Passing by the herbal shop, Huang Tao bought a lot of ingredients for the brine recipe.

Carrying all the big and small bags back to the store.

"Hey, Boss Huang, why did you buy so many herbs?" Jiang Guowei laughed as he came over to help.

Huang Tao laughed: "For the food festival, just making some preparations."

"Here, let me help you with that..."

Without a word, Jiang Guowei started helping out.

Huang Tao wasn't shy, thanked him, and got to work together.

Xu Hao and Ding Suqin saw this and also came over to lend a hand.

Everything was moved to the kitchen and properly stored.

Huang Tao saw Lin Yuhan already practicing, thought for a moment, and said, "Yuhan, on my way back, I ran into Yan Ming. I thought since your crab stir-fried rice cakes are coming along nicely, I invited him to the store to taste-test them. But I didn't tell him it was your cooking."

A bit surprised, but also understood that Boss Huang wanted to help her!

"Thank you, boss, I understand..."

"Then keep practicing..."

After speaking, Huang Tao went off busying himself with other things.

...

"Boss Huang, I've come to try it..."

At 3 p.m., Yan Ming arrived as scheduled, walking into the Delicious Restaurant.

"You're here, go sit over there, and you can taste it once it's ready."

Huang Tao pointed to the two-person table in the corner, signaling Yan Ming to sit there.

"Okay!"

Yan Ming followed Huang Tao and caught a glimpse of a figure busy in the kitchen.

But he didn't think much of it.

Huang Tao specially glanced toward the kitchen.

"Today, you're here to try the crab stir-fried rice cakes. This dish was personally cooked by one of my customers. She just learned it here for a few days, and her skills are pretty good."

Originally looking forward to Huang Tao's new dish, upon hearing this, Yan Ming suddenly felt like "I took my pants off, and this is what you let me see," feeling speechless.

Although a bit disappointed, he did not show it on his face, chuckling twice.

"Oh, okay!"

"Here, have some tea first~"

With Huang Tao having some leisure time, he offered Yan Ming a cup of tea and sat down opposite him, leisurely sipping his self-brewed goji berry tea.

The reason he was so relaxed was that Lin Yuhan's crab stir-fried rice cakes were pretty much mastered.

But whether or not it met the system's requirements~

He could only leave it to fate!

After all, he had done his best!

"Thank you..."

Holding the tea, Yan Ming thought about Boss Huang's introduction just now. The person in the kitchen seemed to be a "customer," but why was a customer cooking, and he was here to taste it?

Yan Ming found it a bit strange, but ultimately did not question Huang Tao about it.

Why ask?

He knew well the true purpose of his visit here... to be a guinea pig.

So there was no point overthinking it, or asking, lest it bring awkwardness to both parties!

Just turned his head to look...

Watching the kitchen not far away, the person wearing a mask, head down cooking, he felt a sense of familiarity with the figure.

But he didn't ponder further.

Took a sip and looked away.

Seeing Huang Tao engrossed in drinking tea, seemingly disinterested in chatting, he took out his phone, scrolling through the screen without disturbing the other.

Actually, Huang Tao wasn't pretending to be aloof, refraining from speaking with Yan Ming, but because a cold prompt suddenly echoed in his mind.

[Ding!]

[Congratulations to the host for completing a side task: taught Lin Yuhan to cook a crab stir-fried rice cake dish within three days.]

[Reward: a random prize: one fully automatic baking machine, along with a roast duck culinary skills set (ps: the fully automatic baking machine has been placed in the system space, and the host can retrieve it whenever desired.)]

This surprise came too suddenly...

Causing Huang Tao to cough several times, almost choking!

"Boss Huang, are you okay?" Yan Ming, hearing the commotion, shifted his attention from the phone to Huang Tao, asking with concern.

He found an excuse to brush it off: "I'm fine, I'm fine, just got lost in thought, and accidentally choked."

The very next second.

Information related to the method and experience of making roast duck instantly flooded into his mind.

In no time, he had thoroughly absorbed it.

He also clearly understood its method.

Originally, he thought this task was impossible to complete; unexpectedly, it was accomplished right on schedule.

This Lin Yuhan is really up to the task…

Of course, credit also goes to the system's evaluation standards, which weren't overly harsh.

