Stop pretending, I am the God of Cooking and I am showing off my cards!

“This is a dish that’s in a race against time!”

At the dinner table, Geng Lishan wiped the vinegar juice from the corner of his mouth, his face full of admiration.

Cui Qingyuan on the side asked curiously:

"A race against time? What do you mean, Mr. Tateyama?"

Geng Lishan said with a smile:

"Fish must be killed and cooked right now, and it is best to cook it right after it is killed, so time must be taken when slaughtering live fish. The fish needs to be fried three times. During the second frying, vinegar sauce is made at the same time, and the third frying is completed. This time, the vinegar sauce has just come out of the pot, so we have to race against time to pour it on the fish without stopping at all."

Xie Baomin, who was sitting opposite, took over the conversation:

“The vinegar sauce needs to be served as soon as possible, and after it is served, customers also have to rush to eat. Otherwise, the longer the stay time, the worse the crispy texture will be, and the freshness of the fish will also be lost in the vinegar. Suppress the juice."

After three re-fryings, the batter hanging on the fish has become extremely crispy. It is the most delicious when eaten at this time. Once it is left, the vinegar sauce will soften the crispy batter, and the most delicious flavor of vinegar-braised mandarin fish will be lost. Taste.

After saying that, Xie Baomin looked at Lao Huang and asked:

"Where do you get these wild mandarin fish? It's not cheap, is it?"

Lao Huang waved his hand:

"It's a small thing, it's nothing."

He wanted to express that giving Chen Yan food as a gift was nothing, but who was Xie Baomin? As soon as he heard what he said, he immediately hit the snake and followed the stick and said:

"Then you can get me twenty or thirty pieces tomorrow, bigger ones."

Lao Huang: "..."

You're just looking for trouble on purpose, aren't you?

You can catch a lot of farmed mandarin fish, but the wild ones... you think they are wild chestnuts in the mountains in the suburbs. You can just pick up a dustpan and put a sack in them.

He ignored Xie Baomin and continued eating.

Lao Dai chuckled and said:

"Lao Huang finally gave me a gift and wanted to insert an advertisement. Why did Lao Xie have to expose him? Brother Huang, come on, let me have a drink with you."

Old Huang glared at him:

"Gungungun, you are nothing more than a piece of shit. The little crocodile that was snatched from my car last time has not been paid yet. Director Liao also did not acknowledge the account and said that it was not included in the official procurement. You can give the money back later." Supply me.”

Dai Jianli opened his mouth, then patted his head and said to Xie Baomin:

"Damn, Fanta is so strong. After two cups, I feel dizzy."

Lao Huang laughed and cursed:

"I've really lost a few years of my life when I met you two with these hob meats... By the way, my wife wants Brother Lin to help make some bait shreds to try. Do you two know how to make it? If so, I still have mandarin fish. How many are there?"

Cui Qingyuan, who was munching on a roasted lamb chop with Geng Lele next to him, heard this and immediately said:

"Go back and take the fish to the store. Let Boss Lin make the vinegar-braised mandarin fish again. I enjoyed this one today. Then I'll swipe my card and I'll treat you."

The one million saved in the card has not been used much yet, so I took this opportunity to spend a lot of money.

In addition to the mandarin fish braised in vinegar, we will also roast a lamb and make some dishes that are not usually available in the store.

I have the New Year's Day holiday and I'm too lazy to run around, so I just eat and drink with my friends.

Geng Lele applauded this matter:

"Okay, okay, let Brother Xu buy a bigger sheep when the time comes. It's been a long time since I've had a good roasted whole lamb. I want to enjoy it this time."

While they were chatting, Dundun slowly walked to Chen Yan.

At this moment, Chen Yan's family and Ren Chongmo's family were sitting at the dining table, discussing how to toast later.

Seeing Dundun coming over, Chen Yan bent down and held the little guy in her arms, and asked with a smile:

"Why are you here, honey? My aunt is engaged, does she not dislike me anymore?"

Although everyone has proven last time that durian is a fruit, not a daddy, Dundun still subconsciously frowns every time he sees Chen Yan, and then stays away as far as possible.

I always feel that if I hide too slowly, I will smell something bad.

Today, the little guy took the initiative to approach, which surprised Chen Yan.

