Chapter 44: Encouraged to Cook (2/2)

Zhao Qingfeng felt no pressure.

Zhang Yang might be slow in understanding, but he had a good memory.

As long as he continued with the previous study method and practiced hard on the key points and question types essential for the university entrance exam, getting into university together in the future was certainly achievable.

The food was quickly served. Zhang Yang’s parents, letting the waitstaff handle the service, were very attentive to Shen Lingyao.

Zhao Qingfeng remained silent, not eating, and continued to write down key points and question types.

An hour later,

Upon Zhang Yang’s urging, his parents finally went downstairs to work. After Shen Lingyao explained the question types and key points to Zhang Yang, she dragged Zhao Qingfeng back to her house.

“Yaoyao, it’s time to fulfill your promise.”

Back home, Zhao Qingfeng slumped onto the sofa, grinning.

A few days ago, they had agreed that if Zhao Qingfeng scored over 500 points, he would be rewarded with a ‘motivational meal.’

He wanted to eat a meal cooked by Shen Lingyao, enjoying the process of waiting for the meal.

Just like…

Like a husband waiting for his wife to cook dinner after work, sweet and delightful.

“I know, I always keep my promises. What do you want to eat?”

“But I don’t know how to cook with these ingredients.”

When it came to cooking, Shen Lingyao was at a loss. She had been pampered since childhood, not even proficient in boiling water, let alone cooking for Zhao Qingfeng.

“I’ll have egg fried rice, that should be easy enough, right? Anyone can make it.”

“Alright, wait for it!”

Shen Lingyao put down what she was holding and hopped into the kitchen. After assessing the environment, she immediately faced a dilemma.

So many seasoning jars, which one was sugar, and which one was salt?

How exactly do you make fried rice?

Should she fry the eggs first and then add rice, or just mix them all together?

This was a real challenge for her.

Annoyed at her father for always keeping her out of the kitchen, saying things like a girl should be delicate, and cooking was a maid’s job.

“Never mind!”

“I won’t let Brother Qingfeng laugh at me, hmph!”

“It’s just egg fried rice, anyone can make it, it won’t stump me!”

“Wait and see, Brother Qingfeng, I’ll show you what the world’s best food tastes like!”

Shen Lingyao, with her hands on her hips, thought for a while, then defiantly stomped her foot and tried to light the gas stove.

Click.

A blue flame emerged, startling her at first, but then she got excited.

So simple.

The teacher had said that ancient people cooked meat with fire without any seasonings and it still tasted good.

Now with so many seasonings in front of her, just adding a little should make the taste stand out, no fear of Brother Qingfeng not praising it.

“First, the oil…”

Shen Lingyao poured a bowl of oil, then threw in a bowl of rice directly into the pan.

The fire was high, and the leftover rice was a bit too hard, so it soon started popping wildly in the oil.

“Ah, they’re jumping around, so they must be done, right? Time to add the eggs!”

“That must be it, adding the eggs now will blend everything nicely…”

She then cracked six or seven eggs into the pan.

Her technique was extraordinary, ending up with a pan full of eggshells.

In her panic, the rice also got burnt.

She hurriedly poured a lot of water into the pan, thankfully not splashing oil onto her face.

While she was cooking, Zhao Qingfeng thought to contact Little Kun in the provincial city.

But at that moment,

Someone knocked on Shen’s door.

Shen Lingyao was busy in the kitchen, the noise from the exhaust fan too loud for her to hear.

Zhao Qingfeng quickly went to open the door, thinking it might be Shen Kuo and Aunt Ding returning early.

However, upon opening the door,

He realized the people standing there were two unexpected visitors.

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