self-improvement as a cook

Chapter 94

An Ran glanced at her friend, and said dissatisfiedly, "Why are you making fun of him?"

Lin Xing'er rolled her eyes: "Whoever is patient to tease him, what I said is true. Shenghua soup is not a tonic, but a traditional Chinese medicine for pregnant women. What good will it do for a man to take it."

An Ran couldn't help feeling a little worried: "He only ate a few times, so it should be fine?"

Lin Xing'er snorted: "People's perception of traditional Chinese medicine has always been misunderstood. They feel that the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine is vague.

Seeing that An Ran was a little nervous, he said again: "However, you don't have to worry too much. Although your man is a bit old, his body is still strong. It's okay to eat some biochemical soup."

An Ran was relieved now, but when she thought of what she said, she couldn't help laughing: "Older? Really, we are not too young."

Lin Xing'er curled her lips: "My old lady has traveled to such a place where no shit, not to mention becoming a eunuch, and having to fight wits with scheming men every day, the only benefit is to rejuvenate, of course, enjoy it Welfare at a young age, why are you still talking about the past?"

An Ran nodded: "Recently, I always think that maybe people really have the theory of reincarnation. The transformation of time and space has achieved this wonderful reincarnation. Now that I think about it, those things in the past seem to be things from the previous life."

Lin Xing'er rarely looked at her seriously: "An Ran, if you had the opportunity to go back now, how would you choose?"

An Ran was stunned, and looked at her for a long time: "Have you found a way to go back?"

Lin Xing'er didn't nod her head, nor shook her head. Based on An Ran's understanding of her, even if she didn't really find a way now, it's not too far away. I went back, even though the life here is far less convenient than our world, but here is my loved one, and my newborn son.

In the past, I always plunged into cooking, cooking competitions, being a judge, and going out for a walk in my spare time. I didn't think there was anything wrong with such a life. I didn't know until I met Jiamu that besides cooking , In fact, there are still many things worthy of my attention and management.

You said that I have a low EQ and can handle things in the kitchen very well, but I have never been able to understand the things between men and women. Only after I got here did I realize that maybe it is already doomed somewhere. In modern times, I will die alone. But here, you can meet men who love each other. "

Lin Xing'er opened her eyes wide: "You don't mean to tell me that you fell in love with An Jiamu at first sight, right? I firmly don't believe that. Now it's barely passable. The virtues of your man before are simply the scum of the scum Not to mention the Anfu, even outside there are quite a few romantic accounts."

An Ran shook her head: "You know my character best, slow and stubborn, love at first sight will never happen to me, at first I also thought that An Jiamu was not a good person, but after thinking about it later, I felt a little bit wrong fair.

We are modern people, but here is an ancient, purely patriarchal society. It is legal for men to have three wives and four concubines. Even the women here take it for granted that men should have more wives and more children. This is something you and I will never accept , but is the norm here.

Therefore, he didn't think there was anything wrong in the past. It was precisely because of this fundamentally different concept that we almost missed it. If he hadn't chosen to compromise later, maybe he and I would not be where we are today. "

Lin Xing'er: "I admit that your man has performed pretty well so far, but you can't take it lightly. You man has a lot of criminal records, especially you should always pay attention to it. Ah, I just discovered now that women in ancient times really had no bottom line and could do anything in order to compete for men."

An Ran knew that she wanted to change the subject on purpose, the tacit understanding between the two of them for many years, the words just now were quite clear, even if there was a chance to go back, she would not go back, but An Ran knew that Lin Xing'er wanted to go back, compared to ancient times, Modern is more suitable for her.

What's more, she was also worried about herself and came here. Seeing that she is living a happy life now, she should be relieved. What's more, Lin Xinger's situation seems to be not good. The eunuch has a huge hidden danger behind it.

Just like what An Jiamu said, who would send a woman dressed as a eunuch to the palace? It has been hidden for so many years. Lin Xinger's life experience, the purpose of the people behind it, once these secrets are revealed, what will happen? The result, no one can predict.

