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

Chapter 158 Yukino: My willfulness caused a lot of trouble (2 updates)

Yukino, who entered the living room first, saw a scene she hadn't expected.

Umaru and Gabriel were each on a computer, playing games they had never seen before. However, she didn't usually play games, so she thought it was normal that she hadn't seen them before.

What's strange is why there are still so many people. She also suddenly thought of the shoes by the door. Could they all be girls' shoes?

She asked, "Suoh-kun, is this room full of girls?"

Yuki was taken aback. Didn't her brother say anything? But it seemed like she couldn't hide it from him anyway, so she nodded.

"Yes, there are a lot of people, and they all have feelings for the older brother."

She was also very direct. She didn't really know much about the relationship between Yukino and her brother. She only knew that they hadn't been in contact much last year. At least, she hadn't run into her brother even once when she went to his club last year.

Although she didn't know what was going on, she had already said it. If this drove her away, it would be one less rival. Although her brother would definitely be unhappy about this, perhaps she should try to appease him? Anyway, it didn't really matter to her whether there were one more or one less person. Yu Xi quickly analyzed which would be more beneficial.

When Yukino heard Yuki's words, she wasn't surprised at all. Now that she thought about it, when she was in the club, Takahamo, although she could read quietly, there were still a lot of people coming to see Takahamo, and they were all girls. At that time, Yukino knew that Takahamo was very popular, but she didn't expect it to be to this extent, and that so many people lived in his house.

She suddenly had a feeling that she might have met many of the people in this house before; she just had this premonition.

For example, Doma Umaru in front of me was one of the people who frequently went to the club to see Takahata Muku back then. Moreover, Yukino noticed the relationship between Takahata Muku and her at that time. After all, it was obvious that there was more familial affection between them back then. There were obviously too many people like her, and she was someone that Yukino still didn't consider a threat.

However, she didn't recognize who she was playing games with.

"Let me introduce you. This is Umaru Doma, you can call her Umaru. She is my brother's other sister. And this is Gabriel White, my brother's classmate. She came to live with us for some reason. Just think of her as our mascot."

Yuki introduced the two of them to Yukino, since they were both so engrossed in the game that they didn't even notice Yukino coming in.

The two of them are currently playing Plants vs. Zombies. Gao Yumo knew that the original version was a bit too easy for these girls who love playing games, so she added a lot of challenging levels. Of course, these were all added based on the original version. They weren't particularly difficult, but passing the levels still required some skill and luck.

The two of them are currently challenging one of the levels, competing to see who can pass it first. They seem evenly matched and are very anxious.

Yukino was unsure whether to talk to them, and in the end, she chose not to say anything. She decided to chat with Yuki instead, since they didn't seem like people she could talk to.

At this moment, Yuki noticed that Gao Yumo and Yang Nai were not there, and called out from the living room door.

Gao Yumo and Yang Nai walked into the living room. Yang Nai saw the same scene. Looking around the living room, she saw that it was decorated very warmly and was very large, easily seating dozens of people.

Gao Yumo watched the two playing games and decided to let them play out of courtesy since they were guests. She would deal with them later.

Yukino and the girl named Yuki were sitting on the sofa chatting. Yukino didn't react at all. I wonder what kind of spell this guy cast on her sister.

"Please sit down, or you can walk around my house if you want, just don't go into anyone's room without permission, you should understand that, right?" Gao Yumo said to Yang Nai.

"Oh, what are you going to do? You're actually letting me go shopping by myself?" Yang Nai looked at her curiously. She was now calming herself down and thinking rationally, returning to her usual state, the one Gao Yumo was familiar with.

"Didn't I say I'd let you try my cooking? So I'm definitely going to cook. Of course, it's still a bit early, so I'll go prepare first and make some desserts for you to try," Gao Yumo said with a smile.

"I thought you were joking. After all, it's not your place to cook, is it? I didn't expect it to really be you. Is what you made inedible?" Yang Nai's words revealed her prejudice against Gao Yumo, and that her so-called rationality was actually fake. For someone who is usually very polite, even if she is pretending, to say such a thing shows that she is still very concerned about what just happened.

However, Gao Yumo didn't pay attention to her tone. She would know once she ate it. As the saying goes, if you want to win a girl's heart, you must first win her stomach.

Even if Gao Yumo didn't want to win Yang Nai's heart, winning her heart through her stomach could reduce her prejudice against her. Let's use cooking to open her heart! Gao Yumo was already getting excited!

Yukino was also paying attention to the two chatting. Although their voices weren't loud, Yukino could still hear them from her position, and Yuki could hear them too.

She heard Yang Nai's words and tone, and was somewhat displeased. After all, was this person slandering her brother? Their relationship didn't seem very good. However, looking at Gao Yumo's expression, she didn't seem angry; instead, she seemed motivated. Was she trying to win her over with her cooking skills?

