[Rebirth to the Future] Diplomacy

Gao Jingting pretended for a while, but still cheekily squeezed into Rong Pei's side to help him. Under Rong Pei's instructions, he carefully cut yellow peppers, red peppers, and green peppers into cubes, shiitake mushrooms, onions, carrots, cauliflower, etc., and divided them into pieces. Disk classification.

Zhou Xuyu's work is more technical. He cuts the washed meat into granules and thin slices according to needs. His knife skills are very skillful and he looks very beautiful.

Rong Pei is in charge of preparing sauces and side dishes.

Tao An set up barbecue grills and small burners around the long table, and squeezed to Rong Pei's side, and then set up the instant vegetable and fruit plate.

Not too many people were invited, and the preparations were completed quickly.

Mao Qiu had been standing on the flower stand and taking a nap, when he heard Tao An happily shouting "It's done", he opened his eyelids and watched the changes on the roof.

In the center of the long table was a row of skewered meat. Between the square pieces of meat were decorated with three-colored peppers and seasonal vegetables. The colors were extremely bright.Lamb, beef, pork and fish that have just been marinated in sauce are placed on emerald green lettuce leaves, with uniform thickness and beautiful color, which looks very pleasing to the eye.

Of course, Fuqiu's gaze finally settled on the vegetable and fruit plate.

It flapped its wings and flew to Rong Pei's shoulder, pointing to the small tomatoes in the fruit and vegetable plate: "I want to eat, I want to eat!"

Rong Pei picked up a bright red tomato and fed it to Fuqiu.

Tao An has been coveting the snow-white fur ball for a long time, seeing that it is so close to Rong Pei, he is a little envious, so he leans over to touch the fur ball.

Maoqiu noticed Tao An's movements, and suddenly raised his wings and patted his forehead, looking at him proudly, meaning "I won't let you touch it".

Tao An's forehead was red from being photographed, and he said viciously, "I'm going to pluck your hair off!"

Maoqiu heard the threat in Tao An's words, patted Tao An's forehead viciously for the second time, and cleverly flew towards the flower stand with a small tomato in its mouth.

When it was safe and stable, it squinted at Tao An with its eyes again, triumphantly.

Tao An was annoyed by it, rolled up his sleeves and climbed up the flower stand.

The fur ball didn't run away, and only flapped its wings and moved to the other corner of the flower stand when he was about to approach.

Tao An got even more annoyed, and chased after him while supporting the crossbar of the flower stand with hands and feet, but he tripped over a thick vine under his feet, and fell backward unexpectedly.

Just as Tao An was clutching his head and waiting for the fall, there were two figures running towards the flower stand at the top of the stairs, and finally Tao An safely fell into the arms of the taller figure.

Tao An opened his eyes in a daze, and was shocked to find that the person who caught him turned out to be Xu Lang.

He froze, rolled over and fell to the ground with a jerk, jumping several steps away.

When he saw Xu Lang and Tao Xi standing side by side, his heart seemed to be stung by something, and it always hurt.

But Tao Xi was still making sarcastic remarks at this time: "Tao An, you will never grow up."

Tao An decided to ignore them.

He stomped and ran to act like a baby with Rong Pei: "Brother, call the fur ball down, I'm going to teach him a lesson..."

Rong Pei glanced at him and said, "You can't even handle a parrot, how dare you ask for help?"

Mao Qiu stood by the flower stand and answered, "That's right, that's right!"

Tao An stared at the fur ball and said harshly: "Sooner or later, I will pluck your hair and turn you into a meat ball!"

Seeing his bluff, Rong Pei stretched out his hand and gently rubbed his head.

Feeling the comfort from Rong Pei's palm, Tao An felt his nose sore, hugged Rong Pei and whispered, "Brother, why did you invite them here?"

Thinking that the food he prepared was for Xu Lang and Tao Xi, Tao An felt extremely uncomfortable.Apologizing to Xu Lang and drawing a clear line is already his limit. How can it be possible for him to pretend to be respectful to Tao Xi and brother Xu Lang!

Before Rong Pei had time to appease Tao An, Gao Jingting, who was very territorial, had already picked Tao An up and threw him to Zhou Xuyu's side: "Stop clinging to your brother, go entertain the guests."

Seeing that Rong Pei had been assigned to him by Gao Jingting, Tao An had no choice but to retreat to Zhou Xuyu's side.Zhou Xuyu could see that he was a little afraid of facing Xu Lang, so he found something for him to do: "Go squeeze some new juice."

Tao An, like being pardoned, agreed with great energy: "Okay."

