C35 Chapter 35

Early Friday morning, I got busy.

"Blondie, I'm going to treat President Daru and his wife to dinner today. I'll be alone today. I'm going to be the host, and I'm going to be the host, and I'm going to be the host, and I'm going to be the host. I also want to be the chef. Be obedient and don't cause trouble. " I'll teach blondie a lesson. I originally wanted to borrow one or two people from Brian to help. But then I thought that in such an occasion, there were outsiders around. . . I can't talk to the President, so I didn't ask. All things, I'll take care of all the roles.

After the meeting that day, I immediately started preparing for the Friday banquet. Due to the delay in the meeting, My time is already very tight, but I'm in a very good mood. I went to the presidential palace, I sent the invitation to Sequeira, then went to the supermarket to buy chicken and some other things. Then I went to the fishing market. When I arrived, the fishing market was about to close up. I couldn't buy the right seafood. If I can't buy the right seafood, then I won't be able to hold up the dinner. I'm a bit desperate. At this moment, a fisherman who arrived late arrived. His luck was not bad. He had quite a good harvest that day and had quite a few fresh good things. I happily bought a grouper and two catties of Da Ming prawns.

This time, I have my menu. The first dish is sour and spicy soup. Inside are potato and tomato. The four hot dishes are crispy chicken, braised prawns, sweet and sour stone spots, and braised taro. In addition, fried rice and fruits. At night, just like when I was a guest official in the past, I earnestly made a menu:

A menu

Menu

Sour and spicy soup

HoT SUUR STOUP

Crispy Chicken

CHISSPFREDC HIKEN

Braised prawns

BRAISED PRAWNS

Sweet and sour stone spots

SWEET STOWR ROUPER (STOT ROUPER, ROUPER, ROUPER, ROUPER, ROUPER, ROUPER, ROUPER)

Red braised taro

TAROBRADISO SAUCE

Fried Rice

FRIEDRICE

Fruit

FRITS

Just like before, this menu, in English, I typed using a typing machine. The square word was handwritten, and it was still in the official book.

With the menu, he had an idea in his mind. After writing the menu, I set up the tables and chairs and laid out the tablecloths. I put the plates, knives and forks in place and folded the napkin. Put them away. These things were not easy to do, and the rules were very big. For me, The embassy is a technical school that can learn a lot of unexpected skills. Cooking is stealing skills from the embassy chefs, The dinner table reception was learned from the embassy staff. And, The flower attendant had learned some basic knowledge from the flower worker. This. . . I woke up in the morning and went to the yard. . . I plucked some flowers and put them in a vase. I placed them on the table. It was a treat. He had to place some flowers on the table. Only then would it be festive and grand.

For the whole day, I was busy in the kitchen preparing this dish and that dish. I ate casually at noon and squinted for a while before entering the kitchen again.

When everything was ready, all that was left was to stir-fry the dish. Here came the problem. When should I start to stir-fry the vegetables? I'm afraid the President and his wife won't be able to make it in time. If it's cold, the taste will be greatly discounted. But I can't start cooking after President Daru and his wife arrive. That way, I can't take off to accompany them. So, I have to calculate the time that President Daru and his wife will arrive, Control the time to prepare the dishes, and let the President and his wife eat the dishes that just came out of the pot as soon as they arrive. Putting aside everything else, Just cooking was definitely the key to whether the banquet would be successful or not.

I thought of this in advance. When I sent the invitation to Sequeira, I told him about my worries. I hope the President and his wife will arrive on time. Of course, I can't say it out loud. It's rude to say it out loud. I can only say it in a roundabout way. I'll say it, I'll do it alone. I can't separate myself. I said I'll finish cooking and meet the President and his wife at the embassy at half past six. Sequeira is a sensible man, Listen to me, I roughly understand my awkwardness, He promised the President that the President and his wife would be there on time.

Before I opened fire and started cooking, I was worried again, so I called Sequeira.

"I'm sorry to bother you. I called to confirm that there was no change in the invitation for the president and his wife, right?" I said.

" No change, "Sequeira said confidently," I confirmed it with the president. "

"Then I'll go cook," I said, "I'll be at the door at 6: 30, waiting for the President and his wife. "

"Okay" Sequeira clearly understood the meaning behind my words once again, "The President and his wife will definitely be there on time"

Putting down the phone, I feel much more at ease. Now I can start cooking in an oil pan. When the food is ready and I wash my face, it will be around 6: 30. I quickly change into a clean set of clothes and go to the main entrance.

In just a few minutes at the main gate, President Daru and his wife arrived. I quickly welcomed them into the house.

"Sir President, today's situation is special, I've already prepared the food, how about we directly serve it to the table?" I said to the President and his wife.

"Okay, okay" President Daru said, "I can already smell the aroma, I can't wait to taste your cooking"

Just like that, I invited President Daru and his wife to a seat, filled their drinks, and toasted them. It was the first time in my life that I had a self-directed and self-directed diplomatic banquet.

"President, I'm sorry, but. . . I'm the only one at the embassy. . . I'll take care of everything from start to finish, everything can only be simplified. If there are any inconsiderate things, please forgive me. " I'll say.

"What are you talking about? As long as I can eat your food. My wife and I will be happy. Everything can be simplified, "Daru said straightforwardly.

I chatted with President Darryl and his wife while we ate. I introduced each dish's name and cooking to President Darryl, and they kept saying it was delicious. Let's eat a dish, talk about a dish, As they talked and laughed, they stopped being so reserved, and all of them relaxed. This was probably the charm of a banquet, which could shorten the distance between people.

