amaotonovel Chapter 937 If You Praise Me Again, I Will Soar to Heaven
Chapter 937 If You Praise Me Again, I Will Soar to Heaven
Chapter 937 If You Praise Me Again, I Will Soar to Heaven
Early the next morning, Ermaozi's parents came to invite Qin Hao to attend the wedding. Originally, Qin Hao did not plan to go, but Ermaozi's parents repeatedly emphasized that if he did not go, the wedding would not be held. Qin Hao had no choice but to drag Wang Xin to go with them.
"You just need to go. Why are you dragging me along? This has nothing to do with me." Although Wang Xin figured it out a little, he still felt a little uncomfortable.
Qin Hao said sternly: "How can you say it has nothing to do with you? If you insist on arresting Ermaozi and the others, then I can only stare at you. You also have a share of the credit for this."
Wang Xin wanted to say something, but Ermaozi's parents echoed him: "That's right, Officer Qin is right. Officer Wang is also responsible for Ermaozi's success today."
"That's called an indispensable contribution. How can you not understand the meaning of this fancy word?" Wang Xin felt a little embarrassed.
With Qin Hao's pulling and dragging, Wang Xin still went to the wedding scene.
Getting married is a big event these days. Unless the neighbors have a very bad relationship with each other, they will all come to join in the fun. On the one hand, it is a society of acquaintances where people see each other every day. On the other hand, mainly due to material scarcity, the expenses of a wedding are often beyond the reach of one family, so it is inevitable that neighbors will be needed to help with the donation.
Many times, even the tables, chairs, benches, pots, pans, and utensils for the wedding banquet are contributed by neighbors, and then each family takes them back after the wedding is over.
Ermaozi's parents were busy entertaining guests, so they invited Qin Hao and Wang Xin to the table and went on with their work.
"This guy is quite lively."
Qin Hao pulled Wang Xin, who was still watching the fun, to the kitchen.
"Why did you bring me here?"
Qin Hao laughed and scolded: "We didn't even bring any money for the gift today, how dare you eat and drink for free? Hurry up and give me a hand."
"Ah? I still have to work."
"How refreshing! Have you forgotten the discipline of not taking even a single needle or thread from the masses?"
Wang Xin was speechless for a while: "If I had known this earlier, I would have gotten some good sleep at home."
Complaints aside, the kitchen was already busy and there was no real chef. All the work was done by housewives. No one took Qin Hao seriously at first, but after Qin Hao showed off his skills, they started to listen to him.
"Auntie, don't pull the beans too short, or they will be gone in the stew."
"Auntie, don't cut the eggplant with a knife, just break it with your hands."
With Qin Hao's coordination, the originally messy kitchen became organized, with everyone assigned their own tasks, and the dishes were served much faster.
However, Ermaozi's parents suddenly discovered that Qin Hao and Wang Xin were missing. They thought they had left quietly and were planning to send someone to invite them again, but they heard that they had gone to the kitchen, so they hurried to the kitchen.
"Officer Qin, Officer Wang, why are you here?"
Qin Hao smiled and said, "I have nothing to do anyway, so I came to help."
"That won't work. You're a distinguished guest, how can I let you do this?" The Ermaozi father insisted on pulling Qin Hao to sit down.
Several aunts nearby were unhappy: "This young man can't leave. If he leaves, we will all be in chaos."
"Yes, he's gone for a while and that will definitely delay the serving of the food."
The old man's head was buzzing and he didn't know what to do for a moment.
"Uncle, you invited us to your wedding. If I give you a gift money, you will definitely not accept it. We have a policy that we can't eat and drink for free. It's our duty to come and help. Don't worry, I will serve all the dishes on the table in a while. You go and greet the guests. We are busy today." Qin Hao said sincerely.
"Oh, how can I feel so embarrassed?" The old man still felt bad.
The aunt beside her advised: "Just smell how delicious this dish is. If we were to make it, we wouldn't have the skills to do it."
After much persuasion, the group finally managed to persuade Ermaozi's parents to leave.
Not long after, firecrackers and children's excited shouts were heard ahead. It should be the traitors who brought the bride back.
Qin Hao knocked on the side of the pot: "Serve the food."
In 78, supplies were still relatively scarce, and there were not so many requirements for hosting a banquet. Basically, there were eight dishes, six hot dishes and two cold dishes.
The hot dishes are: chicken stewed with mushrooms, four-happiness meatballs, three fresh vegetables, sweet and sour pork, dried tofu with hot peppers, and sauerkraut and pork. Of course, these dishes have more vegetables than meat. Chicken stewed with mushrooms is made by stewing several chickens in a whole pot of soup, not just one chicken per table.
As for the two cold dishes, they are even simpler, smashed cucumber and "colorful large rice noodles".
