1970s: Hot wife accompanies the army, cold-faced rough man is not easy to tease

Chapter 337 Stinky Mandarin Fish from Anhui Province

Gu Hongying had no experience interacting with pregnant women and was afraid that her sudden outbursts would frighten her sister-in-law, so she tried her best to restrain herself from making a fuss. However, she couldn't take her eyes off Zhuifeng and Xiaohuihui at all.

Gu Bohuai asked, "How is Xiaolu doing lately? Is she alright?"

"Everything is fine, all prenatal checkups were normal."

"There's not much I can do to help, so I'll just have to buy more things." Gu Bohuai carried the bags and packages to the coffee table, then took out a small, tightly wrapped package. "Qingye told me you wanted to eat stinky mandarin fish from Anhui Province, so I asked my old comrade to get you a few. I'll have Qingye cook them for you..."

Lu Youyou was stunned for a moment, not expecting Gu Bohuai to have prepared this. She turned her head and saw Gu Qingye calmly accepting it.

When she was first pregnant, she couldn't stand the smell of fish. Later, she didn't like the smell of milk, and then she didn't like the smell of chicken. Now, she doesn't dislike anything, but she has one thing she particularly loves—stinky smells.

Recently, she has been particularly fond of eating things like braised pork intestines and stinky tofu. A while ago, she suddenly dreamed of the stinky mandarin fish from Anhui Province that she had eaten in her previous life. When she woke up, she mentioned it, and to her surprise, Gu Qingye remembered it. Gu Bohuai even personally delivered it to her.

The kraft paper was wrapped quite tightly, so Lu Youyou couldn't smell any pungent odor, but for Zhui Feng, this was nothing short of a biological weapon.

It had already smelled it before Gu Bohuai took it out, but it didn't touch it because it wasn't sure what it was. Now that this thing was openly placed on the table and "eating" was mentioned, Zhuifeng immediately stood up and stood in front of Lu Youyou.

What a daring thief! How dare you bring a spoiled gift to my door!

Zhuifeng didn't bark, but its eyes were too obvious. If Lu Youyou and Gu Qingye hadn't kept quiet, it would have definitely thrown the stinky thing into the outhouse a hundred meters away.

Gu Qingye knew Zhuifeng too well, so he reached out and patted its head twice: "Don't worry, this is edible, just like the stinky tofu last time."

Zhui Feng turned around in disbelief. Could his old comrade have conspired with outsiders to murder his mother?
Stinky tofu is at least cooked; it watched people fish it out of the oil. This time, it's completely raw meat, spoiled raw meat!

Zhui Feng mentally assessed the possibility of Gu Qingye's betrayal, glancing at him and then at Gu Bohuai, his eyes darting around several times.

Gu Qingye chuckled inwardly: "What are you thinking? It really can eat a lot. If you don't believe me, ask your mother."

Zhui Feng turned around upon hearing this, only feeling at ease after his mother nodded in approval.

Lu Youyou suppressed a laugh. She had stopped Zhui Feng from eating stinky tofu last time, but she didn't expect there would be a second episode of the Stinky Defense War.

"It's really edible, don't worry!" Lu Youyou patted the dog's head; the child was so thoughtful.

The Gu family father and daughter stared in disbelief at the scene. Gu Bohuai remained relatively calm, as he had been a senior leader for a long time and was able to maintain his composure. However, Gu Hongying's mouth had been agape for several minutes.

"What a pity, why did such a smart military dog ​​have to retire?" she couldn't help but mutter to herself.

Upon hearing this, Zhui Feng turned to look at her, revealing his black eye mask.

Its retirement life is quite good. It has also trained four backup dogs for the team. It feels that its dog life is very fulfilling and it has no regrets at all.

Lu Youyou scratched Zhuifeng's chin, and Zhuifeng squinted and rested his head on her lap. She glanced at the time; the hour hand had already reached 11:30.

"Why don't we have lunch at home? We can let Kiyono cook a fish for us."

Gu Bohuai glanced at Gu Qingye, and seeing that he did not object, he smiled and agreed: "Then I'll cook a dish and show you my skills."

