Phi-Fic Chapter 158 He is too ordinary
Chapter 158 He is too ordinary
Because they were going to go for a barbecue in the suburbs, Xie Yan went to the farmer's market before dawn and bought lamb legs and beef. Tang Man also caught a fish and a chicken from the Lingquan space, killed a wolf, got some wolf meat and pork, and got some vegetables.
She first marinated the meat with barbecue seasoning, and by the time they got to the suburbs, the meat had absorbed the flavor.
He Xiangjun drove over to pick up the three people. When they arrived, Tang Ling and others had already been there for a while. There were fifteen people in the group. Some were sitting by the river fishing, while others were sitting together playing cards and chess.
After Tang Man and the others got off the car, a group of people walked over and greeted them with a smile, and then surrounded He Xiangjun and Xie Qian in a sly manner.
"Brother Xiangjun, why don't you introduce your girlfriend to us?"
"This is Xie Qian, Xiao Xie's sister. She's not my girlfriend yet, but I'm trying hard to be her." He Xiangjun introduced Xie Qian generously and also introduced the people present to Xie Qian.
Someone laughed and joked, "You're still calling me Xiao Xie, Brother Xiang Jun, you're too naive. When will you change your name and call me Big Brother-in-law?"
"You'll have to ask Xiao Qian when to change your mind." He Xiangjun looked at Xie Qian with a smile.
Xie Qian pursed her lips, her face a little hot. In order to avoid being laughed at by everyone, she quickly changed the subject, "Brother Xiang Jun, why don't you take out all the things that sister-in-law prepared first? Sister-in-law said that the meat needs to be put on."
"Okay." He Xiangjun didn't chase Xie Qian to force him to give him an answer. He called a few people to help get things from the car.
After the things were brought over, Tang Man led everyone to string the cut meat and vegetables together. Xie Yan rolled up his sleeves, wrapped the chicken marinated by Tang Man in lotus leaves, covered it with a layer of loess and put it into the fire to burn.
The person who was threading the skewers nudged He Xiangjun with his elbow and said, "Xiangjun, Xiao Xie is a great cook at first glance, and you said you can't do anything, be careful that you will be looked down upon in the future."
He Xiangjun was also a little embarrassed. "I will go back and study."
Tang Ling couldn't help but said, "It's useless to learn. Xiaoyan and Xiaoqian's cooking skills are better than the food made by the chefs of state-owned restaurants. You want to show yourself with your cooking skills, you might as well show your fighting ability. Oh! I was wrong. Your fighting ability is probably not as high as Xiaoqian's."
"This joke is not funny at all." He Xiangjun glanced at Tang Ling. He could accept that even if he learned cooking skills, he would not be as good as Xie Qian. But how could he believe that he could not beat Xie Qian? Xie Qian was a weak girl and she would probably be killed by one punch from him.
Tang Man smiled and shook her head. "Brother Xiang Jun, I'm not trying to hit you, but you really can't beat Xiao Qian. Xiao Qian started practicing martial arts when she was very young, and the martial arts she learned are different from the fighting you learned in the army. To put it bluntly, your levels are not at the same level at all."
At first everyone thought Tang Ling was joking, but now after hearing Tang Man say the same thing, everyone looked at Xie Qian in surprise. Could this weak and gentle girl in front of them really be so powerful?
Xie Qian smiled shyly and said, "It's true that people in my family have been practicing martial arts since childhood, but we practice martial arts to prevent the family heritage from declining and to strengthen our bodies. Under normal circumstances, we don't fight with others easily."
He Xiangjun suddenly felt that he was too ordinary in front of Xie Qian. He couldn't help but wonder, could such an ordinary person like him really be the one to accompany her?
Perhaps, the person who can accompany her needs to be better.
Seeing the worry in He Xiangjun's eyes, Tang Man glared at Tang Ling and said with a smile, "Brother Xiangjun, you don't have to care too much about these things. Whether it's the Xie family or Xixi, they just want someone who understands Xixi and can treat Xixi well unconditionally."
Xie Qian smiled shyly at He Xiangjun, then lowered her head and continued to string the skewers.
It was already noon by the time everyone had finished stringing the skewers together. Xie Yan's beggar's chicken had also been prepared long ago, so Tang Man led everyone to take the skewers and roast them over the fire.
Barbecuing is not a particularly complicated technical job. Tang Man only gave a few instructions and the others understood and were able to operate it skillfully.
This was the first time for everyone to do it themselves and be self-sufficient. Everyone was full of curiosity and anticipation for this fresh and interesting experience. Especially when everyone was eating the barbecue they had grilled with relish, everyone felt a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.
He Xiangjun grabbed the dozen or so skewers of tender and juicy meat and clumsily turned them over and over to roast them. As the roasted meat gradually gave off bursts of charming aroma, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.
When the barbecue in his hand was cooked, He Xiangjun immediately handed it to Xie Qian beside him and said, "Xiao Qian, these are all grilled. You eat first, and I will grill them."
"Okay." Xie Qian agreed and handed the barbecue in her hand to He Xiangjun to continue grilling. She took the barbecued meat and ate a skewer. When she was sure it was cooked, she handed another skewer to He Xiangjun.
He Xiangjun lowered his head and took a bite of the skewer, pulling the meat off the bamboo stick and eating it with relish. "It tastes very good."
Tang Man took the barbecue that Xie Yan had grilled for her, took a bite, and leaned close to Xie Qian and whispered in her ear, "Guess whether he is praising the barbecue he grilled for being delicious, or the barbecue you fed him for being delicious."
"Ahem!" Xie Qian coughed dryly and changed the subject somewhat uncomfortably. "Brother Ling, our military training at the beginning of the school term seems to be in your East District Army. Will you also be an instructor?"
Tang Ling replied, "I will report to the military academy tomorrow. Your Xiang Jun is the person in charge of this military training. Didn't he tell you?"
He Xiangjun looked innocent and said, "The school and the team have rules. How can I say anything?"
So he went to school yesterday just for the military training?
Xie Qian also knew that the team had its own rules, so she didn't ask any further questions. She didn't intend to do anything in the first place, she just wanted to change the subject, so she said with a smile.
"Oh! I almost forgot that Brother Ling is going to college too."
Zhou Yang beside He Xiangjun said with a smile, "How about Xiaoqian and Manman come to my group? I'm very gentle."
Tang Man smiled and said, "I'm pregnant. I applied to the school yesterday to not participate in this military training. But Brother Yang, you can help me take care of Xiao Qian."
Li He beside Tang Ling laughed and teased, "Manman, this is not right. You can't just care about your sister-in-law, you have to make arrangements for Xiaoyan too. Come and say something nice to me. I want Xiaoyan to join our group."
Tang Man smiled and shook her head, "Brother Yan, no need, he can do it himself."
Xie Yan smiled and picked up some beggar's chicken for her. "That's true. If I have to use backdoors to get into military training, it would only bring shame to my father-in-law."
Someone immediately echoed, "Yes! It would be really embarrassing if the son-in-law of the head of our East District team used the backdoor. "
Tang Ling glared at everyone and said, "Don't talk nonsense. The appointment letter hasn't come down yet."
Tang Jianguo's appointment letter had indeed not come down yet, but everyone in the team knew that their leader was going to be transferred, and the next leader would be Tang Jianguo.
People often discussed this matter in private, and sometimes people came to the Tang family to curry favor with them, but Tang Jianguo didn't give face to anyone. He knew very well how he became the leader. The more low-key he was at this time, because he was afraid that some of his actions would disappoint Mr. Deng and bring shame to the Xie family.