Zongman: Even if I am reborn, I still want to live my daily life

But Kirino hesitated for a moment, then said, "Can I try again?"

Gao Yumo nodded with a smile: "Of course, provided you can overcome it."

"I want to try!" Kirino nodded firmly, glancing at the black cat. "If she can do it, I definitely can!"

When faced with Kirino's comparison, the black cat simply pursed its lips and said, "Let's see if you can do it."

"I can definitely do it!"

Under Gao Yumo's guidance, she started cleaning fish again. The girls watching around her cheered her on. This was something that not everyone could do, and for various reasons.

And then, under everyone's watchful eyes, Kirino actually did it this time!

After cutting open the fish's belly, she hesitated for a moment before resolutely reaching in and pulling out the internal organs with gritted teeth. Since she had decided to do it, she shouldn't hesitate for too long. Besides, a short pain is worse than a long one, so it's better to get it over with quickly.

Black Cat was surprised that Kirino actually did it, but she still had to applaud her for overcoming her psychological barrier, and she acknowledged the part that Kirino had done.

"I did it!" Kirino exclaimed excitedly.

"Indeed, Kirino, you're really amazing. Not everyone can overcome this obstacle so quickly," Gao Yumo praised.

Kirino looked at the black cat, and what followed was a banter between the two. Meanwhile, the girls watching took over the fish that Kirino hadn't finished killing; they had been wanting to try it for a while.

(It's already 5 a.m. when I finished writing this chapter, I'm dying! I have to go to work tomorrow, even though my work hours are late, it's still pretty tough. I need to adjust my sleep schedule.)

(Long-awaited requests for flowers, rewards, favorites, monthly tickets, and automatic subscriptions).

Chapter 316 Barbecue in Progress (1st Update)

After a while, the girls had finished skewering the fish, and Gao Yumo had also directed the girls who were interested to kill almost all of them. They had killed a few more fish than he had initially thought, because there were more girls who were interested than he had expected.

With everyone wanting to give it a try, even Mashiro attempted to kill one. However, she didn't show any expression even when she was taking out the internal organs, which is quite impressive, but it's also related to the fact that she still has some shortcomings in this area.

"Brother, can we start grilling now?" Sagiri asked curiously. She didn't dare to try killing the fish at all. After watching a few fish being killed, she quickly hid by the grill, feeling a little scared.

"You can start if you're hungry. I need to marinate these fish to let the flavors infuse. You can start grilling them yourselves now," Gao Yumo said with a smile to the girls.

He was marinating fish in a large basin with his own secret seasoning. This way, when the girls grilled the fish themselves, as long as there weren't any major problems with the heat, the fish wouldn't taste too bad, which would give them a greater sense of accomplishment.

The girls nodded and started barbecuing, leaving one grill for Gao Yumo to use later, while they used the other grills.

The girls who had experience last time started very confidently. For example, Xiaomai, although she couldn't cook, thought that barbecuing would be no problem. Looking at the skewers she was grilling, they were all meat and there were no vegetables at all.

Most of the others weren't as extreme as her; they still ate a balanced diet of meat and vegetables. Hui Naiguo even put green peppers on her skewers. She was ready to give it a try—she knew her own grilled food wouldn't taste good, but what if she added Mo Jun's secret seasoning? The others said Mo Jun's secret seasoning was incredibly fragrant, and she was going to give it a try.

If it still doesn't taste good, then I'll just have to wait and eat what Mo Jun grills later. Even green peppers should taste great under Mo Jun's cooking skills, right?

Girls with culinary skills were instructing the other girls around them. Although barbecuing and cooking are different, they have something in common, and they still did it better than the others.

"You've put way too much on this skewer. It won't cook through. Do you really not know how to grill it properly?" the black cat said to Kirino.

"Really?" Kirino looked at her skewers, which were probably a bit too many. The others looked over when they heard Kuroneko's words, and their eyes twitched.

“Tongtong, this is really too much,” Saori said after taking a look.

Kirino's string of beads was more than the two strings they wore together, no wonder Kuroneko said that about her.

Looking at the expressions of the others, Kirino realized that Kuroneko seemed to be right. Although she wanted to save face by ignoring Kuroneko, eating was more important. It wouldn't be good if the food wasn't cooked properly. So she took another skewer and shared some of the food she had skewered with Kuroneko.

Along the way, the black cat mocked her a few more times, saying that she was no good at cooking. Kirino couldn't do anything about it; she really couldn't. Besides, her mother was very close this time, so she couldn't say anything back.

On Gao Yumo's side, the marinade for the fish was already prepared, and now all that was left was to wait. Time was the easiest thing for Gao Yumo, so he simply took out his Time Travel Pocket Watch, sped it up several dozen times, and it would be ready in a minute or two.

Snowball walked up to him at that moment and meowed.