What worried An Ran the most was that she couldn't stop her, let alone protect Lin Xing'er. No matter how powerful An Jiamu was, no matter how rich she was, if the person she was facing was the emperor, she would have no chance of winning. The emperor is the absolute ruler of this world. , As long as he says a word, the An family will collapse in an instant. This is the imperial power, the overbearing and supreme imperial power.

Therefore, no matter how reluctant she is, An Ran still hopes that Lin Xinger can wear it back. An Ran feels that she has conveyed her meaning to Lin Xinger well today, and Lin Xinger should understand.

While the two were talking, the nanny came in with Dudu in her arms. Dudu was her son's baby name. An Ran never thought that she would be able to get a boy in one fell swoop, but she knew what An Jiamu was thinking. Even if she loved herself again, An Jiamu was still an ancient man , paying special attention to the inheritance of offspring.

If it weren't for this, the Xie family would not have done anything with his children, because they knew that as long as An Jiamu had no heirs, he would definitely adopt Haoyu to inherit the incense of the An family's big house, so he did so many outrageous things thing.

Therefore, this put some pressure on An Ran, even though An Jiamu kept saying that boys and girls were the same, An Ran knew that he was looking forward to having a son in his heart, and he could know his thoughts from the ecstasy of the child being born.

However, it was Lin Xing'er who came up with this baby name, which made An Jiamu quite dissatisfied, saying that his son, An Jiamu, was called such a baby name.

But Lin Xing'er said that Dudu was her godson, and she personally delivered the baby, so she was the one who gave birth to her baby name, and the two almost quarreled over their son's baby name.

Later, it was An Jiamu who was worried about An Ran, so he compromised, and the little guy's nickname became Dudu.

An Ran thinks that this name is quite cute. Lin Xinger gave him such a baby name when her son was born chubby. Moreover, she gained a lot of weight in this week, and that one was already chubby. His little face is even more chubby and cute now, it's really not for nothing to give him this name.

Although there is a wet nurse, An Ran insists on feeding her by herself. Nurturing is what every mother should do, so that she can get close to her son. The wet nurse is only used to take care of him. Whenever Du Du gets hungry, she will still hug her and let An Ran nurse him.

An Ran's milk is very good, it can fully provide all the nutrients his son needs, such a big child, he rarely wakes up, except for eating and sleeping, and fell asleep in An Ran's arms after eating half of it.

Lin Xing'er touched the little guy's chubby face carefully: "This kid looks like you, and he will definitely be a handsome guy in the future."

An Ran shook her head: "I think he looks quite like Jiamu, look at the browbones and small mouth, just like his father."

Lin Xing'er rolled her eyes: "Where does it look like? It's obviously your look." Knowing that this question will never come to fruition, she simply changed the subject: "By the way, Jingli Yashe is about to open."

Speaking of this, An Ran didn't expect Yue Jintang's efficiency to be so high. It's only been a few months, and Yashe has almost done it. Moreover, Yue Jintang didn't know if he was crazy about making money, or what else he was thinking, so he turned his county The palace was vacated.

Yue Jintang’s Prince’s Mansion was bestowed by the late emperor. Not to mention that it’s close to the imperial city, the layout inside is also quite unique. It has the exquisite gardens in the south of the Yangtze River and the spaciousness in the north. It’s not appropriate to open other restaurants. If it’s elegant She couldn't be more suitable.

Yashe's audience is aimed at high-ranking officials and nobles. It is naturally desirable to be able to enter the county palace for a meal. Usually, who has such an opportunity, so even if An Ran feels that Yue Jintang is a little crazy, he has to admit that he is getting more and more. The more you know how to do business, the more you can make customers willingly and even eagerly pay for it, which is really a skill.But I don't know why Lin Xing'er mentioned this?can't help but look at her

Lin Xing'er: "What are you doing looking at me like that? I just mentioned it. It's nothing else. I'm not interested in such a high-end restaurant. I just want to ask you if you want to open a Sichuan restaurant in Beijing."

An Ran couldn't help laughing: "Since you like Sichuan cuisine, why don't you recommend Jiang Yu to the Imperial Dining Room? That would be more convenient. He is a chef in Sichuan, and he can cook Sichuan cuisine very authentically. The spicy hotpot, boiled fish, and even Bangbang chicken are all quite good, and Mr. Bao is satisfied."

