The couple was busy in the kitchen together. After Fan Hua stewed the braised pork, she began to prepare cold dishes, while Zhao Yilu was cutting chicken pieces and making hand-rolled noodles according to Fan Hua's requirements.
With Zhao Yilu's help, Fan Hua felt much more relaxed. Seeing that it was getting late, Fan Hua quickly drove Zhao Yilu out of the kitchen, "It's almost done here, go wash your hands and get ready to receive the guests, I can do the rest myself!"
Zhao nodded and left the kitchen. A few minutes later, Fan Hua heard voices coming from outside.
She looked over and saw that it was the tall, square-faced, dark-skinned commander of the first company, Chen Zhigang, whom she had met yesterday. Next to him stood a shorter, baby-faced, but energetic and capable young man. Fan Hua guessed that this man should be the commander of the third company, Wang Yingjie.
The two men, one holding a bottle of wine and the other holding a bag of eggs, were warmly welcomed into the house by Zhao Yilu.
Fan Hua, wearing an apron, came out and greeted the two men with a smile: "Comrades, please sit outside for a while. The food will be ready soon!"
It was the first time Wang Yingjie met Fan Hua. He was stunned for a moment, then immediately smiled and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, thank you for your hard work, sister-in-law!"
Chen Zhigang immediately smiled and said, "That's right, don't worry, Captain Jiang hasn't arrived yet."
Fan Hua nodded and went back to the kitchen to work.
Aunt Chu had already taken her two children back to the bedroom, fearing that she would disturb the officers' conversation.
When the braised pork was ready and about to be served, voices were heard outside again.
While Fan Hua was taking the dishes out of the pot, she tilted her ear to listen to the noise outside.
She heard Zhao Yilu's somewhat surprised voice: "Commander Lu, Captain Jiang, please come in quickly!"
"You kid, when it comes to such a good thing as inviting people from your own battalion to dinner, you only know to invite people from the same battalion, but you don't even remember to invite me. Fortunately, I met Battalion Commander Jiang today and came here with him. Don't blame me for coming uninvited!" said a middle-aged man generously.
Zhao Yilu laughed, "How could that be? It's my honor that you can come! Today's dinner was decided at the last minute and was prepared a little hastily. I was afraid that you were too busy and it would not be appropriate to notify you at the last minute, so I didn't invite you!"
"Hahaha, there's nothing inappropriate about that. If you want to eat for free next time, remember to call me!"
"Sure, sure!" Zhao Yilu promised immediately.
Fan Hua had already guessed what was going on from these few words. It seemed that the head of the army had also come. She looked at the remaining ingredients and quickly decided to stir-fry another dish with chicken blood and spinach.
After everyone sat down, Fan Hua came out of the kitchen with two plates of cold dishes and placed them on the table with a smile.
She said openly, "Hello, Commander, Hello, Captain Jiang, Hello, Company Commanders. I am your beloved Fan Lihua. Thank you all for coming to support us. We just moved into the military compound today, so we are not well prepared. We only made a few simple home-cooked dishes. Please don't blame us. Eat more and drink well!"
Upon hearing this, Commander Lu Haifeng burst into laughter and said to Zhao Yilu, "No wonder you insisted on being transferred to Yangcheng and submitted an application for your family to accompany you as soon as you were promoted to company commander. It turned out that it was all for Comrade Fan! Comrade Fan is really great. You are so lucky!"
Zhao Yilu smiled and distributed chopsticks to the people at the table and poured wine. "This is all thanks to the commander for giving me this opportunity! I also thank the battalion commander for his recommendation and the two company commanders for their daily help!"
Fan Hua brought two more hot dishes to the table. Each of them exuded an enticing aroma and the color was particularly beautiful.
The braised pork was made by her with a bright red, oily texture, soft and tasty. The spicy chicken cubes were also fragrant and tender, making people salivate...
The aroma of the food instantly filled the entire room, and the men in the room couldn't help swallowing.
In that era, people's living conditions were generally difficult. Even if they became officers and cadres, they could not eat meat often, let alone such delicious food!
"Wow, Comrade Fan's cooking skills are amazing. Just looking at it makes people want to drool!" Battalion Commander Jiang on the side praised with a smile, his eyes full of appreciation.
Fan Hua waved her hands modestly, "It's not as good as you say. I can only cook a few home-cooked dishes. All the leaders work hard on weekdays. No matter whether the food is delicious or not, you should show your support and eat more!"
Chief Lu Haifeng picked up a piece of braised pork and put it in his mouth. After chewing it slowly, he nodded repeatedly: "Well, this taste is indeed authentic. Comrade Fan, your cooking skills can catch up with the chefs of state-owned restaurants. Yi Lu, this kid is in for a treat."
As Zhao listened to the leader praising Fan Hua, the smile on his face became brighter and brighter. It made him happier than when the leader was praising himself!
Fan Hua went to the kitchen and fried chicken blood with spinach. After it was done, she served it to the table together with popcorn chicken for everyone to taste.
Sure enough, as soon as this popcorn chicken, which no one had ever eaten before, was served, it received unanimous praise from several people, who kept praising Fan Hua for her ability.
Fan Hua smiled and went back to the kitchen to continue working. She first cooked some broken noodles for the two children, and then cooked a bowl of noodles for herself and Aunt Chu.
Several men in the living room were eating and chatting. Fan Hua pricked her ears to listen from time to time. The men chatted about some interesting things about the training of soldiers, which soldier was a troublemaker and needed extra training, which soldier was not confident and needed encouragement, and some gossip about the team that ordinary people didn't know...
Fan Hua listened with great interest. It was true that no matter whether they were men or women, they would only talk about those things when they got together.
After three rounds of drinks, Fan Hua saw that everyone had almost finished their food, so she considerately served a few bowls of hot noodle soup.
"Come on, leaders, have some hot noodle soup to make your stomach feel better." Fan Hua greeted them warmly.
Chief Lu Haifeng looked at the table full of unfinished games, and then looked at Fan Hua who was busy running around, and couldn't help but sighed: "Yilu, you must cherish Comrade Fan. With such a good and virtuous wife taking care of the family, you can serve our country with more peace of mind in the army."
Zhao Yilu hurriedly stood up and saluted with a serious look: "Don't worry, Commander, I will definitely cherish Comrade Fan and live up to his kindness to me. I will also work hard in the army and live up to the organization's expectations!"
Battalion Commander Jiang cast a satisfied and gratified look at Zhao Yilu. He thought that Zhao Yilu was indeed a talented person whom he had promoted and he did not disappoint him!
Chen Zhigang and Wang Yingjie who were sitting nearby looked at Zhao Yilu with envy. It was not only because this kid was favored by the chief and had the chief come to their house for a drink today, but also because Zhao Yilu was able to marry such a good wife, who was not only good-looking but also had such a good personality. Not only did she have a good personality, she could also cook such delicious dishes!
It was so unrecognizable that they were envious, the quality of the body was completely separated!
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