1485 Wolfing Down Food
Seeing that everyone was prepared to hang around his place, Ruan Shenglin could only carry the large bag of rice to the kitchen to cook some plain porridge for everyone to eat. In fact, Ruan Shenglin wanted to treat everyone to a good meal, but he really wasn’t good at cooking. His wife knew how to cook, but she was pregnant now. Even if his wife could cook, he wouldn’t feel at ease letting her do so.
Fine, he would just cook some porridge. In any case, everyone just said that they wanted to try the rice from Master Chi’s Taobao shop. Speaking of which, he was also a little curious. He had bought this rice yesterday by chance, and when he later found out the price of this spirit rice, he was shocked. If it were a different shop, he would definitely scold it for being a shady shop even if he could afford the prices, mainly because the things in the shop were too expensive – even the rice cost so much, which was unimaginable.
He had initially wanted to cancel the order, but when he saw that the rice was sold out not long after, he thought about how it was Master Chi’s shop, so this rice might be different from other rice.
Before Ruan Shenglin cooked the porridge, he couldn’t help but take a few more looks at the spirit rice to see how it was different. After staring at it for a long time, he couldn’t see how it was different from the rice they usually ate. Except for the name, this rice just looked like ordinary rice. Ruan Shenglin couldn’t help but be a little disappointed.
He couldn’t be bothered to dwell on it at that moment. He quickly washed the rice. He wasn’t good at cooking, but he had cooked porridge before. It was only when he got busy that he found a housekeeper, so he hadn’t been in the kitchen for more than a decade.
Ruan Shenglin washed the rice efficiently. Outside, Xu Tong was a little worried about her husband cooking porridge. She entered the kitchen and called out softly, “Shenglin!”
“Wife, come and help me see if the rice I bought is enough. Is it too little?” Ruan Shenglin hurriedly asked when he saw his wife enter the kitchen.
Compared with Ruan Shenglin, Xu Tong was more familiar with cooking porridge. Seeing him hesitate before he grabbed a large handful of rice and put it in, she hurriedly stopped him. “Enough, enough! If you put too much rice in, it’ll only be dry rice later. Add more water!”
“Okay!” Ruan Shenglin added water and put the pot back.
Xu Tong helped start the porridge cooking. “Alright, we just need to wait for the porridge to cook. Let’s go out first!”
Ruan Shenglin nodded and helped his wife to the living room. He happened to hear Brother Yan, Brother Kun, Song Chu, Cao Zhengsong and Sister Song discussing what they had bought from Master Chi’s shop.
He then heard Brother Kun, Brother Yan, Song Chu and Cao Zhengsong mock him for buying the rice. They said that Master Chi’s shop had so many good things, but he took a fancy to rice. Only then did Ruan Shenglin realize that everyone else had mostly bought talismans from Master Chi’s shop. As for the rice, he was the only one who bought it. For a moment, Ruan Shenglin wondered if he was too stupid.
Song Chu suddenly raised his hand and said weakly to Yan Zhengming, Yang Kun, and Song Yanru, “Brother, Sister, I suddenly remember that I also bought some rice from the Master’s shop. I also bought a lot of talismans! But why do I feel that the rice in the Master’s shop is especially popular? I almost couldn’t buy it. It’s much harder to buy than the talismans!”
Those who hadn’t noticed or snatched the spirit rice: …
Ruan Shenglin found Song Chu quite pleasing to the eye at that moment. He deliberately snorted coldly at the others and threatened, “If you don’t want to eat porridge later, feel free to continue talking nonsense!”
As soon as Ruan Shenglin said that, everyone immediately changed their tune. Yan Zhengming couldn’t help but retort, “Shenglin, isn’t this threat childish? It’s not like we haven’t eaten plain porridge before. Your porridge isn’t some ambrosia or jade wine. Do you really believe Song Chu’s words? Why don’t I buy a large bag of rice from the Master’s shop for you next time? Rather than spend your time and money on buying this rice, I think you might as well buy more talismans from the Master’s shop!”
Although Yang Kun agreed with Yan Zhengming, he had to stand by Shenglin’s side. At that moment, he retorted, “Brother Yan, if you dare, don’t eat the porridge later!”
“Fine, I’m too lazy to eat. I’ll watch you guys eat!” Yan Zhengming calmly switched to a cross-legged position.
Ruan Shenglin didn’t understand how they ended up spouting so much nonsense over a bag of rice. After a long while, a clear aroma suddenly wafted over.
The dog-nosed Song Chu and Cao Zhengsong smelled this extraordinary fragrance first. The more they smelled it, the more fragrant it seemed. Their eyes widened and they sniffed fiercely. “What’s that smell? Why does it smell so good?”
