NOVPUBChapter 1216: Chapter 1216: Mom, Calm Down_1 Chapter 1216 -1216: Mom, Calm Down_1 “So early?
Who could it be?” Upon hearing the sound from outside the door, Mr.
Lewis mumbled to himself while making his way.
Then, upon hearing the beeping sound from the fingerprint lock opening, he knew it must be Peggy Lewis.
Because only the three of them in the family could directly open the household lock with their fingerprints.
“Peggy?” Mr.
Lewis was just passing the kitchen on his way to the door.
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Turning his head to catch a glimpse of Mrs.
Lewis, he said to her, “Why is Peggy here so early in the morning?”
Mrs.
Lewis, busy cooking in the kitchen, was drowned out by the roaring noise of the exhaust fan, and therefore did not hear the door opening.
Hearing Mr.
Lewis’s words, she came out to have a look.
“Is Peggy here?”
“You don’t suppose they have had a fight, do you?” Mrs.
Lewis asked with concern.
Otherwise, why would she come over so early?
Weren’t they all getting along just fine during lunch together yesterday?
Could it possible that the kids had a disagreement last night?
That is something both Mr.
and Mrs.
Lewis are worried about.
If a fight ensued, they would be unable to back their daughter up.
The Zhekova Family is large and powerful.
If things came down to a showdown, it wouldn’t be anything the Lewis Family could handle.
However, for now, it should be a minor issue and not something that would escalate into a major conflict.
Still, they couldn’t help but worry in advance.
Both Mr.
and Mrs.
Lewis nervously looked at the doorway.
And then saw the door swing open.
“Dad, Mom,” Peggy Lewis called out as she entered.
From her demeanour, it certainly didn’t look like she had a fight.
In fact…
could it be some kind of good news?
Then they noticed Lyke Zhekova trailing behind Peggy.
Seeing the two of them together, it was apparent they hadn’t had a fight.
Mr.
and Mrs.
Lewis promptly felt their worries dissipate.
“I’m boiling noodles right now.
Come in first,” Mrs.
Lewis said, “Have you two had breakfast?”
“Not yet,” Peggy Lewis answered with a smile.
Mr.
Lewis immediately scolded, “Haven’t had breakfast?
Why didn’t you tell us in advance, so we could prepare more.
What if you arrived after we’ve finished eating?”
“We thought that if we happened to catch you guys having breakfast, we’d join you.
If you had already eaten, we would just grab breakfast at a café.” Peggy replied.
With things so convenient these days, there was no worry about missing breakfast.
“We haven’t eaten yet either.
Since you are both here, I’ll make more noodles.
It’s no trouble,” Mrs.
Lewis reassured.
“Come on in and sit down,” Mr.
Lewis suggested while getting a pair of slippers for each of them.
After Peggy Lewis and Lyke Zhekova changed their footwear, Peggy casually threw her bag on the couch and then headed to the kitchen.
“Mom, let me help you,” Peggy said.
“Help with what?
It’s all just simple stuff,” replied Mrs.
Lewis.
“You just have to boil the noodles.
The soup ingredients are all ready-to-use.
I have beef braised in soy sauce.
I’ve even saved some beef broth.
Just put a little less water and then add some beef broth.”
To make braised beef more flavourful, the base is generally quite salty and strong in fragrance.
Thus, it is not suitable to be used directly as the soup base but better to be diluted with water.
“Just slice some more beef and there you have it – beef noodles” Mrs.
Lewis said with a laugh.
So simple yet so tasty.
Once her mother said that, Peggy began to crave the homemade beef noodles.
“By the way, why did you two suddenly decide to come over so early in the morning?” Mrs.
Lewis asked.
Normally, at this time, they should be on their way to work, right?
How could they have time to come over here?
Peggy bashfully replied, “Lyke and I…
we decided to get our marriage certificate today, so we came back to get the Household Register.”
Mrs.
Lewis was busy taking out the boiled noodles.
But after hearing those words, her hand went loose.
The noodles didn’t make it out of the pot, and the chopsticks even fell in.
“Getting…
getting the certificate?” Mrs.
Lewis quickly dropped everything else she was attending to.
If she didn’t take out the noodles now, they would be overcooked.
But the words Peggy just said, Mrs.
Lewis needed clarification on them first.
“Mom, calm down.” Peggy took out another pair of chopsticks, taking over the large bowl of noodles from Mrs.
Lewis’s hands.
It was clear that Mrs.
Lewis couldn’t do it right now.
Peggy simply took over while fishing out the chopsticks from the pot.
Then she scooped out the noodles, rinsed them with cold water to prevent them from sticking together, to make them less doughy and more al dente.
She then evenly portioned the noodles into four bowls.
After adding the diluted beef broth, she arranged the pre-cut slices of beef on top of the noodles.
Mrs.
Lewis guided some boiled rapeseed, which Peggy also added to the bowls.
Actually, the method of making beef noodles is quite simple, just boiling noodles and then rapeseed.
Everything else is ready-to-use.
But when you put it all together, it looks incredibly appetising and wouldn’t be out of place in any restaurant.
Seeing that Mrs.
Lewis was still in shock, Peggy gave her some time to digest the news.
As a result, she took the opportunity to bring the beef noodles out first.
Upon seeing the noodles brought by Peggy, Lyke Zhekova immediately rose to his feet.
He walked up to Peggy and attempted to take over the bowls from her hands.
Peggy quickly said, “There are more inside.
You can get those from the kitchen.”
Off Lyke went to the kitchen.
Seeing Mrs.
Lewis standing in the kitchen in a daze.
“Mom?” Lyke asked perplexedly.
Mrs.
Lewis came to her senses because of Lyke’s calling.
Without uttering other words, Mrs.
Lewis carried a bowl of beef noodles out of the kitchen first.
Peggy and Mrs.
Lewis each came out carrying a bowl.
The bowl was large and the soup was hot.
Each bowl was quite substantial.
Lyke came out from the kitchen carrying two hot bowls at once.
It seemed as though the heat didn’t bother him at all.
Peggy just put down the bowl in her hands when she saw Lyke.
She rushed over and took one of the bowls from his hands.
Once all four were seated, Mrs.
Lewis asked, “Peggy, you just said that you two are going to get your marriage certificate today?”
“Clang!”
Mr.
Lewis, who was just picking up his chopsticks to eat, was startled and dropped his chopsticks onto the table.
Peggy then explained, “We thought, since we’re getting married in October anyway, and we agreed to get the certificate before the wedding, there’s no need to continue to delay it.
While returning home yesterday, we happened to talk about it and decided to get the certificate today.
We’ll just have to wait for the wedding ceremony.”
Mr.
Lewis was taken by surprise.
Mrs.
Lewis had previous concerns about Peggy not dating or wanting to get married.
Who knew that Peggy would pull off something more unconventional – going straight for marriage once she started dating.
Mrs.
Lewis doesn’t need to worry anymore!
Mrs.
Lewis had also gained her bearings by now.
Indeed, Peggy had been living with Lyke all along.
An early registration would actually provide more security for Peggy.
Also, Peggy’s statement had given her a reminder.
Since the decision had been made to hold the wedding ceremony in October,
Whether they got the marriage certificate early or later might not make a huge difference in reality.
“The reason for coming back today is firstly to tell you both, and secondly, to get the Household Register,” Peggy explained.
On hearing this, Mrs.
Lewis immediately put down her chopsticks.
