The next morning, Claire came to visit again, and Anne and Thomas also came over at the same time. Zhen Fan let them in and made a cup of tea each.

"Chinese tea? It tastes pretty good!" Thomas praised, "Did you know we have a new neighbor? I knew yesterday that the house on your left had been entrusted to a real estate company after the poor hostess was killed.

Sold and bought by Raymond Turner and his two daughters."

"Can that house be sold?" Zhen Fan asked in surprise, and then he felt relieved. Whether it was a Chinese or an American real estate agent, they would all talk about the houses they were selling in exaggerated terms.

"If you buy it, you must renovate it properly. To be honest, it really takes courage to live in a room like this!" Thomas shrugged.

"Do you want to remind them?" Anne said kindly.

"Don't be stupid, you are causing trouble for yourself, don't say anything! Just listen to me!" Thomas glanced at Anne dissatisfied and expressed his objection.

Zhen Fan didn't say anything. It was really hard to say this. If he said it, others might not believe it. He nodded and agreed with Thomas' statement. Seeing that both men had said this, Anne couldn't say anything, and then

The topic turned to cooking, and Annie and Zhen Fan had something in common.

In order to show his enthusiasm and gratitude to Annie's family, Zhen Fan decided to stay with Thomas' family for lunch. Anyway, the ingredients were ready-made, and Zhen Fan bought a lot during the last big purchase. But this time Zhen Fan decided to make a mandarin duck hot pot, so

It has more Chinese characteristics.

Thomas was watching TV with Claire on the sofa, and Annie went to the kitchen to help Zhen Fan. At the same time, she also wanted to learn how Zhen Fan cooked Chinese food. This was a skill that could be used at a gathering of housewives, and it would make her

Stealing the limelight.

Wash the vegetables, and then watch Zhen Fan prepare mutton rolls, thin slices of beef, mackerel fillets, oysters, squid fillets, fish balls, fresh shrimps, and some small crabs; for vegetarian dishes, there are thousands of sheets, potato vermicelli, spinach, cabbage,

Green vegetables, kelp and mushrooms, etc.

Zhen Fan uses fresh chicken as the soup base for the mandarin duck hot pot, and the spicy side is made with spicy seasonings prepared by himself. When the pot was just opened, the aroma was so fragrant that Annie couldn't help but sniff it all the time.

In the whole process, Annie only had to hand over the tools, and had no involvement in the specific production. Zhen Fan's knife skills and skilled craftsmanship were smooth and smooth, which was pleasing to the eye, which made Annie happy.

Jealousy, women are naturally envious of other people's good cooking skills.

"Okay, our lunch is ready!" Zhen Fan called in the restaurant. In fact, Thomas and Claire were attracted by the aroma without even calling. The red soup and the white and tender soup came together.

, the aroma that emerged made people salivate, and Claire couldn’t wait to climb onto the chair.

Zhen Fan took out a dozen cold beers and a few bottles of drinks from the refrigerator. These were prepared for Claire. If you don't have these, eating hot pot will not be painful or happy.

"If you eat Chinese food and don't eat Yuanyang Hot Pot, then you don't really understand Chinese food." Zhen Fan asked Annie and Thomas to sit down, and he also sat down, opened three cans of beer, handed it to Annie and Thomas, and said

I also took a can.

"Would you like to use chopsticks?"

Claire was a little uncomfortable with it, but she still held it in her hand, imitating Zhen Fan's behavior. Annie and Thomas had eaten Chinese food several times, and they were good at handling chopsticks. They were not unfamiliar.

"Yes, we use chopsticks this time!"

Zhen Fan told the three people how to eat hot pot. He first took a piece of beef and rinsed it on the spicy side for a few times. Then he took it out. The beef was already cooked, with hot red oil.

Fan rolled it into his mouth in one bite.

"ha--"

Zhen Fan made a sound of admiration and then took a sip of beer.

"It's great, I haven't tasted this for a long time!"

Thomas was eager to give it a try. Anne had already followed Zhen Fan's example, picked up a piece of mutton roll, rinsed it, and put it in her mouth. The spicy taste suddenly filled the taste buds on her tongue, as if her tongue was on fire.

It made people's nerves suddenly tense. As the tender mutton turned around in the mouth, the spiciness suddenly transformed into a fresh and mellow taste, which suppressed the spiciness.

"beer!"

Zhen Fan shouted from the side.

Annie immediately picked up the beer and took a sip. The cold liquid completely suppressed the spiciness and refreshed the tongue. The refreshing feeling after the intense spiciness gave people a refreshing feeling, but after it cooled down, the spiciness was gone.

The taste slowly returns to the tongue again, and then gradually fades away.

"Great! This feels really..."

Annie exclaimed excitedly. Americans eat spicy food and like to make chili sauce, but how can the taste compare to the spiciness of hot pot? Not to mention the cold beer.

"Wow——"

It was Thomas who screamed. It turned out that when Anne was boiling the mutton slices, he couldn't wait to pick up a piece of fish fillet and rinse it. Then, right after Anne, he let out a shocking cry.

"Wow--"

Then a loud cry was heard. It turned out that Claire had cooked a piece of mutton and ate it in her mouth. She couldn't stand the spicy taste, and tears and runny nose came out immediately, but she forgot to drink an iced drink to suppress it.

His face was red, he was sniffling, and there were tears on his face.

"Take a sip!" Zhen Fan put the drink to Claire's mouth, and Claire couldn't wait to take a sip, and then a wave of coldness suppressed the restless spiciness, and she immediately stopped crying, although

Still breathing in and out, but feeling much better.