Lin Xing'er's eyes lit up: "That's a good idea. Later, I'll think of a way to use him as the imperial cook. Speaking of the imperial cook, I think of someone else."

Glancing at An Ran: "Tell me, what is your relationship with that Qizhou Qian Shichen?"

When Qian Shichen was mentioned, An Ran was stunned. Lin Xing'er didn't mention it, and she almost forgot about this person. Now that she thinks about it carefully, she is still a little vague. She shook her head: "He is the young owner of Jufeng Tower. I have met Qizhou a few times, but I am not familiar with it, why are you asking this?"

Lin Xing'er couldn't help laughing, pointing at her and said: "You are really heartless, you have let down other people's infatuation for nothing, you don't know this Qian Shichen..." As soon as the words were mentioned, there was a cough from outside.

An Jiamu walked in quickly, and said to Lin Xing'er: "The emperor sent someone to bring you back to the palace." As he spoke, he went to pick up the son in An Ran's arms carefully, and handed it to the nanny to tell him, "I'll take care of you. "The nanny hurriedly responded.

Lin Xing'er rolled her eyes, and several of them said meaningfully: "It's a coincidence that you came here."

An Jiamu ignored her words, and only said: "The people from the palace told you to go back quickly. It seems that the emperor has lost something important."

Lin Xing'er muttered: "What important things does he have..." Zuo just saw that he was not in front of him. For dealing with that scheming man in the palace, Lin Xing'er felt that countless brain cells died, and even more so. Helplessly, even so, I don't know what that guy is thinking about.

Especially in the last few days, she always felt that his gaze on her was getting more and more wrong, which made her feel a little creepy, so she had to say a few words to An Ran and hurried away.

As soon as she left, An Jiamu sat down next to his daughter-in-law, hugged her and kissed her, but he saw An Ran's clothes were a little loose because of breastfeeding, and from his perspective, he saw the beautiful curve, and his heart fluttered. , stretched out his hand to touch it, and whispered: "This place seems to be much bigger than before."

An Ran blushed, "Don't make trouble." But An Jiamu leaned closer and whispered in her ear: "Every day I see that boy lying in your arms eating delicious food, can you let my husband taste it too... ..." Saying that, she plunged her head into Anran's arms...

An Ran blinked and looked down at the giant baby, and hurriedly pushed him away: "If you keep making trouble, I'll ignore you." But seeing milky white juice on the corner of his lips, she couldn't help but blushed.

When Dudu came to breastfeed at night, he seemed to realize that his job was robbed by his bad father, and he cried for a long time, and when the boy had enough to eat and drink, he stopped making trouble, and it was half the night, and put An Jiamu I almost tossed my nerves.

I don't know if it's revenge or jealousy, so at night he put his arms around An Ranjin and slandered: "Dudu is too noisy, why don't you stop feeding him and find a few nannies with good milk, that's all."

An Ran gave him a blank look, and reminded him: "You are Dudu's own father, if you plan on him like this, when he grows up, he will not be filial to you, he deserves it."

An Jiamu knew that he couldn't convince his young daughter-in-law. His daughter-in-law was stubborn. Once she made a decision, she seldom changed it. It was the same with cooking and feeding the children.

Seeing that he was depressed and unwilling, An Ran wanted to change the subject. It was ridiculous for the two of them to argue over this, so she leaned into his arms and asked, "When shall we go back to Jizhou?"

An Jiamu bowed his head and kissed her: "You're still in confinement now, so we have to wait until you are out of confinement, and Yashe will open next month."

An Ran knew what he meant, the reason why Yue Jintang decided to open next month was to wait for her confinement.

When mentioning this, An Ran couldn't help but look down at herself. Although the fetus was well-fed, she gained a lot of weight, especially her waist was two times fatter. She couldn't go out like this, she had to lose weight.

In the next few days, An Ran picked up the yoga that she hadn't practiced for a long time. The space for yoga activities is small, as long as there is a mat, she can exercise her whole body. of.

