When Ye Zhiqiu returned to Zhongguancun, there were more vermicelli and pork in the basket. He also had cabbage and frozen tofu at home, so he decided to make pork stewed with vermicelli tonight.
Now that he was so well-known, the guards didn't even bother checking him. Of course, this was just Ye Zhiqiu's own opinion. In reality, someone had given him a heads-up, allowing him to pass through smoothly.
But don't forget that the mother and daughter of the Feng family have always been watched by someone. Feng Yuanzheng has been away from home for a long time, but the Feng family has never had any problems. They have just been closely watched in various aspects, and everyone is there to help solve any troubles.
When he returned home, Feng Xiaomei, who heard the door open, came over, took the things Ye Zhiqiu was carrying and put them aside, and helped him take off his shirt and coat.
Ye Zhiqiu said cheerfully, "Wife, let's make pork stew with vermicelli today. Go get some frozen tofu and I'll soak the vermicelli first."
Feng Xiaomei was surprised and asked, "You made pork again? Where is this..."
Ye Zhiqiu used his same trick again, kissing her until she was confused. When they separated again, Feng Xiaomei was panting and pinched Ye Zhiqiu's arm. She scolded him: "Huh, if you don't want to say it, then don't say it. Why do you always do this!"
Ye Zhiqiu said with a grin, "I can't help myself. I can't control myself at all!"
Feng Xiaomei rolled her eyes at him and went to get the frozen tofu. This guy was so thick-skinned he could be used to take bullets. Even if she told him off and told him not to spend money on expensive ingredients all the time, it was useless.
Ye Zhiqiu started to work in the kitchen, and the two of them worked together. Feng Xiaomei had already steamed the buns and washed the cabbage. But she hadn't expected Ye Zhiqiu to suddenly want to make pork stew with vermicelli, and it seemed that the washed vegetables would be suitable.
So it didn't take long to finish. We had to wait until the sweet potato vermicelli was softened before we could start cooking.
Ye Zhiqiu hadn't known how to make sweet potato vermicelli before, so he had sweet potatoes but couldn't make them. Later, after Liu Cuihua taught him, the sweet potatoes in his space finally came in handy. Making vermicelli in his space was incredibly easy, and he'd already made at least 20,000 kilograms of it. It was all because he had so many sweet potatoes!
The two of them returned to the sofa, hugged each other, and whispered. Ye Zhiqiu's hands were always restless. Feng Xiaomei hated him for being like this. It wasn't like they were sleeping in bed, but he always had his hands in the wrong place.
So she held Ye Zhiqiu's hands and said to him: "Zhiqiu, the uncles and aunts will be here tomorrow. Can you ask for leave and come back early? My cooking is not as good as yours, and I feel a little anxious when I am alone. I don't know what to do first..."
Ye Zhiqiu nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go to work tomorrow morning and come back in the afternoon. It's the first time we meet, so I have to cook a good meal and let them know that I can take good care of you."
Hearing his words, Feng Xiaomei leaned into his arms with a happy face, even letting go of his hand. If he hadn't been with her all the time, she didn't know how she would have gotten through these days. She was actually very afraid of being alone.
It was for this reason that Chen Yuqing moved here with her despite having to work so far away, because she knew her daughter could not live alone.
After a long while of cuddling, the two of them headed back to the kitchen to start cooking: pork stew with vermicelli noodles. The word "stew" was key. First, stir-fry the pork belly, then add the other ingredients and sauté until fragrant. Add water to cover the meat and simmer for about twenty minutes. Then, add the cabbage and frozen tofu, along with the softened sweet potato vermicelli noodles. Continue simmering for another ten minutes before serving.
The two of them brought the food back to the living room, started getting the bowls and chopsticks, poured two glasses of wine, clinked their glasses, took a sip, and started getting the chopsticks to start eating.
Ye Zhiqiu picked up a piece of pork belly with some cabbage and passed it to Feng Xiaomei. She blew on it and took a bite. As she ate, she showed a satisfied expression and said, "It's delicious. It's fat but not greasy. It's really fragrant."
After saying that, she also wanted to pick up some food for Ye Zhiqiu. This is called give and take!
After the feeding ceremony, the two of them started eating normally. I have to say that eating pork belly and cabbage together is really delicious. Eating pork belly alone would be greasy, and eating cabbage alone would lack the meaty flavor and would not be as delicious.
Ye Zhiqiu drank a glass of wine, sighed in relief, and said to Feng Xiaomei with a smile, "Today's pork stewed with vermicelli is really good. It's really satisfying to have such a meal in this kind of weather."
Feng Xiaomei nodded and said, "This old tofu has absorbed the flavor and is delicious, but I ate too much vermicelli and won't be able to finish the steamed buns tonight."
"Well, save it for tomorrow. The weather won't be bad. Wife, eat more meat. I always feel that you have lost weight recently, and it's not so comfortable to hug you."
"No way, you feed me all kinds of meat every day, and I feel like I'm getting a little fat..."
"Nonsense! I measured it myself. How could I not know if I gained or lost weight?"
After finishing the meal, they both went to wash the dishes. There were too many dishes, so they couldn't finish them. But it didn't matter, they could just eat them tomorrow morning.
The two of them huddled in the quilt, no longer as shy as they were at the beginning. They snuggled in the quilt and read "Dream of the Red Chamber" together.
When he came to the exciting part, Ye Zhiqiu felt he couldn't bear it anymore, so he closed the book, ran to turn off the light, and came back, pulling Feng Xiaomei into bed, to conduct an in-depth study and discussion of "Dream of the Red Chamber".
The next day, when Ye Zhiqiu arrived at the factory, he yawned as he returned to his office. The Dream of the Red Chamber was a rather profound book, and the two rookies had been discussing its contents enthusiastically until late at night, leaving him somewhat sleep-deprived.
After the official start of work, Fang Zhengyi and the other man came in. Ye Zhiqiu cheered them up and let them arrange their work on their own, then he lay down on the table to catch up on his sleep.
It was not until ten o'clock that a civilian staff member knocked on the door and walked in, telling Ye Zhiqiu that he had received a notice that all cadres at the section level had to go to the conference room to attend the meeting.
He rubbed his face, cheered himself up and walked towards the office building. On the way, he met Zou Langtao who was walking in that direction. He hurried forward and greeted him. Then the two walked side by side towards the administrative office building.
"Brother Zou, do you know what this meeting is going to discuss?"
"I heard the leader bring it up. It seems to be about the year-end benefits, how many liters of beer we workers should be given."
"This matter? What's the point of having a meeting?"
"We need thermoses for beer, but some are proposing giving out two, while others are suggesting fewer. After all, everyone has various uses for thermoses, and they shouldn't take up too much of it as year-end bonuses. No one can argue with the other, so we're planning to hold a meeting to hear the opinions of grassroots cadres."
Ye Zhiqiu was speechless. What was there to discuss about this? But thinking about it, it seemed normal. After all, there was no such thing as a one-man show in the factory. All decisions had to be discussed by the leadership team before they could be implemented.
When the two of them arrived at the conference room, many people had already arrived and were discussing this matter enthusiastically. Ye Zhiqiu and the other person quickly found a seat and sat down.
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