Western food lover

Du Xiaoxiong felt very happy after moving into his new home.

Certainly not because it was a luxury apartment - he was frustrated by the realization that he couldn't even pay the management fee.

It's not that the facilities inside are complete-tennis courts, swimming pools, gyms, and open-air gardens with BBQ equipment!

Zhong Mingli took Du Xiaoxiong to play tennis once.But Du Xiaoxiong sadly felt that he was not playing tennis but chasing the ball or even being hit by the ball!When he flew to block the ball for the third time, Zhong Mingli decided that he would never play tennis with him again in this life...

Du Xiaoxiong was not allowed to go to the swimming pool, to be precise, Zhong Mingli forbade him to go.The euphemism is that this swimming pool is unattended and dangerous.But everyone knows that he doesn't want Du Xiaoxiong's white body to be seen by others—well, no one knows, this is the dark psychology of CEO Zhong Da.

Neither does the gym.One time Zhong Mingli took Du Xiaoxiong there to play on the treadmill, but when Du Xiaoxiong went in and saw a strong man with bulging chest muscles doing weightlifting, he immediately exclaimed: "It's so big." Then a beautiful woman with a healthy chest next to him immediately flirted with him. Du Xiaoxiong's face was flushed with shame, and Zhong Mingli was so angry that the top of his head was smoking. Since then, the gym has been listed as a black shop...

The open-air garden is Du Xiaoxiong's favorite.When the sun is shining and the weather is not so cold, he likes to go to the garden to watch the scenery.There is a long path paved with small shells in the garden, there will be a slight sound of shells rubbing against it when stepping on it, and the breeze that is not too cold blows, Du Xiaoxiong feels like he is walking on the seashore.

There are two BBQ stoves at both ends of the garden. Du Xiaoxiong regretted that he couldn't bring his classmates to barbecue here.

However, Du Xiaoxiong still has a slight sense of incompatibility with using these facilities. He feels that he still lives here with a bit of injustice, and it still feels weird when he is alone.

What made Du Xiaoxiong happy was that he became Zhong Mingli's house assistant - this term Du Xiaoxiong learned from TV.He does the laundry, mops the floor, dusts, and keeps the house clean. He feels it is an honor and a joy to be able to work for this new home.If you have the money to contribute, if you have the ability to contribute, even though Du Xiaoxiong can't afford the management fee, he can still contribute to maintaining the family.

But this made Zhong Mingli vomit blood, although sometimes seeing Du Xiaoxiong busy in and out or reporting to himself where he cleaned today, he felt like a virtuous and virtuous "little wife".But he asked Du Xiaoxiong to move in, that's not what he asked him to do!He wanted to pet him, not to let him do housework.

But no matter how many times he declared that he had hired a professional domestic helper from a well-known servant center to take care of all the housework at home, without Du Xiaoxiong competing with others for business, Du Xiaoxiong still insisted on doing it with great joy and a sense of accomplishment... …

Every time he saw his big shining eyes, Zhong Mingli couldn't force him not to do housework.

But he was also very depressed about the helper.Although Zhong Mingli's apartment is large, but because it is sparsely populated and he is not a sloppy person, the cleaning work is actually not heavy.You can get a high service fee for cleaning clothes, bed sheets and vegetables in the refrigerator every week, which can be said to be a bad thing.

But now someone wants to make him lose such a high-quality customer. Every time the helper sees Du Xiaoxiong, he looks sad, and then ignores his words "I have wiped here" and "I have wiped there", and tries hard to use the rag Polish the furniture to a brighter shine.

Zhong Mingli watched the battle between the two with a headache, and mourned his furniture by the way.

Another thing that made Du Xiaoxiong happy was that he could have dinner leisurely at home instead of having to rush to Zhong Mingli's house after class as before, causing him either a stomachache or indigestion.

Maybe you will say, ah, that's great, he can cook for Zhong Mingli.But... Du Xiaoxiong actually has a little secret that is hard to tell, that is, he can't cook Chinese food!

When he lived by himself, Du Xiaoxiong always bought the 50 yuan lunch box outside.

Although some people say that chefs don’t cook when they go home, we can understand—after all, they cook at work and after get off work, and sooner or later they vomit when they see a spatula.

