Chapter 932 Aunt's Family Dinner (Two in One, Please Subscribe)
Chapter 932 Aunt's Family Dinner (Two in One, please subscribe!!!)
"Hmm? You have the final say in this family, right?" Aunt's voice floated from the kitchen, and uncle shrank his neck reflexively.
"Oh, uncle makes the decisions on big things, and aunt takes care of small things. Isn't it always like this at home? Uncle is happy that Eri is here, so let Eri drink with him." Lu Mingfei took the initiative to speak for his uncle, and did not forget to remind him, "Eri, you drink with uncle, but be careful, we have something to do in the afternoon!"
In fact, it was not because of something to do in the afternoon that Lu Mingfei did not let Eri drink, because Eri herself could not get drunk. The main reason was that Lu Mingfei was afraid that Eri would develop a bad habit of alcoholism, and with Eri's alcohol tolerance, Lu Mingfei was really afraid that she would get uncle drunk... But what his uncle said was true. It was Eri's first visit, so it was right for her to drink with the elders.
"Okay." Eri showed a look of satisfaction.
The family changed to new plates, glazed and carved. Lu Mingfei wore heat-insulating gloves and served dishes to the table. The original square tabletop was opened and turned into a large round table of 1.23 meters. Lu Mingze, who was concentrating on the computer in the room, was urged many times and finally came out reluctantly. The three members of the aunt's family and Lu Mingfei and Eri sat around the round table. There were white wine and drinks on the table. The dishes just out of the pot were steaming, and the atmosphere was like a festival.
"Since you have something to do in the afternoon, it's better to drink less." Uncle asked Eri tentatively, "How about two taels?"
"Two taels...how much?" Eri asked in a daze.
"Two taels is not much." The uncle was almost amused by this straightforward girl. He took out two mini wine glasses and compared the height of the rims. "That's about it."
"Ah." Eriyi said with a disappointed tone, "So little."
"Then drink more." The uncle laughed and said to Lu Mingfei, "Mingfei, your wife is really a drunkard."
"What do you mean by drunkard? Can she talk? She is obviously a pretty girl." The aunt glared at the uncle fiercely, and then smiled when she turned her head to look at Eriyi. "Your uncle is a bit of a crowd pleaser. Eriyi, don't pay attention to him. If you want to drink, drink. If you don't want to drink, no one will force you. There are not so many rules at home. Be free."
"I want to drink with my uncle." Eriyi held out the wine glass.
"Look, my niece-in-law is still like me. She is a wine lover at a young age. She will definitely be a heroine at the wine table in the future!" The uncle happily opened a bottle of Dream Blue Collector's Edition at home and filled his and Eriyi's glasses.
"Eat some food before drinking, or your stomach will get upset. Try aunt's cooking." Aunt pointed at the dishes on the table with chopsticks, "It's not very rich, just some home-cooked dishes, such as sweet and sour spare ribs, fish-flavored pork shreds, steamed mandarin fish, etc. I don't know if it suits your taste."
"Aunt is amazing." Eri looked at the colorful and fragrant dishes on the table and sighed sincerely.
Chinese food and Japanese food are essentially different. Although home-cooked dishes don't look as exquisite and gorgeous as the meals in Michelin-starred restaurants, the fragrance is definitely better than that, especially the meat that has been washed with soy sauce, oyster sauce and sugar, the fragrance is almost drilling into your nostrils.
"Not that great, I just know some home cooking, which is pretty good." Auntie couldn't help laughing after being praised by Eri, "If you think it tastes good, eat more, and it's better not to leave me leftovers!"
"Sweet and sour spare ribs, auntie's signature dish." Lu Mingfei picked up a piece of lean pork ribs for Eri with chopsticks, "When I was a kid, Lu Mingze and I would fight over the sauce in it to mix with rice."
Eri put the brown spare ribs into her mouth, and the next moment her eyes widened, just like the foreign merchants who came to China to trade in ancient times and tasted the first bite of salt and were shocked by the novel taste.
"Oh vaguely!" Eri was so surprised that she spoke in her native language, "It's delicious!"
"Oh my, is it really that delicious? The feedback from people who eat the dishes I cook every day is usually average." Auntie glanced at her uncle and Lu Mingze who seemed a little guilty, and asked Eri with a smile, "Is this your first time eating Chinese food?"
"First time." Eri nodded, and took another chopstick of the amazing ribs, "Chinese food is delicious."
