1987 My Era

Chapter 253, Fragrance
Ye Ning said sourly, "It's fine that you're so beautiful, but you also play the piano so well and can even cook. How can I be friends with you? The gap is too big to be friends!"

Li Heng and Mai Sui laughed when they heard this.

Zhou Shihe smiled at Wen Wan and asked the three people directly, "What dishes do you want to eat?"

When it comes to eating, foodie Li is the most enthusiastic. "I can eat anything. First, what dishes can you cook?"

Zhou Shihe knows them all: "Mainly Huaiyang cuisine, but also Cantonese cuisine."

Li Heng suddenly reacted and asked, "So your family is quite complicated and has many different tastes?"

Zhou Shihe smiled dignifiedly.

Mai Sui said, "Shi He's mother is from Yangcheng."

So that's how it is. That makes sense. Li Heng said first, "Today is Comrade Shi He's housewarming celebration. It's also the first time he's eating your cooking. Can I order a special dish?"

Zhou Shihe looked at him quietly with his pair of pure and simple black and white eyes, waiting for what to come.

Li Heng asked tentatively: "Do you know how to make the Eight Treasure Gourd Duck?"

He was originally joking to liven up the atmosphere, but he didn't expect her to nod and say, "Okay, it's just a bit time-consuming, so lunch might be a little later."

Li Heng waved his hand and said, "Time is not a problem. I can wait."

Then Mai Sui asked for a vermicelli scallop. The girl had never eaten it before, so she was curious.

Ye Ning was even more amazing. She ordered three dishes in one go. If Li Heng hadn't stopped her, she wouldn't have stopped yet: "Hey, Li Heng, what are you doing? Don't stop me. I'm very, very jealous of her now, and I want to eat at a rich man's house to vent my anger. If you don't let me vent my anger, I don't want to go out with her anymore."

Li Heng: “.”

Wheat ear: “.”

Zhou Shihe: “.”

After ordering the dishes, Li Heng looked at his watch and said, "It's almost time. Do you want me to go buy groceries for you?"

Zhou Shihe shook his head slightly. "There are two dishes whose ingredients are not available at ordinary markets. I'll call someone to send some over."

Hearing this, Li Heng, Mai Sui and Ye Ning looked at each other and tactfully did not ask who was calling.

Before long, more than a dozen temporary workers left, and there were only four of them left at No. 27.

Half an hour later, a man and a woman came to Lushan Village carrying large and small bags, saying they were delivering food to Zhou Shihe.

After the person who delivered the ingredients left, Li Heng, Mai Sui and Ye Ning all leaned over, curious about what kind of ingredients had to be specially delivered?
Ye Ning asked: "Shihe, is this a shellfish?"

Zhou Shihe hummed and introduced: "Shell beads are also called ribbons, with spikes and dots. They come from overseas."

overseas?

Li Heng and the other two were surprised.

Mai Sui asked: "Then are there any particular requirements for shrimp?"

Zhou Shihe said: "Large prawns, produced in Zibo."

Then she added: "The upscale restaurants in Shanghai usually use large prawns from the Bohai Sea in Shandong."

By the time she finished introducing the ingredients of seven or eight dishes, Li Heng, Mai Sui and Ye Ning were all dizzy and dumbfounded.

Finally, Ye Ning couldn't help but ask: "These ingredients come from all over the world. It's so hard to get them together. Where did they get them from?"

Facing the three people's gazes, Zhou Shihe said calmly, "Peace Hotel."

Li Heng asked casually, "No, it can't be the famous Peace Hotel, right?"

Zhou Shihe smiled knowingly and agreed.

Li Heng's eyelids twitched and he was speechless, but later he was able to accept it calmly.

This girl's 18th birthday present was a Steinway D274, and with her connection to the Peace Hotel, it doesn't seem to be a big deal.

After all, people in this world are different. Some people are born Romans, and their starting point is a destination that many ordinary people cannot reach in their lifetime.

It has been like this since ancient times!

This is also true at home and abroad!
In the face of these precious ingredients, Li Heng and the other two were willing to help out, and they had a clear division of labor.

Mai Sui and Ye Ning were only responsible for cleaning and preparing ingredients. Li Heng thought he was a decent cook and would substitute for Zhou Shihe when she was too busy.

He observed and learned carefully throughout the whole process and found that whether in knife skills or cooking techniques, others were no worse than himself.