Otherwise, it would have been really challenging!

Nevertheless, this wave of rewards is indeed quite abundant~

At least more plentiful than previous rewards.

With these two new prizes, he can introduce this new item before the food festival, focusing on roast duck and brine dishes at the festival.

Very soon.

A plate of crab stir-fried rice cakes, filled with color and aroma, was brought to the table by Xu Hao.

Huang Tao smiled and said, "Yan Ming, have a taste…"

Yan Ming picked up his chopsticks and took a mouthful of the stir-fried cakes.

After tasting.

His eyes lit up slightly.

"How is it?" Xu Hao asked eagerly.

Huang Tao remained quite calm, knowing that it had already passed the system's standards, the taste must be quite good.

"Quite good." Yan Ming nodded with satisfaction.

Of course, compared to Boss Huang's skills, it's still a bit lacking.

But, having reached such a level after just a few days of learning, it's really impressive!

He glanced at Huang Tao admiringly, feeling that it was thanks to Huang Tao's excellent teaching!

"That's good then."

Xu Hao was relieved and also happy for Lin Yuhan, secretly making an 'OK' gesture towards the kitchen's direction.

At this moment, Yan Ming tried another piece of crab.

Just as he was indulging himself, the "guest" originally busy in the kitchen finally came out.

Huang Tao quickly stood up and made room, also beckoning her over.

"Chef, come and sit for a while, you've worked hard."

Yan Ming was looking forward to getting a glimpse of that "guest."

But when he looked up and saw the person opposite removing their mask, he was stunned.

"Yuhan…"

He was completely frozen there, the chopsticks in his hand dropped onto the table with a "clatter."

Lin Yuhan smiled gently.

"Yan Ming, this crab stir-fried rice cake, I specially made it for you."

"This…"

Yan Ming looked at the still unfinished crab stir-fried rice cakes in front of him, then at the smiles on Huang Tao and Xu Hao's faces.

In a moment, he immediately understood.

So, it was like this…

Huang Tao looked at Lin Yuhan and honestly said:

"She! For her beloved, she specially came to find me to learn how to cook crab stir-fried rice cake. She endured a lot to learn this dish…"

Upon hearing this, Yan Ming slightly lifted his head, his gaze landing right on Lin Yuhan's hands.

On her fair hands, there was a noticeable burn mark.

Her fingers were still wrapped with some band-aids.

No one knows how she managed during those days learning to cook.

Before, she hated entering the kitchen the most…

Now, she actually learned to cook just for him.

In his heart, waves of indescribable emotions surged.

"Are your hands okay? Do they still hurt?"

This concerned inquiry warmed Lin Yuhan's heart.

At least for the first time, he acknowledged and cared for her.

She nodded, then shook her head.

"So, does it hurt or not? You silly!" He irritably frowned, stood up to check her wounds.

She smiled: "With the ointment applied, it doesn't hurt anymore."

Huang Tao and Xu Hao quietly left, leaving the "stage" to the two of them.

Yan Ming, feeling noticed, showed an awkward but polite smile, returned to his seat, and continued eating the crab stir-fried rice cakes.

Lin Yuhan just sat across from him, cradling her face, silently watching him eat.

After finishing the crab stir-fried rice cakes, Yan Ming and Lin Yuhan bid farewell to Huang Tao, then headed back to school together.

Along the way.

Yan Ming couldn't help but glance sideways at Lin Yuhan.

"Yuhan, actually you don't need to do all this."

Hearing this, Lin Yuhan also turned to look at him, smiling gently: "It's okay, don't feel pressured, doing all this is my own choice."

Yan Ming tugged at the corner of his mouth, wanting to say more but stopped.

In the end, he remained silent.

When they reached the bottom of Lin Yuhan's dormitory building.

Lin Yuhan finally couldn't hold back and asked: "Yan Ming, now, do you like me even the slightest bit?"

"Well, it depends on the situation!"

Depends on the situation?

Lin Yuhan felt a bit disappointed.

But hearing his tone, it seemed like there was still a bit of hope for her.

Thinking this way, her mood slightly improved.

After saying goodbye to Yan Ming, she went upstairs.

In fact, Yan Ming himself didn't know. After speaking with Lin Yuhan, when he turned to leave, he couldn't help but grin from ear to ear.

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