Rebirth of the Rich Second Generation's Growth Diary

Chapter 10 A Gentleman is Close to the Kitchen

Li Xu stood up and tidied up his messy clothes. Fortunately, he was wearing a raincoat, and the fall just now only soiled the outer raincoat.

Not long after the little boy ran in, Xia Xiaohe followed him out.

Although it is the weekend today, Xia Xiaohe is still wearing her school uniform.

She just rolled up her trouser legs a little bit, revealing her white calves, and wore a pair of slippers on her feet.

When Xia Xiaohe saw Ye Ling, she hurried over and greeted her shyly, "Hello, Teacher Ye..."

Ye Ling smiled and said, "I was taking Li Xu for a stroll and ended up at your house. Did I disturb you?"

Xia Xiaohe quickly shook her head and said, "Teacher Ye, please come in and sit down. I'm making lunch right now!"

In this era, rural families may be poor, but food and clothing are not a problem. The villagers respect the teachers who come to teach in the village. When they come to their doorstep, they will definitely invite them in for a meal.

Ye Ling felt a little embarrassed and shook her head quickly. After all, although she planned to bring Li Xu here for a walk, she had never thought about having dinner at Xia Xiaohe's house. When she was about to decline, she saw Li Xu walking to the firewood pile in a very familiar manner.

Li Xu touched his chin and asked the little boy, "What's your name?"

The little boy raised his neck with a chubby face and said, "My name is Xia Xiaomiao."

Xia Xiaohe, Xia Xiaomiao... they are indeed siblings.

The names of these two siblings are pretty nice.

Li Xu continued to ask: "Do you know who I am?"

Xia Xiaomiao looked a little confused and shook her head.

"If you don't know, then I won't tell you."

"Uh...oh."

"Are you going to carry this firewood inside?"

"Ok!"

"Do you want my help?"

Xia Xiaomiao thought about it seriously, then shook her head: "No need!"

Li Xu clasped his hands across his chest with a clear conscience, watching Xia Xiaomiao pick up some firewood and walk inside.

Ye Ling looked at her nephew speechlessly.

Li Xu was thinking, what was so smart about this little boy?
At this time, Xia Xiaohe invited again seriously: "Teacher Ye, I have to cook anyway. You haven't had lunch yet, right? Come eat at my house!"

Ye Ling was about to refuse when Li Xu came over and asked, "Are you and your brother the only ones at home?"

Xia Xiaohe nodded: "Mom and Dad have gone to the mountains and will not be back until tonight."

"Oh, how about this, I come to help you cook at noon?"

"Ah, this... I don't need it..."

"My cooking skills are very good."

"What are you doing?"

The speakers were Xia Xiaohe, Ye Ling, and Li Xu in that order.

Ye Ling was speechless. How could her nephew be so shameless as to have the nerve to eat at someone else's house?
Also, he said that his cooking skills are very good. Can something that doesn’t exist be described as high or low?
Has he ever cooked a meal at home?

You haven’t even made instant noodles yet!

Li Xu added, "Just give me your letter and I'll send it out for you."

Ye Ling was stunned: "What letter?"

Li Xu smiled mysteriously: "I can't tell you this. It's a secret between Xia Xiaohe and me." He gave Xia Xiaohe a look.

Xia Xiaohe looked a little confused, but still nodded.

Seeing this scene, Ye Ling's expression became a little subtle.

At Xia Xiaohe's invitation and Li Xu's interference, Ye Ling had no choice but to follow her into Xia Xiaohe's home.

What Ye Ling didn't expect was that before Li Xu went in, he walked to the firewood pile and picked up five or six pieces of firewood and took them in together.

For country people, the kitchen, dining room and living room are all in one place, which is called the main room.

There is a large iron stove in the room, and we usually cook directly on it. There is a hearth in the corner, which is only used when cooking for many people.

Beside the stove were two rows of benches, padded with sponge, making them quite comfortable to sit on. Ye Ling felt a little worried when he came in, fearing that Li Xu, this kid, would say something that would hurt someone's self-esteem.

But it was not easy for her to remind him right now.

Xia Xiaohe seemed to be aware of this as well. With an embarrassed smile on her face, she said to Li Xu and Ye Ling, "Just sit wherever you want. I'll... I'll go get you a glass of water..."

Li Xu looked around the main room and saw a few strings of bacon hanging on the beam above the stove. The smoke from below floated up, and the bacon looked delicious.

He smiled and said, "In winter, when the fire in the stove is burning brightly, and the whole family gathers in front of the stove, it's really warm when you think about it."

When Xia Xiaohe heard this, she smiled faintly. For some reason, the worry in her heart suddenly dissipated.

Xia Xiaohe, feeling inexplicably relieved, poured water for Ye Ling and Li Xu, and prepared to cook. She placed the chopping board on the stove. Li Xu, who had nothing to do, stood up and moved over to the stove.

Ye Ling said unhappily, "Don't go over there and cause trouble."

Li Xu ignored the woman with long hair and short knowledge and stood next to Xia Xiaohe to watch her operate.

Xia Xiaohe took the kitchen knife, picked it up and put it down again, then said a little embarrassedly: "Don't look at me like that..."

Li Xu rolled up his sleeves and said, "Isn't it just cooking? How can you not do it well when others are watching? Come, brother will show you."

"Ah, no need...really no need..."

"You're welcome."

"You are a guest, how can this be allowed?"

"Haven't you heard? A gentleman is close to the kitchen..."

"what?"

Ye Ling over there also rolled her eyes. What on earth was this brat up to? She stood up and prepared to go over and talk to him.

Then I heard the sound of cutting vegetables.

As soon as Ye Ling walked over, her expression froze.

Li Xu took Xia Xiaohe's kitchen knife without saying a word, and skillfully cut the peeled potatoes into pieces.

"Uh?"

Ye Ling stared at Li Xu's actions in a daze, her brain unable to react for a moment.

Huh? When did he learn this?

While Li Xu was cutting potatoes, he couldn't help but think of his previous life.

After going bankrupt, he really had no money left and slowly began to learn to save.

You can save a lot by making it yourself at home.

Over time, I naturally learned how to cook.

In fact, this is not a very difficult thing, especially since boys are naturally braver and stronger, and have innate advantages in cooking.

This is why the vast majority of top chefs are men.

And he's not just doing it himself to save costs.

In a sense, it is an art to concentrate on cooking and give the ingredients flavor according to your own ideas.

Yes, cooking is art.

There is visual art, auditory art, and naturally there is also taste art.

It is also a rare pastime.

I just hate washing dishes.

Living with Ye Ling, we could eat in the cafeteria every day because there was one in the town government compound downstairs. However, it would be troublesome to set up a stove in their apartment, so they never did.

At this moment, there was such an opportunity, and I felt itchy, so I took the kitchen knife and played with it.

More importantly, you don’t have to wash dishes.

Ye Ling finally came to her senses and looked at Li Xu deeply.

She found that she really understood her nephew less and less.

(End of this chapter)