"The seabass costs 45 per pound."
"Auntie, do you think I'm easy to bully when I'm young? I just bought it two days ago. How can I need 45 a pound?"
"Two days ago was two days ago. Isn't it almost winter now? Bass is not easy to catch, and these are authentic wild bass, which are different from farmed bass."
"Nine out of ten stall owners selling sea bass in the market claim that their sea bass is wild. Who knows if it's true or not? But I don't care about that. Just tell me if you can get it cheaper?"
"Then I'll sell it to you for 40 a pound."
"35."
"...Little girl, are you bargaining too hard? 35 per kilogram of sea bass, in this season, even the labor cost is not enough."
"It's not cruel. I bought it at this price two days ago. And I told you, auntie, that I am willing to pay this price only because of you. I just passed by several stall owners, and they offered 30 per catty, but I still didn't buy it. . Anyone nearby doesn’t know that Aunt Liu, the first shop on the east side of the market, sells fish in a down-to-earth manner. She is never short of money, and the fish she sells is also the freshest.”
"Oh, the little girl has such a sweet mouth and praised me to this extent. It seems that I have to sell this fish no matter what. Okay, I'll sell it to you for 35 a catty. Which one do you want?"
"Auntie, help me pick out a fish of about three kilograms. It should be fresh, because I may only use this fish at night."
"OK."
If this scene were to be known to others, they would be stunned. The big star Chen Xueqi actually went to the market to buy vegetables and bargained with the vegetable vendors for ten or eight yuan.
Anyway, Chen Xueqi bought a lot of groceries, and the trunk was filled to the brim. Just carrying it from the door into the house made Chen Xueqi feel a little weak.
After putting the fresh fish in the fish pond and putting other vegetables in the refrigerator to keep them fresh, Chen Xueqi logged into "CrossFire" and saw that Wang Xuan was online and idle. She opened a room and sent Wang Xuan a message. Invited.
After a while, Wang Xuan entered the room.
"Good morning, sister-in-law." Wang Xuan sent a message.
"Good morning, God Xiaoyao." Chen Xueqi replied with a message, smiling secretly in her heart. What would Wang Xuan's expression be like if he knew that the sister-in-law he called countless times was her? It's definitely fun.
Anyway, Chen Xueqi is looking forward to it.
Soon!
Probably today.
"Sister-in-law, I can only play with you until two o'clock in the afternoon today."
"Why?" Chen Xueqi asked knowingly.
"An elder invited me to his home for dinner. It was hard to refuse."
"Then go ahead. What's there to say no to?"
"No, it's a bit complicated."
"It's okay. Just speak slowly. I have plenty of time anyway."
"...Sister-in-law, isn't it? Aren't you Huayi's manager? Why are you so busy lately?"
"Do you know my real identity?"
"That's for sure. If I didn't know your real identity, could I have taken you for that long?"
"Okay. I'm on vacation recently. Now that you know my real identity, you can always tell me what's going on, right?"
"Roughly speaking, my elder has a daughter, and she wants to bring me and her daughter together, but..."
"But what? Isn't her daughter beautiful?"
"Beautiful. But I'm not bad either. Forget it, we'll talk about this later. Sister-in-law, let's play the game."
"Okay." Chen Xueqi secretly said a lot of words.
...
It was said that the game was played until two o'clock in the afternoon, but in fact, Wang Xuan ended the game at noon. Although it was the second time he went to the landlord's aunt's house, Wang Xuan was not used to visiting the house empty-handed, so he went to the market to buy some gifts.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Wang Xuan arrived at the landlord's aunt's house.
Ringed the doorbell.
Chen Xueqi opened the door and glanced at the gift in Wang Xuan's hand: "Didn't I tell you not to buy gifts? My parents won't accept them. Why do you still buy them?"
"But my uncle and aunt accepted it last time." Wang Xuan said.
"..."
After going upstairs, Wang Xuan didn't see the landlord and his aunt: "Where are Uncle Chen and Aunt Ye?"
"Unfortunately, you went out on something before you came."
"Ah? Then when will Uncle Chen and Aunt Ye come back?"
"It's hard to say, I guess it will take an hour or two. You can sit in the living room for a while, or go to the study to read a book or play on the computer. My mother bought a lot of vegetables, and I will help her get started first." Chen Xueqi He said, pouring a glass of water to Wang Xuan.
"Let's go together."
"No! You are a guest. My mother will kill me if she knows I ask you to work!"
"...Okay." Chen Xueqi said so, and Wang Xuan had no choice but to give up.
Chen Xueqi went to prepare the dishes.
Wang Xuan went to the study room, intending to read a book to pass the time.
It has to be said that the Chen family's study has a lot of books, including all world famous books. However, Wang Xuan is not interested in these so-called world famous books. However, a few books on music theory and film theory aroused Wang Xuan's mind.
So Wang Xuan also saw it with relish.
Unknowingly, I forgot the time.
On the other side, except for the fish that has not been killed yet, Chen Xueqi has finished preparing other dishes. The main reason is that Chen Xueqi knows her own business. When the meat was in the market, she had already asked the butchers to cut it. If she had to cut it herself, she would definitely not cut it.
As for other dishes, during the Chinese New Year and holidays, Chen Xueqi often helps her mother prepare them, so it is not difficult to prepare them.
But after finishing the dishes, Chen Xueqi didn't know where to start.
Because she has never cooked.
She usually watched her mother cooking, which seemed quite easy, but when it was her turn, Chen Xueqi was confused and her mind went blank.
As a last resort, Chen Xueqi had to ask her mother Ye Shuyi for help.
"Mom, um... how to make braised pork?" Chen Xueqi made a video call to her mother directly from the kitchen.
"Hiss. Qiqi, you don't have a fever, do you? Why do you suddenly want to cook by yourself?" Looking at Chen Xueqi in kitchen clothes in the video, Ye Shuyi was a little surprised, feeling that the sun was coming out in the west. It's no wonder that Chen Xueqi has never cooked since she was a child. She actually thought about teaching Chen Xueqi cooking skills. The problem was that Chen Xueqi was unwilling to learn it before.
"No, it's just that a friend came to my house and I'm here to receive him."
"Who is it? You have never brought friends home. Is it Wang Xuan? By the way, how are you and Wang Xuan doing now? Have you been in contact?"
"No." Chen Xueqi denied, "Mom, let's not talk about anything else. First, tell me how to make braised pork."
"Give up. Even if I tell you, you won't be able to learn this dish. You don't have a few years of skill to make this dish. Besides, I think you should order takeout. I'm afraid you will blow up the kitchen." Ye Shuyi said.
"...Mom! Are you my biological mother? Are you attacking your daughter like this?"
"It's definitely my mother. Otherwise, who would hit you like this? Forget it, I'll teach you how to make braised pork. You try to follow the recipe. If it doesn't work, just order takeout. When I have the opportunity, I will teach you on the spot. .”
"OK."
Ye Shuyi passed over a recipe.
When Chen Xueqi took a look at it, she thought it was quite simple, just look at me.
Soon after, Wang Xuan smelled a strong burning smell in the study.
...
