Rongrong

The two of them arrived at Jiao Palace. Gong Shangjiao had not returned yet, so they sat down in the pavilion outside to admire the moon.

After a while, Gong Shangjiao and the other man still hadn't returned.

Chen Rong touched her pork belly, then said to Gong Yuanzheng coquettishly: "Brother Yuanzheng, I'm hungry."

Gong Yuanzheng looked around when he heard this, and when he saw no servants, he said, "Then I'll take you to the kitchen and you can do it yourself."

Chen Rong got a little angry after hearing this and said, "I can't do it, Brother Yuanzheng, you can't do it either? No way, is there anything that Brother Yuanzheng can't do?"

After hearing Chen Rong's provocation, Gong Yuanzheng's dignity as a man did not allow him to say the word "no".

Gong Yuanzheng said: "Who am I? Of course I can do it. Just tell me what you want to eat and I'll make it for you."

Chen Rong said with a smile: "Then I'll go with you and see if there's anything delicious."

Gong Yuanzheng glanced at Chen Rong, stood up and said, "Let's go."

Chen Rong said "Oh", stood up and followed Gong Yuanzheng.

After a while, Gong Yuanzheng brought Chen Rong to the dining room near the Corner Palace.

Chen Rong walked around the kitchen and saw pork, chicken, apples, oranges, white radishes, carrots and various vegetables.

Gong Yuanzheng followed Chen Rong to look at the supplies in the kitchen. When he saw Chen Rong stop, he asked proudly, "What do you want to eat?"

Hearing this, Chen Rong looked up at him and smiled.

"Brother Yuanzheng, I'm not picky about food. You can make some pork with peppers, stir-fried pork with radish, stir-fried vegetables with garlic, and stir-fried Kung Pao chicken. By the way, I also want to drink porridge, so you can cook some meat porridge and put some chopped vegetables in it." Chen Rong nodded with satisfaction after she finished speaking.

Gong Yuanzheng was stunned for a moment and said: "I made so much, can you finish it?"

Chen Rong smiled lightly and said, "I can't finish it, I want to eat too, don't I have you here? Besides, if your brother Gong Shangjiao and your sister-in-law come back, you can ask them to eat together."

Gong Yuanzheng was silent for a while and then said, "Okay, I can't argue with you. Just go sit over there and I'll cook for you."

"Then I'll light the fire for you and you do it." Chen Rong ran to the stove and sat down on a small stool.

Seeing this, Gong Yuanzheng took out the pot, scooped two bowls of rice into the pot, and then put water into the pot to wash the rice.

Chen Rong built the fire with firewood, took out flammable dry leaves and small sawdust, and took out a lighter from the space to light them.

Gong Yuanzheng heard a "click" sound and looked over. Seeing that the lighter could light a fire, his eyes widened with curiosity.

Chen Rong ignored him, continued to light the fire, and then started a fire in front of the stove.

Gong Yuanzheng was very curious and came over to ask: "You, what is this thing of yours? How can it light on fire?"

Chen Rong looked up at him while roasting the fire and saw that he was staring at the lighter.

"This is called a lighter, and it's used to make fire. The liquid inside can make it light a fire. If the liquid is used up, it won't light a fire. I collected this when I traveled before. Brother Yuanzheng likes it, so I'll give it to you." Chen Rong replied when she saw that he couldn't take his eyes off it.

After saying that, he stuffed the lighter into Gong Yuanzheng's arms.

Gong Yuanzheng received the lighter from Chen Rong with a smile on his face, but he said with a bit of pride and shyness: "Thank you."

Chen Rong: "You're welcome. Hurry up and cook. I'm starving."

Upon hearing this, Gong Yuanzheng added a lot of water to the rice pot and brought it over to place on the stove.

Chen Rong was warming herself by the fire in front of the stove, adding some firewood from time to time.

Gong Yuanzheng fetched water to wash the vegetables, meat, cut the meat into slices, and cut the radish into slices.

When it came time to fry the food, Chen Rong could no longer sit still.

Gong Yuanzheng wanted to put the food on a plate before it was cooked after just a few stir-frys, or he forgot to add salt or something.

Chen Rong had no choice but to step forward to teach him how to cook, and then add some firewood to the stove from time to time.

By the time they finished cooking, more than half an hour had passed.

Gong Yuanzheng said proudly: "It's done. Let's go and eat on the table in my brother's room. Let's see if they have returned."

"Let's go," Chen Rong said as she walked in front, picking up the porridge that she had scooped out and put into the porridge pot to cool.

Upon seeing this, Gong Yuanzheng quickly placed the dishes and bowls on a tray, picked it up and followed Chen Rong.