But it's weird that Du Xiaoxiong doesn't know how to cook. Didn't you learn western cooking?Although the world is very different, there is also a saying called mastery, so it’s not like you don’t know everything, right?But Du Xiaoxiong is someone who would be in a daze with Chinese recipes...

After seeing Du Xiaoxiong's dumbfounded face, Zhong Mingli comforted Du Xiaoxiong and said, "It doesn't matter. Nowadays, many women don't know how to cook, and husbands and wives eat out. That's why the catering industry is so booming. In fact, I also want to thank Men and women who can't cook."

As a result, Du Xiaoxiong naturally yelled even more sadly and indignantly.

Fortunately, Zhong Mingli seldom eats at home because he often has to socialize.Although Du Xiaoxiong won't buy the cheap lunch boxes before, he still eats very simple, with occasional additions.

Like today.There was a large plate in front of Du Xiaoxiong, on which were some roasted and boiled lamb necks, poured with the lamb sauce made in class today.

Just as Du Xiaoxiong was about to enjoy the delicious food, Zhong Mingli unexpectedly went home early.

"Ah, how do I buy lamb neck? Next time I buy lamb chops, it will be delicious, don't be so economical." Although it is a good habit for small animals not to like extravagance and waste, but he treats himself too badly. As a "husband", he will feel very uncomfortable. fell shame.

Du Xiaoxiong saw Zhong Mingli coming to see his neck, and wanted to take it away in a panic, but Zhong Mingli stopped him.

"An ugly daughter-in-law must meet her parents-in-law. I'll taste it." Zhong Mingli thought Du Xiaoxiong was shy, ignored his actions, picked up the fork on his table, forked a piece of mutton neck and put it in his mouth.

Du Xiaoxiong wanted to stop him, but it was too late, his cheeks turned red immediately, as if he was about to cry.

"Hmm...how the meat is so old and rotten..." Zhong Mingli hadn't eaten such meat before, so he said it quickly.

"……"I knew it.Dou Da's tears burst out of Du Xiaoxiong's eyes immediately, and then turned into two streams, winding down along the boy's face, and wet the clothes on his chest.

Zhong Mingli regretted that, and his quick talk actually made Du Xiaoxiong cry like pear blossoms and rain.Although he once badly thought that watching Du Xiaoxiong cry must be very endearing, but the scene he fantasized about happened on the bed, not in this situation.

"Xiaoxiong doesn't cry, it's actually not that bad, and the sauce is pretty good. People make mistakes, Xiaoxiong will definitely do better and better in the future." Zhong Mingli comforted in a hurry, in order to show his sincerity, and He took a fork and ate a piece of lamb neck.

Du Xiaoxiong looked at him, continued to choke and shouted in his heart: "That's soup dregs, that's soup dregs!" 』

Du Xiaoxiong couldn't be blamed for the unpalatable mutton neck meat. They were used for sauces, not food.In order to make the sauce, the lamb neck meat and a bunch of vegetables were roasted in the oven for an hour, and then the meat, vegetables and red wine were boiled for six hours before being boiled into the basic broth for the sauce.

Although the lamb neck meat cooked in this way is really not very good, Stephen is not willing to throw it away, so if anyone is willing to take it home to eat, Du Xiaoxiong, who is naturally frugal, will not miss it.

But he didn't expect Zhong Mingli to kill him halfway back, thinking that he made the sheep neck—although it was indeed made by him in a certain way—not only ate it, but also criticized it.

Du Xiaoxiong's little glass heart was broken.He didn't dare to tell Zhong Mingli that it was actually soup dregs, Zhong Mingli was angry at him for eating cheap lunch boxes, and forbade him to eat any bad food in order to save money.But he was not reconciled if he didn't talk about it, and made Zhong Mingli think that the western food he cooked—Chinese food was fine—was so unpalatable, and his self-esteem was greatly hit.

So that night, both of them spent extremely sad and depressed.

Zhong Mingli hugged Xiaoxiong tenderly, kissed his ears, and caressed him, but Du Xiaoxiong just ignored him all night with tears.

"No matter how poor your wife's cooking skills are, you can't complain and you can only encourage her. Otherwise, not only will she not cook for you anymore, but she will hate you for the rest of her life." 』

Zhong Mingli sadly thought of the advice of the employees in the company who ate his wife's bento.

