After rebirth, they all moved into my house.

After buying clothes, go buy shoes.

Sports fashion brand store.

To be honest, just by looking at their shoe cabinets, Lu Yuan knew that they would not be short of shoes. They probably just browsed and didn’t buy anything, or bought according to their mood.

After a while, Gu Jiuyi said that she was taking a badminton class, so she picked out a pair of white shoes.

Whether the shoes get dirty easily is another matter; the most important thing is that they look good.

Lu Yuan sat there watching the basketball section.

Many boys have an inexplicable obsession with sneakers, just like girls treat lipstick, they want to buy them and collect them even if they don’t wear them.

Lu Yuan just strolled past the shoe cabinet.

Just look but don't buy because it's too expensive.

"Which pair do you like?"

Lu Yuan turned his head and looked at Gu Jiuyi who had just spoken to him.

"I like all of them." Lu Yuan pointed to the combat shoes section on the side.

"Huh?" Gu Jiuyi was very curious about the area that Lu Yuan pointed to, because there were only a few pairs of shoes there that caught her eye, which she didn't quite understand.

Lu Yuan smiled. He was not surprised by Gu Jiuyi’s reaction. Their aesthetic tastes were different. Besides, that part was endorsed by a star, so there was a certain star effect.

"Even though I say I like them, I don't want to buy them. I just bought a new pair during the summer vacation after the high school entrance exam. There's no need to buy new ones right away."

Gu Jiuyi nodded thoughtfully and asked the clerk next to him for a picture album.

"Take a look, which one do you like?"

"AJ?" Lu Yuan frowned, but still opened the album obediently.

Who doesn’t like AJs? Especially the AJ1s. Even if you don’t wear them in actual combat, wearing a pair of AJ1s at school or on weekends is really versatile and will definitely turn heads.

It’s a pity that these shoes have been hoarded and sold at high prices by shoe merchants. Many styles are either sold at sky-high prices or are out of stock. No matter how rich he is now, he will not buy them easily.

Having said that, Lu Yuan still pointed to two models in the album.

One obsidian, one black and white panda.

Well, it looks quite nice.

"Do you like these two pairs? What size do you wear?" Gu Jiuyi asked with a smile.

"?" Lu Yuan's forehead was full of question marks. Why did Gu Jiuyi ask this? However, he still subconsciously said his size.

Gu Jiuyi returned the album to the clerk and asked him to bring two pairs of AJs that Lu Yuan had just pointed out, with the shoe sizes corresponding to Lu Yuan and hers respectively.

"Jiuyi, what are you doing?" Lu Yuan was shocked. He didn't say he wanted to buy it.

Gu Jiuyi shook her head and said, "It's okay. If you like it, I'll give it to you."

"That's not a good idea. These shoes are several thousand dollars a pair." Lu Yuan refused immediately. He could accept the clothes worth a few hundred dollars with a thick face, but these shoes worth four figures, two pairs at that. It was impossible for him to accept them just because he said so.

"Oh, little Luyuan, don't think so much. Just accept it if Yiyi gives it to you." Gu Jiuyi's mother suddenly jumped on Lu Yuan, poked his face and asked him to accept it.

"Sister, please calm down." Lu Yuan twitched his lips helplessly. Gu Jiuyi's mother was really too young. Only she dared to play like this and didn't care about other people's eyes.

"Let go." Gu Jiuyi said with a dark face.

"No, Xiaoluyuan won't accept it, and I won't let you go." Gu Jiuyi's mother said playfully.

What does this have to do with me?! Lu Yuan couldn't help but complain.

However, there were quite a lot of people in the store now, and the clerk looked at the three of them with strange eyes, as if trying to guess the relationship between them. In order to prevent the misunderstanding from getting worse, Lu Yuan had no choice but to nod and agree.

"Try it on and see if it fits you." Gu Jiuyi took one of the red panda shoes from the clerk and handed it to Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan had no choice but to sit on the chair and try on the pair of red panda shoes with Gu Jiuyi.

It fits perfectly and looks very handsome when worn.

Gu Jiuyi's outfit was also very nice, but it was a pity that she was wearing a white long skirt today. Although AJ1 is versatile and looks good, it was not very suitable because she had already worn a pair of more suitable retro canvas shoes before.

Gu Jiuyi pouted slightly, but didn't say anything.

However, Gu Jiuyi's mother took another step and asked the clerk for a pair of red panda pants. Her white T-shirt and hot pants today, which showed off her long legs, were a perfect match with the red panda pants, and she immediately looked better than Gu Jiuyi.

Gu Jiuyi's mother stuck out her tongue at Gu Jiuyi, then covered her mouth and chuckled.