"Meow~~~"

Dundun yelled, then broke away from her aunt's arms, jumped lightly, and jumped onto Chen Yan's shoulders.

"What are you doing, little baby, be careful not to fall."

Chen Yan didn't expect Dundun to come out like this. She wanted to stop the little guy, but was worried that it would fall off her shoulders. When she was wondering, she felt a furry paw pat her head.

Ren Jie, who was drinking soup at the side, put down his bowl and said curiously:

"Dundun patted you on the head, what does that mean?"

Chen Yan was also confused:

"I don't know, this little guy doesn't think he wants to pull my hair out, does he?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Dundun jumped on Ren Jie's shoulder, then raised her furry paws and patted Ren Jie on the head. Then she jumped down, pouted her butt and walked leisurely to Lin Xu's table. superior.

"Hey? What do you mean?"

The newly engaged couple was puzzled as to what the little fat cat was planning.

"What do you mean? You came here several tables away just to hit us both on the head?"

Chen Yan glanced at Dundun's retreating figure. If the toasts weren't about to start, and she had to grab this little guy and clean it up, it would be unreasonable for her to hit me on the head on such a happy day!

While she was thinking energetically, she suddenly noticed two hundred-dollar bills lying on the ground next to her.

Um?

Whose money is lost?

She walked over, picked up the money, held it up and asked:

"Whose money dropped?"

The people around looked at each other and thought it was a bit strange. In the era of electronic payment, few people would bring cash. Even if they did, it was only to cope with parking lots or similar places where codes could not be scanned.

Basically it's all change.

It's no use carrying a hundred-yuan note, you still have to change money and so on.

Chen Yan asked around, and everyone felt that no money was lost. This made Chen Yan very curious, and no money was lost. Could it be that the two hundred yuan was blown by the strong wind?

Just as I was curious, a hundred-dollar bill actually flew into the window that was opened for ventilation.

Chen Yan: "!!!!!!!!!"

Oh my god, when I was a child, my parents always taught me that money at home does not come from strong winds. We should save money on food and clothing and not be extravagant and wasteful.

I didn’t expect to see money brought by the strong wind today.

She picked up the money she scraped in and handed it to Ren Jie next to her:

"I learned the nursery rhyme when I was a kid. If I picked up a penny on the side of the road, I had to give it to the police uncle. I didn't have the chance to pick it up when I was a kid. I didn't expect that today I picked up three hundred. I'll give it to you."

Ren Jie said:

"Aren't you going to put me in trouble? There's no point in leaving it to me. I can't find the owner..."

When he saw Sui Fusheng and some of his past colleagues at the table next to him, he got up and handed them over to a friend who worked at a nearby police station.

Let the police handle things that the criminal police don't care about.

After Chen Yan gave away the money, it was time for a toast. This kind of toast is usually brought by the elders and toasted one by one to the relatives and friends who came to follow the gift.

Lin Xu had already experienced two engagements and openings before, so it was fun to watch Chen Yan and Ren Jie toast table by table.

But Chen Yan was not having fun.

Because her toasting rhythm was always interrupted.

"Eh? Why is there a ring here?"

"Whose bracelet fell off? Oh, it's still studded with diamonds!"

"Whose cell phone is this?"

"..."

During the whole toasting process, she was almost picking up things. Fortunately, most of the lost items belonged to the guests present, and the owners could be found quickly, but there were also cases where the owners were not found.

For example, when the toast was finished, she was attracted by the sparkle in the gap of the carpet in the corner, and then took out a platinum pendant with diamonds.

"What's going on? Why do I keep picking up things?"

Ren Jie took the pendant and looked at it:

"More powerful than the search and rescue dogs of the police force... Hiss, don't pinch, don't pinch... I was wrong Yanyan."

Chen Yan quietly glared at Ren Jie:

"Call Auntie!"

Ren Jie looked around helplessly and saw that no one was looking around, so he whispered:

"I was wrong, auntie..."

"Hmph, that's pretty much it. I don't know which customer lost the pendant in the past. I'll leave it to Baby Shu later and ask her to post a notice among the customers."

Although it was something she picked up, Chen Yan had no intention of keeping it as her own.

After all, our Yan baby is also a rich girl, so we don’t care about the external things.

Dundun, who was being held by Mrs. Shen in the distance, saw this scene and couldn't help but shake his big round head.

