Chapter 56: The Great Wind Rises - Prelude Five

  "Wouldn't that be too sweet?" He said with a serious face.

  "Just right!" I said with a straight face, giving this moderate evaluation.

  Now my heart is still hanging in mid-air, everything I eat tastes like a lump of wax, but I couldn't bear to crush Cheng Qiao's confidence. Although I'm not sure if the sweetness is suitable or not, even if it's wax, it's indeed a lump of wax that tastes pretty good. Of course, being able to do so without hesitation is because I have great faith in Lan Jie and Xi Jie's sense of taste.

  Xijia immediately hummed proudly: "A Lan, did you hear that? Even the boss's wife said it was good! I think you're just jealous because I'm the one teaching Xiao Qiao hand in hand, not you, so you're nitpicking!"

  "Yes, I'm jealous, so what?" Lan sister didn't show any embarrassment, but instead acknowledged it with a straight face, "If Xiao Qiao hadn't come when I was in the toilet, how would he have asked you to teach him?"

  "Oh yeah! You think you're so great just because you're one level higher than me as a pastry chef? Well, I've got exclusive secret techniques to back me up!"

  "Cut, what's this broken unique skill? Isn't it just that your knife skills are better than mine? I'll practice some more and surpass you!"

  "Hmm, you're so arrogant? Want to compare and see who's better?"

  "Compare if you dare, come on now, are you afraid of not being able?"

  "Stop, stop, stop!" Seeing that they were really going at it, I hastily interrupted, "It's work hours now, if you want to compete, you'll have to take time off and rent a venue. Do you want your wages deducted? And haven't you got any customer desserts left to finish and send out? If I get complaints, that's all I need."

  They all pointed at Cheng Qiao and said in unison: "Ice-scrapped Hami melon!"

  "The parties were stunned for a moment: 'Didn't you just ask me to cut fruit?'"

  Xi Jie smiled and quickly packed the diced watermelon and pear on the table, then went to join Lan Jie who had already taken out ice cubes to make a slushy.

  I let out a breath and stiffly moved to a wooden chair, beckoning to Cheng Qiao: "Sit down and rest for a bit, you came so early, I can tell you didn't sleep much either."

  "En." He obediently sat down beside me.

  Cheng Qiao's behavior today is somewhat unusual, too quiet. I really want to ask him if the incident last night left any aftereffects on him. But as soon as I think that Ah Qian and Xiao Yu are coming soon, my mind becomes a mess and I can't organize my thoughts, my heart feels stuffy, like someone has forcibly stuffed a large wet sponge into me, even my breathing is heavy with damp air.

  I didn't speak and Jing Qiao didn't move either. For a moment, the entire kitchen was quiet except for the sound of the ice crusher and the muffled quarrel between the two sisters.

  After a few minutes, the kitchen door was suddenly pushed open with great force, and my heartbeat also skipped a beat.

  "Four papaya coconut ice and three peach blossom...huh?" Ah Xiu's face was full of surprise, "How come it's so quiet here? Didn't you guys used to brag every day?"

  "Bring the bill in." I smiled.

  "Oh," she responded, turning around and saying, "The boss is inside, you can hand the bill to her on your way, thanks! By the way, be prepared psychologically, she's really not in a good mood today." After finishing speaking, she directly slipped away from the entrance, then I saw two familiar faces.

  So, the six eyes looked at each other and gradually got closer.

  A shallow smile, a pair of narrow and long phoenix eyes just slightly narrowed, without much reaction.

  "My goodness gracious!" Xiao Yu's eyes were wide with surprise, as if they were about to pop out of her head.

  I cover my face or not, it's all the same, anxiously waiting for their ultimate criticism.

  "Wow, newcomer on the road needs to be careful, your life-risking transformation method... is really not transformed if it's okay, one transformation makes me dizzy! " Little Feather clapped her hands, "Not bad, not bad, quite fitting for your artistic identity, pretty impressive, I'll try it another day."

  I stared at her in disbelief: "Xiaoyu, you like him?"

  "Of course..." She smiled with a struggling face, "I like it... I guess."

  "What's wrong with your foot?" Ah Qian has already walked to my side, "Is it a toenail again?"

  "Uh," I said, looking down at my bandaged big toe, "yeah, it wasn't long enough to begin with, but then yesterday I accidentally jammed it into the meat."

  I was a little afraid to look up, fearing that Ah Qian would notice the abnormality on my face. As a result, she actually stretched out one finger and lifted my chin, hooking her lips with a charming smile, beautiful and unapproachable: "Little beauty, where did you buy this beautiful pupil? It looks good, I also want a pair."

  I was stunned.

  She continued to smile, raised my chin and looked me up and down: "There is indeed skin as fair as snow in this world, the ancients did not deceive me."

  "Ashallow, what's wrong with you today?" I twitched the corner of my mouth, "You didn't read 'Jin Ping Mei' or 'Yu Fei Mei Shi' again, did you?"

  She gave me a gentle stare: "Nothing, I just think your makeup looks great today. Doesn't it, Xiao Qiao?" She raised her head and looked at Cheng Qiao.

  Qiao Wei smiled slightly, her face full of sincerity: "A Yao looks good no matter what."

  "Haiying left early this morning, and Momo is leaving tomorrow." Xiaoyu came over, "In a few days when it's not so hot, do you want to go out and play too?"

  "Yes, it's good to go out and clear your mind." Ah Qian replied.

  "But Xiao Yu, aren't you on a deadline? And Ah Qian, aren't you the one who hates outdoor activities the most?" I was stunned, this crab's sudden appearance and the atmosphere that came with it were completely beyond my imagination!

  "No big deal, for you, I can drag it out for a few more days. When I get back, I'll just go into seclusion again. Who knows, maybe after going out and having some fun, inspiration will strike me like a ton of bricks!" Little Yu laughed with her mouth open wide.

  "We can go to the seaside." Ah Qian thought for a moment, "There aren't many annoying insects there, and it's not too desolate either."

  "Who says there aren't any bugs?" Xiao Yu retorted, "There are lots of sandworms!"

  "It's not even high tide, do you think sandworms are easy to find? But if we can really see them," Ah Qian nodded, "we can catch some and stir-fry them for dinner. I've long heard that the taste of sandworms is even better than sea cucumber, but due to environmental issues, their numbers have been dwindling, now their market price is almost surpassing shark fin."

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  [Book ID == "The Original Lock"] Mutation changed his originally ordinary life.

  If it weren't for the sudden change, his life would be like that of many ancestors, taking over the family's power in a mediocre way, living a dull life, and then dying of old age.

  But his father died in front of him, and his mother was taken away from him, leaving the young boy to face all sorts of growth alone.

  He wants to know the truth, so he must have power.

  The path of cultivation is fraught with difficulties, yet I persist without complaint or regret.

  He stormed into the heavenly palace, killed celestial beings and fought against gods!

  Nothing else, just one goal:

  Save Mother! Rebuild Origin!