Chapter 136: The battalion commander personally prepares meals
"It hasn't been changed. Do you want to eat?" The old man frowned and knocked on the side with his rice spoon, motioning everyone to look at today's dishes.
Still the same ones, where does the fragrance come from?
Everyone followed the direction of the fragrance and found Chu Sangning, who was smiling beside them. A little soldier blushed immediately. When did such a beautiful little cook appear in their army?
"I came over to help today. I made fried potatoes with scallion and some vegetable and tofu soup to make you feel better. Would you like to try some?"
As soon as Chu Sangning said this, the crowd suddenly became excited. The young soldiers who were still queuing in front of the old man came to Chu Sangning with red faces.
He only had one dish here, and it had attracted a lot of attention. Chu Sangning knew that he didn't cook very well, so he still gave someone a warning after serving the meal.
So when Jiang Xingyan arrived at the cafeteria, he saw the queues were arranged in two messy rows. He glanced at the soldier serving the food and found that there was vegetable soup today.
Vegetable soup? That's strange. When did the army's food change? No one even informed us.
The food cooked by Chu Sangning was very popular, but the soldiers were all young men, and they were not interested in cooking for the sake of food. The ladies saw it clearly.
They came here to eat and were attracted by Chu Sangning. Unfortunately, the beauty already had someone else, Captain Jiang.
Jiang Xingyan also followed behind everyone. When it was his turn, he looked up and saw the little girl who should be lying at home resting. She was wearing a white hat and had some small beads of sweat on the tip of her nose. She was working hard to get her meal.
He frowned. "Sang Ning? Why are you in there?"
"A surprise for you. Is it a surprise?" Chu Sangning said to Jiang Xingyan with her head tilted in a naive manner.
When the aunties nearby saw them talking, they couldn't help but smile. They stood up and praised Sang Ning in front of Jiang Xingyan, and couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.
"Captain Jiang, you really found a good match. Sang Ning is a good-looking kid and she cooks delicious food."
"Yes, she came early in the morning and brought us some sausage and vegetables. These dishes and soup were all made by Sang Ning herself. When Captain Jiang and Sang Ning get married, they will have a treat."
Speaking of which, if Chu Sangning didn't have a boyfriend, based on her skills today, the ladies would be eager to introduce her to a good boyfriend.
Jiang Xingyan learned from several middle-aged women that the little girl had come in the morning. When faced with the compliments from others, he did not feel happy or proud, but felt distressed.
Jiang Xingyan could have just stayed at home and taken a nap, but he got up early to help the army. He was anxious, angry and helpless. He looked at the huge crowd behind him and didn't even bother to get his meal.
"You go and rest, I'll do it."
He went in and snatched the spoon from the little girl's hand, pushed her to sit on the bench, and stood there with a serious face, serving food to other soldiers.
Not far away, Sun Guoan was talking to his friend. Then he saw the man opposite him frowning and asking in confusion: "Sun Guoan, is that your battalion commander?"
Battalion commander? My battalion commander—Jiang Xingyan?
Sun Guoan felt that his friend was joking. How was that possible? Ever since his battalion commander's boyfriend came to the army, the battalion commander never ate in the cafeteria again. He always left in a hurry after eating.
Sun Guoan knew that his battalion commander was anxious to eat with his partner. Alas, he was not jealous at all. Although he had no partner, he could still eat.
Therefore, facing his friend's question, Sun Guoan rejected it without even looking at it, "Impossible, how could our battalion commander be here?"
Sun Guoan kept saying this until the moment he served the rice. When he handed the rice bowl over, Sun Guoan just raised his eyes slightly and took a look.
The next second, he was so frightened that he fell on the person behind him, stammering and pointing at the person inside, "Battalion... Battalion Commander?"
Jiang Xingyan remained calm, filled the man's cup with a spoon, and asked, "Would you like some vegetable soup?"
His own battalion commander personally prepared meals for him, so Sun Guoan had to drink it even if it didn't taste good.
"Captain, could this have been made by you?" Sun Guoan stood on tiptoe and took a look. Sautéed intestines and potato chips. His own commander never said that he could cook such beautiful dishes.
"Do you want to drink?" Jiang Xingyan looked at him silently and asked again.
Sun Guoan immediately became obedient and said, "Drink, I'll drink."
The moment he got his meal, Sun Guoan put down the rice bowl in his hand and ran out crying. A minute later, Jiang Xingyan's team became even longer, and the dozen or so people coming behind were all Jiang Xingyan's soldiers.
We learned from Sun Guoan that our battalion commander personally cooked and served the food at noon today, and everyone came over to see the fun.
Half an hour passed, Jiang Xingyan's wrists were sore, and the last person left. The old man who was serving food on the side walked forward.
He looked at Chu Sangning somewhat embarrassedly and asked her, "Will you come again in the future?"
Chu Sangning thought about it carefully and said, "I think so."
"That's good, that's good. Then...can I talk to you about cooking? This is the first time I've seen you put sugar in salty rice."
Chu Sangning knew that the old man had no bad intentions, so she nodded and agreed. However, she didn't expect that when she was about to leave, the old man would give her a large jar of egg custard.
"I just realized that you are the one Captain Jiang is looking for. Comrade Xiao Chu, please come often in the future. You are always welcome in the army canteen."
Faced with the old man's enthusiasm, Chu Sangning was somewhat unable to resist, and hurried away with a large jar of egg custard, and also took Jiang Xingyan with him, because they had reserved some food in advance, so the two of them would not be left empty-handed.
After returning home, Jiang Xingyan stretched out his arms to hold the little girl, and said with some distress, "Are you particularly tired from helping in the cafeteria today?"
If you don't act cute in front of your partner, then when will you act cute? Chu Sangning nodded sincerely, hugging Jiang Xingyan's waist aggrievedly, "I'm so tired. You don't know how heavy that shovel is."
"I cut dozens of potatoes today, and there were also a lot of sausages. If it weren't for the help of the ladies, I would definitely not be able to handle it myself."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xingyan asked the little girl to sit on the stool to eat first. He bent his knees and half squatted to rub the little girl's arms.
"Jiang Xingyan, I can't eat if you're like this."
"Then I'll feed it."
With Jiang Xingyan's service, Chu Sangning filled her stomach to the brim, and the egg custard she was tired of also went into Jiang Xingyan's mouth.
Worried that the little girl didn't sleep well in the morning, Jiang Xingyan, a senior official, stood at the door and kept nagging her to take a nap later.
If he keeps nagging like this, Jiang Xingyan will definitely be late for the afternoon training. Chu Sangning stretched out his little paw and waved.