Morning.
After Lin Xu got up, her mother had already prepared the meal.
What I ate today was tofu nao.
When she came back from Shen's house last night, Chen Meijuan soaked some soybeans.
In the morning, use a soymilk machine to make soy milk, then filter it, and then follow the online tutorial to make soft and fragrant tofu curd.
Except tofu noodle.
There are also fried dough sticks, vegetable corners, sugar cakes and steamed bun slices.
Well, I’m going back to my hometown today. Instead of freezing the remaining steamed buns in the refrigerator, I might as well slice them and fry them.
Lin Xu went to the bathroom to wash up and then sat on a chair in the small restaurant.
"If you want it sweet, put sugar in it; if you want it salty, put pickle soup."
Chen Meijuan handed over a pair of kuaizi and then continued to eat.
Lin Xu glanced at the tofu brain in the bowl, and then put a spoonful of tofu brain topping made with soybeans, chopped celery and pickles.
This is a common way of eating in the Central Plains.
It is usually added to the bean foam.
Use a spoon to stir the tofu curd and pickle soup in the bowl, then take a bite.
The fragrance of tofu brain is perfectly combined with the aroma of pickle soup. The soft and waxy soybeans and crispy chopped celery enrich the taste of tofu brain.
Pick up a small fried dough stick and take a bite.
That’s so beautiful!
After finishing a fried dough stick, Lin Xu tasted her mother's fried squid.
The leek and egg filling is filled with some chopped dried tofu and shrimp skin, which is delicious and fragrant. Coupled with the crispy and soft skin of the pickled cabbage, Lin Xu once again found the feeling of enjoying Mom's delicious food at home during the winter and summer vacations.
Chen Meijuan thought to herself while eating:
"The weather forecast says that today's maximum temperature will be 40 degrees. After dinner, we will pick up Yueyue and set off."
Because I have to take Dundun with me this time, I can’t take the high-speed rail, so I can only drive back.
The capital is more than 500 kilometers away from Yinzhou
If there is no traffic jam, we can get there in five or six hours.
After drinking a bowl of salted tofu puffs, Lin Xu served himself another bowl, and then betrayed the salty party and added a spoonful of white sugar to the bowl.
I have a long drive today.
Don't eat too much salty food, otherwise your mouth will get dry easily.
After eating and drinking, pack the clothes and other things you want to bring, grab a few scratching posts and cat toys that Dundun likes, bring his small blanket, and prepare a disposable cat litter box to put in the car for convenience.
This little guy is halfway to the bathroom.
After Chen Meijuan tidied up the kitchen, she packed her luggage again.
After everything is ready.
Turn off all the electrical appliances in the house, lock the door and go downstairs.
After coming downstairs and loading things into the car, Chen Meijuan hugged Dundun and sat on the back seat of the car with Lin Hongqi.
Lin Xu put on his sunglasses, drove out of the community, then turned onto the North Fourth Ring Road and headed to the Shen family villa.
Just arrived at the door of the villa.
He saw Baobao Shen under the shade of the tree at the door.
This girl wears a high ponytail, a white baseball cap, a white T-shirt, denim shorts and a pair of white sneakers. She is currently riding on a large suitcase with various cartoon stickers printed on it.
Looking towards the intersection.
When she saw the car approaching, she held the suitcase's lever with both hands and moved her long legs desperately to the side of the car. While moving, she yelled in grievance:
"Wakaka, you are finally here. My mother kicked me out early in the morning and didn't let me stay at home."
Then you must have made your mother-in-law unhappy... Lin Xu silently complained to Shen Baobao in his heart, then opened the door and got out of the car, and put the suitcase this girl was riding on into the trunk.
Then I walked into Shen's house with my parents and said goodbye to my father-in-law and mother-in-law.
"That girl Yueyue started packing her things before five o'clock in the morning. She yelled when she couldn't find her things, which really annoyed us to death."
When the Lin family of three came in, Han Shuzhen was eating a chicken breast sandwich, and Shen Guofu was grinning while drinking barley porridge.
It's obvious.
This kind of food that is good for the body makes my father-in-law very hurt.
Lin Xu came to the cold room and moved all the souvenirs that were placed there yesterday to the car.
While he was busy, Shen Guofu brought in two more boxes of Maotai and some high-end candies, stuffing the entire trunk to the brim.
Seeing that his daughter was already sitting in the passenger seat with her seat belt fastened, Shen Guofu explained:
"Be polite when you arrive in Yinzhou, and don't act like you're at home."
"I know, Dad, you and your mother should be good at home. Don't steal food. I'll bring you delicious food when you come back!"
"Okay, okay, then you should leave as soon as possible while it's cool. It'll be hot later."
After his parents got in the car, Lin Xu said goodbye to his father-in-law and mother-in-law:
"Dad, Mom, we're leaving. I'll call you to let you know when we get there."
