After that, the Mu family father and son dared not let her cook again. The original body was naturally happy to be idle.

In comparison, Shen Cui’s cooking failures now were already a big improvement compared to the original body.

“But wait, you said ‘some’ changes, are there any other changes?”

“Host, haven’t you noticed that you’ve become lazier recently? For example, you’ve only just finished sweeping the house these past two days, and also… please carefully recall.”

Shen Cui: !!!

The system hadn’t mentioned it before, but as soon as it did, she suddenly thought of many things.

In her past life, she was definitely a clean person, even a bit obsessive about cleanliness. Even if she worked late, she would always wash her hair, take a bath, and clean the house, a thorough workaholic.

But a few afternoons ago, she cooked a meal, read with Mu Er Pang for a while, and was so tired that she didn’t want to take a bath.

Moreover, after crossing over, although she found the dirty places unbearable the day before, she only cleaned the kitchen… What did she do afterwards?

Anyway, once she was distracted by other things, she never thought about cleaning again.

Later, when Mu Er Pang was not at home and the system was updating, she was bored and only cleaned a few rooms around the time of the New Year.

And she had only been here for a few days, and she had already been influenced so much. What about in the future…

Shen Cui shuddered. Being a little lazy wasn’t a big problem, but she was afraid of becoming the malicious and greedy character of the original body.

“Don’t worry, host. The rules of this system are stronger than the laws of this world. As long as you complete the tasks well, this system has the ability to free you from the laws of this world.”

Shen Cui felt a little relieved and immediately urged, “Hurry up, hurry up, give me a new task. I’ll go get Mu Er Pang back.”

“Host, there’s no need to rush out. There’s a task here that’s perfect for you to do alone.”

“Side task: As an excellent companion, you should take care of the daily life of your companion. How can you not be good at cooking and sewing? Please choose at least one to study.”

“Task duration: Unlimited”

“Task reward: 100 shopping points.”

“Growth reward: 100-10000 points.”

“Failure punishment: None.”

Not to mention, after this system upgrade, not only did it add a voice service, but even the tasks became more diverse, with side tasks in addition to the main ones.

But such changes were naturally good, as they could improve her cooking skills and complete tasks at the same time.

After reading it, Shen Cui asked, “Before this system upgrade, it only gave tasks and time. Now there are rewards and punishments too. It’s quite a big upgrade.”

The system explained to her, “No, host. This is unique to side tasks. The main tasks are still the same as before.”

“Huh? Then why didn’t you tell me about the punishment for failing the main tasks? What happens if I fail?”

The system was briefly silent, and Shen Cui suddenly realized.

Look at her asking such a silly question. The punishment for failing the main task was to be directly stripped of the system and return to the original world, dying abruptly in her body!

With side tasks having rewards for success and no punishment for failure, Shen Cui immediately chose to “Study Cooking.”

Soon, her personal panel opened automatically on the screen.

Previously, her panel did not have the five attributes of the Mu brothers, only basic personal data.

Now, another item appeared on the panel: “Cooking.”

“Cooking Skill Level: 0

Cooking Evaluation: Dark Cook. Cursed hands by this world, any meal in these hands will be ruined.

Next Level: Junior Chef.

Proficiency: 0/10

Reference Recipes: Stinky Tofu, Dumplings, Wonton…”

Shen Cui: …

It’s okay, as long as she can level up. Shen Cui focused.

“Does this proficiency mean that as long as I cook ten meals, I can level up to the next level?”

“Yes, but host, you cannot use real-life recipes for cooking here.”

Ingredients must be from the system’s store.”

Shen Cui was speechless once again.

The system had upgraded, but its tricky nature hadn’t changed at all.

Just now, she thought this side task was a sure bet, but she didn’t expect this waiting for her here.

In the end, after all the running around, it turned out that she still had to spend her shopping points!

Noticing her decreasing enthusiasm, the system gently persuaded her, “Think about it positively, the things in the store are all beneficial for your companion. If you buy ingredients and cook for your companion, it’s not considered a waste. And as your cooking skill level increases, it can have a greater effect than just the sum of its parts.”

After pondering for a while, Shen Cui had to admit that what the system said was right.

Just after choosing to study cooking, the system credited her with another 100 shopping points, bringing her total to 300 points.

She took a long time to decide, but finally bought a block of tofu, a bottle of oil, and a serving of stinky tofu sauce, totaling 30 points.

This wasn’t a random choice. After reading the reference recipes given by the system, Shen Cui found that for the same proficiency level, stinky tofu required the fewest steps. She only needed to cut the tofu into small pieces, fry them in oil, and then pour the sauce over them.

Dumplings and wontons, on the other hand, required starting from flour and making the filling.

Shen Cui was very conscious of being a level 0 chef now, and didn’t force herself to challenge those steps.

She cut the tofu into pieces, fried them in bubbling oil for a moment, and then took them out when the surface turned golden brown.

Then, she poured the dark sauce provided by the system over them, and a plate of freshly fried stinky tofu was done.

The stinky tofu was dark all over, and there were quite a few pieces broken. The evaluation given by the system was, “Failure. Provides a small random benefit to the companion after consumption.”

The system explained its rating system to her again.

Every time she prepares food, the system gives a rating.

If the rating is high, then something very delicious would become even more flavorful, fragrant, and delicious.

But with such a low rating like now, it would change from being normally bad to extremely, incredibly bad!

Sure enough, as the system finished rating, a strong, almost tangible smell rushed to Shen Cui’s nose.

However, Shen Cui ignored all that, confirmed that her proficiency had dropped to 1/10, and since this plate of stinky tofu would indeed provide a boost after consumption, she took out a cloth to cover her nose, preparing to pack up this plate of stinky tofu and secretly give it to Mu Er Pang.

The system hesitated for a long time and finally advised, “Host, it’s probably best not to let your study partner eat this food. It doesn’t smell very good.”

“No way,” Shen Cui glanced at the stinky tofu. “Stinky tofu is supposed to be the smellier, the better. Besides, you don’t understand Mu Er Pang at all. He’s very easy to please and not picky at all.”

The system fell silent again for a while, and Shen Cui seemed to hear him let out an almost inaudible sigh.

Just then, Mu Er Pang came back from outside.

It’s better to be early than to be late. Shen Cui was about to invite him to eat this practice dish while it was still hot, but she saw Mu Er Pang’s nostrils twitch, his expression changed, and he shouted, “Mom, run! Our cesspit exploded!”