Chapter 100 Southern Henan Cuisine
This year’s Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the same day as National Day, so it’s particularly good. Many people hold weddings around the Mid-Autumn Festival. Sister Jiao received invitations from relatives from three families in the countryside. The relatives invited wedding wine and the Mid-Autumn Festival was a reunion festival. After discussion, Mrs. Dou decided to give Sister Jiao two weeks of leave. Just ask her to come back on time after the holidays.
Jie Jiao went back to the countryside for the holidays. The weather was too hot and she had no appetite for food. Everyone wanted to change their taste and eat something else. Xianglan volunteered to cook a large table of southern Henan dishes. She obviously overestimated The Kang family’s acceptance of southern Henan cuisine.
“Apart from those gnocchi, noodles, pancakes, steamed buns and green onions, is there nothing else?” Lao Dou asked with a frown. He was from Lao Guangfu. As for pasta, it’s okay to eat it occasionally for breakfast and lunch. The whole dinner table was filled with pasta, which he really couldn't stand.
"Yes, there are some pancakes in the kitchen." Xianglan didn't notice Lao Dou's expression.
Lao Dou put down his chopsticks and said in an unhappy tone: "It's pancakes again. I'm so sick from eating those." Mom touched Lao Dou with her arm, and Lao Dou stopped talking. Everyone saw the mother's actions, and the atmosphere was a bit awkward. "Mom, how about I serve you some more noodles?" Xianglan took the initiative to break the silence.
“I still have more, I still have more, I’ll fill it myself later.” Mom declined politely.
"Second brother and second sister-in-law, are you not full yet? I'll give it to you." Before Xianglan finished speaking, the second brother and second sister-in-law covered the bowls with their hands almost at the same time, " I think we should save these good things for everyone to eat." The second man smiled to hide his embarrassment.
"Yes, yes, I still have to keep my stomach open to drink Chinese medicine." The second sister-in-law found a more reasonable excuse for herself. Xianglan smiled helplessly. "You haven't eaten enough yet," Xianglan said to Kang Qirui, Zhu Wanling, Sachiko, Azu Yumi and others.
Yumi thought for a while and finally came up with a reasonable reason, "Sister-in-law, I have lost weight in the past two days and will not eat." She also pretended to pat her belly.
"Sister-in-law, we are both full." Kang Qirui pointed at Zhu Wanling and said to Xianglan: "Before dinner, my mother-in-law stewed black chicken soup for Wanling to drink. She couldn't finish it and I took two sips of the soup. Even the dregs were eaten." Kang Qirui also found an excuse to put something on the table before the meal to let Xianglan get off the stage. One bowl of these noodles was fine, but he was really not interested in two bowls.
As for Azu, he was not so generous. He said bluntly: "Sister-in-law, I would rather eat instant noodles than these." Azu even threw his chopsticks on the table. "Ahem." Ayao coughed to signal Azu not to go too far.
"What are you talking about? It's very disrespectful to my sister-in-law." Yumi directly scolded Azu in a low voice.
"Honey, come and eat." Xianglan glared at Azu, and then turned her attention to the boss Guang. "Okay, wait a minute, wife, I wanted to give you face. I've already eaten five bowls, and I can't eat any more." The boss responded instinctively and then immediately responded and declined Pandan.
"It's what you said. The weather is too hot and I have no appetite. I want to eat something else. Then I cooked a table of dishes and you didn't eat it." Xianglan asked around and no one responded to her. She I also felt aggrieved.
"Sister-in-law, there are still people to eat." Kang Qirui pointed at Tiantuo who had been showing off his noodles. "Tianxiu, I'm so proud of your uncle, I'll give you an extra bowl." After hearing this, the boss quickly gave Tianxiu another big bowl when he saw that Tianxiu was almost finished.
"Okay, okay." The second sister-in-law looked at the big bowl and wanted to stop her, "It's okay, he can eat it." The boss continued to pretend until Tianxi finished. The bowl stopped.
After Tianxiu took the bowl, he lowered his head and continued to show off. The second brother felt that something was not right and said worriedly: "Zai, are you okay?"
"Xiuzi has something on his mind. "Zhi Zi Mo Ruo Mu, the second sister-in-law knew that Tianxiu was hiding something in her heart.
“You’re talking nonsense, what’s on your mind, kid?” The mother choked the second sister-in-law, and then looked at Tianxiu. "Yuzai, tell me if you have anything to say."
"You adults are not serious." Tianxiu said shockingly.
Everyone was surprised by Tianxiu’s words. Where did this little guy get this idea? "You're so bad, you must have caused trouble at school, right?" the second sister-in-law asked Tianxiu.
“No, my school is planning to hold an event called ‘I add beauty to the National Day’. I am now thinking about what I should take to run for office.” Tianxiu explained. "So that's it. I thought it was something big. They said we were not serious." Kang Qirui was also amused. This guy was so preoccupied that he thought something big was going on.
"That's simple. Listen to Lao Dou. First, you must be serious and serious, and second, you must have new ideas and stand out." The second guy rolled his eyes and thought of a bad idea, "Yes, you can take a big With a paintbrush, he carried a large bucket of paint and painted all the way around the school wall, and then signed his name, "Jiangshan So Duo Jiao"
"Secretary, I think you are thinking about heaven." Is Yu being punished by standing on the table?" Kang Qirui complained, what kind of bad idea is this? If Tiantu is caught, he will not be punished by crying? "That's right. You thought it was the dining room, so you can paint it." The second sister-in-law also thought it was unacceptable. "Hey, hey, you can't draw graffiti in the dining room. Don't teach my grandson a bad lesson." Old Dou said with a smile.
