money game

Chapter 38 Ten Years
Jiang Hong leaned over while brushing his teeth.

Xu Wan laughed.

"Are you so curious? Can't you wait until you finish washing?"

Jiang Hong grinned.

He was really curious about what gift that girl Jiang Lin would give.

Xu Wan gently untied the fireworks and red strings outside the box, and then opened the lid.

Jiang Hong was still brushing his teeth, and covered his mouth with the other hand to prevent the toothpaste from dripping everywhere.

The attention is always on the inside of the box.

Inside the box, a photo album with a blue cover was quietly placed inside.

"Photo album? I thought it was something earth-shattering."

Jiang Hong lost interest in an instant.

Go back to the bathroom and brush your teeth.

Xu Wan hugged the photo album out with great interest, and was about to open it to see if it was empty.

Suddenly, Jiang Hong seemed to realize something, and ran out of the bathroom quickly.

"That girl won't give you some particularly shameful photos of me in the past, will she?"

He felt that his sister could indeed do such an outrageous thing.

Jiang Lin has always been happy with Brother Keng.

Xu Wan raised her head with a smile.

"Do you have a particularly embarrassing photo? I really want to see it. I must not miss it when I come to your house in the future."

Jiang Hong gave her a loveless expression.

It made her cover her mouth and laugh non-stop.

Jiang Hong flicked through the photo album first, but suddenly froze.

Xu Wan on the other side leaned closer to Jiang Hong's head, and looked at the photo album together, her expression was a little dazed, a little bit surprised, but more of a warm one.

……

Remember before.

Xu Haozheng always likes to learn cooking and learn from all over the world.

A chef with an ancient family tradition does not have to inherit the dishes of his own family, so he can be called a famous chef.

The road is actually very rough and long.

It is necessary to learn from others' strong points, and to constantly innovate.

and so.

He needs to travel all over the world to see cooking skills from all over the country.

If three people walk together, there must be my teacher.

In Xu Haozheng's view, whether it is a chef in a small local restaurant, or a well-known chef or head chef in various places, there are things he can learn from.

He went everywhere to study and learn scriptures.

This is how the culinary skills that are now in middle age and practiced to perfection.

these years.

He rarely stays in one place for more than half a year.

But the only thing was that he stayed in Jiang Hong's hometown H province for three full years.

According to Xu Haozheng's own statement.

"Although Province H is not among the eight major cuisines, the most outstanding thing about Province H is its inclusiveness. There are chefs from all corners of the country, and chefs from all major cuisines."

"Only by thoroughly understanding all the dishes in H province can one be a real chef."

In order to achieve this goal, he stayed for three years. Even now, he often travels to H province, and he can be found in many villages in H province.

The master is among the people, this saying is true.

He met at least seven or eight old chefs in H Province, although they were inferior to those chefs who had been orthodox in terms of presentation, color and aroma of dishes.

But there is absolutely nothing to say about the craftsmanship and taste of cooking.

Xu Haozheng has learned their skills, coupled with his own secondary processing, to ensure the color and aroma of the dishes.

Therefore, at least fifteen dishes were created that were sought after by the upper class.

In the hands of ordinary chefs, there are usually several special dishes.

But for a chef like Xu Haozheng.

The biggest pursuit is a state banquet with [-] dishes.

The ultimate is one hundred and eight specialty dishes.

Every dish needs to go through thousands of tempering and polishing, thousands of times of fire and taste, before it can be included in one's own menu.

And Xu Haozheng gained the most in H province.

He didn't finish his studies either.

In the chef class, he pays great attention to the inheritance of teachers' learning, so almost every year, he will send some good ingredients and special products to the master chefs who have learned how to cook.

to show my respect.

At that time, sisters Xu Jing, Xu Wan, and Liu Guixiang also came to H province with him.

It was at that time that Xu Jing met Jiang Hong when he transferred to the junior high school where Jiang Hong was.

The friendship and fate between Xu Wan and Jiang Hong also started from there.

At the beginning, Xu Wan and Jiang Hong were not familiar with each other, and only regarded Jiang Hong as a brother who was the same age as his sister.

But with the number of Jiang Hong appearing in her life, more and more.

She actually found that getting along with this younger brother was very easy, without any psychological pressure, and did not feel like coaxing children. Jiang Hong has always been very mature.

