IRDFPFCIW Chapter 29

With Lu Rongming and the capable little robot George around, handling ingredients like wild boar meat became very easy.

Moreover, the advanced interstellar technology could preserve the freshness of the ingredients to the maximum extent. Even with a large household, the previous wild boar would last them quite a while.

That day, Jiang Tang asked George to help chop the ribs, which included tendons and cartilage, into small pieces. He was planning to make a tomato rib soup.

After sautéing sections of scallions in hot oil, he added sliced tomatoes and a small spoon of sugar to enhance the flavor, then turned the heat to medium-low to simmer the tomatoes until they softened and released their juice.

Next, Jiang Tang handled the ribs. He washed them first and then blanched them to remove blood and impurities.

Holding a long-handled spoon, Jiang Tang stirred the pot slowly. Whether it was his loose home clothes or Jiang Tang’s slender wrists, as he moved, the neatly rolled-up sleeves suddenly loosened and nearly dipped into the tomato soup in the pot.

The tomato soup was bubbling. Since Jiang Tang couldn’t roll up his sleeves conveniently, he simply raised his hands to let gravity pull the sleeves down.

Wen Renyuan was watching closely from the side and was about to step forward. Unexpectedly, someone else got there first.

Every time Jiang Tang was busy in the kitchen, Qin Fei would act like a little dog and wag his tail at the kitchen door. No matter what Jiang Tang cooked, the aroma was simply irresistible, making it hard for him to control his legs!

Seeing this, Qin Fei dashed forward eagerly. “Brother, let me help you!”

Wen Renyuan abruptly halted his steps. He saw Jiang Tang casually raise an arm towards Qin Fei. Qin Fei promptly rolled up his sleeves for him, then flashed a silly smile at Jiang Tang.

Jiang Tang responded with an approving smile.

What seemed to be a heartwarming scene of brotherly affection looked strangely displeasing to Wen Renyuan.

For some reason, he found the sight irritating.

Wen Renyuan flicked his tail twice in frustration. He could only attribute his annoyance to the fact that he could only maintain this kitty appearance, mooching food and drinks, unable to help out and feeling utterly useless.

Jiang Tang poured the prepared ribs into the pot of tomato soup, added light soy sauce, oyster sauce, and a pinch of pepper, then poured in hot water until it covered the ingredients.

Once it boiled, he covered the pot and turned the heat to medium-low to simmer the ribs for an hour. This soup didn’t require too many seasonings. Just a small spoon of salt before serving was enough.

Jiang Tang really liked this tomato rib soup. The broth was deliciously rich yet refreshing and not greasy. The ribs were tender, falling off the bone with just a gentle nibble. He really liked this kind of ribs.

This simple and delicious pork rib soup paired with rice was great.

Jiang Tang and the others were gnawing on the ribs with gusto. The meat had been cooked to perfect tenderness, and the cartilage was crunchy. Even the bones had absorbed the flavors well. Finally, the broth was soaked into the rice. Who could say that Jiang Tang didn’t know how to eat well!

In any case, everyone except Jiang Tang ended up stuffed. They slumped on the sofa with full bellies and unwilling to move.

“What’s this?” Jiang Tang curiously looked at the package he just received.

He didn’t purchase anything on Star Network these days, so how could someone send a package to the barren planet?

“Strange, how could someone know the coordinates of this barren planet and send things here…”

Hearing Jiang Tang mumble, Lin Yucang glanced nervously to the side. He had obtained Jiang Tang’s address by selling his “charm” and using a lot of his signatures. He wouldn’t admit that he had come here sneakily.

Looking again at the sender’s address, Jiang Tang saw it was from the Imperial Capital Star. He realized that since the original Jiang Tang had no friends there, it must be something sent by the Jiang family.

The package wasn’t large. When Jiang Tang opened it, he saw it was a delicate box.

Inside, there was only a card-like item placed in the center, surrounded by decorative embellishments. Jiang Tang felt speechless. When would the Jiang family stop being so obsessed with appearances and change this flashy style?

He opened the card and found it was actually an invitation.

It was indeed an invitation to the birthday party of Jiang Bai, the young master of the Jiang family.

Jiang Tang: … No way.

There was also a note attached, written in a pretentious tone. Jiang Tang skimmed through it. Sure enough, it was written by Jiang Bai.

The note just stated that since it was his birthday soon, and Jiang Tang shared the same birthday, Jiang Bai was worried that Jiang Tang would feel too lonely and shabby celebrating on the barren planet, so he invited Jiang Tang to join his birthday party. They could celebrate together.

Aside from that, it was a way for the Jiang family to use Jiang Tang and put on a show of praising one and stepping on the other, letting the false young master who had occupied the magpie’s nest see how miserable the true young master was. His vanity would definitely be satisfied. Of course, Jiang Bai didn’t write this directly. His note seemed sincere but anyone with eyes could see through it.

After reading, Jiang Tang shrugged and tossed the note aside. He had no time to play with those idiots.

The note was picked up by Qin Fei who read it and turned red with anger. Qin Fei cursed fiercely, “Bah! This dead green tea[mfn]someone who pretends to be sweet and innocent outside but actually rotten inside[/mfn] is so shameless!”

Jiang Tang looked at Qin Fei in surprise. He thought his younger brother was just a silly straight man, but wow! Turns out he was also a little expert in tea appreciation!

The more Qin Fei thought about it, the angrier he became. Seeing Lu Rongming and Chen Yisheng looking confused, he recounted all the disgraceful things the Jiang family had done. As he got more worked up, he cursed and gestured wildly. He painted the Jiang family as extremely evil and Jiang Tang as a poor and helpless child.

But Lu Rongming and Chen Yisheng listened and felt pained. To them, Jiang Tang was a perfect child in every way. The Jiang family was really blinded by greed. They sent their own child to a barren planet to fend for himself and raised a fake son.

Even sending an invitation like this for the child’s birthday was just to disgust him.

At the same time, Wen Renyuan and Lin Yucang both felt a wave of anger rising within them. Their actions were oddly synchronized. They narrowed their eyes, a cold glint in their eyes.

The Jiang family? Very well.

Jiang Tang had no expression on his face. He tossed the invitation aside and picked up a teacup to continue sipping tea. For others, he was trying his best to be strong and forcing a smile…

“Why are you all looking at me like that?” Jiang Tang wondered. Uncle Lu and Grandpa Chen wore strange expressions.

The two people shook their heads but secretly began to plan.

An eighteenth birthday or coming-of-age ceremony was very important and certainly deserved a grand celebration.

Lu Rongming quietly opened his little treasury he had been saving for years.

Chen Yisheng sent a message to his disappointing grandson.

Lin Yucang secretly opened the Star Network to start picking out gifts for Jiang Tang.

Wen Renyuan… Wen Renyuan still needed to find a chance to steal Jiang Tang’s lightbrain to contact his subordinates!