After the Labor Day holiday, Han Yan had to go to work. He couldn't take Qiqi with him. Not to mention that Han Yan wasn't a woman, even if he was, the company didn't allow children to come to work! Crying and making a fuss made the company a mess.
Han Yan's company was a private enterprise. To put it bluntly, benefits were paramount. Even if it was a woman, the company wouldn't spend money to let her take maternity leave. When the company recruited salespeople, it was clearly stated that they had to be unmarried. Han Yan didn't think much of it at that time. Now, he didn't dare to say anything about Qiqi.
Work was a small matter, but salary was a big matter! Han Yan's family now had a bottomless hole that spent money like water. How could they support themselves without a salary?
However, Han Yan didn't want to leave Qiqi alone at home. Besides, Qiqi had to feed from time to time!
So, Han Yan was a little worried now.
"Hey, I was wondering what big matter it was that made you worried." Liu Guilin smiled and pointed to his wife next to him. "Don't you still have your sister-in-law?"
Fang Wenjing put her hand on the armrest of the sofa and said with a smile, "Yes, you can go to work without worry. Anyway, I don't have much to do in the shop every day. Let me help you take care of the child. "
Han Yan was very touched. This couple really helped him in his hour of need! If Song Zhiwen had asked him to help take care of the child, Han Yan would have been really worried. However, Liu Guilin and his wife were different. Liu Guilin was steady, Fang Wenjing, and they were both experienced people. Han Yan letting them take care of Qiqi could be said to be the best choice.
Han Yan felt that ever since Qiqi was born, he had always had the help of a benefactor and was extremely lucky. Head Nurse Jiang, who worked at the hospital, saw that he had become a father at such a young age and helped him make arrangements. She even asked the nurses to teach him how to take care of the child. If it weren't for Head Nurse Jiang, Han Yan would still be at a loss. He wouldn't know what to do at all. Now, Liu Guilin and his wife had promised to help him take care of the children while he was at work. Han Yan didn't know what to say about this situation.
No words could express their gratitude. Han Yan invited them to have lunch together.
Fang Wenjing refused, saying that they had just returned home and were tired, so they wanted to rest at noon.
Han Yan refused. He said, "How about this? I'll cook dinner. Little Dong likes the dishes I cook very much! You've helped me so much, I should at least express my gratitude. "
Fang Wenjing saw that she couldn't persuade him, so she said, "I really can't argue with you. No wonder you're a businessman. Okay, but you don't have to cook here. Your place is too small. It's better to come to my place. I have everything. "
"Okay, it's a deal." Han Yan laughed.
In the afternoon, Han Yan coaxed Qiqi, who had taken a bath and eaten her fill, to sleep. After that, he asked Fang Wenjing to take care of her and went straight to the market.
Unlike yesterday, there were a total of four people eating today. Han Yan planned to buy more vegetables. Since he was going to cook, he would cook a feast.
Liu Guilin and his family were from Nanhu. They preferred spicy food. Han Yan bought a lot of red peppers. Looking at the green peppers next to him, he also grabbed half a bag. Liu Guilin had other ingredients at home, so there was no need to buy them. As for vegetables, cabbage and spring onions naturally couldn't be left out. Han Yan also bought a white radish, which was the most suitable for stewing beef brisket.
After buying the beef brisket, Han Yan thought for a while and weighed more than a catty of beef.
Today, he didn't plan to make cola chicken wings, but he still wanted to use chicken to make soup. Han Yan went to the chicken stall and asked for half a black chicken. Finally, Han Yan also bought a bighead fish head. Bighead fish was often called bighead fish or bighead fish.
With tonight's ingredients in both hands, Han Yan returned home with a full load.
He went straight to Liu Guilin's house. Seeing the food that Han Yan was carrying, Liu Guilin's son, Xiao Dong, who had just woken up, jumped on the sofa and then jumped down. He shouted excitedly, "There's a feast to eat! There's a feast to eat! "
Liu Guilin was different from Han Yan. He bought his house. Although it was a second-hand house, the decoration was very beautiful. Although it was across the street, this house had two bedrooms and one living room. There was an additional kitchen and a large balcony. The total area was nearly 80 square meters. It looked much more comfortable.
