Li Xianglu finished her watermelon, washed her hands, tied on an apron, and went to cook. For lunch, some cold noodles would be nice—it's so hot that nobody has much of an appetite.
Beef cold noodle salad is the most delicious. Li Xianglu took out a piece of beef shank from the Storage Ring, cut it in half, boiled some water, and began to knead dough for the noodles.
Because Li Xianglu was mostly at home during the holidays, she only had Sister Xing come over once a week to help out with the cleaning, which was enough until school starts again and she would come regularly.
Li Xianglu blanched the beef in boiling water, then added star anise, Sichuan peppercorns, fennel seeds, dark soy sauce, and other seasonings to stew it slowly.
In the meantime, she went outside to fill the washing machine with water and started doing laundry.
While washing, she heard the door and saw Qin Xi enter first, followed after a long while by a crew-cut Qin Zhen.
