Yu Hua felt that he was not here to eat today, but to gain knowledge.

Two days ago, he went to Li Tuo's house to attend a gathering. He also listened to people talk about knowledge that he had never heard of. The lectures by those in Li Tuo's house were not bad, but they always gave people a stiff feeling.

And when he listened to Lin Chaoyang's chat, even though he was just talking about how to eat hot-boiled meat, he gave people a calm and eloquent feeling, which made people feel very comfortable and convincing.

The most important thing is that people can tell a different kind of interesting story.

He felt that what Zhu Wei said that day was right, and listening to Teacher Chaoyang's lecture was really enlightening.

"Okay. Don't drop your book bag, the meat is still in the pot!" Tao Yushu reminded at the side.

"I forgot, I'm already old." Lin Chaoyang quickly stretched out his chopsticks to pick up the meat in the pot.

Yu Hua couldn't help but smile knowingly when he saw such a scene. Such a joy in life is really enviable!

"I heard that Zhu Wei took you to a party with Li Tuo and the others that day?" Tao Yushu asked Yu Hua.

"Yes. I have made a lot of friends and learned a lot. We also talked about Teacher Chaoyang, saying that you are good at cooking and knowledgeable. But I have been too busy recently and I don't have the nerve to disturb you."

"What else do they know about being embarrassed?"

Yu Hua knew that Li Tuo's group had a good relationship with Lin Chaoyang, and this joke showed the intimacy between good friends.

The wind was howling outside, the soup in the copper pot on the table was surging, and the mist was rising. Yu Hua listened to Lin Chaoyang's chat, eating the mutton one bite after another without stopping with his chopsticks.

I heard from Teacher Chaoyang that this mutton-shabu-shabu specializes in both whiteness and clearness. Whiteness refers to the clear soup pot. White refers to the white porcelain plate where the freshly cut mutton is placed piece by piece on the plate. When the meat slices are put into the pot, there should not be a drop of blood left on the plate.

.How white it is when it’s put on the plate, and it’s still white after eating.

Halfway through the meal, all the mutton that had been cut before the meal was finished, and Lin Chaoyang went to cut another plate of meat.

Yu Hua saw pieces of mutton as thin as cicada wings being cut by Lin Chaoyang and placed on the plate. He slowly stood the plate upright. As expected, the mutton was stuck to the plate and not a single piece fell off.

Then he put another plate of meat into the pot, and the plate was still as white as before.

Yu Hua wanted to clap when he saw it. Anyone with some common sense in life knows that to achieve this effect, not only must the meat be good, but the knife skills must be good. The key is that the mutton must be frozen just right.

"You guys eat first, then I'll cut some meat."

Lin Chaoyang said something and went to cut the meat again. Yu Hua was a little embarrassed to take down the chopsticks.

Tao Yushu said to him with a smile: "It's okay, just eat. We don't have so many rules in our family. Look at that..."

Yu Hua looked in the direction of Tao Yushu's fingers and saw that Tao Yumo's cheeks were bulging and he was still picking up the chopsticks. The plate of meat that had just been put into the pot had already been completely destroyed by her.

Seeing this scene, Yu Hua felt relieved.

Eating is not only related to the deliciousness of the food, but also to your mood.

After arriving at Lin Chaoyang's house, Yu Hua went from nervous and restrained at the beginning to gradually relaxed and comfortable, and even ate much more than usual.

Of course, he thinks this has a lot to do with the deliciousness of mutton.

After dinner, he stayed for a while before saying goodbye to Lin Chaoyang and his wife.

When I went out, I realized that it was already snowing outside.

Lin Chaoyang and his wife sent him out of the hospital. Yu Hua walked more than 20 meters. Looking back, he could vaguely see the couple at the door of the hospital through the faint light. This feeling of being valued made his heart warm.

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After leaving the alley, the street lights were on, and the wind blew the snowflakes, which seemed to turn into thousands of silver threads under the light.

The couplets are flying, and they are lingering and accumulated.

The words Lin Chaoyang said appeared in Yu Hua's mind again.

The wind, snow, waves, and clouds are all together!

What an unforgettable experience!

In the last few days of 1983, the novel was finished and sent to "Flower City". Lin Chaoyang had nothing to do. Taking advantage of the few days left before the New Year, he focused all his energy on purchasing supplies.

The royalty settlement and foreign exchange settlement of Ming Pao Publishing House last month gave Lin Chaoyang a large sum of overseas remittance coupons, which he might not be able to use up in several years just for daily use.

On the afternoon of the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, he made a large purchase at the overseas Chinese store on the second floor of Xidan shopping mall and hired a tricycle to help him pull his things to Yanda.

Arriving at Langrun Lake Apartment, Lin Chaoyang carried his things upstairs. As soon as he reached the door, he saw Tao Yucheng opening the door with his bag in hand, as if he was about to go out.

"Brother, why are you going?"

"Take the children back to your sister-in-law's family to celebrate the New Year this year."

Tao Yucheng said something and returned to the room. Lin Chaoyang came in and put down the things.

"Why did you buy so many things?" Mother Tao couldn't help but ask as she looked at the things Lin Chaoyang put on the ground.