After saying goodbye to each other.
Lin Xu drove away.
Watching the car drive away, Han Shuzhen sighed:
"Why do I feel so empty after they leave?"
Shen Guofu echoed from the side and said:
"I feel empty in my heart..."
It’s too painful to eat diet meals. Son-in-law, you should come back soon!
Lin Xu drove to the West Fourth Ring Road, found a gas station to fill up the tank, and then followed the navigation system onto the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway and headed straight for Yinzhou.
"Wakaka, this is my first time traveling by car with Xubao."
Shen Baobao in the passenger seat was like Andy who escaped from Shawshank Prison. He was dancing with excitement. Sometimes he was taking selfies outside the car window, and sometimes he turned around and teased Dundun in Chen Meijuan's arms. He couldn't rest at all.
Two o'clock in the afternoon.
Entrance to Longqishan Scenic Area in Yinzhou City.
Liu Zhengyu, who came from afar, was sitting in a car and looking at the information about Longqi Mountain Scenic Area.
Sitting in the front passenger seat of the car was a staff member from the Yinzhou Tourism Bureau. Seeing Liu Zhengyu's interest in this place, he smiled and said:
"President Liu, I am an acquaintance of Lao Lin from this scenic spot. Why don't you call him now and ask him to come out and greet you?"
The leader of the Scenic Area Rating Committee of the State Administration of Tourism suddenly visited, which made this staff member a little uneasy, not knowing whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.
The Lao Lin you mentioned is still in the capital at the moment... Liu Zhengyu muttered in his heart, and then said:
"No, I will just buy a ticket later and go in to see the hardware and software facilities inside. If they are qualified, the 4A license will be issued to them in the near future... You can just go back, I guess I will have to wait till dark."
Although the scenic spot is not big, some important projects, such as Panshi Rock, Cliff Hotel, Tent Base, etc., need to be visited.
Well, even if you want to help Lin Xu use the back door, it must be on the basis that the quality of the scenic spot meets the standards.
After declining the escort from the Tourism Bureau staff, Liu Zhengyu opened the door and got out of the car.
When the tourism bureau car left, he carried his bag and strode to the ticket office of the scenic spot.
It is the hottest time of the day, and there are not many people buying tickets at the ticket office. There are only a few children wearing swimming rings and adults crowding at the ticket window.
It looks like he is going to play in the water park in the scenic spot.
As an authority in tourism, Liu Zhengyu knows very well that although many people on the Internet always criticize the price reduction of Internet celebrity projects in scenic spots, for most scenic spots, Internet celebrity projects are high-profit projects.
For example, a water park.
In addition to allowing children to cool off from the heat, it can also boost sales of swimsuits, swimming caps, swimming rings, water guns and other peripherals.
This is all profit.
While they were sighing, the parents of those children had already bought the tickets and took their children towards the gate of the scenic spot with the tickets.
Liu Zhengyu came to the ticket window and said to the conductor inside:
"Give me a ticket."
The conductor is a girl in her twenties.
She asked without raising her head:
"Are you driving?"
"No."
"Without parking fees, the total is thirty-nine and nine yuan, twenty-nine and nine yuan is the entrance fee, and ten yuan is the insurance fee."
Liu Zhengyu heard it.
Then I scanned the payment code with my mobile phone.
While waiting for the tickets to be issued.
He heard a brake sound at the door of the ticket office, followed by two whistles.
The conductor immediately opened the window and shouted outside:
"Third aunt, you are finally here. I am busy and I will wait until the tickets are printed!"
Liu Zhengyu smiled softly.
This is the case in small scenic spots. The personnel have not received professional training and are relatively informal.
But Longqishan is already pretty good.
Last year, he went to inspect a newly developed scenic spot. The conductor was busy peeling peanuts while taking tickets. There was no professionalism at all.
When I was thinking about it.
He turned his face and saw Lin Xu walking into the ticket office carrying a box of snacks.
When their eyes met, both of them had surprised expressions on their faces.
"Huh? President Liu?"
"Lin Xu?"
What's going on?
Lin Xu was very surprised. If he hadn't just participated in the food competition the day before yesterday, he wouldn't even believe that he could meet the president of the National Tourism Association here.
Liu Zhengyu didn't hide anything, he patted the document in his hand and said:
"I see that your scenic spot 4A review has been submitted for a long time but has not been reviewed. This is exactly the scope of my responsibility, so I will come over and review it. If it is OK, I can get the 4A license next week."
"Oh, thank you so much, President Liu. On the way here, my parents were talking about the approval."
At this moment, Lin Hongqi and Chen Meijuan also got out of the car.
Neither of them expected to meet Liu Zhengyu here.
When he heard that he was here for the review of his own scenic spot, Lin Hongqi quickly came over to shake hands.
