His predecessor failed

Captain Qiao had a delicious lunch. He chewed the braised bones with great joy, showing real manliness.

Su Zhuzhu was not a stingy person. Since she bought a lot, she served another plate. Let the two men cook as they pleased. There was still more in the pot. It didn't matter even if they finished eating. She could wait for He Qiaojin to go to work and then take out some spine bones from the space and make another pot of sauce. In this era of food and clothing shortage, even in the army, even though the soldiers were fighting to defend their country, they still had ordinary food. Su Zhuzhu was happy to do her part.

The lunch took a long time and there was no time to rest. Before He Qiaojin and Captain Qiao left, Su Zhuzhu asked Captain Qiao to come over for dinner and also asked them to ask her sister-in-law to come along.

Wow, Captain Qiao was so happy that he was like Maitreya Buddha. It was great that he could come to their house for dinner again in the evening. However, Captain Qiao also said not to prepare food for his wife because his wife didn’t eat at home recently and was busy like a top.

Su Zhuzhu nodded to show that she understood, and then sent them out. Then, before the food he had just eaten had been digested yet, Captain Qiao began to look forward to what to eat in the evening.

He Qiaojin said he couldn't bear to watch it.

Because Captain Qiao came over for lunch at noon, Su Zhuzhu was unable to explain the renovation of He Qiaojin's family's courtyard. She took a nap in the afternoon, then got up to revise the design drawing and write down the details. Finally, she read it carefully several times and imagined the scene of the garden full of spring colors. Su Zhuzhu smiled with satisfaction, put the design drawing on the table in the study, and went to prepare dinner.

The chicken bought in the morning weighed about four or five pounds. Su Zhuzhu liked it at first sight and spent a few cents more to ask the supply and marketing cooperative to help kill it. Otherwise, it would have been a waste of time to kill the chicken now.

Su Zhuzhu took out some medicinal ingredients for stewing chicken from the space, including Ganoderma lucidum, Astragalus, red dates, longan, and wolfberry, and washed them with water and put them aside first. The chicken was killed in the morning, and after coming back to clean it, it was placed in the space to preserve it directly. There was no need to blanch it. The chickens of this time were not the feed chickens of later generations, and there was no peculiar smell at all.

Take out a large casserole, put the whole chicken directly in it, add a few slices of ginger, add the Ganoderma lucidum, Astragalus, red dates, and longan that you have just prepared, then add enough water, put it on the stove and stew it over high heat, and add the wolfberry at the end.

While the most time-consuming dish was being stewed, Su Zhuzhu was not in a hurry to prepare other things. She washed a bunch of green grapes, cut a small piece of watermelon, took a plate and set the table, then sat down on the recliner and began to happily eat the fruit and enjoy the scenery.

This kind of comfortable life was simply impossible in the previous life. Everyone in the previous life was very anxious, and all industries were involved in outrageous situations. From time to time, there were news reports of sudden death from overwork, and there were also many students and white-collar workers who jumped off buildings because they could not bear the pressure.

Su Zhuzhu feels that she has found a sense of belonging in this era, a sense of belonging and survival as a living person. The world is so beautiful, every leaf is worth appreciating and feeling the joy in her heart.

Enjoying the afternoon alone while enjoying the breeze and eating fruits, Su Zhuzhu was thinking that glass is difficult to get now, otherwise she could replace the south-facing wall with glass windows. In the afternoon like this, she could make a cup of tea, read a book, write, and live a peaceful life.

After enjoying herself, Su Zhuzhu got up, cleaned up, and went to the kitchen to prepare dinner.

The chicken soup has been stewed to a rich and fragrant taste. Add an appropriate amount of salt to the soup, turn the heat to the minimum, and continue to simmer the chicken soup.

A big pot of chicken soup was enough for three people. Su Zhuzhu also simply stir-fried a loofah and some bamboo shoots with bacon. Since these three dishes were not suitable for entertaining guests, she added a cold cucumber salad. Anyway, the two grown men had big appetites, so there was no worry about not being able to finish the food. Besides, the rice had to be steamed enough.

This afternoon was a tiring afternoon for both adults and children in the family. Deputy Captain He's new daughter-in-law was such a spendthrift that she never had a day off. She stewed meat in the morning and chicken in the afternoon. She was really trying to make people live. The problem was that Deputy Captain He's new daughter-in-law's cooking skills were better than others. She stewed the meat much more deliciously, making all the children cry with greed.

Su Zhuzhu didn't know all this, but Captain Qiao, who had urged He Qiaojin to go home to the family compound after get off work early, knew exactly what was going on. He had been in this family compound for many years, so how could he not know what these people were thinking? They were just envious, jealous and hateful!

But then again, hehe, he is now also the object of envy, jealousy and hatred. Why? Because he was invited by Deputy Captain He’s wife, and he eats almost every meal at He Qiaojin’s house. Those people must be envious to death.

The two rushed into the family compound like a gust of wind, and pretended not to notice the people who were talking. Most people were a little afraid of Deputy Head He's cold face, and some of the braver ones gave suggestions to He Qiaojin.

What opinions? They said that He Qiaojin's family ate stewed meat every day, which caused a lot of dissatisfaction among the family members in the compound, saying that their family destroyed unity.

This time, before He Qiaojin could even open his mouth, Captain Qiao directly retorted,

"You guys are complaining about the sour grapes because you can't eat them!"

"Whenever someone's family eats something good, you go outside and say that they are disunited. What's the matter? We should all suffer with your family, right? Deputy Regiment Commander He and his men just came back from a mission. They have lost so much weight all of a sudden. Can't you see? Ah, for whom are the soldiers fighting on the front line? Why do you have so many complaints when their wives come back to nourish their bodies? You don't know what you mean!"

When everyone saw that Captain Qiao, who was always kind and never blushed, was a little angry, they quickly laughed and tried to smooth things over.

He Qiaojin was too lazy to bother with them and just left.

Captain Qiao saw this and hurriedly caught up with him. You can’t fall behind when it comes to eating delicious food!

After Captain Qiao came in and greeted him, washed his hands and sat down, He Qiaojin brought a large casserole to the table. When he opened the lid, wow! It was really nourishing, and there were many medicinal herbs in it.

The chicken soup was stewed until golden brown. Captain Qiao directly took a bowl to scoop up the soup. After taking a sip, it was so delicious that it warmed up his stomach.

Su Zhuzhu brought out the other three dishes and started eating without being polite.

He Qiaojin felt sorry for Su Zhuzhu who was so tired from cooking, so he tore a chicken leg and put it into Su Zhuzhu's bowl, then scooped all the red dates into it, urging Su Zhuzhu to eat quickly.

"This is what I stewed for you and Captain Qiao to nourish your bodies. Don't keep giving me food. I have enough nutrition. You should eat it quickly and drink more chicken soup. Captain Qiao, too, has a heavy workload and needs to nourish himself."

He Qiaojin felt so comforted after hearing what his wife said. It is better to have a partner, as there is someone who loves you!

As they were eating, someone brought up Chen Xiaoyun's matter again. Captain Qiao felt a little heavy-hearted.

"I heard this matter is not simple. I don't know the specific situation, but let's not move for now. The higher-ups have their own arrangements."