Chapter 121 Chapter 121 I received the mission, but still...

After receiving the task, Xiao Wen, who was still confused, was caught by the noodle shop owner and taken to the back kitchen area of the shop.

"This is a daunting task." The noodle shop owner folded his arms over his chest and looked at Wen Qian seriously. "You know, the New Year's Eve dinner starts at 4 pm, and we only have less than four hours to prepare."

"Do you understand what less than four hours of preparation means?"

Wen Qian: “……?”

She simply doesn't understand.

But the atmosphere had become tense, and the player's expression became serious. He said firmly, "Understood!"

"Very good, then let's start now and plan the New Year's Eve dinner menu." The noodle shop owner looked around, tore off a piece of newspaper that he had used to wrap the vegetables, and placed it between the two of them.

Seeing that he seemed to be looking for a pen again, Wen Qian stopped him, took out a pencil case from his pocket, pulled out a pen and shook it.

"I have it here. Let's... where did you get this newspaper?"

Wen Qian's eyelids twitched. He could still vaguely see the words "Holy Thorn Daily" on the half-torn paper in his hand.

This newspaper is of unknown origin, right?

"Well, that happened a long time ago." When the noodle shop owner saw her take out the pen, he stopped looking and turned to walk to her side.

Noodle shop owner: "When I was still in school, a pigeon flew into the kitchen. When I chased it away, I picked up the things that fell from it."

“…”

No wonder the mailbox's newspaper delivery time is always irregular. It seems that it cannot deliver the newspaper to her smoothly every time.

During those times when the food was not delivered, it might have been because we encountered a situation similar to that of the noodle shop owner.

The two of them each held a pen and pondered over the newspaper.

After a while, Wen Qian slowly said, "Why don't you write?"

"If you don't write anything, what should I write?" The noodle shop owner laughed. "Customer, this is your New Year's Eve dinner!"

Player: "...Why didn't you say so earlier!"

Wen Qian didn't know what dishes were needed for the New Year's Eve dinner, so she listed the dishes she knew how to make.

The first one must be her specialty - sweet and sour pork ribs.

Seeing the first dish, the noodle shop owner nodded with satisfaction. When his eyes fell on the second dish written by Wen Qian, his smile faded a little. The third dish, the fourth dish...

"You have been deprived of the right to set the menu. Go wash the vegetables!"

The player's pen and paper were gone, and before he could react, he was driven into the kitchen.

Looking at the various ingredients piled up in front of him, Wen Qian blinked and could vaguely hear the noodle shop owner's incredulous voice behind him.

"Lobster, salted fish, and eggshells, how can these things be combined into a dish..."

Wen Qian poked his head out of the window: "Sure, I tried it!"

"Go wash your vegetables!"

"oh."

The vegetable washing game starts!

The player was busy washing vegetables in the kitchen. The noodle shop owner returned to the kitchen with the newly compiled menu, picked up the kitchen knife and started to cut the side dishes.

As long as the stove is not involved, the two of them can cooperate well on such simple matters.

The side dish preparation progress bar on the system panel was stuck at 99%, with only the last bit left to complete the side dish preparation work. However, all the side dishes in the kitchen had been processed. The player turned around twice but couldn't find where the remaining 1% of progress was stuck.

Wen Qian looked at the noodle shop owner who had just finished cutting the vegetables and meat, but was unable to proceed to the next step because the side dish preparation was not up to standard.

The noodle shop owner was standing there in a daze. It seemed that he had to wait until the side dish stage was passed before the next step could be triggered.

When Wen Qian asked if there were any dishes that had not been processed, the dazed noodle shop owner slapped his forehead.

"Oh, you're asking that."

He pointed to the menu and said, "Of course there has to be fish for the New Year's Eve dinner, but I didn't buy a suitable big fish today. The ones in the market are too small."

【New Year's Eve dinner mission——Fish every year

Requirements: Prepare a fish of appropriate size

Reward: Experience Points +100, Lucky Money ×1]

Now Wen Qian knew why the remaining 1% progress bar was stuck - without the ingredients, the side dish progress bar would definitely be stuck.

"Why didn't you say so earlier!"

"You didn't ask," the noodle shop owner said with a smile, "I'll leave the task of finding the fish to you. You have to be quick, as there's not much time left before the New Year's Eve dinner starts."

Having said that, he became frowning again and looked at the hands of the clock anxiously.

Player: ... Stop pretending. You're not in a hurry at all.

Wen Qian, who was responsible for finding the fish, walked calmly to the sink where the vegetables had just been washed, put some water in the sink, and then took out his small wooden stick.

Swing the hemp rope, wait for the progress bar, and collect the rod.

After a series of very skillful movements, a big lobster with its claws and fangs bared was thrown to the side of the pool.

The players who had gradually gotten used to it didn't even glance at it and continued to cast their rods.

On the last try of the day, a big, lively fish was pulled out of the pond by a hemp rope and hit the ground with a bang.

【New Year's Eve Dinner Task——Fish Every Year (Completed)

Reward: Experience Points +100, Lucky Money ×1]

Seeing the big fish fall to the ground, the noodle shop owner who was standing there in a daze immediately took action.

He happily grabbed the big fish and walked aside: "Great, let me show off my skills!"

When washing vegetables, the two people divide the work and cooperate with each other. The same goes for cooking, with each person responsible for half of the dishes.