An Ran had a normal delivery, and Lin Xinger warned her quite sharply and directly: "The cruelest reality faced by women who have a normal delivery is that the birth canal is enlarged. Of course, this is the case with all babies. If it cannot be stretched, you will face dystocia and death. And the side effects of giving birth smoothly are also quite obvious, such side effects will directly affect the quality of life of the couple, so many men even survived the pregnancy of their wives, and finally cheated on their wives after giving birth, which has a lot to do with it."

And keep reminding An Ran, don’t be dazzled by love, no matter how much a man loves you, half of the love is based on this foundation. In modern times, people who get divorced due to unharmonious life account for more than half of the divorced people. So, think To bless a happy and long-lasting marriage, it must not be ignored.

An Ran always agrees with Lin Xinger's suggestion. Even though Lin Xinger is not married and has children, regardless of her social experience, understanding of the relationship between the sexes, and her medical perspective, they are all very scientific and correct.

What's more, this kind of exercise is very good for your body recovery, not for the man, but for yourself, you should also return to the best condition.

An Jiamu didn't know what An Ran was tossing about. Before the confinement was over, he began to do some strange movements in the room every day. However, in An Jiamu's view, his wife's so-called yoga weight loss exercises were full of temptations. It's not as beautiful as the dance, but it's straightforward and explicit, especially when An Ran does it, it makes him short of breath several times, and his anger rises.

After An Ran found out, he kicked him out. When he did it again in the future, he asked the maid to guard the door and firmly refused to allow him to enter the house. An Jiamu had no choice but to wait obediently.

However, he soon discovered the changes in his wife. Even though she was still breastfeeding, she lost weight at an extremely fast and miraculous speed. Even though she was still plump compared to before, An Ran was too thin before, so she was even more skinny like this. It added a round and jade-like smell, and her complexion was even more rosy, and she was much more beautiful than before giving birth.

As a result, after An Ran was confinement, when Yue Jintang came to discuss with her about the opening of YA, An Ran was really surprised.

Even though Yue Jintang has not yet married a concubine, he knows that the hard work of giving birth to a woman is already blessed by the Bodhisattva. Therefore, it takes a long time for a woman to recover after giving birth. Many women have completely changed after giving birth. Even if she was quite beautiful before, she will be greatly reduced after giving birth, but I have never seen An Ran who is more and more beautiful after birth.

What's more, this figure is really... Yue Jintang couldn't help swallowing, secretly thought, An Jiamu is really lucky, he married such a top chef, he can eat delicious food every day, and he can still hug him at night Such a beautiful daughter-in-law is sleeping, this good luck is really infuriating.

When An Jiamu saw that he had mischievous eyebrows, and his two squinting eyes kept drifting towards An Ran's body, his face darkened, and he stood in front of his wife and stared at him.

It was only then that Yue Jintang realized that An Jiamu was jealous, so he had better not provoke him, but this guy is too stingy, so he just looked at his wife a few more times. , As for guarding yourself like a thief?

Straightening his face, he coughed: "I'm here to invite An Ran. Yashe will open in three days. Chef An will do me a favor and cook a few dishes."

Yue Jintang raised his eyebrows: "Not to mention that the tables are fully booked for half a year, what does it matter if An Ran goes or not?"

Yue Jintang rubbed his nose, looked out the window, and whispered: "To tell you the truth, there was no one else this day. There was only one table, and that was the emperor. He is rushing out, isn't he?

The emperor asked An Ran to take over the stove by name, what can I do, I guess I didn’t enjoy the food during the last imperial chef competition, but the emperor also sent a message, don’t deliberately accommodate the emperor’s taste, just follow the dishes of our elegant house That's it.

Moreover, to be honest, although Xiaotao's craftsmanship is not bad, I really don't know it, especially those dishes. "

An Ran shook her head: "At the end of the day, you just can't trust the people I teach. Since I said to let Xiaotao take charge of the stove, I won't break my promise." Seeing Yue Jintang's bitter face: "But since the emperor ordered me to do it well together with Xiaotao. It's gone." Suddenly the servant woman came over to answer and woke up with a toot, and An Ran hurried back to the inner courtyard.