The second sister-in-law said with a smile: "Master, I'm just joking." Then she said to Tianxiu: "Hey, dear, mommy gave you an idea. You can embroider the national flag yourself. It's enough. It’s right, and it’s very meaningful.”
“Second sister-in-law, do you have any legal knowledge? Can you make a flag by yourself?” Lao Dou complained. "Even if you can, let alone Tiantu, I'm afraid you, the second sister-in-law, don't know how to embroider, right?" Kang Qirui also said speechlessly. The second sister-in-law smiled awkwardly after thinking that she really couldn't embroider.
"If you want me to come up with new ideas, just make two big lanterns and write the words National Day on the lanterns. Hang them at the door of the school. That's called creativity." Lao Dou was very interested. typical. Kang Qirui helplessly complained in his heart: How can this be called creativity? Does Tianxiu need to make the lanterns at the school entrance? Isn’t this standard for the holidays?
"Isn't it too old-fashioned? Let me tell you, Tiantu, just buy a long red cloth, and then ask your old Dou to write a few big characters on it, and then hang it in your school It's so eye-catching on the tallest building." Azu complained to Lao Dou, and then gave his own advice.
Kang Qirui rolled his eyes, "Fourth brother, you said Lao Dou's idea is old-fashioned, how can your idea be so trendy?" Aren't hanging red cloth and lanterns at the door standard for festivals? Do you need a kid like Tianxiu to do it?
"That's right, and the highest floor of their school has no fence. You want to throw my son to death." The second sister-in-law said angrily.
"You adults have no sense." Tianxiu stood up and said. "Would you like to listen to Uncle Yao?" Kang Qirui asked. "No need, I thought to myself." Tianpu looked like a kid. Kang Qirui shrugged. It's okay to think on your own. This kind of thing requires your own thinking to show your sincerity.
Seeing that Tianxiu wants to think about it himself, he doesn’t need anyone to help him think about it. The second brother then changed the topic, "Speaking of which, we have a seven-day holiday in the next few days. Where do you want to go?"
"Go on a trip?" Azu suggested.
"You go on traveling. National Day is a good time for business, and our store doesn't have holidays." Xianglan said calmly, unable to understand what she meant. Azu Yumi then looked at Sachiko. They thought it was because the clothing company was on holiday but the clothing store was not. Koran had a problem with Sachiko.
"Look what I'm doing? Their store is their store, and our company is our company." Sachiko said she was innocent, "To be precise, their store is a franchise store of our company, and we are responsible for supplying them Selling goods is not a subordinate relationship. It’s not my decision whether they have holidays or not.”
That’s true. The clothing store where Xianglan is the store manager belongs to Qingjin Clothing Company, and Sachiko is from Guangfu Meters. The general managers of Bangwei Company belong to two companies respectively, although the two companies have an equity relationship and the actual controllers are both Kang Qirui. But they are indeed two independent companies, and Sachiko really has no control over whether Koran and the others take holidays.
Azu Yumi changed her target and stared at Kang Qirui instead. Seeing that everyone had misunderstood, Xianglan explained: "I didn't mean that. We are all used to not taking holidays during holidays. Making money means holidays, and not only does the boss earn, we can also earn overtime pay and commissions, which is good "
"You see, they work overtime voluntarily." Kang Qirui knows what PUA is. But there is really nothing he can do about it. He is really crazy when the clothing store is closed during the holidays. How much business can three stores do during the National Day Golden Week? Have a holiday? Deep well ice bar.
"Wow, how long have you had one meal?" At this time, Ayao walked in from outside carrying several lunch boxes.
As soon as Azu saw the lunch box, he couldn't wait to open it, "Wow, what a help in times of need, roasted goose and pigeon, what a good thing!" Azu's eyes lit up, and everyone became excited.
"A timely help? Today's meal was so boring that I cramped up. The businessman from Wanwan ordered a table full of dishes and stopped eating after a few bites. I saw that he didn't want to eat, so I didn't dare. If you want to eat, you have to pack it up and bring it back." Ayao said with a bitter look on his face.
Azu roasted goose in his left hand and squab in his right hand. He kept saying, "Packaging is correct, but you still say it's boring. Look at these things, it's really uncomfortable." He stared at them. With the Henan dishes on the table, Kang Qirui quickly patted Azu, hinting him not to speak so directly.
"What's the matter? This Wanwan businessman is very good. If he doesn't want to eat, he packs it back for us to eat." The second guy also picked up a squab and said while eating it. "Second brother, the problem is that if he doesn't eat, I won't be able to do business." A Yao explained.
A Yao works in the Foreign Economic Affairs Office. "Foreign" investors like the Bayan businessmen want to invest in the mainland. It is a key task of their unit. The Foreign Affairs Offices in various places are rushing to get the Bayan businessmen to invest in them. (Note: Our country’s law refers to all investors outside the mainland, including foreign investors and those from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, as foreign investors. The above-mentioned foreign investment also has this meaning and has no other meaning.)
“ Ayao, you haven't eaten, there is plenty." When Mom heard Ayao saying that she didn't have anything to eat, she pointed to the southern Henan dishes on the table. A Yao lost his appetite just looking at the pasta. "Forget it, I'll leave these things to the boss and his wife for breakfast. I'll just eat a squab." Xianglan was a little unhappy when she heard what A Yao said.
"Sister-in-law, I didn't say this alone." However, Azu still wanted to rub salt into the wound, which made Xianglan feel even more aggrieved. She felt that all her good intentions were just feeding the dog.
(End of this chapter)