"It's almost time, you can start cooking now," Gu Wancheng said, glancing at the time.
"What are we doing at noon?" Xu Xiashi asked.
"Stir-fried cabbage, cola chicken wings, pork and tofu soup, and sweet and sour pork ribs."
"OK, I'll go get the ingredients and wash the vegetables." Gu Wancheng got up and walked towards the production crew.
Xu Xiashi nodded, thought for a moment, and nudged Jian Yue: " Xiao Jian, you help Yi'an. I'll go call Jiang Yu out, then I'll go pick the vegetables. Brother Zhao, why don't you go help Wancheng?"
Zhao Chengyu: "Hmm."
Jian Yue was stunned, momentarily unable to react. Why him?
Chu Yi'an knew what she was thinking, and gently smiled, "Let's go, come and help me."
Jian Yue wasn't keen on going, but Chu Yi'an innocently said, "They have other things to do."
It means that only you can assist me now.
The Jian Yue felt wrong, but there was no point in refuting it.
Gu Wancheng went to the production crew to get the food she needed for lunch, but they told her to fetch it herself and not to use any containers. That was great! Gu Wancheng wished she had more hands when she was getting it, as two hands were simply not enough.
So Gu Wancheng had trouble tidying up, so he asked the photographer to help put the ingredients on top. In the end, he carried a bunch of ingredients back, and because the tofu was fragile, he put it on top.
Zhao Chengyu's pupils dilated as he saw that the upper body was completely blocked, and he quickly stepped forward to help him share some of the burden.
"You can actually take that much?" Zhao Chengyu asked incredulously.
"They told us to take what we could, as much as we could, but we couldn't use anything to carry it. That's all we could do." Gu Wancheng finally managed to see the road ahead and let out a soft sigh of relief.
"I'll go get them tonight. Can I bring them all?"
After saying that, the photographer quietly added, "Only one person can go get it."
Gu Wancheng and the other woman both sighed with regret.
Jiang Yu was so caught up in her complicated emotions that she didn't have time to work.
The knocking at the door startled him awake. He opened the door and saw Xu Xiashi standing outside.
Seeing him come out, Xu Xiashi said casually, "It's time to prepare lunch. Come out and help pick the vegetables."
Jiang Yu was silent for a moment, then followed her out.
Xu Xiashi gave him a strange look. What was going on? This reaction was strange.
" Sister Xiashi, you can tear the cabbage first, it's already washed." Gu Wancheng waved the cabbage vigorously.
Before Xu Xiashi could even make a move, Jiang Yu sat down without a word, picked up the cabbage, and began tearing it into pieces.
Gu Wancheng: "?" Little friend, do you have a lot of questions?
Gu Wancheng looked at Xu Xiashi questioningly, but Xu Xiashi shook her head; she didn't know what was going on either.
[He's alright when he's not talking, but the moment he speaks, his sanctimonious, hypocritical attitude is overwhelming. Keep it up.]
Did he take the wrong medicine?
[As long as he doesn't cause trouble, he can do whatever he wants. (smiling emoji)]
She couldn't understand why he had suddenly changed, but Gu Wancheng didn't dwell on it too much. Jiang Yu wasn't worth her wasting her time on.
After washing all the vegetables, Gu Wancheng stood up and stretched, making a crackling sound as she did so.
Zhao Chengyu said, " Wancheng, you're a bit out of shape."
Gu Wancheng nodded. "Training? Impossible, never in this life, but definitely in the next."
"Oh no, the garlic hasn't been peeled yet." Xu Xiashi slapped her thigh suddenly, quickly found the garlic, and generously shared a few with everyone present.
Gu Wancheng of garlic and started peeling it. Suddenly, she remembered something and asked, "Do you eat raw garlic?"
Jiang Yu remained silent, but for a moment her expression showed disdain.
While peeling garlic, Xu Xiashi replied, "Raw garlic is alright, it's edible too."
"Doesn't Sister Xiashi think it's too spicy?" Gu Wancheng asked curiously.
"It's alright, it's within acceptable limits," Xu Xiashi said.
Zhao Chengyu shook his head. "Raw is out of the question, but soy sauce soaked in it is fine."
" Brother Zhao, you actually like pickled foods too? Do you like pickled bell peppers?"
"I've never eaten five-color peppers before. Are they colorful peppers?"
"Pretty much, they're very small, like little lanterns, and they're delicious."
"I'll buy some and try it when I get back," Zhao Chengyu said.
After chatting for a bit, the garlic was peeled, and over there they had already rinsed the rice and started cooking, and were cutting the meat.
Jian Yue has never cut meat, except for steak, especially raw meat.
The raw meat was soft, Jian Yue I frantically tried to cut it into even pieces, but the reality was far from my ideal.
Finally, he stared at the pieces of meat on the cutting board, varying in size and thickness, and fell into a deep silence.
Chu Yi'an came over and took a look, then comforted him, "It's alright, just cut the thicker pieces a little more."
She nodded Jian Yue and did as instructed.
Chu Yi'an first made sweet and sour pork ribs, which looked and smelled delicious, and was sprinkled with some white sesame seeds, making it very appetizing.
"I smell something delicious!" Chaochao strained her nose to inhale the fragrance in the air.
Tongtong took a closer sniff, then her eyes lit up. "Brother is making sweet and sour pork ribs!"
Zuozuo: "Let's go take a look!"
So they marched in a large group towards Chu Yi'an's location.
"Brother, are you making sweet and sour pork ribs?" Tongtong asked eagerly as soon as they arrived.
Chu Yi'an nodded. "It's ready, but we can't eat it yet."
Chaochao patted her stomach. "We're just looking, we won't eat it."
Seeing the little ones practically drooling, he twitched his lips. Really? He didn't believe it.
Jian Yue chuckled, picked up the plate, and their eyes followed his movement.
They watched helplessly as Jian Yue placed the plates in front of Gu Wancheng and the others.
Gu Wancheng looked at him with a puzzled expression.
Jian Yue: "Make sure to keep a close eye on our food, or some little glutton might try to steal some."
Gu Wancheng shifted her gaze to the few little tails behind him and immediately understood.
"Don't worry, we'll keep an eye on things."
Jian Yue nodded and went to assist Chu Yi'an.
The little ones didn't follow him; they lay on the table, gazing longingly at the plate of sweet and sour pork ribs.
Zhao Chengyu: "Stop looking, your mouth is watering, we'll be eating soon."
The little ones simultaneously covered their mouths, finding no suspicious water stains, and glared angrily at Zhao Chengyu.
After teasing them, Zhao Chengyu laughed heartily.
Looking at Chaochao's greedy little face, Gu Wancheng laughed and said, "It's like you haven't eaten for three days, you're so hungry."
Chaochao retorted, "Of course we need to eat more good food, otherwise what will we do when we can't eat it anymore?"
Don't worry, you can eat this for decades to come.
"Mom, when can we eat?"
"It'll be ready soon, just wait a little longer."
Then they continued to lie on the table, staring at the plate of sweet and sour pork ribs, quenching their thirst with mere longing.
[How pitiful, let's give the child a piece.]
Honestly, that plate of sweet and sour pork ribs looked really appetizing.
[ Brother Jian got a good deal.]