nycdaug Chapter 217 Daily Life
Chapter 217 Daily Life
Glancing at the cup Jiang Yan placed on the table, Shen Xiaoxia asked, "Are you still thirsty? Should I go get you another glass of water?"
Jiang Yan shook his head and said, "No, I'm not thirsty anymore," and then he frowned slightly. After his thirst was relieved, he felt hungry again.
Although Jiang Yan's frown was not very obvious, Shen Xiaoxia, who had been watching him, still noticed it. As if she had guessed something, Shen Xiaoxia pursed her lips slightly and looked at Jiang Yan with a slight smile in her eyes, "Are you hungry?"
Jiang Yan looked at Shen Xiaoxia's smiling face and nodded casually, with a hint of hidden expectation, "Yes, a little."
Shaking the hand that Jiang Yan was holding, Shen Xiaoxia asked with a smile, "Do you want something to eat? I'll go to the kitchen and prepare something for you."
Jiang Yan is hungry now. He wants to eat everything. He is willing to eat anything. Compared with the food, what he is looking forward to more is Shen Xiaoxia cooking for him.
Although he had eaten several meals in the Youth League Institute and tasted Shen Xiaoxia's cooking, those meals were not specially prepared for him, nor were they eaten by the two of them alone.
"Just prepare anything. I'm not picky about food. Have you had lunch?"
Shen Xiaoxia shook her head and said, "Not yet," and pulled Jiang Yan to the kitchen. She had eaten breakfast late, so she wasn't particularly hungry at the moment, but she still planned to eat something with Jiang Yan.
After looking through the stock in the kitchen cabinet and thinking for a while, Shen Xiaoxia asked, "It'll take a while to cook rice. Can we make some noodles?"
Jiang Yan followed Shen Xiaoxia around, "Sure, I'll help you. Do you need me to do anything?"
Shen Xiaoxia thought for a moment and said, "Then please help me light the fire."
Jiang Yan obediently went to the stove, and Shen Xiaoxia took out noodles, three eggs, and some bacon from the cabinet.
Looking at what Shen Xiaoxia was carrying, Jiang Yan smiled and said, "It's so rich?"
Shen Xiaoxia uttered a soft "tsk" when she heard this, "Not bad, right?"
She didn't prepare anything special. When she usually eats, she always has a richer meal than this. Besides, there are no green vegetables in the field at this time, otherwise she could put some small green vegetables in it, which would make the taste better.
While Jiang Yan was making a fire, Shen Xiaoxia washed the bacon, sliced it and put it in a bowl for later use.
After Jiang Yan lit the fire, he poured some water into the pot. Although the pot had just been cleaned in the morning, Shen Xiaoxia still habitually cleaned it again before cooking.
After washing the pot and waiting for the water vapor in the pot to evaporate, put the bacon in and stir-fry. Bacon is pork belly with alternating fat and lean meat. After a while, a lot of oil will be stir-fried and the aroma will spread.
Perhaps the fragrance made Jiang Yan's hunger more obvious, and his stomach growled a few times.
Hearing the sound of his stomach growling, Jiang Yan rubbed his stomach and said helplessly to Shen Xiaoxia, "It's all your fault that the food you made was too delicious and I couldn't control myself."
Shen Xiaoxia glanced at him, smiled and said nothing. This bacon would have the same aroma no matter who fries it, right?
Crack the eggs into the pan with the oil from stir-frying the bacon and fry them one by one. After frying, do not serve them out. Instead, add water and boil it directly. This way, the soup will taste more fresh and rich.
The fire caused by the firewood was quite big, and the water boiled in a short while. Estimating how hungry Jiang Yan was, Shen Xiaoxia put three times the amount she usually fed herself. Moreover, this time, she only needed to eat a little, and the rest should be enough for Jiang Yan.
Once the water boiled, the noodles cooked quickly. Shen Xiaoxia picked up a noodle with chopsticks and tested it. Then she looked at Jiang Yan and said, "Jiang Yan, there's no need to add more firewood. The noodles are almost done."
Jiang Yan looked at the firewood in the stove, picked it up with the fire tongs, and then responded, "Okay."
After the noodles were cooked, she filled a small bowl for herself and a large bowl for Jiang Yan. There were three eggs, she ate one and Jiang Yan ate two.
Jiang Yan saw Shen Xiaoxia about to put two eggs in his bowl and stopped her, "You can have the eggs, I'll just eat the noodles."
Shen Xiaoxia made way for him and put the egg directly into his bowl. "One is enough for me. Eggs are a common thing for me. I have them all year round. You can eat them without worry."
After filling her own small bowl and Jiang Yan's large bowl, there was still quite a bit left in the pot. Jiang Yan took a look and asked, "Did I cook too much?"
Shen Xiaoxia smiled and said, "Add some more after you finish eating. If you can't finish it, just leave some. It's okay."
The kitchen was still a little cold, so Jiang Yan brought his own bowl and said, "Let's go to the room to eat. It's warmer in the room."
Jiang Yan didn't refuse. He picked up the chopsticks and followed Shen Xiaoxia to the room obediently.
He asked Jiang Yan to sit on the chair in front of the table, and sat directly on the edge of the kang. Then he looked at Jiang Yan and motioned him to start eating. "Try it?"
Shen Xiaoxia wasn't bragging, her skill in cooking noodles was pretty good. If she added some tomatoes and made some tomato juice, the taste would be even better. She liked to cook it that way when she was alone, but when she was with Jiang Yan, she couldn't do it anymore, and she couldn't explain it.
Under Shen Xiaoxia's expectant gaze, Jiang Yan picked up a handful of noodles with chopsticks and stuffed them into his mouth. He had originally planned to praise the noodles first, no matter what, but he didn't expect the taste to be so good. He couldn't wait to eat a few more mouthfuls before praising them, "It's delicious."
Jiang Yan's subsequent actions clearly demonstrated the compliment. Shen Xiaoxia's eyes curved, "As long as it tastes good, eat more."
The two of them didn't say anything else and ate quietly.
Jiang Yan was probably really hungry. He finished such a big bowl of noodles in no time and went to the kitchen to put the remaining noodles in the pot into the bowl.
I thought there would be some leftovers, but I ended up eating it all. Besides being hungry, the delicious taste of the noodles also played a big role.
After eating and drinking his fill, Jiang Yan squinted his eyes contentedly, leaning back in his chair, not wanting to move for a moment.
Shen Xiaoxia stood up, picked up the bowl, and prepared to clean up. Jiang Yan stood up and said, "Let me clean up."
Shen Xiaoxia smiled at him and said, "You take a break. I'll do it. It's just two bowls. It will be quick to clean up."
If it were any other time, she would definitely not stop Jiang Yan from cleaning up, but looking at Jiang Yan's expression today, he was obviously very tired.
Jiang Yan looked at Shen Xiaoxia, a smile pouring out from his brows, and a tiny light shone in his eyes, "Suddenly I feel..."
During the pause, Shen Xiaoxia couldn't help but ask, "What do you feel?"
"I feel..." Jiang Yan blinked slightly, as if looking for the right words, and finally simply said, "I feel that such a life is very happy."
Shen Xiaoxia reacted with a soft "ah" and then smiled silently. She also felt that this kind of life was pretty good.
I went to the kitchen to clean up the dishes and stove. When I returned to the room, Jiang Yan was leaning back in a chair with his eyes closed.