"Mei Xiang is teaching in No. 1 Middle School now?"
Ji Qingming picked up the teacup on the coffee table, looked at Meixiang and asked, while leaving the tea leaves aside, Yang Yuqin went to the kitchen to wash the fruits. Before Meixiang came, she bought grapes, loquats and a big watermelon.
"Yes uncle, I just graduated in June."
Mei Xiang was sitting very upright, with her legs close together, her hands naturally hanging on her thighs, she looked obedient with a hint of nervousness.
Li Qingming nodded, put the tea cup back on the tea table, and smiled at Meixiang, "It's good for a lesbian to be a teacher, the job is stable, and the work itself is very meaningful. Comrade Stalin once said that a teacher is an engineer of the human soul." , It can be seen that this profession has a very profound impact on people.”
Mei Xiang listened very seriously, with bright eyes, like a primary school student listening to a teacher's lecture, nodding her head in agreement from time to time, which amused Ji Zhenfeng.
He now finds that his girlfriend is like a treasure box, with various faces, sometimes like a cute cat, sometimes dancing fiercely with its paws, and sometimes so silly that people can't help but want to tease , but what is more in my heart is love, and I think she is so cute and pleasing to the eye.
"Dad, you said this mainly to praise Mom, right? Mom has been a teacher all her life, and the peaches and plums are full of fragrance."
Yang Yuqin came out of the kitchen with a fruit plate and put it in front of Mei Xiang. She heard what her husband and son said in the kitchen, and knew that his son was deliberately teasing her.
She sat down and said, "What's the matter with being a teacher? Being a lesbian teacher can not only teach and educate people, but also take care of the family. Didn't I bring you up little by little from childhood to adulthood, and go to school behind your back? I go to class, you little ones are sitting in the wooden basin, and the big ones are catching bugs and pulling bark on the school playground, your dad is so busy with work, it’s good to be at home two days a month, and I can’t control you at all.”
Ji Qingming nodded as he listened, "Yes, our family is mainly due to your mother, and I admit it and am very grateful."
Yang Yuqin glanced at her husband, and said angrily, "You said this reluctantly, why, I made a mistake, and I feel unconvinced?"
Ji Qingming waved his hands again and again, "No, absolutely not. I will always recognize your selfless dedication to this family from the bottom of my heart, and I will always recognize any word you say."
The relationship between the two of them has always been very harmonious, and they would quarrel from time to time. This is the way they got along with each other for decades, but Mei Xiang was taken aback. In her opinion, Ji Zhenfeng's parents were both high-level intellectuals, so it should be that This kind of talk is very polite, very stylish, and makes people feel a sense of distance. I didn't expect that they would quarrel and bicker. They are no different from ordinary people, and the sense of intimacy in their hearts comes up all at once.
Yang Yuqin felt embarrassed after "arguing" with her husband, so she patted Mei Xiang's hand and said, "Mei Xiang, don't mind, that's how we quarrel."
Pointing to the fruit plate on the table, she said, "Don't just sit around, eat fruit. I just washed these grapes, and this loquat, which is sweet, and so is watermelon. You can eat whatever you like, thousands of dollars." Don't be restrained."
Mei Xiang responded with a smile, "Thank you, Auntie."
She took a grape and put it in her mouth, and Yang Yuqin looked at Meixiang with a smile on her face, eating something like a little squirrel, making people like it when they see it.
"Your family will support your relationship with Zhenfeng, right?"
Yang Yuqin also took a loquat and peeled it, chatting with Meixiang while eating.
"They all respect my opinion, I think it's good, so I must find someone who treats me well, can talk to me, and respects me for a lifetime."
This answer made Yang Yuqin a little surprised. After all, families with such awareness are still rare.
"Your family's idea is right. It's very important for two people to live together. I've seen many families. The couple either have nothing to say or quarrel every day. The good life is a mess. I'm quite disgusted with this."
So after the eldest son got married, the daughter-in-law was not close to him, and she was free to move out if she wanted to live. She didn't talk speculatively, what could you do if people didn't treat you like a mother and treated you like an outsider? If you don't like it, it's better to stay far away, and just make a decent face.
Anyway, the old couple have wages and savings, and they can take care of themselves. They don't know if they can use their daughter-in-law's day in this life, so they don't make trouble for themselves. Is it possible that they still have to live according to the face of their daughter-in-law
"How many people are there in your family? Do they all live together?"
Mei Xiang shook her head, "When I was in my hometown, my parents lived with my eldest brother and sister-in-law, and my second brother lived in the yard next door. After going to the provincial capital to go to school, we lived together."
"Yes, I heard from Zhenfeng that there are four college students in your family."
Meixiang smiled modestly and explained, "Strictly speaking, I am not a college student. I studied a junior college and graduated after one and a half years of study. My elder brother and the others are serious college students."
"I know the school you went to. It was established by the Provincial Education Bureau of our provincial government in order to cultivate educational talents. The admission score was not low that year. I remember 240 points to get in."
"The teacher in charge of admissions came to our home to mobilize, and I thought it was very suitable, so I went."
"That's right, so don't belittle yourself, it's not easy to go to this school."
"I heard from Zhenfeng that your sister opened a restaurant?"
"It's just opened, and the business is very good. Uncles and aunts can also go there if they have time."
"If there is a chance, I will definitely go."
After chatting for a while, Yang Yuqin started to prepare dinner. Meixiang was too embarrassed to sit down, so she also went to the kitchen to help her.
