Chapter Thirty-Eight: Shredded Pork with Garlic Sauce (2)
Zhou Ningxiang ate with great joy, completely forgetting the sadness she felt about the exam.
Although the damage inflicted on her by her family cannot be healed in a day or two, it's good to be able to alleviate it even a little bit. At least, being able to eat happily for the time being is a good thing.
Little Tangbao watched the pretty older sister's changing moods, as if she had seen a dark cloud quietly disappear, and then the sun appeared, bringing clear skies. She thought the older sister was really beautiful when she smiled.
Little Tangbao tilted her head and thought that her older sister was really amazing. Her older sister's cooking had magic power, a magic power that could make people happy. She also wanted to have the magic power to make others happy.
Xu Yuejia joked, "The food at this restaurant smells so good, I suddenly regret applying to the affiliated high school."
Zhou Ningxiang put down her bowl and agreed, "Me too, I should have chosen No. 1 Middle School."
Hearing the two say that, Xu Jiajia and Yi Ling felt a little proud. Yi Ling had regretted not going to the affiliated high school after coming to No. 1 High School and often complained about it to her friends. Now, however, Xu Jiajia didn't regret choosing No. 1 High School at all, since it had her favorite little restaurant!
Xu Jiajia picked up a large mouthful of shredded pork with garlic sauce and put it into her bowl. The rice was dyed a rich, dark brown color, and the green bell pepper strips were stir-fried until fragrant, with slightly blistered edges. Biting into them, the pork melted in her mouth along with the tender, savory pork, filling her mouth with a blend of spicy and savory flavors. The rice, having absorbed the sauce, became even more delicious, with a rich, meaty aroma.
After finishing their meal, Xu Yuejia and Zhou Ningxiang walked away hand in hand.
Seeing the two girls leave, Xu Jiajia whispered, "I bet that girl did badly on her exam. I strongly suggest that all students who did poorly on their exams come to Yu's Little Restaurant. Yu's Little Restaurant can save all heartbroken students."
Because delicious food can truly give people strength.
After eating her fill, Zhou Ningxiang's mood improved considerably, and she smiled as she returned to school with Xu Yuejia.
Xu Yuejia was happy to see that her mood had improved. "We need to go back to school to study. Come visit me when you're on vacation, and we'll go eat here together."
Zhou Ningxiang smiled and said, "Okay."
As the sun prepared to set, the customers at the small restaurant quietly changed.
Zhong Siqi finally got off work. Afraid of missing out on a meal at a small restaurant, she even paid extra for a taxi to get there. When she arrived at the restaurant and ate the taro and pork rib stew and the shredded pork with garlic sauce, all the fatigue from work, the difficult client, and the boss's manipulation were completely forgotten.
Yang Churuo had also finished her day's work and was a little tired. She stretched and said to the customer, "The photos are almost done. I'll adjust and edit them a bit and then send them to you. Please wait a moment."
As she spoke, Yang Churuo couldn't help but look at the other person's face, because the guest was just too beautiful.
Li Youran nodded and smiled gently: "Okay, thank you. You've worked hard."
So gentle. Yang Churuo had always thought that beautiful people would be aloof or cold, but after meeting more beautiful guests or internet celebrities, she changed her mind. Everyone had a very nice personality, and some were even a little humorous.
After packing her bag, Li Youran asked, "Do you have any restaurant recommendations in Yuncheng?"
"I recommend Yu's Restaurant across from Yuncheng No.1 Middle School, it's really good!" Yang Churuo said excitedly. "Absolutely, absolutely, absolutely delicious, trust me."
After hearing the use of three absolutes, Li Youran believed it. She nodded and opened the navigation, "Then I'll go try it."
Yang Chu Ruo blurted out, "I'll take you there. I'm going too."
"OK."
As the two entered the store, Li Youran was still a little puzzled. "Isn't it located near the high school gate? Why aren't there many students?"
"Well, because high school students have to attend evening self-study sessions."
At this point, Li Youran looked up and realized it was already past six o'clock.
Seeing the taro and pork rib stew, shredded pork with garlic sauce, mung bean soup, and some fried noodles, Li Youran couldn't decide and asked, "Which one would you recommend?"
"They just added shredded pork with garlic sauce and taro and pork rib stew today, those two are definitely must-orders. Actually, the fried rice noodles are also very delicious, moist but not dry or greasy, and very fragrant. The mung bean soup is an absolute must-order, it's simply the pinnacle of sweet soups in my heart, and..." Yang Churuo recommended almost everything, she really couldn't pick which one was better, because the owner made everything so delicious!
"I'll try them all." The shop was rather simple, and there was no one to take orders, so Li Youran could only call out to the owner.
Yu Miaoyin responded and started stir-frying. The aroma of the shredded pork filled the air as soon as it hit the pan, followed by layers of fragrance from the various side dishes. After turning the taro and pork rib stew over and turning off the heat, an even richer and more enticing aroma wafted out the moment the lid was lifted.
Li Youran was pleasantly surprised; just from the aroma, she knew it was definitely good. The shredded pork with garlic sauce was brought over by Xiao Tangbao, and the taro and pork rib stew was brought over by Yu Miaoyin.
Li Youran glanced at the shop owner and the child, and asked curiously, "Shop owner, is this your daughter?"
“No,” Yu Miaoyin said.
Little Tangbao quickly waved her hands, "No, no, she's my older sister!"
Sister, so you're my older sister!
"Little friend, you're so cute! Can I take a picture with you?"
Xiao Tangbao was pleasantly surprised. She also thought the older sister in front of her was very pretty. "She's great!"
