Huang Tao always felt that cooking for the person you love is a kind of happiness.
To make a delicious meal and serve it to your loved one must be such an achievement.
He remembered when he first married Xuanxuan's Mother, what he looked forward to the most was waiting for her to get off work so they could go to the vegetable market together.
As soon as they walked into the market.
It felt like stepping into another world.
Meat on the cutting board, vegetables in baskets, chickens and ducks in cages, fish and shrimp lively in basins, fruits and spices competing for attention.
Coupled with the bustling crowd and the noisy bargaining.
Lively, vivacious, full of life, the atmosphere dense enough to dispel a whole day's fatigue.
Rubbing shoulders with people, amidst the coming and going, they bought the ingredients needed for dinner and fresh fruits.
After coming home.
Huang Tao slipped on his slippers, rolled up his sleeves, forgot about his wind-blown messy hair, only aware that she was by his side, and the ingredients were in the pot.
Although she couldn't cook, she couldn't stay idle either; if she didn't cook, she'd help wash and cut vegetables.
Every time she sliced potatoes, it was a mess.
Cut too thick!
He had to recut them after she was done.
But they never tired of it.
They truly enjoyed these small aspects of daily life.
As long as there wasn't overtime in the evening, he would make dinner for her every day.
There was a time, just entering winter.
The temperature suddenly dropped to 2 degrees without warning.
Since the company wasn't far from home, just over three miles, she chose to ride a shared bike to commute.
As a result!
That evening the weather suddenly changed, and wearing light clothing, she rode back absorbing the cold wind.
Her mood was completely downcast.
But as soon as she pushed the door open...
The sweet aroma greeted her, seeing the egg tarts in the oven, steamed crabs in the steamer, and vegetables with mushrooms about to be taken out from the wok.
She ate the egg tarts while hugging him from behind, resting her head on his back, waiting for him to finish cooking.
And he focused on frying the vegetables.
Inescapable smiles slowly surfaced, and even his brows carried a smile.
Cooking for the one you love, watching her eat happily, giving her silent warmth when she feels down, this was his happiest experience in cooking...
Thinking of this, Huang Tao's eyes shone.
Because these were imprints of their love back then!
And he always believed, the best love should fall into the realm of daily life, whereas romantic gestures should be spices for ordinary life, but more importantly...
Tonight, what do you want to eat?
What a pity...
She can never hear this question again...
A dimness appeared in the light of his eyes.
"Boss Huang, were you listening to me?" Lin Yuhan asked, seeing him silent for so long.
Huang Tao nodded: "I was listening!"
"So, are you willing to teach me?" Lin Yuhan looked at him expectantly but with worry,
It is said you can see if someone loves another by what they are willing to do for them, and cooking is a small task that can convey care.
The girl in front of him, willing to learn a dish especially for her loved one,
clearly loved the boy dearly.
Huang Tao felt it necessary to support her to cook for the one she loves the most.
Just then, a cold system prompt sounded in his head.
[Ding!]
[Detected the host's willingness to facilitate another's happiness.]
[Triggered side mission: Teach Lin Yuhan to make crab stir-fried rice cakes within three days, complete the task to receive a random prize (ps: countdown begins!)]
Teach?
Does it literally mean to teach?
As long as she learns it, it's okay?
This task, a bit ambiguous!
"System, come out and clarify, to what extent does this teaching mean? At least give a scope?" He tried to communicate with the system with his thoughts.
But unfortunately, the system remained aloof.
No response.
Oh well!
Just teach with effort!
Try to teach excellently!
Huang Tao knew he couldn't wake up a system pretending to sleep, so he could only do his best and leave the rest to fate.
He smiled: "Alright, I'll teach you…"
"Really?" Lin Yuhan thought she misheard, looking uncertain.
Shen Qiumo reminded beside: "Yuhan, Boss Huang agreed to teach you, you should thank him quickly."
"Thank you, Boss Huang, thank you, thank you…" Lin Yuhan excitedly bowed to him three times.
The sudden triple bow left Huang Tao a bit flustered!
"No need to bow, no need to bow…"
Huang Tao waved his hand to stop her, then told her outright: "Just to be clear, from now on, I'll only teach you for three days, if you don't learn it by then, I won't continue teaching. And during teaching, you must listen to me, the teaching time will be after my business hours…"
"Okay! I understand, I will work hard to learn, thank you Boss Huang for taking the time to teach me." Lin Yuhan bowed again.
Huang Tao held his forehead, thinking: Is this kid stuck on bowing? Why does she keep doing it? ~
"Boss Huang, how much is the total teaching fee?" Lin Yuhan thought since Boss Huang's skills were so great, the teaching fee must not be cheap, wondering how much she could advance from her little savings.
Huang Tao thought if he completed the task, the system would reward him.
So how could he accept her teaching fee?
He waved his hand: "No need, it's free."
"Ah…free? How could I…"
Hearing this, Lin Yuhan saw Huang Tao's image seem to brighten up, but she didn't want to take advantage without offering anything, suggesting: "Boss Huang, how about this, I pay you one thousand as a cost for the ingredients, please don't decline."
Having said that, she picked up her phone and scanned the QR code on the wall.
With a flurry of actions.
Paid 1000 yuan.
The speed was so fast, Huang Tao couldn't stop it.
Since she insisted on paying for the ingredients, let it be...
"Do you have any basic cooking skills?" Huang Tao asked in a calm tone.
"I can make tomato scrambled eggs, does that count?" Lin Yuhan thought about her cooking skills, it seemed only tomato scrambled eggs were presentable.
Turns out she can make the first divine dish of Huaxia!
This divine dish, once cooked, won't taste too bad.
Unless one foolishly tosses whole tomatoes and whole eggs into the pot, you wouldn't end up with blackened roast meat or burnt potatoes, such earthly tragedies.
"Alright! How familiar are you with basic heat control, knife skills, seasoning, balancing starch evenly, identifying oil temperature, and knowing when something is cooked enough to be taken out?" Huang Tao asked seriously, speaking slowly and clearly, ensuring Lin Yuhan could hear every word distinctly.
Whether she understood was another matter.
Lin Yuhan found every word Huang Tao said understandable, but when put together, it was unclear.
"A little bit…"
She admitted honestly.
Afraid Huang Tao wouldn't understand, she specially showed with two fingers how little she knew.
Xu Hao snickered secretly, thinking: Girl, you really are brave!
Huang Tao appeared calm on the outside, but inside he was overwhelmed.
Sigh!
Can only do his best and let fate take care of the rest!
"Alright, for now, if you have time, you can watch while I cook crab stir-fried rice cakes, observe first, after my business ends tonight, I'll teach you…" Huang Tao thought to prepare the preliminary work for the evening.
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