339 Good Husband and Father
Xiaoguo did a count. There were exactly four dishes and a soup. That should be enough.
It had been a long time since she had set foot in the kitchen. Xiaoguo was very excited, but she felt that fresh ingredients accounted for a large portion of her excitement.
All chefs get excited when they are presented with fresh ingredients. Her motivation to cook was pumped up to the max.
The fragrance wafted out of the pot when Xiaoguo lifted the lid. Intentionally or otherwise, the people in the kitchen slowed down and came to her side. They craned their necks to see what was in the pot.
Xiaoguo did not hide anything and generously invited those who were free to take a look.
When those people heard her words, they immediately surrounded her. The few people who were busy became extremely anxious. They couldn’t wait to finish their work right there and then.
It was not an issue for everyone to crowd around and watch, but Jiang Danhe was instantly pushed aside as a result. At first, he was standing beside Xiaoguo, but now he was standing three meters away from her. There was no chance for him to squeeze through the crowd anymore. He could only look at Xiaoguo helplessly, hoping that she would notice his absence and take the initiative to look for him. Otherwise, he would have to use force to get to her side. After all, the crowd here was mostly made up of women. It would be a huge sin on his part if anybody got hurt.
Unfortunately, Xiaoguo really didn’t have time for him. She was too busy explaining to the others how to cut up sea cucumbers. She was also sharing with them the different ways to eat seafood.
It turned out that the people in the kitchen thought that sea cucumbers were inedible because they looked too strange. When they caught any sea cucumbers, they thought that they were strange insects from the sea, so they threw them back into the waters. They got extremely curious when they saw her processing sea cucumbers. Now that there was a chance, they had to ask more.
If not for the fact that the dishes were finally cooked, she wouldn’t have had a chance to get away.
The two of them carried the trays and walked towards their residence. At this moment, the sun had set and lanterns were lit up along the pathways.
Xiaoguo looked relieved. “Thankfully, the dishes were cooked at the right time. Otherwise, I would have problems getting out.”
“Hmph.” Jiang Danhe snorted.
Xiaoguo could tell in an instant that something was wrong. She looked at him curiously. What was going on?
“I thought you looked quite happy.” So happy that she didn’t care if he was gone.
Jiang Danhe thought aggrievedly as his expression turned colder.
Xiaoguo was smart enough to guess the source of the problem. A smile appeared in her eyes. “What a big boy.”
Then, she thought of a solution. She put on an aggrieved expression and complained, “Do you know how much I missed you just now?”
As expected, Jiang Danhe’s ears pricked up when he heard this. The indifference in his eyes immediately turned to concern.
Xiaoguo lowered her head to hide the smile in her eyes. She said softly, “I was surrounded by the crowd and couldn’t react in time. You didn’t even come over to protect me. Do you know how many times I’ve called out to you in my heart?”
She was good at playing the blame game. Jiang Danhe had indeed fallen into her trap. He wanted to reach out and comfort her, but he was still holding the tray in his hands. Xiaoguo was still going at full speed. Jiang Danhe could only coax her with his gentle words.
Xiaoguo didn’t go overboard with her performance. She stopped and casually changed the subject.
She wasn’t fooling Jiang Danhe. She really missed him. At that time, the crowd had gathered around her rather quickly. She didn’t notice it when Jiang Danhe left her side. When she tried looking for him, he was already standing behind the crowd.
Faced with a group of eager faces, Xiaoguo really couldn’t bear to make them move aside. She could only let Jiang Danhe suffer for the time being. In her mind, she was trying to speed up and explain the seafood processing method so that she could get away as soon as possible.
However, those were just her thoughts. The reality was, her explanation aroused their curiosity even more. Eventually, the discussion went on for a while and they lost track of time. They didn’t even realize it when the sky turned dark. If Jiang Danhe hadn’t called her when the food was ready, she would have forgotten that there were still a few people waiting to eat at home.