After the two took a photo, Li Youran used her chopsticks to stir the taro and pork rib stew, saying, "This pork rib stew looks delicious."
The taste is a delightful blend of melt-in-your-mouth taro and soy sauce. A few tender pork ribs have a slightly chewy texture, but after being braised for so long, the tendons become translucent, almost melting in your mouth. This taro and pork rib stew is visually appealing, fragrant, and delicious – a true masterpiece of flavor, aroma, and taste.
While eating, Yang Churuo asked her, "Isn't it delicious?!"
"It's delicious!" Li Youran became quite talkative while eating. She chatted with Yang Churuo about some funny things, which made Yang Churuo laugh frequently.
Yang Churuo picked up a piece of shredded pork with garlic sauce. The shredded pork with garlic sauce was very fragrant. The rice was soaked in the aroma of the shredded pork with garlic sauce and sauce, and became oily. Eating them together had a wonderful flavor.
"Thank you for bringing me to eat such a delicious meal." Li Youran said with some emotion. The food at this restaurant was so cheap, but it was still much better than the fancy meals that cost her hundreds or thousands of dollars. Li Youran took several pictures.
"See? I told you no one can refuse the food the boss makes!" Yang Churuo continued chatting with her, having a great time, just like friends.
Actually, after starting work, she hadn't been in touch with her childhood friends for a long time, and the high school and college friends she was still in touch with all had their own lives. She hadn't had such a happy chat in a long time.
It seems that good food really can bring two people closer together.
"And these pickled green beans, I'm telling you, I really think the bowls at this restaurant are edible!"
When you eat pickled cowpeas while they're still hot, they're incredibly crisp and refreshing. The spiciness is slowly released by the heat, creating layers of intense flavor that make them especially delicious with rice.
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He Li closed her shop a little earlier, and she brought Xiao Ran over to get two meals to go.
"Little Tangbao, this is for you, it's a cantaloupe, it's very delicious." Xiao Ran seemed to have become a little more cheerful and would take the initiative to invite Little Tangbao to play together.
She shared the cantaloupe with Xiaotangbao at her own request.
Xu Ruian looked at the melon, which was round and quite large, so he ran over and asked, "Little sister, where did you buy this melon?"
He Li looked back. If a stranger had appeared in front of Xiao Ran before, she would have hidden behind her in fear. But now, it seemed a little better. She held Xiao Tangbao's hand and said in a soft voice, "It was bought from an old man. He had a tricycle and white hair."
Xu Ruian hummed in agreement and grinned, "Thank you, little sister."
The cantaloupe smells so good! He remembers that during his summer vacation, he lived in the countryside and could eat cantaloupe every day. Grandma said that growing cantaloupe is very simple, but he has never succeeded even once.
Xiao Tangbao was holding a large melon, which was a bit too big for her hands. She presented it to Yu Miaoyin and said, "Sister, look, this is a huge melon."
The unique aroma of cantaloupe wafted out, which Yu Miaoyin liked. She added, "After we finish eating, how about I teach you how to grow cantaloupe? That way we can have lots and lots of cantaloupe to eat!"
A huge field of cantaloupes—just thinking about it makes me happy. "Great! This way we can have lots and lots of cantaloupes, and I'll be the Cantaloupe Queen!"
As she spoke, Xiao Tangbao saw that her older sister had some free time, so she took out the mooncakes she had made and gave them to Yu Miaoyin, saying with great anticipation, "Older sister, these are the mooncakes I made, please try them."
The mooncakes that Xiaotangbao made were exceptionally beautiful, just like they were store-bought, and very clean.
Just minutes before, the kindergarten teacher had tagged all members of the class group, asking parents not to eat the mooncakes made by their children for health reasons, but to take photos instead.
But Xiaotangbao is a very clean and careful child. The mooncakes she made were very pretty, so she didn't pay much attention to them. She broke off half of one and tasted it. The sweet lotus seed paste melted in her mouth. "Delicious! Xiaotangbao is great!"
"It's definitely not as good as my sister's. I want to eat my sister's mooncakes." Little Tangbao said after eating the other half. My sister's mooncakes are absolutely the best mooncakes in the world, number one!
"How about we go buy the ingredients and make mooncakes today?" Yu Miaoyin bent down and said to her, calculating the time so that everyone could come and pick them up as soon as they were done.
Okay.
Time ticked by, and the hands suddenly pointed to seven o'clock. Yu Miaoyin closed the roller shutter and ran into Grandma Chen, who was also carrying a canvas bag.
"Grandma, where are you going?" Yu Miaoyin asked.
"I'm going to the supermarket. Yiling's parents are coming back for the holiday, so I'm buying some things to fill the refrigerator," Grandma Chen said.
“It just so happens that Xiaotangbao and I are also going to the supermarket. Shall we go together?” Yu Miaoyin pushed out the shopping cart. “Perfect, it’s more convenient to have a shopping cart.”
"Okay, with you as my cook, I can guide you on what to buy and what not to buy." Grandma Chen smiled and chatted with Yu Miaoyin as they walked.
The supermarket is next to a wet market, but many stalls were already closed when we arrived late. With the Mid-Autumn Festival approaching, there were still quite a few snails for sale in the market, and Grandma Chen and Yu Miaoyin bought some to take home.
Since Yu Miaoyin was already there, she bought some chicken legs and wings to take back. After paying, she said to Xiao Tangbao, "How about I make you honey-glazed chicken legs when we get back?"
Little Tangbao's eyes lit up. "Great!"
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