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"Hehe, Ying, Ying!" Chuckling, Yae Shenzi sat up straight and looked at Lei Yingying with a playful look on his face: "You see, that's it, you are just a piece of wood, without any femininity; you don't understand romance, and you don't know how to seduce a man."

"But, what does this have to do with the plan?!" Lei Dianying seemed a little annoyed by what Yae Shenzi said. He couldn't help but glared at her and said loudly: "I just want to protect my sister. What's the point of seducing men?!"

"Who said it's useless..." With a curled mouth, Yae Shenzi leaned close to Lei Dianying's ear and whispered, "Could it be that you still want Mr. Yu Qi to cooperate with you in acting for nothing?"

"How can there be such a stupid man in the world, holding on to a bowl that he can't eat, and then refusing all the pots because of it."

"If you don't give him a little sweetness, it's okay at the beginning, but after a long time, it will be strange if he will cooperate with you in acting!"

"But in this case, Son of God..."

"Hmm!" Raising her hand and pressing Lei Dianying's lips, Yae Kamiko stood up and stretched. The slightly loose shrine maiden's costume could not hide her plump and beautiful figure.

"I told you, I actually like that one."

"Okay, it's settled, Ying! Go and get busy. The Third Magistrate is still waiting for your order."

With a light laugh, Yae Shinko walked out of the castle tower with enchanting steps, while Lei Diandian's expression behind him was particularly complicated.

Chapter 112 Xiangling's Discovery

"Woo~ It seems that I can't sleep on the stone table like this next time." Yu Qi walked out of the cave with some difficulty, shaking his stiff shoulders. Amid the sound of his joints cracking, he muttered in a low voice.

Given his current physical condition, although sleeping on the table for a night would not cause any adverse effects such as a stiff neck, his neck, shoulders and back would inevitably feel uncomfortable.

"Tsk, let's ask the barbarians to prepare a bedroom for me in the Red Pavilion. It will be more convenient."

"Sorry, we accidentally chatted with Ying and the others for so long."

Lei Dianzhen's apologetic voice sounded beside his ear, and Yu Qi just shook his head slightly: "It has nothing to do with you, I am just too lazy. If I had walked a few more steps to the bedroom before, this wouldn't have happened."

"Boss?! Good morning!"

As he was speaking, a somewhat nervous voice suddenly came from behind Yu Qi. Turning around, he saw Zhu Zi walking out of the kitchen carrying a basin of water.

Looking at the rag in the basin and the slight sweat on her head, Yu Qi raised his eyebrows in surprise and looked up at the clock hanging in the room.

It was at this moment that he noticed the clean shop hall. With Yu Qi's eyesight, he could even see some traces of dried water stains remaining on the ground.

Obviously, this place had been mopped not long ago.

"It's only six o'clock, and you're already up?" Yu Qi tilted his head and yawned, "No need to be so early. Our store usually opens at nine o'clock, so it's the same if you get up at seven o'clock to clean."

"Besides, today is Sunday and the store is closed."

"Well, I'm used to this schedule. I wake up on time and can't fall asleep again." Zhuzi's voice trembled a little with his head lowered, and he seemed a little nervous.

"When I got up, I saw that the floor seemed a little dirty, so I thought about cleaning it up."

Yu Qi felt helpless about this. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly noticed Zhu Zi's weak face, and his heart suddenly moved.

Looking at Zhu Zi carefully, Yu Qi looked at her pale fingertips, hesitated for a moment, whispered "I'm sorry", and then reached out and gently touched her palm.

Suddenly, he felt a chill in his palms, and he couldn't help but frown: "Why are your hands so cold? Are you sick?"

As he spoke, Yu Qi snatched the basin of water from her hand, asked the barbarians to hold it, and then helped her sit on a chair beside her.

He went to the kitchen to mix a cup of hot honey water and brought it to Zhu Zi. After watching her drink it, Yu Qi saw that she had recovered a little and couldn't help asking, "How about I take you to Bubulu to have a look?"

"No, no, no, that's not necessary, boss." Upon hearing this, Zhu Zi, who was savoring the taste of honey water, quickly jumped up and refused.

At this moment, a gust of cold wind blew in from outside the door. Zhu Zi couldn't help but shiver, and then he explained in a low voice: "Well, I just got sick a while ago, and I didn't eat well in the past few days, so my body is still a little weak."

For some reason, her face was a little ruddy. What Zhuzi didn't say was that these two days were the time when her relatives came to visit, and she was the kind of girl who felt very painful on such days...

The combination of multiple factors made her appear particularly weak.

"You don't have to go to Bubulu. You'll be fine after a few days. It won't interfere with your work."

"That won't do!" At this moment, Alysia's voice sounded from the stairs. She had obviously heard the conversation between Yu Qi and the others before: "If you are sick, you should go to the doctor. If you are weak, you should take good care of yourself. What if you develop a chronic disease in the future?"

Walking quickly to Zhuzi, Alicia touched Zhuzi's forehead without hesitation. After confirming that he did not have a fever, she slowly breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, he does not have a fever."