Chen Meijuan rushed to the ticket window and said:
"Yuanyuan, please refund the money for my ticket immediately."
"Okay third aunt, where is Lin Xu's wife? The whole family is waiting inside the scenic spot. My grandma and grandma Lin have prepared a big table of dishes. They said no one is allowed to eat unless you come. I was just eating
Where are the buns..."
Chen Yuanyuan is the daughter of Lin Xu's second uncle's family. She is 25 years old this year. She used to work as a cashier in a large supermarket in Yinzhou City. After the business in the scenic spot improved, she became a conductor.
"Oh, that's a shame for my eldest niece. You take this box of snacks. It was given by Diaoyutai to foreign presidents. Ordinary people can't buy it..."
Chen Yuanyuan originally wanted to refuse.
When San Gu said it was so precious, she quickly took it and put it solemnly in a locked drawer.
While the two were chatting, Lin Hongqi got the keys to his Toyota domineering car from the ticket office and planned to drive Liu Zhengyu in.
People came all the way here, and it was because of the important event of grading the scenic spot, so I had to treat them well no matter what.
"Let's go to Yuanyuan first. I'll have someone bring it to you later."
"Okay, Third Aunt, you go in."
Chen Yuanyuan wanted to see her younger siblings.
But she took a look and found that she was not out of the car, so she sent a message to her family:
"My third aunt is back. I haven't seen what my new daughter-in-law looks like yet. Please remember to take a photo for me to see later. If you don't let me eat, your new daughter-in-law must show it to me, right?"<
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Lin Xu returned to the car and pushed Shen Jiayue, who was still sleeping soundly in the passenger seat:
"Stop sleeping, baby. Wipe your saliva. It's time to meet my elders."
Baby Shen was sleeping soundly, and when he heard this, he immediately felt excited all over.
She looked around and then said blankly:
"We're here now? Wow, it's so beautiful here!"
But when she thought of meeting the elders of the Lin family, the girl quickly took out a small mirror from her bag and looked at herself, wiped the saliva from the corner of her mouth and tidied her hair on her temples.
After Lin Hongqi and Chen Meijuan drove in with Liu Zhengyu, Lin Xuda was just about to follow when he saw a commercial vehicle with a Beijing license plate in the rearview mirror driving towards them in disgrace.
Hmm?
Could it be another acquaintance from Beijing?
He waited briefly.
As the car approached, I immediately saw Zeng Xiaoqi sitting in the passenger seat.
This...
He opened the door and got out of the car, and Zeng Xiaoqi, who was sitting in the passenger seat, waved her hand.
Zeng Xiaoqi just woke up and saw someone waving their hands in the distance. She smiled and said to the driver:
"I've really been craving Boss Lin's craftsmanship lately. Everyone looks like him. Look at the guy waving his hand in front of me. He looks so much like Boss Lin... Hey, isn't this him?"
Arriving at the door of the ticket office, Zeng Xiaoqi opened the door and got out of the car.
After exchanging pleasantries, Lin Xu asked:
"Have you eaten yet?"
"No, we were at the wrong location in the navigation before. We just found it."
"Let's go then. My grandma and grandma have prepared a big table of food. Let's go in and eat the food first. Brother driver, just follow my car and walk in."
After getting in the car.
Lin Xu drove the TV station's interview car to the gate of the scenic spot.
After pressing the horn, Lin Xu's cousin who was responsible for guarding the door hurriedly came to say hello. Lin Xu took out a pack of soft Chinese prepared in advance and handed it over:
"Let's go in to eat first, uncle, and we'll talk after we finish the meal."
"Go, go, my family is waiting."
After driving in.
Lin Xu bypassed the visitor center and turned into a courtyard with a farmhouse restaurant.
This is a restaurant in the scenic area, specializing in farm food. The relatives of the Lin family are sitting or standing under the shade of the trees in the yard, chatting in the mountain breeze.
Wait for Lin Xu’s car to drive in.
All the relatives gathered around:
"Come, come, Xiaoxu is finally here."
"The relatives are all impatient!"
"Where are the two old ladies? Weren't you just talking about your granddaughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law? Look for them quickly. They have come all the way, so don't neglect them."
"Yes, it would be so uncomfortable to come all this way and be treated coldly and slowly."
"Where are the red envelopes? They are all ready."
"..."
When Lin Xu opened the door and got out of the car, he saw relatives gathering around him. He quickly greeted everyone and went around to the other side of the car to hold the panicked Baby Shen in his arms.
"Yueyue, this is my uncle."
"Hello, uncle!"
"Hey, hello, hello. This is a red envelope from my uncle. Don't dislike it."
"Thank you, uncle!"
"Yueyue, this is my second uncle."
"Hello, second uncle!"
"..."
The process is basically the same as Lin Xu's first visit to Shen's house, just say hello to each one.
