Chapter 149: Thoughts, the Kitchen Alone
The women all agreed happily, and when their men came home, they would let them eat whatever they wanted in the army canteen the next night.
When asked the reason, the women all laughed and said, "Chu Zhiqing is going to treat us to a meal tomorrow, so I'll just go with the kids. You grown men eat a lot, so go to the cafeteria by yourselves."
More than one woman said this. All the military wives in the entire building tacitly asked their husbands to go out for dinner tomorrow, and Jiang Xingyan had to go along.
Jiang Xingyan heard the news as soon as he came back, and looked puzzled: "I want one too?"
"Yes, my aunt said that my uncle and dad will be in the cafeteria tomorrow, so you should go too. Otherwise, we are a group of women, and what are you doing here as a man?"
"I can stay and help you cook." Jiang Xingyan asked positively, but was ruthlessly rejected by the little girl.
Chu Sangning looked at him with a smile and shook his head affirmatively, "No."
In this case, Jiang Xingyan could not say anything more. He looked at the little girl with resentment, and that expression made Chu Sangning laugh.
She stepped forward and kneaded his cheeks, "Captain Jiang, don't be reluctant to leave. Let's put it this way. You don't have to come back tomorrow night."
When Chu Sangning woke up the next day, there was already washed spinach in the kitchen, as well as the things she wanted to use to entertain everyone, such as pork, cabbage, and potatoes, all washed, chopped, and placed on a plate.
Chu Sangning pursed her lips and smiled softly. The thing she just mentioned casually last night, Jiang Xingyan bought it at noon today.
On the dining table was the noodles he brought back, still warm in the lunch box. Chu Sangning was looking forward to their future life.
She touched the jade pendant around her neck, and in the blink of an eye, several packages of sausage, sauerkraut, gluten and various seasonings appeared on the table.
The cleaning task has been almost completed. Chu Sangning thought that there would be a lot of people today, so he prepared a dozen dishes in his mind.
Put the prepared pig's trotters and soybeans together and stew them. Add gluten, seasoning and chili and mix well. This is a cold dish that can be eaten as soon as it is ready.
Just as she was cleaning the intestines, there were several footsteps at the door and a faint knock.
Chu Sangning ran out happily, and his eyes met those of the soldiers outside. Both sides were stunned.
Seeing Jiang Xingyan at the end, Chu Sangning felt more confident and asked, "What are you doing..."
"Aren't you going to invite your sisters-in-law to your house for dinner tonight? They can't contain their gratitude and want to come over to help you move the table."
"Ah? Oh, thank you everyone."
Jiang Xingyan explained seriously, and several grown men also heard Jiang Xingyan's joke and laughed. Looking at the somewhat reserved Chu Sangning, a strong man waved his hand and said, "What are you thanking us for? We should thank you more, Jiang Xingyan, you are so lucky."
"That's right, he's very capable and good-looking, sister-in-law, why do you like him?"
The jokes of several people also made Chu Sangning laugh. Nowadays, it has become a tradition that when inviting guests to dinner, everyone has to help move the tables and chairs, otherwise, there will not be enough space.
Several men found three or four small tables and more than twenty benches, and moved them from upstairs to downstairs, busying themselves with sweat.
It was not convenient for Chu Sangning, a girl alone, to go out to help, so she prepared food in the kitchen. By the time people finished working, it had been more than an hour. The benches and tables were wiped clean and put away in their proper places.
In just a short while, the originally empty space was now occupied by tables. Since they came to help, Chu Sangning certainly couldn't let them leave empty-handed.
There were three or four men. Chu Sangning generously took out Arctic Ocean and handed a bottle to each of them. The slightly stronger man wiped the sweat from his forehead, didn't bother to be polite with Chu Sangning, just said thank you and opened the bottle and drank it.
"Captain Jiang, I didn't realize you cared so much about your target. You buy Arctic Ocean in boxes."
Chu Sangning loved to drink, so Jiang Xingyan kept it in mind and would continue to refill her bottle when she had almost finished drinking. As a result, Chu Sangning never stopped eating and drinking at home.
Now that she was teased by others, she felt a little embarrassed and lowered her head with blushing cheeks.
The troop training had not yet ended, and he and a few other men had taken time to come back. The others had the sense to leave first, leaving Jiang Xingyan and Chu Sangning together.
"Have you had lunch?" Jiang Xingyan asked.
"Of course, come with me." Chu Sangning pulled Jiang Xingyan to the kitchen and watched several pots cooking on the fire. Although he could smell the food, Jiang Xingyan pretended not to smell it.
Looking at the little girl's big eyes blinking, it seemed as if she wanted to praise her for her hard work.
"Hmm, it smells really good. What did you make?"
Chu Sangning smiled happily after receiving the satisfactory inquiry, took Jiang Xingyan's arm, and ostentatiously opened the lids of the pots. In one pot was a milky white pig's trotter soup, and in the other was freshly cooked crispy pork belly.
"Hey, I didn't know how to eat the pork you bought this morning, so I fried it. Try it and see if it tastes good."
Chu Sangning picked up the chopsticks, picked up one and put it to Jiang Xingyan's mouth, with anticipation in his eyes. Jiang Xingyan took a bite and the crispy and fragrant taste burst in his mouth. It turned out that pork could be cooked so deliciously.
He had something in his mouth and couldn't speak, so he raised his thumb. Chu Sangning contentedly served him another bowl of pig's trotter soup, stuffed some gluten in it, and fed him until he was full.
Jiang Xingyan had another meal at home, the aroma of food filling his body. When he returned to the army and met other people, everyone laughed at him.
Jiang Xingyan raised his lips proudly and showed off to everyone, "My partner made fried pork belly, it was so crispy, and there was also pig's trotter soup."
His ostentatious look made everyone hate him. The slightly stronger man waved his hand and said, "Brothers, what are you waiting for? Show him some color."
The men in the army ate fried cabbage and fried shredded potatoes day after day, but in the family building, they were enjoying themselves happily.
When He Shulan arrived, Chu Sangning had already finished five or six dishes by himself, including meat and vegetables.
Crispy pork belly, salt and pepper chicken wings, cold gluten, stir-fried spinach, pig's trotters stewed with soybeans, and I'm also going to make tomato soup.
"Sang Ning, please go out first. I'll do it. You've been busy for such a long time."
He Shulan persuaded her niece to leave first, but Chu Sangning wanted to show off her cooking skills, so she not only did not leave, but also successfully persuaded He Shulan to leave.
By the time the military wives came with their gifts, the meal had already been divided into several portions and was on the table, so they could just eat as soon as they arrived.
"Now that you're here, why do you need to bring anything?" Chu Sangning accepted everyone's kindness and said something annoyed.