Chapter 5 5. Pomegranate Returns Home

As soon as they reached the doorstep, the family members rushed out. Second sister-in-law Ding Lanhua yelled, "Mom, you're back! Oh my god, I told you Shizhu was a piece of shit, running to the educated youth compound for no reason. I guess he's going to see his lover."

Su Sanlan's face immediately darkened upon hearing this: "Second Brother, since you discovered the problem early on, why didn't you tell us? Did you do this on purpose to get Shi Liu beaten?"

"No, Mom, I just..." Ding Lanhua had a sad face. How could she know the inside story?

Second brother Shi Xia: "Mom, don't worry about Lanhua. She's just afraid of the consequences and is just talking nonsense."

"Puchi——" Shi Liu didn't expect that her second brother was still a fool. Her second sister-in-law's face turned pale. She seriously doubted that her second brother could find a wife. His handsome face was definitely the main reason.

"Alright, alright, get out of the way. I need to eat and go to work this afternoon." Su Sanlan didn't care whether her daughter-in-law was happy or not. She turned to her daughter and said gently, "Shi Liu, let me help you go inside and rest. Old man, quickly pour Shi Liu a cup of brown sugar water."

Shi Liu was not being polite. She was indeed feeling a little weak at the moment. The blood loss had injured her body. She had to take good care of herself, otherwise she would die early due to natural disasters or man-made calamities.

Sister-in-law Liu Guihua carefully brought in brown sugar water and put the water on the desk: "Sister, have a good rest. If you need anything, call Zhengyue and ask her to bring it to you. But don't move." If they bump into something again, they will be the ones who suffer. There are not so many old hens at home to nourish Sister.

Su Sanlan had no idea what her eldest daughter-in-law was thinking: "That's what a human being should say. Where's the third brother's family going?"

Liu Guihua quickly replied, "My third sister-in-law went to the mountains to chop firewood, and we don't have much firewood left at home."

"Oh! Last winter it was so cold that it could freeze people's noses off. I don't know what the weather will be like this year." Su Sanlan felt bad when he thought of the drought in the fields.

After everyone left, Shi Liu couldn't wait to click on the system.

【Cooking Skills Teaching Course】

[Su Youmai: Good at making buns (Level 5 99%)]

A chubby chef stood in a spacious kitchen. As soon as he saw Shi Liu, he began to complain, "I, Su Youmai, was once known as the God of Steamed Buns, but none of my descendants lived up to my standards. Instead of making good buns, they even traded my secret recipe for a different one. They're truly spendthrifts..."

Shi Liu didn't expect that as soon as she came in, she would hear the Su family's ancestor scolding his descendants. She was secretly awakened in her heart. She must live a down-to-earth life in the future, otherwise it would be embarrassing to be scolded by the ancestor.

"Don't underestimate this bun. I learned the skill of making buns from a chef. Unfortunately, my talent is average and I only managed to get into the business. How can I accept this?"

Kitchen repair? Isn't this world a bit fantastical? Even the immortal cultivators have appeared. Shi Liu believes that the reason Su Youmai's ghost is stuck in the same place is largely because he was not able to ascend to heaven, and he is unwilling to accept it. Yes, the moment he saw Su Youmai, Shi Liu knew that he was a ghost, and a ghost with a deep obsession, otherwise he would not have been able to escape reincarnation for so many years.

[The host needs to learn Su Youmai's skill in making dumplings. Once the host has mastered it, Su Youmai can enter reincarnation again.]

Shi Liu raised an eyebrow. "What does it mean to be a successful student? Besides, Su Youmai's aptitude is average. I doubt he's even qualified." This wasn't self-deprecation; it was simply a result of being accustomed to setbacks in her past life. As the old man's apprentice, she should have learned fortune-telling, but unfortunately, she lacked the aptitude and ended up only learning paper-cutting.

[The fact that the host can see Su Youmai proves that you have opened your clairvoyance. Unfortunately, the host was born with blocked meridians and has no chance of practicing.]

"Yeah." Shi Liu was smart and could understand books at a glance, but she just couldn't practice. The old man sighed a lot for this. Later, for the old man's sake, she never read any metaphysical books again.

[Host can use sign-in points to push the level to level 6]

Shi Liu likes to eat, but she doesn't like squatting by the stove to cook all day: "Let's talk about it later." She guessed that this check-in point must be an astronomical number, so she'd better not make herself bored.

Su Youmai finished his rambling: "Okay, try the buns I made first. These are the buns I made after reaching level 6."

The buns were only the size of a fist, and were snow-white in color. They looked very appealing. Shi Liu carefully took a bite and chewed slowly: "Woo, it's so delicious! I must learn all your cooking skills." As for you saying that squatting at the stove was too tiring, it didn't matter. As long as there was delicious food, it wouldn't be a problem.

Su Youmai nodded in satisfaction. Only those who truly love food can make delicious food. "To make dumplings, you must first learn how to knead the dough. If you don't knead the dough well, the dumpling skin will not be good... Also, this book is my secret manual. All the secret recipes are in it. Take the time to memorize them all."

Shi Liu nodded obediently. She had a photographic memory since childhood, so memorizing textbooks was easy for her; the hard part was getting started. She kneaded the dough non-stop, and only when her wrists were aching did Su Youmai call for a stop, meaning her dough was just barely acceptable.

As soon as she heard the word "Okay", Shi Liu was exhausted. It was too hard for her. If it weren't for the delicious buns, she would have given up long ago. No, she must teach her family once she learned it.

Third brother Shi Qiu is the best at eating. He occasionally roasts a pheasant or something, and the taste is quite good. This guy definitely has a talent for being a chef.

Shi Liu has just started learning here, but the apprentices over there have already been selected.

After an afternoon of intense study, Shi Liu felt she wasn't strong enough. She opened the Yin Yang Pavilion to search for items that could increase her strength, but found each one more expensive than the last. She was so angry she closed the shop. While she was angry about the high prices, she also found a lot of good stuff inside, much like the farming space described in the novel.

Shi Liu opened the system and saw that her skills had already improved to 13% of level 1 in just one afternoon. If she continued to improve at this rate, she would be able to master it soon. However, she asked, "System, is the flow of time in the teaching space different from that in the outside world?"

[Yes. One day outside is equivalent to 10 days inside the teaching space. If the host wants to speed up the process, they need to consume check-in points. One check-in point can add one day. Recharging 3 check-in points at a time can add 5 days at a time.]

"System, is your netherworld's network connected to the 21st century? It sounds like Taotao online shopping and recharging your account."

[Yes, host, would you like some? ]

Shi Liu frowned: "No, thank you." She couldn't waste this little sign-in point, and she unexpectedly discovered that there was a golden sign-in point on Wuyu Mountain near Shijia Village, which might also be a skill sign-in place.

(End of this chapter)