A great director who grew up happily

Chapter 139 Southerner Lin Leier

Seven people gathered around two long tables put together, with two boiling electric hot pots placed on the left and right, but the boiling soup bases were completely different.

Even without smelling the one on the left, you can tell it's a tough one just by looking at the bright and tempting red soup and the chili peppers swirling in it.

Surrounding the hot pot are a wide variety of colorful side dishes, which are like a feast for taste and vision. A dozen boxes of meat slices stored in fresh-keeping boxes are placed at both ends, and in the middle are various vegetables and mushrooms arranged on plates, followed by large plates of fresh shrimps, fish balls, crab sticks, etc.

It was just that they went too late today and didn’t see any hairy crabs in the supermarket, otherwise they would definitely have caught them at the end of November and enjoyed them again.

However, when they sat down, they were divided into three camps: Wang Yidi, Chen Jinnian and Lin Lei'er who refused to eat spicy food; Qiao Yingzi, Huang Zhitao and Fang Yifan who insisted on eating spicy food; and Ji Yangyang, who was on the fence and sat in the middle.

The reason why Ji Yangyang is sitting on the fence is that he feels that this year's hot pot is a bit too spicy. After eating it, it may not only be spicy in the mouth, but it is very likely that both the mouth and the stomach will be spicy.

"Ji Yangyang, can you please stop being so fussy and come over for dinner?" Fang Yifan challenged him directly.

But before Ji Yangyang could answer, Huang Zhitao retorted, "Just eat your own food, why do you care about other people's business?"

Originally, Fang Yifan wanted to show off his superiority in eating spicy food, and by the way, trick someone over to have a taste, so that when the other person hissed and couldn't stand the spiciness, he could make some sarcastic remarks.

But after finding that six people ignored him, Fang Yifan felt that it was much less fun.

After all, for him, besides the enjoyment brought by the spicy sensation, the second most important thing is to say to others when they can't stand the spiciness, "You think everything is spicy? This is obviously not spicy at all," or "If you can't even handle this little bit of spiciness, what else can you do?"

Not letting him speak out now is more painful than killing him.

However, no one else responded to his question, so Fang Yifan was sweating profusely while eating, and he kept saying, "It's not spicy at all, you guys try it too."

Everyone remained indifferent and simply ignored him during the chat.

"Jinnian, where is your beer? Give me a bottle quickly, I want it cold." Qiao Yingzi wiped her lips stained with red oil and said anxiously.

"No, all the drinks are on the table." Chen Jinnian refused without even looking at her.

Ji Yangyang, who was confused, said, "Just now in the kitchen, I saw there were still a lot in the refrigerator..."

"No, you didn't see anything, and you're still drinking. What's the point of drinking? There's always trouble when you drink."

After Chen Jinnian finished speaking, everyone looked straight at Lin Lei'er, and he, who was shy to begin with, couldn't eat anymore.

"Don't, don't look at me. I will definitely not drink anymore. I won't even touch it." Lin Lei'er said nervously. When he saw that everyone didn't believe him, he raised his hand and said, "I swear."

"Put your hands down. There's nothing to swear to."

After Chen Jinnian finished speaking, he pressed his hand down and said, "Eat your meal properly. Look how thin you are. I wonder if Fang Yifan snatched all your food away, making you look like you're malnourished."

"Yeah, Lei'er, why do I feel that you are even thinner than when you first came? What's going on?" After hearing this, Fang Yifan threw his previous thoughts aside and looked at his cousin in confusion.

"Oh, yes, you seem to have lost weight again."

"How much did you weigh originally?"

"I feel like you're lighter than me now."

The three girls also spoke up. Before Chen Jinnian said it, no one paid much attention to it. But after the reminder, it seemed that something was wrong with Lin Lei'er.

Chen Jinnian, who was closest to Lin Lei'er, patted his shoulder, making a loud bang, like knocking on wood. "Oh my god, I felt something was wrong when I saw you last time at the swimming pool. Do you weigh 100 pounds now?"

Then he looked at Fang Yifan and said, "Your family abuses him."

"Go away, no matter how poor my family is, how can we abuse him? He is my cousin, and my mother treats him better than me." Fang Yifan retorted quickly. He didn't understand what was going on, so he stood up and walked over to take a look.

Because Lin Lei'er didn't lose weight suddenly, but gradually, Fang Yifan, who was with him day and night, had never noticed it before. He asked with concern: "Lei'er, do you have roundworm disease?"

However, Chen Jinnian glanced at the small bowl in front of the other person, and seemed to understand something, and said, "You must be joking. What era is this? There is no ascariasis anymore. Lin Lei'er, are you not used to living in Beijing?"

"I really can't get used to the food, and I can't adapt to the climate either."

After hearing what Chen Jinnian said, Lin Lei'er nodded shyly.

"What, Lei'er, you have never been used to eating this? Why didn't you tell me earlier? I thought you just have a small appetite and only eat a little each time." Fang Yifan was really angry now. He didn't expect that he was actually "abusing" the other party.

"Alright, he doesn't need to be told. He's from the south, he's come all the way north from the coast to our frontier of sandstorms. It's a wonder he can get used to it."

Chen Jinnian didn't expect that the Fang family had considered everything except this matter, or perhaps both of them had problems. Lin Lei'er didn't say anything even though he had something wrong, and Fang Yuan and Tong Wenjie didn't think about it either.

"Cousin, I've been fine recently. The main problem is that I wasn't used to it for the first two months. I've never been out of Fujian before, and the weather here is too dry. I often have nosebleeds, can't sleep well at night, and I'm not used to eating. I still prefer lighter, sweet and sour food."

"Don't worry, go back and tell my dad, and ask him to make you your favorite food in the future." Fang Yifan quickly patted his cousin's shoulder, and then asked Chen Jinnian, "How did you tell that?"

Chen Jinnian knocked on the condiments on the table. "Here we eat hot pot, we all use sesame paste as a dipping sauce or as a base flavor. Look at Lin Lei'er's, it's completely different from ours. He doesn't eat much mutton, he just eats fish balls and things like that."

"Ah, you don't eat mutton either." Fang Yifan said in surprise.

"Well, I think mutton is a bit fishy, ​​so I don't really want to eat it. I'll just eat some fish balls and crab sticks. You don't have to worry about me." Lin Lei'er waved his hands quickly. He was a socially anxious person and didn't want anyone to pay attention to him the most.

There's really nothing you can do about personal taste. It's too much trouble to change a taste you've developed since childhood, so Chen Jinnian looked up and said, "Fang Yifan, there's a box of frozen fish fillets in the refrigerator. Give it to your cousin and let him try some first."

Fang Yifan also quickly agreed, and at the same time reminded: "Lei'er, tell us what you eat in your hometown, and I will remember it."

"It's me. Tell us about your southern region. I'm from the northern region and rarely go to the southern region to play." Qiao Yingzi asked curiously. She wanted to go to school in Nanjing, so she wanted to inquire in advance.

Perhaps for many people, Nanjing is not in the south. It is a little further north than Hefei. How can it be called the south?

But from the perspective of Beijing children, Jiangsu is considered to be in the south, so why is Nanjing not considered to be in the south? Even if it was expelled from the provincial capital registration by the "Little Soviet Union", it is still an unshakable southern city.

"You can also ask me. I have also been in the South for more than ten years." Wang Yidi said excitedly, waving her hand. The foot injury did not affect her enthusiasm.

"Just eat your meal properly."

After Chen Jinnian finished speaking, he picked up a few slices of mutton and put them in her bowl.