Hospitality

AnAn was so enthusiastic that Gulan was surprised. She didn't expect that her son liked Xiang Yunjin so much.

"Uncle Jin, when did you come? Are you here to see AnAn? Uncle Jin, you've been gone for a long time. Dad said you went home. Is your home very far away? AnAn misses you." AnAn hugged Xiang Yunjin's thigh and talked non-stop, his little face flushed.

Xiang Yunjin's heart was softened when the soft little bun pounced on him. The little guy still had a conscience and still remembered him 'Uncle Jin'. It was worth it for him to take care of the little guy along the way.

He immediately picked up AnAn and said, "Uncle Jin misses AnAn too. Uncle Jin's home is not far away, but he hasn't been home for a long time. He has too many things to do and has been busy, so he has no chance to come and see AnAn. I hope AnAn is not angry with Uncle Jin."

AnAn, who was suddenly picked up, hugged Xiang Yunjin and shook his head quickly.

"Don't angry, Uncle Jin has gone home and is busy."

"So good." Xiang Yunjin couldn't help but rub AnAn's little head. The neatly-knit hair immediately had its own consciousness and swayed randomly.

"Come on, let's see what Uncle Jin brought you?" As he said that, he held AnAn and walked towards the living room.

Then Gulan heard her son's surprised voice, "Uncle Jin, are these all for me?" There was disbelief in his words.

"Of course, didn't you see it?" It was still a slightly cold voice, but this time it was softer and had a hint of smile.

"Wow! Thank you Uncle Jin, AnAn likes it very much." He was completely letting himself go, his little voice was full of excitement.

Gulan couldn't help shaking her head and laughing as she packed up her things and went into the kitchen.

It was a bit unexpected. I didn't feel that way when they were together, but I didn't expect that this child actually likes Xiang Yunjin. But it's true, I have neglected my son a little these days. I'm very busy every day and have interacted less with my son. No wonder AnAn is so happy to see Xiang Yunjin.

Gulan quickened her movements and put the things in the kitchen in order as quickly as possible. Then she put the scattered things in the living room back into the bedroom, and decided to clean them up later. Most of them were bedding and clothes that would not be used for long.

Listening to Xiang Yunjin chatting with AnAn, she thought, since he's already here, he can't just eat anything like he said. She must appreciate the fact that he still remembered her housewarming. Not to mention that he brought so many things. Thinking of that box of meats with various kinds, Gulan felt that it would be unfair to Xiang Yunjin if she didn't cook them.

"AnAn, I'll leave Uncle Jin to you to entertain. Dad will go prepare the food."

"Don't worry, Dad. AnAn will definitely entertain Uncle Jin well and make him feel at home."

"Yes, feel at home." Gulan gave her son a thumbs up, then under the astonished gazes of everyone in the yard, she easily carried a large box of meat and walked towards the kitchen.

"AnAn is so amazing, he even knows how to make guests feel at home, did dad teach you that?..."

"Um..."

As they walked, they could hear the voices of two men, one big and one small, talking.

The eyes in the yard followed the man to the kitchen door, and saw the thin and weak man who seemed like he would fall down with the wind easily picked up the box that required two of them to lift. They were so surprised that they forgot to breathe. This appearance is too deceptive. They was a little skeptical just now that this man could save the prince, but now they really believe it. He is worthy of being the savior of the prince. His power is extraordinary.

Thinking that he was the prince's savior, Gao Xing hurried to the kitchen. He couldn't let his master savior work alone.

"Hello, sir. My name is Gao Xing and I'm our prince's attendant. Let me help you clean up." Gao Xing, with a smile on his face, walked into the kitchen and introduced himself.

Gulan, who was selecting ingredients, turned around and looked at a young man with a baby face and a bright smile, who was about the same height as her. She wanted to refuse, but then she remembered that she would need to process a lot of ingredients and it would be much faster with more people, so she nodded.

Pointing at the different meats and vegetables that had been sorted out, she handed Gao Xing two large basins and said, "Okay, help me wash these. There's water in the vat at the door."

"Okay," Gao Xing hurriedly took it over. This job was not difficult for him.

Gulan hurriedly cooked the rice, and thinking of the grown men in the yard, she cooked several more bowls of rice. After washing up the rice, Daya brought her sister to the kitchen. Seeing the busy stranger and old man, they quickly lit the stove.

She secretly blamed herself for cleaning up too slowly, as she came only after the old man had gone into the kitchen.

Dahei was standing in the yard, watching the extra men with caution, moving with them. Although there was no murderous look in his eyes, there was no kindness in them either. He was not intimidated at all by the murderous intent deliberately exuded by those people, and several guards secretly sighed and called him a good dog.

Gao Xing washed the ingredients, and under Gulan's instruction, he chopped the chicken, marinated the fish, diced the mutton, and cut the pork into pieces.

Gulan was cooking a piece of beef, preparing to make braised beef in soy sauce. Fortunately, when the house was built, the space for the kitchen was large and more stove openings were left, with three large and one small. Otherwise, we might not have been able to finish it in this much time. Braised beef in soy sauce takes time and must be cooked first. For the remaining two stoves, Gulan will make wild mushroom roast chicken, braised pork, garlic fish, cumin lamb, garlic shrimp and some stir-fried dishes in the next period of time. Speaking of cumin lamb, we have to mention it. Gulan has been running around in Yunzhong City a lot these days and found a lot of cooking ingredients, either in pharmacies or spice shops.

Apparently, people here don't know that they can also be perfectly combined with dishes. Among them is cumin, but this thing is not cumin here, it is called fennel. Gulan also collected some in the mountains but not in large quantities. After discovering fennel in the spice shop, he bought a lot at one time. It took half a day to crush it into powder with a stone pestle and put it away. Today I will use it to make cumin lamb. Although it lacks chili, it should taste good.

As each dish was cooked, the aroma filled the yard. AnAn, who was excitedly showing Uncle Jin around his new home, couldn't help but stop. He immediately changed his destination and headed straight to the kitchen with Uncle Jin.

"Dad, it smells so good!" The little guy's voice had already reached the kitchen before anyone arrived.

Hearing this cheerful little voice, Gulan's lips curled up. Her hands moved even faster, and she put the braised pork on a plate and placed it on the stove. She then watched her son, who was wrapped like a ball, pulling Xiang Yunjin straight to the stove.

"Wait a moment!" Gulan gave the two of them a smile and then moved on to the next one. There is also a dish of fried fish with garlic and a few stir-fried dishes to complete the meal. When thinking about the next dish, Gulan realized that she had neglected Gao Xing who was peeling garlic. There was a whole pot of garlic, but she didn't expect there was so much. It was already enough. Gulan looked at Gao Xing apologetically. She was so busy cooking that she forgot about him.

Gulan quickly called for a stop. This kid was peeling garlic even when he was paying his respects to his master, which made people laugh.

Gao Xing felt that he might never want to peel garlic again in his life. The stinging pain between his fingers was not a big deal, the main problem was that he almost vomited while peeling, which was too much of a test of one's patience. The only benefit was that I received the admiring gaze from my master, which gave me a little comfort.