Rebirth: Starting from a Trainee Teacher

Chapter 54: Treating Yang Wenwen and her daughter

On Sunday, Zhou Jing slept in for a rare time.

Zhou Jing woke up naturally at around seven o'clock and lay on the bed thinking about what to treat Yang Wenwen and her daughter for lunch.

steamed fish?
It is not appropriate for children to eat fish. It is very troublesome if fish bones get stuck in their throats. Try to avoid this.

One is cola chicken wings, and the other is braised pork.

Two meat dishes are enough.

Two more vegetarian ones:

Make some hot and sour lotus root slices, stir-fry some mushrooms with oyster sauce, and steam some chopped green onion egg custard for CC.

Finally, winter melon and corn soup.

Zhou Jing got up as soon as he thought about what to eat, tidied up the room, and then went out to buy groceries.

Originally, Zhou Jing wanted to stay in bed a little longer as he had to prepare lunch early today.

Zhou Jing found the largest Good Life Supermarket nearby and added the ingredients he needed to the shopping cart one by one.

Zhou Jing asked the salesperson to peel the skin of more than two kilograms of pork belly. The kitchen knife at home was not powerful enough and it was very difficult to peel the skin. Twelve chicken wings, a lotus root, a corn, a winter melon, and fresh mushrooms.
There is no need for eggs at home.

Zhou Jing started to prepare at around nine o'clock after coming back from shopping. He turned on the music on his mobile phone and played it randomly before he started.

First wash and cut the pork belly, put it into a pot with cold water, add ginger slices and cooking wine, bring the water to a boil and cook it for a while, take out the meat, change the wok to a dry wok and fry the meat to release the oil, then take the meat out, use the hot lard in the pot and add a few pieces of rock sugar to stir-fry the meat with sugar color, add dark soy sauce to continue coloring, add star anise, bay leaves, cinnamon, etc., after boiling, turn down the heat and simmer.

Then Zhou Jing cooked the corn and winter melon soup and rice in advance.

Peel two potatoes, cut them into small pieces and set aside, and continue preparing other dishes and necessary side dishes in advance.

"I still remember the tears that fell from your eyes, which made me sad. In the chaos, I felt like I was burned by the hot tears."

Zhou Jing hummed along with the music on his phone while cooking, and while the meat was stewing, he mixed the lotus root slices and put them on the dining table.

After the braised pork has been stewed for half an hour, add the potato cubes and continue stewing over high heat for fifteen minutes until the sauce is reduced.

Then he started to make cola chicken wings. Cola chicken wings sound high-end, but they are actually very simple. As long as you control the heat well and don’t burn them, there is no chance of failure. Zhou Jing had a great success the first time he made them in his previous life.

Even the five dishes including egg custard and a soup seem rich, but in fact they are not complicated. Zhou Jing made them easily and orderly.

Just after half past ten, the phone rang. It was Yang Wenwen. Zhou Jing wiped his hands on his apron and answered it.

"Hello, Mr. Yang."

"Uncle Xiao Zhou."

The first voice that came through the phone was a little girl's sweet, sweet voice, as pleasant as wind chimes.

"CC will call?"

"Tell Uncle Xiao Zhou that we will go find him later."

The voice of Yang Wenwen teaching her daughter to speak came from the phone.

"We'll go play with Uncle Xiao Zhou later. Uncle Xiao Zhou, I want seven marshmallows."

"Why are you so shameless? Huh?"

Yang's mother's voice came from the phone again. Zhou Jing guessed that Yang's mother was pinching her little granddaughter's face at this time.

"I want seven marshmallows."

"Silly girl, you ate too much candy and your teeth can't grow anymore. Now you can't even speak clearly."

Yang's mother's helpless voice came from the phone again.

"Uncle Xiao Zhou has made some delicious food, CC please come over early!"

Even through the phone, Zhou Jing could feel the little girl's innocence and was touched by her cuteness.

"Okay, bring the phone over and tell mom." Yang Wenwen took the phone and said, "Zhou Jing, CC and I will leave soon. I'll buy anything you need on the way."