The so-called loss of virginity is a small matter, but face is a big matter.Although Du Xiaoxiong didn't dare to tell Zhong Mingli about the soup dregs, but he could make another western food to prove his standard, so after some consideration, Du Xiaoxiong chose seafood soup stewed noodles.

In fact, this is Du Xiaoxiong's own mixed meal, but it is simple and easy to make, the chance of accidents is small, and the delicious taste is highly acceptable, so Du Xiaoxiong confidently agreed with Zhong Mingli to let him taste his real cooking.

While Zhong Mingli was full of anticipation, he also said silently: "This time, it is delicious to kill..."

There is actually another reason why Du Xiaoxiong chooses noodles, because they are making noodles in class today.

Make the dough, add eggs and oil to knead the dough, mix concentrated tomato sauce or vanilla to make your favorite taste.Then, the dough is rolled into a long and moderately thick dough with a noodle rolling machine, and then pulled into wide noodles, then sprinkled with flour, hung up to dry for a while, and then cooked.

Today's young people, to be honest, are all fast food people. They buy ready-made noodles and cook them, but there are not many who make them by themselves or "know how to make them".

Therefore, although the students thought, "It's so interesting, it turns out that the noodles are made in this way", they complained, "The foreigners are so stupid, can't they be made with a machine? It's so old to make noodles by hand."

Completely ignoring Stephen's contempt for the noodles made by a large number of machines in the supermarket: "Those noodles will be mushy when cooked, and they are completely garbage products without eggs and no elasticity."

"But don't you think that the noodles made this way will be full of the love of the maker?" Du Xiaoxiong said innocently. The freshness and taste of the noodles made with heart are by no means comparable to the low-cost mass-produced noodles sold outside.

All the male students gasped.

"Have you watched too many Japanese dramas? Little Japanese things are harmful, look at this kid."

"Whoever marries you is truly lucky."

"Lili, you should learn from Little Bear, how wise you are."

"You're looking for death, why are you dragging me. Be careful, I'll roll you up like dough."

"..." Ignoring the jokes of the students, Du Xiaoxiong happily wrapped the noodles he made by himself in tin foil, and prepared to take them home for a loving feast.

What Du Xiaoxiong knows is that love can make touching delicacies, but what he doesn't know is that inexperienced people can make embarrassing delicacies. This is Du Xiaoxiong's deepest experience after this night.

The camera turned back to before the tragedy happened, at this moment Du Xiaoxiong just returned home with his love noodles full of joy, and started to prepare his seafood soup.

Cut green onions and potatoes into small pieces, then fry with butter for half a minute, add prawns, nine holes, and fish soup and cook for three to 10 minutes.

Remove the stalks of the tomatoes, make a cross on the bottom, blanch them in hot water for ten seconds, and remove the skin.Dig out the seeds inside, leave the tomato meat, cut into small pieces, and add it when the seafood soup is almost cooked.

Add hot cream, salt and black pepper at the end and voila, the seafood soup is almost done, ready to cook the noodles.Du Xiaoxiong happily opened the foil package wrapped with noodles...

"Boom——" There was a sudden thunder...

Zhong Mingli deliberately rejected all arrangements today, just to go home on time and eat the delicious food made by Du Xiaoxiong himself.He also specially bought a bouquet of lilies. He thought that the pure and lovely Du Xiaoxiong would be the perfect match with white lilies.

The dim and warm candlelight coated the pure white lily with a layer of gold. He and Xiao Xiong sat at the dining table and ate the love Western food of Xiao Xiong. Under the tenderness and sweetness, he carried Du Xiaoxiong to the room and rushed to the home plate enthusiastically.

While fantasizing, Zhong Mingli opened the door happily, and then...

"Boom—" He was struck by lightning.

Du Xiaoxiong drooped his head, saw Zhong Mingli coming in, and walked over pitifully, his eyes blinked, his little mouth shrunk, tears were about to flow out.

"What's the matter? Did you cut it? Or overcooked? Burned?" Zhong Mingli asked eagerly, thinking that Du Xiaoxiong also cried for the food last time, what "accident" happened this time?

"Noodles... made by myself... turned... lumpy..." Du Xiaoxiong said aggrievedly, pointing to a tinfoil bag in the kitchen.