Fang Wenjing was a very virtuous woman. She took care of the house neatly. She usually cooked at home, so there were all kinds of utensils in the kitchen, such as casseroles, soup pots, and so on. It was also very complete. Han Yan looked at such a kitchen, and there was no need to mention how envious he was.
Han Yan put down the food and went back to his side. He took the remaining sausage from yesterday. He was going to make preserved rice, but because preserved rice was not the main dish today, he only took one sausage. At this time, Fang Wenjing carried Qiqi in Han Yan's new trolley and pushed it over. She asked Liu Guilin to look after her, and she also went to the kitchen to help.
"Han Yan, I'm here to help you." Fang Wenjing smiled. She took out the mushrooms and cabbage from the bag and washed them at the sink.
Han Yan laughed and said, "Sister Fang, don't say that. You are my master! My Hunan cuisine was also taught by you. I haven't forgotten. "
"The student has surpassed the master. Your standard of Hunan cuisine is now higher than mine. Look at Xiao Dong. He likes to eat the dishes you cook. His mouth is already picky. If I don't learn from you, he won't eat the dishes his mother cooks in the future."
Speaking of Little Dong, Little Dong came. Little Dong, who couldn't stand the loneliness in the living room, ran into the kitchen. He pulled Han Yan's clothes and said, "Uncle Yan, are you going to make cola chicken wings today?" As he said that, he swallowed his saliva.
"I'm not going to make cola chicken wings today!" Little Dong's expression suddenly became very depressing.
"But, there will be better food today." Han Yan laughed and said. After listening to Han Yan's words, Little Dong became excited again.
Han Yan washed the rice and soaked it in water.
Fang Wenjing selected the vegetables. Han Yan washed the cutting board and kitchen knife and began to cut the meat. Needless to say, the sausages were cut into slices like yesterday. The black chicken and beef brisket were cut into large pieces. After cooking, it was more enjoyable to eat. The beef was sliced and placed on a plate. The bighead fish head was cut into small pieces.
As the soup needed to be boiled for a long time, Han Yan washed the big soup pot and put the black chicken, red dates, longan, and wolfberry into the soup pot. Han Yan thought for a while and cut two pieces of ginger into it. He added water, plugged it into the stove, and boiled it.
After washing the radish, he also cut it into pieces. Fang Wenjing said enviously, "Han Yan, your knife skills are really good. Every time I cut the radish, I have to use a lot of strength."
Han Yan couldn't teach her. In the past, Han Yan couldn't cut the radish so well. But now, his hand strength was a little stronger, and his knife was steady and accurate. This mysterious feeling couldn't be taught.
Han Yan poured the beef in the pot with water and cut some ginger into it. Han Yan felt that the gas stove was indeed more convenient than the induction cooker. But he couldn't install a gas stove in his house.
The restless Little Dong ran in again. He raised his head and looked at Han Yan with his round eyes and said, "Uncle Yan, my sister is so cute! What's her name? "
Han Yan smiled and said, "Your sister's name is Qiqi."
Little Dong rolled his eyes and said softly, "Uncle Yan, can I touch my sister Qiqi's face? Daddy doesn't allow me to touch her. "
Fang Wenjing said, "No, Little Dong. She's too young. You can't touch her. You're a big brother. You have to take good care of her. "
Little Dong suddenly felt that he had an important mission. He saluted and said seriously, "Yes!"
Two minutes later, Han Yan scooped the beef brisket into the prepared casserole and poured the water and minced meat away. Then, he cooked the sauce. Han Yan added rice wine, soy sauce, oil, white sugar, and salt into the casserole. After it was boiled, he poured it into the casserole and slowly stewed it with star anise and other spices.
