Chapter 138 Chapter 138 Guangdong hot pot reunion is rich and beautiful...
The Xu family never imagined that the Su family could come up with such a "four dishes and one soup".
Especially the pot of vegetables.
Does that really count as a dish?
Doesn’t that mean putting a dozen dishes in a wooden basin?
So, everyone looked at the hot pot curiously.
There are two biggest feelings:
First, will the flavors of so many meat dishes get mixed together if they are placed in one wooden basin?
First, there are so many dishes, can we finish them?
Under Su Dejun's enthusiastic urging, the Xu family picked up their chopsticks.
Wow, this chicken tastes so special!
Each piece of chicken is boneless and comes with skin and meat.
However, the chicken skin is crispy and the chicken meat is tender, giving it a very special taste when chewed in the mouth.
The chicken tasted like it was cooked with no extra seasoning other than salt.
But it is this perfect saltiness that adds the finishing touch.
This is so delicious!
Hey, this goose tastes really good too, it has a sauce flavor, the goose meat is braised very soft and very tasty
The portion of this hot pot is huge, with eight meat dishes: salt-baked chicken, roast duck, rolled goose, Cantonese-style braised pork, pork meatballs, hand-beaten fish balls, hand-beaten beef balls, and soaked abalone.
But there were many people dining there, and basically each person only ate two or three pieces of each meat dish to finish the whole dish.
Then, after finishing the meat dishes on the surface, the middle layer of vegetarian dishes is revealed.
In this era, the only seasonal vegetables available in winter are radishes and cabbages.
So there are also eight items in the vegetarian section, but most of them are processed and soaked products.
Processed products include fresh tofu and fried tofu;
The soaked products are fungus, shiitake mushrooms and bamboo shoots;
Fresh dishes include tender bean sprouts and stewed radish;
There are also braised eggs.
The vegetarian dishes in the hot pot have a more unique taste.
This requires an explanation of the cooking method of hot pot.
Hot pot is not just about cooking all the dishes first and then putting them into a wooden basin.
First, put a layer of fried pickled cabbage on the bottom of the basin.
On top of the sauerkraut, spread the vegetarian dishes.
As for the vegetarian dishes, except for the radish cubes and braised eggs which are cooked in advance, the other vegetarian dishes are basically served raw.
The so-called "raw" means that it is not cooked and is placed directly on the sauerkraut.
Then put the meat on top of the vegetarian dishes.
Finally, place the wooden basin on the steamer and steam it over high heat for about half an hour.
In this way, the vegetarian dish in the middle is cooked, and the aroma and gravy of the meat on the upper layer slowly seep in, while it also absorbs the flavor of the pickled cabbage on the lower layer...
This gives vegetarian dishes a very rich flavor.
After eating the vegetarian dishes, only the sauerkraut was left in the wooden basin.
The sauerkraut is soaked in rich broths of various kinds, and it tastes rich, fresh, salty and sour. It is simply the perfect dish to go with rice!
The big pot of hot pot was eaten up by everyone.
Mr. Xu was already full, but because the pickled cabbage was so delicious, he added another half bowl of rice to mix with the pickled cabbage...
After the meal, Su Dejun asked Mr. Xu what plans he had.
Old Master Xu waved his hand and said, "My dear, don't worry about my schedule in Guangzhou. The organization has assigned me a mission this time. I will stay here for about a week, but then I have to be busy with work. How about this, I will tell you again before I go back, and then I will treat your family to a meal..."
Su Dejun said quickly: "We are already in Guangdong, how can we let you pay for our meal?"
Mr. Xu smiled and said, "Of course I should..."
The host and the guest chatted for a while, and then Mr. Xu said goodbye and left.
Old Mrs. Xu wanted to take Cheng Yu with her, planning to spend more time with him and cultivate their relationship.
Cheng Yu refused.
Xu Wensong glanced at Yao Meiyu secretly, and said to Old Lady Xu: "Grandma, Xiaoyu and Lizhi also want to discuss marriage..."
"Grandpa is busy with work, so let him do his work. Tomorrow, I, Xiaomei, will come with you, and I will let Xiaoyu and Lizhi accompany us and take us for a walk around the area."
As he spoke, Xu Wensong glanced at Yao Meiyu secretly again, thinking: Lizhi is the host, so it is normal for him to take his future in-laws for a stroll around the neighborhood. If he brings the old lady and his sister along, Lizhi will surely be too busy, so it is normal to ask Lizhi's sister and best friend to join them.
In this way, he can find another opportunity to be with Yao Meiyu.
Even if we are all together, that's fine too.
Su Tianli hasn't answered yet.
Old Mrs. Xu asked Xu Wensong curiously, "Didn't you say before you came that you only had four days left? You also said that you had to leave tomorrow in order to report back to the company."
Xu Wensong: …
He quickly cleared his throat a few times and said, "I, I'll try to take a few more days off!"
Old Mrs. Xu found it even more strange, "Ask for leave?"
Her eldest grandson regards his job as his life!