As soon as she walked away, Yue Jintang came up to An Jiamu: "I said Brother Jiamu, is it true that your daughter-in-law is just like the legend outside, a fairy descended from the sky, otherwise, how could she look better just after giving birth?" It's over."

An Jiamu glared at him gloomyly: "It doesn't matter to you whether you are a fairy or not? What should you do? Go and stare at my daughter-in-law in the future. Don't blame me for not letting you in."

Yue Jintang was in a hurry: "Don't, don't, I just took a look. A friend's wife can't be played with. I just find it strange that I can have any wrong thoughts about your daughter-in-law. In fact, you might as well guard against me instead of me." Looking at that dead eunuch Lin Xing, I see him running to your house every day when he has nothing to do. Although he is good at medicine, he is an eunuch after all, so he shouldn't get too close to your wife. Let me remind you, this kid is not a good bird He's notorious, he's notorious in the palace, he's a daring one, he can't help molesting his concubines, and he often strikes at those handsome little eunuchs, this dead eunuch runs to your house every day, maybe he'll just fall in love with you The daughter-in-law is gone, and she is thinking about plotting to do something wrong."

Pfft... An Jiamu spit out a mouthful of tea. Although he didn't like Lin Xinger, he knew that the relationship between Lin Xinger and An Ran would definitely not be like what Yue Jintang said.

What's more, if the two really want to do something, they don't have to wait until now, so Yue Jintang's words are really ridiculous, but he must keep Lin Xinger's identity a secret. An Jiamu faintly feels that Lin Xinger's background is not simple. It was the original Lin Xing.

But now that Lin Xing'er has fallen into the eyes of the emperor, even if he is himself, it is impossible to help her. An Jiamu always believes that Lin Xing'er is different from his little daughter-in-law. Speaking of Lin Xing'er, An Ran's temperament is so gentle and amiable that it is indescribable.

Over the years, An Jiamu has never met a woman who is like Lin Xinger, indifferent to reality but smart and keen. She can see through everything and suspect everything. An Jiamu feels that the only person Lin Xinger trusts is probably An Ran .

An Jiamu didn't even have any doubts, as long as she did something wrong with An Ran, Lin Xing'er would definitely have the ability to take An Ran away, so that she would never find her again in this life. worry about things.

He had a feeling that only by keeping Lin Xing'er here forever, An Ran would not disappear, so don't blame yourself for plotting against Lin Xing'er, in fact, even if he didn't contribute to the flames, the emperor would never let her go.

Now that she is the meat on the emperor's lips, where else can she go? After chasing her in the same way, the emperor would not chase her, because the emperor would swallow her directly into his stomach.

As for what will happen in the future, An Jiamu is rather optimistic. With Lin Xinger's cunning personality, there is no woman more suitable for the palace than her. A little eunuch who works as a dirty servant can get along like a duck to water in just a few months. , not to mention, the emperor's woman, so he was not worried about Lin Xing'er's safety at all.

Yue Jintang thought about Lin Xing'er's ability to come and go freely in An's mansion, but he couldn't figure it out. Based on his understanding of An Jiamu's jealousy, it was absolutely impossible for an eunuch to get so close to An Ran.

Even though this dead eunuch has excellent medical skills, he is still half a man. If I look at his wife more than once, this guy would like to cut himself off, not to mention that Lin Xing would go to the inner courtyard of An Mansion almost every now and then.

In Yue Jintang's opinion, the dead eunuch should have let An Jiamu kill people to silence him, but now, he is still alive and well, which is really one of the weirdest events at the beginning of this year.

An Jiamu ignored him, but he thought that Beijing is not a place to stay for a long time. Besides Lin Xing'er, who is annoying, and Yue Jintang, who runs home to eat and drink when he has nothing to do, he should go back to Jizhou earlier. Well, now that Jizhou is safe and sound, it would be nice for the three of them to live happily and comfortably in the future.

However, seeing Yue Jintang reminded me of one thing: "Do you know the details of Shang Shufu's daughter?"

Speaking of this, Yue Jintang raised his eyebrows: "No way, An Ran just gave birth to a son for you, so you are thinking about other women."

