Kong Lingyu packed up his laptop and ran away with his bag on his back. Li Mu sent him out. When he came back, Zhao Ziqiu had already started to open the foam box in the kitchen. There were twenty hairy crabs neatly placed inside. They were very big. Everyone was still spitting bubbles, and no one died.
Li Mu's family is close to the sea, and he usually eats a lot of seafood. However, his family does not have hairy crabs, which are found in freshwater lakes, and he rarely eats them. How to make them is his biggest concern.
Zhao Ziqiu said: "I will buy a toothbrush later and come back to brush them clean, then steam them in a steamer. They will be delicious when dipped in the prepared juice."
Li Mu nodded: "Since you sound very professional, I won't care about this stall. I'm just waiting to eat."
Zhao Ziqiu said with a smile: "I wasn't planning on letting you do it at first. You go to the supermarket with me, and I'll do whatever you need to do when you come back."
Li Mu asked: "Do you often do housework at home?"
Zhao Ziqiu said: "Not very often."
But I thought in my heart, I have never cooked before. My mother rarely cooks at home, and my aunt usually does it.
Li Mu asked again: "Have you ever cooked crabs before?"
Zhao Ziqiu felt that Li Mu seemed to have concerns about his cooking, so he said, "Oh, don't worry, I won't eat you up."
Li Mu smiled and said, "I'm not worried about eating it bad or anything, the main thing is that these crabs look pretty good, don't waste them."
Zhao Ziqiu wrinkled his nose and puffed out his chest and said, "Don't look down on me. I'll let you see my strength later."
Zhao Ziqiu's special posture made Li Mu involuntarily look down at the curves of her chest, and sighed secretly in his heart. As expected, those who are favored are confident. Such a figure is enough to make those women who are still working hard to enlarge their breasts envious and jealous.
The economic development of Yanjing in 2001 was also very average. Take supermarkets as an example. Wal-Mart has not yet entered the market. Although Carrefour already has one, the number of stores is seriously insufficient. There is only one real comprehensive supermarket within a few kilometers of Renmin University, Hualian Supermarket. The area is not that big, just one floor.
Li Mu and Zhao Ziqiu took a taxi to Hualian Supermarket. After entering the supermarket, Zhao Ziqiu sent text messages while walking to the area selling seasonings.
She wants to send a text message to her mother to ask what exactly is required for dipping the hairy crabs and whether there is anything particular about it.
The hairy crabs themselves are easy to cook, just clean them and steam them in a pot, but if the dipping sauce is not prepared well, the deliciousness will be greatly reduced.
Zhao Ziqiu's mother told her what she needed to make the dipping sauce in a text message, and also gave her some tips on how to mix it.
Zhao Ziqiu thanked her mother, and then happily started picking out various seasonings while holding her cell phone. The dipping sauces her mother sent her were a bit complicated, including rice wine, sesame oil, soy sauce, vinegar, white sugar, onions, ginger, and garlic, but the more complicated they became, The more reliable it seemed to Zhao Ziqi, so she prepared a complete set of materials exactly as her mother said.
Li Mu followed beside him carrying a shopping basket and did his best to start the business.
At this time, Zhao's mother, who was far away in Hangzhou, was thinking about her own little thoughts.
Zhao Ziqiu's father's driver delivered the hairy crabs at around eleven o'clock. Now his daughter is asking how to make the sauce for the hairy crabs. She must be ready to do it. The hairy crabs still need to be processed. Where will the daughter go to make it and who will she go with? her concerns.
So she sent a message to Zhao Ziqiu: "Daughter, where are you going to make crabs?"
Zhao Ziqiu replied conveniently: "I went to the Asian Games Village, and the dormitory is not convenient."
"Are you going by yourself or with your classmates?"
"Jingyi and I don't want to bring our classmates here for fear of others thinking too much."
The Jingyi mentioned in Zhao Ziqiu's text message is her childhood sweetheart. They were classmates in junior high school and high school. They are now studying at Yanjing Film Academy. The two have a good relationship and know each other well. Her daughter doesn't want her classmates to know too much about the family. Therefore, Mother Zhao did not have the slightest doubt in her words. She just told her to pay attention to safety when using gas, and then did not talk to her again.
Mother Zhao, who is far away in Hangzhou, can't help but think of the young man she met in Yanjing a few days ago. When she thinks of him, Mother Zhao feels that he is a perfect match for her daughter, no matter in terms of temperament, appearance, study, family background, and My daughter is a perfect match, but my daughter is still young, so I am not suitable to say such things directly.
The more she thought about it, the more Zhao's mother wanted to create some opportunities for the two of them, so she called the boy.
"Jiahui, I am your Aunt Song."
"Hello Aunt Song."
"Hello, auntie is calling to ask what you are doing now? Have you eaten?"
"I haven't eaten yet. I went out to help my dad do some things today. I was just about to go back."
"Is the matter done?"
"It's done, Aunt Song."
"Well, I sent someone to deliver some hairy crabs to Ziqiu this morning. She has loved eating this since she was a child. Not only was it delivered to her, she couldn't wait to cook it herself. Auntie thinks that if you have nothing to do, you might as well go Look at her at the Asian Games Village. She and one of her high school classmates are the only ones there. They have to get gas for cooking, and my aunt is not worried."