I have given you a day of wealth, but you can only keep picking up things... This is not only stupid, it is simply stupid!

After the toast, the waiter brought over some staple food such as yellow rice and jujube cakes and silver rolls. Those who want to eat rice or hand-made noodles can also ask the waiter to eat whatever they want.

Mrs. Shen took a yellow rice and jujube cake and said while eating:

"This steamed jujube cake is really delicious. It's not that sweet, but it's very fragrant. Xiaoxu, are there many in the store? If there are more, I'll take some away when I go back. The last time you gave me a share with my neighbor, I finished them all. .”

"Yes, yes, there are plenty. Grandma, I will decorate them for you later. When you get home, put them in the freezer of the refrigerator. You can just heat them up when you want to eat them."

"Okay, then grandma won't be polite to you."

Lin Xu ate some dishes with silver rolls. When he was almost done eating, he saw Shu Yun and several waiters placing a bunch of souvenirs at the door.

This was a return gift for the engagement party. Each person had a box containing snacks produced by Lin Ji.

These snacks in gift boxes are beautifully packaged and not cheap. Some customers will buy two boxes when visiting relatives and friends, which looks more respectable.

Shen Guofu on the side said:

"I can make the Jade Shaomai a few more times. It tastes fresh and delicious. It's not too full for each person. There are so many people today and I don't feel embarrassed to ask the waiter for an extra portion."

Lin Xu said:

"Then I'll make some more in the afternoon. I'll steam a few more baskets. In addition to rapeseed, I'll also make some shepherd's purse and spinach to see which one tastes best."

Although the rapeseed is soft and delicious, only half of it can be used, and the stems cannot be used, which is a bit wasteful.

So just try spinach and shepherd's purse and use whichever tastes best.

You can't always use small rapeseed, otherwise there will be no way to deal with so many vegetable stems.

Han Shuzhen said:

"I can make the vinegar-stewed mandarin fish again. It's so delicious. Besides mandarin fish, can you cook other fish, Xiaoxu?"

“Perch, grouper, etc. are all fine too, there’s nothing special about it.”

Chinese cooking is never limited to a certain ingredient, but is all-inclusive. If you know one dish, you can basically make similar dishes.

Take the mandarin fish braised in vinegar, for example, if it is made with Eastern star grouper or the like, it will definitely not be inferior to the mandarin fish, and may even taste better.

Not to mention if rat spots are used.

When Shen Guofu heard that Eastern Star Spot was better, he immediately said:

"Then I might as well buy some grouper this afternoon, use the grouper to make vinegar stew, and see how it tastes."

Well, now that my wife has spoken, I must buy ingredients quickly, so as not to think about eating fitness meals again later, which is incomparable to vinegar-stewed mandarin fish and jade shaomai.

Thinking of this, Lao Shen turned his face and said to Lao Huang, who was eating stir-fried beans at the table next to him:

"Boss Huang, let's get some sea fish like Eastern star spotted rat spotted this afternoon. I'll pay for it. I didn't enjoy it at lunch. I'll have another meal in the afternoon. If you're not busy, we can eat together."

Lao Huang agreed:

"Okay, no problem. I'll go to the seafood market to pick up the goods in the afternoon. Then we'll contact you via WeChat."

The market for aquatic products changes greatly, and the prices of different types of fish with different sizes also vary, so the best way is to take a few photos when you arrive and let Shen Guofu choose.

It didn't take long for the guests to leave one after another.

Chen Yan and Ren Jie stood at the door to see everyone back. When the guests were almost gone, Chen Yan said to Ren Jie:

"I've been picking up money today. I don't know if it has something to do with Dundun photographing me."

Ren Jie smiled:

"Why do you believe this? Dundun also patted me on the head. Didn't I pick up nothing?"

Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered the last time he and Sui Fusheng went on a business trip to the southeastern coastal area and almost got hit in the head by a bullet.

I remember that Dundun just slapped herself on the forehead.

Later, he was slapped on the arm again, and then his arm was almost shot through by a bullet again... Is this a coincidence or does it have a deeper meaning?

While Ren Jie was thinking, Chen Yan said:

"Maybe you can pick up money like me when you go outside... Let's drive to Sanlitun later to see if we can continue our good luck."

"Okay, I'll go with you."

After the guests had finished leaving, the couple said hello to the parents who were still chatting, then went downstairs and drove to Sanlitun.