"Meow." (Can I eat the fish I caught?)

"Of course you can, why would you think you can't eat it?" Gao Yumo asked curiously.

"Meow." (Didn't you want to eat? Jixiang has already given me hers, do you want some of mine?)

"No need, you can handle your own fish. We have enough fish for ourselves, so we won't insist. Or if you want dried fish, I can make it for you," Gao Yumo suggested. "That way it can be preserved for a long time and tastes better than eating it directly."

Snowball's eyes lit up at the mention of dried fish. Of course, she had eaten dried fish before, but those were the small dried fish bought from outside, which she didn't find very tasty. Usually, she and Jixiang ate the food cooked by Gao Yumo. They ate whatever Gao Yumo and the girls ate. Now that she had the chance to eat dried fish made by Mo herself, she certainly wouldn't let it pass.

"Meow." (If possible, of course I want it.)

"Then use three-quarters to make dried fish, and you can eat the rest directly."

"Meow." (What is three-quarters? Is it more or less than half?)

"More."

"Meow." (I can't finish them all, so leave me two fresh ones and make the rest into dried fish.)

"It's your fish, you decide." Gao Yumo nodded with a smile. Of course, he had no objections. Making dried fish wouldn't take long, and he could just speed up the waiting time. "Then I'll take it home and make it for you."

"Meow." (Okay.)

After saying that, Xueqiu walked away to her pile of fish, picked up a fish, and started eating it. She had never eaten fresh raw fish before and wanted to taste what it was like. While her fish were still marinating, Gao Yumo also went over and packed them all into a large bag. It only took up one slot in her system backpack, which was very convenient. Moreover, the system did not have a time limit, so the fish would always be fresh.

Jixiang, on the other hand, stayed with the girls, sitting right next to the grill. She would get a piece when the girls finished grilling, but of course, they had to be grilled first, since everyone was just starting out and none of them were ready yet.

If the girls were to use the time acceleration feature, they wouldn't be able to control it, and it would be impossible for them not to flop in the end. Only Gao Yumo could completely control it. Of course, Kaguya Houraisan could probably do it too, but Gao Yumo would never give the Time Torrent Pocket Watch to anyone else; it would be too dangerous.

"The fish is marinated and ready. Who wants to try grilling it themselves?" After a few minutes, Gao Yumo looked at the fish in the basin, stopped the time acceleration, and asked the girls.

"So fast?" Nino hadn't been paying attention to Gao Yumo; she was instructing her sisters on how to barbecue. How did it get done so quickly?

"Oh, they used time acceleration technology," Gao Yumo said. "Didn't I tell you about this before?"

"Yes, I do, but I couldn't remember it just now." Nino nodded as she remembered. "I understand now. Give me one, I'll try grilling it, though I'm not sure if it will turn out well."

But Muse and the others were different from Kirino and the others; they didn't know, and they were all shocked.

"Time acceleration? Mo Jun, you can even do something like that?" the little bird asked loudly.

“Yes.” Gao Yumo took out a pocket watch and showed it to them. “That’s it. If I gave it to you, you could do it too, but you wouldn’t be able to control it. You would definitely burn it, so forget it.”

They nodded, their anticipation and curiosity growing as they wondered what else Gao Yumo would bring out. It was increasingly beyond their comprehension; even time acceleration was happening, and they wondered if time could be reversed.

"Ugh! It's still so awful." Hui Naiguo suddenly said. She took a bite of the green pepper she had roasted. Even though she used Mo Jun's secret seasoning, the bitterness and astringency of the green pepper were still there. The spiciness was okay, but the bitterness was really unacceptable.

It all comes down to the variety of green peppers in this country; they're naturally bitter and astringent. If the cooking isn't done properly, that's how it will turn out. Of course, if Hui Naiguo used the spiciest secret sauce, she could definitely mask it, but she probably couldn't handle that much spice. But it would definitely taste better.

"As expected, Mo-jun, your grilling is still the best. My own grilled green peppers are still so awful." Hui Naiguo looked at Gao Yumo and said with some anticipation.

"Alright, alright, I'll grill a green pepper for you so you can try it. It will definitely change your mind about what green peppers taste like." Gao Yumo smiled and nodded, bringing a basin of marinated fish to the girls and letting them take it themselves. They could grill it if they wanted, and it wouldn't matter if they failed; they could just marinate more fish after they were done.

Nino was the first to take one. She was confident in her cooking skills. Even if it was her first time grilling fish, she figured it wouldn't taste too bad.

After all, Mo Jun had already prepared the fish, made incisions, and marinated it. She only needed to control the heat, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

May was looking forward to grilled fish. She knew Nino's cooking skills very well. Although they were definitely not as good as Mo Jun's, they were not too bad either. She would not try it herself and would just eat Nino's grilled fish later.