Gu Bohuai came from a poor background and knew how to cook, but he hadn't cooked in a long time. Even Gu Hongying rarely got to eat a meal cooked by her father.

The two men went to the kitchen, and Gu Hongying leaned over to Lu Youyou: "My dad's cooking is amazing, but is that stinky mandarin fish really that good?"

Lu Youyou wasn't sure if Gu Qingye could recreate the taste she remembered: "If you can handle stinky tofu and fermented bean curd, you should be able to accept this taste."

Just then, Little Grey flew over and slowly moved toward the coffee table. It didn't like getting too close to strangers, but at this moment it couldn't resist its curiosity and wanted to smell what the brown paper bag that had alerted Chasing Wind smelled like.

An owl's sense of smell is far less sensitive than a dog's; it peered out from half a meter away and could smell nothing.

Little Grey cautiously moved forward a few steps, stopping about thirty centimeters away. When it smelled again, it seemed to have a slight fishy smell.

It felt alright, so it boldly stepped forward and took a deep breath, yue...yue...yueeeeeeeeeee...

Little Grey gagged several times, jumped three feet away, quickly spread its wings to cover its mouth and nose, and looked hesitantly at Deer Youyou—

Mom, are you alright? You ate rotten meat?!
Gu Hongying burst into laughter. She had thought this eagle was aloof and dignified, but it turned out to be a comedic eagle!
Zhuifeng looked at Xiaohuihui's wings with envy. It also wanted to plug its nose, but unfortunately, its paws had no hair and couldn't cover its nostrils.

“You really are…” Lu Youyou looked at her son, Hao Da’er, who was making exaggerated movements, with a mixture of laughter and tears. “Humans and eagles do not share the same joys and sorrows, so it’s normal that you can’t understand it.”

It's only because logistics have remained unchanged in this era that I'd send him a couple of cans of herring to smell.

Lunch was ready an hour later, and in the center of the table was braised stinky mandarin fish, a famous dish from Anhui province.

The rich, dark soy sauce flavor was wrapped around a faint, slightly pungent aroma; to be honest, it wasn't unpleasant.

With its red pepper and green scallion topping, and meat made with garlic cloves, the presentation is absolutely top-notch.

"It smells so good, this is exactly the feeling!" Lu Youyou's eyes lit up.

Although she often craved certain foods after becoming pregnant, her family was always able to get them for her, so she rarely felt that craving anymore.

The bamboo shoot and chicken soup, braised beef brisket with radish, and steamed pork on the table seemed to be excluded; now, all she could see was that plate of red, glistening, and tempting fish.

"Try it and see how it tastes." Gu Qingye picked up a piece of fish for her.

Lu Youyou remembered that there were guests at home, and greeted Gu Hongying with a smile, saying, "Help yourself to eat whatever you want, don't be shy."

"It's alright, sister-in-law, you eat, don't worry about me."

There were four people at the table, and three of them were looking in the same direction. Although they didn't speak, they were obviously waiting for Lu Youyou's evaluation.

Gu Bohuai asked, "Little Deer, how is it? Is it delicious? I specifically asked my comrade-in-arms about the authentic recipe from Anhui Province. Qingye made it according to the recipe. Is it the taste you wanted?"

The moment Lu Youyou took a bite, she knew it was right. The meat was tender and chewy, with a subtle fermented flavor that made it increasingly addictive.

"Very good, delicious!" I would give it a five-star rating.

Gu Bohuai was relieved; as long as it tasted good!

Even though it's food that Lu Youyou herself wants to eat, if she doesn't like it when it's made, then it would be a case of good intentions gone wrong.

"Sister-in-law, is it really delicious?" Gu Hongying had never eaten fish that had been deliberately made to smell bad before, so she was hesitant to eat it.

"Give it a try, but don't force yourself if you don't like it."

Gu Hongying held her breath, picked up a piece of food with her chopsticks and put it in her mouth. Her expression was as if she was going to her death heroically. Five seconds later, the corners of her mouth turned up and her eyes narrowed.

"It's really delicious!!!"

(End of this chapter)