An Jiamu frowned: "Nonsense, who cares? It was Guo Shangshu who suddenly sent me a post to invite me to have a drink at his mansion. During the dinner, I mentioned this matter. I heard the meaning in his words. It seemed that he wanted to kill his daughter. Give Jiayan."

Yue Jintang was stunned: "Impossible, although Miss Mannia is not Guo Zishan's biological daughter, she is a distant niece who was raised by Guo Zishan and his wife since childhood, and Guo Zishan and his wife have no children, that's all. There is a girl in front of her, raised just like her own daughter, and she is very fond of her. Although she didn't ask for a husband, she was taught by Mr. Guo himself, and she was extremely intelligent, and she was known as a talented girl since she was a child.

Speaking of which, she was still a lady named after Xie Niang back then, but Xie Niang was famous for being gentle and virtuous, while this Guo Manniang was famous for her talent. Mr. Mei once saw a small poem written by her and said that she was highly educated Because of this, Xianlun in modern times was famous far and wide because of this, and he was also born in the Shangshufu, which attracted many princes and grandsons to flock to it, and it was really lively for a while.

I don't know if it's because she is conceited and talented, she doesn't look down on these princes and grandsons, or she has a weird temper and intends to be an old girl for the rest of her life. Anyway, all the marriage proposals have been rejected. She is about the same age as Xie Yiniang, but she is not young, but she still treats her as a boudoir In the middle, could it be that Master Shangshu was in a hurry and wanted to marry her to Jiayan, but her dignified Shangshu Qianjin came here to make Jiayan a child, what do you think is wrong, are you sure Guo Zishan means this? "

An Jiamu nodded, and it was precisely because he couldn't figure it out that he asked Yue Jintang to listen. After Xie Niang's incident, An Jiamu was bitten by a snake for ten years and was afraid of well ropes. If it wasn't for Xie Niang's virtuous reputation However, I would never agree to this marriage no matter what, not only did I almost lose my children and grandchildren, but also made Jiayan feel lonely.

No matter how capable this man is, no matter how high the official position is, and there is no one who knows how to feel hot and cold when he returns home, his life is meaningless. The happier An Jiamu's life is, the more he feels sorry for his brother. Therefore, I have always wanted to marry another one for Jiayan.

Although she is the second wife in name, she is the real servant's wife. It doesn't matter about her family background, as long as her temperament is truly gentle and virtuous. It is because An Jiamu's requirements are too high that she has not found a suitable one until now, but Unexpectedly, Guo Zishan would bring up this matter, so he brought it up to Yue Jintang because he wanted to find out the details of Guo Manniang.

Seeing his hesitation, Yue Jintang knew it was because of Xie Niang's matter, so he said: "Let's just think here, what can we come up with, according to me, this woman is very clear about women, so you let An Ran come forward and invite Shang Shu If Madam comes to the mansion, if Guo Zishan is really interested, his Madam will definitely bring Guo Manniang with her, let An Ran try it then you will know."

An Jiamu's eyes lit up, didn't he? Naturally, he forgot that it was most appropriate to come forward safely.

After Yue Jintang left, I went back to the inner courtyard and mentioned it to An Ran, An Ran nodded, although I hated men marrying children the most, but Jiayan's situation was a bit special, An Ran had seen the two concubines in the mansion before, not to mention being stupid. In normal times, let alone the common language with Jiayan, we are not friends at all. Hearing what Anyuan's family said, he first stayed in the concubine's room for a few days to show Xie's good looks, and then he never went there again. , I would rather live alone in the study room.

When saying this, An Yuan's family couldn't help sighing, it can be seen that Jiayan's life is really not very comfortable, and Guo Manniang is really a natural match with Jiayan no matter in terms of birth, age, and talent. right.

In fact, An Ran is also very puzzled, how could Guo Zishan marry his beloved daughter to Jiayan, the reason why the Xie family rushed to marry the An family back then was because of the financial resources of the An family, and Guo Zishan, although An Ran had only met him a few times For the second time, I have some understanding of the temperament of this Shangshu lord.

Guo Zishan has a decent temperament and would never marry his daughter over for money, let alone because his daughter is getting older. If he was really in such a hurry, he would definitely not delay until now, so there must be a reason for this.

