??Chapter 660: 660. Wedding Tips [Seeking Monthly Tickets]_1
Chapter 660: 660. Wedding Tips [Seeking Monthly Tickets]_1
By the ti Cang Er ca out to eat, Zhu Xin was already squatting in front of the food bowl again.
Qiaoqiao went up the mountain to feed the other Baobaos, and with no one to answer his questions, he squatted there studying for a long ti, utterly failing to see what secret lay inside that made the dogs enjoy their al so much!
To be fair, the dog food in the evening was much more substantial than during the day; pumpkin, winter lon, large bones, corn kernels, Yuxing Grass—the al had both at and vegetables. It was just that sticky, pasty thing that looked like wheat bran…
What on earth was it?
He wanted to learn, but what if it was soone’s secret recipe? After all, the dogs were raised to such a standard that they could sell for five-digit prices.
He thought and thought, and eventually gave up.
From the kitchen wafted a scent even more delicious than the braised chicken eggs earlier; he took a deep breath, saw the urging ssages in the family group chat and finally replied:
[Auntie, I still have so things to take care of here; I’ll co over later.]
Isn’t that just typical of young people?
This “later” saw Zhu Xin delaying until eight in the evening, when it was already dark, before he reluctantly left. His trunk was packed full. He sat in the driver’s seat, patting his belly, looking back at the country villa with such a reluctant gaze!
After a mont of thought, he video-called his girlfriend: “Baobao, I ate sothing really, really delicious today! I even brought so back for you! This thing isn’t even for sale; it’s only after cajoling and pestering with my unyielding glib tongue that I could—”
“Zhu—Xin—!”
Zhu Xin imdiately shut his mouth.
On the other end of the phone, his girlfriend was packing things up and said, “Get to the point—what’s so delicious? What did you bring ? Where have you been?”
Zhu Xin imdiately got excited again, “Let
tell you, it all started when my cousin got married. I took leave for her wedding, rember I told you about that?”
“How coincidental! A girl from Yun City ca to adopt a retired dog… blah blah blah… Have you ever tried that Cang Er sumr cooling tea? Let
tell you, it’s out of this world! This ti, I brought back a hundred or so tea bags. You can share so with your colleagues… oh, but don’t give out too many, they’re expensive, like 20 a piece. I’m going bankrupt here… blah blah blah…”
On the other end of the phone, his girlfriend tapped on the table: “Get to the point.”
“Oh oh oh…” Zhu Xin was used to this, and he hurriedly summarised, “Anyway, this place’s cold Cang Er salad, pork bone Yuxing Grass soup, green pepper with eggs, cold cucumber salad, pumpkin soup, braised winter lon… it’s all super delicious! So I brought you the marinade packets for the tea eggs, also over a hundred. I’ll share so with my sister and the rest are for you. Cook a big pot, keep it in the fridge, and snack on them whenever you’re hungry…”
On the other end of the phone, his girlfriend closed her eyes, thinking to herself—this is the price of love, I suppose!
…
The car made its way into the complex as Zhu Xin hung up the phone and then got out to open the trunk—
The waterlon was for his girlfriend; the cooling tea could be divided, sending 20 packs to his cousin. His own parents had passed away before he even graduated from college, and back then his cousin used to worry about him every day!
The straw mat was for his girlfriend, and 30 tea egg spice packets for his great-aunt. During university vacations, his great-aunt also often ca to check in on him warmly.
A pocket full of trella mushrooms, also gained through persistent coaxing, must go to his girlfriend… Aside from relatives, the most important person is the future partner! Zhu Xin knew that enduring his years of chatter, that too, is true love!
As for the rest… what else was there? That tea costing ten thousand a pound, Zhu Xin had firmly decided not to buy it until it was ti to give a festival gift to his father-in-law!
How could he carelessly spend the little money he had!
When he went upstairs, his great-aunt’s house was still bright with lights. His cousin and a bunch of girlfriends gathered in the room. Seeing him co in, they quickly dragged him over:
“Co on, Zhu Xin, quickly take a look. What new ideas do we have for stopping people tomorrow?”
“Exactly, they are all university graduates who beca officers in the army. I heard they are talented both in literary and martial arts, with standard tricks that can’t be easily blocked!”
“Our Lanlan has such a good temperant. Being a military wife is tough, so we can’t let them get through the door so easily…”
Everyone chid in with their ideas, most of which were popular online and had been used by others, lacking any sense of novelty.
Zhu Xin was stumped too. What could a bachelor like him possibly know?
After racking his brains, he finally ca up with a lousy plan:
“Look, sis, I can’t think of any of those tricks, but how about this? You co up with the ideas and I’ll be responsible for getting the red packets from everyone—”
During the door blocking, the groom has to stuff more red packets to be let in. The red packets aren’t big, just two, six, ten, or twenty yuan… It’s all for a bit of fun and to share in the joyous atmosphere.
So when everyone heard his suggestion, they couldn’t help but laugh:
“Okay, what’s your idea?”
Zhu Xin didn’t have any ideas, he had only a lousy one: “Here’s the thing, today I had an especially delicious tea egg—it’s no exaggeration to say I’ve never eaten anything this good in my life!”
“I just happen to have brought so marinade packets. Let Auntie cook them tonight, and when the groom and groomsn arrive tomorrow, we’ll have them eat it at the door—each person can only take one bite!”
“If they want to eat more, they’ll have to stuff another round of red packets. Then we’ll give them a tea egg. If they don’t want to eat, that’s when you guys co in…”
As Zhu Xin thought about the taste of that tea egg, he felt confident he could snatch quite a few red packets.
However, the room fell silent.
After a long pause—
“Tch…”
Everyone turned and drifted away.
Lanlan’s friends were snickering: “Lanlan, how old is your brother this year? He still acts like a child…”
“Really, using tea eggs… Boy, it’s a good thing he’s not in business, otherwise, he’d probably go bankrupt, hahaha…”
The group laughed and joked, but obviously, no one was interested in using the tea egg idea… It sounded unreliable and funny. Who would use it? What if they started laughing and didn’t have the strength to block the door?
Zhu Xin: …I knew it!
He huffed and puffed as he stuffed the marinade packets into his aunt’s hands, not ntioning any more ideas, but simply stating:
“Auntie, we’ll have many relatives helping out tomorrow. My sister won’t be able to eat anything else while getting her makeup done in the morning. This one packet of marinade can cook 20 eggs. Please cook so extra, they’re convenient to eat on the go…”
That made sense! Eating anything else early in the morning could be ssy, especially with many people in the house.
The aunt agreed, and sure enough, began to cook both the eggs and the marinade packets.
Zhu Xin, feeling smug, thought: Just you wait and underestimate my tea eggs. Once they start slling good, you’ll be drooling over them!
Once the water boiled, the eggs were cooked for two to three minutes and soon taken out to crack the shells. anwhile, the marinade packets were boiling too.
As soon as the eggs were put back into the pot, strands of a domineering fragrance leaked through the gaps of the door, instantly provoking inquiries from people upstairs and downstairs in the group chat:
“Who’s cooking sothing so delicious in the middle of the night, huh? How’s anyone supposed to sleep!”
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