“Let’s go back quickly. Zhuang Zhuang and Xiaoyi are probably starving.”
Xiaoguo winked mischievously at Jiang Danhe and took the lead in walking quickly. Jiang Danhe laughed helplessly and caught up with her. The two of them walked side by side towards the house.
Along the way, the two of them did not expect that the fragrance of the food would cause a commotion.
The wonderful aroma attracted many people. They weren’t the only ones on the island who had gotten sick of eating boiled seafood. Moreover it was mealtime now. Looking at the boiled seafood in front of them, the residents on the island suddenly detected the overbearing fragrance of food. Their tongues started twitching and they swallowed their saliva desperately.
Everyone started searching for the source of the fragrance. Immediately, the ministers and ladies came outside to take in the fragrance in the air. They sent out a large number of servants to find out the source. For a moment, the island was bustling with activity.
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On the other side, Xiaoguo and Jiang Danhe did not expect that they would cause such a commotion.
When the two of them returned with the food, everyone in the house was starving. They were lying on the dining table looking like dried salted fish.
Once the couple appeared, the trio immediately sat up. Their eyes looked electrifying as they locked their gazes on the tray of food.
If not for their rationality, the three of them would have pounced on the food and started eating using their hands.
They didn’t eat much for lunch. After an afternoon, they were so hungry that they only had gastric juices left in their belly. If they didn’t eat now, they would have to swallow the gastric juices in their mouths.
“A nest of hungry wolves?” Xiaoguo was shocked by their reaction. They look like they were going to transform into wolves if she had arrived a little bit later.
“Mother, hurry up. We’re so hungry…”
Zhuang Zhuang raised his arm, then dropped it heavily to show that he had no strength.
Xiaoguo laughed sheepishly. “Sorry, sorry…”
Two large trays of food were placed neatly on the table. Jiang Danhe couldn’t bear to see Xiaoguo start getting busy again, so he forced her to sit down while he laid out the food on the table.
Li Shouji and the kids were absolutely starving. They stared at the food with bowls and chopsticks in hand, waiting for dinner to start.
Xiaoguo picked up her chopsticks and looked at the busy Jiang Danhe. Her heart was filled with warmth. From what she could see, he had the looks of a virtuous husband and father.
Just as Xiaoguo was feeling amused by her thoughts, Jiang Danhe had already announced the start of dinner.
In an instant, Xiaoguo was almost blinded by the flurry of chopsticks picking up food in front of her. This speed was actually possible in real life. As expected, television is inspired by reality.
With a bowl and chopsticks in her hands, Xiaoguo looked at Jiang Danhe. She could barely hide the surprise in her eyes. Seeing the speed at which the dishes were going down, the two of them quickly joined in.
Halfway through the meal, an unexpected person came.
This was the first time Xiaoguo had seen him in private since she arrived.
As soon as Shao Zhan entered, he wrinkled his nose and sniffed for a long time. After confirming that this was the place, he quickly walked forward and found a stool to sit on. He fished out a bowl and chopsticks from his arms and filled the rice and dishes for himself in one go.
“Don’t mind me. Go ahead and eat.”
Although Shao Zhan was eating in a hurry, he still looked poised. The upbringing in his bones was unmissable.
There was a series of garbled words in between. None of them understood what it meant, but they understood the gist of it. To put it bluntly, a freeloader had come to join them for dinner.
The few of them couldn’t help but look disgusted. Reality was slapping them hard in their faces.
There was enough food initially, but with the addition of a certain person, the portions seemed to be getting smaller. The men suddenly felt an impending sense of doom and their eyes got busy. The air was burning with tension, and the chopsticks started moving faster.
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Fortunately, Xiaoguo was already feeling full. After telling them to enjoy their meal, she quickly left the “battleground”.
That place was a hotbed for trouble, so she had to leave as soon as possible. What happened after that was proof of her clairvoyance…
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