How to raise a random guy's wife

"Sure!" Xiaolin Lan had learned this skill before when she made ice cream with her dad. "Clang!"

Hold the egg in your little hand and tap it gently on the counter. After hearing the soft sound of the eggshell breaking, break the eggshell in a large bowl, and the yolk and egg white fall into the bowl together.

"Lanlan is so great." Kobayashi Megumi gently stroked her daughter's soft hair. "Next, we need to whip the egg mixture. How should we do that?"

"It's similar to making ice cream...?" Ran Kobayashi blinked. "With an electric mixer!"

“That’s it.” Kobayashi Megumi found the electric mixer and plugged it in.

Amidst the hum of the machine, the originally golden egg liquid turned white at a visible speed, and its volume increased several times over.

"This one's finished!" Kobayashi Ran called out to Kobayashi Sora, "What about Daddy's?"

"Done!" Kobayashi Sora placed the well-stirred batter in front of her daughter.

With her mother's help, Xiaolin Lan poured half of the egg mixture into the batter, stirred it well, then added the remaining half and stirred it well again.

The batter needed to make muffins is ready.

"And then what?" Ran Kobayashi asked impatiently.

"Let me demonstrate." Kobayashi Megumi preheated the non-stick frying pan over low heat for two minutes. Then, under her daughter's curious gaze, she scooped up the thick batter with a spoon, tilted it slightly above the frying pan, and the batter fell onto the frying pan under the influence of gravity, spreading out in a round shape. "Pour it into the pan like this, and then wait a while."

Ran Kobayashi stared intently at the frying pan. "It's bubbling!"

Bubbles kept rising and bursting from the surface of the round paste in the pot, gradually releasing a fragrant aroma.

“Now it’s time,” Kobayashi Megumi deftly flipped the paste with her spatula, revealing another side of even brown color. “Just a little longer and it’ll be done.”

The paste turned into soft pancakes, with a sweet and refreshing aroma.

“Hmm…” Ran Kobayashi tilted her head, “It seems different from Doraemon’s.”

“One is a pancake, and a dorayaki is two pancakes with red bean paste, so we need to make another one.” As she spoke, Kobayashi Megumi made another pancake, spread red bean paste on one of them, stacked the other on top, and placed them together on a plate. “Now?”

"Dorayaki!" Ran recognized it immediately. Finding it easy to make, she immediately wanted to try it herself. "Ranran wants to make some too!"

Kobayashi Sora reminded him from the side, "Be careful not to get burned by the pot."

"Mmm." Xiaolin Lan gripped the long handle of the spoon, scooped up a large spoonful of paste, and seeing the thick paste dripping down, she quickly poured it into the pot.

The result was a strange shape, completely unlike a circle, resembling a starfish with its claws outstretched.

"Ah, it's not round at all..." Xiaolin Lan frowned slightly, "Why is it like this..."

Kobayashi Megumi offered her analysis, "Isn't it too hasty?"

"Hmm...is there too much...?" Before Ran Kobayashi could figure it out, the paste in the pot started to bubble. "Time to flip it!"

Putting down the spoon, Xiaolin Lan picked up the spatula and poked around in the pot.

Megumi Kobayashi gestured with her hands, "You have to scoop it up from the bottom."

"Hmm..." Kobayashi Ran bit her lower lip lightly, gripping the shovel with both hands, and laboriously exerted force from below upwards.

The pancake, which was only half-cooked, was not flipped over at all. It was more like an egg roll, being rolled up little by little, revealing the charred marks underneath.

Chapter 763 Soft and Sweet

"Hmm..." Ran Kobayashi stared at the dark, murky stuff that had been shoveled into the plate, poked it with the spatula, and then looked at the portion that Megumi Kobayashi had made. "I want to make it again!"

"Wait a minute." Kobayashi Sora bent down. "What do we need to do before doing it a second time?"

"Hmm... let's think about why we didn't do it well."

"Then why wasn't it done well?"

“I…I was too hasty.” Xiaolin Lan thought seriously, “I scooped too much at once, and it all dripped down, so it wasn’t round anymore.”

Is there anything else?

"You need to shovel from below!"

"Okay," Kobayashi Sora encouraged, "Keep it up."

Kobayashi Megumi helped clean up the burnt marks in the pan. Kobayashi Ran gripped the spoon tightly, scooped up the paste, and waited until it stopped dripping before slowly moving the spoon to the pan. Recalling Kobayashi Megumi's previous method, she laboriously tilted the spoon, letting the paste drip down little by little, accumulating into a round shape in the pan. "It's become round now!"

"Great job!" praised Kobayashi Megumi. "You succeeded on your second try!"

"This is just the beginning." Ran Kobayashi stared intently at the batter in the pot. When bubbles started to appear, she used a spatula to scrape it from underneath, and then... made an egg roll that wasn't as burnt as before.

Her lips pressed tightly together, and tears of resentment welled up in Xiaolin Lan's eyes. "One more time!"

In her new attempt, Ran Kobayashi learned from her previous mistake and instead of scooping the pancake up little by little, she first scooped it in bit by bit with the spatula, and only after she had completely lifted the pancake did she take a deep breath, close her eyes, and slap it hard!

Snapped!

The half-cooked pancake was slammed against the wall.

"Hmm..." Looking at the pancake that had slid off the wall, Ran Kobayashi stared blankly for a while, then sniffed hard. "Try again..."

