Chapter 81 Jiang Meihua is praised by everyone
Jiang Meihua smiled slightly, "Okay."

She put on the apron and sleeves she had brought with her and began to work briskly.

When everyone saw her calling Tai's mother "Mom", they guessed that this person must be the fiancée of Tai's son.

No matter what Jiang Meihua asked, everyone answered in unison.

After a few minutes of questioning, Jiang Meihua had already understood the general arrangements of the banquet.

"First, chop the meatballs and fishballs. After the meatballs are fried or boiled, you can pick them out and set them aside for later use. When the meal starts, add the soup and serve them out. The shredded pork is used for stir-frying. This needs to be stir-fried temporarily, so you can cut the shredded pork later."

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"And the lotus root nodes need to be washed first. This is a stew and it will take a long time to cook. We need to stew it in a casserole first."

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"First distribute the melon seeds, peanuts and soda. If ten tables of guests are coming, prepare the ten tables first. When the guests arrive later, serve the melon seeds, candies and peanuts first, and the dishes can be served later."

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"Boil some more cold water. When the soda is gone, serve cold water. The weather is hot, so the more water you boil, the better."

She spoke methodically.

The teachers, who had only taught and had never hosted a banquet before, were stunned.

Although several older teachers have never hosted a banquet themselves, they have seen and heard a lot about it.

They smiled and said to Tai's mother, "Teacher Tai, where did you find this daughter-in-law? She is really good-looking and capable. She explained things clearly in a few words, unlike you, who gave instructions for a long time but still couldn't make things clear."

They have been colleagues for decades, so they don't care about what they say.

Praising Jiang Meihua but belittling herself, Tai's mother was so angry that her face turned ugly, "Hurry up and work, Principal Wang is here to inspect. I said you were lazy, it's not my fault."

"Yes, yes, we dare not be lazy." Everyone said with a smile.

Jiang Meihua did not just make verbal arrangements, she also joined in to help.

Sometimes I helped to chop meatballs, sometimes I helped to kill and clean fish, and sometimes I went to watch the lotus root soup being cooked.

Not even a minute of stopping.

At nine o'clock the children began their performances and it was time to distribute candies. Jiang Meihua followed the teachers to distribute candies to each class.

Or pour tea for the leaders from the town and the village.

At half past ten, the performance ended.

The children went home one after another.

Next it was time for the guests to eat.

They were invited to watch the children's performances during the school anniversary celebration, but in fact, the guests also had to donate money to sponsor the school and poor students.

So we have to prepare a banquet to entertain the guests.

Everyone followed Jiang Meihua's arrangement and started with soda, melon seeds, peanuts and candy.

The guests sat under the arbour, chatting and eating melon seeds and drinking soda. Once the atmosphere got lively, the dishes were served.

Jiang Meihua stood beside the chef and gave instructions on today's dishes.

The chef found that after Jiang Meihua's arrangement, the dish was still the same dish, but after being placed in the bowl, it looked as beautiful as a work of art.

Because the people who came were leaders, they were experienced, but they were still surprised when they saw the dishes designed by Jiang Meihua.

They also asked where the chef was invited, and they would invite him the next time their company holds a New Year's Eve dinner. Someone smiled and said, "The chef has not changed, it's still Chef Huang from Bianmin Wine Lou, but Chef Huang's master came here today to give us personal guidance."

Everyone could tell it was a joke.

Seeing that the dishes were better than usual, some people still asked who Chef Huang’s chef was.

Master Huang brought out the dishes and said with a smile, "Hi, it's Teacher Tai's daughter-in-law. I didn't expect that someone so young could be better than an old man like me. I really have to take her as my teacher."

Master Huang was invited to cook. He thought he was very good and knew many styles of cooking. Unexpectedly, he met someone who was even more good today.

Upon asking, he found out that the person was cooking breakfast, and it was just something he came up with on the spur of the moment. He was even more impressed and secretly wrote down the dishes so that he could bring them back to his restaurant and cook them for other guests.

With the affirmation from the master chef, Jiang Meihua was admired even more by everyone.

After the banquet, the guests went to a meeting to discuss donations, and the teachers who helped cleaned up the utensils in the kitchen.

Principal Wang walked in at this time, "Teacher Tai, I have to praise you, no, praise your daughter-in-law, hahaha. Well done! Today's arrangements are very good!"

The tall, thin, white-haired old principal humorously gave Tai's mother a thumbs-up.

"She is young and can't stand the praises from you guys." Tai's mother glanced at Jiang Meihua and smiled faintly.

But to be honest, although she didn't like Jiang Meihua's rural household registration, she had to admire Jiang Meihua's ability.

I never thought that a young girl could arrange a banquet so clearly.

In the future, if there are any banquets at home, Jiang Meihua will arrange them all.
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At noon, Tai Wenguang came back from the countryside and went to the school to pick up Jiang Meihua.

When everyone saw him coming, everyone praised him for finding a capable wife.

Even Tai's mother's tone softened a lot, "Are you here? Send Meihua back. Oh, and take the peanuts and melon seeds left over from the banquet back to Meihua."

After distributing the melon seeds and peanuts to the banquet, there were still a lot left, which were divided equally among the teachers who helped.

Tai's mother was the main person in charge and got a larger share, so she gave some to Jiang Meihua.

Jiang Meihua waved her hands repeatedly, "No, no, give it back to mom, I'm just helping."

"I told you to take it, so take it. If you don't take anything, what kind of person am I? You thought I tricked you into working for free." Tai's mother had a cold face, stuffed a bag of peanuts and melon seeds into Jiang Meihua's hands, and left first.

Jiang Meihua blinked and held the bag blankly.

Tai Wenguang shouted to Tai's mother's back, "Mom, I'm going to take Meihua back for dinner tonight. You prepare the dishes."

Tai's mother ignored him and rode away on her women's bicycle.

Jiang Meihua looked at Tai Wenguang nervously, "Wenguang, Mom, are you angry?"

Tai Wenguang pinched her nose and said with a smile, "No, she is very happy. Let's go, I'll take you home, have a good rest in the afternoon, and I'll pick you up at my house for dinner at five in the evening."

He patted the back seat of the bicycle and motioned Jiang Meihua to sit on it.

Jiang Meihua blushed, touched her nose and looked around quickly, "This is a school, it's better not to be seen by others."

Tai Wenguang smiled, "Everyone has left, and we are the only two left. No one saw it."

Well, you can’t pinch your nose in school, but can you pinch it somewhere else?

Tai Wenguang was in a good mood, and his eyes brightened up a little.

Jiang Meihua sat in the back seat, still thinking about Tai's mother, "But, Mom didn't say a word? If not angry, what else could she be?"

"That's her temper. If she doesn't say anything, it means she agrees. If she's really angry, she'll just start cursing instead of keeping it to herself." Tai Wenguang said with a smile, looking back at Jiang Meihua who was frowning nervously, "You don't believe it? When you go to my house later, see if there are any delicious dishes on the table. That will tell you if she's in a good mood. By the way, if she's in a good mood, there will definitely be red wine."

(End of this chapter)