The so-called "colorful large rice noodles" is made by mixing shredded carrots, shredded cabbage, and shredded egg pancakes with some large rice noodles and soybean paste, and it becomes a dish.
Qin Hao's cooking skills soon won unanimous praise from the guests. Some of them even kept asking Ermaozi's parents which chef he had invited, so that they could invite him when they hold banquets at home.
At this time, Ermaozi's father said proudly: "This 'master chef' is not someone you can just hire casually."
After busying around in the kitchen for a long time, Qin Hao and Wang Xin found that most of the dishes had been finished when they came to the table. There was nothing they could do as everyone was starving these days, and since they finally got to the feast, they would definitely eat as much as they could, just like they were at a war.
"I've been working for such a long time, but I can't even have a meal." Wang Xin looked at Qin Hao with resentment.
Qin Hao didn't expect that these people would act so quickly, so he took Wang Xin back to the kitchen. Fortunately, there were still some leftover dishes.
"You've eaten a lot at banquets, but this is your first time eating in the kitchen, right?" Qin Hao teased as he watched Wang Xin wolfing down his food.
Wang Xin rolled his eyes at Qin Hao and continued to struggle with a chicken leg without saying anything.
After eating and drinking, Ermaozi came with his bride to toast Qin Hao and said a lot of words of gratitude.
"Okay, let's not talk about this on such a happy day. Once you're married, you're adults. Live a good life from now on. With this glass of wine, I also wish you a long and happy marriage and a son soon."
After the wedding, Qin Hao and Wang Xin went home carrying several lunch boxes filled with delicious dishes. They were determined not to accept them at first, but if they didn't take them, their father would personally deliver them to their door. They had no choice but to accept them.
As a result, just as they reached the gate of the compound, a man with a pointed chin and monkey face jumped out and sniffed at the two of them.
"Niu Dali, you were born in the year of the dog, this is well-known."
Niu Dali finally smelled the source of the aroma and pointed at the lunch box: "Chicken stewed with mushrooms, pot-fried pork?"
Qin Hao was amused: "You have a very sharp nose."
"I say, Lao Qin, Wang Xin, why didn't you call me when you had good news? It's fun to eat alone." Niu Dali snorted.
Qin Hao and Wang Xin exchanged a glance and said jokingly, "How dare you say that? Usually when we go out to eat, it's me and Lao Qin who pay for it. You think you're justified in eating and drinking for free?"
"My salary is not as high as yours." Niu Dali felt a little embarrassed.
Wang Xin retorted: "Your monthly salary is more than 20 yuan, right? It should be enough for you to spend, but you are so stingy. Tell me the truth, are you planning to save it to get married?"
Qin Hao half-jokingly said: "Why would he save money? He spends all his salary on Xiao Yao every month."
"Xiao Yao? Which Xiao Yao?"
"Who else could it be? The train announcer Yao Yuling."
Wang Xin suddenly realized: "So you are targeting her."
Niu Dali saw that his thoughts were exposed, and his dark face turned red: "You tell me, do I have a chance?"
"No chance."
"Give up. Xiao Yao has never even looked at you straight in the eye."
Qin Hao and Wang Xin spoke almost at the same time, and then clapped their hands in tacit understanding.
Niu Dali was furious: "Is it possible to have friends like you? I finally fell in love with a girl, and you guys are trying to discourage me like this."
"What else? Do we still have to support you? Are you honestly saying that you and Xiao Yao are a perfect match?" Qin Hao rolled his eyes.
Wang Xin agreed: "No matter what, I can't imagine what it would be like if you and Xiao Yao walked together."
"If you can't think of it, just try harder. Anyway, I have decided on Xiao Yao, and I will not marry anyone else in this life." Niu Dali said angrily.
Qin Hao patted his shoulder and said, "Da Li, Wang Xin and I really treat you as a friend. Xiao Yao is pretty, and she looks and dresses very stylishly, but she may not be suitable for us to marry."
"Why is it inappropriate? If I marry her, I can worship her as a bodhisattva. I just love her."
Qin Hao held his forehead with his hand for a while, not knowing what was going on. In the few worlds he had experienced recently, he always had this kind of love-sick brain. It was too scary.
Seeing that Niu Dali was determined not to turn back even if he hit the wall, Qin Hao was too lazy to persuade him and prepared to leave. However, Niu Dali turned around and asked for the food in the lunch box.
Wang Xin was originally going to give it to him, but was stopped by Qin Hao: "You give it to him, and he will give it to Xiao Yao later. Why bother? Why don't we just treat Xiao Yao to a meal?"
"Well, that makes sense."
Niu Dali got anxious when he heard this: "Then can your invitation be the same as mine?"
The three of them had unknowingly entered the railway compound after a while of playing around, and happened to meet Yao Yuling coming out wearing new clothes, which made Niu Dali's eyes widen.