But when Wen Qian took action, the noodle shop owner always looked at her with a look of deep sorrow.

The unaware player threw all the ingredients at hand into the pot, then raised the spatula, stared at the progress bar, and started poking.

The countdown is over and the dishes are ready.

Switch to the side dish for the next dish and continue poking and poking.

The noodle shop owner who was in charge of cooking the fish looked so dazed that he was a little distracted when he put the fish into the pot.

The big fish, which had been cleaned and had its scales and internal organs removed, suddenly jumped up the moment it was put into the pot, and flew out of the pot with its tail swinging.

The noodle shop owner's expression changed: "Quick, customer, catch it!!"

"What's going on? Resurrected?!"

In the midst of the chaos, the fish was sent back into the pot. There was no mysterious factor, it was just a nerve reflex.

After this experience, whether to repay Wen Qian for his help or for some other reason, several dishes that were previously rejected by the noodle shop owner reappeared on the menu.

Half of the table's dishes, both delicious and fragrant, and the other half were served on the large round table.

After a busy day, Master Wen finally got the chance to taste his own masterpiece.

Wen Qian, who had just sat down, was forced to leave his seat by the noodle shop owner by grabbing the back of his collar.

Xiao Wen:?

"The others haven't arrived yet!" said the noodle shop owner seriously.

Anyone else?!

Wen Qian subconsciously looked towards the door, and saw old acquaintances pushing the door and walking in. They were the same people he had met during the welcoming mission in the morning.

Wen Qian sat at the table again, slowly glanced at the people around him, and suddenly fell silent.

The most bot-like and NPC-like group of people in the entire game gathered together.

"Then why don't they come to cook the New Year's Eve dinner?" Wen Qian exclaimed in shock, "It's ok for others, but the owner of the barbecue stall knows how to cook, right?"

The barbecue stall owner looked up when he heard the voice, and stared at the noodle shop owner for two seconds. They both snorted coldly and turned away.

"Humph, just a kebab vendor."

"Heh, a noodle seller knows anything about grilled skewers."

Mysterious businessman: "Yue... this salted fish... Yue..."

"The eggs look good...yue..."

“He rolled his eyes!!”

"Everyone put down your chopsticks and don't move. There's something wrong with the food on this table!"

After a period of chaos, the police NPC announced expressionlessly that the food was safe and everyone could eat.

However, it is not recommended to eat too much.

【New Year Event——New Year’s Eve Dinner (Completed)

Rewards: Experience Points +666, Gold Coins +333, Lucky Money ×1, Mysterious Invitation ×1]

【Participation rate of New Year's Eve dinner>50%

Reward: 1 replica New Year's Eve dinner set (for 8-10 people)

When he received the reward, Wen Qian was squatting in the noodle shop owner's shop, watching the debate between him and the barbecue stall owner with other NPCs.

Beef noodles or barbecue, which one is more authoritative?

There were not enough people to participate in the debate, and the player inexplicably received the "Support Manpower" task sent by both sides at the same time.

The previous second, he was standing next to the noodle shop owner, using the fact that he only ate beef noodles for a month to prove the deliciousness of beef noodles.

The next second, he stood next to the owner of the barbecue stall, and used the fact that he once helped watch the stall and witnessed a thief going to jail for stealing fish to prove the deliciousness of barbecue.

——Our contestant Wen Qian questions the point made by your contestant Wen Qian just now!

——Rejected, your contestant Wen Qian switched concepts and misinterpreted the remarks made by our contestant Wen Qian just now!

No one can tell what the final outcome will be, but one thing is certain.

Wen Qian won.

It was late at night. Wen Qian returned home and poured a full glass of water. He drank it in one gulp. Feeling it was not enough, he poured another glass of water.

It was not until this moment that she had time to take a look at what the mysterious invitation letter in the New Year's Eve dinner mission reward was.

She put the cup aside and opened the invitation with red background and gold letters.

Dear [Wen Qian]

The legendary Nian monster will appear tonight. Terrified by the sound and light of cannons in the human world, it has decided to sneak into people's dreams this year...

We hereby solemnly invite you to participate in the plan to expel the Nian beast. We need your help!

Your opinion: Agree/Disagree]

Is this even worth considering? Wen Qian raised his hand and chose [Agree].

Suddenly, there were several more invitations in my hand, and the task prompts in front of me also changed accordingly.

[Exorcise the Nian Beast - Invitation

Please use the invitation letter in your hand to form a team to drive away the Nian beast.

Rewards: Lucky money × 1, dream map × 1]

The invitation letter with Wen Qian's name on it turned into a ray of golden light as soon as she took on the task.

The remaining name spaces on the invitation were left blank. Wen Qian took out a pen and without any thought, wrote down two names with a single stroke.

Zhou Zhu.

Lin Huai.

I said I would bring them with me next time. Look, here comes the opportunity!

Wen Qian, who never forgets to bring his members along no matter what, put down the final stroke, and the invitation letter instantly turned into a ray of golden light and disappeared.

Wen Qian looked at the remaining invitations in his hand. There were still several left. Which one should he choose?

After thinking for a moment, Xiao Wen took out his cell phone and opened the contact list.

With the cell phone on the left and the remaining invitation letters on the right, I started filling in the names one by one by comparing them.

It is our duty to drive away the Nian beast!