Of the quintuplets, only May gave up; the other three wanted to give it a try, just for fun.

The other girls thought about it in a similar way. In the end, Gao Yumo's marinated fish was not enough to go around. Gao Yumo thought about it and decided that she should chop the fish into several pieces, but it didn't feel right to grill the fish whole. So she decided to marinate some more.

Although it's probably too much for them to finish, the girls wanted to try grilling it, so let them try. Just treat it as fun. Besides, they might not be able to finish it, since everyone's appetite has increased a lot. Maybe they can finish it?

Chapter 317 Fishing Competition for Girls Who Can't Cook (2 Updates)

Gao Yumo picked up the empty basin and walked towards the river, saying to Hui Naiguo, "The roasted green peppers will have to wait a while. Let me process some more fish. I didn't expect you all to want to roast them yourselves. Why didn't any of you offer to do so earlier? Didn't you all watch me kill the fish?"

Hui Naiguo wasn't in a hurry. She had also gotten a fish to grill. She would be happier if she didn't have to try the green peppers she didn't like.

"I didn't expect you to only make a dozen or so. I thought it was the first batch of a dozen or so. After all, your basin is only so big. Didn't you say one for each person?" Eriri said.

"Isn't it because I was worried you wouldn't be able to finish it? It's okay, I'll speed things up, it'll only take a few minutes. Since you're all going to grill the fish yourselves, let's see who grills the best later, what do you think?" Gao Yumo suggested to the girls as she picked up a few more fish to start processing them.

“Okay! But those who are good at cooking can’t participate in this competition.” Umaru agreed immediately, but pointed to Sakura next to her, her meaning was clear: if Sakura and others who are good at cooking also participate in this kind of competition, then those of them who have no cooking skills at all will definitely be at the bottom.

"Then I won't participate," Sakura smiled nonchalantly. "We'll have the better cooks as judges, okay? What do you guys think?"

She looked at the other girls who were good at cooking. Apart from the few she knew, Sakura didn't actually know much about the cooking skills of some of them.

“Black Cat, you’re not allowed to participate. You’re a great cook, aren’t you?” Kirino immediately said.

The black cat glanced at her and nodded. Although she really wanted to argue with Kirino, this was a competition for everyone, and if she didn't want to participate, then so be it.

"I won't participate in your competition either," Yang Kui said with a smile. If the girls wanted to play, she wouldn't participate. Although her cooking skills had deteriorated a lot, she used to have learned a lot, and she knew how to grill fish.

"Sakura, Kuroneko, Winette, Megumi, Tsukasa, Nino, you can't participate." Umaru pointed to them one by one, then asked curiously, "Who else is a good cook?"

Then she looked at the Muse's group, people she wasn't familiar with, especially those skilled in cooking.

"Nicole-chan's cooking skills seem to be quite good," Nozomi said with a smile, looking at Yazawa Nico.

"How did you know?" Yazawa Nico was surprised that anyone knew about her cooking skills, as she had never shown them.

"I'm not telling you," Nozomi said, then looked at Umaru. "She can't participate either."

"No way! I wanted to get first place secretly!" Yazawa Nico exclaimed. "How did you know?"

But no one paid attention to her cries. The competition between the girls was settled, and the girls who had just received their fish did not start grilling them immediately. Instead, they waited for Gao Yumo's fish to be marinated before starting together.

But then they suddenly realized that there weren't enough spaces in the oven.

"How about we have a group competition? You who have the fish now will be the first group, and two people from each group will advance. Of course, you can discuss the specifics yourselves," Gao Yumo suggested to them from the side.

The girls discussed it and decided to follow Gao Yumo's suggestion to divide into groups for the competition, with the winners of each group competing again. This would solve the problem of not having enough grill space.

"Then let's begin," Hui Naiguo said excitedly.

"Then I'll give this one to you," Nino said to May. May was taken aback, then nodded. She hadn't expected that even though she didn't want to bake it, she would still have to in the end. She was confident in her cooking skills, but not so much in her culinary abilities.

Except for Nino, who couldn't participate, the other quintuplets were all in the first group, which could be considered a competition among the sisters.

However, none of the four of them have any cooking skills, so the final result will probably be evenly matched, and one of them is unlikely to be the winner.

Gao Yumo felt that among the first group, the one most likely to win was Hui Naoka. The others, such as Eriri, Shiho, and Mashiro, couldn't cook at all. At least Hui Naoka could make desserts, so she had some cooking skills. Although it didn't matter much, she was still much better than the others.

Mashiro and Nanami were planning to grill a whole strip. If Nanami were participating in the competition now, she would definitely win this group. But Nanami gave the opportunity to Mashiro this time, so there's probably no chance for her now.