But the difference is that Lin Xu didn't get any red envelopes at Shen's house last time, but Baby Shen now has a bunch of red envelopes in his hand.
While they were chatting, Lin Xu’s grandma and grandma came over.
The two old men were talking about their granddaughter-in-law and grandson-in-law, while taking out red envelopes from their pockets.
After saying hello again.
Just as everyone was about to go in, Lin Xu suddenly heard the sound of scratching the glass. He turned around and realized that the little guy Dundun was still in the car.
He quickly opened the car door and took the little guy out.
Lin Xu’s grandma fell in love with her as soon as she saw it:
"Hey, this little guy looks so naughty and naughty. Come let me hug him."
As soon as she stretched out her hand, Dundun immediately leaned out from Lin Xu's arms. The old lady immediately took Dundun happily and held her in her arms.
At this time, Zeng Xiaoqi and the others had already stepped out of the car, and Lin Hongqi and Chen Meijuan also led Liu Zhengyu, who had finished watching the visitor center, to the farmyard.
After introducing each other.
Lin Hongqi said:
"We're all hungry, so let's chat while we eat. Chairman Liu and Reporter Zeng, you are such a loser, I'm neglecting you."
Liu Zhengyu and Zeng Xiaoqi quickly exchanged polite words.
Come to the restaurant.
Several tables have been set up inside, and the hot dishes are all covered with bowls and plates for fear of getting cold.
After removing all the bowls and plates.
Everyone sat down and started eating.
Regardless of the people who have come from afar or the relatives of the Lin family, they are all starving now.
After sitting down, I took the kuaizi and started eating.
Most of the dishes on the table are wild vegetables, paired with fat pigs or local chickens raised by farmers. No matter whether they are fried or fried, they all taste surprisingly good, and Baby Shen enjoys eating them.
Liu Zhengyu, Zeng Xiaoqi and others also enjoyed their meal.
Originally, looking at the appearance of these dishes, I generally thought they wouldn’t taste very delicious.
After eating it, I discovered that these ordinary-looking farmhouse dishes actually taste surprisingly good, and even have a taste that cannot be made in restaurants large and small in the capital.
No wonder people in the city like to eat at farmhouses. The taste is indeed extraordinary... Liu Zhengyu sighed while eating.
As a foodie, he has dabbled in delicacies from all over the world.
But in the past, we basically ate in restaurants.
Now it seems that the food in hotels and restaurants is still too one-sided. The taste of farm food is not inferior at all, and the ingredients are more unique.
"Xiao Xu, this daughter-in-law is so handsome!"
"Indeed, she is so beautiful. I think the people on the Internet who use beauty products are not as beautiful as her."
"Our Xiaoxu is also handsome. It would be a perfect match for the two of them to sit together."
"That's right, just like two celebrities."
"She's much prettier than a celebrity. Didn't we see a celebrity in the city last time? The pictures on the Internet look really good. In fact, she looks chapped and black, with pimples on her face, and her legs are short, maybe a little over 1.5 meters tall at most.
There’s no comparison with Lin Xu’s wife.”
"..."
During the meal, the relatives complimented you and me.
Baby Shen was a little embarrassed to hear this.
While eating, Lin Xu saw Dundun sneaking into a corner alone.
Then I followed him and took a look.
After taking a look, I discovered that there was actually a pot of live shrimps in the corner. They were quite big. Dundun was currently using her claws to pull the big shrimps out of the water.
"Grandma, what are these prawns used for?"
Lin Xu asked curiously.
By the way, I held Dundun in my arms to prevent the little guy from pooping and getting water everywhere.
Mrs. Lin only reacted when she heard about the prawns:
"Oh, those are the live shrimps your uncle brought this morning. He said they were ready to eat, but I was so busy that I forgot... How about I cook you a dish now? It's the first time for little Yueyue to come to our house.
, we can’t wait any longer, right...”
Lin Xu said:
"You sit there and eat, grandma. I'll do the cooking. By the way, I'll also let all the elders and relatives have a taste of my cooking skills."
Speaking of cooking.
Only then did the relatives realize that Lin Xu had just won the championship in the competition the day before yesterday.
"Oh, then I have to try Xiaoxu's craftsmanship."
"Me too, I have to try how delicious the winning dish is."
"Isn't President Liu the chief judge at that time? President Liu, are Xiaoxu's skills really good?"
Liu Zhengyu was eating local chicken braised with bamboo shoots. Hearing this, he smiled and said:
"He is the most delicious young man I have ever seen cooking. To be honest, I came all the way here just to try his cooking again."
The relatives were all very happy when they heard such praise for their children.
"Xiao Xu, President Liu has praised you so much, what are you going to cook today?"
Lin Xu looked at the live shrimp in the basin, smiled and said the name of a dish that must be cooked with live shrimp:
“Braised prawns in oil!”
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