When she walked to the street and looked at the red light in front of her, Chen Yan muttered:

"I hate red lights the most. It would be great if there were green lights all the way, so we can get there earlier."

Just as he finished speaking, the red light in front turned to green.

Chen Yan drove to the intersection, slowed down slightly, looked around, then hit the gas pedal and rushed over.

Because she was going to Sanlitun, she did not take the North Fourth Ring Road. Instead, she planned to take the North Third Ring Road. In this way, she could go directly to the East Third Ring Road and get to Sanlitun in no time.

There are several traffic lights on the way to the North Third Ring Road, which made me feel impatient every time I walked there.

But today, before the car arrived, the red light turned into green.

She barely parked her car and got on the North Third Ring Road.

"Wow, it's indeed a big day for an engagement. I'm so lucky."

Chen Yan was full of surprises. When driving, there was nothing more satisfying than a green light.

Ren Jie also found it quite interesting. It was indeed quite impressive to drive like this without stopping.

Walking along the North Third Ring Road, the car soon turned to the East Third Ring Road, and not long after, we arrived at Sanlitun.

It was the New Year's Day holiday, and there were many people shopping in Sanlitun. The nearby parking lots were all full of cars. Chen Yan drove slowly over and found several parking lots, all of which showed signs of being full.

"Why are there so many cars? Can't you take one car to make room for me?"

Less than two minutes after finishing speaking, a BYD slowly left the free parking space on the roadside in front. As an experienced driver, Chen Yan turned the car in without saying a word.

"Haha, let me just say, my sister got engaged today, she is so lucky!"

She happily turned off the car and told her the first item she wanted to play:

"I'm going to play scratch-off tickets. I've scratched thousands of dollars when I was a kid, but I only won ten dollars. Today I'm going to take advantage of my luck and scratch more."

The two got out of the car, locked the door and walked into a sports betting shop.

"Scratch tickets for five hundred dollars!"

Mr. Chen waved his hand, ready to indulge in the scratch-off addiction.

She paid, and the shop owner quickly sent a thick stack of scratch-off cards, and also thoughtfully gave her two steel plates for scratch-off cards.

Ren Jie did not participate. For him, he could not try any gambling behavior because once he became addicted, the consequences would be unimaginable for a police officer, so he still banned it from an early age.

Don't do it because it's a small evil.

He sat aside and watched Chen Yan scratch the prize.

Soon, the coating was scratched off, and he actually won five hundred yuan.

"Wow, I won the first one! I got my money back!"

Chen Yan was overjoyed and felt proud of her luck.

She continued to shave.

Soon, the sports betting shop was filled with her shouting:

"I hit it, I hit it, fifty, haha!"

"This one is relatively small, only twenty."

"There is one five hundred, my God, I am going crazy today!"

"Ten dollars, ten dollars, little money. I hope the next one will be more."

"Hey, two hundred! Keep going!"

"..."

Chen Yan kept scratching, her heart filled with joy of winning.

In the past, Yueyue always said that I was a non-Chief player. Humph, have you ever seen a non-Chief player with so much luck?

When I go back later, I must tell my cousin personally:

"Yueyue, the water for scratching prizes is too deep and you can't grasp it. From now on, it's my sister who will do it!"

Humph, I just like my cousin's defeated look.

Chen Yan kept scratching the prizes, ranging from two yuan to thousands, but most of the prizes were five or ten yuan.

When she scratched the last picture, Chen Yan specially prayed:

“I hope there will be a big prize and this lottery trip will be a perfect end!”

After praying, she slowly scraped off the coating with a scraper, and then she was a little dazed when she saw the numbers on it:

"I'll go, ten thousand!!!!!!"

Haha, get rich, get rich.

Mr. Chen, whose net worth has reached tens of millions, is as happy as a thirty-year-old child.

On the other side, Dundun was lying on the service table of Linji Food and sighed silently.

Don't talk about business or do business, even if you want to buy a house, you actually go to a sports lottery shop to scratch prizes... I have never seen such a stupid person!

It’s better to keep a distance from your aunt in the future, so as not to be infected by her stupidity...

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The chair I bought on Double Eleven finally arrived. I spent a long time fiddling with it and delayed the update time. Sorry, brothers! This chapter has 5,000 words. Please vote for me!