Gu Jiuyi snorted, changed back into her original canvas shoes, and asked Lu Yuan to change back as well. Then they took the shoes they had just chosen and checked out together.

"I bought it for you, carry it yourself." Gu Jiuyi was obviously still angry, and her tone was ice-cold.

But the movements of his hands were still very gentle.

Lu Yuan never thought that he would have the opportunity to have a girl give him shoes in his life, and his first pair of AJs was actually given to him by Gu Jiuyi.

This made him confused and he didn't know what birthday gift to give her tomorrow.

Gu Jiuyi's mother was still fanning the flames, so she should think about herself.

What's a good birthday gift for a female friend who just got herself an AJ?

Waiting online

urgent!

25. Competition

For lunch, we didn’t eat outside, but returned to Gu Jiuyi’s house.

"Little Luyuan, how about you try Aying's cooking? To be honest, it's Aying who cooks at home." Gu Jiuyi's mother also sat next to Luyuan in the car and didn't feel hot even in such a hot day.

"Okay, I'm looking forward to my uncle's cooking." Since it's my uncle who's cooking it himself, I have to taste it carefully.

"You call my dad uncle?" Gu Jiuyi was stunned for a moment, not understanding why Lu Yuan called him that.

"Uncle Gu asked me to call him that last night." Lu Yuan explained. In fact, he also felt that this was too familiar.

Gu Jiuyi nodded without saying anything.

When they returned home, Gu Jiuyi's mother took Lu Yuan to the kitchen to take a look. Uncle Gu was obviously preparing lunch. It looked like he was making Western food. This was completely Lu Yuan's blind spot in knowledge.

"Dad, it's rare for you to come to our house because you're so far away. You don't prepare Chinese food, but Western food. Could it be that you can't even cook Chinese food?" Gu Jiuyi laughed immediately when he saw the plating.

"Oh, Xiaoyuan is here. Would you like to learn a trick or two from your uncle?" However, Uncle Gu's attention was on Xiaoluyuan, so he let his rebellious daughter go.

Lu Yuan walked in and took a look. To be honest, he had a lot to learn just in terms of how to handle the ingredients. The meat was cut very beautifully, not to mention the cooking process. It must be that Uncle Gu had practiced cooking for a long time and had profound attainments.

"Are these ingredients fresh?" Gu Jiuyi looked at the meat on the chopping board and said with some disgust.

"Yiyi." Uncle Gu's face darkened.

"Slightly~" Gu Jiuyi made a face.

"..." Lu Yuan didn't dare to speak. He felt it was quite novel, but since this was said by someone who was more professional than him, he didn't dare to refute it or agree with it easily.

Gu Jiuyi's mother watched the interaction between the three people happily.

"Xiaoyuan, tell me, are the ingredients your uncle has here fresh?" Uncle Gu pushed the deep red and pink meat in front of Lu Yuan. Lu Yuan had no choice but to look at the meat carefully.

Lu Yuan pondered for a moment and asked, "Is this fish meat?"

"Yes, tuna meat." Uncle Gu replied.

Lu Yuan was in a very awkward situation at this time. Logically speaking, based on his first impression, it must be as fresh as it could be, but this would be disrespectful to Jiuyi.

But if I say it’s not new, I’d be disrespecting Uncle Gu.

Gu Jiuyi signaled to Lu Yuan with her eyes that it was right for him to listen to her.

Uncle Gu used his eyes to signal Lu Yuan to tell the truth.

Lu Yuan froze. What should he say? Should he lie with his eyes open?

"It's obviously not fresh, you stinky dad. You didn't kill the fish freshly, and you still have the nerve to say it's fresh." Gu Jiuyi said very convincingly.

"It was obvious that I charged a lot of money and brought it back from the store." Uncle Gu was very angry.

"Slightly~" Gu Jiuyi continued to make a face, then pulled Lu Yuan's sleeve, "Lu Yuan, tell me, if it's not killed on the spot, isn't it not fresh?"

"..." Could Lu Yuan say that he felt it was fresh? But what Gu Jiuyi said made sense. Some ingredients were indeed killed and eaten immediately, such as sashimi.

"Go away, go out and play with your mother. Don't disturb me and Xiaoyuan from discussing cooking." Uncle Gu's face turned completely dark, and he waved his hand to send Gu Jiuyi away.

"Hmph, you feel guilty." Gu Jiuyi snorted with her hands on her hips.

Lu Yuan finally understood why Uncle Gu agreed to let Jiuyi live with him. Having a daughter who was always against him and making him angry, he really wanted to send her away as soon as possible.

Uncle Gu really wanted to get angry, but he reminded himself in his heart that they were his own children.