Based on Youxi's understanding of Gao Yumo, this must be the case. Thinking of this, she stopped meddling in other people's business. Since her brother didn't care, she wouldn't cause trouble.

"My brother is a great cook!" she said to Yukino, deciding to help her brother improve Yukino's favorability towards her.

However, Yukino didn't seem surprised: "I know, I've eaten his bento boxes before when I was in the club."

Yuki nodded knowingly. That made sense. In middle school, her brother was the only official member of his club, but there were always two people in the club. The other one was Yukino, who was next to her. Every time she went to the club to find her brother, Yukino was inside reading.

It's perfectly normal that she's eaten her brother's bento before, but his cooking skills back then were nothing compared to how they are now! She's really looking forward to seeing Yukino's reaction when she tastes the food her brother makes now.

I'm also looking forward to Haruno's performance. Now you're criticizing your brother's cooking skills, but you'll be so good that you'll gain several pounds!

So she didn't say anything to Yukino about how her brother's cooking skills weren't the same as 297's anymore. Instead, she was curious about other things, such as why Yukino and her brother's relationship suddenly changed like that last year.

Of course, Yukino couldn't possibly tell her that.

Meanwhile, Yang Nai decided to go and watch Gao Yumo make desserts.

She still didn't believe Gao Yumo could cook, but she wanted to be rational about the matter, so she finally decided to see for herself.

Gao Yumo didn't stop her. Let this be the first step, the first step in breaking Yang Nai's prejudice against him.

After greeting Yukino and the others, the two headed towards the kitchen.

"Aren't you going? Aren't you going to keep my brother company? Otherwise, your sister will snatch her away later," Yuki joked with Yukino.

But Yukino simply shook her head indifferently: "Sister? Impossible. Judging from her behavior towards Mo on the way here, she seems to have a lot of prejudice against Mo, and their relationship isn't as good as I initially thought."

Throughout their conversation, Yukino could tell that her older sister seemed to have a strong prejudice against Mo. Yukino understood where this prejudice came from, something she couldn't resolve because it was largely due to her.

This can be considered as her harming Gao Yumo, which is why she has remained silent since arriving here. She feels that because of her, many things that shouldn't have happened have occurred, all because of her willfulness.

Yuki watched as Yukino's mood worsened, unsure of what was wrong. All she could do was stay by her side. She knew she should ask her brother, but she couldn't leave. This was so troublesome.

Chapter 159: A Sign of an Upgrade in Culinary Skills! (3rd Update)

Only Gao Yumo and Yang Nai were in the kitchen. Xiaoying and Kato Megumi saw an unfamiliar girl at the door but didn't go in to disturb her. Instead, they went to the living room to ask someone who the girl was.

"What do you want to eat?" Gao Yumo asked Yang Nai while washing her hands.

"Is everything alright?" Yang Nai looked at Gao Yumo's very confident demeanor and realized that he was not being arrogant, but was genuinely confident. Otherwise, how could he remain so calm when there were only the two of them here?

"Hmm~" Gao Yumo thought for a moment, "You should tell me. If you don't know something, I can learn it on the spot. Don't worry about eating, it won't kill you."

Gao Yumo was indeed very confident. Even if it was something he knew nothing about, he could learn it after just one look. It was a very simple thing. Besides, with his LV9 cooking skills, what couldn't he make very delicious?

Now I'm just looking forward to breaking through to LV10. However, skill breakthroughs depend entirely on luck. The last breakthrough was purely by chance and cannot be completely replicated. After all, Gao Yumo did try to research it, but all attempts failed.

"Then let's make what you're best at." After confirming that Gao Yumo wasn't faking it and genuinely knew how to cook, Yang Nai began to think about the matter rationally. Since she was going to eat it anyway, she might as well let him make what he was good at. Even if he didn't cook it well, something he was good at shouldn't taste too bad, right? She was also thinking about herself.

"What are you good at? Coffee jelly, Baumkuchen, or pineapple buns, you choose one." Gao Yumo knew that her specialties were the ones her three daughters liked to eat. After all, she made them almost every day, and she couldn't just make them for the three of them each time, so the quantity was always large.

In terms of craftsmanship alone, these three are definitely 0.5 levels higher than the others.

Yang Nai thought for a moment and said, "Then let's have coffee jelly."

"Actually, even if you don't choose, I can make all three of them. Because someone in my family likes to eat them, I make these three every day." Gao Yumo said with a smile after she made her selection. Yang Nai glanced at this guy. Did he really not see how much she disliked him? And he was still smiling.

No, he saw it, but he just didn't care. Maybe that's how it is. Yang Nai was just using his own thinking to speculate about Gao Yumo again.