Three days later, Yashe had just opened, An Ran had nothing to do, the elder brother came to Beijing in the first spring of the next year, and now teaches Xiao Tao knife skills in Yashe every day.

She is destined to be a natural cook with her high understanding of dishes, but because she entered the industry too late, her basic skills are somewhat lacking, which has become her shortcoming, especially knife skills, and teaching knife skills, An Ran can't think of a more suitable candidate than the big brother , Moreover, the senior brother is gentler than the second senior brother, and it is easier for the timid Xiaotao to accept.

Judging from the current situation, I thought well. Xiaotao and the senior brother learned well, and the cooperation was even tacit and harmonious. With Xiaotao and the senior brother in charge, there should be no mistakes in the elegant house in the capital.

An Ran, who had nothing to do, sent a message to Mrs. Shangshu in a few days, inviting her to visit the house tomorrow to enjoy the flowers.

The maid will come back soon and say Mrs. Shangshu has agreed, and she will come with Miss Mannia tomorrow.

An Ran said to An Jiamu: "It seems that what you expected was right, Mr. Guo really intends to marry his young lady over."

An Jiamu: "Our family doesn't care about family background. Originally, I wanted to find a gentle and virtuous wife for Jiayan. The daughters of these wealthy families have been well-known since childhood. It must be that Wuchen thinks highly of himself at present, and it will be troublesome for such a woman to marry."

However, An Ran shook her head: "Things cannot be generalized, and you have never met this Miss Guo, so how do you know that she has a high self-esteem in front of Wuchen, and, this is not your marriage, but a good talk, I think, as long as If you have a good temperament, if you can fall in love with Jia, it is a good marriage, as for the others, it is not important."

An Jiamu stared at her and laughed: "What madam said is true, but it's for common people. For example, you and I, you are a cook, and I like delicious food. Don't they complement each other?"

An Ran couldn't help laughing, it's true when he thinks about it, since he and An Jiamu became husband and wife after meeting each other, they never left to eat from the beginning to the end, so he couldn't help giving him a blank look: "Jiayan is different from a foodie like you. But he is the number one scholar who has been named on the gold list of learning wealth and five cars."

An Jiamu was not happy anymore, she leaned over and whispered: "Madam, if you love the number one scholar, I'll just give you a test for my husband. Why do you envy others."

An Ran blushed and pushed him away: "Forget it, a profit-seeking businessman like you can be admitted to the first prize, and all the scholars in the world will cry to death. Moreover, I am a cook, so I am just right for food."

An Ran was telling the truth, she really couldn't connect Zhuangyuan Lang with someone like An Jiamu, even though when they met for the first time, she thought he was very handsome, like a scholar, but judging from all the things later, this guy is Absolute duplicity.

But this guy is really naive, no wonder it is said that no matter how old a man is, he is still a child. Even An Jiamu, who looks omnipotent to outsiders, has such a naive side in private, even jealous of his own brother , It's ridiculous to think of it.

As for Miss Mannia from the Shangshu Mansion, An Ran had a vague feeling that maybe she was really Jiayan's confidant, thinking of this lady's talent and name, she also spent a lot of effort on the tea, food and dishes served, striving to be elegant ,Good taste.

A few days later, as soon as I heard that the sedan chair of the Shangshu Mansion had turned into the street, I packed up my clothes and went out to meet him.

The two mothers came out of the sedan chair one after the other. When they met each other, An Ran couldn't help secretly giving a compliment. Mrs. Shang Shu looked kind, gentle and amiable, but Guo Manqing who was next to her said that it was a bit unexpected. Guo Manqing's bookish atmosphere exudes a noble temperament from the inside out, but it is not overbearing, but makes people feel comfortable. Compared with Xie's hypocrisy at the beginning, Guo Manqing is much more real.

Even though her beauty is not too outstanding, she has a poetic spirit in her stomach, and this noble temperament makes her look no less than any beauty.

Similarly, the feeling An Ran gave to the mother and daughter was quite unexpected. My master is not a talkative person, let alone praise anyone easily, but since the celebrity chef competition, he has praised the lady of Anfu more than once. Said that she has superb cooking skills and a noble character, coupled with the miraculous stories spread outside, although the mother and daughter could not imagine what this Anfu lady is like, they also did not expect to be such a young and beautiful one, little, Uh, little girl.

