It makes one unconsciously want to take a bite.
"It’s actually really delicious!"
Li Chengzhan was incredibly surprised.
The braised flavor was actually tastier than the ones made by private chefs or the family cook.
But the problem is...
He couldn’t detect any secret seasoning at all.
Just the ordinary flavors of star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves, Bai Zhi, fragrant sand, piper, and so on.
Very ordinary ingredients, yet unexpectedly delicious, as if the flavors of these ingredients were brought to the extre and the braising was taken to the extre.
A few bites of the braised pig’s trotters were flavorful, and he felt his face hurt a bit.
...
Ti rewinds.
The silver high-speed train, bullet-like, shot out.
That’s right.
The hungry delivery guy carrying the al his employer entrusted him to buy had boarded the high-speed train and was heading to Lin City, nearly a hundred kiloters away from Wenling City.
After almost an hour on the train.
He finally reached Lin City.
As soon as he got off, he hailed a taxi at the exit and headed to his employer’s location.
...
In a high-end apartnt in Lin City.
"Son, it’s ti to eat, stop playing and go wash your hands, and call dad for dinner while you’re at it."
Li Jingjing had just prepared the late lunch and was setting it on the dining table when she called out to her son, who was engrossed in playing Ultraman battles by himself.
"Okay~"
Upon hearing his mother’s call, Chenchen put down the Ultraman toy in his hand and got up to head towards the study.
As he passed by the dining room, he couldn’t help but tiptoe to take a peek at the dishes on the table.
Tofu stewed with bighead carp, pork fried with radishes, braised spare ribs...
So very ordinary ho-cooked dishes, but under Li Jingjing’s skillful hands, they exuded the taste of ho.
These were all dishes that Chenchen usually loved to eat.
But at that mont, he was unhappy...
And burst into tears on the spot!
"Mommy doesn’t keep her word. She promised to buy McDonald’s for lunch but didn’t..."
"Boo hoo... I want McDonald’s, I want a hamburger, I want Orleans chicken wings..."
Watching her usually well-behaved and sensible son act like a mischievous child, crying and stomping his feet,
Li Jingjing suddenly felt a headache.
In fact, she was adamant about not letting her son have this junk Western fast food.
But ever since he attended a classmate’s birthday party at McDonald’s a few days ago and tasted the food there, he has completely fallen in love with this junk fast food.
Upon returning, he has been clamoring for McDonald’s.
If she didn’t buy it!
He would continuously pester her.
No matter how much she tried to persuade him, it was of no use.
In the end, she was so worn out from his badgering that she had no choice.
She had to take him to McDonald’s once.
The result was not good!
After getting a taste of it, he beca even more insistent.
Refusing to eat without McDonald’s and crying constantly.
At that ti, to get him to settle down, and thinking that kids have short mories, she casually said she’d buy it for him in a couple of days.
Originally, she thought he’d forgotten about it, but unexpectedly, his mory was surprisingly good this ti.
And he was in a hurry!
Li Jingjing didn’t know whether to be happy or worried...
At this mont.
Liu Jiacheng, who was in the study typing, heard the commotion outside, and lost focus on his typing.
He got up and walked out of the study, only to see his own son crying and stomping his feet.
He asked with a puzzled look, "What’s wrong with Chenchen? Why is he crying?"
"What else?"
Li Jingjing looked helpless, "He’s throwing a fit again for McDonald’s!"
"This kid..."
Liu Jiacheng looked helpless and dotingly ca in front of his son.
To coax him.
But no matter how much he tried to talk sense into him, Chenchen just kept crying and refused to go to the dining table to eat.
He kept repeating that he didn’t want to eat, he just wanted McDonald’s, he just wanted McDonald’s...
If this little rascal starts crying, no matter what you say, it’ll be of no use.
He just wouldn’t listen!
At that mont, even the good-tempered Liu Jiacheng felt his patience waning.
He could only repeatedly tell himself internally: He’s your biological son, he’s your biological son, don’t lay a hand on him, don’t lay a hand on him!
Just then.
The doorbell rang.
"Who is it?"