Zhong Mingli walked over to take a look, and quickly raised his hands to cover his mouth, to prevent the laughter from leaking out.

Although the noodles made by Du Xiaoxiong were dusted with flour and dried for a while, they were freshly made after all, so they still contained a lot of water. After Du Xiaoxiong wrapped them in tinfoil and came home after a round of bumps, those noodles were sticky. They can't be separated together, and become noodle balls.

Thinking of Du Xiaoxiong's determination to win before going out, but this little accident ruined it, no wonder Little Bear cried so miserably.

Zhong Mingli went over and gently touched Du Xiaoxiong's head, comforting him: "I tasted your seafood soup, it tastes very good, Xiaoxiong must have put his heart into making it, right? Although some accidents happened to the noodles, they are still usable, come on , let’s make seafood soup and boil gnocchi.”

Zhong Mingli dragged Du Xiaoxiong's little hand to the kitchen, picked up the dough, tore off small balls of noodles with his hands, and threw them into the pot.

"There is no rule that you must eat noodles, right? I can cook whatever I like at home." Zhong Mingli smiled dotingly at Du Xiaoxiong.

"En." Du Xiaoxiong replied vigorously, Zhong Mingli didn't make fun of him, and even helped him out. Du Xiaoxiong was very touched by Zhong Mingli's thoughtfulness.

However, caring for the siege is caring for the siege, Du Xiaoxiong is still not reconciled to the imperfection this time, and once again asked to cook Western food for Zhong Mingli to eat.

Zhong Mingli finally realized that the well-behaved and lovely Du Xiaoxiong turned out to be a stubborn little bear when he got angry.

But still cute and stubborn.In the eyes of the beholder, Pan An's ideal of Zhong Ming is seen, and at the same time, he begins to pray that Xiao Xiong's western food will go well this time.

"I like him cooking western food for me, but I don't want to end up in this kind of duel, Amen. 』

In view of Du Xiaoxiong's unintentional accident before, Zhong Mingli decided to order a "safe" dish by himself, and announced that it was Chef Du Xiaoxiong's first candlelight dinner that night.If it succeeds, it will naturally greatly increase Du Xiaoxiong's confidence. Even if something unexpected happens, he can take the responsibility on himself.

In the end, he chose pan-fried salmon with green bean sauce. The sauce is easy to make, and there is almost no possibility of mistakes.

But seeing Du Xiaoxiong pouted and chattering, "I hate eating green beans the most", "Eating green beans is like eating grass", "I haven't touched green beans for several years", Zhong Mingli endured Du Xiaoxiong's childishness Smiling, I thought to myself: "I don't like to eat it either, but it's also for the sake of our physical and mental health." 』

Du Xiaoxiong felt that the arrival of Saturday was very long this time. He counted and counted with his little hands, and finally looked forward to the arrival of Saturday.

Early in the morning, Du Xiaoxiong was dragged shyly and timidly by Zhong Mingli to the supermarket to buy materials.

The last time Du Xiaoxiong fought with his servants, Zhong Mingli finally made a compromise.The housework belongs to the servants, and Du Xiaoxiong goes to grocery shopping.When Du Xiaoxiong thinks about it, it's still a good deal, because it's always a waste of too much to buy vegetables for the servants, but buying by yourself can save a lot of money.

In fact, Du Xiaoxiong has repeatedly stated that the "hard and boring" work of grocery shopping can be left to him. President Zhong must have more important things to do, such as chatting online and playing Tai Chi, and it doesn't matter if he doesn't follow.

However, President Zhong Da retorted sternly, saying that the big show love civilian movement, such as shopping together, can help people understand people's livelihood and at the same time promote the "husband and wife" relationship. There is only one time a week and you must not miss it. Buddha blocks and kills Buddha.Moreover, Du Xiaoxiong had never been to that supermarket before, so he had the obligation to lead the way.

Du Xiaoxiong couldn't resist Zhong Mingli, so he could only walk towards the supermarket with his head down and his little hands dragging him.

Going to the supermarket, Du Xiaoxiong once again lamented that high-end supermarkets are different from cheap markets.