"There are more downstairs."

Tao's mother waved her hand, "Don't move. We, the old couple, will be the only ones at home during the Chinese New Year and we won't be able to eat so much."

"It's okay. You don't have to worry about putting these things away. It won't be a problem for a few months. It just so happens that my eldest brother is going to Yunnan, so it will come in handy."

Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yucheng went downstairs to move again. He purchased a variety of new year goods, including tobacco, wine, sugar and tea. He was really not afraid to put them away. He said to Tao Yucheng: "Brother, pick some and take them away."

Tao Yucheng said quickly: "Inappropriate, inappropriate."

"Is there anything inappropriate? If you don't choose, I'll get it for you."

Lin Chaoyang said, taking the initiative to pick up two Marlboros, "These cigarettes don't take up space, so take two Hershey's chocolates, give Xiwen and Xiwu some more, and go back to grandma's house to show off your face in front of the children..."

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Brothers Tao Xiwen and Tao Xiwu were so happy when they saw Lin Chaoyang's generous work that they wished their uncle would give them all the new year's goods.

Lin Chaoyang took four or five kinds of New Year's goods in a row. Tao Yucheng said anxiously: "Okay, okay, don't take any more. I can't hold them anymore."

Lin Chaoyang stopped and then sent Tao Yucheng's family of four out. The four of them had to catch the train.

After Tao Yucheng's family of four left, Lin Chaoyang invited Tao's father and Tao's mother to celebrate the New Year in Xiaoliubukou Hutong.

"My eldest brother and his family are all gone. During the Chinese New Year, it's just the old couple at home. It's too deserted. My place is lively."

Lin Chaoyang persuaded Tao's father and Tao's mother without any effort.

A few days later, on New Year's Eve, Tao's father and Tao's mother came to Xiaoliubukou Hutong early in the morning.

When Tao's mother entered the main room, she saw Tao Yumo sitting on the sofa, watching TV and drinking Coke. Since the winter vacation, Tao Yumo spent most of his time at his sister and brother-in-law's house, and rarely went back to Langrun Lake Apartment.

Mother Tao frowned and asked, "Why are you fat again?"

Hearing his mother's words, Tao Yumo, who was originally happy but heartless, immediately felt bad, "Mom, what do you mean by getting fat again? What I call health and beauty!"

Tao's mother looked disdainful. The youngest in their family had been pampered since she was a child, especially her mouth, which she couldn't control no matter what.

From the mother's perspective, the changes in the child can always be seen at a glance.

Tao Yumo's food in Lin Chaoyang during the winter vacation was so good that she did gain seven or eight kilograms, but it was still less than one hundred and ten kilograms. She was 1.7 meters tall, and her weight would not be considered fat even in future generations.

There is a deformed aesthetic in later generations that calls a good girl no more than 100, even without considering height.

Nowadays, women's aesthetics have not yet reached that level of morbidity. What everyone likes is a well-proportioned body shape. Although Tao Yumo's words are a bit boastful, he is not wrong.

Her figure does give people a youthful and healthy look, but it may be because she is careless. She has been working for half a year, but she still retains the clear and stupid feeling of a college student.

"Health means being healthy, but you don't see the beauty!"

Tao Yumo was frustrated by her mother's critical attack. Who did I offend?

She turned off the TV, got up, went to the kitchen, and said to Tao Yushu, "It's true that Mom scolded me as soon as she came in!"

Tao Yushu was filling dumplings when he heard her complain and replied: "Who told you not to go home?"

"I'm not here to take care of my nephew for you!"

Tao Yushu wanted to roll his eyes when he heard his sister's confident words. Those who didn't know better thought you were working for free!

"What have you been scolded for? Let me listen!"

The three words "Let me listen" are translated as "Let me be happy".

Tao Yumo said aggrievedly: "You called me fat!"

Tao Yushu glanced at his sister helplessly, "You are just stating the facts, can this be considered scolding you?"

"Sister~"

Tao Yumo called "Sister" a thousand times, and Tao Yushu couldn't make any more sarcastic remarks. She glanced at the Coca-Cola in her sister's hand.

"I'm not afraid of you drinking this stuff. Your brother-in-law said that Coke has a very high sugar content and is the most likely to make people gain weight."

Tao Yumo was doubtful after hearing what his sister said, "Real or false? Who did he listen to?"

"Looking at the paper, it said it was foreign research."

Tao Yumo curled his lips and said, "According to this logic, does it mean that if you only eat sweets, you will not starve to death, and you can become a fat man?"

Tao Yushu glanced at his sister angrily, "Sophistry!"

Could Tao Yumo not know that she was being sophistical? Of course she knew that the key was that she couldn't admit it, otherwise how could she drink Coke happily in the future?

It's only 4 cents for a small bottle. She can only buy 120 bottles with her monthly salary. She would definitely be reluctant to buy it herself.

After the reform and opening up in 1978, Coca-Cola planned to return to China. The reason why it was said to be returning to China was because as early as the Republic of China, Coca-Cola had built a factory in Shanghai and hired the famous star Ruan Lingyu to be its spokesperson.
To be continued...