I served in the army for eight years, and even my home leave was only every two years;
In the past eight years, when Old Lady Xu had an operation the year before last, the assistant was careless and Xu Wensong found out about it. Xu Wensong then asked for leave from the company, rushed over to take a look at Old Lady Xu, and then left in a hurry.
Now?
He actually has the time to waste here?
Old Mrs. Xu said doubtfully: "Da Song..."
Xu Wenmei rolled her eyes at her brother and interrupted the old lady's question, "Oh, grandma, my brother hasn't had a good rest in years! Don't spoil his fun by asking all kinds of questions!"
Old Mrs. Xu was stunned for a moment. "Okay, okay, okay! Okay, okay! You are young and you have the final say!"
Xu Wensong smiled gratefully at his sister.
Mrs. Xu turned to Su Tianli and said embarrassedly, "Lizhi, I just wonder if you and Xiaoyu are free..."
Su Tianli pursed her lips and smiled, "When I'm free."
The Xu family all felt relieved.
Xu Wensong glanced at Yao Meiyu quietly again, then happily followed the two elders.
After the Xu family left,
Aunt Cao and the others came to the Su family again to help clean up the mess.
Of course, they mainly came to review the results of their work and see whether they had been recognized by Chief Xu.
When I looked, I found that almost all the food on the table was eaten?
Aunt Cao and the others were very happy.
Su Dejun was very grateful to them, "Sister Cao! Thank you! Without your help, our family would not be able to prepare such a high-quality meal... Thank you so much!"
"Do Chief Xu and the others think it tastes good?" Aunt Cao and others asked excitedly.
Su Dejun pointed to the empty bowls and plates on the table and said, "They all said it was delicious!"
Aunt Cao and the others said happily:
"As long as the leaders think it tastes good... then that's good!"
"We have not brought shame to the people of Guangzhou!"
"Lao Su, did the commander say which one is the most delicious?"
"By the way, Lao Su, where is the money you gave us? We still have a lot of ingredients to buy. I'll bring them to you later..."
The day before, Su Dejun received instructions from Su Tianli.
So he waved his hand and said, "Take the remaining ingredients and divide them among you! Otherwise, I will pay you for your work. If I pay too little, you will blame me, but if I pay too much, I will feel bad..."
The mothers-in-law and aunts were amused by him and laughed out loud.
Of course, everyone came to help voluntarily just for Su Tianli's connections and didn't care about the compensation.
So everyone thanked Su Dejun, helped clean up the dishes, and left.
The house finally became quiet.
Su Dejun, however, was thinking about the injustice that Su Qianzi had suffered first, so he called out to Su Tianli, "Come on, Litchi, let's go to the police station and ask what happened to that Chen Jing!"
Then he added in a particularly servile manner, "It's best to quickly decide on Chen Jing's punishment before Chief Xu and the others leave!"
Su Tianli glanced at Cheng Yu.
Cheng Yu seemed to agree with Su Dejun's words and nodded repeatedly;
Seeing Su Tianli looking at him, he was stunned for a moment, and gave her a questioning look in panic, asking "Is this not okay?"
Su Tianli pursed her lips and smiled.
Only then did Cheng Yu feel relieved.
So the whole family went out together and went straight to the police station.
Arrived at the police station——
The Su family received special attention from the director.
This is because the police who responded to the call also saw Chief Xu and received instructions from Chief Xu's secretary Liu Cheng.
In addition, Chen Lai Fu also accompanied his son Chen Jing to the police station.
Originally, Chen Jing had been crying foul and insisted that he and Su Qianzi were in love...
At Chen Laifu's request, the police allowed the father and son to meet and have a chat.
Then Chen Jing pleaded guilty.
He told the police everything: he was the one who made up the dirty rumor about Su Qianzi in the hope that Su Qianzi would follow him back to the project team as his girlfriend or fiancée.
Now Su Qianzi also came to the police station accompanied by her family.
So the police asked Su Qianzi about her demands again.
Su Qianzi has already discussed this issue with her sister Su Tianli at home.
Su Tianli told her sister, "...I guess the police station can only sentence him to administrative punishment at most, after all, he just made up a dirty rumor about you."
"So let's ask him for financial compensation!"
"Then we will ask him to apologize publicly, in our family compound, in the project team where you used to work, and in his place of residence, and ask him to apologize to you publicly!"
"He thinks that he can ruin your reputation with just a few words and force you to follow him without any status..."
"Then let's use this method to ruin his own reputation."
"Think about it. Even if the company doesn't fire him, he will have no prospects for promotion. His and his family's reputation will be ruined in his hometown. He may even bring trouble to his family!"
"These two punishments are enough for him to bear." Su Tianli said.
Su Qianzi felt that what her sister said made sense and nodded repeatedly.
At this time, when the police asked Su Qianzi about her demands,
Su Qianzi said straightforwardly: "I demand that Chen Jing publicly apologize to me. He must write a big-character poster in person, clearly stating what happened, and then stand guard in my courtyard from 8 am to 8 pm for three days."
“I have to do the same thing for three days in the project team.”
