My hotel connects the past and present

Seeing that it was already half past eleven, Chen Wenjiu planned to make lunch for her parents after saying hello to Grandma Wang next door.

"There is still some leftover rice." Nie Zhenzhen went to the kitchen and took a look. There was rice cooked in the morning in the rice cooker. There should be no need to cook it again.

"It's not even leftovers. This is what my parents cooked before going to work, just to save time on cooking when they come back at noon." Chen Wenjiu said.

Chen Yongtao and his wife would cook a pot of rice in a rice cooker before going to work in the morning. After the rice is cooked, unplug the power and leave it until noon. Generally speaking, breakfast for both of them would be to buy steamed buns, shaomai, sesame balls, or go to the store to eat noodles on the way to school.

"Uncle and aunt are too busy, aren't they? Are you saving time on cooking?" Nie Zhenzhen didn't understand. Why are Chen's parents so busy? They shouldn't be leading the graduating class, right?

"Save some time." Chen Wenjiu said with a smile, "The main thing is that my brother and I don't like eating hot rice. We usually eat it after it has cooled down."

Chen Wenjiu really doesn't like eating rice that has just been cooked because it's too hot. She still prefers rice that's a little warm or cool.

"Maybe it's because my brother and I like to eat colder meals. My parents have developed the habit over the years." Chen Wenjiu said as he took out a small piece of beef he bought, washed it and sliced ​​it.

"What are you planning to cook?" Nie Zhenzhen asked as she saw her getting busy.

"I plan to make green pepper stir-fried beef." Chen Wenjiu said, "I don't have enough time, otherwise I plan to stew beef brisket for my parents."

Nie Zhenzhen shrugged and said, "What next? Do you want to process the shrimp?"

"Yes, help me pick out the shrimp threads. I'll make braised prawns later."

"OK."

Chen Wenjiu and Nie Zhenzhen cooperated and quickly prepared the lunch dishes before her parents returned home from get off work.

Chen Wenjiu made fried beef with green pepper, braised prawns in oil, braised tiger skin and chicken feet with black bean sauce, and loofah and egg drop soup. Three dishes and one soup were just right.

"Nine-nine?"

Chen Yongtao and the others were surprised when they came back from get off work and saw someone in the house, and then saw their daughter bringing out the food from the kitchen.

"Why are you back? Isn't your store busy?" Chen Yongtao asked with concern.

"I'm not very busy now, so I just wanted to come back and see you." Chen Wenjiu put down the chicken feet in his hands and said to his parents with a smile, "Mom and dad wash their hands and it's time to eat."

"To be honest, I'm really hungry." After listening to her daughter's words, Li Siyue put her bag on the shelf at the door, went to the kitchen to wash her hands, and then sat down.

"I've been working for five minutes today. I've almost finished digesting the food I ate in the morning. I'm really hungry." Chen Yongtao also complained after washing his hands.

"Is this beef?" Chen Yongtao saw the fried meat on the table and could tell at a glance that it was beef. He looked at his daughter and said, "Why did you buy beef?"

"I just saw that the quality of the beef was good, and I thought I hadn't come back to see it for a long time, so I bought some for you to try." Chen Wenjiu said with a smile.

"Sister Zhenzhen, you can eat too." Chen Wenjiu said to Nie Zhenzhen with a smile.

"I won't be polite to you." Nie Zhenzhen said carelessly, then looked at Chen Yongtao and the others and said, "Jiujiu bought these from the newly opened small food stall in the hotel. The quality is very good and very good. of freshness.”

"Uncle and auntie, let's try it. Although our cooking skills are not as good as those of the restaurant's chefs, the advantage is that the ingredients are fresh and the taste should not be bad."

"Okay, okay, you can eat it too." Li Siyue gave Nie Zhenzhen a chopstick of meat, and then gave her daughter a chopstick of meat, and told her, "You should also eat more. It depends on your time." It seems like I’ve lost a little weight again.”

"I'm not losing weight." Chen Wenjiu shook his head while eating. She really wasn't losing weight. Although she exercised for one or two hours every day during this period, and even trained for three hours sometimes, her The appetite is also quite large.

And she weighs herself every few days, and her weight is still around 90. Even when she weighed herself the day before yesterday, she found that she had gained two pounds.

So she really hasn't lost weight, it's just that her parents seem to have lost weight.

"Eat more." Chen Yongtao also served beef to his daughter.

"Mom and Dad, you guys should eat too." Chen Wenjiu said helplessly. As she ate, she said, "Some of the meat and vegetables I brought today are intended to be given to my grandparents."

"If you meet acquaintances, you can ask them to help carry it. It is much more convenient than sending express delivery." Chen Wenjiu said.

"Don't worry, there is a shuttle bus from our county to your grandma's house. You can ask the shuttle bus to transport it." Li Siyue said.

Although the Li family is from the next county, it is not a remote place. The village is very lucky to be right next to the national highway, and there are quite a lot of shuttle buses passing by.

Not only cars from Dongling County will pass through the next county, but some cars from other cities and counties. Sometimes even the shuttle buses taking the east line from Yecheng will pass through Dongling County. It is very convenient to let the shuttle bus help transport things.

"Okay, parents, please put some ice when the time comes. It won't stink if you send it over." Chen Wenjiu said, "I bought ten kilograms of shrimps for my grandparents, as well as some groupers and croakers. Put more ice and it won’t break easily.”

"Why did you buy so many things?" Li Siyue asked in surprise, "You can't just spend money randomly when you have money."

"Don't worry, I still have enough money. I can afford to buy some ingredients for my grandparents and some relatives. What's more, I don't give them every day. It's good if I can give them once every few months. ." Chen Wenjiu said.

"That's good." Li Siyue reassured.

"Okay, okay, eat more meat." Chen Yongtao also gave his wife a chopstick of beef and asked her to eat more.

"This beef is very tender. Even if our cooking skills are not that good, we can make it delicious." Li Siyue said after taking a bite of the beef.

"I worked very hard to control the heat, and even sent a video to ask He Zui for advice, otherwise the beef might have been overcooked by me." Chen Wenjiu said.

"Thanks to Chef He." Li Siyue said with a smile.

After Chen Yongtao heard the name "He Zui", he couldn't help but glance at his daughter. Seeing that her attitude was very calm, he had no intention of discussing this topic at the dinner table.

The fried beef with green pepper is very fresh, the beef is very tender, and the taste of green pepper makes it even more appetizing. The green pepper Chen Wenjiu is stir-fried first. Unlike others who like the crispy texture that is just cut off, she prefers a softer texture.

So now that the green peppers were almost done, she poured the beef in and stir-fried. With He Zui's reminder, she quickly took it out of the pan without overcooking the beef.

The fried beef with green pepper is very appetizing and goes well with rice.

The braised prawns are similar. The meat of the prawns is very tender and the meat is not stale due to the long time of stewing. Chef He also supervised the cooking of this dish, so the shrimp tastes very delicious and the meat is very tender, soft and chewy, and the meat is sweet and very good.

The braised prawns must be about 15 or 16 centimeters long. Although now that it is cooked and curled up, it does not look that long, but it is still very big.

Such a big shrimp tastes very good. Anyway, not only Chen Wenjiu likes it, but also Chen Yongtao, Li Siyue and Nie Zhenzhen especially like it.