In the past, there was a traditional vegetable market near his home, with stalls next to each other. Fresh pigs or cows would be transported to the market in the morning, and then the vendors would cut the meat directly in front of the stalls.Vegetable farmers will shout that their vegetables are fresh from the pick, and fishmongers will kill a live fish from time to time, and then smear the blood on other fish to make them look like they have just been opened.The market always smells of fish and fresh meat, because it is not indoors, the ground is always wet and full of mud, and it will be worse if it rains.

Du Xiaoxiong had bought vegetables and bargained with his mother in such a vegetable market since he was a child. It wasn't until Zhong Mingli took him to the high-end supermarket near the apartment that he realized that the market can be as clean and beautiful as home.

The whole supermarket is like a high-end shopping mall. Once you enter, you will see fresh seasonal fruits, and then on the right hand side are washed and packaged fresh vegetables. After you enter, you will find super-long display cabinets arranged according to food supplies, such as wine and canned food. , snacks, and fast food items are all neatly arranged on it.The interior is bright and open, with the air conditioner turned on, the temperature is moderate and does not make people feel cold, and there is no fishy meat smell from the vegetable market at all.

Du Xiaoxiong and Zhong Mingli came to the fish selling counter. The fish inside had already been disembowelled, the internal organs were removed and washed, and they were neatly placed on crushed ice to keep them fresh.The salmon steak is placed in the middle. The fresh fish steak is bright and tender, and the beautiful red and white color makes people salivate.

Zhong Mingli chose the fattest and freshest piece, asked the staff to wrap it up, and put it in the basket Du Xiaoxiong was carrying.

"It's so expensive, you can't even bargain." Although Du Xiaoxiong's appetite was whetted when he saw the fresh salmon, but when he thought of the price, his instinct of thrift and housekeeping broke out again.

Zhong Mingli patted Du Xiaoxiong's head lovingly, then put his arms around his waist and continued to stroll around the supermarket swaggeringly.

Du Xiaoxiong was so embarrassed by him that he didn't know where to look.He wanted to break free, but Zhong Mingli hugged him even tighter, and then hid, Zhong Mingli pinched his waist maliciously, Du Xiaoxiong suddenly yelled "Ah--" out of ticklishness, and then his face immediately turned red Redder than dragon fruit.

Fortunately, there were few people in the supermarket in the morning, otherwise Du Xiaoxiong would probably have to dig holes in the smooth tiled floor of the supermarket to be a groundhog.

"Cooperation is lenient, resistance is strict, heh." Zhong Mingli said "threat" in a leisurely manner. "If you're shy, you can put your head in my arms." Then he added harshly.

Du Xiaoxiong wanted to cry but had no choice but to "nuggle" beside Zhong Mingli with his head down like an ostrich.On the other hand, Zhong Mingli had the feeling of a rich man visiting the provincial capital with his beautiful family members.

Dragging "Meijuan" to the snack shelf, Zhong Mingli began to sweep again.Watching him put potato chips, chocolate, and nuts into the basket, Du Xiaoxiong asked curiously, "Mingli also likes to eat snacks?"

"It's for you. You can take whatever you like." Zhong Mingli replied without hesitation.Subconsciously, he thinks that cute people or animals like to eat snacks.And if he didn't take the initiative to buy snacks, Du Xiaoxiong would not make his request.Zhong Mingli understood the reason for this cautious attitude, so he could only slowly guide Du Xiaoxiong to let go of his emotions.

Du Xiaoxiong's face became hot and he didn't speak, but he also started to pick out his favorite snacks.

After the two bought what should be bought and what should not be bought, paid the money, and left the supermarket with bags of trophies to return to their nests, they didn't know that their intimacy had already been taken into the eyes of someone.

"President?" Chen Junru felt ecstasy when she saw Zhong Mingli from a distance.She came to visit a friend today, so she stopped by the supermarket to buy some fruit gifts. She knew that Zhong Mingli lived nearby, but she didn't expect to see him.

But when she was about to go up to say hello, a smile condensed on her face.She saw Zhong Mingli hugging a handsome boy affectionately, and leaving with bags of food in his hand.

Recalling his colleagues' speculation that there was "someone" in Zhong Mingli's house, Chen Junru shook his head and desperately denied what he saw.

Her President Zhong, the President Zhong she had been secretly in love with, how could there be a boy hiding in the golden house?

She must have read it wrong, yes, she must have read it wrong.

