sleepy. With so much noise, she nodded her head nodding and fell asleep without her knowing when.
Su Dalang wanted to ask his sister to go back to her room to sleep, but he felt it was not good to have a guest around, so he stood next to his sister, gently put her head on him, and let her sleep against him.
What a good brother!
Zhao Lan raised his head slightly and looked at the blue sky and white clouds. He wished his mother could give him a younger sister to play with!
After playing for a long time, Fan Yanjia went back to the corridor to take a breath and asked the teacher, "Dr. Su, your hot pot is so delicious. I am still savoring it."
Su Yanli smiled and said, "Come again next time."
Fan Yanjia asked a little embarrassedly, "Can we still have dinner tonight?"
Su Yanli was just wondering if there was any food left at home when he heard his daughter's voice behind him, "Young Master Fan, eating too much can easily cause a sore throat. I'll treat you next time."
But he just wanted to eat, what should he do? Fan Yanjia looked at the Su family father and daughter, his eyes full of expectation.
Although everything can be hot pot, but without a good base soup and meatballs to cook, the hot pot will lack flavor.
Su Ruojin thought for a moment and said, "I'll give you the prepared dipping sauce. You can make it yourself at home. You can use bone soup, fish head soup, or mushroom soup as the base. You've also seen the ingredients we eat at home. You can mix them up as you see fit. It would be even better if it has yellow throat and beef tripe."
Unfortunately, in this era, cattle are important farming tools, and there is very little beef circulating on the market, let alone beef tripe. Without it, it always feels like hot pot is missing something.
"What are yellow throat and beef tripe?" Foodie Fan Yanjia will not miss any delicious food.
(End of this chapter)
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