Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger - Chapter 870 - 814: Early Morning
When Mountain Eagle woke from sleep, there was already a hint of dawn on the horizon...
Mountain Eagle sat up, carefully hugging Xiao Wan's slender shoulders. Watching her relaxed brow and the slight smile at the corner of her mouth in her dreams, he suddenly felt very content.
The night of tender moments had allowed both of them to fully release their emotions...
Perhaps feeling Mountain Eagle's movement, Xiao Wan slightly opened her eyes, looked at the light through the window, and was momentarily stunned before attempting to sit up, only to be pushed back down by Mountain Eagle...
Mountain Eagle lowered his head and kissed Xiao Wan on the forehead, turned to hug her body and explored a bit...
Feeling a bit weak, Xiao Wan teasingly bit Mountain Eagle's shoulder and said, "Stop fooling around, I have to get up and make breakfast."
Mountain Eagle buried his head in Xiao Wan's neck and rubbed it slightly, saying, "You're the boss, what kind of boss makes breakfast for their employees?"
As Xiao Wan's earlobe was sucked, she couldn't help but moan softly, then pinched Mountain Eagle's sturdy waist with force and said, "Then find me a few employees who can cook. Griffin and the others tried making breakfast, Razer's daughter also tried, and your son and I simply couldn't eat a bite."
While the two talked quietly, the sound of children's play came from the next room...
Awake since early morning, Luna dashed downstairs, barged into Yue Yi and Zack's room, causing Yue Yi to voice a series of discontented complaints.
Upon hearing this, Mountain Eagle sighed and ceased the couple's intimacy. He pushed Xiao Wan back to lie down, got up to dress, and grumbled, "I'll send out a recruitment notice immediately—gotta get someone well-versed in culinary arts and household chores to help you.
I'll make breakfast today, you can rest a bit more..."
Xiao Wan snuggled under the down comforter, watching Mountain Eagle's sculpture-like muscular physique. When he donned underwear and turned sideways to find other clothes, his armor-like pecs and naturally formed abs made Xiao Wan feel slightly warm.
Listening to Mountain Eagle's grumbling, Xiao Wan exposed only her head from the duvet and said with a smile, "Griffin and the others are originally bodyguards; being able to help me share some child-rearing responsibilities is already quite good. You can't expect them to excel in everything...
No need to trouble yourself with hiring people. If it weren't Alaska, good help is actually easy to find."
Mountain Eagle swiftly donned his clothes, then bent over to kiss Xiao Wan on the head, saying with a smile, "If we were back home, you would surely be able to sort these issues out...
Yet, you inevitably need to venture out with the children; people who only cook and tidy can't catch up with your pace.
Don't worry, I'll figure it out and make sure to arrange two reliable household assistants for you..."
Xiao Wan more or less knew what Mountain Eagle meant; she smiled and said, "Well, I'll be waiting to see where you find those life assistants who can both do household chores and fight battles?"
Mountain Eagle looked at Xiao Wan's somewhat skeptical expression, shook his head with a laugh, and said, "There's little that money can't solve in this world, and your husband just happens to be particularly wealthy.
Many female special forces unit members who've retired and are struggling to find work back home; we'll hire a few and send them to Blue Sky for culinary training...
Then, they'd not only be adept at housekeeping but also manage an excavator with finesse!"
Xiao Wan chuckled out loud and said slightly exasperated, "You're just spouting nonsense..."
Midway through speaking, Xiao Wan suddenly remembered something and said to Mountain Eagle, "Today, don't show a cold face to Griffin and the others; they're indeed quite challenging."
Mountain Eagle casually waved and said, "They place themselves in direct competition with men, utterly unable to balance issues stemming from gender differences.
Having assumed the mantle of a man, they must confront the dilemmas that men do!
I'm merely reminding them; though my words may be harsh, I'm the boss, right?
If they harbor any slackened attitudes due to me, it implies they are not competent."
Xiao Wan understood Mountain Eagle's viewpoint. When she couldn't strictly deal with those around her, she needed her husband to provide external pressure, facilitating her management.
Though somewhat utilitarian, Xiao Wan didn't feel the need to use such methods for managing Griffin and the others. However, when Mountain Eagle took action, she was willing to cooperate.
Essentially, it was Mountain Eagle's intent—also serving as a sort of internal warning!
As per East's traditional saying, this was called 'combining favor with coercion,' with Mountain Eagle handling the stick and Xiao Wan giving the sweet date...
Mountain Eagle opened the door to walk out; upon reaching the hallway, he heard a shriek from the next room and saw Luna dragging Little Ava, clamoring and running out, darting upstairs...
Curious, Mountain Eagle walked to the room door and looked inside, only to see his son standing on the floor wearing shorts, holding snow brought in from the window...
A sizable Snowy Owl along with several snowball-like little snow owls perched on the windowsill, curiously watching the room's bipedal creature rant. Each time he cursed loudly, the Snowy Owls would echo with calls.
Balang's two sons were already over a year old; although still smaller than Balang in stature, they were now taller than Yue Yi when standing.