Zhou Xuyu was in charge of entertaining Tao Xi and Xu Lang, and said with a smile: "The burner is not hot yet, you guys go here to have some cold dishes first."

Tao Xi nodded and followed him.

Xu Lang didn't follow, and stood under the flower stand quietly watching Tao An who was hiding far away.Instructor Xu walked up to him: "A Lang, do you still like him?"

Xu Lang remained silent.

The flower stand was a little far away from the long table. Instructor Xu didn't have the scruples of being overheard, so he criticized mercilessly: "I don't think he has any good things. He doesn't learn anything as well as his cousin Tao Xi. He treats others arrogantly. When the young master of the Tao family loved vanity, he was proud of a little achievement all day long. He was shameless and shameless when he played tricks. He usually lied a lot and didn't take responsibility at critical moments. Later, he didn't know how to repent when he made a mistake. He only knew to hide behind others to avoid responsibility. .You like this kind of guy too?"

Xu Lang couldn't help defending Tao An: "Tao An is not that bad—"

As soon as he opened his mouth, Instructor Xu figured out what he was thinking.

Instructor Xu is very concerned about this younger brother who has been hidden by Tao An for more than ten years - if he didn't love this younger brother, Xu Lang's disappearance back then would not have been the trigger for his falling out with Gao Heng.

Instructor Xu said, "I'll help you propose a marriage contract to the Tao family."

Xu Lang was startled.

Instructor Xu said: "Tao An has nothing to do with you now, even if he is with someone else right away, you have no position to stop him, so the best way is to make an engagement first. With an engagement, you can talk about anything."

Xu Lang's eyes lit up.

Instructor Xu patted him on the shoulder: "Don't put all your thoughts on these things. If you can't bear the burden entrusted to you by the family, the Tao family will not agree to the marriage. Don't look at Tao An as if he has been abandoned now, He won't let go when it comes to matters of great interest, no matter what, his surname is Tao."

Xu Lang was coaxed down by his elder brother with a stick and a candy, and the fog in front of him seemed to be gently pushed away.

The troubles that had troubled him for a long time disappeared in an instant.

Whether he's resentful, guilty, or maddened with jealousy, he still can't let it go.

It was so stupid to lose my soul during this time.

Xu Lang said, "I'll go find Tao An."

Of course Xu Lang would not mention the promise made by Instructor Xu to Tao An, he just walked over to squeeze the juice with Tao An.

Tao An originally wanted to turn around and leave, but the unyielding energy in his heart came up again: why did he avoid Xu Lang!

So Xu Lang picked out suitable fruits and vegetables and handed them to Tao An. Tao An accepted them all with a sullen face, and no one said a word from the beginning to the end.

The people Gao Jingting invited were all on time, and they all arrived in a short while.

These days, there are few things to do and people are busy, and the requirements for food are getting higher and higher. The most obvious thing is that the prosperity of a single culinary science can support the prosperity of the entire state, such as Baizhou in the east.

As the master of this family, Rong Pei naturally has to be responsible for entertaining.Fortunately, Brother An and Hao Yingjie are old acquaintances, only Yang Changhe, who arrived at the end, was a little difficult to deal with.

Even Butler An greeted him respectfully after seeing him: "Old Yang."

Yang Changhe nodded: "Is your Patriarch and Lao Li all right?"

Butler An said: "Everything is safe and healthy." After answering, he talked about the recent situation of Gao Rongcheng and Li Fujun.

Speaking of Yang Changhe's friendship with the Gao family and the Li family is very good, but Li Fujun doesn't like him a bit. It is said that Li Fujun once pointed at Yang Changhe's nose and called him "the biggest lie in the entire empire".

The reason why he said this is still unknown. After all, Yang Changhe has always been known for his critical and venomous tongue, which has nothing to do with lies.

Rong Pei was also a little curious, but with his current status, he was not able to think about such things.

Regardless of whether Yang Changhe is a lie or a stern statement, Rong Pei must be respected.He said, "Old Yang, is your taste heavy or light?"

Yang Changhe said, "It's heavier."

Rong Pei began to put the meat on the rack. The assorted meat skewers and sliced ​​meat were cooked just right, and they were sizzling soon after they were put on the stove, and the taste was incredible.

Rong Pei quickly baked the first batch, put them on porcelain plates and sent them to Yang Changhe.

Gao Jingting saw that Pei Guang was cooking for Yang Changhe, and immediately regretted calling Yang Changhe here.He stared at Rong Pei's movements and imitated them carefully, and he got the hang of it after a while.