Jiang Hong's younger sister, Jiang Lin, is a very cute little girl.

It's just Xu Wan's little pistachio, chirping around him every day, asking non-stop like a hundred thousand whys.

But this liveliness didn't make Xu Wan feel anything bad.

Quite the opposite.

She thought it was so good.

This feeling is really good.

especially……

During the most painful period of his life, he was accompanied by Jiang Hong and Jiang Lin.

I don't know how many times, she is thinking.

It would be great if Jiang Hong's brother and sister and her were really a family...

Unfortunately later.

No matter how long Xu Haozheng stayed in Province H, it was time to leave.

Xu Jing has also been seeking medical treatment in the imperial capital.

There is no never-ending feast.

She still remembers how Jiang Lin hung on her body like a koala when she said she was going to leave.

There is also Jiang Hong's eyes full of reluctance that is hidden but not revealed.

Why do I suddenly think of these things?
Because this album is full of photos.

It's not Jiang Hong's dark history, but the history of the three of them.

Since childhood, Jiang Lin has loved photography and taking pictures.

She feels that taking pictures can save all the beauty in a small photo, which is really the most romantic and happiest thing in the world.

Now I am also studying journalism, which I like very much.

In the future, it is estimated that news will be the way to go.

When I was young.

She took pictures with her parents' mobile phone every day.

At that time, the pixels of mobile phones were very low, and the photos taken were blurry.

The storage space is also very small, and often I can’t take a few photos, and the space is full and I have to delete them.

Because of this, Jiang Lin was scolded by his parents a lot.

But it can be seen that Jiang Lin really, really likes to take pictures.

and so.

Since then, Jiang Hong has been thinking about buying a camera for Jiang Lin.

Although he is tight on money, he has always been able to save money. In Jiang Lin's year, he gave Jiang Lin a SLR camera. Although it was not particularly high-end, it was worth thousands of dollars.

But Jiang Lin was overjoyed.

That camera was Jiang Lin's most used item in the past few years. She regarded it as a treasure and no one was allowed to touch it.

Jiang Lin usually spends as little as possible, but in terms of photography, he is always gnashing his teeth to squeeze out money, and he refuses to make any compromises.

Jiang Hong originally thought that even if there were photos in this album, they were taken in the past two years at most.

Unexpectedly, some photos can even be traced back to ten years ago.

At the bottom of each photo, there is a note made by Jiang Linjuanxiu's small characters, recording the date when the photo was taken.

Obviously.

This photo album has been done for a full ten years.

"Jiang Hong, this...isn't this the first time I went to your house, Linlin took photos with her mobile phone, and she still keeps them? She, how did she keep it until now?"

"This is the first time we took a group photo. It is right in front of your house. There is also your big yellow dog here. I miss you so much..."

"Hey, this is the meal that you cooked for the three of us that day when uncle and aunt were not at home. Wow, Jiang Hong, you looked so skinny back then, just a small one, so cute..."

Jiang Hong: "..."

Xu Wan looked at them one by one. Although the photos were really blurry and they couldn't even see the faces clearly, each photo represented the memories of the three of them.

Most of the photos were taken by Jiang Lin, so the protagonists are Jiang Hong and Xu Wan...

Strictly speaking.

This is more like a memory that belongs exclusively to Jiang Hong and Xu Wan.

This is more like the most beautiful love letter that Jiang Lin sent out for Xu Wan.

Accompanying is the most affectionate confession.

The expression on her face looked extremely peaceful and happy.

Countless memories swirled in his mind, and the eyes looking at Jiang Hong became more and more gentle.

"If you think about it carefully, we have already...been through so much."

Two hands clasped tightly.

Fingers intertwined.

"Our country has a population of 14 billion and an area of ​​960 million square kilometers. In the vast sea of ​​people, we can meet each other, and we can go all the way to the present... It's great that we haven't missed each other."

"I think, we... Even if we sleep together in the master bedroom, there is nothing inappropriate...Jiang Hong, I think, I'm ready."

"Ready to live with you."

"The first half of my life, these ten years, I have been preparing for today, laying the groundwork for today. In fact, this decision is not that difficult to make."

"We are one family, Jiang Hong. We have always been."

(End of this chapter)