"Don't look at me like that. How about I make something you've never eaten before?" Gao Yumo smiled at Yang Nai. Actually, Gao Yumo felt that it was quite fun to be with her. The two of them had similar interests and a high degree of compatibility, just like Gao Yumo and Raphael. It's just that she didn't seem to think so.

"Whatever." Yang Nai understood how much she usually disliked other people's behavior.

"Okay." Gao Yumo nodded and then ignored her, starting to make a dessert he had never made before. This was his first time, but he had seen the tutorial before, so it was no problem for him, who could remember it after just one glance.

Yang Nai watched quietly from the side. Judging from Gao Yumo's movements, he was indeed someone who cooked often, as he was skilled and quick. She felt much more at ease, knowing that the food she would be eating later should be fine.

Milk, eggs, sugar—what is he going to do with all this? Yang Nai looked on curiously. Of course she could cook. Don't let her appearance fool you; she was skilled at all kinds of housework, unlike Yukino.

Pour milk into a pot and boil it? What's going on? What kind of dessert is made this way? Yang Nai couldn't think of anything for a moment.

She understands that adding sugar to egg whites and stirring it in is acceptable.

After the milk was boiled, it was poured into a bowl and left there. What was I doing?

Judging from the current steps, Yang Nai is indeed certain that Gao Yumo's statement that she had never eaten it is probably true, since she can't tell what it is at all. The individual steps are fine, but when put together, she can't figure it out.

"How about this milk skin? The heat is just right." Gao Yumo showed it to Yang Nai and said with a hint of pride, "Truly worthy of me."

"Even if you show it to me, I still don't know if it's good or not, so there's no need to say anything. Let me try it first." Yang Nai said quietly. With just the two of them here, she was too lazy to even pretend.

Gao Yumo shrugged: "That's really not cute. If it were Yukino, at least she would say something like, 'Uh...'"

He was momentarily at a loss for words about what Yukino would say. It seemed rather difficult to get Yukino to praise him, but if it was truly delicious, Yukino would definitely praise it; she would admit to that.

The main thing was to wait for the milk to cool down a bit, which is why Gao Yumo wanted to chat with her, but she was so uncooperative.

The two didn't say another word after that. After the milk cooled down slightly, they broke the skin on top, poured the milk into the egg whites, and stirred it well.

Then pour the milk skin into it, and the milk skin will naturally float on the surface.

Put the bowl in a pot and steam for 10 minutes. Poke the center with chopsticks; if no milk flows out, it's done.

"It's done. Double-skin milk pudding. I don't know if you've ever had it or heard of it." Gao Yumo placed the double-skin milk pudding in front of Yang Nai and gestured to her. "You can eat it now. It's very delicious."

Yang Nai frowned as she looked at the double-skin milk pudding in front of her: "There's only one bowl. What about yours?"

"Hmm? This was made especially for you. Why don't you try it and see if it's good? I don't care about mine. Are you afraid I'll poison it?" Gao Yumo was taken aback, not expecting Yang Nai to ask such a question, but she still gestured for her to eat.

Yang Nai took the spoon from Gao Yumo and gently scooped up a spoonful to look at it. Even before eating it, she could smell the delicious aroma. She had to admit that Gao Yumo's cooking skills were indeed better than hers, and he was not lying.

"You only cook it for me and don't eat it yourself. Is it really poisonous?" Even so, she still had to say a few more words.

"Hmm, it is indeed poisonous, so do you want to eat it or not?" Gao Yumo looked at her with a smile. He didn't believe she could resist the taste.

When he first made it, it seemed like the same as usual, but this time the finished product was very different from usual. The double-skin milk smelled so good that it made people want to eat it. I don't know how Yang Nai is resisting it. Is it because she hates him?

Upon hearing this, Gao Yumo immediately checked her skills, but they hadn't leveled up. This was indeed unusual, as ordinary food couldn't do such a thing.

It seems he's gotten close to upgrading his cooking skills. Thinking of this, his gaze towards Yang Nai changed; it was one of gratitude. Regardless of how Yang Nai treated him, she had indeed helped him.

He actually wanted to lessen Yang Nai's prejudice against him, so while making desserts, he unknowingly made them different. As expected, skill upgrades are very mysterious, and the rules are completely unpredictable.

Yang Nai saw Gao Yumo's eyes, but she couldn't understand them at all. Gratitude? Why? She hated him so much, yet he was grateful to her?

However, Yang Nai couldn't think about that now. The double-skin milk in front of her was becoming more and more attractive to her. Moreover, this attraction was not the kind of control that forced you to eat it, but rather an inducement that made you want to eat it more. If you had no interest at all in the beginning, then it would be useless.

But Gao Yumo's culinary skills are so good that it's impossible for anyone not to be interested in what he makes, so there's actually no difference.

