Oh, how do you hit someone?

Pei Jiding hurried, but it was still too late.

At 08:30, Su Chuntao opened the door and welcomed the two of them in.

The room was steaming, and on the table was a glass fruit plate with four compartments, peanuts, melon seeds, hazelnuts, pistachios, and a basket of small oranges.

The folded part of the dining table was opened, and four cold dishes were already set up.

Su Chuntao hurried the two of them to change their shoes and wash their hands, like a general planning a strategy.

"Hurry up, Qin Shang goes to chop vegetables, and Ji Ding helps Auntie peel some onion, ginger and garlic."

Qin Shang hung up his clothes, responded, and said to Pei Jiding: "The garlic is on the balcony, one or two ends are enough, can you find it?"

"I'm not blind."

Pei Jiding found the garlic accurately, but struggled to peel the garlic.

The skin of the garlic is attached to the flesh, and the film can’t come off without scratching with fingernails. He grinds and peels a head of garlic for a long time. When Qin Shang came out to see, there were only a few pitted garlic lying on the coffee table.

"..." Qin Shang went back to the kitchen to get a bowl, took half a bowl of water and put it in front of Pei Jiding, peeled the garlic and threw them into the bowl one by one.

He took out one of them and peeled it down from the concave end, and a white, fat, and whole garlic came out: ""It's easier to peel this way, and you can't get out a garlic even if your nails are scratched by the peeling method. "

Pei Jiding pulled the bowl over and picked up a piece of garlic: "Understood. Cut your vegetables."

Su Chuntao prepared a lot of dishes, and the small kitchen was fully piled up with a table.There are all kinds of vegetables in the vegetable bowl, all washed and drained.

The small chopping board was placed in front of the window near the pool, with a kitchen knife lying horizontally, waiting for Qin Shang's arrival.

Matsutake chicken soup is stewed on the stove, and the aroma has not yet come out just after the fire is turned on.

Qin Shang deftly cooked all kinds of vegetables, cut them up and put them on the plate, then began to remove the internal organs of the fish, and took out the frozen marinated beef to thaw.

The scallions and ginger were shredded and set on a plate. Pei Jiding's garlic finally arrived long overdue.

The smell before the food is cooked is not good. The cooking wine mixed with the fishy smell of chicken, duck and fish is a bit offensive.

The small porcelain bowl was full of garlic, and there were a few potholes at the bottom, but the top one was intact.

"That's right, children can be taught." Qin Shang took the porcelain bowl and said.

Pei Jiding's hands were covered with garlic skin, wet, and his nails were a little sore. He was washing his hands under the faucet, when he heard this sentence, he snorted, "That's right, I'm very talented."

During the Chinese New Year period, only Su Chuntao was the chef.

Every dish has to be cooked by her hands. Although Qin Shang knows how to cook the dishes and they are delicious, they just don't catch Su Chuntao's eyes.

According to Su Niangniang's words, it means "no soul".

So Qin Shang, who got in the way, was kicked out of the kitchen to welcome guests, but Xiaobai Pei Jiding was promoted to help cook, serving tea and water for Su Chuntao.

During the Chinese New Year, every family has such a person, busy in the kitchen, some are fathers, some are mothers, some are grandparents.

No matter who it is, if there are people in the kitchen who are not too tired and busy, the house will be very hot.

Pei Jiding was standing behind Su Chuntao, he was surrounded by piles of cut dishes, and in the sink were washed and soaked kelp bean curd sticks, just waiting for Su Chuntao to say a word, he had to set his eyes on him. past.

It took a lot of time to wash and prepare the vegetables. When the chicken soup was turned to a low heat, the first doorbell rang outside.

Qin Shang's voice was not clear through the glass door, Su Chuntao moved the chicken soup to a small fire and set up an iron pot.

"Xiao Pei, pass me the marinated ribs, and bring the batter."

"Oh good." Pei Jiding handed over the things, stood beside Su Chuntao, poked his head to watch Su Chuntao cook.

The ribs are made of popsicle sticks, covered with garlic granules, covered with a layer of batter and put into the pan. The crackling aroma of garlic and meat and the aroma of the batter after frying all of a sudden occupy the kitchen that was originally full of fishy smell.

Two minutes later, Su Chuntao picked up the spare ribs and handed them to Pei Jiding: "Put it aside first, and fry it again when you eat it at the end."

After the fish, lotus clips, eggplant boxes, and hemp leaves were fried in this pot, it was an honorable exit.

Su Chuntao went to carry the pot of hot oil. She was much shorter than Pei Jiding, and she was a somewhat plump aunt. She had to lift the pot and leaned back, like a person about to fall off a wire rope.

After putting away the dishes, Pei Jiding hurried over to help, Su Chuntao thanked and said with emotion: "Oh, my health is not as good as before. I used to carry this pot with one hand."

"Auntie is in good health, but don't be brave." Pei Jiding put down the pot, and helped to take out another wok.

Next came several seafood and meat dishes.

After frying and frying, the kitchen with no windows open was suffocating, and Pei Jiding handed the dishes, feeling that Su Chuntao's flushed face was a bit strange.

He opened the glass door and carried the casserole to the kitchen.

Su Chuntao's small room was already full of people, and the hour hand immediately pointed to 10:30, and Pei Jiding felt a little embarrassed when he came out suddenly.

Fortunately, Qin Shang, who was sitting on the sofa chatting with his elders, found him, walked over and took out the heat insulation pad, and took the casserole in his hand.

