Chapter 894 Extra 5: Proposal (End)
After eating a bowl of stew, Jiang Feng suddenly felt much more at ease.
What he didn't know was that while he was relieved, Jiang Jiankang, who was squatting at the door of the kitchen and secretly watching Jiang Feng eat the meat, was no longer at ease.
When Jiang Feng got off the plane, he asked Jiang Jiankang to buy him pork belly. After buying the pork belly, he immediately asked the hotel to borrow the kitchen to make stew. Jiang Jiankang was idle, thinking that his son was going to make something delicious to show off his talent in front of his future father-in-law, so he squatted at the door of the kitchen and observed closely.
Jiang Jiankang didn't expect that Jiang Feng's cooking was not only not delicious, but also the white water stew that everyone in the Jiang family was afraid of.
Which tough-minded man in the Jiang family who weighs more than 200 pounds would not feel weak in front of the stew. Jiang Jiankang squatted at the door of the kitchen so far away that he could not smell the smell. He just looked at the full bowl of stew in Jiang Feng's bowl from a distance. The meat trembled.
Then he watched Jiang Feng shuddering as he wolfed down a kilogram of stew. After eating, he burped with unfulfilled satisfaction. His expression was painful and satisfying, desperate and joyful, so twisted that he doubted whether he was eating it or not. It's not because I'm too nervous and I'm insane.
Jiang Jiankang escaped and went back to his room to discuss his son's mental issues with Wang Xiulian.
Soon, thanks to Jiang Jiankang's big mouth, the news spread that Jiang Feng had eaten a pound of stew near dinner. Not only Wu Minqi and the two old men knew about this, but even the two sisters Jiang Junqing and Jiang Junlian, who had just arrived at the hotel and had not packed their luggage, also knew about it.
Jiang Weiming is now a serious person, an old man in his 100s. He was still a little surprised when he heard about this. He smiled and said to Jiang Weiguo: "In the past two years, I still feel that Xiaofeng has become more stable. Quite a bit, but I didn’t expect that he was still doing things as carelessly as before. What do you think he was doing suddenly eating a pound of stew?”
Although Jiang Weiming has never seen it, he has heard about the power of stewed meat.
"Who knows why he eats stew so well?" the old man said, remembering for no reason the bowl of stew he had when he first went to his father-in-law and mother-in-law's house.
That was truly one of the scariest memories in my life.
The Jiang family were all curious, but Wu Minqi was the only one who really asked the question.
Wu Minqi has not been home for more than half a year. Even though she came back this time for the engagement, the first thing she did when she came home was to chat with her parents for a long time. So after leaving the airport, the Jiang family and the Wu family actually divided into two groups. It was almost dinner time before Wu Minqi came to the hotel to pick up the Jiang family to have dinner at home.
Although this meal tonight is just a casual meal, and the serious engagement party is tomorrow, what is really important is precisely this meal tonight. Tonight's meal is a serious in-laws meal, and tomorrow's is the engagement banquet.
There are many Wu family members. Except for the kind of relatives who are too far away to reach, it is really difficult to distinguish the other relatives. Even if some are close and some are not in contact with each other, it is still difficult to deal with matters such as engagement. Treat everyone equally and treat everyone who deserves it.
Wu's Restaurant will be closed for half a day tomorrow just for Wu Minqi's engagement party. Mother Wu had also warned Wu Minqi and Jiang Feng beforehand that they didn't have to do anything tomorrow, they just had to toast one by one, recognize each other, and talk a little bit. Mother Wu also specifically told Jiang Feng not to be so sincere when toasting, but to be bold when toasting, and to drink lightly, otherwise Jiang Feng might not be able to walk out of Wu's restaurant in a straight line.
Wu Minqi felt that her mother still overestimated Jiang Feng's drinking capacity.
"Fengfeng, I heard that you borrowed the hotel's kitchen to make a pound of stew in the afternoon and ate it all. Why did you suddenly eat stew?" Wu Minqi asked on the way to Wu's house.
Jiang Feng didn't expect that his plan to eat meat to strengthen his courage would be exposed so quickly, so he said very sincerely: "Bulls up his courage."
Wu Minqi:?
Jiang Feng started his performance: "Qiqi, you don't know what the stew represents to us. I even ate a pound of stew this afternoon, what else is there for me to be afraid of?"
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Hearing what Jiang Feng said, Jiang Juanlian, who was sitting in the passenger seat, nodded repeatedly and turned around to agree: "What I said makes sense, what's more terrible after eating the stew!"
"Brother, don't worry. My sister and I are here tonight. We have memorized the information you gave us first. You can rest assured that there will be no problem." Jiang Jun asked Jiang Feng to cheer him up.
Hearing what his two cousins said, Jiang Feng felt a little more confident.
Jiang Junqing and Jiang Junlian made a special trip to Shu by plane this time. She was not just attending the engagement party as Jiang Feng's cousin. They came with a mission. Otherwise, how could so many people in the Jiang family send them except important people? Come two.