"No wonder." Auntie nodded and said happily, "During the time I went to Japan, , I don’t like what I eat every day. The food you sell there is expensive, but the taste is not bad. It looks good. It’s okay to eat it as a dessert, but if you really want a main meal, you have to look at our Chinese food. Soy sauce, MSG and salt, just stir-fry a few dishes, and it will be fragrant with rice! ”
It’s really fragrant. Eri didn’t have time to answer her aunt’s words. She just nodded and ate her food. In addition to the magical ribs, there are also magical bamboo shoots, magical eggs and magical fish... These legendary Chinese home-cooked dishes are so fragrant!
Aunt was so happy that she couldn’t close her mouth. She was worried that this little girl from a wealthy family would be difficult to entertain, but she didn’t expect that she would be satisfied with a few dishes that could be cooked at home... She is too easy to feed.
Aunt can think like this because she hasn’t really seen Eri’s appetite.
"Eat your food, and don't waste time drinking." Uncle picked up the wine glass and called Eri, "Welcome Eri to our home for the first time. Mingfei grew up here. You should treat this place as your own home."
"Okay, uncle, let's drink." Eri is not good at speaking, but she picked up the wine glass and drank it all, with the aura of a female hero who said "all the words are in the wine."
"Kid, drink slowly. This dish requires a slow drink, otherwise you will get drunk easily." The uncle reminded, "Although our city is not as prosperous and has many attractions as Tokyo, it has a different taste. Generations of our family have been The memories of a generation are all here. If you have time outside of your studies, let Mingfei take you around the city and experience the beauty of our China.”
"Eat something good outside, or go to an amusement park or something." As he said that, his uncle began to take out his wallet, seemingly to give Lu Mingfei some money to pick up girls.
"No, no, no, uncle." Lu Mingfei quickly stopped his uncle, "I told you that this time Eryi and I are traveling at official expense, with all meals and lodging included. Our tutor has also allocated research funds, so we don't need to use them. Don’t talk about family money.”
Lu Mingfei is not lying. Eli Yi is also an "S" grade. The school and Professor Guderian personally provide scholarships. Because Professor Guderian has been promoted to a tenured professor, this year's offer is particularly generous, giving Lu Mingfei The amount of scholarships awarded has also been increased, which can temporarily alleviate the urgent needs of the poor Lu Mingfei.
"Oh oh oh, then your teacher is quite generous." The uncle put his wallet into his pocket and told Lu Mingfei, "If the school reimburses you, remember to issue an invoice. If you need money, just say hello to your uncle."
"I know, uncle." Lu Mingfei picked up a large piece of garlic with chopsticks and shoveled the rice into his mouth. He hadn't eaten the rice cooked by his aunt for a long time and missed the taste, so he had a particularly good appetite today.
Lu Mingze had finished his meal long ago, but he didn't dare to leave the table due to his mother's majesty, so he was on pins and needles... It's not that the little fat man had a bad appetite or appetite today, it was mainly because he took several photos of the new computer I haven’t had time to post the photo in the group yet.
This feeling of having a pussy but not being able to pretend it is as uncomfortable as holding in a large amount of urine but not being able to find the toilet.
Eriyi was drinking and eating with her uncle. As a normal adult man, and with a great appetite today, Lu Mingfei had already exceeded his level and had eaten three bowls of rice, but now Eriyi was on her fourth bowl. The bottom has been reached.
"What is this little girl's stomach made of..." Auntie murmured dully, already stunned by Eri Yi's appetite.
For five people, she made eight large and small dishes and one soup. Now the vegetable soup on the table was almost all gone, and more than half of it went into the stomach of Eri Yi alone. Auntie was very happy that someone could confirm her craftsmanship. But at the same time she was frightened.
Auntie retracted her words in her heart... She is indeed a little girl from a wealthy family. Such an ordinary family really can't afford to raise her!
"I'm full. I'm full. I ate well today." Lu Mingfei patted his belly. He hadn't felt so satisfied after eating for a long time.
"Mingfei, I'm busy with my studies, so I come home occasionally." Auntie said, "Lest your parents know about it and think that your aunt's family doesn't want to see you."
When the words "mom and dad" were mentioned, Lu Mingfei fell silent for a moment. His uncle, who was having a good time drinking with Eriyi, was also stunned for a while, and the atmosphere at the table suddenly cooled down.
At this time, Aunt Shen, no matter how slow she was, knew that she had said the wrong thing, and she looked at her uncle with pleading eyes.