Zhou Jing: "I'm ready, Teacher Yang, just come directly."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Jing went to the kitchen to continue working. When Yang Wenwen came at 11:00, Zhou Jing had almost finished cooking, with more than 90% completion. They had agreed to eat at 11:30, but Yang Wenwen came half an hour earlier to help. Zhou Jing predicted her prediction. People with a good sense of time would usually arrive early rather than late.

"CC, what should we talk about when we meet?"

After entering the door, Yang Wenwen rubbed her daughter's head and said.

The little girl put one arm around Yang Wenwen's thigh, blinked her big eyes at the familiar tall figure in front of her, and said with a smile: "Hello, Uncle Zhou."

"CC is getting sweeter and sweeter. Give Uncle Zhou a kiss."

The little girl finally stopped calling him "Uncle Xiaozhu" or "Uncle Xiaodu", Zhou Jing leaned over and said.

The little girl was not at all shy towards Zhou Jing now. She stretched her neck and kissed Zhou Jing on the face.

"This girl is very impressed with you now. If I don't buy her snacks, she will ask Uncle Xiao Zhou to buy them for her."

Yang Wenwen handed the fruit she bought on the road to Zhou Jing.

"Teacher Yang is too polite. If you need to carry the child on the way, don't bring anything."

Zhou Jing said considerately and put the fruit on the table.

"It's not heavy. CC was very obedient today and didn't need me to carry him along the way."

Yang Wenwen forced a relaxed smile. This boy always gives people warmth inadvertently.

"If you miss Uncle Zhou, call him and he'll come to see you and buy you something delicious and fun." Zhou Jing squatted down and held the little girl's face with both hands and said, "You must be obedient in the future, walk by yourself and don't let your mother hold you too much."

"Ok!"

The little girl smiled happily, her mouth wide open showing her leaky teeth, just like a little angel on earth.

"It's not easy for Uncle Zhou to make money. Just let Uncle Zhou look at you. Don't let Uncle Zhou buy things."

Seeing that her daughter was so happy every time she saw Zhou Jing, Yang Wenwen was naturally happy too.

"This is the bathroom. This is the dining table. Teacher Yang and CC, please take a seat. The meal will be ready soon."

Zhou Jing pointed to the bathroom and the dining table and said.

"I told you to come early to help. CC, sit down nicely. Mom will help Uncle Zhou."

Yang Wenwen took a quick look around the room, put her daughter on the sofa, and then went to the kitchen to check.

"It's basically ready. The kitchen is a bit small, so it's not convenient for two people to move around."

Zhou Jing served the prepared dishes one by one.

"Your craftsmanship is extraordinary!"

Yang Wenwen was a little surprised when she saw the meal prepared by the boy. The richness was far beyond her expectation. She thought it was just a simple home-cooked meal, but she didn't expect the boy to have such comprehensive cooking skills. He even made scallion egg custard specially for her daughter. Regardless of whether it tasted good or not, it was obvious that he really put a lot of thought into it.

"I'm a little rusty since I don't do this often. I'm sorry to have embarrassed myself in front of Teacher Yang."

Zhou Jing is aware of his cooking skills. He can’t say they are superb, but the taste can definitely satisfy most people.

"No, no, I'm a mediocre cook, not as good as my mom."

Yang Wenwen carefully helped serve the dishes.

"I'll do it. Teacher Yang, bring CC over to eat first."

Zhou Jing was worried that Yang Wenwen would not only be unable to help but would also cause trouble. It was not because Yang Wenwen would take up the already narrow space in the kitchen, nor was it because Yang Wenwen was clumsy, but because Yang Wenwen would distract Zhou Jing's attention.

Yang Wenwen's outfit today was as simple as her usual work outfit. She put on light makeup, tied her hair into a simple ponytail, wore a black and white striped T-shirt on her upper body, and dark blue slim-fit jeans on her lower body. The jeans were a high-waisted style, which made Yang Wenwen's already perfect figure even more perfect.

Moreover, Yang Wenwen has a very elegant and gentle temperament, overflowing with motherly tenderness, and you can seem to feel the warmth of her smile from one meter away.

It's hard not to notice it when you're walking on the street, let alone in a room or in a small kitchen.

"CC, come and have dinner. See what feast Uncle Zhou has prepared for you. The egg custard is made specially for you by Uncle Zhou."

(End of this chapter)