In fact, there is no special skill in barbecue, as long as it is cooked, it can be swallowed. If it can be roasted until the color is uniform and the fragrance is delicious, it will be the best.

After Gao Jingting roasted the first batch of meat, he tasted it and felt dissatisfied, so he immediately distributed all of it to Hao Yingjie next to him, and started to roast the second batch.

Hao Yingjie: "..."

Tao An was really at a loss for the big business of barbecue, but Tao Xi and Xu Lang stood near him as if they had made an appointment, and each of them played very skillfully.

Tao An asked Zhou Xuyu for help, and Zhou Xuyu said: "Mr. Rong will not be able to cook for Mr. Yang by himself, and I will help. Don't worry, I will not forget you."

Tao An was taken aback for a moment, then looked up at Xu Lang and Tao Xi, and then at Rong Pei, feeling a little dazed.

When Zhou Xuyu kept busy in front of the barbecue grill, Tao An was startled like a dream.

He turned around and ran to take out the juices that he had already squeezed, and distributed them one by one in front of Mr. Yang and the others, then squatted next to Rong Pei to watch how Rong Pei grilled the meat.

Rong Pei happened to finish a batch of assorted meat skewers, and fed Tao An a skewer upon seeing it.

Assorted meat kebabs are made of crispy mutton as the main ingredient, crisp yellow peppers, sweet onions, and tender shiitake mushrooms are mixed in, each of which has a different texture and taste, but it is amazing to bite into your mouth. I can't let go of anything, and I wish I could eat a few more skewers.

The colors are also pretty and delightful.

Tao An ate up the meat skewers that Rong Pei fed in one fell swoop.

He squatted by the side and looked at it for a long time before he said, "Brother, I have learned! May I help you?"

Rong Pei did not refuse, moved his position and said, "Come on."

At this time, Zhou Xuyu had already distributed the roasted meat slices to everyone's plates, and finally he left the most tender pieces of beef to Rong Pei.

Rong Pei picked it up, tasted it, and praised: "It tastes very fresh, and the aroma is a bit different, did you adjust the sauce yourself?"

Zhou Xuyu said, "I thought about it before."

Just as Rong Pei was about to continue talking, Gao Jingting happily ran over with the grilled plate in his hands: "A Pei, I roasted mutton for you!"

Rong Pei paused.

Zhou Xuyu blurted out: "Mr. Rong can't eat mutton, he will have adverse reactions in his stomach."

Gao Jingting was stunned: "I don't know..."

Rong Pei said lightly: "It's not an important issue, it doesn't matter. But Xiao Zhou, how do you know?"

Zhou Xuyu looked distressed.

In order to gain enough support, people like Rong Pei occasionally accept some private interviews, so as to show the side of politicians as ordinary people.

Zhou Xuyu thought of Rong Pei's way out, so he would naturally do some research.

The reason why Rong Pei's support rate has always been so high is inseparable from his good image outside of work: he has excellent athletic ability and cooperation ability, whether it is a single, double or team competition. He has won various interstate honors; at the same time, he has high attainments in literature, acting, cooking, etc. In a certain year, the short play he starred in at the Anniversary of the Empire was once all the rage in Yunlaigang.

More importantly, his various abilities are so excellent that it is difficult for ordinary people to achieve, but he lives very real.He has never been afraid to reveal his shortcomings to the public, and he will also disclose some of his little hobbies, and he has a very close relationship with the masses. He has given speeches to different groups, lectures on different themes, and various large and small events. Can see his figure.

And as soon as he stood there, he would naturally become the focus.

If such a person can't get a high approval rate, it's too unreasonable.

It can be said that before Zhou Xuyu officially joined Rong Pei with Tao An, he had already learned about Rong Pei through various channels.

Recalling his own purpose to find Rong Pei, Zhou Xuyu was even more embarrassed, and his ears turned red: "I have followed the news about you, Mr. Rong, and it was mentioned in one of the interviews."

Looking at his appearance, Gao Jingting felt unspeakable anger in his heart.

Zhou Xuyu's alert level rose gradually.

If this guy didn't have ulterior motives, he wouldn't believe it!

Seeing Gao Jingting's face darken, Rong Pei stretched out his hand and patted the head of the large canine to appease him, then turned his head and continued chatting with Zhou Xuyu: "How is the preparation for what I said last time? Are you sure?"

He was referring to the matter that allowed Zhou Xuyu to be admitted to the municipal practice.

Zhou Xuyu said a relatively conservative figure: "It should be [-] to [-] percent."

Rong Pei was about to give a few more words of encouragement when Gao Jingting interrupted unconsciously: "What are you talking about?"