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Chapter 239 Preparation
The elevator began to rise slowly.

Once they get off the elevator, the two will go their separate ways home.

Logically speaking, people should end their current conversation as soon as they get off the elevator.

But Ye Qing showed no intention of stopping the conversation.

"My evening job is basically to walk around the supermarket, help remove some fresh fruits and cooked food from the shelves, and then check which products need to be restocked and make a list."

Ye Qing ignored whether Ai Liang was listening or not and continued talking to herself.

"You leave work at 9:30?"

Ai Liang asked casually.

"The supermarket officially closes at 9:30, and I should get off work around 10:00."

Based on her past experience, Ye Qing estimated: "When we get to the supermarket, I should work as a cashier for about two hours first. After the nighttime shopping peak is over, I will start checking the goods in the supermarket."

Hey~
The elevator door opens.

"Well, although my income will be reduced by more than half if I only work for a few hours, with the school's bonuses and subsidies, it's more than enough for me to live on."

Ye Qing stepped out of the elevator with light steps: "Besides, this job is very easy and won't make you too tired. Anyway, you don't have to go to early morning self-study, so sleeping so early is a waste of time, right?"

After saying that, Ye Qing winked playfully at Ai Liang: "You deserve a lot of credit for the homeroom teacher's quick approval of my leave request."

“Even without me, the other party wouldn’t make things difficult for you in this matter.”

Ai Liang took out her key and opened the door: "I'm going to make cabbage and glass noodles in a bit. I'll add some garlic. You shouldn't have any dietary restrictions, right?"

Many girls are concerned about their image and avoid eating foods that might cause bad breath.

For example, shredded pork with garlic sauce, or durian candy.

Ye Qing is, after all, an extraordinary woman; she might care about her appearance.

But when it comes to food, I never care about bad breath.

At worst, I can just brush my teeth again after eating.

Upon hearing this, Ye Qing's eyes narrowed into slits with delight: "No, no, as long as it tastes good and makes me want to eat more, I don't care about these things at all!"

"Ah."

Ai Liang pushed open the door and returned home.

This kind of life, where one person buys groceries and cooks for the other, has been going on for some time now.

The reason was that Ye Qing felt bad about always eating for free at Ai Liang's place.

Although it was said to be dealing with leftovers, these dishes were actually freshly cooked rice and vegetables.

I have the means now.

Ai Liang always cooks and eats immediately; she never reheats food the next day and makes do with it.

This is also thanks to his childhood habits.

The nanny never serves leftovers, and she always manages to prepare just the right amount of food for each meal.

Ai Liang felt exactly 80% full after eating; she wasn't hungry, nor was there any leftovers.

Even if he occasionally has a poor appetite and doesn't finish his food.

The nanny would just throw the food away.

The first time Ai Liang encountered something like this was when she originally planned to eat lunch in the afternoon.

As a result, after 1 p.m., the nanny threw away the nutritional meal that cost more than a thousand yuan just for the raw materials.

This broke Ai Liang's heart, and she ran over to question the nanny.

However, the other party said that if the nutritional meal hadn't been eaten for a while, it wouldn't achieve the best effect, and if you wanted to eat it, they could make you a new one.

Ai Liang felt a surge of heroic spirit coming towards him.

Later, he gradually got used to this life of a rich, powerful family.

Having grown accustomed to fresh food, he naturally retained the habit of not eating leftovers.

Therefore, different upbringing can really change how we perceive things.

The leftovers he mentioned were just a different way of saying that he was helping himself improve his meals; he couldn't just eat for free.

This is Ye Qing's opinion.

Since we're going to throw away the leftovers anyway, it's a waste, so we might as well give them to the neighbor next door.

This is Ai Liang's opinion.

Ai Liang might not care about this, but Ye Qing couldn't.

If you've always been taken care of by others, you should always give back.

Therefore, Ye Qing took the initiative to offer to take over the grocery shopping.

Every day, I would randomly bring back some ingredients from the supermarket and give them to Ai Liang.

The cabbage is what she brought back yesterday.

After changing into slippers, Ai Liang went straight to the kitchen to prepare a meal without even putting on an apron.

Anyway, the cooking fumes are all protected by telekinesis.

He doesn't get covered in oily smells; he usually just throws all the oil fumes out the window after cooking.

Even the vast majority of kitchen utensils are prepared to conceal their purpose.

A basket for washing vegetables? Telekinesis-based water control cleans far better than hand washing.

Chopping vegetables? Use telekinesis to chop them, neatly and quickly.

Where to put the chopped vegetables? Use telekinesis to hold them above the pot so they can be put in at any time.

These few steps alone can save you the trouble of using a kitchen knife, cutting board, basket, and serving container.