At this moment, two Malinois dogs were exuberantly pouncing on Yue Yi. Yue Yi stuffed the snowball in his hand into the mouth of one Malinois, attempting to push back the enthusiasm of his buddies. Holding one of them, he tugged at its muzzle and disapprovingly said, "Schuck, when I tell you to bite her in the future, you must listen to me..."
Yue Yi said as he grabbed the face of the other Malinois angrily, "'Beta', we are on the same team, you can't help Luna, you have to help me…"
Zack sat on the bed, laughing at Yue Yi's antics. Seeing Mountain Eagle standing at the door, Zack was about to get out of bed when he saw Mountain Eagle gesturing at him…
Mountain Eagle cheerfully signaled Zack not to mind him, then turned around and left, not wanting to get involved in this child's world of grievances.
Especially seeing his son almost completely free from the shadows of the past, showing what a child his age should be like…
Mountain Eagle felt from the bottom of his heart that bringing Luna and the others into his home was the best decision he had ever made!
In a great mood, Mountain Eagle first went to the bathroom to freshen up, then headed to the kitchen…
Just as he stood in the kitchen, the front door suddenly swung open; Tiffany, Griffin, and Red Sparrow came back with snowflakes covering their heads, ending their morning exercise…
Seeing Griffin and Red Sparrow instinctively avoiding his gaze, Mountain Eagle said, not very pleased, "Do we have eggs at home?"
Griffin froze for a moment, then nodded and said, "There should be some in the cellar…"
Hearing this, Mountain Eagle spread his hands and said, "Then go get them, why are you standing around? Eggs, ham, bacon, flour…
If you can't cook, at least you know how to make coffee, right?"
Griffin nodded decisively after hearing it and said, "Understood, boss…"
Watching Griffin turn to leave, Mountain Eagle had no idea what she understood…
The fiery Red Sparrow, unlike her defiant attitude last night, mumbled some Spanish slang under her breath but took over the coffee-making tasks willingly.
Mountain Eagle didn't stay idle. He went out to find a rack of pork ribs, chopped it up, and placed it in the oven to thaw…
While the ribs were thawing, he swiftly prepared scallions, ginger, garlic, lemon, and small chilies, then soaked some rice noodles in warm water.
He planned to make a pot of Thai-style hot and sour soup…
After the ribs thawed, he blanched them, washed them, and put them into a large pressure cooker, adding a few pieces of radish to remove the gamey taste before starting the broth.
At this moment, Griffin had brought out everything he needed from the cellar…
Seeing this proud but somewhat at a loss woman standing in the kitchen, Mountain Eagle sighed, shook his head, and said, "The water in the tank is low. Take someone to the lake to retrieve water, then heat the water to fill the tank, and while you're at it, replace the torch stove under the tank."
Mountain Eagle looked at Griffin's clearly unwashed face and shook his head with a playful smile, "In this weather, washing your face with hot water is certainly comfortable."
Having said that, Mountain Eagle didn't bother with Griffin's complex expression. He got some flour, dumped it into a big bowl, found a bunch of chives from the vegetable bag, washed them simply, chopped them up, and mixed them with chopped scallions in a bowl, then cracked a dozen eggs into it…
Mountain Eagle wasn't an immortal; it was impossible for one person to handle a gourmet breakfast for a dozen people, so he planned to make the simplest scallion egg pancakes.
He alternated adding flour and water until he found the right consistency, then added salt and chicken essence based on experience.
After tasting and confirming the flavor was okay, Mountain Eagle took out a frying pan and poured some lard into it.
He had developed the habit of using animal fats while working in St. Petersburg, where the weather was quite cold, and he set a high exercise regimen for himself, so he needed to maintain caloric intake, and whenever he could use animal oil, he wouldn't opt for vegetable oil.
Moreover, food fried in lard indeed tastes better than those fried in soybean oil!
Once the oil was hot, Mountain Eagle picked up the bowl and poured some into the pan…
He swirled the frying pan, letting the batter flow naturally to form a thin pancake. Under the stimulation of the oil, the chopped scallions and chives in the pancake began to emit a fragrance.
When one side of the pancake was nearly done, Mountain Eagle used a spatula to gently move it, then flicked his wrist to flip the pancake into the air and watch it obediently land back in the pan, flipped over.
It took merely three to five minutes to fry a scallion pancake, and Mountain Eagle quickly fried five or six…
Just as he was about to continue his streak, Mao Mei Selena came downstairs holding the 'Perfect Baby'.
She made a bottle of infant formula for the baby and took out adult milk powder to prepare a large pot of milk with coffee creamer for others.
Handing the baby bottle to the baby to let her feed herself, Selena walked over to Mountain Eagle's side. After observing curiously, she said, "Need any help? I can fry pancakes."
Mountain Eagle glanced at Selena, the Mao Mei, and casually let her take over the spot while he moved to the side to take out another frying pan, pouring some oil to fry bacon on one half and eggs on the other.
Selena clumsily poured the batter into the pan, only to find with dismay that she had poured a bit too much.
However, seeing Mountain Eagle saying nothing, she carefully pushed the pancake to prevent it from sticking while saying to Mountain Eagle, "Now that the Alaska matter is settled, when do you think I can go back?"
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