America: A Prodigy of Stereotypes

Gwen hung up the phone, and Li Qun looked troubled.

Gwen really doesn't treat him like an outsider.

Two hours later, Li Qun appeared at Gwen's doorstep, carrying two shopping bags.

"Miss Gwen, are you still alive?"

"If I weren't alive, who would have opened the door for you? Come in."

“I never saw you this weak when you were at school.” Li Qun placed the shopping bag on the table and began to unpack the items one by one.

“I used to take painkillers when I was in school, but now I seem to have developed a tolerance to them.”

"Thank you so much." Gwen gave Li Qun a hug.

Chapter 60 It's good you came

Gwen, wearing a grizzly bear bathrobe and fluffy slippers, went to the dining table to see what Li Qun had brought her.

"Eggs? Are you going to cook?"

"Eggs are the best source of protein; you need to eat some eggs."

"I have no appetite right now, and I don't want to eat eggs either."

"I have a completely new way of making this, you've definitely never tried it before."

"Really? Let me see what you can make of an egg."

Li Qun wanted to make Gwen an egg custard, but Gwen's kitchen appliances were limited, so he could only use a microwave.

When making steamed eggs in a microwave, you need to control the heat. Microwave on medium-low power for about six or seven minutes.

The ratio of eggs to water is 1:1.8. Stir the egg mixture with warm water until smooth, and add salt to help the egg mixture solidify.

"Is that all?" Gwen looked at Li Qun's very simple operation.

"That's fine, let's wait a moment."

"If you had a steamer in your kitchen, the steamed egg custard would be even better."

"What will it look like after it's finished?" Gwen asked curiously.

"Like pudding."

"The salt can be replaced with sugar, and the warm water can be replaced with milk."

"The perfect way to eat salted egg custard is with rice," Li Qun said.

Now that you mention it, I feel a little hungry.

Li Qun looked at Gwen and noticed that she was biting her hair.

“I should buy a rice cooker and put it in the kitchen,” Gwen said.

With a "ding," the microwave oven finished cooking, and Liqun, wearing heat-resistant gloves, took the microwaved egg custard out.

Microwave steamed egg custard is slightly different from steamed egg custard. Microwaved egg custard is firmer, but it is still very soft and smooth.

"I'll try." Gwen gently broke the custard with a spoon.

"Be careful, it's hot," Li Qun warned.

The steamed egg custard slid right into Gwen's mouth, and Li Qun seemed to see Gwen's pupils contract and then dilate.

"I suddenly have an appetite again."

Gwen sat at the dining table and slowly finished off a bowl of microwaved steamed egg custard.

"Liqun, watch me do it once."

"it is good."

Gwen also tried making microwave custard herself, and her microwave custard came out successfully after seven minutes.

After finishing the steamed egg custard she made, Gwen made it again to reinforce her memory.

Li Qun bought a dozen eggs, while Gwen ate half a dozen today, which she found a bit unbelievable.

"Liqun, how did you know about this way of cooking eggs? I've never seen it on TV."

"My father said that if you live long enough, you'll know a little about everything. In the five thousand years of Chinese history, the people of China are the most knowledgeable about food on Earth."

"What are these for?"

Gwen picked up the goji berries, longan, dried longan, and jujubes and asked Liqun.

"Put some in when boiling water, or when stewing chicken soup."

"This is also the way Aurora treats women during their menstrual period."

"Oh, thank you."

Gwen gave Li Qun another hug, resting her chin on his shoulder, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

"Girls are most vulnerable during their menstrual period."

"I understand the sense of devastation that physical pain can cause."

“If it were Peter, he’d be completely clueless about women’s menstrual cycles, and most guys are like that,” Gwen told Li Qun.

"Okay, I'm letting you go."

Feeling Li Qun's tense body, Gwen released Li Qun.

“Liqun, do you think I smell bad?” Gwen asked.

"Yes, it does, but it's a smell that doesn't bother me."

“I also like Peter’s smell.”

Gwen laughed: "Could this be a special kind of gene expression?"

"Perhaps," Li Qun smiled as well.

“When I hugged you just now, I thought you were attacked by my aura.” Gwen looked into Li Qun’s eyes.

“I just don’t like having physical intimacy with other people,” Li Qun explained.

What kind of intimate contact?

“Kissing and hugging, that’s what intimate contact is,” Li Qun said.

“Then you need to do some desensitization training. You can’t act like you’re allergic to people,” Gwen said.

“Please spare me. Tony Stark also has the quirk of not taking things from people without using his hands,” Li Qun said.

"Tony Stark doesn't accept things from strangers? How do you know?"

"I could tell."

“Wow, Li Qun, you could be a detective,” Gwen said with a laugh.

"Gwen, here are two hot water bottles. You need to keep warm. You can put them on your stomach or under your feet; they will be very helpful."

Liqun changed the subject.

“This looks like something an old lady would use.” Gwen looked at the red hot water bottle that Li Qun was holding.

“Old-fashioned, but that also means useful. Useless things have long been eliminated by the market,” Li Qun said.

"Ok."

Gwen lay down on the sofa; the activity had exhausted her again. Li Qun boiled a kettle of water and filled two hot water bottles.

Two hot water bottles were placed, one on Gwen's stomach and the other under the soles of her feet.

"Gwen, you continue to rest. I'll go deliver the book to Peter."

“Remember to pass on your physiological knowledge to Peter, so he can find a chance to take care of his white moonlight,” Gwen joked.

"Bye-Bye."

"bye……"

Gwen left the TV on so she wouldn't feel lonely at home alone.

……

……

Li Qun appeared at Peter's doorstep in a flash, rang the doorbell, and Peter took a long time to open the door.

“Actually, I wanted to go to Chinatown to find you,” Peter said to Li Qun at the door.

"You must be bored at home, right?" Li Qun immediately saw through Peter's little secret.

"That doesn't make sense, does it? You should be happy to see your neighbor every day during the holidays, right?" Li Qun asked.

“Well, Mary Jane found a part-time job,” Peter replied.

Li Qun handed Peter a copy of "The Great Gatsby".

Peter flipped through the book; although it was a secondhand book, it was in very good condition.

Li Qun noticed a sticky note on the refrigerator and glanced at it curiously.

"Peter, have you forgotten anything?"

"what?"

Peter stopped on the stairs, intending to put the book in the room.

"Aunt Mei seems to have asked you to take the meat out of the refrigerator to thaw," Li Qun said.

"Really?" Peter quickly came down the stairs again and glanced at the note in front of the refrigerator.

"What time is it?" Peter quickly opened the refrigerator and took out the frozen steak from the freezer compartment.

"It's 4:30 in the afternoon, there's still plenty of time," Li Qun said.

"Thank goodness you came, or I would have been doomed."

Peter gave Li Qun a tight hug on the shoulder.

"This steak is so expensive." Li Qun noticed the price tag on the plastic-sealed box.