Pei Jiding thought for a while, then lowered his voice and said to Qin Shang: "Your mother is doing it alone, I think she is a little tired."

Qin Shang hesitated for a while.Said: "I'll go and see."

Then he saw Su Chuntao complaining dissatisfiedly that his apron was taken away and he was pushed out from the sliding door.

Qin Shang and his aunt took over the small kitchen.

Su Chuntao was actually a little tired. Her body was not the same as before. The hospitalization was not for nothing, and the illness was not fake. The years still left many marks on her body.

She took a sip of tea and sat down at the table.

When he was kicked out, there was also Pei Jiding, who didn't look like he was hiding in the small kitchen, but only after standing in the living room did Pei Jiding feel that he didn't fit in.

There were almost ten people standing in this room. There was an old man with gray hair and beard, surrounded by two children, and three men and two women were sitting on the sofa. They should be brothers and sisters of Qin Shang's father.

Su Chuntao slowed down for a while, and warmly pulled Pei Jiding out of the embarrassment.

"Hey, come on, come on, this is the little Pei I've been telling you all the time."

Pei Jiding stood up cautiously.

"Hello uncle, hello auntie."

Qin Shang's relatives are very friendly, and they don't seem to be surprised that some unfamiliar people appear in the family from time to time during the Chinese New Year, and they all warmly greet and chat with him.

The stewed chicken soup, the steamed staple food bowls are slowly served, and the fried and braised carp is also on the table. There are only a few simple stir-fry left in the kitchen.

Qin Shang took off his apron and came out, seeing Pei Jiding surrounded by his uncles and aunts.

There are only a few topics that the elders like to talk about, what is the job, are they married, and have they bought a house.

Obviously Pei Jiding had no experience in this field, so he answered honestly, a little hastily.

Qin Shang put down his apron and shouted: "Almost ready, take your seat."

Only then did Pei Jiding's siege be resolved.

In the middle of the table is a big carp, surrounded by cold dishes, hot dishes, and a casserole of chicken soup.There is red wine and white wine in the gap, and a bottle of fruit orange.

Qin Shang pulled out a chair and greeted Pei Jiding: "Here, sit next to me."

"Are you stupid for asking?"

"A little bit." Pei Jiding sat down with lingering fear.

It turned out that if someone bothered him so much, he would generally only have one sentence: "Mind your own business".

Because apart from Pei Jibei, all the others who brought up this issue were ulterior motives. The woman who asked Pei Jiding at the wine table last time, "Has Jiding found a girlfriend?" sent her Miss Qianjin the next day. .

That purposeful, false greeting made Pei Jiding sick.

But Qin Shang's family members, although somewhat offensive, are passionate, purely curious and concerned.

Pei Jiding couldn't and didn't want to give them the words "nosy", so he had to bite the bullet and answer.

"Don't let them ask for nothing." Qin Shang opened the red wine and white wine with a corkscrew, and gave him some white wine, "It will benefit you later."

It doesn't take time to stir-fry vegetables, and the dishes are full in a while.

A woman who looked older took out a few red envelopes from her bag and said, "Come here, New Year's greetings. This year, all your aunts and uncles made big envelopes."

The two children were the first to stand up to pay New Year's greetings.

Qin Shang poked Pei Jiding with his elbow, and raised his chin to indicate to that side.

"Isn't that good? I have to pay New Year's money to come to your house to have a meal. How shameless I am." Pei Jiding turned his head and gave him a glare.

Qin Shang pointed to Su Chuntao and said, "The biggest one will be your backer. Madam Su has wrapped all the red envelopes for you. My aunts and uncles also have your share. If you don't go, People have come to look for you."

This is not a lie.

Pei Jiding sat as firmly as Mount Tai, not stopping Qin Shang, and he really came here after handing out the red envelopes over there.

"Hey, Xiao Pei, we saved Qin Shang's bag in previous years, and only sent out one when Tang He and Bai Fan came. This year's is the biggest, so you can catch up."

"Ah." Pei Jiding glanced at Qin Shang in a panic, and hurriedly stood up, "Happy New Year, Auntie."

After this sentence, he got stuck.

What longevity is better than Nanshan's happiness is like Donghai's youth forever is never in the dictionary of Young Master Pei.

A solitary "Happy New Year" seemed particularly chilling.

He broke out in a cold sweat, but luckily others didn't care, and happily stuffed the red envelope into his hand.

After a round of New Year's greetings, Pei Jiding had several red envelopes that were red hot and gold-plated.

Qin Shang's uncle toasted and gave a congratulatory speech. The dinner was more lively and prosperous than that of New Year's Eve.

Pei Jiding ate absent-mindedly, his heart was pounding, he sneakily stuffed the red envelope to Qin Shang.

Qin Shang was eating, and felt something was about to move below, so he slapped Pei Jiding's hand off calmly, and asked, "Did you sexually harass your boss?"

"Get out!" Pei Jiding glanced at him, gritted his teeth and forced out a voice, "You take the red envelope, what's the point of paying for the meal."

Qin Shang took the red envelope from his hand, and before Pei Jiding could breathe a sigh of relief, he stuffed it into the pocket of his trousers leaning against Qin Shang.

"I'll take it for you, as the boss will give you a year-end bonus."

After speaking, he turned his head to eat, chat, and act as if nothing happened.

Pei Jiding buried his head in his meal, feeling hot in one pocket of his trousers, as if he was carrying a warm baby.