Chapter 208 Rejection

Yang Yingxu took out the things one by one. Seeing Xia Zhizhi reading a letter, he did not disturb her. He carefully wrote a gift list for himself so that he could check it when returning the gifts.

It's nothing more than some dried meat, vermicelli, biscuits, milk powder, candy, canned food and the like.

He sorted them by category, and when Xia Zhizhi was done, he held up a can of loquats and asked her, "Xia Zhiqing, this was sent to you by Comrade Xu Ruoyu. He said it's made from fresh loquats. Let me open one for you to taste!"

As for why he chose canned loquats, it was because he wanted to eat them the most, and any leftovers from the nobleman would belong to him!

After getting permission, he happily went to the kitchen to pry open the cans, picked out a few intact loquats, and then used scissors to cut each loquat in half for easier eating.

He filled half a bowl, poured some soup into it, put a spoon in it, and brought it to Xia Zhizhi.

The taste is not bad. Sugar is quite precious nowadays, so less sugar is added to food. The taste is sour and sweet, with a strong fruity flavor.

Compared to this, it is definitely not as delicious as the ones produced in the space. The canned fruits she usually eats are all made by Ah Ju, but they are just packed in the cans now.

Such a large space was only for her. Ah Ju seemed to have obsessive-compulsive disorder. When she was choosing fruits, those that looked slightly worse were thrown away to feed the pigs. There were better options, so she took two bites to taste them and didn't think about them anymore.

Xia Zhizhi took a quick look and found that there were quite a few canned foods sent by everyone. They were all local specialties, food and side dishes. They were placed in the kitchen for everyone to eat together. She couldn't finish all the canned foods, so she shared some with them.

She said, "Look for the ones that have extra food, take one of each, and give one to Sister Youran and Sister Xiurong so they can try some. You can also pick two that you like."

Yang Yingxu followed her instructions, sent them to Jiang Xiurong and Han Youran, and then selected two of his favorites.

Seeing that she didn't mention Tang Mingli and Cui Zijin, I didn't ask any more questions.

The other two guys don't have it, only he has it. What does this prove? It proves that the nobleman values ​​him.

He hoped that Xia Zhizhi would never think of them again, so why would she bother to bring them up?

For dinner, Yang Yingxu prepared three dishes and a soup.

Braised bamboo shoots with dried chicken, stir-fried cabbage with salted pork, frozen tofu stewed with pickled mustard greens, and kelp and pork bone soup.

The stewed chicken was very good, soft and glutinous but not mushy, chewy but not dry. The bamboo shoots had absorbed the soup and were crispy and tender. After all, he picked out the ones that were a little older.

The other gluttons were all very satisfied, but Yang Yingxu was the only one who was being picky: "Using a big pot to cook the food always lacks something. If there is a small stove and the food is slowly cooked in a clay pot, it will taste better."

Seeing that Xia Zhizhi had finished her meal, he put down the bowl in his hand and used the empty bowl prepared beside him to serve her a bowl of soup. He then said, "Your friend also sent a dried duck. I will soak some dried radish and stew it tomorrow."

This group of people lived a life that was quite luxurious at the time. They had no shortage of meat and grains. The only difference was that in the Northeast and the South, in the middle of winter, it was not easy to eat vegetables other than the radishes, cabbages and potatoes that they had stockpiled last year.

Yang Yingxu added: "If you keep eating these, it will get boring. How about I sprout some more beans tonight, and then we can have fresh bean sprouts in two days."

Xia Zhizhi was extremely satisfied with his attitude of striving for perfection. Han Youran and Jiang Xiurong were also reluctant to criticize him.

Not to mention Tang Mingli, he is busy with his career now, and would naturally be more than happy to be freed from the kitchen.

After all, he didn't really like cooking, and the food that the female comrade cooked was so bad, so he had no choice but to do it himself.

After a day's run, I can now have a delicious and hot meal. I am so satisfied.

In addition to the Sagawa incident, Xia Zhizhi never scolded him. He was always worried that it would explode one day, so he thought it would be better for him to stay out of the spotlight and show up less often. After a while, she would forget about it.

In Xia Zhizhi's opinion, Tang Mingli was really stupid. She wanted to torture him, but she didn't want to take his life.

What's so special about Sagawa? He's an enemy spy. It doesn't have much impact that Xia Zhizhi is related to Sagawa, after all, she was the one who reported him.

If he was scolded for this matter and someone with ulterior motives heard it and linked Tang Mingli and Sagawa together, Jiang Xiurong would have to wait to be a widow.

But within just a few meals, Yang Yingxu had captured the stomachs of all of them.

Yang Yingxu had no money and no food, but Xia Zhizhi was willing to subsidize him. He was busy serving her all day long, so it would be fine if she didn't pay him, but wasn't it the least she could do to provide him with food and drink?

Cui Zijin and Tang Mingli went out early and came back late every day, and He Yu waited for three or four days before he found a suitable opportunity.

Her first choice was Cui Zijin.

People from wealthy families have a sense of ease that others don't have, which can also be called nobility. So even if everyone wears the same clothes, some people can be seen to be richer at first glance.

She was right.

Cui Zijin had just entered the educated youth site. There was no one else in the yard. He Yu stepped forward and called him softly, "Cui Zhiqing."

Out of courtesy, Cui Zijin stopped and asked her, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

Xiao Cui couldn't even remember her name.

He Yu said: "I'm not used to the food in the big kitchen. Can I eat with you guys?"

Cui Zijin wanted to say no directly, but then he thought that his words would not count, so he sincerely suggested: "I don't care about this, you can ask Xia Zhiqing."

Even if we ask Han Youran or Jiang Xiurong, they will probably ask Xia Zhizhi for her opinion, so it would be better to ask Xia Zhizhi directly.

"Xia Zhiqing she..." He Yu bit her lower lip and looked at Cui Zijin hesitantly.

This is her usual trick. She only says half of the words and leaves it to the other party to fill in the blanks. Even if they come to a confrontation, she won't say anything and looks innocent.

When Cui Zijin saw her like this, she thought Xia Zhizhi didn't like her.

He immediately said, "Since you two can't get along, then you'd better not eat together."

It would be fine if she offended Xia Zhizhi, but she must not bring him along, because Cui Zijin's good days would not last long. After saying this, she ran away.

He Yu... is really throwing a wink to a blind man.

So she stopped Tang Mingli again. She looked at him with a little disappointment and grievance, and said, "Tang Zhiqing, I..."

Before she could finish her words, Tang Mingli interrupted her rudely, saying, "I don't know you, and I don't have much money. If you have any problem, ask someone else for help."

He ran faster than Cui Zijin.

Tang Mingli would not normally be so rude.

But her expression really made Xiao Tang feel extremely resistant. He was very familiar with the way Xia Zhizhi behaved every time she wanted to do something bad.

One Xia Zhizhi and Tang Mingli are enough.

He simply couldn't tolerate Xia Zhizhi. First, everyone was familiar with their previous relationship, and Jiang Xiurong was very protective of her. Second, she had done him a favor. He didn't like Xia Zhizhi before, but he wasn't an ungrateful person. So, he could only endure what Xia Zhizhi did. It was like raising a child. If you gave birth to a debt collector, it would be impossible to stuff him back, so you could only raise him anyway.

But if you ask him to have another child, that is absolutely impossible.

He Yu spat angrily and stomped back into the house.