Outside the window, the rain was slanting sideways, and the accumulated water was quietly dripping along the eaves, causing slight ripples on the ground.
In a quiet courtyard, the ground was swept very cleanly, without any dirt at all.
Su Nan was wearing a light green long dress and sitting by the window. She couldn't help but stretch out her hand to catch the raindrops. The cold touch made a "pa" sound when it fell on her palm.
In the kitchen not far away, the grandfather and grandson were arguing fiercely about the cooking method of a dish. The younger one couldn't persuade the older one, so he finally compromised.
Seeing this, Su Nan curled the corners of his lips. At this moment, a fuzzy feeling came from his ankle, and he saw the white cat named "Laosan".
It was still proud and beautiful, rubbing against her legs, holding its head high, as if to say, "I'll give you a chance to hold me."
"So cute." Su Nan stretched out his hand and picked up the third child. He was quite heavy. The thing he would have the most when he was with Song Changzhi was probably delicious food.
Its hair was soft, smooth and shiny. Its little head hung on Su Nan's arm and it meowed lazily.
"Let's go and see if we can help." Although they didn't let Su Nan enter the kitchen, she felt embarrassed to just sit there and wait.
After passing through a long corridor, they arrived at the kitchen door. Su Nan looked through the wooden window and saw Song Changzhi handling a crucian carp with a knife. The knife was like a toy in his hand, and he handled it with ease.
"Grandma, is there anything I can help you with?" Su Nan was standing at the door holding the cat. At first glance, she looked like a fairy who was not of this world and did not look like someone who could enter the kitchen.
"No need. Just hold the third child and sit outside for a while. We will be done soon." Song Changzhi averted his gaze and waved his hand, obviously not wanting Su Nan to interfere.
"Okay then." Su Nan looked at Zhou Rang again, and seeing him waving at her, she trotted towards him.
Through a window, the two looked at each other with smiles. Zhou Rang then took out a small piece of cucumber and handed it to Su Nan: "This is what my grandma grew himself. Try it."
Just now when the two of them passed by the garden, Su Nan noticed the vegetable patch, which was planted with many seasonal vegetables and fruits, all of which looked green and healthy.
Now holding the cucumber, Su Nan curved his eyebrows, opened his mouth and took a bite. It was crisp and refreshing, and super delicious.
"It's really good, you should try it too." Su Nan put the cucumber to Zhou Rang's mouth.
Zhou Rang held Su Nan's wrist tightly, took a bite, raised his eyebrows and nodded, "I'll pick some to take away later."
"You're welcome."
Looking at the intimacy between the two, Song Changzhi nodded with satisfaction, and then spoke softly. But although he said this, the smile on his face was very strong, and it was obvious that he was in a good mood.
"Why be so polite?" Zhou Rang smiled and let go of Su Nan's wrist, then turned his head to glance at Song Changzhi.
Su Nan quietly withdrew from the battlefield between the two people, sat on a chair in the corridor, nibbled on a cucumber, and played with the cat, feeling very comfortable.
Song Changzhi continued to process the crucian carp in his hand. He first washed it clean, removed the internal organs and scales, then cut the surface of the fish on both sides, sprinkled salt evenly, and also added some salt to the belly of the fish.
Place the fish on a plate, add cooking wine and ginger slices and marinate for about ten minutes.
Pour oil into the pan, heat the oil, then put the fish in, shake it left and right, turn it over with a spatula, fry it until the surface is golden brown, add minced garlic, turn the crucian carp over and continue frying, then pour boiling water.
It must be boiling water, so that the soup will be whiter.
Add the cooked soft tofu cubes and some shredded ginger, cover the pot and cook for five minutes, then remove the lid, sprinkle with chopped green onions and serve.
The crucian carp and tofu soup is ready. The soup is as white as milk, nutritious, and provides calcium and protein.
The rich aroma of fresh soup filled the air. The third child, who was originally lying lazily in Su Nan's arms, sniffed, suddenly raised his head, shouted towards the window, and wanted to break free from Su Nan's arms and jump towards the windowsill.
But he was held tightly by Su Nan, unable to move. Su Nan touched the third child's back soothingly and coaxed him: "Don't be anxious, eat later, don't disturb them while they are cooking."
The third brother seemed to understand what Su Nan said and lowered his head again.
Zhou Rang witnessed the whole process, smiled and shook his head, then continued to cook the dish in his hand.
First chop the chicken into small pieces, then add two spoons of cooking wine, two spoons of light soy sauce, one spoon of dark soy sauce, one spoon of oyster sauce, one spoon of salt, and half a spoon of black pepper, mix them evenly, and marinate for ten minutes.
Then add oil to the pan, add scallion and ginger slices when the oil is hot, fry the scallion and ginger slices until they are browned, then remove them, pour the marinated chicken into the pan, and slowly stir-fry until it changes color.
Add a spoonful of sugar and simmer on low heat for 15 minutes, then uncover the pot and sprinkle with chopped green onions. The fragrant scallion oil braised chicken is ready.
The sauce is rich and the chicken is tender, making it a must-have for rice.
Song Changzhi walked over slowly, took a look, snorted softly, and returned to his seat.
Wash the eggplant and beans, cut them into long strips, add a spoonful of salt to the eggplant, marinate for ten minutes, then squeeze out the water.
Heat oil in a pan, add beans and fry until cooked, then take out on a plate, add eggplant and fry until soft, then put it together with beans, and use the remaining oil in the pan to add minced garlic and red pepper to stir-fry until fragrant.
Take out a small bowl to prepare the sauce, half a spoonful of dark soy sauce, two spoonfuls of light soy sauce, a spoonful of oyster sauce, half a spoonful of sugar, a spoonful of starch, add half a bowl of water, stir well and pour into the pot.
Then add the eggplant and beans that have just been fried, stir-fry over high heat until the sauce is absorbed.
Peel the loofah and cut it into small pieces. Heat oil in a pan, add chopped green onion and minced garlic and sauté until fragrant. Then add the loofah and add salt and soy sauce while frying. Stir-fry evenly in appropriate amounts and add two bowls of water.
After the soup boils, beat three eggs, stir evenly, then add some salt, and the loofah egg soup is ready.
The last dish is stir-fried pork with chili peppers made by Zhou Rang. Add pork slices, two spoons of light soy sauce, two spoons of corn starch, one spoon of oil, half a spoon of dark soy sauce, two spoons of salt, and three spoons of water, and mix them evenly.
Heat oil in a pan, add green and red peppers and stir-fry until they become tiger skin-like. Remove from the pan and add more oil. Add the meat slices and stir-fry until cooked. Add the fried peppers, minced garlic and chopped green onions and stir-fry evenly.
Five kinds of dishes are placed on the table, each one is delicious and makes people drool. Paired with a bowl of freshly cooked white rice, it is simply one of the happiest moments in the world.
"Third brother, come here." Song Changzhi waved to the third brother with a special bowl for cats. The bowl contained half a piece of carp meat and two or three small dried fish.
"Meow meow." As soon as Su Nan let go, the third child rushed out as fast as lightning and ran to Song Changzhi's feet.
"Be good." Song Changzhi first touched the third child's back, and then put the bowl to its mouth.
"Let's eat too." Zhou Rang walked to the dining table with rice and waved to Su Nan. She smiled and ran over.
Zhou Rang put down the bowl, touched Su Nan's long hair, and asked in a low voice: "Were you bored just now?"
"It's not boring. It's interesting to watch you cook from time to time." Su Nan narrowed his eyes and smiled. Later he realized that this scene looked familiar.
Huh?! Isn't this what the waifu did to the third child? Does Zhou Rang treat her like a pet?
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