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“Here, Professor Qin, try this pickled cabbage fish.”
Jiang Yichen used his chopsticks to pick up a piece of fish and some pickled cabbage and put it in Qin Ling’s bowl.
Qin Ling didn’t eat it, but stared at his chopsticks.
Jiang Yichen thought she was bothered by the fact that he had used the chopsticks, and quickly explained, “Professor Qin, don’t worry, I haven’t used these chopsticks yet.”
“It’s fine.”
Qin Ling picked up her chopsticks, first picking up the pickled cabbage in her bowl and putting it in her mouth, then the fish.
The pickled cabbage was flavorful, the fish was tender, sour and spicy, but not overwhelming.
The sour and spicy flavors penetrated every fiber of the fish.
“How is it?” Jiang Yichen asked. Sometimes he really wished Qin Ling’s icy face would show more expressions…
After speaking, Jiang Yichen answered his own question. “Average?”
Qin Ling: “Pretty good.”
Huh??
Jiang Yichen looked at Qin Ling twice more, why wasn’t she following the script this time?
“Trying to imitate me again?”
Qin Ling raised an eyebrow.
“I’m learning the excellent qualities of Professor Qin.” Jiang Yichen chuckled, picked up his chopsticks, and gave Qin Ling another chopstick of shredded potatoes. “Here, try the shredded potatoes.”
Qin Ling also picked up her chopsticks, but instead of reaching for her bowl, she also picked up a chopstick of fish and pickled cabbage and put it in Jiang Yichen’s bowl. “Try what you made.”
After Jiang Yichen ate the fish and swallowed it, Qin Ling asked, “How does it taste, in your opinion?”
Jiang Yichen said without thinking, “Average.”
The tone, the expression…
Jiang Yichen felt that he had imitated well, especially the light and slightly disdainful tone…
Qin Ling: “……”
“Professor Qin, eat first, and I’ll let you have the first bite of the vinegar braised cabbage.” Jiang Yichen said, putting another chopstick of vinegar braised cabbage in Qin Ling’s bowl.
“Why the first bite for me?” Qin Ling asked.
Jiang Yichen thought carefully and said something nonsensical, “No reason.”
Qin Ling lowered her head and ate the food in her bowl one by one.
The food seemed to be made for her taste, a little sour, but she liked it very much.
She didn’t expect that Jiang Yichen, who was so young, only eighteen years old, could cook so well.
Halfway through the meal.
Jiang Yichen brought up the main topic.
“That, Professor Qin, can we discuss something?”
“Speak.”
“What do you think of tonight’s dinner?”
“Pretty…” Qin Ling was about to answer, but remembering that Jiang Yichen seemed to like finishing her sentences, she waited two seconds before saying, “Pretty good.”
“Then how does this meal compare to the large and small cafeterias in the school?” Jiang Yichen continued to ask.
Qin Ling heard this, and she also realized that this meal was not simple, she put down her chopsticks. “Just say what you have to say, don’t beat around the bush.”
After choosing his words carefully, Jiang Yichen said, “Professor Qin, may I use your kitchen for a few more days?”
“……” Qin Ling was speechless, seeing his earlier actions, she thought Jiang Yichen had gotten into some trouble, so he was treating her to this banquet.
Jiang Yichen waited quietly for Qin Ling’s answer.
“Cooking?” Qin Ling asked concisely.
“Yes.” Jiang Yichen nodded. “If Professor Qin doesn’t mind, let’s eat together in the future. The food I make is much safer than outside. Everything outside is pre-made, and they might use gutter oil. You saw it last time, I ate at Cao’s once, and I vomited so badly.”
“Okay.” Qin Ling agreed, and said, “Tell me what you want to cook, and I’ll buy the ingredients.”
“Is that… Professor Qin, is that appropriate?”
Jiang Yichen grinned, this was great, it saved him some money, it seemed his cooking display tonight was a success.
Qin Ling glanced at him without answering.
After dinner.
Qin Ling offered to wash the dishes, Jiang Yichen was about to say he would do it, but Professor Qin was firm, and took the empty bowls and went to the kitchen.
This meal was different from the last time at Qin Ling’s place, that time everything was eaten, but this time was different, there was a lot of leftover pickled cabbage fish, shredded potatoes, and cabbage.
Jiang Yichen gave up and sat in a chair playing on his phone.
But the next moment.
He saw Qin Ling carrying the leftovers to the trash can.
Jiang Yichen saw this and shouted, “Stop!”
Then he quickly walked to Qin Ling and asked, “Professor Qin, what are you doing? Throwing them away?”
Qin Ling frowned, her eyes silently saying, ‘What else would I do?’
“Put them in the refrigerator, you can heat them up tomorrow.” Jiang Yichen said, reaching for the plates from Qin Ling’s hands.
“No need.” Qin Ling ignored him and poured the food into the trash can.
“Leftovers aren’t good.” Qin Ling continued.
Jiang Yichen was so surprised his jaw dropped, leftovers aren’t good? Who said that? He had been eating leftovers for so many years, didn’t he know if they were good or not?
Qin Ling threw away the cabbage and shredded potatoes, then put the plates in the sink…
Then she turned back to the living room, carrying the pickled cabbage fish to the trash can.
“Wait!” Jiang Yichen shouted.
Throwing away the potatoes and cabbage was fine.
But the pickled cabbage fish couldn’t be thrown away!
The leftovers were flavorful, the soup could be used to cook rice, or noodles…
“It’s fine, I’ll buy more tomorrow.” Qin Ling said.
“Don’t touch it!”
Was this about buying more?
Jiang Yichen stood between the trash can and the pickled cabbage fish, unless Qin Ling stepped over his body, he would never let her throw away the fish!
“What’s wrong?” Qin Ling asked.
“Professor Qin… you can use this pickled cabbage fish to cook noodles tomorrow, it’s delicious.” Jiang Yichen suggested.
“I can’t.”
“……” Jiang Yichen was stunned.
She was a real young miss, she didn’t even know how to cook noodles.
No wonder she said leftovers weren’t good, she probably never ate leftovers growing up.
“I’ll teach you.” Jiang Yichen said again. “Professor Qin, listen to me, try it tomorrow, it’s definitely delicious.”
“Okay.” Seeing Jiang Yichen’s serious expression, Qin Ling safely put the pickled cabbage fish back on the table.
She rarely cooked, the only thing she could do was cook instant noodles with boiling water.
“Whew…” Jiang Yichen breathed a sigh of relief, he finally saved his pickled cabbage fish, he was planning to heat it up and eat it tomorrow at noon.
“See you at the academy track tomorrow morning at 6:30 AM.”
“?”
What the heck?
Jiang Yichen’s mind froze.