After thinking for a while, Ailixia turned her head and looked at Yu Qi: "Boss, why don't you go have breakfast first, I'll take Zhuzi to Bubulu to have a look."

"Um, do you know the way? How about I come with you?"

However, facing Yu Qi's request to go with her, Alicia raised her hand and made a big X in front of her: "That won't work. Zhu Zi's situation is a little inconvenient. Boss, you'd better not go."

Obviously, she had discovered that Zhu Zi had relatives coming, so she so firmly rejected Yu Qi's request to go with him.

"Eh!?" Turning his head, Yu Qi glanced at Zhu Zi's slightly rosy cheeks, and quickly understood the reason. He smiled and didn't insist anymore.

"Okay then. Thank you, Ai Li." As he spoke, Yu Qi walked upstairs, preparing to change his clothes, wash up and have breakfast.

"By the way, do you want me to bring you some breakfast?"

Pulling Zhu Zi out of the store, Alicia's voice came from afar: "Zhu Zi and I will eat at the port area when the time comes, so you don't have to bring us food."

"By the way, boss, if you have something to do, just take care of it yourself." As she said that, Alicia seemed to remember something, turned around, waved at Yu Qi, and shouted.

"We'll be going shopping and doing some shopping, so we won't be back for lunch. You don't have to wait for us in the store."

"okay."

Smiling and waving at Alicia, Yu Qi returned to the room, quickly changed his clothes and washed up. After instructing the barbarians to guard the door, he slowly walked towards Chihu Rock.

Walking on the street of Chihuyan, all kinds of aromas wafted into the air. Yu Qi looked at the steaming shops around him, thought for a moment, then turned and walked towards a noodle shop.

"Boss, a bowl of braised noodles..."

"Mr. Yu Qi?!"

Just as he was about to ask the boss to bring a bowl of braised noodles to whet his appetite, Yu Qi suddenly heard a somewhat surprised voice coming from behind him.

"Xiangling? Why are you here?" Turning his head, Yu Qi was somewhat surprised to find Xiangling walking towards him carrying large and small bags of things.

"Isn't the Wanmin Hall busy?"

"Oh, some of the seasonings in the store are used up, so my dad asked me to go to the grocery store to buy some. I didn't expect to see you here, Brother Yu, when I came back, so I came over to say hello."

"Here, your braised noodles." As he was speaking, the braised noodles that Yu Qi ordered were also delivered.

Holding the big bowl, Yu Qi ate noodles while chatting with Xiangling.

"By the way, Brother Yu, are you free later? I would like to invite you to Wanmin Hall to try the new dish I have researched."

Holding the seasoning in her hand, Xiangling extended a warm invitation.

"New dish?" Yu Qi slurped the chewy noodles and swallowed them before asking, "Did you come up with this new dish these past two days?"

"Hmm... not really." Scratching her head, Xiangling seemed unable to explain clearly what her new dish was about. After struggling for a while, she said, "Well, Brother Yu, come with me and take a look. I think we'll understand what's going on."

"Actually, I have to thank you, Brother Yu, for the recipe you gave me a few days ago. I studied it very carefully these past two days and came up with a lot of new ideas, which led to the development of this new dish."

"Oh, a new dish developed based on that recipe?!" Yu Qi raised his eyebrows, finished the braised noodles in the bowl in a few bites, and said with interest: "Then I must taste it carefully!"

It just so happened that the Yunhan Society’s new play today would not be performed until the afternoon, and in order to allow Yun Jin to conserve her energy, she would not perform in the morning, so Yu Qi did not have to rush to keep the appointment.

Thinking of this, Yu Qi and Xiang Ling walked towards Wanmin Hall while chatting and laughing.

They avoided the surging crowd and arrived at Wanmin Hall. Compared with the deserted scene on Friday, Wanmin Hall now really showed the popularity of an old restaurant.

Not to mention the store, the people coming to buy breakfast at the door alone have formed a queue dozens of meters long. The lively scene makes many small stalls not far away envious, but helpless.

After all, Xiangling's family really makes a living by their own strength. Just looking at the aroma of that breakfast, if they didn't also have to do business and couldn't afford to lose face, they would probably have come here to queue up.

"Wow, so many people? Can you handle it?" Looking at the endless stream of customers at the door, Yu Qi raised his eyebrows and couldn't help asking: "Or I'd better come back later, and then you can make new dishes for me."

If Yu Qi remembered correctly, Xiangling's store didn't hire any waiters or helpers. It was just her and Master Mao who were busy. Even if the rice crust was counted, there were only three people.

With so many people around, if she were to take time out to cook new dishes for herself, Chef Mao would not be able to handle it alone.

"No need." Facing Yu Qi's kindness, Xiang Ling waved her hand decisively, and then explained: "If it was the previous two days, it would indeed be a bit too busy, but now with Guoba's help, it's different."

"Different?" Yu Qi raised his eyebrows and asked, "Could it be that Guoba, the little guy, suddenly learned the art of splitting himself?"