Another new attempt. When it came time to flip the pancake, Ran Kobayashi stopped closing her eyes and stared at the pan—patting it!

The pancakes, which weren't even fully baked, were cut in half by the edge of the pan.

Seeing Kobayashi Ran scoop up a spoonful with red eyes, Kobayashi Sora and Kobayashi Megumi exchanged a glance and simultaneously understood each other's thoughts.

Once again, Ran Kobayashi waited a little longer, and the pancakes burned completely, starting to smoke.

Again!

Xiaolin Lan sniffed hard, scooped out the remaining paste from the large bowl, and while recalling her mother's method, adjusted her movements and the timing of her wait.

As a result, the pancakes, which weren't even fully cooked, were ruined by the spatula.

Xiaolin Lan was about to scoop out another spoonful when she discovered that the paste in the large bowl was gone.

Staring blankly at the large bowl that was now just a little bit of mushy, Xiaolin Lan seemed frozen in place.

It took her a while to come to her senses, and with just a blink, glistening tears streamed down her aggrieved face.

"Ugh..." Xiaolin Lan pouted, "Waaaaaaah!"

The rice cake vendor at the door was startled by Kobayashi Ran's loud crying. He stood up, went into the kitchen, patted Kobayashi Ran's leg, and looked up at her with concern.

Lin Lan cried several times, but received no comfort from her parents.

Her sobs subsided, and she sniffled, wiping away her tears with the back of her hand. She turned to look for her parents, calling out, "Mommy... Daddy..."

I turned around and saw my parents behind me.

Megumi Kobayashi handed another large bowl to her daughter with a gentle smile, "Mom and Dad just prepared some more ingredients, would you like to try again?"

"But......"

"Mmm! Mmm!" Kobayashi Sora ate the two pancakes that Kobayashi Ran had failed to make in two bites, one in each hand, and licked her fingertips with lingering satisfaction. "Hmm... this one tastes a little off, but the shape is great. This one doesn't taste quite right, but it tastes very good, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside—Ranran is getting better and better."

"...Right!" Ran Kobayashi raised her hand and wiped her eyes. "Ranran can definitely do even better!"

Patting the fluffy head of the rice cake, Xiaolin Lan's somewhat anxious mood gradually calmed down.

Taking a deep breath, Xiaolin Lan did not rush to act. Instead, she closed her eyes and stood quietly for a while. After reviewing all the procedures, she began again with a serious expression.

Make a suitable amount of paste; it shouldn't drip.

Tilt the spoon and let the paste fall down on its own, squeezing it into round shapes.

You have to wait for the bubbles to rise and then burst.

Scoop it up from below, not little by little, but all at once.

Don't use a slapping motion, use a shovel...

Ran Kobayashi stared intently at the pancake on the spatula, holding her breath as she slowly lifted the spatula upright, then tilted it to the side.

pat.

With a cute little sound, the round pancake successfully flipped over, revealing another side with an even brown color.

"Ah..." Xiaolin Lan was still holding the shovel in her hand. She stared at it for a while before realizing what had just happened.

"Ohhhhhhh!!!" Kobayashi Sora and Kobayashi Megumi cheered together, "We did it!"

"We did it!" Xiaolin Lan turned her head, a big smile spreading across her face, which still bore traces of tears.

With the experience of success, the second pancake was also easily made.

After the pancakes cooled slightly, Ran Kobayashi spread red bean paste on one pancake, then covered it with another pancake. "The dorayaki is done!"

"Lanlan is amazing!" Kobayashi Megumi wiped away her daughter's tears. "You succeeded so quickly."

Ran Kobayashi glanced at the ones that hadn't worked, "They weren't particularly fast either."

I've failed so many times.

Kobayashi Sora took a sniff and said, "Hmm~~~ Not only does it look delicious, but it also smells amazing. Ranran made some really good dorayaki."

Ran Kobayashi blinked, then suddenly reached out and grabbed the prepared dorayaki—and tore it apart.

"Huh?" Kobayashi Sora didn't expect Kobayashi Ran to treat her like this when she made her first dorayaki.

"Half for Mommy, half for Daddy." Ran held up her little hand and handed the torn dorayaki to Megumi and Sora. "Come and try it! This is the first dorayaki Ran has ever made successfully!"

"Is that alright?" Kobayashi Megumi asked gently. "This is Ranran's first dorayaki."

“Ranran’s first dorayaki was made by her mother,” Ran handed the two halves of the dorayaki to Sora and Megumi, then picked up the one Megumi had just made. “This one is for you two, so of course you two should share it.”

So... the reason I cried so much just now wasn't just because I failed to make pancakes, but also because I couldn't make dorayaki for my parents.

Kobayashi Sora took half a dorayaki and took a bite.

Soft pancakes and sweet, sticky red bean paste.

It's filled with the taste of happiness.

Chapter 764 Bathrobe and Hairstyle

The sky-blue yukata adorned with white gardenias is a refreshing and pleasing color. When draped over Kobayashi Ran, it exudes a cheerful and energetic vibe.

The yukata was a bit long, with the hem hanging down to the ground, covering Kobayashi Ran's little feet.

Ran obediently stretched out her arms, and Megumi Kobayashi, standing in front of her, lifted up her collar, letting the hem of her yukata reach Ran's ankles, straightened the sleeves, and wrapped the little one up.

"Hold it down here," Kobayashi Megumi said softly. "Don't let it fall down."