Yang blew on the spoonful of double-skin milk pudding she scooped up, and after it cooled slightly, she put it in her mouth.

My eyes widened instantly! This taste! This texture! It's so delicious!

It melts in your mouth after you put it in, and the milky aroma fills your entire mouth.

Gao Yumo watched Yang Nai take a bite and then immediately stop reacting. She was somewhat stunned. Could it really be poisonous? Had she made one of those dishes that smelled delicious but would kill you with just one bite? Surely not? She didn't dislike Yang Nai, so she shouldn't want to poison her, right?

But he quickly noticed that Yang Nai's breathing was fine, and her eyes hadn't become vacant; instead, she seemed to be recalling something beautiful.

He immediately thought of the use of his previous painting skills: using emotions or feelings to create non-existent phantoms on the canvas, giving those phantoms unusual power.

What kind of effect would the cooking have? Judging from Yang Nai's current state, could it be that she's hallucinating after eating it? Gao Yumo thinks it's very likely.

He was now thinking about the emotions he felt when he made the double-skin milk pudding. He wanted to use his cooking skills to break down Yang Nai's prejudice against him. If he could really put that emotion into the double-skin milk pudding, then Yang Nai's prejudice against him should decrease later, based on Gao Yumo's guess about his cooking skills.

Although my cooking skill hasn't reached LV10 yet, it's at least LV9.8 this time. It's really just a little bit short. It's just a little bit of emotion. The emotion I had when I made the double-skin milk pudding wasn't enough to upgrade the skill. That should be it.

As for whether it's the same as his guess, we'll know when Yang Nai comes out of the illusion of double-skin milk. Of course, it could also be that he was just stunned. Didn't everyone freeze when they first saw that painting before?

This also proves that Gao Yumo's idea is not problematic; it is indeed a sign that the skill is about to be upgraded.

Taking advantage of the current free time, Gao Yumo decided to give it another try to see if she could upgrade her cooking skills.

Chapter 160 The Terrifying Effects of Culinary Skills! (1st Update)

This time, Gao Yumo began to actively use the emotional infusion step, instead of being unaware of it like the previous two times.

He had tried before after upgrading his painting skills, and each time he succeeded. However, none of them were as good as his first painting of Takahashi Hiyori. Although they were much better than his previous level, he had now reached a peak that even he himself found difficult to reach.

It's still a matter of insufficient skill and a lack of emotion and feeling when painting. The first painting was a culmination of Gao Yumo's feelings for Yang Kui, and it's difficult to replicate it when painting afterward. Of course, if it were still about Yang Kui, she might be able to paint it again, but it's hard for others to achieve the same result. That's not the result Gao Yumo wants; she still needs to practice.

Back to the present, he started trying the same thing, pouring his desire to make Yang Nai's prejudice against him disappear into his cooking skills, and then made another double-skin milk pudding.

"Success." Gao Yumo smelled the double-skin milk in front of her and knew that she had succeeded again. Although her cooking skills had not yet broken through, it was indeed the same system style as always. As long as the level was high enough, no matter how many times she tried, she could reach the minimum level of skill.

That painting doesn't count; that's the highest level, but the system doesn't guarantee that.

Gao Yumo hesitated for a moment, but still didn't eat it herself. The main reason was that the emotions inside were only directed at Yang Nai, so she decided to give it to her later.

This portion of Gao Yumo is frozen in the refrigerator. The double-skin milk tastes completely different when it's hot and when it's cold. Let Yang Nai try it.

He then began his next attempt, this time changing the emotion he was instilling, making it something he could also experience himself.

However, before he could even start 610, there was a commotion coming from Yang Nai's side.

With a soft "hmm~", Yang Nai let out a very embarrassing sound, waking up. Luckily, there was no one else around, otherwise, if the sound had been heard, it would definitely have been misunderstood.

"How is it?" Gao Yumo asked, inquiring about the taste of the double-skin milk pudding, and also about how much prejudice Yang Nai still held against her. This could be discerned from the tone of her voice.

"It's delicious. I misunderstood you. I didn't expect your cooking skills to be so good." Yang Nai's face was slightly red, clearly indicating that she hadn't missed the sound she had just heard.

Gao Yumo also confirmed that his judgment was indeed correct. Yang Nai's tone when she spoke to him was much better, and it seemed that her prejudice had really decreased. Moreover, her liking for Gao Yumo had increased accordingly.

"Then eat it quickly, it won't taste the same when it gets cold." Gao Yumo smiled and gestured to the double-skin milk in front of her. Yang Nai finally realized that she had made an embarrassing sound. Since Gao Yumo was the only one there, she didn't care about anything else, and didn't even care about her image. She picked up the double-skin milk and started eating.