flstandardbreds Chapter 137 It feels so good to be home!
Chapter 137 It feels so good to be home!
After listening to the weather forecast, Lu Qinchuan couldn't help but stick his head out to look outside, then rubbed his hands and walked in with his neck shrunk.
It feels so good to be at home. It is about to snow heavily outside, but their home has a red stove and the house is warm and cozy, so they don’t feel cold at all.
When he looked up again, he met Zhou Ruoyu's hazy eyes and couldn't help but smile: "Awake?"
Zhou Ruoyu also felt very good. The scene in front of her was very cozy, and she felt like being embraced by warmth on a winter night.
"Well," her voice was still slightly hoarse, "where's Xiaohua?"
"Xiaohua?" Lu Qinchuan raised his eyebrows.
Zhou Ruoyu then sat on the edge of the bed with the quilt wrapped around her and told her everything that had happened in the past few days.
Lu Qinchuan put his arm around her shoulders and said, "I'm not at home, and it's hard for you to carry such a heavy burden alone."
"You are a soldier, your responsibility is to protect your country. These things at home are just trivial matters, I can handle them!"
Zhou Ruoyu winked at her mischievously, and Lu Qinchuan couldn't help but kiss her lips again.
"The country must be protected, the people must be protected, my little family must be protected, and my illness must be cured." Lu Qinchuan murmured softly in her ear.
Looking up at the man, Zhou Ruoyu felt at ease: "It's snowing today and it's the weekend, why don't we just have hot pot at home?"
"Hot Pot?"
Although Lu Qinchuan knew what hot pot was, in this era when transportation and information were not well developed, hot pot was either the spicy flavor unique to Sichuan and Chongqing, or the old-fashioned hot pot that had been passed down for hundreds of years in Beijing.
But for a small place like theirs, let alone eating it, ordinary people rarely even hear about it.
"Well, I think Xiaohua will be able to make it clear."
She smiled slyly, "After studying at the Grand Hotel for so long, it's time for me to contribute something to my family."
When hot pot was mentioned, Lu Xiaohua curled his lips and said, "You're really greedy. I can make it, but it might not be as authentic as the hot pot from its origin. It's just a fun way to enjoy it in this kind of weather."
Eating hotpot at home is just for fun, and Zhou Ruoyu understands this very well.
Lu Qinchuan went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy mutton and other main ingredients, while Zhou Ruoyu uncovered the plastic sheet in the yard. The green vegetables covered in the plastic sheet showed vitality even in this season.
The snowflakes fell quickly, but because it was not yet extremely cold, they melted as they hit the ground.
Daya and Erya were going crazy, running between the two yards, stretching out their little hands to catch the falling snow.
Erya even started pestering Captain Zhu to build a snowman, and then there was Zhou Shufen's voice yelling at her own child. Rough yet kind, this was exactly what Zhou Ruoyu wanted to hear and see.
When Lu Qinchuan came back, he not only bought meat, but also brought back a person: Lai Yunlong.
The guest was definitely an uninvited guest. The aunt and sister-in-law, who were busy working happily, both put on a displeased look. Lai Yunlong was not angry either. He followed Lu Qinchuan closely, holding two bottles of malted milk in his hands.
Lu Qinchuan acted as if he didn't notice the gloomy expressions on Lu Xiaohua and Zhou Ruoyu's faces. He just turned around and glanced at Lai Yunlong: "Come in."
As if there was something to discuss, Zhou Ruoyu glanced at Lu Xiaohua and said, "Maybe it's business. After all, even if you two can't make it, you can't just stop talking about work with your fourth brother."
That's true. Lu Xiaohua pursed her lips and picked up the vegetables with resentment. Ever since she had a falling out with him, she didn't really feel anything when she saw him again.
If I had to say that I had feelings, it would only be sadness for my ignorant and brainless self in the past. Fortunately, Zhou Ruoyu helped her see Lai Yunlong clearly, and she felt sick when she thought about it.
Lai Yunlong followed Lu Qinchuan, and when he passed by Lu Xiaohua, he looked at her meaningfully, his eyes full of pride.
His pride was not without reason. Family disgrace should not be made public, especially for a pillar like Lu Qinchuan who shoulders the family business. He could not allow his own sister to break up with him after they had already had an affair.
After spending so many years with Lu Qinchuan, he still has confidence in finding a breakthrough from Lu Qinchuan.
He just couldn't believe it. How could the little girl who was so devoted to him escape from his control and become rebellious in such a short time?
Lai Yunlong, who had just bought malted milk at the supply and marketing cooperative, happened to meet Lu Qinchuan who came to buy meat. This tough guy was bewitched by the vixen Zhou Ruoyu and turned into a househusband, and actually came out to buy vegetables in the wind and snow.
He shook his head secretly in his heart, but couldn't say anything on the surface. After all, he was planning to ask his old classmate Lu Qinchuan to persuade Lu Xiaohua to change his mind.
Lu Qinchuan didn't say a word from beginning to end. He neither refuted nor agreed with his chattering, but just focused on watching the mutton being cut and sliced.
"Besides, I think you know the relationship between Xiaohua and me. It's just like that between husband and wife. How can we just separate?"
Lai Yunlong threw out his trump card, and as expected, Lu Qinchuan responded.
His brows knitted into the shape of a "川" character, and after a moment of silence, he spoke: "Let's talk about it when we get home."
Sure enough, he could not allow such a "scandal" to appear in his home. Lai Yunlong was secretly delighted, and then followed Lu Qinchuan back to the Lu family yard in the snow.
Lu Xiaohua planned to make a hot pot dish similar to the Sichuan and Chongqing styles, though the ingredient shortage meant it was unlikely to come together. Besides thinly sliced lamb, he also chopped pork and rolled it into small meatballs.
As for the vegetarian dishes, they are easy to deal with. The vegetables in the yard will do. In addition to these, Zhou Ruoyu also caught some vermicelli and cut some potato slices. She lives in an era where everything can be hot pot. In her opinion, there is nothing that is incompatible with hot pot.
Otherwise, it would have to be Lu Xiaohua. With what she learned as a kitchen helper in a restaurant and the amount of books she read, she made the hot pot base very authentic. Zhou Ruoyu even had the illusion of being in an old Chongqing hot pot restaurant.
The charcoal fire in the stove is red-hot but without smoke, which is just right for cooking hot pot. There is no pot, but clay pots are very popular in this era. Placing it on the fire not only has better heat preservation and heat resistance, but also because of its clay material, it can keep the food tender and delicious.
Zhou Ruoyu was very satisfied with this.
Including Captain Zhu, everyone sat around the table, waiting for Lu Qinchuan to come out.
Lu Qinchuan and Lai Yunlong were talking in the room, their voices sometimes high and sometimes low. Although it was unclear what they were saying, no one paid any attention.
Although Zhou Shufen was a splashy child, she educated the child very well. Even though the child was drooling, he did not ask to eat first.
The two children were unaware that there was a strange smell in the air at this moment. They just swallowed hard, stretched their necks, and stared at the clay pot with their eyes full of desire and expectation.
"Come on, let's eat first."
Zhou Ruoyu picked up the chopsticks with a smile, ready to pick up some food for the children.
Before she finished her words, a dull sound came from the house, as if something heavy had hit the ground hard, making a loud "bang"!