Chapter 10 Cooking_2

"We have been sitting here for quite a while, let's head back. I won't disturb the elder sister-in-law anymore!" Sang Wan's face showed a slight smile of fatigue.

"Exactly!" Gu Fangzi also hurriedly nodded with a smile, then turned to Sang Wan and said, "We won't disturb you any longer, elder cousin sister-in-law. You still have to go to the kitchen later! Let me quietly tell you, Auntie loves wax gourd pot the most, hehe, cousin sister-in-law, if you make this, I'm sure Auntie will be happy!"

"Is that so? Hehe, thank you for the suggestion, cousin!" Sang Wan's eyes brightened and her lips smiled, but her hand holding the handkerchief tightened.

In her past life, it was also with good intentions that she offered the suggestion, and indeed she had made the wax gourd pot, but someone sabotaged it. Mrs. Wang got an allergic reaction with red rashes all over her face, which led Mrs. Zhuang to mock her for a long time. Consequently, Mrs. Wang was so aggravated that she didn't want to see her again!

"Don't be polite, elder cousin sister-in-law!" Gu Fangzi giggled, gave her a mischievous wink, and left with Shi Lian and Shi Rui.

Sang Wan secretly sighed with relief, wax gourd pot, wax gourd pot!

Since Gu Fangzi mentioned in front of so many people that Mrs. Wang likes eating wax gourd pot, if she does not make it, it would seem like she is disregarding Mrs. Wang, purposely ignoring Gu Fangzi's kindness! So, even if she didn't want to, she had to make the wax gourd pot.

It is said that the new bride cooks to prepare the meal, but in reality, the kitchen lists the menu for the new bride to select several items to make up a table, other than one or two items that are personally done by the new bride, the rest are still made by the kitchen. Otherwise, how could a new bride alone have the energy to prepare a whole table of dishes.

In her past life, the dishes Sang Wan prepared were wax gourd pot and steamed Chinese perch. Since she couldn't avoid making wax gourd pot, Sang Wan simply decided to make these two dishes again.

When she chose the menu and told Madam Jian in the kitchen, Madam Jian clapped her hands with a laugh: "That's such a coincidence, today we just received two big fresh Chinese perches, I was just going to suggest to the madam to use these! And the wax gourd pot is the lady's favorite, it's perfect to make!"

Sang Wan smiled and nodded, "I will make these two dishes, the rest I'll leave all to you!"

"Oh, madam, you are too polite! This is the servant's duty!" Madam Jian hurriedly laughed and said.

Sang Wan did not dally, she immediately put on her apron, tied up her sleeves, and got busy with Liu Ya.

Both of them were used to doing household chores at their natal family, so they didn't feel unfamiliar in the kitchen at all. One scaled and gutted the fish, and the other hollowed and washed the wax gourd, methodically.

Soon the fish was cleaned, Sang Wan took over, seasoned it, and then placed it on an oval plate, sprinkled with finely chopped ginger and green onions, and carefully placed it into the steamer, covering it with a lid. Liu Ya then moved a small stool to sit beside it to watch the fire. Sang Wan had instructed her that from the moment the fish entered the steamer until it's served, it should never leave her sight.

On Sang Wan's side, the wax gourd was also ready, and ingredients like small ribs, chicken, jujube, shiitake mushrooms, goji berries, dried bamboo shoots, and ham were also cut into chunks and prepared, all by Sang Wan herself.

When it was time to steam and cook, Sang Wan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Madam, it's smoky here, you should go out and rest for a while, we can handle this here!" Madam Jian said with a smile upon seeing this.

Since entering the house, in just less than two days, she had already encountered so many overt and covert provocative schemes, and with the lessons paid for in blood from her past life still hanging over her head, besides Liu Ya, Sang Wan did not dare to trust anyone else. Hearing her, she smiled and shook her head, "It's alright, you continue your work, I'll keep an eye on the fire myself."

Madam Jian then didn't insist any further, praised with a smile, "Madam really cares and is very filial!" and went about her own business.

The firewood in the stove burned steadily, at the right temperature, neither too fast nor too slow. Quietly gazing at the flickering flames in the stove, Sang Wan's heart subtly relaxed, hoping that by supervising from start to finish, nothing would go wrong this time!

However, just as this thought crossed her mind, suddenly from outside came Xingzhi calling, "Madam! Madam!" Sang Wan's heart sank, sensing imminent trouble.

"What happened?" Despite hearing Xingzhi's call, Sang Wan did not go outside but waited inside the kitchen. At this moment, unless the kitchen was on fire, she would definitely not step out!

Seeing her not coming out, Xingzhi had to come in herself, bowed her knee and said, "Madam, the young master has returned and says he urgently needs that key!"

The keys, Sang Wan remembered. This morning when Shi Fengju was in a hurry, a bunch of keys fell from him, and Xingzhi said these keys were always carried by the young master, no one dared to tamper with them. Sang Wan had no choice but to keep them on herself, planning to give them back to him when he returned in the evening, but coincidentally, he needed them urgently now.

"Then you take them to the young master!" Sang Wan smiled and took out the keys from her person and handed them to Xingzhi.

"Madam," Xingzhi stepped back a step and did not take them, smiling apologetically, "It would be best if you personally deliver them to the young master! These keys are the young master's treasures, us servants dare not handle them!" Such a sensitive item, Xingzhi naturally didn't want to get involved in case it caused any suspicions.

Sang Wan almost choked! Why was her luck so good! Could this be the inescapable fate? She was so cautious, guarded around every corner, and now this final step—was she destined to be taken advantage of?

"Madam, please go quickly, the young master is waiting! Oh, I'll help watch here for you!" Seeing Sang Wan hesitate, Xingzhi tactfully said.

With the discussion reaching this point, if Sang Wan delayed any further, it would not look good. After all, Shi Fengju was her husband, and the husband's word is like an imperial edict, not to be disobeyed unless one wished not to live.

This great 'deity' directly affected her life and death, she could not afford to provoke him!