In theory, Ai Liang only needs to prepare bowls and chopsticks.

If you're really ruthless, you can even save on bowls and chopsticks.

However, that would be too illogical.

Isn't it strange that someone who cooks regularly doesn't even have the most basic kitchen utensils at home?
To deceive others.

Most of the time, Ai Liang uses telekinesis instead of her hands to reach seasonings that are far away while cooking.

Or it could be something as simple as washing rice and cooking it.

Nowadays, he rarely uses telekinesis to cook.

This is because ten years ago, someone gave Ai Liang a stern warning.

During the period immediately after I gained superpowers.

Ai Liang was having a blast, accomplishing almost everything using telekinesis.

At that time, Ai Liang was not yet the fearsome throat-slitting maniac in people's minds, but just an ordinary young man who had gained superpowers.

In terms of personality, he is no different from ordinary people.

They can be happy or sad, but their IQ is not high and their observation skills are not strong.

The simple and peaceful life is what it means.

In short, aside from his superpowers and appearance, Ai Liang at that time was just an ordinary young man from the streets.

Until a man surnamed Xia, who wished to remain anonymous, visited the hermit's home.

A sharp kitchen knife, a cutting board as smooth as new, a wooden spatula without any wear and tear, and a range hood and stove without a trace of grease.

Xia Qiyuan only took advantage of the moment he was getting the drink.

After taking a walk around the hermit's kitchen, I discovered a whole host of problems.

Startled, Ai Liang quickly explained that this was just a temporary place for her to stay.

But Xia Qiyuan immediately refuted Ai Liang's explanation by pointing out other details about their daily lives.

It caused quite a commotion at the time.

If it weren't for Xia Qiyuan's influence, Ai Liang might not be as cautious or as observant as she is now.

These are things that superpowers cannot change.

Superpowers can speed up learning, but they can't make you instantly understand a lot of unfamiliar knowledge.

As it turns out, knowledge is the ladder of human progress.

Xia Qiyuan has the ability to analyze a lot of things with just one glance.

In the eyes of ordinary people, it's no different from superpowers.

As the saying goes, having many skills is never a burden. Not everyone has superpowers, but everyone can use knowledge.

Ai Liang boiled water in a pot and took out the soaked vermicelli from the refrigerator.

After about a minute, the rice noodles were cooked until soft. They were then taken out and soaked in a bowl of cold water for later use.

Since there are other preparations to be made, soaking the rice noodles in cold water can prevent them from sticking together.

After cooking the glass noodles, Ai Liang sliced ​​a portion of pork belly.

The cabbage is torn into pieces by hand.

Cabbage that is torn by hand tastes better than cabbage that is cut with a knife.

Once the main dish is prepared, heat oil in a wok.

Since the pot of vermicelli has just been cooked and is still moist, add a little oil to coat the pot first.

When the oil starts to smoke, pour it out and discard it. Add fresh cold oil and then stir-fry the chopped pork belly.

This will prevent food from sticking to the pan.

Heat a large fire to set the flavor, then simmer over low heat to release the aroma. After the oil is rendered, add star anise and stir-fry until it changes color. Then add scallions, ginger, garlic, and dried chili peppers and stir-fry until flavorful. Finally, pour a spoonful of cooking wine into the pot to remove any fishy smell and enhance the aroma.

Finally, add the cabbage and stir-fry over high heat. When the cabbage is about 80% cooked, add the glass noodles.

Since the glass noodles are soaked in water, no extra water needs to be added.

After adding the vermicelli, turn off the heat temporarily.

Add oyster sauce, light soy sauce for flavor, and dark soy sauce for color to the glass noodles. Season with salt, MSG, and chicken bouillon according to the amount of vegetables.

Then turn the heat back up and stir-fry the seasonings evenly.

Also, be careful not to overcook the cabbage, as that will affect the texture and cause it to lose its unique crispness.

Add a little sesame oil before taking it off the heat to enhance the aroma. If you don't have sesame oil, you can omit it and just take it off the heat.

Dishes cooked with oil rendered from pork belly are far more fragrant than those cooked with bottled oil bought from the supermarket.

This is one of the reasons why restaurant chefs' cooking always tastes better than home cooking.

Ai Liang carried a thermos containing freshly stir-fried cabbage and vermicelli to Ye Qing's doorstep.

I knocked on the door twice.

In less than five seconds, Ye Qing ran over and opened the door.

Smelling the aroma, Ye Qing couldn't help but sniff: "You cooked the dishes so fast! My rice isn't even done yet."

Ai Liang stuffed it into her hand: "You can eat the rice noodles first, and save the cabbage to go with your rice."

"Uh, I'd better not. I'm afraid I won't be able to resist and I'll end up eating it all by accident."