The other party was stunned for a moment and then said, "Don't worry, Aunt Song. I'll call Ziqiu later and ask her if she needs help."
"Don't ask." Zhao's mother said: "Zi Qiu has a bad temper. Why don't you go directly to the Asian Games Village? Anyway, you went there last time when you picked us up at the airport. You should still remember the place, right?"
"Uh, remember..."
"Just remember, then Auntie won't bother you."
As soon as the phone was hung up, Zhao Ziqiu's father happened to pass by and asked curiously: "Honey, who are you calling?"
"Jiahui." Mother Zhao smiled slightly, briefly explained the matter, and then added: "You said it would be great if our Ziqiu and Jiahui could get together. They are both talented and well-matched."
Father Zhao shook his head: "The only thing we can do about this kind of thing is to let the two children get to know each other. As for other things, it's best not to say anything else, lest Ziqiu will be upset. Don't look at your daughter who is usually laughing and joking, but she actually has an idea in her heart. very."
Zhao's mother said: "Jiahui's child is indeed very good. I'm not saying that I want my child to fall in love too early. The main reason is that it is not easy to meet such a suitable person in all aspects. As a mother, I have to find a way to give him a child first." My daughter has reserved it so that the children can have more contact with each other so that they can have each other in their hearts, and we don’t have to worry about the rest, right?"
Father Zhao said calmly: "The two of us must formulate a unified policy for our daughter's future life events."
"What unified policy?"
Dad Zhao said: "First of all, we cannot directly encourage our daughter to start a relationship as soon as she is a freshman. Therefore, we can only guide her and Jiahui and not force her."
"anything else?"
"The other thing is to give our daughter a certain amount of respect. If she makes her own choice in the future, even if it goes against our wishes, we must maintain the basic principle of respecting our daughter."
Zhao's mother said: "You definitely can't just follow her for this kind of thing. Otherwise, if she really finds someone with the wrong background and the wrong household, what will she do in the future?"
Father Zhao said nonchalantly: "Look for whatever you like. It doesn't matter if you don't marry him or not. If the other party's conditions are better than ours, I will do my best to prepare my daughter's future dowry and try not to let her get married." When I go to my mother-in-law's house, I will be looked down upon; if the conditions of the other party are not as good as ours, I don't have a problem with my daughter as long as she likes her. At worst, I will raise them both together."
"Speaking freely and freely, don't look at how many parents are like you?"
Father Zhao waved his hand helplessly and said, "Okay, don't talk about these things. Let's wait until later. I have a social event at noon and won't eat at home."
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Zhao Ziqiu bought all the things he needed to prepare the dipping sauce in the supermarket. Li Mu carried the basket and went with her to the kitchen supplies to pick out a dual-purpose steamer.
When they were done, Zhao Ziqiu and Li Mu returned to Yucheng Garden. As soon as they entered, Zhao Ziqiu hurried to the kitchen and started cleaning the crabs with a newly bought toothbrush. At the same time, he cleaned the steamer and the water was slowly boiling on the seat.
Li Mu originally wanted to help, but Zhao Ziqiu said he was unwilling, so Li Mu simply leaned on the kitchen door frame and watched Zhao Ziqiu busy himself.
Most men don't like to do housework, and Li Mu is no exception. The more men who don't like to do housework, the easier it is to be captured by women who do housework. Just like Li Mu now, watching a man busy Zhao Ziqiu's affection for her has unknowingly risen to a new level.
At this time, an imported Mercedes-Benz S-Class drove into the villa area of Zhao Ziqiu's family near the Asian Games Village. The other party drove the car to the door of Zhao Ziqiu's house, and then got out of the car and rang the doorbell for a long time. Strangely, the doorbell was ringing for a long time. , no one paid any attention to me.
Didn't it mean that Zhao Ziqiu and her little boy were cooking hairy crabs here? I even brought a few sets of crab removal tools, so how could there be no one here
Mother Zhao was quite surprised when she received his call. How come no one answered in the villa? Could it be that something happened to the two girls? Nervously, she immediately called Zhao Ziqiu.
Zhao Ziqiu was busy in the kitchen. His cell phone was hanging in his coat pocket at the entrance. After it rang for a long time, Li Mu noticed the abnormality first. He walked to the living room and found that it was Zhao Ziqiu's cell phone ringing, so he took it out of her coat pocket. Come out and send it over quickly.
Zhao Ziqiu pressed the answer button almost when the last ring rang, and then immediately heard his mother on the other end of the phone nervously asking: "Ziqiu, is nothing wrong with you?"
"It's okay." Zhao Ziqiu asked in surprise: "What's wrong?"
"Then..." Zhao's mother was about to ask why she didn't open the door for Jiahui since everything was fine, but she quickly put it back subconsciously and asked pretending to be calm: "Have you and Jingyi gone to the Asian Games Village?"
"We're here." Zhao Ziqiu said with a hint of guilt: "I'm washing the crabs."
Zhao's mother was confused and said, "Where is Jingyi? Mom hasn't seen her for a long time, please say a few words to her."
"Well, Jingyi is in the bathroom..."
"Oh, that's okay, you go ahead and get busy. Mom hangs up first." Mother Zhao's heart skipped a beat, and she understood immediately. She knew her daughter was lying, but she didn't reveal it on the phone.
(End of chapter)