“It smells so good.”
Lu Jingchuan came back for lunch at noon. As soon as he opened the door, he smelled a rich aroma and rushed into the kitchen in two steps.
"I'm back."
The three people in the kitchen spoke at the same time.
Lu Jingchuan glanced at his brother, who was squatting in the corner making a fish cage. He walked over to his wife, his eyes glued to the dish just out of the pot on the chopping board, swallowing saliva in his throat. "Linglong, give me a piece quickly. I'll help you taste it."
“Top chefs don’t need food tasters.”
Gong Linglong reached out and pushed his head away, hoping to eat the food first, but it was impossible.
Lu Jingchuan, who was pushed away, expressed his grievance, "Linglong, when you cook at my aunt's house, you always let Taozi and I taste the food."
"I didn't ask you to taste the food. Taozi is sweet-talking and capable, so I rewarded him by letting him eat first. You just came along as a by-product." Gong Linglong attacked him mercilessly.
Lu Jingchuan: "..."
"Ha ha."
Lu Jingyang laughed happily. He liked to see his brother being bullied.
Zhou Lanqin watched them playing with a smile. Seeing that only small fish and shrimp were left to be fried, she stood up and said, "Jingyang, don't do it anymore. Let's do it after dinner. Go wash your hands first."
Bai Shuixian did not come back at noon, so Zhou Lanqin left some food for her in the cupboard. After the last dish was served, she immediately invited her son and daughter-in-law to eat around the table.
"Mom, let's eat braised pork."
Gong Linglong first picked up some thinner dishes for her mother-in-law, and called out to her brother-in-law, "Jingyang, eat quickly. It tastes best when it's fresh out of the pot."
"Sister-in-law, you've worked hard." Lu Jingyang's stomach was already rumbling.
Lu Jingchuan chose a thin piece for her and a fattier one for himself. He ate half of the meat in one bite and said as he ate, "It's absolutely delicious."
"It tastes good." Zhou Lanqin took a small bite, her eyes shining: "Linglong's specialty dish is delicious."
Seeing that they enjoyed it, Gong Linglong smiled and said, "Mom, there's another bowl. You and Jingyang can take it to the train."
"No, we can just buy food on the train and you can keep it for yourself."
"Mom, take it with you. The food on the train is just average. We can just go buy some meat and cook it when we want to." Lu Jingchuan said, picking up another piece of meat for his mother and calling out to his brother, "Jingyang, pick it up yourself."
"Brother, you don't have to worry about me. I won't be distant with you and sister-in-law." Lu Jingyang said with a smile.
The braised pork belly was very popular, and so was the spicy fish fillet. Lu Jingchuan and Gong Linglong ate the spicy one, while Zhou Lanqin and Lu Jingyang preferred the mildly spicy one. In the end, both bowls of fish were finished, but there were still quite a few shepherd's purse and meat dumplings left.
Before Lu Jingchuan got married, he always ate in the cafeteria. Now that he is married, he comes back to have lunch with his wife and family at noon. He likes the lively atmosphere of family gatherings.
However, my mother and brother are leaving tonight, so the earliest we can get together will be during the Chinese New Year.
After dinner, he rested at home for an hour, helped to make all the fish cages, and then went to work with other comrades at the appointed time.
The fish cage was ready. Gong Linglong went next door to borrow some bait from her sister-in-law, and went to the river with her mother-in-law and brother-in-law to put the fish cage.
"Hey, Deputy Captain Lu, give me a bowl of your chopped chili peppers."
Gong Linglong had just put out the fish cage when Lu Jingyang said he wanted to try fishing in the afternoon. She trotted back to get her fishing rod, but was stopped by an old woman at the door.
Hearing her commanding tone, Gong Linglong glanced at her and directly refused: "No more."
"I saw some in your jar this morning."
The other party blocked her way, with an attitude of "I won't leave unless you give it to me."
Gong Linglong had met her at the wedding banquet and knew that she was Qian Qiu'e, the mother-in-law of the deputy battalion commander of the second battalion. She was the most unreasonable and unreasonable person in the family compound. The other sisters-in-law didn't like her and didn't associate with her and her daughter.
She will not tolerate such a person. If she gives it to her today, she will often come to her house to ask for money in the future and will think that you are easy to bully.
So, I just pushed her away: "I said no, then no, don't block my way."
Being pushed away by her, Qian Qiu'e's voice exploded, "Hey, why are you so stingy? You give it to others but not to me, what's the meaning?"
"My things, I give to whoever I want."
Gong Linglong is least afraid of this kind of person. She has seen many shrews in the countryside. The Bai family can be completely subdued by her. In her eyes, Qian Qiu'e is nothing.
The two of them were arguing a bit loudly, and Jiang Yaping and the others opened the door almost at the same time. Yu Ximei, who lived next door, spoke first: "Linglong, what's wrong?"
"I don't know where this old woman came from, but she rushed up to me and asked me to chop chili peppers, and she even called me stingy."
Gong Linglong replied to her without even looking at Qian Qiu'e. She took the key, opened the door and went into the house.
She entered the house, and Qian Qiu'e rushed in right after her. Her eyes scanned the room like searchlights. Seeing that the door of the master bedroom was not locked, she rushed in with her short legs as if they were equipped with motors.
"What are you doing?"
Gong Linglong rushed over, grabbed her clothes, pulled hard, and dragged her out the door in three or two steps.
The ground outside was a bit slippery and she was quite strong, so when Qian Qiu'e was pushed out, she lost her balance and slipped and fell to the ground.
Now, her most familiar throwing tantrum mode has begun.
Gong Linglong didn't bother to pay attention to her. She had seen this kind of trick many times. She went into the house to get the fishing rod and then closed the door.
She was in no hurry to leave. She leaned against the door, her arms folded, looking down at her, still shouting, "Help, hurry up, someone's acting like a clown or a shrew here."
"The drama of crying, making a fuss, and then hanging yourself is about to begin. Come and watch it quickly. If you miss this day, you will never see this shop again."
"Those who have money can show their support with money, and those who don't have money can show their support with their presence."
"Oh, don't stop, keep rolling, keep howling."
"Why are you getting quieter? Howl louder! You're not professional at all! Howl louder!"
"Roll, keep rolling, roll back and forth ten or eight times, roll my doorway clean. In recognition of your hard work, I'll bring you some chopped chili peppers later."
“…”
Onlookers such as Jiang Yaping stared at her intently, their mouths shaped into O shapes with shock.
Deputy Captain Lu’s young wife is so amazing!
Qian Qiu'e didn't know whether to howl or not, and didn't know whether to roll away or not. She just lay on the ground, glaring at her angrily.
Gong Linglong let her glare at her as she pleased. Even if she glared her eyes out, she wouldn't lose a piece of flesh either.
Seeing that she had stopped throwing a tantrum, he curled his lips and said, "You have a really good eye. You actually ran up to me and threw a tantrum to steal my things. Oh, my advice to you is, before you come to me to ask for money, go find someone to find out my name first."
After saying that, he walked away, threatening as he walked: "Today, for the sake of your son-in-law, I will not mind you breaking into my house and stealing things. If you do it again, I promise to beat drums and gongs and send you to the stage to be a real clown."
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