Ye Qing stared at the lunchbox in her hand and secretly swallowed.

Try to get a big eater to restrain himself when eating.

It's even more difficult than asking a failed art student to treat someone with a big nose kindly.

Not taking advantage of someone completely is already considered restraint.

"I can send you the simple recipes I've compiled. You can try making them yourself; they're all very easy to make."

Ai Liang took the opportunity to tell me her itinerary: "By the way, I'm going to the supermarket tonight, so don't bring me any vegetables. I plan to go to the bookstore after school tomorrow, and I probably won't be back until very late."

I'm informing Ye Qing of my itinerary in advance so she can be mentally prepared.

To avoid her eagerly waiting for him to cook, only to be told that he has to go out that evening.

From school to working at the supermarket, this period of time was neither long nor short.

Cooking just one pot of rice is no problem, but cooking rice, stir-frying vegetables, and washing dishes takes too much time.

Ye Qing has a big appetite, so she doesn't eat her fill at dinner.

After getting off work around 10 PM, I'll probably have to have a late-night snack.

It wouldn't be very convenient to tell her about this at school.

At school, Yi Wenna would definitely be constantly on guard against her being alone with Ye Qing.

Neither Ye Qing nor Ai Liang would have any particular thoughts about a boy cooking for a girl.

But others might not be so.

Ai Liang only wanted others to doubt, not to confirm their identities.

Of course, this is not the point.

The key point is that this kind of gossip spreads very quickly, and if it reaches Jin Ping'an's ears, it will cause unnecessary trouble.

I just received a call at noon today. You, Ai Liang, disappeared after school the next day?
Did you go and inform the messenger, you little rascal?!

Even if Jin Ping'an is not smart enough to think of this, he wouldn't.

Cheng Lejia, who's next to him, isn't stupid.

Cheng Lejia also knew that Ai Liang and the messenger had some kind of connection.

A person's true nature is often revealed unintentionally during interactions.

If Ai Liang weren't a soul transmigrator with habits developed over twenty years, plus the fact that her original body was only five years old...

Xia Qiyuan probably caught them red-handed long ago and exposed their true identities.

If you're going to pretend, you have to pretend completely. Whether it's your lifestyle or your eating habits, you have to transform yourself into someone else from head to toe.

This is the most important lesson Ai Liang learned from Xia Qiyuan about how to conduct herself in the world.

After Xia Qiyuan disappeared, Ai Liang retained this habit.

No matter what I do, I always make thorough preparations in advance to prevent myself from being exposed.

Ye Qing waved her hand dismissively: "Go ahead, go ahead. You can just tell me this over the phone. There's no need to be so serious and tell me in person."

"Okay, nothing else, I'll head back now."

After informing Ye Qing, Ai Liang decided not to continue chatting.

The goods have been delivered, and so has the message.

It's time to head back to the bedroom and make a detailed plan for tomorrow night's itinerary.

"Hey, wait a minute!"

Just as Ai Liang turned to go home, Ye Qing suddenly called out to him.

"Any thing else?"

Ai Liang turned to the side and asked.

"Um, didn't you say you invented a lot of easy recipes, like the noodles this morning... Could you send them to me to take a look?"

Ye Qing observed Ai Liang's expression, but his expression was as cold as ice, unchanging through the ages.

The skill of reading people's expressions, which had always worked so well before, was completely ineffective against Ai Liang.

"If there are too many recipes and it's too much trouble to organize them, then forget it."

Ye Qing thought for a moment and then added a sentence.

Recipes are a very troublesome thing to organize.

Generally, nobody likes to do something that's strenuous and thankless.

Ai Liang thought she wanted to ask about the bookstore, but it turned out to be just a small question.

He had memorized all the simple dishes from his previous life.

It's just that I used to have nothing to do and reminisce about the past.

I wrote down all the steps on my phone.

Once I get home, I can just copy and paste it and send it to Ye Qing; it's not a troublesome thing at all.

"I'll send it directly to your phone in a bit."

After saying that, Ai Liang turned and left without lingering.

Go home.

Ai Liang sat down on the chair and started eating her portion of cabbage and vermicelli.

He doesn't have a big appetite; he mainly eats to savor the flavor.

Since the rice noodles can be eaten as a staple food, there's no need to cook rice separately.

After dinner, Ai Liang spent about five minutes washing the dishes.

Pots and pans soaked in hot water and dish soap.

With just a flick of the wrist, the oil stains can be completely cleaned.

I have to say, telekinesis is truly amazing.

Ai Liang went into the bedroom. Next, he would start preparing the items needed for tomorrow's operation.

The mortal realm is too unbearable; it's no place for me. I'm going back to the underworld...

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