"This smells...it smells so good." He Zhilan sniffed and couldn't help but exclaim.
Lin Jiudong rolled her eyes. "Tch! It just smells good, but it might not taste the same."
As they talked, they peered into the kitchen from the doorway, both very curious.
Lin Qixia, who was in the kitchen, had already put the chopped chicken into the pot and was stir-frying it.
Sizzle sizzle—
The plump chicken is fried in hot oil at high temperature, making it look and smell delicious.
Lin Qixia looked down and smelled the rich aroma of meat filling her nostrils. Satisfied, she put the lid on the pot and let it cook.
At the same time, I retrieved the leftover noodles I bought last time from the system.
The noodles she bought were of excellent quality; they were very close to handmade noodles, and a bit wider.
After the chicken in the pot had simmered for a while, she put the noodles in, added water, and continued to simmer.
The chicken broth quickly soaked into the wide noodles, and the simple braised chicken was ready!
"After being here for so long, I can finally have a proper meal~" Lin Qixia murmured, smiling as she ladled out the braised chicken and noodles from the pot.
When she opened the kitchen door, she bumped into two people who were peeking in.
"Sister-in-law, I've finished cooking, let's eat!" Lin Qixia said to He Zhilan.
He Zhilan was startled to see that the entire pot had been taken off the stove. "What are you doing...?"
"It's more convenient to just mix it in the pot and eat it directly," Lin Qixia replied.
She had just looked around, but there weren't any large bowls or plates in the house. The only relatively large basin was used to wash raw meat, so it wasn't suitable to use it now.
"Oh, I see." He Zhilan replied absentmindedly, then went to get two rags. "I'll help you carry it."
There was a rather simple wooden table in the courtyard, right under the tree.
They usually eat out when it's hot.
Seeing Lin Qixia's difficulty, He Zhilan took the initiative to help.
At the same time, she looked into the pot and saw that the lid was still on. She had no way of knowing how well Lin Qixia had cooked the chicken, and she was still very worried.
Lin Jiudong followed over and sneered, "Why are you still covering it with a pot lid? Did you really ruin it? Are you ashamed to show it to anyone?"
Lin Qixia and He Zhilan worked together to put the pot on the table, and at the same time replied to her, "If I ruin it, you can just not eat it later, right?"
"You!" Lin Jiudong was speechless for a moment.
She smelled the delicious aroma in the air and thought to herself, "It's impossible not to eat it, after all, I worked so hard to prepare it."
Even if it tastes terrible, she's determined to eat this pheasant meat!
Lin Qixia went to get a bowl and then lifted the pot lid.
He Zhilan also called Lin Yi over for dinner, and even helped her husband Lin Xiao over.
The moment Lin Qixia lifted the lid of the pot, He Zhilan and Lin Yi were both shocked and exclaimed "Wow!" in unison.
Even Lin Jiudong's expression of disgust froze at this moment.
Lin Xiao, sitting to the side, was surprised by the delicious-looking pheasant meat in the pot in front of him. "Did you make this?" he asked Lin Qixia.
Lin Jiudong, who was standing there stunned, suddenly came to his senses and shouted, "I helped too, brother!"
Lin Qixia rolled her eyes at her speechlessly; she really knew how to get attention.
He Zhilan scolded her, "It's mainly because Xia'er went to the mountains to hunt that we have this pheasant meat to eat today!"
As she spoke, He Zhilan lovingly picked up a piece of chicken and placed it in Lin Qixia's bowl.
"Sister-in-law!" Lin Jiudong pouted, feeling somewhat aggrieved, because of He Zhilan's words.
She wasn't lying. Her sister-in-law had become so biased. She had indeed helped deal with the pheasants, and it had been quite a hard job for her!
"Alright, everyone, eat up. Now that you know I worked so hard to make this, it would be a shame if it got cold and didn't taste good," Lin Qixia said to everyone.
He Zhilan smiled and said, "Yes, yes, Brother Xiao, you should eat too."
As she spoke, He Zhilan placed a piece of chicken on Lin Xiao's plate.
"Brother Xiao?" He Zhilan looked at Lin Xiao when he didn't react for a while.
Lin Xiao frowned and asked, "Why did you agree to let her go to the mountain alone again?"
As soon as he said that, He Zhilan suddenly remembered something and realized she was in trouble.
She had forgotten Lin Xiao's previous instructions to her.
“Um, I…” He Zhilan hesitated for a moment, unsure of what to say.
You can't exactly say that you forgot and that Lin Qixia went up the mountain on her own before you even had a chance to tell her, can you?
Lin Qixia had already put the chicken to her mouth, but then she froze.
She quickly put down her chopsticks and explained to Lin Xiao, "Brother, don't blame your wife, it was my own insistence that I go."
Why are you so disobedient!
Lin Xiao's face showed anger when he heard her say that.
Seeing this, Lin Jiudong, while eating chicken, had a gloating expression on his face, only to be glared at by Lin Qixia.
Her smile froze, and she was so frightened that she silently put down her chopsticks and stopped eating.
“Brother Xiao…” He Zhilan grabbed Lin Xiao’s arm, trying to persuade him, but Lin Qixia shook her head to stop her.
Lin Qixia turned to Lin Xiao and said frankly, "Brother, I said some things that were a bit harsh, I hope you don't mind."
"Tell me," Lin Xiao said. "I want to hear your reasons for insisting on going on this adventure in the mountains!"
“Isn’t what’s in front of you the reason?” Lin Qixia retorted, pointing to the pheasant meat on the table.
Lin Xiao's face darkened after her retort. "What do you mean?"
Was she implying that he was inferior to her?
Seeing her husband getting angrier, He Zhilan gave Lin Qixia a disapproving look, not wanting her to continue.
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