They all started grilling, but all the fish had been prepared in advance by Gao Yumo. In the end, it all came down to their control of the heat. Of course, there were some techniques involved, but none of them knew them. The final result depended on the heat, the timing, the time to flip the fish, the time to sprinkle the seasonings, and so on. But none of these girls knew any of those.

Although it's marinated, grilled fish still needs seasoning. Gao Yumo likes barbecue with strong flavors, but the girls might not. It depends on which girls aren't allowed to participate; they are the judges, and their tastes will be the standard for this competition.

Gao Yumo doesn't plan to be a judge later; he'll let the girls play by themselves. If he were to come, he could analyze the girls' cooking skills level just by tasting them, which would be too formulaic.

Gao Yumo finished killing and marinating the fish in one go, taking no more than 5 minutes. This was likely due to time constraints and Gao Yumo's phenomenal hand speed, killing a fish in seconds...

If time hadn't accelerated so rapidly, Gao Yumo wouldn't have been able to keep up either; time could have been shortened, but this was the limit.

Meanwhile, the girls' grilled fish was still a while away. Grilling fish over charcoal takes about 40 to 50 minutes, and it hadn't been long since they started. Luckily, it was still early; it wasn't even 4 o'clock yet. They could take their time.

Moreover, the girls were all quite excited, and it was clear that they were all looking forward to the grilled fish competition and wanted to win first place. Although they didn't say what they would get for winning, they just wanted to be number one.

They didn't seem to find grilling for a long time boring; in fact, it was quite nice. They were still using four grills, with one grill reserved for Gao Yumo. Of course, since Gao Yumo wasn't there, the other girls were using that grill to grill their skewers.

After all, the other grills were being used by the girls competing in the fish grilling contest. Fortunately, these grills were quite large, and this one was enough for the remaining girls to grill a few skewers each. There was even plenty of space left, since each of them had only grilled a few skewers and was eagerly anticipating the fish grilling.

Of course, the contestants weren't really looking forward to the grilled fish, since none of them knew how to cook. Even if Gao Yumo prepared the fish, they didn't think it would taste good. They were more looking forward to Gao Yumo's grilled fish.

The outcome of the competition will depend on the fish grilled by a few girls who, while not being the best cooks, can still cook. For example, Qi Hai, who has also learned to cook from Gao Yu Mo, may not have learned much, but having learned makes her better than the others.

Then there's Yukino. Yukino's cooking skills are actually quite good, but she has never shown them off at home. The girls don't even know that. This time, she was practically left out of the grilled fish competition. She should have been eliminated as a judge. Gao Yumo didn't remind them either, since they're not familiar with the girl they've lived with for so long.

Similarly, there's Yukino. Both sisters are excellent at housework and should be judged by the girls' standards. However, they both tacitly avoided mentioning it. Yukino was too lazy to talk about it, while Yukino had a mischievous urge to show off her skills to others.

If the girls still allow them to participate in this grilled fish competition, one of them will likely be the champion. Of course, the girls might disqualify them as soon as they find out, and the two girls would probably agree, but it depends on whether the girls find out.

Chapter 318 The Winners of Group One (3rd Update)

Gao Yumo carried a large basin of fish to the girls and placed it on the ground, because the table might not be able to support it, since the basin was full of fish and the folding table probably couldn't bear it.

He picked up a skewer, walked to the remaining grill, and prepared to start grilling. Since the girls' skewers were there, he didn't use the timer and grilled them slowly.

As he grilled, he glanced at the girls grilling fish over there, and after thinking for a moment, he offered a few words of advice.

"Don't flip it at the beginning, or the fish will fall apart. But don't leave it unflipped either, or it will burn. Prick some holes in the fish to help it absorb the flavors and cook through more easily. Remember to sprinkle in the seasonings afterwards, as the marinade is quite strong..."

Although he only said a few words, Gao Yumo talked a lot. He was quite worried that the girls' final baking wouldn't taste good. It wasn't that they couldn't eat it, but that would reduce the girls' sense of accomplishment from coming to play. Gao Yumo still wanted to make them as happy as possible, but how could they be happy if they didn't bake it well?

The girls grilling fish over there couldn't possibly listen to everything Gao Yumo said, since most of them had no cooking experience. If Gao Yumo didn't teach them step by step, it would be quite difficult to learn just by talking, but it was still better than them figuring it out on their own, which made things a bit fairer.

After all, there are girls in the competition who are good at cooking, maybe not exceptionally good, but still decent. Of course, this doesn't include Yukino and Haruno. Now that they all know the techniques for grilling fish, they are on the same starting line.

But once they start running, those with culinary skills will still run faster than those without. There's still no way to solve this problem, and Gao Yumo can't solve it either, but it's better than knowing nothing at all.

Gao Yumo reminded her mainly because he noticed that Hui Naiguo was flipping the fish over frequently. It had only been grilling for a short time, and if she kept flipping it like that, the fish meat would probably fall apart.