Even though she was wearing a lady's hair bun, the color of her clothes was a bit old, but her fair and round face, wearing old lady's clothes, was clearly a little girl.

What's more, isn't this one just out of confinement, there is no sign of it, if it weren't for the woman's bun on her head, she would be a little girl, and a very beautiful little girl.

Mrs. Guo soon realized that she was wrong. She was indeed the eldest lady of Anfu. Even though she was beautiful and young, she behaved generously and decently, and she was not like the rumored vixen, bed-climbing girl, etc., Shang Shu Madam was relieved.

An Ran let the mother and daughter enter the garden at the back. The garden in An Mansion is not big, but it has just been extensively renovated. Knowing that An Ran doesn't like those flowers that are too bright, An Jiamu asked someone to put the original peonies and peonies together. When the roots were pulled out, only a few plum blossoms were left, and some evergreen pines and cypresses were planted, and there was a frame of honeysuckle that had just been moved in the spring, and there were no other flowers.

The mother and daughter couldn't help but murmur in their hearts. They had heard of inviting people to appreciate peonies, peonies, chrysanthemums, and plum blossoms, but they had never heard of rewarding honeysuckle.

Seeing the faces of the mother and daughter, An Ran couldn't help laughing and said: "There are a lot of flowers and trees at the beginning of this garden. My master didn't like it, so he asked someone to pull them out."

An Ran is really not hypocritical. Although she is the wife of the family, An Jiamu has always taken care of these things. She is still puzzled. First of all, there are peonies and peonies. It is so lively. The person pulled out, and she didn't know that An Jiamu came here according to her preferences.

An Ran prefers plum blossoms, but she doesn't dislike peonies and peonies. An Jiamu is so troubled, she can only think that this man's preferences have changed, from peonies and peonies to honeysuckle. No, it can be seen that communication is more important, and guessing is unreliable.

Guo Manniang: "Father has liked the joy of the countryside since he came, so there are no peonies or peony in Shangshu's mansion."

Mentioning this, An Ran thought of the evaluation of Lord Shangshu's mansion outside, and couldn't help laughing, Guo Zishan is indeed a pragmatist, he eats what he grows.

She knew that she would not stay in the capital for a long time. If she did, she would also plant vegetables in the garden at home. It would be more convenient to eat while looking at the green and pleasing people.

Seeing that the mother and daughter were somewhat puzzled, An Ran smiled and said, "Today I invite Ma'am to appreciate the plum blossoms."

Plum blossom appreciation?Rao is very self-cultivated, Madam Guo couldn't help looking at An Ran in amazement and couldn't help but said: "I think plum blossoms are all released in the cold, but now it's late spring in April, how can there be plum blossoms?"

An Ran: "Appreciating plum blossoms is fun at such a time. If it comes to the cold winter months, it will not be new."

The place where An Ran was placed was the Qinxiang hall next to the two old plum trees in the garden. The mother and daughter were asked to sit down and waved their hands. After a short while, two maids brought up a big glazed jar and put it in the hall. on the low stool.

An Ran slowly poured the wax-sealed plum blossoms in a white porcelain pot into the vat, picked up the pot filled with hot soup, and slowly poured it into it. With the hot soup, the plum blossoms bloomed one after another. The steaming heat is like mist, as beautiful as a fairyland.

The mother and daughter couldn't help holding their breath, shocked by the beautiful scenery in front of them, they didn't come back to their senses for a long time, until all the plum blossoms in the glazed vat bloomed, Guo Manniang came back to her senses and praised: "In late spring, you can still see plum blossoms blooming. , It's really wonderful, elegant, I don't know how Madam did it?"

An Ran laughed: "To put it bluntly, it's not fresh anymore. After ten months, use a bamboo knife to take out the pistils that are about to open, dip them in wax up and down, and put them in a dense pot. In the spring and summer of the next year, soak them in hot soup. The flowers bloom immediately, and the fragrance is lovely, so it is called Tangzhanmei."

(End of this chapter)