Chapter 130 - Chapter 130: Don’t Waste Good Ingredients
Chapter 130: Don’t Waste Good Ingredients
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The fish in Meng Chuyuan’s hand was the one that Qi Yan and Ting Jiu, who had just won first place, exchanged for. No one else had it.
The fish was chosen by Qi Yan, but she had ignored the fact that she did not know how to handle this ingredient.
She struggled internally for a while before deciding to kill the fish first. However, when she grabbed the fish out of the basin, she didn’t use enough strength, allowing the fish to escape, causing the scene just now to unfold again.
Meng Chuyuan picked up the basin on the ground and refilled it with water to wash the fish. Then, she poured out the dirty water.
“Steamed, braised or boiled?” Meng Chuyuan turned her head and her gaze happened to fall on Qi Yan. She asked casually, “Do you need my help?”
If Qi Yan told her that she didn’t know how to do it, Meng Chuyuan would still consider helping her.
The problem was that she was unwilling to give in. She even liked to put on a brave front and act as if nothing could stop her. This made her seem unfriendly and brought discomfort to the people around her.
Now that Meng Chuyuan saw her embarrassing state, Qi Yan felt quite awkward.
She narrowed her eyes and proudly replied to Meng Chuyuan’s question, choosing an option that wasn’t mentioned. “I only eat sweet and sour fish.”
Those who didn’t know better would think that she was making things difficult for Meng Chuyuan. In fact, she just didn’t want to go along with Meng Chuyuan’s wishes.
Meng Chuyuan looked at her without changing her expression. After a while, she said, “Yes, you’re quite picky.”
Qi Yan felt that her words just now would make Meng Chuyuan retreat. In the next second, she saw Meng Chuyuan roll up her sleeves, grab the fish in the basin, and place it on the chopping board.
“What are you doing?” Qi Yan frowned and looked at her in confusion.
Meng Chuyuan picked up the kitchen knife and hit the fish’s head, knocking it unconscious. Then, she replied casually, “Sweet and sour fish. I’m arranging for it. ”
[Look at Miss Qi’s eyes. It’s obvious that she was stunned by Sister Meng.]
[Qi Yan: What? She knows how to make sweet and sour fish?!]
[Sister Meng is too good. She really helped without any hesitation.]
[If you want to eat sweet and sour fish, Sister Meng will make it. Qi Yan, aren’t you touched?]
Even if Qi Yan wanted to mess around, Meng Chuyuan and the rest also had to eat. If the kitchen was not vacated earlier, they would not be able to eat their dinner.
On the other hand, Qi Zhen and his manager were both slightly surprised to see such a scene in the live-stream.
“This… Lu Jinsen’s sister-in-law is really capable. Your sister was forced to comply just like that?”
Qi Zhen shifted his gaze away from the phone screen and said softly, “I’ve interacted with this sister-in-law before. She’s indeed a good person.”
When the first episode was just recorded, Meng Chuyuan even lent them the hoe after she finished her farm work.
During the second season of fishing, Meng Chuyuan took off her coat for Qi Yan to wear. Also, on the beach that time, Meng Chuyuan did not say anything even though she clearly noticed that he was not in a good mood.
No matter what she did or what occasion it was, she could always give people a comfortable feeling.
Just like now, Qi Yan was not easy to deal with, but the scene of Meng Chuyuan interacting with her did not seem unharmonious.
The manager watched as Meng Chuyuan was seriously handling the fish scales in the live-stream. He raised his hand and touched his chin. Suddenly, he had an idea. “She doesn’t seem to be very old. I wonder if she’s interested in debuting.”
Qi Zhen interrupted his thoughts coldly. “Don’t think about it. Why don’t you take a look at her current background?”
The Qi family was not weak either, but they could not compare to the Lu family.
With the Lu family’s current conditions, the probability of Meng Chuyuan debuting was zero.
Who would leave the comfortable position as Mrs. Lu behind and join the entertainment industry?
It was already considered ridiculous in the wealthy circle for Lu Jinsen to choose to debut back then.
The manager thought about it, but in the end, he was defeated by reality. He resigned himself to fate and said, “Indeed, that’s Mrs. Lu. How can I be worthy of her?”
At the same time, after watching Meng Chuyuan kill the fish, the surprise on Qi Yan’s face did not disappear.
If she hadn’t seen it with her own eyes, Qi Yan would have suspected that the fish she had come into contact with was different from the one Meng Chuyuan had on the chopping board.
Similarly, she could not understand why Meng Chuyuan could deal with these things so decisively when they were all women.
Meng Chuyuan made a few cuts on the fish’s back, then prepared the onions, ginger, and garlic in advance.
She started the fire in the stove and poured a suitable amount of oil into the pot. Then, she threw the fish into the pot to fry it so that the meat would become crispy.
Qi Yan did not leave the kitchen. She stood at the side and unknowingly finished watching Meng Chuyuan fry the fish.
[I seriously suspect that Qi Yan might have secretly been trying to learn how to cook the fish. Her gaze never left that pot.]
[It’s so healing. Sister Meng’s back view when she cooks is really charming. She looks a little like my mother’s shadow.]
[I suddenly want to know, who will this fish belong to later? We can’t really let Qi Yan eat it alone, right? After all, Sister Meng helped make it.]
After a while, Meng Chuyuan scooped out the fried fish and placed it on a clean plate.
Then, she began to stir-fry onions, ginger, and garlic. She then squeezed ketchup into the pot, added a suitable amount of water, and other seasonings, allowing them to marinate. Finally, she poured it on the fish.
Meng Chuyuan: “It’s done.”
She saw that Meng Chuyuan’s sweet and sour fish looked good and the smell was sweet enough, but she still questioned, “Can this be eaten?”
Among the many guests, she was the only one who had not tasted Meng Chuyuan’s cooking.
Previously, when she heard everyone praise her so much, Qi Yan did not know if it was true.
After witnessing the entire process of Meng Chuyuan making sweet and sour fish, other than the part where she did not know how to kill fish, Qi Yan really did not find it difficult.
Meng Chuyuan cleaned the pot and said to her casually, “Why would it be inedible?”
[Why are you starting to doubt her? Weren’t you watching from the side? Are you afraid that Sister Meng will poison the food?]
[No matter how bad it is, it should be better than the pot of braised pork last night.]
[Sister Meng has been cooking new dishes every meal in this variety show. She can already release an entire menu.]
[I’ve decided not to watch for the time being. I watch them cook on an empty stomach every time. I feel so aggrieved.]
Qi Yan could not reply her for a while, so she tactfully shut her mouth.
“Leave the kitchen to me. Don’t waste the good ingredients.”
The lights were just turned on, and the night was shrouded in darkness.
Lu Qingye had finished his day of socializing, and his assistant was sending him back.
The car was playing soft music. Lu Qingye sat in the backseat with his eyes closed. Suddenly, the phone in his pocket vibrated twice, waking him up.
Lu Qingye opened his eyes and casually took out his phone. As expected, it was another call from his mother.
He was very tired today. While he was busy with work, he also had to manage his mother’s matters.
On the second day after Madam Lu officially took office, she called Lu Qingye three times. Every call took more than half an hour.
Frowning, he swiped his finger across the screen and moved the phone to his ear.
The next second, he heard a voice from the other end of the phone—