Rebirth in the 80's: The Daily Life of the Villain's Mom-Chapter 172: I Think It’s Delicious

With Pei Huai rolling out the dough, Jiang Ran went on to handle the chicken thighs.

Once the chicken thighs were cooked, they were fished out and rinsed with cold water.

The chicken skin was peeled off and set aside, then the meat was torn into strands and kept for later use. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Compared to chicken breast, thigh meat is more tender and less dry.

Meanwhile, another pot of water was set to boil, and Jiang Ran began preparing the sauce.

The key to delicious cold noodles is the sauce.

Pei Jing is young and cannot eat spicy food, so no chili oil was added to his bowl.

Jiang Ran knows Pei Yang and Pei Shanshan’s tastes well; they both love spicy food, so she unhesitatingly added chili oil to their bowls.

When it came to Pei Huai’s bowl, Jiang Ran was a bit unsure.

Jiang Ran turned to Pei Huai, "Do you eat spicy food?"

Pei Huai was already slicing the noodles. Upon hearing Jiang Ran’s question, he paused and then replied, "Yes."

"Oh."

Jiang Ran looked away and continued making the sauce.

Pei Huai finished slicing the noodles, and the water in the pot was boiling.

The noodles were placed into the boiling water, soon tumbling in the bubbling water.

Handmade noodles cook relatively quickly; after adding water twice, they were fully cooked.

The cooked noodles were lifted out and placed in a porcelain basin filled with cold water.

After being rinsed twice with cold water, the noodles were then put into bowls.

They were topped with sliced cucumber and carrot, mixed well so that the sauce evenly coated every noodle, ready to be eaten.

Noodles without garlic lose half their fragrance.

Jiang Ran opened a ceramic jar stored in the cool part of the kitchen and took out pickled sweet garlic, placing it on a porcelain plate and serving it at the table.

The sweet garlic had been pickled for some time, entirely devoid of spiciness; biting into it only revealed the crisp texture of the cloves and their sweet and sour taste.

Sweet garlic is indeed delicious, but after eating garlic, there’s often an unavoidable aftertaste in the mouth.

However, as long as it tastes good while eating, everything else can be considered later.

Although Pei Jing was young, he could already use chopsticks to eat noodles by himself.

Yet, he picked up few noodles at a time, just a strand, chewing slowly bite by bite.

As Pei Jing ate his noodles, he would look up at Jiang Ran and the others.

Seeing them eating sweet garlic, he pursed his rosy little lips, "Mommy, is sweet garlic tasty? I want to try it too."

Jiang Ran didn’t say whether it was tasty or not; she simply picked up a clove and gave it to Pei Jing, "You might not necessarily find what others enjoy to be tasty. You have to try yourself to know if it’s good."

Upon hearing this, Pei Jing nodded vehemently, deeply convinced by Jiang Ran’s wisdom.

Sweet garlic has a slippery surface, and picking it up with chopsticks requires skill.

Some adults aren’t adept with chopsticks and fail to lift the sweet garlic, let alone a child like Pei Jing.

Jiang Ran thought to suggest that if he couldn’t pick it up, he might as well use his hands.

But seeing Pei Jing firmly pressing his lips together, earnestly battling with the sweet garlic, she swallowed the words.

After quite some time, Pei Jing finally picked up the sweet garlic, smiling widely as his eyes crinkled.

At that point, it didn’t matter if it was tasty or not; he put the sweet garlic directly into his mouth, munching on it happily.

Jiang Ran watched Pei Jing with a smile, asking as he chewed heartily, "Is the sweet garlic tasty?"

"I think it’s tasty."

Upon hearing this response, Jiang Ran smiled contentedly.