Chapter 70: Wild Boar
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Min Nan also knew that since Sun Li had lett today, Ye Ling would be in charge of their three meals from now on.
Min Nan entered the kitchen and saw Ye Ling preparing vegetable paste soup. The steam from the pot enveloped Ye Ling’s petite figure. Due to the warmth of the kitchen, Ye Ling’s cheeks were flushed red, like a ripe apple. She was extremely cute.
“Do you need help?” Min Nan’s tall frame made the compact kitchen feel even more crowded. Ye Ling looked up and smiled, saying, “No need. Dinner will be ready soon.”
Min Nan was taken aback.
He wasn’t there to remind her about dinner!
“I’m not hungry. Take your time. Let me help you with the fire.” Min Nan quickly realized his role. Without waiting for Ye Ling to respond, he sat on a low stool, picked up the fire tongs, and adjusted the burning firewood inside the stove.
Soon, Ye Ling finished cooking dinner. This was the first time she cooked since she came to Sun Li’s house. Because she was grateful to Sun Li’s family for taking care of her, Ye Ling took even the simplest ingredients very seriously.
Dinner consisted of stir-fried vegetables, tangy cucumber salad, loofah scrambled eggs, and vegetable paste soup.
As Ye Ling placed the dishes on the table, she noticed the three Wan brothers waiting expectantly. Their gaze fixed on the dishes she carried, and even Wan Xue appeared to be salivating.
After serving the dishes, Ye Ling said, “Give it a try. I hope it suits your tastes.”
“Wow, this is so sumptuous! Lingling, you’re amazing!” Wan Feng exclaimed in astonishment.
Wan Feng had assumed that Ye Ling, a city girl, wouldn’t know how to cook. However, he was taken aback by her cooking skills. It seemed she was quite adept.
Wan Feng looked at Min Nan with jealousy.
This guy was going to have a good meal in the future!
Min Nan didn’t notice Wan Feng’s envious gaze. He was also quite surprised. Ye Ling was only eighteen this year. Why was she so skilled at cooking? She was almost as agile as his godmother.
Min Nan realized that he knew very little about Ye Ling.
Wan Xue’s eyes gleamed as he surveyed the table of food. He thought, “My sister- in-law was truly versatile! ”
Each person picked up their chopsticks and tried the dishes that Ye Ling had made.
The stir-fried vegetables were refreshing, the tangy cucumber salad was appetizing, and the loofah scrambled eggs carried a rich aroma. Although the dishes weren’t heavily seasoned, they magnified the natural flavors of the ingredients to the extreme.
After sipping the fragrant vegetable paste soup, their happiness surged.
Wan Xue raised his thumb and said, “Sister Lingling, your cooking is amazingly delicious!”
Initially, everyone expected to face a tough time after Sun Li left, so they hadn’t set high hopes for Ye Ling’s cooking. As long as they could eat, they would be content.
However, who would have thought that Ye Ling’s culinary skills could rival those of a professional chef?
More than ten minutes later, the dishes on the table had mostly disappeared, leaving behind only a few empty plates.
After dinner, Wan Hai cleared the tableware and headed to the kitchen to wash them. Before leaving, he reminded Wan Feng, “You’re washing the dishes for the next meal.”
Wan Feng was satisfied with the food and was in a good mood. When he heard that he was washing the dishes, he did not resist as much and replied loudly, “I’m such a diligent person. Do I need you to remind me?”
The next day, just as Ye Ling was about to cook, the courtyard door suddenly burst open. Min Nan and Wan Feng entered, carrying a wild boar with them. They deposited the boar in the middle of the courtyard.
Ye Ling was stunned for a moment. Seeing that the wild boar seemed to be dead, she looked up at Min Nan with some confusion.
Min Nan explained, “We set up some traps on the mountain. When Wan Xue went to check today, he found this wild boar injured in one of the traps. He called us over to capture it.”
Wan Xue, following Min Nan inside, chimed in eagerly, “This wild boar is still quite small, so it should taste good. Old wild boars are terrible to eat. I wouldn’t want to eat it even if you gave it to me.”
Min Nan turned to Ye Ling and asked, “How should we handle this wild boar?”
Among the Wan brothers, none of them were good cooks. They tended to overseason their dishes with salt. Min Nan was slightly better. He didn’t know how to stir-fry, but he could cook some boiled food.
Though the taste was not great, it was edible.
Previously, when Sun Li had to leave, it was Min Nan who prepared meals for his brothers.
But now that Ye Ling was here, Min Nan had no intention of showcasing his cooking skills.
Ye Ling looked at the boar, pondering for a moment before suggesting, “How about…”
Before she could finish her sentence, Li Bin rushed in from outside, panting.. “Where’s Auntie Sun? Where’s Auntie Sun?”