The two, who didn't know about this little episode, continued to return home lovingly with their arms around their waists.

Zhong Mingli had already made detailed preparations for tonight.Last time I only bought a bouquet of lilies to add to the atmosphere, but the poor flowers were left aside due to a noodle accident. By the next morning, they had turned into ice flower corpses lying on the shelf at the door, complaining about the tragic past of being abandoned.

Du Xiaoxiong looked at the table that Zhong Mingli had set up, and he liked it, was moved, and...it was a heavy pressure.

"Don't be so grand, Mingli." Du Xiaoxiong said a little nervously.

"This is the first romantic candlelight dinner that Little Bear cooks for us. How can it be casual. I will remember this first time after many years." Zhong Mingli said affectionately.

It seems that Mingli attaches great importance to this dinner, and he can't make mistakes anymore, he must show his best side to Mingli.

"Ming... But I'm so... nervous, what if... what if I fail?" Du Xiaoxiong stuttered a little.

"It's okay, take it easy, just treat it as a class exercise and just show your normal side." Zhong Mingli comforted.

"What did the TV say? The best dishes are made by the chef with his heart. As long as he puts his heart into it, the diners will definitely feel the deep love in it. So Xiao Xiong doesn't have to put too much pressure on himself, just concentrate on cooking. , I won’t disturb you when I go upstairs, just call me when you’re done.”

Zhong Mingli kissed Du Xiaoxiong's small face vigorously and went upstairs.

Seeing Zhong Mingli go upstairs, Du Xiaoxiong exhaled, and cheered himself up, "Come on, Du Xiaoxiong, this is just a simple fried salmon, nothing to be afraid of!"

After cheering himself up, Du Xiaoxiong began to make his maiden candlelight dinner.

I use the salad from the supermarket, which saves time, and the main dish that needs to be spent is the main dish. The above is personally ordered by President Zhong Da.

Du Xiaoxiong wrapped five black pepper beans, parsley stalks and some seasoning leaves with clean gauze, tied them up, put them in fish broth, added green beans and cooked for half an hour.Then the green bean soup is crushed with a blender and then filtered, so that the verdant green mung bean paste is obtained, and finally white pepper and salt are added to taste.

The salmon is fried until golden brown, charred on the outside and tender on the inside.

Du Xiaoxiong took out two white-bottomed and blue-rimmed discs, poured green bean sauce on it, put salmon on the sauce, and served with coriander leaves.

The white plate is the pond, the green green bean paste is the lake water, and the red salmon swims in the water like red brocade, so the coriander leaves become floating aquatic plants.

Du Xiaoxiong was very happy looking at the two picturesque dishes.

Turn off the lights and light the candles.Du Xiaoxiong went upstairs and asked Zhong Mingli to come down.

Zhong Mingli dragged Du Xiaoxiong's little hand down the stairs. He was very satisfied with his arrangement tonight, and it was worth all the thought.

Elegant tablecloths with light green leaves are spread on the long dining table, paired with red tablecloths with dark patterns, long silver candlesticks are inserted with long red scented candles in the middle of the table, and the flickering candlelight brings a little haze to the night warmth and romance.Under the candlelight, the purplish-blue wine glass with a handle shone with a ghostly light, and the two picturesque salmon plates confirmed my thoughts.

Zhong Mingli felt a little weird while looking at the scene intoxicated.Hmm, where's the weirdness?The table setting is ok, the salad is ok, the salmon is ok...

His eyes patrolled slowly, yes...he suddenly realized.

Why are there two, bowls, white, and rice on this table full of romantic western style!

Zhong Mingli, who almost failed, suppressed a smile. Du Xiaoxiong must not know how to match Western food to be like this, but he can't laugh, absolutely can't laugh, otherwise Xiao Xiongxiong will definitely go crazy.

Du Xiaoxiong looked at Zhong Mingli tremblingly grasping the handrail of the stairs, with his mouth tightly pursed, and asked nervously, "What's wrong, Mingli? What went wrong?"

"No! I'm so touched, Xiaoxiong did a great job. Come on, let's eat." Zhong Mingli held Du Xiaoxiong tightly and walked to the dining table.

It doesn't matter whether it's rice or porridge, as long as it's made by your loved one, it's the best combination!