Transmigrated into the fat wife of the future prime minister

Chapter 200 Braised Chicken with Potatoes
Xu Qingmeng smiled and said, "...The way you say that makes it sound like you're the one who's pitiful."

"No, I'm just showing my loyalty to you, my wife," Gu Yunyi said ingratiatingly.

Xu Qingmeng chuckled and said, "Alright, I've received your loyalty, but you mustn't do this in front of others, or they'll think I'm abusing you."

He wasn't hiding the money box at home from anyone; he just didn't want to carry money on him.

Of course, this advantage also helped me decline many unnecessary dinner invitations in the future, but that's another story.

The next morning, before Xu Qingmeng had even woken up, Gu Yunyi got up.

"Is it time to go to school?"

"No, I plan to go to Shiqing Village."

Xu Qing dreamed that He Shi had mentioned to her earlier that she was thinking of finding a page for Gu Yunyi.

Although Gu Yunyi's health had improved considerably, Xu Qingmeng was still somewhat worried, as it takes a hundred days to recover from a broken bone. She asked, "Can your body handle it?"

Gu Yunyi actually wanted to invite Xu Qingmeng to go with him, but given her current condition, it was clearly impossible. He said, "I spoke with Zhou Yuanjia yesterday, and he said he would go with me, so don't worry."

"Alright then, be careful."

"Yes, after we go there today, we should discuss the restaurant and the trip to the prefectural city when we get back. There's not much time left."

Indeed, if it weren't for Xu Qingmeng's pregnancy, there wouldn't be such a rush. But now it's not an option; we need to go as soon as possible to make plans.

Before Gu Yunyi left, Xu Qingmeng was still a little worried, so she reminded him again to take care of his wound, to take a carriage, and not to rush. Only then did she see him off.

When Zhou Yuanjia arrived, Xinting was busy at the front. Seeing that Gu Yunyi hadn't come out, he went to help in the restaurant. The diners, noticing this, teased him.
"Scholar Zhou, you are so considerate!"

"That's right! Looks like he's someone who knows how to cherish his wife."

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Gu Yunyi had just come out and hurriedly urged him to leave quickly.

Zhou Yuanjia carefully reminded her not to overwork herself, which made Xinting even more embarrassed. She went into the kitchen and refused to come out again.

Gu Yunyi brought Zhou Yuanjia to Shiqing Village, and the clan chief was very happy.

Upon hearing Gu Yunyi's purpose, the smile on her face deepened, and her gaze towards Gu Yunyi softened even more.

"This is great news! I will definitely choose the right person for you from among the clans. You can tell me what your thoughts are and what kind of child you want."

The clan chief thought of something and said, "If you want to find someone your age, I'm afraid that won't work. After all, children your age in the village are already married. Younger ones probably won't work either, and they can't read, so I suppose that won't work either."

Gu Yunyi shook his head. He wasn't searching blindly. After all, he knew a bit about the village. Shiqing Village had been isolated from the world for so many years, so there must be very few literate people there.

"A good temperament and a clever nature are fine, even if they are a little young. Whether they can read or not is not a big requirement. If I have free time in the future, I can teach them a little."

"Okay, okay, that's good!"

Gu Yunyi said he expects to leave in October, so she doesn't need to rush and can choose someone before then.

"Okay, don't worry, I'll send someone to deliver it to you, so you won't have to make the trip back and forth."

Gu Yunyi smiled and thanked him.

The two then talked for a long time, with Zhou Yuanjia listening from the side and occasionally chiming in. The clan chief, having heard from Gu Yunyi that Zhou Yuanjia was also a scholar, naturally treated him with kindness and friendliness.

Many young girls ran to the clan chief's house and secretly watched. Although they knew Gu Yunyi had no chance, there was still another one, right? Maybe there was hope.

Later, I heard that they were already engaged, and I was immediately disappointed.

Gu Yunyi chatted with the clan chief for the entire morning, and it was only after Zhou Yuanjia said he had to visit his teacher in the afternoon that the two were allowed to leave. They finally arrived home close to noon.

It was already lunchtime, so naturally Gu Yunyi wouldn't let Zhou Yuanjia go back. Instead, he invited him to go in and have lunch before returning.

Xinting had just finished cooking. She thought it would just be the few of them, but when Gu Yunyi and the others came back, she hurriedly made two more dishes. Because Xu Qingmeng was pregnant, she hadn't been able to teach her properly.

So Xinting doesn't know many skills either; she only made stir-fried pork once and cooked chicken pieces with potatoes.

The chicken was already prepared and intended to be cooked that evening, but Xinting cooked it now.

The chicken has been cleaned beforehand. Chop the chicken into pieces, put it in a pot of cold water, add Shaoxing wine, ginger slices, and scallions to remove the fishy smell, skim off the foam on top, and then take it out and set it aside.

Cut the peeled potatoes into roughly the same size pieces. Heat oil in a pan, add the potato pieces, and cook until the potatoes are slightly browned and fragrant. Remove the potatoes from the pan.

Heat oil in a wok, add rock sugar, and stir-fry over low heat until the rock sugar is completely melted. Then add the blanched chicken pieces and stir-fry quickly to coat them with the caramelized sugar. Add appropriate seasonings, then add boiling water and bring to a boil over high heat. Finally, add potato chunks and simmer.

Once the potatoes are soft and flavorful, add a few green chilies, cook until just done, and then serve.

The chicken is tender and delicious, and the potatoes are soft and fluffy; the chicken is now ready.

When Xinting served it to the table, Zhou Yuanjia hurriedly took it, as if afraid of tiring her out.

Everyone stared at the two of them, making Xinting feel embarrassed.

"Sister-in-law~"

"Hey, what's wrong! This chicken doesn't seem to be made for us. Let me try it and see if it's good."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yuanjia leaned close to Xinting's ear and whispered, "Was this made for me?"

Xinting glared at him and whispered, "Dream on!"

Mrs. He burst into laughter.

Yun Sheng said with a bitter face, "Sister, you're too biased. I can't eat any of it."

Xinting, who wasn't blushing before, blushed immediately after being told that. Xu Qingmeng said, "Alright, alright, let's eat. Everyone's hungry."

Madam He smiled and said, "Yuanjia, you should eat too. Although we're not married yet, we're engaged, so we're family. Make yourself at home and don't be shy."

Zhou Yuanjia casually picked up a piece of chicken and put it in Xinting's bowl, saying, "Auntie, I know."

Gu Yunyi looked at him and said with a grin, "Young Master Zhou, shouldn't you change your address? Call me uncle and let me hear it."

Zhou Yuanjia glanced at him with a disdainful look, as if he didn't recognize him.

"Pfft... Haha..."

Yun Sheng laughed heartily, as did Yun Mo, though they still tried to maintain a certain level of composure.

"Alright, you, each of you speak your own mind, stop teasing Yuanjia," Madam He said, waving her hand.

After dinner, everyone started chatting again. Xu Qingmeng said that she would wait for Xun Ge'er to return in the evening to discuss their plans to go to the prefectural city.

"There's no rush to open the shop now; I'll wait until after I give birth. But the courtyard is something that can't be delayed, and we need to see it beforehand. Otherwise, it won't be convenient for the whole family to stay in an inn when we get to the prefectural city."

"I discussed this with Brother Zhou earlier. This afternoon, we'll go to the Huang residence and ask Huang Boyang about it."

(End of this chapter)