Especially the complicated steps of making Eight Treasure Gourd Duck, he was completely convinced!

To sum it up in two words: authentic and awesome!

Yu Shuheng was also here, specially invited by Zhou Shihe. In the future, they would not only be neighbors, but would also often gather together to practice "Original Scenery of Hometown", so they would naturally not leave out each other for such a luxurious dinner today.

It was truly a luxurious meal. By the time everything was ready, it was already 1:30 in the afternoon.

Everyone was acquaintance, and it was not the first time they had gathered together for a meal. After congratulating Zhou Shihe with a few festive words, they all started to eat with their chopsticks.

Ye Ning was the first to lose patience and took a piece of duck butt and said, "I love this the most. Let me try the duck butt in the north and the duck butt in the south. What is the difference?"

Everyone at the table looked at her.

Ye Ning was tall and had a strong mouth. He ate the duck butt in one gulp. He chewed vigorously for a few times and then exclaimed with wide eyes:
"Oh! So delicious, so fragrant! I hereby declare today that I will only eat duck butts from the south!"

Everyone was amused and started eating happily.

The first thing Li Heng picked up was the gourd eight-treasure duck, which contained eight kinds of ingredients. When he put a piece into his mouth, his mouth was immediately filled with fragrance. It proved that what Ye Ning said was true, this dish was indeed delicious.

Then he tried a plate of vermicelli scallops, and in one word: delicious!

Li Heng sincerely praised: "Comrade Shihe, you have such a good cooking skill. You should cook more when you have time in the future. Don't worry that no one will eat. As long as I smell the fragrance, I will definitely come to support you."

Zhou Shihe smiled and said yes.

Yu Shuheng has seen a lot of the world, and has tasted all kinds of delicacies from land and sea. But she still said that every dish was authentic and very good.

Mai Sui did not order the wrong dish. It was obvious that she really liked vermicelli and scallops. It was a pity that although one plate seemed like a lot, each person only had three or four pieces.

Seeing this, Li Heng tasted one and left the dish alone, and gave the pearl to Mai Sui.

Ye Ning was stunned, as if he had discovered a new world, puffing out his cheeks and exclaiming: "Li Heng, you are too biased.

Today is Shi He's home game, why are you picking up food for Sui Sui alone? Hurry up and pick up food for Shi He too."

Hearing this, Yu Shuheng glanced at Li Heng and then at Mai Sui. There was no reaction on her face, but her mind couldn't help but think of Runwen's more than 20 letters and her own damaged black wool yarn.

Zhou Shihe also had no reaction, her bright black and white eyes hiding a hint of smile. Mai Sui's face suddenly felt hot when she met her bestie's eyes, but fortunately it wasn't particularly obvious.

Ye Ning said so, how could Li Heng spoil the fun? He really used the serving chopsticks to pick up a large prawn for Zhou Shihe and said, "Come on, I'll lend you a flower to offer to you. Comrade Shihe has worked hard."

"Thank you." Zhou Shihe said.

Afterwards, Li Heng did not favor one over the other and picked different dishes for Teacher Yu and Ye Ning respectively.

The meal was very lively. We ate and talked, and before we knew it, it lasted for more than an hour.

While the other three girls were talking, Mai Sui on the right asked him, "Did you enjoy your meal?"

"Ah."

Li Heng touched his stomach and said sincerely, "It feels good. It feels like spring has come from winter. This is the first real meal in my life."

Actually, the food at the Blue Sky Restaurant was also pretty good last time, but we didn’t order any particularly expensive dishes. In the end, it was still some home-cooked dishes.

Mai Sui said softly, "Tofu soup tastes good. I like it better. Do you want me to give you half a bowl to try?"

Li Heng was already used to her taking care of him at the dinner table and didn't think there was anything wrong.

But other people are different.

Just look, when Mai Sui took his bowl to get soup, Yu Shuheng, Zhou Shihe and Ye Ning who were chatting all stopped talking and stared at Mai Sui without blinking. The desk instantly became quiet.

But Mai Sui remained calm. She poured the soup and placed it in front of him. She smiled and explained, "Why are you looking at me? We were all like this in high school. It's just that they are not here now."

Ps: I'm in a hurry today. I haven't typed on my phone for a long time. It feels a bit awkward. In addition, many relatives came to my house today, so I can only stop here.

Will update as usual tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)