"Baby, it seems you are really in trouble!" Anne couldn't help but wiped Claire's face clean with her handkerchief, took a piece of cabbage, rinsed it in the white soup, and put it on Claire's plate.

This tastes good too, and Claire can definitely bear it.

This hot pot meal made Thomas and Anne sweat profusely. Even though the restaurant was air-conditioned and they had cold beer in their mouths from time to time, their faces were still covered in sweat and they kept wiping their faces with napkins.

Even in the back, Claire couldn't help but grab a slice of spicy hot pot shabu-shabu from time to time. Even though it was spicy, she kept inhaling, but with the help of the iced drink, she was still not as embarrassed as at the beginning.

“It’s really fun today!”

Thomas quickly took off his chopsticks, touched his stomach, shook his head, and sighed.

"I have eaten Chinese food before, but I have never encountered such a way of eating and such delicious food. It seems that we have missed a lot of good things in the past."

"I have to learn more from you, why don't you teach me?" Annie said with a smile.

"In this case, all the benefits will belong to me!" Thomas laughed, looking very proud.

"And me!" Claire interrupted in time, as if to warn the adults not to forget her. This little girl was trying to increase her presence, "I want to learn too!"

"Do you want to learn how to cook Chinese food? You are too young!" Annie couldn't help but patted Claire's head and laughed.

Claire raised her face seriously, looked at Annie with disdain, and then looked at Zhen Fan expectantly: "I am a girl and will be a mother in the future. Why can't I learn to cook Chinese food?"

"Puch!" Zhen Fan couldn't hold it back, this little girl is so cute!

"Of course, but learning to cook Chinese food requires strength. Now Claire's strength is still small. When Claire grows up, can I teach you how to cook it?" Zhen Fan pinched her cheek.

"Okay!" Maybe Claire also felt that she was not tall enough or strong enough, so she gave up the idea for the time being. After Zhen Fan cleaned up, the four of them sat on the sofa again.

Thomas' belly was stretched out and he had to loosen his belt when he sat down.

"Claire's cousin will come over tomorrow. Her name is Lottie Hafner. She is a very beautiful girl. But she said she might bring one of her classmates over, who is also her good friend. I want one more

It’s not a bad idea to go, I believe this trip will be very interesting.”

Annie and Zhen Fan chatted about the upcoming camping barbecue.

"Of course it's good to have more people. My time in the United States is also short. It's the best thing for me to get to know more friends."

Zhen Fan expressed no objection and told Annie some of the things he had prepared. Annie nodded, very happy: "It's great that you have thought so carefully. If it is camping, is your tent ready?

"

Zhen Fan was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed. He only prepared food, but forgot about important things. The tent was not prepared, so he smiled and said: "This... I will prepare it tomorrow, but I forgot about it! Thank you for reminding me, thank you!"

After saying this, Thomas and Zhen Fan talked about fishing. Zhen Fan was also interested in this topic, but Zhen Fan didn't prepare a fishing rod. Thomas, on the other hand, assured him that he had extra fishing rods and could lend them to him.

Zhen Fan, give it a try!

The few people chatted for a while, and Thomas drank two more cups of tea made by Zhen Fan. He felt that the food in his stomach had been digested a lot and it was not so bloated, so he hugged Claire and went back with Annie.

"Goodbye, Uncle Zhen!" Claire jumped out of Thomas's arms, ran over and kissed Zhen Fan, and then she held Annie's hand with satisfaction.

"Goodbye Claire, goodbye!" Zhen Fan waved to Thomas and Annie again. Watching the family go back, Zhen Fan then entered the room, watched TV for a while, and had nothing to do, then went to the study to surf the Internet. Waiting for his penguin

No. 1, I saw a profile picture flashing. It was the profile picture of my brother Li Xingguo, one of whom I had played ball with before, one was Sister An, and another stranger.

Zhen Fan has been abroad for almost a month and has basically no contact with the country. This is also the first time he has waited for his number. He clicked on Li Xingguo's message and looked at it. They all said hello and asked him when he would return to China.

, I want to drink something with myself.

I clicked on Sister An’s message again, and there were also two messages on it.

The first message: Fanfan, you have to adapt to going abroad. Don’t forget your sister!

Second message: Fanfan, no one massages my head anymore. I’m really not used to it. It’s all your fault. However, I will be promoted recently. After the promotion, I may be sent to the head office in the United States for training.

, I know you are in Los Angeles, and I will contact you when I get there. By the way, send me your mobile phone number, the number in the United States, so that I can’t contact you! Don’t try to forget your sister, or I will settle the score with you.

!

These words are a bit ambiguous. Zhen Fan couldn't help but smile when he thought of Sister An. She was so warm every time. Just like her own family!

But is Sister An really going to come to the United States? Zhen Fan is still looking forward to it.

Zhen Fan also clicked on the stranger's message. When he opened it, he saw that the man claimed to be Wei Chao. He had played basketball with Zhen Fan and was recently selected for the CBA's Liaoning team. He hoped to compete with Zhen Fan again!

It seemed that this guy was still unconvinced. Zhen Fan just smiled and ignored the provocation. However, he knew his number. It was probably leaked to him by the buddies who played with him, but it didn't matter.

, everyone is just playing it and don’t take it seriously.

The avatars of several people were all gray. Zhen Fan wanted to reply to a few messages, but he didn't know what to say, so he hesitated and gave up.
Chapter completed!