I can’t bring myself to call Zhuo Yunan about the recipe, I need some face. Besides, Zhuo Yunan might not be willing to teach it. There’s no need to guess, if I called him, he would definitely coldly reply: “Look it up online yourself.”
So after Lu Kuo got home, he told Ruan Ruan as soon as he walked in, “You can watch TV or read a book for a while, I’m going to cook.”
With a serious air, she began to examine the recipe intently after finishing her statement.
Ruan Ruan let out a hum, not even bothering to help. She went to sit on the sofa in the living room and turned on the TV, randomly picking a movie and watching it intently.
Occasionally hearing the sizzling sounds from the kitchen, she only smiled to herself but didn’t even turn her eyes.
Lu Kuo sat by the Zhongdao table, seriously studying the recipe:
First thaw the cured pork belly and rinse it clean. Then blanch it briefly in boiling water. Stir-fry in hot oil and then add boiling water to cover the pork belly. Simmer for half an hour. You can add carrots for color and flavor.
I understand every character, but what do they mean? What is “chao”?
Then I searched on Baidu for a long time, and was stumped.
A true hero can bend but not break, and when it’s time to make a call, one should do so.
Zuo Y uan was in the study of the Zuo family ancestral home, accompanying Shu Xiaonian in practicing calligraphy. When he received a call from Lu Kuo, he felt a little puzzled. Today at the Lu family, Lu Kuo didn’t even greet him before leaving, which made Old Master Lu quite angry. As soon as he heard his intention, Lu Kuo spoke first: “Don’t let me search online, I don’t understand.” He spoke with righteous indignation, acting like whoever had the reason was right.
“Zhuo Yu’an is a good-tempered person, he said: ‘Do you use Zhuo Yuan Technology’s system?’ ”
“Are you still human? You’re even advertising this?”
Just wanted to let you know that if you’re using a system from Zhuoyuan Technology, the display screen on your fridge has detailed …
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Lu Kuo didn’t mind. He swiped on the screen above the refrigerator for a long time, finally finding the video of the cured pork ribs, then followed the video and operated frantically, the cured pork ribs were finally in the pot, and the kitchen gradually filled with the aroma of cured pork ribs. He clapped his hands and gave himself a thumbs up, that’s all there was to it. The rice was also simple, just follow the video.
I have to say, Lu Kuo has a bit of talent. Making his first dish and it’s meat! It looks good and smells delicious too. So he’s full of excitement and calls out to the living room >>>
“Ruan Ruan, come here, dinner is ready.”
Ruannuan put down the movie and walked to the dining room. The pure white marble countertop was softly lit. Lu Kuo was wearing a light-colored shirt, rolling up his sleeves as he served the food. When he saw her come over, he smiled and said, “Come sit.”
He even has the image of a doting husband.
Ruan Ruan took chopsticks and a soup spoon from the disinfection cabinet beside her. But looking at the table, there was only one piece of cured meat, so she silently put the soup spoon back and sat down on the chair next to the table, waiting.
Lu Kuo filled her bowl with rice and placed it in front of her. He sat opposite her, even beaming with pride.
“Ruannuan, I think I’m pretty talented at cooking. I’m definitely not worse than a chef.”
Ruan Ruan nodded silently, and she didn’t know where his confidence came from.
Lu Kuo first clipped a piece of pure lean pork ribs onto her rice and said expectantly, “Have a taste.”
It truly looked delicious, with a beautiful color, enticing aroma, and appetizing appearance. Ruan Ruan, with eyes full of anticipation, picked up a rib and took a bite along with some rice.
Well, I guess she’s just not going to say anything.
“How is it? How does it compare to the private chef’s cooking? Is it better?” Lu Kuo didn’t miss a single detail on her face.
“Well, that’s great. You eat too.” Ruan Ruan put the biggest piece onto Lu Kuo’s rice and looked at him expectantly as he ate.
Lu Kuo took a bite and his face contorted. It was too salty, overwhelmingly so, like it could kill you. The pride he had just moments ago vanished completely.
“Stop eating, let’s go out to eat.” He reached out to take Ruanruan’s bowl.
Ruan Ruan protected her bowl tightly: “It’s really delicious, you should try it, a small bite of meat with a big mouthful of rice.”
She demonstrated first, taking a small bite of meat and then a big mouthful of rice. It actually smelled really good, after all, the smoked pork belly already had a delicious aroma.
Lu Kuo ate with doubt in his eyes, following her lead, taking small bites of meat and large scoops of rice.
He followed a video to make the cured pork, but the saltiness varies between households. He didn’t remove the original saltiness and added even more salt, it must be unbearably salty.
But Ruanruan really ate very deliciously. This was the first time in so many years that someone had made a meal especially for her, so she paired a piece of cured pork with two big bowls of rice and ate until she was full.
Lu Kuo saw that she was eating with relish, and he ate a lot too, finishing all the remaining rice.
After finishing his meal, he suddenly said to Ruan Ruan, “It’s okay that it wasn’t good this time. It means there’s still room for improvement, right?”
Ruan Ruan didn’t understand if he meant it figuratively or literally. She wasn’t going to ask him for clarification, so she simply pretended not to understand and nodded in agreement. “Then keep up the good work,” she said.
She found that not trying to guess his thoughts made her feel much more at ease and she no longer felt anxious or worried.
After chatting for a while, they each went back to their rooms to sleep. Lu Kuo wanted to give the master bedroom to…
She, the room has an independent bathroom, but Ruanruan refused. Before New Year’s Day, when he moved in, they lived here for two days. She slept in his master bedroom. Those two days, although there were occasional quarrels because of her work, most of the time was happy.
His room had a big bed, but when he slept, he still liked to hug her tightly from behind, burying his face in the nape of her neck, like they were squeezed together on a single bed in their college dorm.
She offered to sleep in the guest room.
Actually, the second bedroom also has an independent bathroom. However, because no one has lived in it for a long time, the water control system inside has broken down and hasn’t been repaired yet.
So, we can only use the bathroom outside the living room.
She went in and realized there were no toiletries inside. She hadn’t brought any herself, and all the toiletries were in Lu Kuo’s master bathroom.
Just as I was thinking, there came a knock at the door.
“Ruan Ruan, I put the shampoo and shower gel by the door. Please get them.”
Luckily, Ruan Ruan hadn’t taken off her clothes yet, so she quickly opened the door to get it. She thought he had left, but he was standing by the door, asking her seriously, “Do you need anything else? Facial cleanser? Body lotion?”
All the skincare products she had bought before were in his master bathroom.
She ran over. There were two toothbrush cups on the sink, blue and white. The white one was hers, along with all sorts of daily skincare products. She simply took them all down, ready to take them away.
Lu Kuo leaned against the door: “You sleep in this room, so you don’t have to move back and forth.”