"Yao'er, is this dress of yours newly made?"
Yao Yuling automatically blocked Niu Dali and said shyly to Qin Hao and Wang Xin: "It looks good, right?"
"It looks good, so good." Niu Dali was the first to speak out.
Qin Hao and Wang Xin looked at each other and said, "Not bad."
"pretty good."
At this moment, Yao Yuling's eyes suddenly turned black and she fell to the ground. Niu Dali was frightened and hurriedly supported her and called out to her, but she could not be woken up. He was so anxious that sweat kept pouring out of his forehead.
Qin Hao shook his head and reached out to press the artery on Yao Yuling's wrist.
"Alright, stop yelling. You've deafened my ears. It's just a little hypoglycemia. It's nothing serious. Let's carry her back to bed first."
Niu Dali carried Yao Yuling on his back and rushed to her home with doubt, attracting many neighbors along the way.
"Da Li, what happened to Xiao Yao?"
"I don't know. I was fine, but suddenly I fainted."
"If he fainted, take him to the hospital immediately. Just lying there won't work."
Seeing that Niu Dali was about to carry Yao Yuling on his back again, Qin Hao quickly stopped him: "Don't bother, I've already told you it's just low blood sugar, wait until she calms down and it will be fine on its own."
"Really? Then why can't she do it?" Niu Dali was skeptical.
Qin Hao shook his head, stepped forward and pinched Yao Yuling's philtrum. After a few seconds, Yao Yuling slowly opened her eyes.
"Why am I here? Aunt Wu, why are you all at my house?"
Aunt Wu patted her chest and said, "I was just saying that. You suddenly fainted. If Dali and the others hadn't carried you back, who knows what would have happened. Xiaoyao, what happened to you? Xiaoqin just said that you had hypoglycemia. What kind of disease is that? Why didn't you tell us that you were sick so that we could take you to the hospital?"
Seeing everyone looking at him, Qin Hao explained: "Strictly speaking, hypoglycemia is not a disease. It is just general fatigue caused by malnutrition. In severe cases, people may faint."
"This healthy person suddenly fainted. This is not considered a disease, right? Why don't we go to the hospital?" Niu Dali was obviously not confident about Qin Hao's diagnosis.
At this time, Doctor Shen from the compound came and came to a conclusion after an examination.
"Xiao Yao, have you not been eating well recently?"
Yao Yuling's face turned pale and she said nothing, which was considered as her agreement.
Aunt Wu asked in confusion: "Xiao Yao, your salary is not low, how come you can't even afford to eat? Where did you spend your money?"
Yao Yuling was a little embarrassed: "I have exchanged them all for cloth coupons."
Everyone was speechless for a while, and Doctor Shen said seriously: "Xiao Yao, you can't do this. Long-term hypoglycemia is not just as simple as fainting. It may also cause epilepsy, coma, and even death."
"Oh, it's so serious? How can this disease be cured?" Niu Dali was frightened when he heard it and asked hurriedly.
Doctor Shen changed the subject: "Fortunately, it was discovered in time. Just pay attention to nutrition during this period. If you can get some sugar, drink some sugar water and you will get better faster."
However, sugar was a rare commodity at that time, and after asking around, most of them were sold out.
Wang Xin was just about to go home to get the candy box. He remembered that he still had a few White Rabbit candies from the one he bought for the kids in the compound last time, but he was stopped by Qin Hao.
"This pot-baked pork has sugar in it, let her have some of that."
As soon as the lunch box was opened, a fragrant aroma filled the room, making everyone present drool. Yao Yuling no longer cared about being reserved and took it and started to eat with relish.
"It's delicious. This is the best sweet and sour pork I've ever eaten in my life."
Aunt Wu licked her lips and said, "Look at what this child is eating. I'm getting hungry just by looking at him."
"Xiao Qin, did you bring this pot-fried pork from Ermaozi's family's banquet?"
"Well, there's also chicken stewed with mushrooms." Wang Xin said proudly, "And do you know who made this dish?"
"It couldn't be you who did it, right?" Cai Xiaonian asked suspiciously.
"That's definitely not possible." Wang Xin said and looked at Qin Hao.
For a moment, everyone's eyes fell on Qin Hao.
"Xiao Qin, can you cook?"
"Tsk tsk, Xiao Qin, you have so many skills. You are a carpenter, a cook, and you can solve cases. Can you be considered as being both civil and martial?"
Facing the crowd's flattery, Qin Hao smiled and said, "If you continue to flatter me, I will be soaring to the sky."
"This is not exaggeration, it's all true. If nothing else, as a carpenter, many old masters can't compare to him."
"Of course not. Xiao Qin is definitely a talented person and he is also handsome. If any girl marries him in the future, she will be very happy."
Yao Yuling, who was eating sweet and sour pork, looked shy when she heard this.
(End of this chapter)