"Hehe, Brother Yu, you'll know in a minute." Intentionally keeping the secret, Xiangling brought Yu Qi and walked into Wanmin Hall amid the strange looks of many customers.

"Good morning, Xiangling girl, are you going shopping?"

"Good morning, Aunt Wang. I went to buy some ingredients for Dad."

"Good morning, Miss Xiangling, are you still the chef today?"

"Not necessarily. It could be that Dad is cooking."

"Xiangling, when are you going to make the fish stewed with violet melon that you made last time again? I've been craving it for a long time!"

"Next time, definitely next time!"

Greeting the guests along the way, Xiangling pulled Yu Qi through the crowd and ran into the kitchen of Wanmin Hall.

Faintly, they could hear customers outside joking with Master Mao: "Hey, Master Mao, that girl just now looked like a good match for your Xiangling. It looks like you're going to have a grandson!"

"Go away, what are you talking about? Xiangling and I are just friends. Besides, it's too early for me to have a grandchild."

"Hahaha……"

Hearing the laughter outside, Xiangling blushed and looked at Yu Qi hesitantly: "I'm sorry, Brother Yu, the neighbors were just joking, please don't mind it."

"It's okay." Shaking his head, Yu Qi greeted the pot crust that was spitting fire in front of the stove.

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that the flames spit out by Guocha today seemed a little different from what he had seen before.

However, due to his inability to master the element of fire, Yu Qi could not clearly distinguish where the difference lay.

"Could this be the reason Xiangling said that it wouldn't be so busy because of Guoba's help?"

With doubts in his mind, Yu Qi sat on the small stool in the kitchen at Xiangling's invitation, and then watched her start to get busy.

Cutting vegetables, preparing egg liquid, kneading dough, rolling dough... After a series of actions, Yu Qi was a little surprised when he saw the dough cakes that were quickly formed by Xiang Ling's hands.

"Noodles? Isn't it lotus seed poultry egg custard?"

When Yu Qi heard Xiangling say that she had developed a new dish from the cookbook he had given her, he thought it was some kind of soup. But now it seems...

Without answering Yu Qi's doubts, Xiang Ling concentrated on spreading a layer of sauce on the dough, and then came to an empty large pot.

"Guoba, fire!" She called out casually and quickly coated the pot with oil. After hearing Xiangling's call, Guoba ran to the stove with his chubby little legs.

With a whoosh, blazing flames burst out of its mouth, instantly igniting the stove.

Yu Qi also opened his eyes slightly, looking at Guoba's back in surprise. Just when it started spitting fire, the change became more obvious.

The flames burned under the stove, and the oil in the pot soon began to smoke. Xiangling quickly threw the dough in her hand into the pot, and then...

"Pah~" Yu Qi only saw Xiang Ling quickly flipping the dough in the pot a few times, and she seemed to not care at all whether it was cooked or not, so she took the dough out again.

The whole process took less than ten seconds, and Yu Qi was stunned, totally unable to understand what was happening!

"Brother Yu, try this. Special slime gel mixed with Thunder Firefly sauce and sauce pancake."

Hearing the long name Xiangling called out, Yu Qi naturally ignored some of the important words in it. His eyes fell on the steaming and obviously cooked sauce-flavored pancake on the plate, and he looked at Xiangling with some confusion.

"How... did you do that?" Yu Qi asked as he took the sauce pancake and took a bite. The crust was cooked to perfection and was extremely crispy, with oil dripping from his mouth.

The slightly sticky slime, paired with the sauce made from fireflies, gives off a tingling and numbing sensation on the tip of your tongue that's fleeting.

When you chew it gently, you will experience a unique taste as if you are chewing jelly, which is particularly wonderful when combined with the crispy crust.

But it doesn’t taste bad, instead it has a wonderful taste that makes people linger.

"Look at the taste. Has your cooking skills improved again?!" She looked at Xiang Ling in surprise. This skill was a significant improvement compared to the dishes she had made before!

"As expected of Xiangling, your cooking skills are improving at an astonishing rate."

"Hehe, no, it's all thanks to the rice crust." Facing Yu Qi's praise, Xiang Ling scratched her head a little embarrassedly and pointed to the rice crust that was still burning not far away.

"The contribution of Guoba?" Yu Qi also looked at Guoba and remembered Xiangling's previous suspense. He couldn't help but ask, "Can you tell me in detail now?!"

"Well, actually, it's like this..."

Following Xiangling's story, Yu Qi finally resolved his doubts, but his expression gradually became strange again.

It turned out that just two days ago, after Yu Qi gave Xiang Ling the special recipe of 'Lotus Seed and Poultry Egg Custard', Xiang Ling naturally tried to improve the recipe, trying to make a different dish that also had the effect of restoring physical strength.

Unfortunately, she tried more than a dozen different combinations, but all failed, as if only the initial recipe could trigger the effect of the "ability".

Xiangling was naturally not disappointed with the result. After all, she had already prepared for long-term research.

However, during the research process, Xiangling gradually made some unexpected discoveries.