The Koi Wife of the Prime Minister

Chapter 110 Preferring boys over girls

Her fingers danced deftly over the wooden spatula, heating the sugar evenly, ensuring that the color was even and not overly burnt.

Over time, the sugar turns a deep amber color and develops a rich caramel aroma.

Shen Yan quickly put out the fire, picked up the pre-prepared water, and carefully added the fried sugar color into it.

During this process, the sugar color makes a hissing sound when it comes into contact with water, while emitting a sweet caramel aroma.

Then, Shen Yan began to make braised pork belly. She took out the pre-processed pork belly and carefully placed it in a deep bowl.

Then she poured the fried sugar-colored water into the bowl, making sure the pork belly was completely immersed in the soup.

The sweet aroma of sugar and the rich aroma of spices blend together and permeate every corner of the pig's stomach.

Shen Yan covered the rim of the bowl with preserved leaves to ensure that the marinade would not dissipate easily, allowing the pig's stomach to slowly soak in the marinade.

She placed the bowl in the cupboard to cool so that the pork belly could be fully absorbed by the marinade and become more tender and delicious.

While waiting, Shen Yan cleaned the kitchen and prepared the blanched pig intestines and lungs in order to make other delicacies.

She would open the cupboard from time to time and gently stir the pig's stomach to ensure that every inch of meat could fully absorb the flavor of the marinade.

Braised pork belly needs enough time to absorb the flavor, and Shen Yan pays attention to every detail.

At the same time, the Wang family.

Wang Juan complained about Shen Yan: "I heard that this little girl actually bought more than 100 kilograms of rice today. Is her business getting big?"

Wang Lao Da said: "Wife, who says it's not true? I heard she also bought a lot of pig offal."

Wang Juan frowned: "How can we eat this? She is crazy, buying this rubbish just to get a bargain. Can she sell it?"

Boss Wang said, "She said so and she will do it. Go out and smell it. Is there any fragrance coming from her yard?"

At Wang's house, after hearing what Wang Lao Da said, Wang Juan still didn't quite believe Shen Yan's actions. She shook her head, thinking that Shen Yan was a little whimsical. However, after being reminded by Wang Lao Da, she couldn't help but go out to the yard to smell it.

There were indeed waves of tempting fragrance wafting from the yard, which made Wang Juan frown in confusion.

These aromas came from Shen Yan's kitchen, giving people a special taste that was different from the usual cooking spices.

Wang Juan wondered in her heart, could it be that Shen Yan really did something?

She was a little bit unbelieving, but at the same time she was full of curiosity.

She decided to wait for a while to see what kind of delicious food Shen Yan would make.

But the aroma wafted out from the house in waves. Wang Juan smelled it and was very greedy, but she didn't dare to go in and ask for a bowl of meat to try. After what happened last time, she was afraid that she would be beaten out by Shen Yan.

At the same time, Boss Wang prayed secretly in his heart that he would be able to find a lucrative job in the future, preferably without having to work, so that Shen Yan could give him money to honor him.

However, Boss Wang didn't think about it. He and Shen Yan were not related at all, so how could he have the face to ask others to show him respect?

Wang Juan sneered and said, "If you envy her for making money, you should pack up and get a cart to set up a stall on the road!"

Boss Wang's attitude suddenly changed from being arrogant to being depressed.

"Wife, you know my cooking skills. The food I cook is good to eat but not to look at. Who will buy it after I go there? This is a thankless task."

Wang Juan laughed again: "I don't know you yet!"

The couple was having fun when suddenly, the eldest daughter came back, kicked the door, and threw the scissors in her hand to the ground.

"What the hell is this? I won't learn paper cutting anymore. It's so hard to learn! I don't believe that even if I can't do paper cutting, I can't find a good family?!"

Wang Tingting complained that after learning paper cutting for a few days, her hands were covered with calluses, which was very painful. Moreover, she couldn't cut out the styles her mother had specified, and she was not born to be in this line of work.

Wang Tingting looked at the scissors on the ground angrily, her brows furrowed and the corners of her mouth twitching.

She felt the anger in her heart like a raging fire, burning her so hard that she almost couldn't help but burst out.

“These rules are so annoying!”

She muttered through gritted teeth, her eyes gleaming with anger.

She couldn't help but recall the stern looks and repeated criticisms from the old masters, and she became even angrier.

Seeing this, Wang Juan stepped forward to comfort him: "Don't be angry, Tingting, paper cutting is not easy, just do your best."

However, Wang Tingting did not listen. She suddenly stood up angrily and looked up at the ceiling, as if venting her dissatisfaction to the sky.

"I don't want to live like this!"

She suddenly vented her deep anger loudly, "I don't want to be bound by these narrow rules, I want freedom!"

Her voice echoed throughout the room, carrying a feeling of grief, anger and despair.

She felt as if she was trapped within a high wall, unable to escape, unable to breathe.

Boss Wang and Wang Juan looked at each other, their hearts filled with helplessness and worry.

They knew that Wang Tingting was a girl who was afraid of being tired and hard work. She didn't like being bound, and she didn't like being forced to do things that she was not interested in.

"Tingting, don't be angry, we can discuss and find other solutions together."

Wang Juan persuaded gently, she knew that only by finding a solution to the problem together with Wang Tingting could she cheer up again.

Wang Tingting turned her head, the flames of anger still flickering in her eyes.

Boss Wang sneered: "Look at your minor injury. If you don't bandage it, it will heal by itself."

But Wang Juan was protective of her daughter, and she would not allow her husband to say that to her daughter, so she protected her daughter and quarreled with Wang Lao Da: "Listen, are you talking like a human being? This is your own daughter, and you don't love her?"

Boss Wang said disdainfully: "You have spoiled your daughter. She can't even do such a small thing. What kind of ability can she have in the future? Whether she can get married or not is another matter."

Wang Juan originally wanted to fight with her husband, but suddenly heard the voice of her youngest son Wang Shengchang coming from outside, so she put down the work in her hands and rushed out quickly.

After seeing Wang Shengchang in the yard, Wang Juan was furious: "I spent so much money to let you go to school, but you didn't study and ran out to play? You little bastard, I will beat you to death!"

While shouting, Wang Juan took big strides and walked angrily towards her youngest son Wang Shengchang in the yard.

She was still holding a thick bamboo stick in her hand, her eyes were flashing with anger, and she had completely lost her mind.

Wang Shengchang turned pale with fright. He knew that he had angered his mother and now he could only wait to be punished.

"Mother, I...I just came out to get some fresh air. I really didn't do anything bad."