Chapter 821: Chapter 822: So Worried About Her Chapter 821: Chapter 822: So Worried About Her In the room, the broth in the pot was bubbling away.
The rich fragrance filled the air.
Even though everyone was forcing a smile because of what had happened to Meng Xinian, they couldnât help but swallow their saliva secretly at the smell.
Chen Yin couldnât help but say, âIâve had hot pot many times, tried both Northern and Southern styles, but this is the first time Iâve ever smelled such a fragrant clear broth.â
Yes, it was a clear broth.
Itâs rare for even a clear broth to smell this good.
Whatâs more, he couldnât even tell what made it so aromatic.
Some hot pot broths have strong fragrances from Sichuan peppercorns, chili peppers, and a variety of spices.
âMy grandparents canât handle spicy food, so weâre using a clear broth potâdo you mind?â Chiang Xiao asked.
âNot at all, Iâm actually not very good with spicy food either. Xinian really liked spicy food, he even used chili peppers to prank a lot of people before. He would take a bite, keep a straight face, and then slam his spoon down, saying, âHow can anyone eat something this sweet?â Then a bunch of us who canât handle spicy food believed him and took a big mouthful, and ended up with tears and snot from the spiciness.â
âHahaha.â Chu Liang laughed out loud.
Chiang Songhai smiled and said, âThereâre only a few days until New Yearâs. Did Xinian use to come home for the holidays?â
Last winter break he left to join a special training, and if he canât come back this year, wouldnât that mean he hasnât been home for the New Year for two years?
Both Chiang Songhai and Ge Liutao felt especially sorry for him.
Chen Yin glanced at Chiang Xiao and said, âIf you count this year, itâs been five years that Meng Xi has spent the Spring Festival in the Alliance District. He didnât even return to Capital City during New Yearâs.â
But he originally intended to bring her gift first to Capital City, he couldnât help wondering, had Meng Xinian planned to take Chiang Xiao and the others to Capital City for the Spring Festival this year?
âSo, what do we do now? How are we supposed to find him? Letâs hurry up and find him first.â
Ge Liutaoâs eyes started to redden.
âEat, letâs eat hot pot first,â Chiang Xiao seemed to want to put off talking about the matter for the time beingânobody knew her mind was in such chaos she simply couldnât discuss it.
Chen Yin looked at her again, and Chu Liang silently served them a bowl of meat without a word.
âThe broth and meat were both prepared by Chiang Xiao, they look really delicious.â
After trying a piece of meat, Chen Yin almost forgot about Meng Xinian altogether.
What kind of meat was this? Just one dip in the clear broth and it was this delicious?
The hot pot broth that Chiang Xiao had used contained a small spoonful of Spiritual Spring Water, which is why it had an extraordinarily fragrant aroma, and using this broth for the meat not only preserved the texture of the slices but also maximized their umami.
And naturally, the meat slices she served werenât just ordinary pork but wild game preserved in the Space.
In short, the quality of this hot pot was unbeatable and, of course, the taste was just as invincible.
âDid Brother Xinian come back on his own? Didnât anyone come to pick him up?â After eating a few slices of meat and drinking half a bowl of soup, Chiang Xiao finally felt warmth seep through her body.
And her mind started to function again.
âThere were people supposed to pick him up since he was returning from the frontier, but after entering the country, he quickly sent a message saying that the Alliance District neednât pick him upâthere was a situation, and then he disappeared without a trace.â
âWhen did he call you to bring things over?â Chiang Xiaoâs heart clenched.
Tyrant Meng, the fool.
With something so serious going on, and he still remembered to bring her gift?
âHe probably thought he could resolve it quickly at first, which is why he called me. He only said that one sentence,â Chen Yin now recalled feeling a bit embarrassed.