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Chapter 118 Someone is knocking on the door!
The matter has been clarified; the rumors originated from Zhai Hua and Tian Guihua.
Although Tian Guihua insisted that it was Zhai Hua who said it, the problem is that the comrades here basically believed what Tian Guihua said.
Besides, Zhao Yue has been a leader for half her life, is she so easily fooled?
"Alright, do you really think I don't know what you were planning from the beginning? There were too many people before, so I didn't say anything outright to save you face. Don't think that Xiao Ye is easy to bully! Aren't you just trying to use this public opinion offensive to force Xiao Ye to treat you to a meal?"
When their words were spoken, both Tian Guihua and Chuohua looked visibly displeased.
But who can blame them when they're in the wrong?
“If something is wrong, it is wrong. You will come with me to apologize to Comrade Ye Nuan in a little while. She doesn’t mean to make things difficult for you. She just wants to clarify this rumor and doesn’t require you to pay compensation. She’s already being very generous.”
Zhai Hua pouted; even if she were asked to pay, she wouldn't.
But I can't say that.
Zhao Yue wasn't a leader here, nor was she from the Women's Federation, so she just wanted to resolve the matter without making a big fuss. After all, everyone's men were comrades-in-arms, and they might even go to the battlefield together in the future. She couldn't let some trivial matters create further discord.
Zhai Hua and Tian Guihua went to Ye Nuan's house together. At that time, Ye Nuan was sitting in the yard picking vegetables. When she saw them coming, she roughly guessed what it was about.
Ye Nuan hadn't expected Zhao Yue to be so capable.
What I mentioned yesterday was found out today. That's incredibly efficient!
"I'm sorry, Comrade Ye Nuan, I misspoke. Please forgive me."
With Zhao Yue around, Zhai Hua had no choice but to bow her head.
But this is only temporary.
Ye Nuan smiled and said it was nothing. Once she made that gesture, Zhao Yue felt that her mission was accomplished.
When Chuohua left the Gu family, she began to secretly think about how to get back at them for what she had done today.
Ye Nuan stopped Zhao Yue: "Auntie, thank you for today. There's something else I need you to tell Leader Jiang when we get back."
"Go ahead," Zhao Yue said, feeling as if she were omnipotent.
"Well, I'm off this weekend, and I just heard Gu Hanchuan say he has no plans for the weekend, so I thought I'd invite a few leaders over for lunch this weekend to thank everyone for their care and support over the years."
Zhao Yue asked, "You just clarified the rumors that you were treating people to dinner, and now you're treating your boss to dinner this weekend?"
"This was originally planned with Gu Hanchuan a long time ago. Actually, we should have invited him as soon as we got back, but it was delayed because of Huang Sisi's incident. I asked Gu Hanchuan, and he said that he had also eaten at your house before. Now that we're married, we should let you and Uncle Jiang try my cooking!"
Ye Nuan automatically started addressing her superior as "Uncle," which made Zhao Yue very happy.
“Okay, I’m free this weekend anyway, I’ll come over early to help you out.”
"No need, no need! Just come over when it's mealtime. There aren't many dishes, I can manage by myself. Besides, my cousin Huili is here. The kitchen is only so big, there won't be enough room for more people."
These are just polite words.
When Zhao Yue left, she was given a few loofahs.
Since it's not something too valuable, and Zhao Yue's family doesn't grow this, it would be perfect to take it home and stir-fry it for dinner.
Ye Nuan started preparing two days in advance.
Her space has meat and vegetables, but she can't completely avoid buying them from outside.
Ye Nuan is so clever. When she got off the bus after work, she was carrying a basket with vegetables and meat that she had taken out of her spatial storage. Since no one else knew, if anyone asked, she would just say that there were more varieties in the city, so it would be easier to choose.
Song Huili came over directly after getting off work on Saturday.
Song Huili wasn't working on Sunday, so she could help with the cooking.
Ye Nuan had prepared everything she needed in advance, except for meat. She specifically gave Song Huili money and coupons so she could buy it at the supply station.
Other meats, such as chickens and rabbits, are raised in the yard and are readily available!
Early in the morning, Ye Nuan asked Gu Hanchuan to kill a chicken and skin a rabbit, while she went to prepare other side dishes and seasonings.
Ye Nuan heard that Jiang Yongzhou and Zhao Yue were both from Sichuan Province, so she planned to make a spicy rabbit dish. Considering that everyone has different tastes, she tried to use less spicy chili peppers.
As for the chicken, she thought of stewing it directly, and since she had a lot of dried mushrooms, this dish would be more in line with the general public's taste.
Gu Hanchuan invited Han Jinzhong, Jiang Yongzhou, Hao Dahai, and Zheng Fu from next door to come over for dinner. Of course, he also invited them to bring their families, no matter how many children they had, to make it lively!
Ye Nuan also specially invited Dr. Li from the clinic and Director Su, her direct supervisor at her hospital.
Based on this calculation, it should only take up two tables.
Ye Nuan's family has one round table, and another table of people can sit at the coffee table in the living room to eat, so all they need to do is borrow a few more chairs.
Ye Nuan started stewing the chicken at 8:30, and then took out a piece of pork belly from her space, cut it into three-centimeter square pieces, and stewed it in a clay pot as well.
The braised pork was stewing on a coal stove next to it. The fire wasn't too big, so it simmered for two hours, allowing the sauce to penetrate and the meat to become flavorful.
Around 11 o'clock, Ye Nuan took the chicken out, covered it with a lid, and placed it in a corner of the stove so it wouldn't get too cold.
There were loofahs and some green vegetables growing in the yard, enough to cook two vegetarian dishes. Ye Nuan asked Song Huili to start the fire and steam a large pot of rice first.
The rice is first rinsed in water before being steamed.
After steaming, pour all the rice into a clean aluminum pot, cover it, and serve it after you've finished cooking the other dishes.
Xiang Lan and Zhao Yue couldn't be of much help either; by the time they arrived, the two women had already finished all the tasks.
It was Xiang Lan who spotted it and helped peel a few cloves of garlic; otherwise, I really wouldn't know what to do.
Han Jinzhong's wife, Jiang Hongying, also came with her grandson. Before they even entered the courtyard, they could smell the fragrant aroma.
Zhao Yue stood at the kitchen door, watching Ye Nuan work efficiently. She thought that any man who wasn't stupid would choose a girl like Ye Nuan. Who would be stupid enough to choose someone like Huang Sisi, who couldn't tell right from wrong, as a wife?
Xiang Lan and Zhao Yue helped set out the bowls and chopsticks, and then the dishes were brought into the living room one by one.
When the dishes of garlic-flavored greens, ginger-flavored loofah, and scrambled eggs with tomatoes were served, everyone was amazed at Ye Nuan's skill; even ordinary vegetarian dishes looked so delicious.
When the dishes of stewed old hen with mushrooms, spicy stir-fried rabbit, stir-fried dried green beans with pork belly, and braised pork were served, Han Jinzhong began to drool.
Just as Ye Nuan placed the last dish of sauerkraut fish on the table, she heard someone knocking on the door outside.
Ye Nuan heard that the person calling her outside was probably her sister-in-law, but her expression remained unchanged: "I'll go check on her, you guys eat first."