"Zhenfeng said that your cooking is delicious, let's forget about it today, it's your first time here, next time, I'll try your cooking too."
"He was praising me. What I cook is not so delicious."
"Is it delicious? I'll know next time I try it."
"Then... how about I make a dish for my uncle and aunt today?"
"Okay, the ingredients are here, you see what you want to do."
Meixiang saw a large piece of pork belly in the kitchen, so she thought of braised lion's head. She learned from her sister-in-law, and her sister-in-law said that her lion's head was very authentic.
"Do uncles and aunts like meatballs? I can make lion heads, or braised pork."
"Oh, that's a big dish. Okay, you can make lion's head. Both Zhenfeng and his father like it."
Mei Xiang nodded and hummed, picked up the pork belly and cut off half a piece, then began to clean and chop the meat.
The sound of thud, thud, thud came from the kitchen, and Ji Zhenfeng couldn't hold back to look at it.
"Mr. Zhao, are you going to show off today?"
"I'm fine if I'm free, I'll make a lion's head for my uncle and aunt to taste."
"Let me chop the meat for you."
"No, I'll do it myself."
"It's okay, you ask him to help, don't just wait for food, gay men also have to help with housework."
Then Meixiang handed the kitchen knife to Ji Zhenfeng.
While Ji Zhenfeng was chopping meat, Meixiang took the time to prepare the ingredients for the lion's head, green onions, minced ginger, eggs, cornstarch and various seasonings.
After Ji Zhenfeng chopped the meat, Meixiang put the minced meat into a clean basin, added salt, monosodium glutamate, cooking wine, scallion and ginger and stirred vigorously, then added water, eggs, and starch, stirred evenly, and marinated for about 20 minutes .
Heat the oil in a hot pan until it is 60% to 70% hot, roll the meat stuffing into small fist-sized meat balls, fry in the hot oil until golden and control the oil, remove and set aside.
Put the oil in the hot pan, add the big ingredients and sauté until fragrant, then add oyster sauce and sauté until fragrant, then add water, salt, monosodium glutamate, sugar, dark soy sauce, chicken powder, pepper and bring to a boil over high heat, and finally put the fried lion head on medium heat After 20 minutes of stewing, a braised lion's head in braised sauce is ready.
"It was made by Meixiang."
"It's beautifully done. I didn't expect Meixiang to have such a skill."
"No, it's easy to cook. You can see that you are skilled. No wonder your sister runs a restaurant."
Ji Zhenfeng got one for his father first, then Yang Yuqin and Mei Xiang, and finally it was his turn.
"Well, the taste is good, the meat is tender and not greasy. This skill is already comparable to that of the head chef of a state-run restaurant."
"We really don't eat this much. It's too delicate. Anyway, I don't know how to do it."
"I learned this from my sister-in-law. She is very good at cooking. You can make many dishes just by looking at them."
"I always hear you talking about your sister-in-law. I'll see you later. She must be a particularly outstanding young man."
Mei Xiang nodded, "My sister-in-law is very good, she taught me many things."
"This is marrying a wife and marrying a virtuous person. So, your uncle and I also hope that you and Zhenfeng can settle down soon. He is not young. We didn't meet the right one before and we didn't push him too much. Now that we meet When it’s appropriate, you should hurry up.”
Meixiang looked at Ji Zhenfeng shyly, he was smiling happily.
After the meal, Meixiang wanted to help Yang Yuqin clean up the table and chopsticks, but Yang Yuqin refused to let her go.
"You go sit down and have a rest, talk to your uncle for a while, I can do this very quickly."
Meixiang had no choice but to sit back in the living room.
"Meixiang, tell your parents when you get back. Zhenfeng's mother and I will come to visit your family after a while."
The meaning of official visit is naturally the meaning of finalization. Meixiang's heart skipped a beat, a little happy, but also a little flustered. Sitting next to Meixiang, Ji Zhenfeng secretly held Meixiang's hand, felt the wetness of Meixiang's palm, and rubbed her. palm.
"Well, okay, I'll tell you when I get back."
Yang Yuqin entered the room after tidying up the kitchen, and came out with a red envelope in her hand.
"Meixiang, it's the first time you come to the door. Normally, your uncle and I will give red envelopes. You accept this, it's a little kindness from your uncle and me."
Mei Xiang hurriedly stood up and refused, "Auntie, I can't accept this."
Blind dates in rural areas are arranged quickly by both parties, and the parents of both parties clearly discuss the bride price meeting ceremony. It is rare to call it a free love situation like Mei Xiang, so Mei Xiang really does not know this custom, nor does she know the money. To accept or not to accept.
"Be obedient, this is our rule as elders, it is inappropriate not to accept it."
Ji Zhenfeng also said, "My parents gave it to you, so you can accept it."
"Then... thank you, uncle and aunt."
It was getting late, Meixiang said goodbye and left, Yang Yuqin brought a basket of grapes for Meixiang to take back, saying that it was sent by a student and could not be bought locally.
Ji Zhenfeng sent Meixiang back to the restaurant. On the way, he held the grapes in one hand and Meixiang in the other, feeling very happy.
"That's great, we can settle down soon."
Meixiang curled her lips and smiled in the dark. All the worries before coming here no longer exist. She feels that she is very lucky. She was admitted to university, got a good job, and met a good man like Ji Zhenfeng.
His parents were kind and sensible, and they didn't underestimate her because she was a rural girl, but took good care of her.
Sure enough, as my sister-in-law said, "If you are fragrant, butterflies will come." After working hard, everything is developing in a good direction