On the day when Qi Mengmeng finished her final exam, it snowed heavily. In just one hour, the entire school was covered with snow.
After the test, everyone walked out while checking their answers.
Before Qi Mengmeng reached the school gate, she saw Gu Guizhi standing at the door, standing out. She ran over with a smile.
Gu Guizhi put the gloves on Qi Mengmeng and wanted to put his scarf on Qi Mengmeng.
Qi Mengmeng waved her hand and refused: "No, I have a scarf with me."
Gu Guizhi insisted on putting the scarf on Qi Mengmeng.
"My scarf is warm."
Qi Mengmeng was wearing two scarves, with only a pair of eyes showing, and her voice was a little muffled.
"How come you have time to pick me up today?"
After Gu Guizhi recovered from his injury, he returned to the military academy.
However, judging from the fact that Gu Guizhi sometimes does not go home on weekends, he may have other tasks.
"I'm fine today."
Gu Guizhi and Qi Mengmeng walked back side by side. "You came back early today. Do you want to eat anything?"
Qi Mengmeng thought for a moment and said, "Let's eat the pot."
Winter is the best time to eat hotpot. Several people sit in a circle and eat the warm mutton, which will reduce the coldness a lot.
"We just happen to have some mutton at home. I'll go back and slice it thinly. Then we'll go buy some tofu."
Gu Guizhi told Qi Mengmeng all the things she liked to eat, and then asked Qi Mengmeng, "Is there anything else you want to eat?"
Qi Mengmeng's face was full of smiles hidden under the scarf.
"there is none left."
The two of them first went home and told Dr. Qi Huilan that they were going to have hot pot for lunch, and then went to the grocery store together.
In addition to tofu, Gu Guizhi also bought a bunch of spinach. The spinach was green and looked delicious.
Qi Huilan looked at the dishes the two bought without asking anything. If she asked, it would be too expensive and she would be reluctant to buy them. It would be better not to ask anything and just eat them directly.
Qi Mengmeng went back to the room to feed the child, while Gu Guizhi helped Qi Huilan in the kitchen.
Gu Guizhi brought the mutton from outside into the house and kept it there for later cutting into thin strips.
The most common foods in winter are cabbage, radish, and potatoes. Take out a little of each, wash them, and cut them into appropriate sizes.
An An and Kang Kang knew that we would have hotpot in the evening, so they stood at the kitchen door waiting.
An An: "Dad, let me help you with the work."
Kang Kang: "Dad, I'm hungry. When are we going to eat meat?"
If it were normal times, Qi Huilan would give the two children something to eat, but now the kitchen was full of raw ingredients.
"You two go check on mom to see if she's done with her work. If she is, we can have dinner then."
Gu Guizhi gave each of the two children a pitted red date and assigned them a task.
"I'll go and see." Kang Kang rushed out.
An An looked up and asked Gu Guizhi: "Dad, let me help you carry the dishes."
Gu Guizhi handed the cut potato slices to An An: "Put them carefully on the table inside the house."
An An nodded and carefully took the plate. Before he could go out, Kang Kang came running back in a hurry. An An was so scared that he quickly moved aside for fear that the plate would fall to the ground.
"Dad, I want to eat the tomato one." Kang Kang was halfway through running when he thought about the hot pot ingredients and ran back.
Gu Guizhi nodded expressionlessly.
"It's snowing today and it's slippery outside. Be careful. If you fall, you won't have anything to eat."
Kang Kang looked at the plate in An An's hand, chuckled twice, and ran away quickly.
An An carried the plate and walked out slowly.
Gu Guizhi shook his head. The personalities of his two sons were very different.
An An's personality is very suitable for being a soldier, but Kang Kang is too jumpy and should go to the army to train.
I have to wait until the two children grow up a little before discussing this with Qi Mengmeng.
Gu Guizhi was thinking about something, but his hands didn't stop moving. He cut a lot of garlic and took out two cans of tomatoes, preparing to stir-fry a hot pot base. This was the method Qi Mengmeng taught them. It tasted sour and sweet and very good.
An An and Kang Kang fell in love with it after eating it only once.
Kang Kang went around the house and quickly ran back.
"Dad, Mom said it's time to eat."
"Okay, we'll eat when your grandpa comes back." Gu Guizhi responded and carefully put the fried base ingredients in his hand into the copper pot.
Qi Mengmeng had someone buy this copper pot for her. It is perfect for hot pot.
Kang Kang took a deep breath in the kitchen and then ran away.
Qi Huilan was worried that he would fall, so she shouted from behind, "Be careful."
Kang Kang responded but ran out at no slow pace at all.
Before Liu Dajiang approached the house, he saw Kang Kang peeking out. Just as he was about to call out to Kang Kang, Kang Kang ran back home.
"Grandpa is back, Grandpa is back."
Liu Dajiang: ...What do you mean?
As he walked into the house and smelled the rich fragrance in the air, Liu Dajiang immediately understood the mood of Kang Kang, the little foodie.
He took out a few pieces of White Rabbit candy from his pocket: "Kang Kang, what do you think this is?"
"Toffees?" Kang Kang screamed and rushed towards Liu Dajiang.
"Grandpa, thank you, you are the best grandpa."
Liu Dajiang smiled and gave him all the candies.
"Take it and share it with An An."
Kang Kang nodded, put the candy in his pocket, and pulled Liu Dajiang into the house: "Grandpa, we are having hot pot today. It tastes like tomatoes. It smells delicious. Smell it, smell it."
As Kang Kang spoke, he took two deep breaths, which made everyone in the room laugh.
Liu Dajiang suppressed his laughter and said, "I won't smell it. I'll go wash my hands first and then come over to eat."
"Yeah, I'll go wash my hands too." Kang Kang pulled Liu Dajiang to wash his hands, and his movements were particularly efficient.
Liu Dajiang handed the bag in his hand to Qi Huilan.
"I bought some beef today. Let's cut it up and eat it together."
Qi Huilan opened the bag and took a look, her face full of surprise.
"This beef looks good. Where did you buy it?"
"Lao Li's friend brought it over, and we each bought a little."
Liu Dajiang said a few simple words and was then pulled by Kang Kang to wash his hands.
Qi Huilan turned around and cut the beef and put it on the table in the room.
After Qi Mengmeng fed the two little ones, she also sat down.
There are fine snowflakes floating outside, and we are eating from a steaming pot inside. It would be even better if we had a glass of wine.
Qi Mengmeng had just thought of this when Liu Dajiang said it out loud.
Gu Guizhi shook his head: "Uncle Liu, you still have to go to work in the afternoon, so you can't drink."
This is the truth, but Liu Dajiang felt that it would be a shame to have such a delicious meal without wine.
"Drink less, one glass per person." Liu Dajiang usually doesn't crave alcohol, and he only drinks less when he encounters delicious food.
Finally, at Liu Dajiang's request, Qi Huilan poured him a glass.
The smallest wine cup in the house was filled to the brim, but it still contained less than one ounce of wine.
Liu Dajiang was surprised: "Just this one cup?"
Qi Huilan looked at him with a half-smile: "How about not drinking?"
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