The head of the bighead fish was marinated with salt, cooking wine, starch, pepper, and ginger slices. The beef was also marinated. Next to him, Fang Wenjing washed and cut the green peppers.
It was at this moment Lil 'Dong ran in again like a little messenger. He called out, "Uncle Yan, Uncle Yan, Little Sister Qiqi is awake."
Han Yan quickly washed his hands and asked Fang Wenjing to slice the mushrooms and cut the cabbage.
After Qiqi woke up, she wanted to drink milk again. Han Yan carried her home and took the milk that was kept warm in hot water. After feeding Qiqi, Han Yan let her lie in the crib and play by herself. He went back to the kitchen to continue cooking.
When the rice was almost done, Han Yan poured it into the rice cooker and added water to cook. Now that all the ingredients were ready, Han Yan planned to cook the fish head with green peppers first.
The fish head had to be fried first, so Han Yan poured oil into it. After the oil heated up, he put in the fish head. With a sizzling sound, the whole kitchen was filled with the rich aroma of the fish.
Han Yan estimated the heat and turned the fish head over one by one. The fried side revealed an attractive golden color. After frying the fish head, he put it on a plate. He took out the pot again. The scallion and ginger gave off a strong fragrance in the hot oil. Together with the green peppers, the pot was filled with red, green, white, and yellow colors. The color was very bright. Then Han Yan poured the fish head into the pot and gently stirred it. Finally, he added Lao Gan Ma and an appropriate amount of soy sauce. After the fish was evenly fried, it was ready.
The soup was almost done. Han Yan couldn't be distracted, so he asked Fang Wenjing to season it. He began to stir-fry the mushroom beef. The beef was stir-fried first. After the oil heated up, he poured it into the pot and took it out. Then, he stir-fried the ginger and garlic and added the soy sauce and oil. After that, he added the mushrooms, beef, and green peppers. After stir-frying, Han Yan scooped a spoonful of pepper, salt, and water starch. After the oil in the pot thickened, he took out the pot. On the silver plate, the brownish-red beef mixed with the white and tender mushrooms. The fragrant oil flowed on the surface and looked very attractive.
Fang Wenjing called out to Xiao Dong, who was already drooling, and asked him to bring the dishes that had already been cooked over.
Han Yan looked at the time and turned on the electric rice cooker. He spread the sausages on the rice and continued to cook.
The third dish was shredded cabbage. Shredded cabbage was easy. The process was very simple. However, it was not easy to cook shredded cabbage well. The key to cooking this dish was to control the heat. Han Yan used a small flame when he was stir-frying the chilies and garlic. But after adding the cabbage, he immediately increased the heat and stir-fried it. Xiao Dong used his left wrist to shake the wok over the fire. His right hand used the spatula to stir-fry the cabbage quickly. After stir-frying a few times, Han Yan added some soy sauce and salt to stir-fry the cabbage evenly.
At this time, the beef brisket was almost cooked. Han Yan poured the sliced radish into the cabbage and cooked it for another 20 minutes. Finally, Han Yan added some soy sauce to the preserved rice, and a feast was ready!
Liu Guilin looked at the radish stewed beef brisket, green pepper bighead fish, mushroom beef, and shredded cabbage on the table. These three meat dishes were delicious. Xiao Dong was holding his small bowl and chopsticks as he stared at the delicious food on the table. He couldn't wait to start eating!
During dinner, Xiao Dong was chewing the delicious beef. There were rice grains on his face, and there were a few pieces of fish in his bowl. He wanted to stretch out his chopsticks to pick up the beef brisket, but his hands were not long enough. He was so anxious that he kept twisting on the stool. Han Yan slowly tasted the delicious black chicken soup and smiled to appease Xiao Dong. He raised his hand to pick up a piece of beef brisket and put it on Xiao Dong's small plate.
Han Yan turned around and looked at Qiqi, who was sitting in the baby stroller quietly looking at the unfamiliar room. He thought to himself, "Qiqi, you have to grow up quickly.