Li Jingjing, who had a headache, was visibly upset.
Liu Jiacheng paused for a mont.
Suddenly rembering, his eyes lit up, "Wife, it should be the takeout I ordered that arrived. This takeout was really hard to get! It took about four hours to arrive..."
"Takeout? Took four hours?"
Li Jingjing was completely confused.
What kind of takeout takes that long?
As Liu Jiacheng went to open the door, he briefly explained, "I had a delivery guy go to Wenling City to buy it for , the taste is really good! The magazine ’Food and Beauty’ even went there for photography and interviews, many online reviews and comnts praise it endlessly!"
"I bought Dongpo Pork, braised flavors, crab fried rice cakes, didn’t our son love eating braised flavors and crab fried rice cakes..."
Enough!
Neither father nor son gives anyone peace of mind.
After listening, Li Jingjing felt twice the headache and was a bit annoyed, "Liu Jiacheng, I’ve told you so many tis not to order takeout, not to order takeout, are you even listening to ! Don’t you know that many takeouts now are actually unhygienic? Besides, it’s been over an hour since it was bought and delivered, how could the taste still be good, why don’t you ever learn..."
Seeing his wife angry, Liu Jiacheng didn’t dare to say much, lest he made more mistakes by talking too much.
He smiled and pleaded, "This is an exception, this is an exception!"
As he spoke, he opened the door and saw the delivery guy.
"Sir, here is your delivery."
"Oh, thank you!"
He took the food bag, thanked him, and closed the door quickly.
To avoid being laughed at by others.
He took the food bag to the dining table, opened the takeaway box while smiling and said, "Wife, Chenchen, wash your hands and let’s eat dinner."
"I won’t eat, I won’t eat, unless it’s McDonald’s, I won’t eat anything..."
Goodness!
Do you think I can’t deal with you?
Liu Jiacheng pulled the still crying Chenchen to wash his hands.
Returning to the dining table, he seated Chenchen in the dining chair.
Chenchen stubbornly turned his head away, still muttering, "I won’t eat, I just won’t eat..."
"Why don’t we just get him so McDonald’s!" Li Jingjing softened looking at Chenchen’s pitiful appearance.
Liu Jiacheng didn’t respond to her; instead, he started opening the lids of the takeaway boxes one by one.
In an instant...
A captivating aroma wafted from the takeaway boxes, directly invading their nostrils.
Causing both of them to sniff unconsciously.
Chenchen was montarily stunned as well.
He stopped crying.
The entire family stared at the dishes in the takeaway boxes.
In the thick brown sauce, the glistening Dongpo Pork lay quietly in the box like a red agate.
Various braised dishes and crab fried rice cakes were also shining with their unique gloss.
The irresistible aroma of at and crab made the entire family salivate.
Seeing his wife with glowing eyes, Liu Jiacheng felt a bit proud.
Proud of his good judgnt.
At this mont, feeling both greedy and envious, he couldn’t be bothered with his son’s antics, and picked up his chopsticks to dig into the Dongpo Pork.
The taste was soft but not mushy, fatty but not greasy, with a hint of sweetness and a savory flavor.
What kind of feeling is this? It’s a kind of feeling where it seems like even the soul is trembling!
Li Jingjing chuckled slightly, without saying much, she picked up her chopsticks and started eating too.
The aroma, seeing his parents savoring the food joyously made Chenchen unable to resist either.
He wiped his tears and said, "Dad, Mom, I want... I want to eat too."
"Don’t worry, once Dad’s full, I’ll get you so McDonald’s."
Upon hearing this, Chenchen beca utterly anxious.
He anxiously cried, "Boo hoo hoo, I don’t want McDonald’s anymore, I just want to eat the takeout Dad got, I want to eat Dongpo Pork, I want to eat braised flavors, I want to eat crab fried rice cakes..."
"Alright, alright, Mom understands, we’ll eat the takeout Dad got."
Li Jingjing hurriedly placed a piece of Dongpo Pork into her son’s bowl.
In case the kid started causing a fuss again.
The family enjoyed the al together in harmony and joy.
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