Chapter 38

“So that’s what you planned.”

Zhao Xingyu’s heart slowly calmed down.

That’s right, that boy has an ordinary appearance, his face is as red as a monkey, and he has thick skin and flesh. How can he compare to me, who is handsome, fair, and elegant.

Thinking of this, he touched his cheek unconsciously. If he remembered correctly, Sisi would occasionally stare at his face in a daze. It seemed that he needed to take better care of himself.

The facial creams that Sisi uses should be usable by both men and women, right? He will try it secretly when he gets back!

“Do you think I’m a bad person?”

Qi Sisi raised her eyelids to look at him, carefully observing his expression.

“No!”

“I wish you would treat him worse; you just need to be nice to me.” Zhao Xingyu spoke the truth without hesitation. He still minded this person and wanted to get rid of him, but unfortunately Sisi seemed to have different ideas…

“Forget it, just tell me how you want to deal with him later, and I’ll find someone to do it. Don’t pay attention to him.”

Although the boy was ugly and disgraceful to the eyes, he still didn’t like Sisi to have anything to do with him. How could such a guy deserve Sisi’s glance!

Without waiting for Qi Sisi to answer, he said, “Just look at me.”

Then he nodded seriously.

Qi Sisi???

“What’s going on? You, you’re not jealous again, are you?”

Qi Sisi couldn’t believe it. Why was this guy jealous of anything?

“Ahem!”

Zhao Xingyu straightened his expression and did not refute.

Qi Sisi found it funny and didn’t pursue the topic anymore.

“Let’s go home. Xiao Hu bought fish in the morning. At noon, I will go to the cafeteria to teach the chef how to make fish fillet soup.”

Xiao Hu is Qi’s father’s safety officer. When Qi’s father goes out for something, he stays by his side to protect him and occasionally helps with some errands.

“Okay!”

Zhao Xingyu breathed a sigh of relief.

He also didn’t want to mention the guy named Han in front of Sisi again. How could such a dirty guy deserve to be given face for nothing!

For some reason, he always felt that the person was annoying. It was obvious that the other party had done something wrong and gave him and Sisi a chance, so he should be happy and delighted.

But the fact is, when he saw the other person, he felt uncomfortable all over, full of resentment, and wished that the person would disappear… The strange and horrifying thoughts shocked him.

This subconscious intuition had saved him many times, but this time it left him a little confused.

Could it be that his feelings for Sisi are so deep that he won’t allow any other man to have anything to do with her?

“What are you thinking about? Let’s go!”

Qi Sisi pulled him and quickly returned home.

Xiao Hu was standing guard at the door, and when he saw the two men he immediately stood at attention and saluted.

“Captain Zhao, Comrade Qi, the fish has been placed in the first canteen. Master Liu said that the chefs of the second canteen will also learn there.”

Master Liu is the chef of the first canteen. His ancestors were a family of imperial chefs. With his good skills, he is quite respectable in the army and is the person who has the final say in the canteen.

“Okay, thank you for your hard work, Comrade Hu!”

Qi Sisi responded politely, then pulled the man away.

“Sisi is here!”

Just after entering the cafeteria kitchen, before she could see the environment inside clearly, the old man sitting in the rocking chair next to her stood up and called her with a smile: “Have you had lunch? There are braised pork and four-happiness meatballs in the cafeteria today!”

He got the idea from Deputy Commander Qi yesterday and made it specially for lunch today.

“Hello, Uncle Liu!”

She touched her belly and smiled sweetly: “It’s just that I haven’t had lunch yet!”

“Don’t worry, fill your stomachs first and then work.”

Uncle Liu is very easy to talk to, he is a kind elder.

But Qi Sisi did not agree.

“Finish your work first and then eat. You need to concentrate on an empty stomach.”

If she is full later, she won’t be able to eat the fish she cooked. That would be such a pity!

The army seldom buys live fish. One reason is that the journey is inconvenient, and the supply is scarce. Another reason is that it is troublesome to spit out the bones. Few soldiers have the patience as they all rush to eat.

This time she was taking advantage of the cafeteria in a legitimate way.

But it’s not a loss at the canteen, as I can get a good dish, and the ingredients will be more abundant later.

“That’s fine!”

“Since our Sisi got married, she has become more and more steady in her work!”

A look of relief flashed in Master Liu’s eyes.

He has a good relationship with Lao Qi, and he has watched this little girl grow up. She is no different from his own daughter.

Qi Sisi smiled but didn’t agree.

It’s good to let them have this illusion, which just covers up the contrast between her and before.

“The canteen bought several kinds of fish. You can decide which ones are suitable. If they are not suitable, we can make something else.”

Chef Liu personally introduced them.

We bought quite a lot of fish.

In addition to the sea bass she made last time, there are also mandarin fish, also known as osmanthus fish, mullet, crucian carp, yellow croaker…even tofu.

“This fish is very rare!”

Qi Sisi noticed the osmanthus fish above briefly. It was very rare, and she didn’t know where it came from.

“There was only one fish on that stall. Xiao Hu wanted to buy more different types, so she bought it. Do you know it?” Master Liu looked at her curiously.

Qi Sisi responded hesitantly: “Well, it’s squirrel mandarin fish. The meat of this fish is very tender and rarely seen.”

“Yeah, Xiao Hu found a bargain.” Master Liu was still calm, “Take a look, pick out the ones that are not suitable.”

“They are all similar. Except… crucian carp and yellow bone croaker.”

As everyone knows, crucian carp soup can increase lactation and is very nutritious, but few people talk about the many small bones of crucian carp.

Qi Sisi doesn’t like it.

“Carp can’t be used?”

Master Liu looked at her in surprise. This shouldn’t be the case. Could it be that Xiao Qi really learned it from a recipe book?

“No!” Qi Sisi quickly shook her head, “Carp soup is very nutritious, but it’s not suitable for making my fish fillet soup. You’ll know when you take a look.”

Then Qi Sisi demonstrated it.

Under Master Hu’s astonished gaze, she skillfully knocked the mandarin fish unconscious with her knife, separated the fish meat and bones, removed the row of long thorns on the belly, and then began to slice the fish meat.

“There are too many small bones in crucian carp, unlike other fish, which can be removed.”

“Yellow croaker is not suitable either, it is only suitable for boiling, not for filleting.”

The meat of yellow croaker is too tender and will break if touched slightly, let alone being filleted.

“You’re right!” Master Liu nodded, agreeing with her statement, and teased: “Girl, when did you learn cooking? You’ve practiced well!”

If you are not someone who often uses a knife, you can’t be able to kill fish so fluently.

I was confident throughout the whole process, my hands didn’t shake, and I didn’t panic.

“I’m just learning for fun. It’s not a big deal.”

Qi Sisi evaded the question casually.

“I don’t think so. Most girls are not as brave as you. They would be scared to death when talking about killing fish.”

When he said this, the smile on Master Liu’s face faded a little.

Qi Sisi smiled and didn’t reply.

She knew that Master Liu was thinking of someone else and was not angry with her.

“It seems you know it too?”