Sisters Jiang Junqing and Jiang Junlian have had a talent for pleasing their elders since they were young. A clever mouth that speaks human words to others and lies to ghosts, but it happens that the twins have a clear understanding of each other, and they flatter each other and sing together, one plus one is greater than two. During the Chinese New Year a few years ago, which old sister from Grandma Jiang would come to play mahjong at home and not praise the two sisters for being sensible and obedient.
Jiang Junlian is particularly good at reading people's faces and is the main team member who flatters her, while Jiang Junqing is more like someone who flatters her, acting as the icing on the cake at critical moments.
For this engagement party, Jiang Feng compiled all the relevant information he could think of into a document two weeks in advance and sent it to the two sisters. The information included Wu Hanxue and Grandpa Wu’s specialty dishes over the years, their characteristics, and their achievements. Related awards, the history of the Wu family restaurant, the simple interpersonal relationships of the Wu family, etc. The two sisters have been memorizing materials for the past two weeks, and they were not so serious even when they took the Maya original test.
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Soon, the group arrived at Wu's house.
Wu Minqi's house is still the same as it was a few years ago. The furniture and furnishings have not changed. If I have to say there is any difference, it is that it is a bit scary. The floor is gleaming more than ten years old. For those who don't know, they think it has been waxed and polished. Too light.
Today's dinner was cooked by Wu Hanxue.
Mr. Wu was also there but did not cook. When the Jiang family arrived, they were sitting on the sofa in the living room drinking tea. There were three plates of fruits on the coffee table. They were all cut, washed and carefully arranged. In addition to the fruits, there were also small snacks such as melon seeds and plums, which was enough to show the solemnity of the host.
As soon as the Jiang family arrived, Mother Wu wanted to pour tea for everyone, but Jiang Weiming refused with a smile: "There's no need to pour the tea. I see the food is on the table, let's just eat."
When Jiang Weiming said this, Mr. Wu put down his tea cup and stood up, walked towards the dining table and sat on Jiang Weiming's right side.
Mr. Wu is getting older and has stopped taking care of the restaurant's business since last year. He only occasionally visits the restaurant. Now Wu Hanxue is in charge of the Wu's Restaurant. Although the business has declined slightly, it is not obvious and there has been no major trouble.
"Old Wu, I heard that you have also retired." Jiang Weiming said with a smile.
"Of course you have to retire when you get older. Do you think that everyone is like you, and you can still dance around in the kitchen when you are over ninety years old." Mr. Wu said quietly, with a hint of envy and jealousy in his tone.
"It's no longer possible now. Even if I go to the store occasionally to look at the kitchen, I won't go in."
Just as he was talking, Wu Hanxue brought the last soup to the table, and the dishes for tonight were complete.
Boiled fish, sweet-skinned duck, hibiscus chicken slices, couple's lung slices, steamed eel, fish-flavored eggplant, oil-soaked cabbage and mutton soup.
None of them are expensive dishes. There are no abalone, shark's fin, sea cucumber, or bird's nest that are specially used to support the occasion. There is not even a stock dish. Just like Wu's mother said, it was a simple meal where the two families got together to chat.
"The dishes are all here, let's eat quickly. I remember there is a bottle of good wine at home, so I will open it for everyone." Mother Wu said with a smile, walked into the room, took out a bottle of wine, and gave it to everyone present. The male compatriot poured half a cup.
Neither Wu Hanxue nor Mr. Wu are talkative people. Without the lively atmosphere of Mrs. Wu, the atmosphere at the dinner table was a bit scary for a moment.
Fortunately, Jiang Feng brought two cousins.
Seeing that something was wrong, Jiang Junlian quickly picked up a chopstick of fish-flavored eggplant. After eating, she said sweetly: "Uncle Wu, the eggplant you made is really delicious. The little brother was indeed right. He told me before that you made it The fish-flavored eggplant has a unique flavor.”
Hearing what Jiang Juanlian said, Wu Hanxue suddenly had a smile on his face.
Who is Jiang Feng now? He is the chef with the highest ranking in the list of active celebrity chefs in China, and is destined to dominate the chef world in the future. He said that Wu Hanxue's fish-flavored eggplant had a unique flavor. This was not said by Jiang Feng but by his cousin, which made Wu Hanxue even more happy.
"Really? Why didn't I know about this?" Wu Hanxue said.
"Of course you don't know. This is what my little brother told us several years ago, when he was still studying at University A." Jiang Junlian said, cueing Jiang Junqing, "Yes, Junqing."
"Yes." Although Jiang Junqing didn't know what kind of medicine his sister was selling in the gourd, he still nodded in agreement, "At that time, my sister and I would go to the little brother's store to eat when we didn't have classes on Sundays."
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Now Wu Hanxue was a little confused: "Then how could he tell you that the fish-flavored eggplant I made has a unique flavor?"
"At that time, didn't Sister Qiqi and my little brother participate in the Tasty Kitchen King Competition? I remember that at that time, my brother had not confessed his love to Sister Qiqi. You and Aunt Wu came to City A to see Sister Qiqi. Do you want to see her? The store was too busy at noon, so she even helped with the cooking. "Jiang Junlian cleverly explained being cheated as helping, "I have loved eggplants since I was a child, and the best-selling item in the store that day when you were helping with the cooking was yours. Fish-flavored eggplant.”
