Chapter 181. Celebrate the New Year, joyful news spreads
"Don’t worry, wife, your husband’s cooking skills are outstanding. He’ll definitely make our New Year celebration a splendid one," Lianshan assured Shuzhen after seeing off their worried sister and brother.
"Yes, I’ll help too. We’ll join forces and surely outshine them all!" Shuzhen nodded, enthusiastically agreeing. It’s just a New Year’s Eve dinner, right? Once Chef Liu gets going, her sister-in-laws can’t compete at all!
Shuzhen had that much confidence in her culinary skills.
After all, each of her sister-in-laws is an adept at managing the household, being economical when possible, and making do with whatever is available.
With incomplete seasonings, being stingy with oil and salt, and making bland soups, not even divine intervention could make it delicious in terms of color, aroma, and taste, am I right?
Unlike their home, where they bought everything they could, and if they couldn’t buy it, they grew seedlings and used magic to cultivate them. With all the spices like peppercorn, star anise, chenpi, cinnamon, nutmeg, amomum, galangal—everything you could want. Adding these wonderful spices to the already great ingredients like chicken, duck, fish, and meat makes even an average cook deliver delicious meals.
More so when her cooking is good, and her knowledge is extensive, right?
But despite her being blessed by culinary gods right now, Lianshan absolutely wouldn’t let her in the kitchen.
Don’t tell him that other households have pregnant wives who continue to carry heavy pots, wash clothes, cook, and take care of the entire family without missing a beat. The wives of other families may be capable, but in their family, he prefers to pamper and love her. He personally takes care of everything as long as she can securely give birth to the little treasures inside her belly, ensuring everyone is safe and sound.
Even when she tried to prove she was still a nimble and playful pregnant woman despite her big belly, she didn’t get the chance to help with the New Year’s Eve preparations. Instead, she scared her husband into worry. So Shuzhen had to abandon the idea of contributing to the New Year’s Eve dinner, while snacking on pine nuts and hazelnuts, she taught Little Lian’en characters. For example: listen, to be obedient, a good child listens to their parents. Filial piety, being respectful, only respectful children are good children...