"Ahem, you said you were the same, why did you suddenly bring up this topic at this time?" The uncle explained in the most straightforward way, "Obviously his parents...are indeed busy, and it's definitely not that they don't want to see you, Eriyi. It’s not that I can’t contact them, they will definitely come back to see you if they find out about this.”
"Sakura told me." Eriki nodded and said, not minding the matter at all.
"Oh, I don't know what those two people have been busy with abroad. With such a good son and daughter-in-law, it would be better to come back and live a good life." The aunt also complained along with the uncle's words, trying to dilute the embarrassing atmosphere, "Work is really Is it so important? They are all in their forties, and they are still as willful as young people.”
"I understand them." Lu Mingfei suddenly spoke, and he said in a very calm tone, "Everyone has his own life. Children or worldly things are not shackles in life. Some people seek comfort, while others People pursue freedom. Some people only want to stay in one place in their lives, while some people have wind in their blood and are on the road their whole lives. "
"Oh, what Mingfei said is very knowledgeable." Seeing that Lu Mingfei was not depressed at all, her aunt smiled again and said, "After all, top students who studied abroad have become philosophers."
"No, I learned a lot of what I said from books." Lu Mingfei also smiled at his aunt, "There are many customs like this abroad. Maybe Eriki and I will live like this in the future."
"You young people have many ideas." The aunt looked at Lu Mingze and said in the tone of Lu Mingfei's impression of a Chinese housewife, "We in this generation hope that our children will grow up healthy and look forward to them. If we are promising, we will buy a new car this year and a big house next year. We will not have to worry about food, rice, oil and salt, and we will buy things for our family bit by bit. This is what we look forward to in life.”
In other words, that's how life is.
This is probably the life of most ordinary people in this world. Lu Mingfei once had the same idea: marry a wife who is not very good-looking but can live a good life, and have a son who is not very promising but does not need to be worried too much. , spend an ordinary life without worrying about food or clothing. This is already happier than most people in the world, isn't it?
But some people in this world are destined to be born extraordinary, some are mediocre, and some must be very different. Destiny determines this, and they have no choice.
Eriyi toasted her uncle with the last glass of wine. At first, it was two taels per person, but by the end, the whole bottle of Dream Blue was almost empty. Eriyi didn't feel any strange, but uncle was really embarrassed. He drank more. Most likely you will be drunk.
"That's all for today's drinking, hahahaha." The uncle was a bit tongue-tied when he spoke, but it was obvious that he was very happy, "Eriyi has a good drinking capacity. If you practice more, you will be invincible in the wine shop. Come again next time, Uncle will treat you with better wine."
"Thank you, uncle." Eriki replied politely.
"Are you full, Eri?" Auntie looked at the CDs on the table. She still couldn't imagine that it was enough for a family of three to eat for three days, and that most of the meal went into a girl's stomach.
The key is that she is still so thin?
"I'm full, thank you, Auntie." Eriyi nodded obediently, "Today's food was great. I've never tasted such a special dish before."
"I'll be embarrassed if I praise Auntie again." Auntie put away the plate and smiled at the little girl. "I think it's delicious. Let Mingfei take you home more often, and Auntie will cook it for you. You'll have a good appetite!"
"I'll take care of it, Auntie." Lu Mingfei volunteered, "I'll help you wash the dishes first, and then take Eriyi out. We won't go home to eat in the evening."
"No, if you have something to do, you should go out first." In front of Eryi, Auntie would definitely not let Lu Mingfei dry clean the dishes. "Isn't it going to rain in the next few days? Anyway, I'll go there first in the afternoon. Buy some groceries. Whether you eat at home or not, there will always be something at home."
"Then I'll bother Auntie." Lu Mingfei looked at the time and took Eli Yi's hand, "Then I will go out with Eli Yi."
"What does the family say? It's not troublesome." Auntie walked towards the kitchen. Suddenly she remembered something and turned around to remind her, "Oh yes, bring an umbrella with you when you go out. It seems like it will rain at any time. It's hard to catch a cold." Trouble."
But no one responded to her. The door to the house had been gently closed. Lu Mingze had already slipped back to his room. Her uncle was lying on the dining table snoring. He had drunk too much.
"These two children are acting very fast, as if someone is chasing them from behind." Auntie washed the dishes and looked up out of the window, "The weather is really weird."
At the edge of the city, lead-black clouds slowly advanced.