Lu Tao pointed at the kitchen behind him and said with a smile, "Everything is ready except for the east wind. All the dishes have been fried and stewed, and the rice is ready. We're just waiting for the guests to arrive. Why don't you go to the kitchen to inspect it first and have a taste of my cooking? "
As he spoke, he reached out to take the Lafite from He Ying's hand and put it on the table. Then, he brought her into the kitchen.
At this time, Lu Tao had just removed the lid of the steamed 'taro spareribs' and placed it on the stove. It emitted a burst of sweet fragrance that attracted He Ying's attention. She couldn't help but greedily sniff it and say, "Fragrant, so fragrant! What is this dish? Why is it so fragrant? "
Lu Tao proudly brought her to the pot of taro spareribs. He picked up a pair of chopsticks and gave her a piece of sparerib from the pot. He Ying put the sparerib in her mouth and chewed it carefully. Then, she gave a thumbs up and praised, "Wow, this taste is amazing. It's fragrant, sweet, and smooth. It feels like it melts in the mouth. It's great!"
Then, she swallowed the sparerib in one bite and couldn't wait to put another piece into her mouth. As she chewed, she continued to praise vaguely, "Little Lu, your cooking skills aren't just bragging. This is the sweetest sparerib I've ever eaten. No, I have to try the other dishes! "
Then, she began to try the 'steamed fish head with diced hot red peppers', 'sliced beef', 'stir-fried pork with green peppers', and 'seaweed egg soup'. She couldn't stop trying at all. Almost a quarter of each dish was' tried 'by her. Every time she tried a dish, she would give a thumbs up and praise it …
Just as she was eating heartily, there was a knock on the door. Lu Tao smiled and said, "Political Commissar He, my guests are here. I suggest you wipe the grease from the corner of your mouth first. Otherwise, the guests will say that you're a glutton. Hahaha! "
He Ying glared at him and hurriedly pulled out a tissue to wipe her mouth. She waved her hand and said, "Don't open the door yet. I have to tidy up these dishes. Don't let your guests know that I tasted them first."
As she spoke, she picked up her chopsticks and carefully smoothed the dishes that she had eaten in the bowl. She looked as if she hadn't eaten them at all. Lu Tao almost laughed out loud when he saw this. He thought that this beautiful female political commissar usually looked cold and reserved. He didn't expect her to behave like a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl. It was really unbelievable …
Lu Tao walked to the living room and opened the door. He saw Zhou Yihong standing at the door with an uneasy expression. Although there was a smile on his face, it looked stiff.
Lu Tao quickly found a pair of slippers for him and invited him into the living room. At this time, He Ying had also finished dealing with the "leftover problems" in the kitchen. When she walked back to the living room, she saw Zhou Yihong standing face to face with Lu Tao. Her face sank and she asked Lu Tao with a straight face, "Little Lu, what do you mean? Why was he invited? You've learned how to curry favor with people now, haven't you? No wonder you were so vague when I asked you who the guests were. So you guys were working together to put on an act! "
Zhou Yihong saw that Lu Tao was scratching his head awkwardly with a red face and couldn't answer. He hurriedly explained with a smile, "Little Ying, don't misunderstand Little Lu. I was the one who took the initiative to come to his house for a meal and asked him to invite you for a meal. You might not know this, but Little Lu's father was my old platoon leader in the army. He saved my life on the battlefield, so he can be considered the son of my savior. Today, I happened to go to the village where Little Lu was stationed for an inspection. After I met Little Lu, the two of us chatted and I found out that he was the descendant of my savior. So I decided to come to his house for a meal at the last minute and talk to him about his father and family situation. As for why he didn't tell you that I was coming for a meal, it was also because I asked him to. I was worried that you wouldn't come for a meal after knowing that I was coming. The responsibility for hiding this is on me, so don't blame him! "
When He Ying heard Zhou Yihong say that Lu Tao was the son of his savior and his old platoon leader, she couldn't help but be shocked. She looked Lu Tao up and down a few times, and the expression on her face softened a little. However, she was still a little angry and said to Zhou Yihong, "Didn't I tell you last time? I don't want to see you again in the future, and I don't want to have anything to do with you anymore. You promised me back then, so why are you going back on your words now? "
Zhou Yihong's face revealed a trace of pain as he said in an almost pleading tone, "Little Ying, can you not be like this? There are some things that I can't say in front of Little Lu. I'll explain it to you properly in the future. Right now, let's not talk about these things. Let's have a meal together and drink a few glasses of wine, okay? "
When Lu Tao heard his pleading tone, he couldn't help but feel suspicious. What was going on? Could it be that He Ying wasn't willing to be Zhou Yihong's lover back then? Could it be that she wants to leave Zhou Yihong and live a good life now? If that's really the case, then why did she want to divorce her husband?
He Ying saw that Zhou Yihong said some things that couldn't be said in front of Lu Tao, so she looked up at Lu Tao and said, "Little Lu, go to the mall downstairs and buy a bottle of Sprite. I don't like red wine straight. It tastes better with some Sprite."
Lu Tao knew that she wanted him to go out and talk to Zhou Yihong about the secret matter, so he quickly agreed. He then got up and walked out of the room. He took the elevator downstairs and walked towards the supermarket in the neighborhood between the third and fourth buildings.
When he walked to the entrance of the second unit of the third building, he suddenly heard someone shout from behind him, "Little Lu, why are you here? Do you live in this neighborhood too? "
Lu Tao turned around and saw a middle-aged man walking towards the second unit. Upon closer inspection, he saw that it was the head of the county party committee, Fu Lei.
Lu Tao quickly smiled and said, "Hello, Head Fu. I'm currently staying at a friend's house. It's in the first unit of the fifth building in this neighborhood. Do you live here too? "
Fu Lei smiled and nodded, then asked, "Aren't you staying in the village today? Did you rush back for something? "
Lu Tao didn't think much of it and replied casually, "Yes, I have to treat a guest to dinner tonight. I asked for leave from the village at the last minute and will rush back to the village early tomorrow morning."
When Fu Lei heard him say that he was going to treat a guest to dinner, his heart couldn't help but skip a beat. He looked up at Lu Tao thoughtfully and asked tentatively, "Little Lu, may I ask if the guest you are treating tonight is Secretary Zhou?"
Fu Lei's question was indeed very presumptuous, but there was a reason for it.
It turned out that Secretary Luo Qiulin had ordered the county party committee to book the largest private room in Taolin Hotel. He had informed all the members of the county party committee, the people's congress, and the chairman of the CPPCC to meet Secretary Zhou in the private room at 5: 30 PM. They were going to hold a grand banquet to welcome Secretary Zhou to Taolin for inspection and research.
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