"If you ask me, stinky dad, if you cook Chinese food, it will definitely not be as delicious as Lu Yuan's. You just make Western food on purpose to show off." Gu Jiuyi said arrogantly.

Lu Yuan glared at Gu Jiuyi and said, "Stop making trouble! Can you please not bring me into your quarrel with your daughter?"

"Yiyi!" Uncle Gu was really angry.

Lu Yuan quickly stood in front of Gu Jiuyi and waved his hand, "Uncle, don't mind it. Jiuyi was just joking. You should know that."

What a joke! Even if we really compete, I may not be able to win!

"I'm not kidding, Lu Yuan, the food you cook is just better than the one my dad cooks." Gu Jiuyi walked straight in front of Lu Yuan and faced Uncle Gu.

Uncle Gu was really angry and amused. Okay, my daughter has grown up and her heart is elsewhere, right?

Lu Yuan was so angry that he laughed, "Jiuyi, stop it."

Gu Jiuyi looked at Lu Yuan with a firm gaze, as if telling him to believe her.

"Yeah, there's nothing wrong with a competition. Ah Ying loved to show me his cooking skills back then, and he even competed with my parents." Gu Jiuyi's mother joined the battle and added fuel to the fire.

Uncle Gu stared at Shen Yuzhu with his eyes wide open, his mouth trembling, obviously wanting to say something, but Shen Yuzhu blocked his mouth with a subtle smile.

Lu Yuan thought to himself, is this true? I never thought Uncle Gu was so brave back then. He actually dared to face Mrs. Yuzhu's parents like that. He was really brave.

"How about, Xiao Luyuan, how about you also compete with Aying? Just treat it as an exchange." Gu Jiuyi's mother said with a smile.

"Sister, please stop making trouble. I really can't compare to you." Lu Yuan said helplessly.

"It's okay, let's just compete and exchange ideas. How can we improve each other without competition? It just so happens that we have the opportunity today." Uncle Gu smiled, wiped his hands, and was eager to try.

"This..." Lu Yuan's mouth twitched, and he was a little at a loss.

"It's okay, just competing for fun, just competing in Chinese food, there's nothing to be embarrassed about." Uncle Gu was also anxious, he had to show off his skills to Gu Jiuyi today.

"Lu Yuan, just compare yourself with your stinky dad. What your stinky dad cooks is definitely not as delicious as yours." Gu Jiuyi curled his lips, quite confident.

Lu Yuan was quite helpless. Things had come to this point, so he decided to compete. It was no big deal to embarrass himself in front of the elders. He could just consider it as asking for advice.

"Then let's do this. Xiaoyuan, you decide the topic and your uncle will listen to you." Seeing that Lu Yuan agreed, Uncle Gu nodded with satisfaction. This young boy is teachable.

Lu Yuan thought about it, but couldn't think of what he was best at for the time being, and there was no guarantee that Uncle Gu would not know what he knew.

Gu Jiuyi's mother clapped her hands and shifted Lu Yuan's attention to her. "How about you make a pickled fish dish, Lu Yuan? I want to eat it~"

Pickled fish? Lu Yuan couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, "Sister, are you trying to say that I'm sour, vegetable, and unnecessary?"

Although pickled fish is a very common home-cooked dish, it always feels a bit strange to bring it up at this time.

"I'm not kidding you, I'll deduct money for that." Gu Jiuyi's mother smiled and said, "What kind of fish do you want? I'll have someone deliver it to you."

26. Unwavering support [31/43]

Finally, they decided to use grass carp to make pickled fish and compete with Uncle Gu in cooking skills. Lu Yuan also put in his utmost effort and tried his best to win a point with Uncle Gu.

You know, Gu Jiuyi's family runs a Western restaurant, but what if Uncle Gu is really not very proficient in Chinese food?

Lu Yuan rolled up his sleeves, put on an apron and prepared to get to work.

Although he doesn't make sauerkraut fish very often, he has made it at least. The most important thing about making an ordinary sauerkraut fish memorable is not the fish meat, but the treatment of the sauerkraut, which must be infused with soul and make people linger.

Dried chilies and coriander are used for garnishing, and the fish head and tail are not thrown away, but are placed on the plate at both ends.

Lu Yuan knew that chefs paid great attention to plating. Although a dish is just a dish when it enters the mouth, good plating can elevate the dish.

Lu Yuan didn't take care of his uncle the whole time. He wouldn't put pressure on himself at a time like this. It was enough to do his part well. He just needed to try his best and leave the rest to God.

It’s done, serve!

The fish fillets looked fresh, tender and smooth, and the smell of sauerkraut made him hungry.

Uncle Gu's side is also ready.

Two plates of pickled fish were placed together.