Chapter 37: Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs

Shen Jiaojiao’s delicate eyebrows knitted slightly.

She had originally planned to set the stage for taking out food from her space in the future.

Who would have thought that Liu Xiaolan would be so emotional?

And she even spoke in such a touching manner.

She really didn’t want to hurt Liu Xiaolan’s feelings!

However, she felt that this was not a long-term solution, so she had to refuse decisively.

Otherwise, after marrying into the Xu family, if she displayed her cooking skills, it would only raise more suspicion.

“Auntie, I know you mean well, but I still want to learn how to cook on my own. After all, my reputation was too bad in the past, and I want to change myself so that people won’t look down on me. Auntie, please agree to this! It’s not that I dislike you or find you annoying!

On the contrary, I really like you. You feel just like my mother—so familiar and warm…”

Shen Jiaojiao rattled on endlessly, leaving Liu Xiaolan at a loss for words.

The two of them went back and forth for quite a while before Liu Xiaolan finally sighed and stopped insisting.

“Ah! Jiaojiao, since that’s the case, Auntie won’t persuade you anymore. If you don’t understand something, come ask me. If you need anything, just tell Auntie, or you can tell Xu Mo as well. Don’t be polite with us, alright?”

“Mm, I won’t be polite with you. Auntie, you should hurry back! It’s almost time for work.”

“Alright, then you should also head back soon. Don’t wander around too much. Your foot still needs to heal.”

After saying that, Liu Xiaolan pulled Xu Mo away.

Xu Mo gave Shen Jiaojiao a deep look before he was mercilessly dragged off.

Once they had walked some distance, Liu Xiaolan shot a glare at Xu Mo.

“You really are something, Old Third. Tricking Jiaojiao into coming out so early in the morning—have you lost your mind?

I always thought you were indifferent to everyone, but who would have guessed that you like Jiaojiao this much? So it turns out you were just pretending not to be interested in women all this time.”

Xu Mo: “…”

Sigh! Forget it. He didn’t want to explain. The more he explained, the more exhausting it became.

Shen Jiaojiao began her days of recovery.

Although her foot healed incredibly fast due to drinking spiritual spring water, it was almost completely better within a day. Even the broken skin had automatically healed.

Moreover, because she had been drinking the spiritual spring water regularly, her skin had become much fairer.

She had always been fair-skinned, but being exposed to the scorching sun outside had still caused some damage.

However, after drinking the spiritual spring water, any sun damage she suffered was instantly repaired, and her skin became even whiter and more delicate.

It felt almost mystical.

What exactly were the effects of this spiritual spring water?

She wasn’t sure yet.

After all, she was still in the exploration stage.

With enough time, she would eventually figure out all the miraculous properties of the spiritual spring water.

Even though Shen Jiaojiao’s foot had already healed, she still had to pretend to be recovering for a while.

After all, healing too quickly would easily arouse suspicion.

And so, she lay in bed for the entire morning.

When it was almost noon, she slipped into her space.

She had been craving sweet and sour pork ribs for a long time.

So, for lunch, she decided to make them.

On the cutting board, neatly arranged ribs were ready for cooking.

She washed the ribs and placed them in the pot, then added salt, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, white sugar, aged vinegar, white sesame seeds, and slices of ginger.

As soon as all the seasonings were added, a flash of light shimmered in the pot, and in an instant, a perfectly fragrant, flavorful plate of sweet and sour pork ribs was ready.

Shen Jiaojiao picked up a piece of rib and put it into her mouth.

The meat was tender and juicy, and the sauce was rich and well-balanced between sweet and sour.

The taste was simply divine.

Although she hadn’t known how to cook before, she had eaten countless delicious dishes, so she naturally understood the recipes for most home-cooked meals.

Therefore, she knew exactly which seasonings should be used for which dishes.