Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 70 Satisfied Professor Zhu
"Dad, I remember what my mom said about the state banquet...they had Huaiyang cuisine, right?" Zhu Lin listened to his father's words and remembered what his mother had said about having a state banquet before.

she asked:
"Are you confused?"

When Professor Zhu heard his daughter's question, he smiled and said:

"I'm not confused. She and I didn't go to the same place or the same year. I majored in mathematical theory, and your mom majored in medical health. How could we eat together?"

"I ate at the Sichuan Restaurant at No. 51 Xirongxian Hutong. The chef who cooked the meal was Comrade Chen Songru, a first-class state banquet chef."

“The dishes at that time tasted exactly like this dialect.”

When Fang Yan heard this, he hurriedly said:

"Uncle Zhu, your evaluation is too high. How can I compare with Master Chen?"

Professor Zhu waved his hand, pointed at the twice-cooked pork cooked in dialect and said:
"Let's be honest. Your twice-cooked pork is really good. It tastes the same as I remember. Maybe it takes a professional chef to tell the difference."

Professor Zhu was not exaggerating. He is still very rigorous in this regard.

Then he picked up a piece of garlic pork with chopsticks, which was the only cold dish on the table.

A large piece of meat wrapped in red oil, sesame and mashed garlic is put into the mouth. The garlic aroma and the slight spiciness of the red oil stimulate the taste buds. The sesame aroma wrapped in the meat mixes with the fat aroma of the white meat after chewing and spreads in the mouth.

"Hmmmm... this dish is amazing! Especially the red oil!"

Professor Zhu nodded repeatedly while eating.

Zhu Lin at the side also picked up a piece and put it in her mouth. The spicy taste and slightly numb texture gave her a very novel feeling as she seldom ate Sichuan cuisine.

Just now in the kitchen, she also watched Fang Yan make it, recalled the details, and said to her father:

"I made this red oil by following the local dialect. I crushed roasted sesame seeds, added pepper powder and peppercorns, and roasted salt, mixed them together, and then added dried chili powder, and poured 70% hot rapeseed oil on it to make it."

"The ratio of mashed garlic is also very particular. In the local dialect, it is called garlic-mashed white meat because of the ratio of one pound of meat to two ounces of garlic."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Fangyan, wanting to see if what she said was correct.

Fangyan gave her a thumbs up:

"You remembered it after just one try. It seems you have some talent."

Hearing Fangyan's praise, Zhu Lin suddenly felt as if he had eaten candy and became visibly happy.

Next, Professor Zhu ate all the dishes again, and then made an evaluation in his mind that Fang Yan’s cooking skills were not inferior to those of a chef.

If my daughter marries him, she will be in great luck.

Although I don't know how good Fangyan's medical skills are, just based on his cooking skills, even if he is not a medical skill, he can still work as a chef in the company to prepare banquets for leaders.

Nowadays, almost every unit has such a capable person. Sometimes, even if they can’t find one, they have to borrow someone from other units.

Just when Professor Zhu was thinking divergently.

Fangyan's parents, who had been silent all this time, were also silently observing the Zhu father and daughter. From their expressions, it seemed that both of them were quite satisfied with today's meal.

They praised their son profusely, especially Professor Zhu, who Fang Yan praised him as a national banquet chef.

From this point of view, he should not object to Fang Yan and Zhu Lin's relationship. Next, he will wait for Fang Yan and Zhu Lin to date for a while, and wait until Zhu Lin's mother comes back from outside. Then he will let Fang Yan pass the test of his mother-in-law, and then they can go and get the marriage certificate.

Thinking of this, the two of them began to think about having grandchildren and naming them. What name should a boy have and what name should a girl have...

Fang Yan himself didn't think so much about it. As long as Zhu Lin and her father were happy with today's meal, he had already completed the mission of this meal. He really didn't think that a meal could do anything to others.

After finishing the meal, it was already past eight forty in the evening, and it would be nine in a little while. Professor Zhu saw that it was almost time, so he said goodbye to the Fang family and prepared to go home with his daughter.

However, Zhu Lin asked him to go back first as she wanted to clean the kitchen with Fang Yan.

Fang's parents hurriedly said no, they had already helped with cooking, so how could they ask others to help clean the kitchen now? They could just leave the kitchen to them and asked Fang Yan to send Zhu Lin and Professor Zhu home.

In fact, Zhu Lin had originally planned to use this as an excuse to stay with Fangyan for a while longer, but now that both parents said so, she had no choice but to agree.

He said goodbye to his father and Fang’s parents, and then left the Fang family together.

When going downstairs, Professor Zhu remembered that he had never asked about Fangyan's work. He only heard about it from Fangyan's parents just now. Fangyan was currently seeing patients at Tongrentang.

As for what kind of treatment he would receive, he really had no idea.

After all, this is also related to the happiness of my daughter, so it is necessary to ask. Moreover, after my wife comes back, I have to report my daughter's new situation to her. If my wife knows that I went out for a meal and didn't find out any news and just ate, then my wife will say that I am stupid, right?
Thinking of this, Professor Zhu found an excuse to ask Fangyan about work matters.

Fangyan didn't hide anything in this regard. He said that he currently earns 38 yuan a month and only works half a day.

Professor Zhu nodded. It was pretty good to get so much salary in a month just after returning to work. Moreover, Fangyan only worked half a day, which meant he had more free time every day. This meant Fangyan could have more time to take care of his family in the future, which was a big plus.

Professor Zhu's requirements for his future son-in-law are actually very low.

"Actually, I don't plan to work at Tong Ren Tang for too long..." Fang Yan thought about it and decided to tell his friend that he was going to college after the college entrance examination was resumed.

After hearing this, Professor Zhu said:

"Indeed, I have heard someone say this month that they will propose to resume the college entrance examination at the mid-month meeting, but this may not be possible..."

"But in principle, I fully support your future plans."

Professor Zhu was more informed than Fangyan. He had already met some people who came to Beijing to attend the conference, and had also heard that someone was preparing to make a proposal at the conference, so he was not surprised at all about Fangyan's idea, but he was not sure whether it could be restored.

But it is certainly a good thing that Fangyan is so motivated. At least it seems that my daughter has good taste.

The status between husband and wife cannot be too different. Zhu Lin went to university with the recommendation of workers, peasants and soldiers. If Fangyan also went to university, they would be considered a good match.

In short, during today's meeting, Professor Zhu was very satisfied with the relationship between Fang Yan and Zhu Lin. Although he did not say it explicitly at the moment, his attitude was very obvious.

The three of them chatted as they walked out of the corridor unit door.

They didn't notice that there were quite a few people who had finished their meal walking outside at this time, and many people saw the three of them together.

That night, the news that Professor Zhu's daughter was suspected of dating Associate Professor Fang's son and had even met their parents spread quietly among several buildings in the family quarters.

(End of this chapter)