At this point, Jiang Juanlian sighed.
"It's a pity that I didn't get to eat the eggplant you made in class that day, but my little brother did. At the weekend, he even praised your fish-flavored eggplant. I don't remember what you said specifically, but I just I remember that at that time, I really wanted to eat the fish-flavored eggplant you made, but at that time, I didn’t know how to eat it. ”
"I almost forgot about it, but I remembered it after eating it just now. What the little brother told me before is absolutely correct. The fish-flavored eggplant you made is really different, better than what I originally ate. The fish-flavored eggplants that arrive are all delicious, and even my little brother can’t make them taste like this.” To prove the authenticity of what he said, Jiang Junlian picked up two more fish-flavored eggplants.
"Yes, yes, I have never eaten fish-flavored eggplant with this flavor." Jiang Junqing began to praise.
Wu Hanxue was really happy now, and even Mr. Wu had a smile on his face.
"It's okay. If you want to eat, you can stay here for a few more days and let Qiqi lead you to play more. Come to the store when it's time to eat, and uncle will make fish-flavored eggplant for you." Wu Hanxue felt comfortable all over his body, and even Jiang Feng was very pleased with him.
Originally, he felt that Jiang Feng was too honest, and there was no harm in being an honest child, but he was not smooth enough and could easily suffer losses. The most important thing was that his family Qiqi could easily suffer losses as well.
Now it seems that being honest is not a bad thing. Look at Jiang Feng and his two cousins. They are both honest children, so they are so popular!
The sincere child Jiang Junlian showed a sincere smile.
"Yes, stay a few more days and play around here more. If your uncle Wu doesn't have time to do it for you, grandpa will do it for you." Mr. Wu said with a smile.
Jiang Feng was dumbfounded, and silently gave Jiang Juanlian a thumbs up, and decided to give her an extra helping of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.
With Jiang Junlian's gag, the dinner table was suddenly filled with joy and peace and love. Two female representatives, Wang Xiulian and Mother Wu, also started chatting. They were having fun and everything was moving in a good direction.
Wu Minqi also took this opportunity to whisper to Mother Wu that Jiang Feng ate a pound of stew this afternoon to boost his courage.
After hearing this, Wu's mother couldn't help but laugh, and whispered to Wu Hanxue. Wu Hanxue was stunned and began to reflect on whether her attitude towards Jiang Feng was really not good.
The future son-in-law was so frightened that he wanted to eat stew to strengthen his courage.
Wu Hanxue was inexplicably satisfied with Jiang Feng.
When the meal was almost done, it was time to change cups.
It's time for Jiang Feng to make a toast.
The first ones to respect are naturally Wu Hanxue and Wu’s mother.
"Uncle Wu, Aunt Wu, I respect..." Jiang Feng was interrupted by Wu Hanxue as soon as he picked up the wine glass.
"Still called Uncle Wu?" Wu Hanxue tried hard to appear kinder.
Jiang Feng was stunned for a moment, and became more convinced of his position as an honest son-in-law. Then he realized what he was doing and was ecstatic.
Stew meat really works!
The pound of stew this afternoon was not in vain!
"Dad, Mom, let me toast you!"
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That night, Jiang Feng left in a curved way.
Wu Minqi sent them back, while Wu's mother and Wu Hanxue stayed at home to clean up.
"Xiao Feng, this child, probably doesn't drink much. His drinking capacity is really not very good. He didn't drink two drinks today. It seems that he only had less than three drinks in total." Mother Wu felt that if it weren't for Jiang Feng's heart, I had a strong will to keep myself from getting drunk. I guess I wasn't walking back in a curve but was carried back by Jiang Jiankang.
"It's better not to drink. It's troublesome for chefs to like drinking. Drinking can easily cause trouble." Wu Hanxue rarely spoke kindly to Jiang Feng.
"Hey, the sun is coming out in the west today, and I actually heard good things about Xiaofeng from you." Mother Wu said with a smile.
Wu Han was a little worried about his academic performance: "Look at what you said, it seems that I am not satisfied with Jiang Feng."
Mother Wu smiled but said nothing.
After everything was sorted out, Wu's mother finally remembered a serious matter that she should discuss with Wu Hanxue: "By the way, I have seen the community where Qiqi and Xiaofeng bought a wedding house that I discussed with my in-laws and the others. It's right there. There is a small house upstairs in their building that is particularly nice. I plan to go and see it in person later.”
"What are you doing looking at houses?"
"Look what you said, I will retire soon, and we have only one daughter, Qiqi. What are you going to do with the house? Of course, buy it and move in with Qiqi! Otherwise, it will be like this all year round. I won’t be able to see my daughter for once or twice,” said Wu’s mother.
Wu Hanxue frowned: "You are about to retire, but I have just taken over here, and I probably won't be able to retire in ten or twenty years."
"So what I'm looking at is a small apartment. I can live there alone."
Wu Hanxue:......
He felt that the good impression he had just had on Jiang Feng was gone in an instant.
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