Yan Zhengming, Yang Kun, Song Yanru and the others, including Ruan Shenglin, suddenly smelled it, and their stomachs twisted. They couldn’t take it anymore. Even Song Yanru, who was on a diet and was usually very disciplined, swallowed her saliva and couldn’t help but ask Ruan Shenglin and his wife, “What delicious food is your neighbor cooking? Why does it smell so good?”
Ruan Shenglin and Xu Tong: …
Yang Kun and Yan Zhengming were no better, especially the latter. They had starved a lot when they were young. After their careers improved, Yan Zhengming, who had sworn to eat all sorts of delicious food, was stimulated by this wonderful smell. He drooled and stared intently at Ruan Shenglin and his wife. He asked anxiously, “F*ck, what on earth smells so good? No, Shenglin, hurry and ask your neighbor what delicious food they’re making. Do they mind if we mooch off them?”
Ruan Shenglin and Xu Tong: …
This was a wealthy district, and everyone lived in villas. Ruan Shenglin didn’t believe that the smell of his neighbors’ cooking could reach them.
Xu Tong reacted first and suddenly hesitated. “It’s from the kitchen! Wait, there’s only porridge in the kitchen. It can’t be the smell of the porridge, right?”
As soon as Xu Tong said that, everyone in the living room was stupefied and the atmosphere was deathly silent. Even Ruan Shenglin, who had personally bought the spirit rice, was stupefied and in disbelief when he heard his wife’s words. His eyes shifted and he stared straight at the kitchen. When the fragrance from the kitchen grew even stronger, Ruan Shenglin was about to get up and go take a look.
It was Yan Zhengming who suddenly got up and ran the fastest as he rushed into the kitchen first. In the blink of an eye, Yan Zhengming’s impatient and excited voice came from the kitchen. “F*ck, it’s the smell of the porridge. It’s really the porridge. Why is it so fragrant? I’ve never smelled such fragrant plain porridge in my life. Why is it so fragrant? I want to eat it so much.”
When Yan Zhengming said that, the others were anxious, curious and excited. After a while, everyone was crammed by the doorway to smell the fragrance from the rice cooker. They stared at the rice cooker and itched to look right through it. It was too… too… too d*mn fragrant!
Yan Zhengming, who was standing the closest to the rice cooker, was the most excited. The smell from the rice cooker simply made him dizzy.
The more he smelled it, the more fragrant it was.
Yan Zhengming kept drooling, but he wasn’t sure if the porridge was ready or not. He was anxious and hurriedly asked Ruan Shenglin and his wife if the porridge was cooked.
Xu Tong confirmed that the porridge was indeed cooked. Before Ruan Shenglin could do anything, Yan Zhengming hurriedly carried the rice cooker out.
Xu Tong: …
Ruan Shenglin: …Didn’t you say you wouldn’t eat the porridge?
Everyone: …
The entire rice cooker was carried out, and the others could only follow Yan Zhengming. They saw that Yan Zhengming had already opened the lid of the rice cooker, and the fragrance of the white porridge made everyone drool. For a moment, the entire living room was filled with this pleasant fragrance.
The others still had doubts, mainly because the porridge looked no different from ordinary porridge on the surface. However, the fragrance was too abnormal and strange.
Everyone couldn’t wait to taste the porridge. Song Chu and Cao Zhengsong had already brought over a lot of bowls and spoons from the kitchen.
Yan Zhengming didn’t stand on ceremony and hurriedly had Yang Kun and Ruan Shenglin ladle a bowl for him first.
Yang Kun could only ladle a bowl for Yan Zhengming. Seeing him try a mouthful, Yang Kun actually wanted to ask him how it tasted, but after this guy blew on the porridge and swallowed it, he sucked in a breath and ignored Yang Kun’s question. After that, he wolfed down the rest of the porridge as if it wasn’t hot. As he ate, he stared at the pot.
Yang Kun: …
Ruan Shenglin: …
“Brother Kun, Brother Ruan, I’m hungry too.”
“I’m hungry too! Give me a bowl first!”
It was rare for Song Yanru to speak, so she prepared to take the initiative to ladle out a bowl for herself.
No matter how much Ruan Shenglin and Xu Tong wanted to taste the porridge, they had to entertain their guests first. They ladled out bowls for everyone before they ladled some for themselves.
Seeing the white porridge in the pot decrease at a visible rate, Yan Zhengming panicked and hurriedly feigned seriousness. “Everyone, eat slowly, eat slowly. You have to taste the good stuff slowly. What’s the point of wolfing it down? Don’t be like a pig swallowing a ginseng fruit without tasting anything!”