"This soup is delicious," Daru said. As he spoke, he picked up the menu on the table, "Oh, this is called Hotsup. "

"This was modified by me," I said. "There's no tofu and no cuisine here. I only used potatoes and tomatoes. I cut them into small slices and put them inside. "

"This crispy chicken is delicious" President Daru said again.

"This is one of our famous dishes, it's a bit complicated to make," I said, "first we have to use seasoning to marinate it. It's best to pickle it for a bit longer. I started pickling last night. After that, I started to steam. I need to steam properly and not for too long. It couldn't be too short either. If it was too long, there would be no shape when it was steamed. It was too short, and the meat was too hard. So it had to be just right. Lastly, it'll explode until the skin turns yellow. "

"It's really quite complicated," Mrs. Daru said. "The cooking method here is relatively simple. If it's not roasted, it would be stewed. When stewing, we can cut it into large pieces and then throw potatoes, onions, carrots, and other side dishes in. "

"I think so too. It's called Chaotic Stewing," I said.

"Oh, right. You have one too?" When Mrs. Daru heard that, she was delighted.

After eating two seafood dishes, the Daru couple praised the food again. I learned to braise prawns and sweet and sour stone spots when I was at Kirby. The hardest thing to do when cooking is to make seasoning and control the heat.

"We still need to invite you to teach us how to cook such a dish," Madame Daru said. "Last time, the Grouprensoysauce you made was extremely delicious. "

"Is that so? I thought I screwed up," I said with a smile. Two weeks ago, Madam Daru organized a women's event and invited me to teach them how to cook fish. I made a braised fish, because the conditions at the scene were limited, I felt that it was normal.

"It's delicious, everyone says it's delicious" Mrs. Daru said, "Do you know? They are currently learning how to cook at home. Some people even went to Snorlax to buy soy sauce. "

" Oh right, I also received a call asking me where I could buy soy sauce, "I said.

"Yeah, we don't have soy sauce for sale here. If you didn't come to Yoshido, they wouldn't have been able to eat braised stone spots and wouldn't have known about soy sauce," Daru said and laughed loudly. You're right. We don't have soy sauce for sale here. If you didn't come to Yoshido, they wouldn't have been able to eat braised stone spots at all.

"The last dish is taro," I said. "It's cooked with soy sauce. "

"Can taro be cooked with soy sauce?" Mrs. Daru asked in surprise.

"Yeah, try it," I said.

"It's delicious," Daru said after taking a bite.

"Yes, it's delicious," Mrs. Daru also praised. "We have the most taro here, and we have to eat it almost every day. I really didn't expect it to be cooked like this. "

"There's a lack of green vegetables here," I said. "Usually, when we treat, there will be a green vegetable. There's no such thing here, so I can only use taro to replace it. "

"Green leaf vegetables, we don't have any here," Daru said, "It's not long here, so we can't eat it either. "

"I wanted to plant some in the yard, but I couldn't grow it even though I was old," I said.

"The soil here isn't good, so we can't grow your sparsely grown vegetables," Daru said.

"We can't eat green vegetables here, so some people will think of other ways," Mrs. Daru said. "If you want, you can try the chicken egg flower. "

"The egg yolk can be eaten?" I thought of the egg yolk in the yard. There was white and powder, as well as red and yellow ones.

"Yeah, we can make salad. Let's do it in boiling water first," Madame Daru said.

"Then I'll try," I said. I know that Gido's salad has the same meaning as our mixed vegetables.

"Also, there is a hill behind us with moss growing there. That moss can also be eaten as vegetables and can be used to make soup," Mrs. Daru said. "We often shovel. After the rain, there will be more. "

" Thank you for your guidance, Madame. One day, I will also go and get some to try. " I said. He couldn't imagine what it would taste like to eat moss.

Just like that, we ate and drank. As we chat about our daily life, unknowingly. . . We've already had enough to eat and drink, and the food is almost finished. I invited President Daru and his wife to move to the living room. I boiled water, I made jasmine tea and invited President Daru and his wife to tea. Taking advantage of the opportunity to drink tea, I told President Daru about the RH International Organization and the two countries' medical and hygiene collaboration.

"I said, thank you very much for your support, sir President. Ambassador Juhua has repeatedly asked me to express my thanks to you in person"

"No need to thank me" Daru took a sip of tea and said, "That's what I should do. You guys also help us"

"Then we're helping each other" I said.

" Yes, "Daru said," we are brothers, so we should help each other. "

"Thank you, sir President, I'm very grateful" I said, "Also, regarding our two countries' medical and hygiene cooperation, last time on Palm Island, I didn't have time to report it to you"

"General Powers told me that he wanted to sign an agreement" Daru said.

"Yes, we agreed to send a medical team. In addition, we are also willing to send an advance team to inspect the hospital to see if the hospital is going to be renovated or newly built," I said.

"Okay, I hope they come as soon as possible. You know, it won't be long before we hold the election. I hope we can settle this before I leave," Daru said.

"I have a close relationship with Permanent Secretary Balls. We had a meeting the day before yesterday to discuss the standard of the agreement, and now it has been resolved. We are planning to sign the agreement next week, "I said.

" I think we should sign the agreement as soon as possible. When the time comes, do you want me to participate? "Daru said.

" Then we'll be honored, "I said.

"Of course," Daru said. "Also, I hope that the advance team can arrive as soon as possible. The sooner, the better. "

"Okay," I said, then said, "I'll report to the country. "