Chapter 251 I Could Have Endured the Darkness If I Had Never Seen the Light

After the water in the double-ear pot boiled, Zhang Lan put the dumplings that the family had made that afternoon into the pot, two by two, with her hands.

After putting in a portion, Zhang Lan gently stirred it with the back of a spoon to prevent the dumplings put in first from sticking together and breaking easily.

After the water in the double-eared pot boiled again, Zhang Lan scooped two spoonfuls of cold water with a spoon and put it into the pot.

When the dumplings at the bottom of the pot float to the surface of the boiling water, they are almost cooked.

"Try it and see if it's done."

Zhang Lan scooped up a dumpling with a spoon and put it into the bowl, and asked Wang Jianwu to taste it.

"It's ready."

After tasting it, Wang Jianwu nodded to Zhang Lan.

So Zhang Lan took out the colander and plates that she had prepared long ago, scooped out two large plates of dumplings, and placed them in the center of the table.

Now all the food is ready and we can start eating.

The family sat together, with ten sumptuous dishes on the table, as well as two plates of steaming dumplings that had just come out of the pot.

"Eat."

"Open it and eat."

"Be careful not to swallow the coin."

"..."

Everyone was very happy. The food was not only delicious, but also of very high quality.

It also comes with special effects. After eating it, you can get these very useful bonuses.

Whether it is life expectancy, IQ, strength, or attention span, it can bring some improvements to family members.

……

At the same time, Liu Haizhong's home.

Their home is the closest to Wang Jianye's home, so when Wang Jianye made those ten dishes of extremely high quality, their family was the first to smell the aroma and they were extremely greedy.

Especially the father and son Liu Haizhong and Liu Guangqi, who had tasted the spicy and sour shredded potatoes, braised pork and tripe made by Wang Jianye before, and they couldn't help crying because they liked them so much.

Although their family prepared six meat and vegetarian dishes tonight, they also made dumplings with meat and sauerkraut filling.

But they still couldn't help but miss the dishes cooked by Wang Jianye's family, because Wang Jianye's cooking skills were so high, the dishes he cooked must be much more delicious than those they made.

Liu Haizhong picked up a piece of meat from the plate with a lack of interest. Recalling the taste of the dishes cooked by Wang Jianye and smelling the fragrance coming from Wang Jianye's house next door, the more Liu Haizhong ate, the more he felt that the piece of meat in front of him was like chewing wax.

Liu Guangqi next to him felt the same way. The meat slices in front of him were indeed not as delicious as before.

I could have endured the darkness if I had never seen the light.

This is the truest portrayal of the inner thoughts of the father and son who are sighing at this moment.

The father and son seemed to have less and less interest in the dish the more they ate. However, the second son Liu Guangtian and the third son Liu Guangfu did not dislike the dish. They thought the meat was delicious and there was nothing wrong with it.

As for Liu Haizhong and Liu Guangqi who were sighing, the two brothers had no time to care about them and just ate quickly.

He finally made it to the New Year and had a chance to have a good meal, and his father didn't stop him.

Can we let it go? No way.

Eat eat eat, I fucking eat eat.

The more Liu Haizhong ate, the less interested he became in the meals cooked by Second Aunt.

"It would be great if we could ask Wang Jianye to cook a few dishes for us today."

Liu Haizhong sighed. It was a pity that he couldn't do that. Today was New Year's Eve and Wang Jianye had to cook ten dishes at home. He was busy and had no time to cook for others. No matter how much money he paid, it wouldn't work.

……

At the same time, in Xu Fugui's house in the backyard.

When little Xu Fengling smelled the fragrance coming from the yard, she was so greedy that she shouted to Xu Damao:

"Brother, it smells so good outside, I want to eat their food." "Whose food smells so good?"

Xu Damao muttered to himself, opened the door of his house, stuck his head out, and sniffed the source of the fragrance.

Xu Fugui in the room took a sip of wine and said as a matter of course:
"Needless to say, it must be Wang Jianye's family."

Xu Damao stretched his dog's nose towards Wang Jianye's house and sniffed hard, "Hey, it's true, Dad, you are right."

While eating the dish she made, Aunt Xu asked curiously, "What did Wang Jianye make? Why is it so delicious? Why can't I make it like this?"

"If you can make it, you will be the one who goes to Xiyuan to prepare the state banquet on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month."

Xu Fugui shook his head. He had eaten dishes cooked by Wang Jianye at a banquet in the courtyard before. The dishes were so delicious, much better than the dishes cooked by his wife, Aunt Xu. There was no comparison at all.

Moreover, Xu Fugui also heard from Liu Haizhong that Wang Jianye's skills have improved again. The spicy and sour potato shreds he made are much better than those in the hospital when Jia Dongxu got married.

This made Xu Fugui even more curious, and he wanted to try the dishes cooked by Wang Jianye to see how delicious they were, but he never had the chance.

"Dad, the second uncle asked Wang Jianye to cook for him before. Can we let Wang Jianye cook for him as well?"

Xu Damao swallowed his saliva. Just by smelling the fragrance wafting from Wang Jianye's house, he knew that it must be better than the food his mother cooked.

Xu Fugui thought so too, and nodded, "I'll go ask Wang Jianye tomorrow."

……

The main house in the central courtyard.

Sha Zhu was having New Year's Eve dinner with his sister He Yushui.

Smelling the aroma of food coming from Wang Jianye's house in the backyard, He Yushui took a deep breath and said to Sha Zhu:

"Brother, what's that smell? It smells so good, much better than the food you cook."

"Just tell the truth."

Sha Zhu groaned, then said as a matter of course: "It must be the dish cooked by my brother Wang. The only one in our courtyard who cooks better than me is Wang Jianye in the backyard."

"Really? I don't believe it unless you let me taste it and compare which one of you cooks better."

He Yushui's plan backfired on Sha Zhu's face.

While eating peanuts, Sha Zhu made a promise: "When there is a chance in the next two days, I will invite Brother Wang to our house and have him cook a delicious meal for us."

"Great."

The little girl He Yushui was very happy.

……

The east wing of the central courtyard is the home of Yi Zhonghai and his wife. However, today on New Year's Eve, they did not eat at home, but came to Jia Dongxu's home in the west wing.

Jia Dongxu is Yi Zhonghai's apprentice and the person chosen by Yi Zhonghai for his retirement, so they are naturally a family. It is normal for the family to have a New Year's Eve dinner together on New Year's Eve.

In the east wing, besides Yi Zhonghai and his wife, Jia Dongxu and his wife, there was also the deaf old lady from the backyard.

"Madam, Huairu's cooking skills are pretty good, right?"

Yi Zhonghai picked up a piece of meat for the deaf old lady and asked with a smile. Anyway, he was eating and was quite satisfied with Qin Huairu's cooking skills.

The old lady nodded in agreement, as she came to someone's house to eat and drink for free:

"Dongxu, my wife, your cooking is better than before."

"Old lady, if it tastes good, please eat more."

Qin Huairu said this with a smile, but it made Jia Dongxu beside her unhappy.

What should she eat more? If she eats more, what should I eat?

Of course, given Jia Dongxu's personality, he only dared to think about it in his heart.

After the deaf old lady Yi Zhonghai and the others left, leaving him and Qin Huairu alone, he gave Qin Huairu a good scolding.

At this moment, he dared not say these words in front of the deaf old lady and Yi Zhonghai. He did not have the courage and could only bear it.

(End of this chapter)