Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 229 This Mushu Pork is Delicious

Lu Lang said, "I'll just sit here. Yucheng and Dundun are writing right now, and I'll disturb them if I go over."

Shen Yu ignored him, poured him another cup of tea, and told him to sit wherever he wanted.

She looked at the kitchen. The vegetables for tonight had already been washed and placed there, but Jiang didn't cook them because she didn't know when Shen Yu and the others would be back.

At this moment, Shen Yu was going to cook. Qi Xi, who had nothing to do, volunteered and said, "I'll help the girl. I'm not good at cooking, but I'm first-rate at cutting vegetables."

Shen Yu couldn't help but laugh. Qi Xi relied on the fact that he and his father grew up in the kitchen, and he always thought that his cooking skills were amazing, and he would brag about it at every turn.

Because the store also sells stir-fried dishes every day, the ingredients are all ready.

Shen Yu prepared this meal very quickly. Apart from asking Qi Xi to fry some meat skewers in the wok and cooking two more stir-fries, she did not prepare any extra dishes for Lu Lang. However, the portion of each dish was almost twice as much as usual.

After some cutting, frying, stir-frying and boiling, six stir-fries, two cold dishes, a soup, and a large plate of fried meat skewers were all ready.

The rice was steamed buns that Jiang had prepared long ago and kept warm in the steamer.

On ordinary days, there would only be Shen Yu's family of four plus Jiang's mother and son for dinner, but today it was much more lively, with four more people coming out.

Shen Yu and Qi Xi simply went to the store, put two long tables together to make a large table, lit the oil candles in the store, and prepared to invite everyone to eat in the store.

Shen Yu asked Qixi to invite everyone to come for dinner.

She smiled and said to Lu Lang, "Mr. Lu, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. I didn't know you would have dinner here today. It's getting late and there's no time to prepare anything. You'll have no choice but to eat some home-cooked food with us."

Lu Lang smiled and said, "It's better to have home-cooked food, but I see that your cooking method is different from that of the chefs in the restaurant. What is this method?"

Shen Yu smiled and said, "This is called stir-frying over high heat. The vegetables made in this way are crispy and tender, and the meat is more delicious."

As the two were talking, everyone helped to get the bowls and chopsticks and set the table for the food.

At Li's insistence, Lu Lang had to sit in the first seat.

Shen Yu looked at Qi Xi, wondering if Qi Xi could sit down and eat with Lu Lang as before since Lu Lang was here.

She had no choice but to ask, "Mr. Lu, can Qixi eat with us?"

Lu Lang looked at Qi Xi who was standing beside him and said, "Since you are a guest at Miss Shen's house, you should sit down and eat. You don't have to follow the rules of the mansion."

Qi Xi happily bowed to Shen Yu: "Thank you, Miss Shen."

Lu Lang smiled and glanced at him, and he hurriedly said, "Thank you, young master."

Li asked Zheng Sanniang to bring Xiao Zhuzi as well, and arranged for Qi Xi and Zheng Sanniang to sit down.

Everyone sat down according to the seating arrangement arranged by Li.

Shen Yu placed the tray of meat skewers sprinkled with condiments in front of Lu Lang and said with a smile, "It tastes just right now, Mr. Lu, please have a try."

Li also said, "Everyone, don't just stand there, eat quickly. We have been worried these past two days, but luckily we have Mr. Lu's help and Brother Qixi is here, so we feel at ease."

"Even if this matter is over, we are all one family from now on. Let's work together and make good money."

Everyone laughed, and after Lu Lang picked up the meat skewers, everyone started eating.

Stir-fried dishes are still mainly meat-based. Shen Yu has gradually figured out the dietary characteristics of this place. Only by adding a small amount of vegetables and focusing on meat can the meal be sweet and satisfying.

In addition to the vegetables that had been prepared, Shen Yuduo also made two stir-fried dishes: one was fried eggs with leeks and river shrimps, which were fresh and tasty, and the other was Mushu pork, which was tender and refreshing. Both were quick stir-fried dishes.

Because of Lu Lang's different status, everyone was a little reserved at the table. There was not the usual lively atmosphere during mealtimes, and everyone ate much faster than usual.

Even Yucheng and Dundun ate very politely and quietly, unlike usual when they would chatter non-stop about things happening at school.

Lu Lang ate with great relish, trying every dish and especially liking the Mu Shu pork.

The three children finished eating quickly. After Zheng Sanniang fed Xiao Zhuzi two pieces of pork ribs and ate a steamed bun with some vegetables herself, Xiao Zhuzi shouted that he wanted to sleep. Zheng Sanniang bowed and left with Xiao Zhuzi.

Jiang and Li usually didn't eat much for dinner, so they finished eating quickly. However, seeing that Lu Lang hadn't finished eating yet, they had no choice but to sit there and keep him company.

Lu Lang was eating happily. Seeing that Jiang and Li were just sitting there with him, he smiled and said, "Madam, if you have finished eating, you can do your own thing. You don't have to sit here with me. It's tiring."

When Li heard this, her expression relaxed visibly, and she said with a smile, "Mr. Lu really has my temper, then Sister Jiang and I won't accompany you. We still have to go to the kitchen to prepare the ingredients for tomorrow."

After saying that, he stood up and instructed Shen Yu, "Yuzhi, if the dishes are not enough, you can make two more for Mr. Lu. Langjun has a big appetite, so he always needs to eat enough."

Shen Yu looked at the dishes on the table, which had hardly become any smaller, and knew that Li was just being polite, so she smiled and said, "I know, mother. You guys go get busy."

But I thought to myself, if Lu Lang and his friends eat here again in the future, I should give them a separate table so that everyone won’t feel uncomfortable.”

Actually, Shen Yu had finished eating, but she was the only one left in the family, so it was inappropriate for her to leave. She had to sit with Lu Lang and Qi Xi, the master and servant.

After everyone left, Qi Xi also relaxed a little and said with a smile: "Miss Shen, it is such a blessing to have a meal at your house. Unfortunately, I have to go back today."

Lu Lang felt the same way, but was too embarrassed to say it, so he said, "You are so shameless. Can you still eat here every day? Miss Shen will be in trouble."

Shen Yu smiled and said, "It's just a home-cooked meal. There are no expensive ingredients. Even if you two join us, it won't be too much. But Mr. Lu is a county lord. How can he come here to eat every day? I was just joking."

Lu Lang sighed regretfully and said nothing. He pointed at the plate with his chopsticks and said, "This Mushu pork is delicious. It is fried with eggs. You can't even tell it's meat under the candlelight. You'll know it's smooth and tender when you put it in your mouth."

Qixi rolled his eyes and said, "Master, if this dish is also made in the kitchen at home, will the master not be able to tell?"

Lu Lang nodded and said seriously: "You can try."

Shen Yu laughed secretly in his heart, but he could only persuade them: "Don't make trouble, you can't tell at first glance, but the taste can't be changed. It's too different from the taste of vegetarian dishes."

Lu Lang was stunned and deflated. He picked up another skewer of pork belly with resentment, took a big bite, and chewed it angrily.

Shen Yu was speechless. How much resentment did this Mr. Lu have towards eating vegetarian food?