"... and then go to his place of registered residence and do it for three days!"
"Besides this, I also asked him to give me 500 yuan of spiritual support."
"As long as he can do these two things, I won't hold him responsible." Su Qianzi said in a firm voice.
When the police heard this, they thought it made sense and went to mediate with the Chen father and son.
The Chen family father and son found it hard to accept:
First, if the three places apologized, Chen Jing’s future in the unit would be ruined, and his brother and sister’s future would also be ruined!
First, the compensation proposed by Su Qianzi was too high.
So they proposed:
Can you just apologize at Su Qianzi's house?
Regarding compensation, can you give me one hundred dollars?
The police conveyed it again.
Su Qianzi refused, "In that case, let's follow the rules and regulations!"
The police went back to coordinate with Chen Jing and his son, "They don't agree with the compromise you proposed."
"So, you guys should figure it out for yourselves."
"If you can't convince the victim to give up reporting the crime, then we will have to file a case."
"Of course, Chen Jing is not guilty of spreading rumors and should not be sentenced to prison. But we will impose administrative penalties on him as required - 15 days of solitary confinement, and inform his workplace and the jurisdiction of his registered residence."
"In this case, there may be an entry in your file."
"If you can actively cooperate and make various compensations that satisfy the victim, we will not file a case once the victim withdraws the case. At least this incident will not be recorded in your file."
"If your file really contains a record of the administrative penalty imposed on you by this police station, you will probably lose your job!"
"But if you can reach an agreement with Su Qianzi, there will be no record of this administrative penalty in your file. At most, you will be a little embarrassed at work, but at least you can keep your job."
"Even if I take a step back, as an individual, I still want to warn you here——"
"Chen Jing, if you hadn't had the bad intention to harm Su Qianzi, you wouldn't be in this situation today."
"Since you have made a mistake, you must have the courage to admit it! What do you think? Of course, the decision is yours." Chen Lai Fu asked to talk to his son alone again.
The police officer agreed, but before he could completely leave the room, he heard Chen Laifu slapping his son and yelling, "You piece of shit! You have the guts to bully a girl, but you don't have the responsibility to take responsibility?"
"I'm telling you! No matter what Su Qianzi asks, you must agree to it!"
"This matter cannot be recorded in your file in any case..."
"Otherwise, our whole family will be embarrassed with you!"
Chen Jing laughed bitterly, "Dad, I'll go back to work and make a public apology. I'm the only one who will be embarrassed."
"But if I go back to my place of registered residence to apologize... will it still be just my problem? You, mom, big brother and second sister will also be in trouble!"
"Besides, I don't have five hundred dollars! Even if you kill me, I still don't have it! Do you have it? Even if you do, are you willing to spend it on me?"
"If you were really willing to spend the money, why did I go there and meet Su Qianzi?"
Chen Laifu was so angry that he slapped him a few more times, "Okay! Then I'll do as you say. Don't ever agree to Su Qianzi! Just keep spreading rumors, and then you'll be put in a detention center, and you'll be recorded in your file... Are you happy with this?"
After scolding and beating, Chen Laifu left angrily.
Chen Jing cried for a long time, but still told the police, "I accept all the conditions proposed by Su Qianzi. But I don't have that much money. Can you please ask her if I can write her an IOU and pay her back slowly."
Chen Lai Fu actually didn’t go far.
When he heard from the police that his son agreed to the settlement terms proposed by Su Qianzi, he said to the police with red eyes: "My family can raise 300 yuan, and for the remaining 200 yuan... let Chen Jing write an IOU!"
The police told Su Qianzi about this again.
Su Qianzi agreed to reconcile and asked Chen Jing to write an apology letter first. When she was satisfied, he could copy it into a big-character poster.
After finishing all this, the Su family rushed to the staff compound.
Su Tianli had no plans to go home.
But she left her bag at home.
Even if I want to go back to Shaou Street, I have to go back to get my bag first.
So she and Cheng Yu returned to the family compound ahead of time, planning to grab their bags and go home.
"Sister Lizhi?" Someone called Su Tianli.
Su Tianli looked back and saw Tan Weiming.
Tan Weiming had a mixed look of worry and joy, and said to Su Tianli earnestly, "Sister Lizhi, I heard early in the morning that your family had a big event today... a happy event, so I didn't dare to come over to disturb you."
"Now...has the distinguished guest left?"
Su Tianli nodded.
Tan Weiming asked again, "Then, where is Qianzi?"
Su Tianli looked outside the door.
Just now, Su Qianzi met an old classmate whom she hadn't seen for many years outside the family compound and was talking to him.
Tan Weiming also followed Su Tianli's gaze and looked outside the gate.
He hesitated for a moment and asked Su Tianli, "Sister Lizhi, I heard... someone came to our house to make trouble this morning and wanted to bully Qianzi. Is this true?"
Su Tianli sighed, "You should just ask her directly!"
Just at this moment, Su Qianzi walked into the family compound from outside.
She saw Tan Weiming at first sight.
Tan Weiming also looked at Su Qianzi.
They both fell into a daze.
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