bookcurios Chapter 1844 Two Half-Grown Boys Eating Noodles
Chapter 1844 Two Half-Grown Boys Eating Noodles
Seeing Madam Wan eating heartily, Shang tide smiled and said, "Mother, your son really understands you. You told me a long time ago to cook noodles for you for lunch. It seems this bowl of noodles has whetted your appetite! If I had known you wanted this, I should have cooked noodles for you this morning!"
Madam Wan smiled and muttered, "No one is better than a mother than her son!" In her heart, she thought: "That brat Cheng Feng really knows how to harm his own mother!"
For several days, Madam Wan had been anxious and stressed, developing several large blisters in her mouth. The moment she put the noodles in her mouth, the pain was so intense she wanted to swallow them whole to lessen the pain! But could she dare tell anyone about the blisters? She'd just have to endure the pain and eat it! It's just a bowl of spicy noodles! She'd eat it!
Madam Wan ate more than half a bowl in one go before putting down her chopsticks. She fanned herself vigorously with a handkerchief. She was sweating slightly and panting a bit, as if she had eaten something very spicy. Her chest heaved. "Oh dear! I really can't eat anymore!"
Shang tide glanced at the remaining noodles in the large bowl; there was still less than half a bowl left. It was a huge bowl of noodles, and her mother-in-law had already eaten quite a lot with more than half a bowl. Seeing that her mother-in-law had a good appetite and ate well, Shang Xi smiled and got up, "Mother, I'll cook you another bowl for lunch tomorrow!"
Madam Wan paused her hand, which was clutching a handkerchief, at her mouth, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. "Shang tide, isn't it unnecessary to go to so much trouble?"
Shang tide, with an air of "I'm doing this for your own good, I don't mind the trouble," said, "Mom, this noodle dish is spicy and numbing, it will whet your appetite. You ate it so well just now. If you eat more, Cheng Feng and I will be happy too. I'll cook more often from now on, and I'll let you eat this noodle dish often!"
Old Madam Wan was already tired of this bowl of noodles; if she ate it often in the future, it would be better to just take her life! "No need! I heard you've been staying up all night drawing blueprints for several days! If you also have to focus on cooking for me, can your body handle it?"
It was true that she had stayed up all night drawing blueprints, but she couldn't neglect her mother-in-law's health. Shang Xi patted her chest, "Mother, have you ever seen your daughter-in-law sick? Don't you know whether your daughter-in-law is healthy or not!"
That's true. They've lived together for several years, and Shang tide rarely gets headaches or fevers. Not only does Shang tide not get sick, but the rest of the family of three has never been heard of getting sick.
Old Madam Wan looked at her daughter-in-law and said what was on her mind: "You are truly blessed!"
Shang tide forced a smile. She never thought of herself as a very lucky person. On the contrary, she once suspected that she was born of heaven. "Mother, let your granddaughter-in-law keep you company. I have to go to the kitchen to cook noodles for everyone. Your son hasn't eaten yet!"
"Then hurry up and go!" If she could, Old Madam Wan would like to get rid of her granddaughter-in-law as well, because she was so tired of pretending!
At this time, the sun is high in the sky, and it is the warmest time of day.
Shang tide walked briskly towards the kitchen of the Prince's mansion, stepping on the bluestone pavement. Cheng Feng and others were waiting for her to cook noodles!
As soon as she approached the kitchen, the aroma of spicy noodles wafted out, and Shang tide quickened her pace and walked into the yard.
Sitting around the stone table in the kitchen courtyard were two teenagers, one big and one small, one chubby and one thin, engrossed in their meal. She had to approach them before they looked up. It was none other than Big Eyes and Rice Dumpling. Their bowls were enormous! Big Eyes' bowl, in particular, was almost the size of a basin.
A child is eating while holding a bowl; it looks really funny!
Big Eyes and Mi Tun spotted Shang tide at the same time and called out simultaneously, "Your Highness!"
Shang tide smiled and looked at the two people who were enjoying their noodles. "Who cooked these noodles for you?"
Big Eyes' mouth stretched even wider, almost reaching behind his ears, and his voice was filled with joy! "It's the Prince who cooked noodles for us!"
"Is His Highness still busy in the kitchen?" Shang tide found it amusing. Just two days ago, Cheng Feng was complaining that his mother wouldn't let him into the kitchen! But here he is, working in the kitchen anyway. Cheng Feng isn't that pretentious, nor does he have that much airs or fuss!
Big Eyes, holding a bowl, looked up and said, "His Highness has been making noodles for everyone the whole time, but he hasn't even gotten a bite yet! His Highness must be exhausted!"
Looking at Mi Tun and Da Yan, Shang tide said, "You two continue eating, I'll go in and check on them!"
As Shang Xi turned around, she heard the sound of Da Yan and Mi Tun slurping noodles behind her. The slurping sound was incredibly delicious! No wonder these people were so enthusiastic when Cheng Feng cooked noodles for them! With this kind of eating style, any chef would feel a sense of accomplishment!
The kitchen was filled with the whooshing sound of the stove fire and the clanging of Yu Hua chopping vegetables. There were only Cheng Feng and Yu Hua in the large kitchen. The water in the pot was always boiling. Cheng Feng had been cooking countless bowls of noodles for everyone with just a pair of chopsticks!
"Just the two of you?"
Yu Hua turned to look at Shang tide, who was covered in sweat and had a flushed face. "Everyone is eating next door! Only Cheng Feng and I haven't eaten yet!"
Just then, a young cook from the kitchen came in carrying a bowl. "Your Highness, is there any more noodles?"
"Yes, I've cooked another pot of noodles. If it's not enough, everyone can come and get more!" As soon as Cheng Feng finished speaking, several more servants rushed in, all there to refill the noodles!
The noodles, fresh from the pot, were instantly halved. Yu Hua then grabbed a handful of freshly sliced beef and put it into everyone's bowls before they left with their bowls of noodles now sprinkled with meat.
Seeing this, Shang tide knew she had to take action: "You two go eat! I'll cook the noodles!"
Yu Hua wiped her sweat. "Don't worry, I'll cut up the rest of the meat. There won't be any left for everyone. A whole pot of meat was eaten clean. People who don't know better might think that our palace mistreats its servants and doesn't give them meat on a regular basis!"
The servants of wealthy families rarely eat meat. There are not many families like the Prince's Mansion, and the Prince's Mansion does not have as many servants as other wealthy families. The number of servants has increased from fifty or sixty in the past to only sixty or seventy now!
Just then, Mi Tun ran in carrying a bowl, picking up where Yu Hua left off: "The Prince's Mansion doesn't mistreat us at all! Everyone loves working here. Not only do we earn a lot and eat well, but the Prince and Princess are also very kind to us. They never beat or scold us servants. The Prince even cooks noodles for us. I told people outside that everyone envies us, saying that the Prince and Princess are rare kind people! They even said that if the Prince's Mansion hires anyone, I should tell them, because everyone wants to work here!"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Feng immediately said to Yu Hua, "Give Mi Tun more beef; this child knows how to talk!"
"Alright! Just say the nicest things to your prince and princess, and they'll even cook noodles for you tomorrow!" Yu Hua grabbed a handful of meat and put it into Mi Tun's bowl, and Mi Tun happily took the bowl and left.