Chapter 987: Chapter 412: Who Dates Without a Helmet? Lin Xu’s Attitude Toward Sponsoring Impoverished Students

"Come on, Boss Shen, have some tea first."

Old Huang, like a warm-hearted big brother, poured a cup of oolong tea for Old Shen from the pot in front of him, glanced around, and upon realizing nobody was paying attention, spread his hands in a "feel free to talk" manner.

Shen Guofu sat down, took a sip of the tea in his hand, and then said:

"I... I have this friend, you see, he always wants to experience sleeping alone, but his wife clings to him all day. If he goes to sleep in the study, she follows him to the study. If he goes to the guest room, she follows him to the guest room. Even if he goes to the downstairs secondary master bedroom, she still follows with a pillow..."

Old Huang: ??????

Hold up a minute!

I initially thought this Boss Shen wanted to discuss a medical condition, but it turns out you’re here to flaunt your wealth and spread your lovey-dovey stories.

The study, the guest room, and even a downstairs secondary master bedroom...

Good gracious, are you deliberately trying to provoke me?

If I had a study, guest room, and secondary master bedroom, do you think I’d still be sleeping on the couch?

If wherever I went, my wife followed me with a pillow, do you think I would still...

The warm-hearted big brother Old Huang, who planned to counsel Shen Guofu, couldn’t even finish listening before he felt like he opened NetEase Cloud Music at nine in the evening—directly hitting an emo moment.

I’ll need to have a couple of drinks with the stewed pork dish later, otherwise I might have insomnia tonight.

I was planning to play the bigshot and counsel like a warm-hearted big brother; who knew the real bigshot was the person in front of me.

"Boss Huang, what’s wrong with you?"

Shen Guofu was waiting for Old Huang to offer some advice.

But before he finished speaking, the other’s expression turned despondent.

What’s going on?

Did my words remind you of something sad?

Old Huang forced a smile:

"This matter... I’m not exactly an expert at it either."

Having said this, he downed the oolong tea in one gulp.

The bitter tea stings the heart!

Shen Guofu was about to continue questioning him, but seeing Shen Baobao and Chen Yan coming up, each carrying a bag, he changed the subject.

"Wow, what’s going on inside? It smells so good."

Shen Baobao sneakily approached the kitchen doorway and called out quietly:

"Xu Bao, what delicious food are you making?"

"Stewed pork dish and braised sea cucumber in abalone sauce... Wait and see."

"Okay, okay! Yan Bao, we will get to eat sea cucumber in a while, haha, just this morning I said my skin was getting worse, and Xu Bao started making sea cucumber, are you envious?"

Chen Yan rolled her eyes at her:

"Yueyue, do you know that this kind of behavior is really annoying?"

"I know, that’s why when you’re in a relationship you need to wear a helmet; dating without a helmet is dangerous."

Chen Yan: "..."

So you know and still provoke me, huh? Don’t push me or I might just whack you with a mallet... hey wait, I have a boyfriend too.

You’re showing off your love, and you don’t think I can do the same?

She whipped out her phone and quickly sent a message to Ren Jie:

"What time are you off today? Do you need your Aunt to pick you up?"

After sending the message, there was no response for a long time.

She called, only to find it turned off.

From past experience, this is another emergency task where they have to hand in their phone before contacting family.

Every time this happens, it’s at least until the next day before it’s switched back on.

Fine, I’ll just find a mallet and knock it on Yueyue for now.

In the kitchen, sauerkraut, pork, and pig bones had been stewing for a long time, giving off a rich, meaty aroma.

Lin Xu tasted the soup; the mix of sour and savory flavors was delightful, with the aromas of pork and sauerkraut perfectly fused together.

He drained the potato noodles that had softened in water, added some Dark Soy Sauce, stirring them until they turned a more enticing red shade.

After mixing thoroughly, he added them to the pot, stirring them with a spoon to place them under everything else.

Soon after the noodles were added, it was time to put in the blood sausage.

This blood sausage had already been seasoned with salt and other spices during preparation, so nothing else needed to be added.

He took the pre-poached blood sausage, pierced it a few times with a meat tenderizer with steel needles, effectively preventing them from bursting while cooking.

Making a few small holes also allowed for monitoring the state of the blood sausage at any time.

If no blood was seeping from the holes, it meant the sausage had solidified and was ready to be removed and eaten.

This was the moment when the blood sausage was at its most tender, so it needed to be fished out quickly, or it would overcook and lose its flavor.

While the pot was still cooking, Lin Xu retrieved the meat, slicing it into slightly thicker pieces while hot, then adding it back to the pot after slicing.

With all the cutting done, the blood sausage was about ready.

Fishing it out, slicing it into sections, he proceeded to ladle the noodles, sauerkraut, and meat chunks into a large soup bowl.

There was a lot of meat today, filling several large bowls. He arranged the segments of sliced blood sausage around the edges, placing a pinch of fragrant leaf herbs on top as a garnish.

He brought out these large bowls of stew, placing them under a large alcohol stove, where they continued to simmer gently.

The aroma drew everyone around.

"Oh my, this stewed pork dish smells heavenly!"

Song Tiantian, who originally came to the second floor to check on the booth area’s cleanliness, swallowed upon seeing the bowls of stew and sections of blood sausage.

Lin Xu brought out a small bowl of mixed garlic paste dipping sauce and said with a smile:

"This isn’t really a standard stew dish; the true dish includes the full set of pig offal and bones and all sorts of meat cut off the bone. We’re far from that, so just enjoy what we have for now. We’ll make the real one when there’s a chance."

Returning to the kitchen, Lin Xu saw Zhu Yong, Wei Qian, and Guo Xinghai each gnawing on a pig bone. Upon seeing Lin Xu enter, Wei Qian gestured to a piece of pig spine in the nearby basin:

"We saved the piece with the most meat for you. No matter how much meat I’ve had since childhood, gnawing on a big pig bone is always the most satisfying. The only regret is that the bone isn’t cracked open, so there’s no way to drink the marrow inside."