She Lives without Regret in This Life

Chapter 346: Chapter 355: Eat Less

“What else could it be?” Lu Dabao took a bite of radish, his cheeks puffed out like a frog. He was as silly and cute as one could be.

Zhang Hongmei and Wu Youli both understood Liu Yilan’s insinuation and burst into laughter together.

Sheng Ning rolled her eyes at Liu Yilan, this guy was getting dirtier by the day, how had she never noticed the potential for naughtiness in the usually aloof Liu Yilan?

“It’s something better left unsaid, if you were a man, you’d understand.”

“Too bad I’m not!” Lu Dabao hung his head in dejection and took another bite of radish, watching the four of them busily moving about.

Chen Huaying was finally chased from the living room to the kitchen by the leaders. As soon as she entered, she collapsed onto Lu Dabao.

“Oh my! I’m dead tired!”

“And you have the nerve to say you’re tired?” Sheng Ning was ready to turn a cold shoulder, “Didn’t you say it was just going to be us and your grandpa? At most, it would have been the same people as last time. What’s the situation now? Explain to me, why are there so many people?”

If she had known there would be so many people, she wouldn’t have come at all. Right now, she just wanted to leave, and if it wasn’t for the sake of her good friends, she wouldn’t want to stay a second longer.

“Exactly!” Wu Youli nodded in agreement, “We’re just ordinary people, we get scared in front of so many leaders.” Just now, her calves were even trembling with nerves.

“Don’t, don’t, don’t…” Chen Huaying pleaded, “I’m innocent! I had no idea there would be so many people either!”

“Really?”

“Really! I was so scared when I entered, I almost fainted!” There were so many high-ranking leaders, the Chen Family was far behind compared to the Su and Meng Families. Just now, in front of Uncle Su Jiang, despite being able to crack jokes and laugh, she was actually so nervous that her palms were sweating.

“Humph! I’ll trust you this one time!”

“Sheng Ning, what are you planning to make?”

They had bought plenty of ingredients, and Qu Wu Liu had just gone out to buy some more, so there was definitely enough food.

“The elderly are advanced in age, so I’ll make a clear soup with fish balls and a dish of Huaiyang Boiled Dried Tofu.” Her eyes scanned over the vegetables and meat on the table, and after pondering for a moment, she said, “Let’s add Mao’s braised pork and poached cabbage in supreme broth. For the staple, we’ll do millet porridge with scallion pancakes.” It would be great if they had baby bok choy, but it’s really hard to find a variety of vegetables in the Northern winter.

“There’s meat, there’s meat…” Lu Dabao danced around happily. “I love meat, I love meat.”

Liu Yilan pursed her lips and watched her back with a hint of puzzlement. Coming from the countryside, how could she come up with so many dishes that she had never even heard of? Wasn’t that strange? Huaiyang Boiled Dried Tofu must be a Southern dish, right?

And she was even able to subconsciously arrange main courses and balance rich and light flavors? Even Chen Huaying, who came from the most well-off family among them, probably couldn’t think of that.

“I like spicy food, make that dish from last time with a lot of chili,” Zhang Hongmei, who liked her food pungent, said. The meals she ate every day at the canteen had to be accompanied by chili sauce brought from her hometown.

“Mmm! There are bean sprouts here, so Boiled Sliced Beef in Spicy Chili Oil would be perfect,” Sheng Ning replied with a smile, “You guys help me out, and it will be ready in no time!”

“Alright!”

With Sheng Ning’s cooking skills, even if no one helped, she could easily finish these simple dishes. In an hour’s time, all the dishes were on the table, complete with color, aroma, and taste, making the three old gentlemen extremely happy.

“Looks good!”

“I could eat three bowls of rice today!” Old Hai from the Hai Family chuckled.

“Old Hai, who told you the food at our house is free? Eat less.”