The two chefs, surnamed Cheng, had been busy in the kitchen for half a day. Xiao Feiran and Cheng's mother had been chatting about everything from school anecdotes to poetry and songs. Liu Liuye had collapsed on the ground from exhaustion after being trained by Cheng's father.
However, neither of them came out of the kitchen.
Xiao Feiran looked towards the kitchen with some concern, because as far as she knew, Cheng Zhi couldn't cook. In the past, when they went on team building trips, Cheng Zhi was just an assistant, and even if she cooked, she could only make cold dishes.
Cheng's mother noticed her worry and patted her hand to comfort her, "Don't worry, Cheng Ye learned to cook when she was little, and she can still make fried rice and things like that, so it shouldn't be too bad."
Although Cheng's mother said that, Xiao Feiran was still worried. Her right eyelid kept twitching, which meant that some disaster was waiting for her.
While they were thinking, Cheng Zhi and the others came out and happily announced at the door that dinner was ready.
The three of them froze upon seeing the dishes.
The two siblings looked at them very seriously, hoping they would give their evaluation.
The calmest person among them was Xiao Feiran, because she had already anticipated this outcome. Seeing it this way now, she even felt a sense of relief.
The rice in the bowl was black, and each grain seemed to be covered with some dark, charcoal-like stuff.
The plate of enoki mushrooms in front of me wasn't white, but bluish-purple, giving me the feeling that taking a bite would send me to my death.
The most normal dish was probably the other plate of hot and sour shredded potatoes; at least on the surface, it seemed fine.
Mr. and Mrs. Cheng held their chopsticks, hesitant to pick them up.
Who would dare eat this? What if they died on the spot?!
"Could you please tell me how these dishes are made? They look so exquisite, you really need to explain them properly." Xiao Feiran smiled at them, hoping they could provide a reasonable explanation.
No problem at all. I didn't expect the diners to be so concerned about how these dishes were made. Cheng Zhi was very happy and stepped forward to introduce them to everyone.
"When my brother and I first entered the kitchen, we were planning to make some ordinary home-style dishes. But then we realized we hadn't cooked in a long time, so we had to come up with something new. That's why we immediately decided to make some creative dishes!" Cheng Zhi said this with such pride that the three people next to her were speechless.
Who gave you the idea?! This looks completely inedible!
Cheng's mother suppressed her anger and gestured for them to continue.
Cheng Ye stepped forward and held up the bowl of white...black rice next to her. "This bowl of rice is quite special! You might think it's just rice, but it's also a dessert. We took the Oreo cookies out, crushed them, and put them in. With one bite, you get the fullness of rice and the sweetness of cookies!"
"..."
Mr. and Mrs. Cheng indicated they didn't want to talk, so Xiao Feiran patted Mrs. Cheng on the back and encouraged them to continue.
Next up was Cheng Zhi. She stepped forward and pointed to the plate of blue-purple enoki mushrooms. "I made this plate of enoki mushrooms. I thought white enoki mushrooms were too ordinary, and I happened to have a purple cabbage at home, so I tore off two leaves and cooked them together. Look how charming the color is! It even has a touch of cyberpunk futuristic technology."
Cheng's parents didn't know what these strange words meant, nor did they want to know.
Cheng's father picked up a golden enoki mushroom and said, "It's just a golden enoki mushroom, why does it need to be high-tech? Just be normal, like this plate of shredded potatoes, that's fine, ordinary is good enough."
Upon hearing that her enoki mushroom dish was considered ordinary, Cheng Ye immediately stood up and said, "This is not just an ordinary plate of shredded potatoes. To help you get rid of the cold in your bodies, I added shredded ginger. I put a lot of effort into it."
"!"
Xiao Feiran leaned closer to the plate of shredded potatoes and smelled it. Sure enough, she could smell ginger. Her face twitched. "Ginger in shredded potatoes, Cheng Ye, you really are... so cruel! Is this a meal or a minefield?"
Cheng's parents had already started eating rice and enoki mushrooms on the side. Although these two things looked strange, at least they were edible.
As for that plate of shredded potatoes with ginger, even a dog wouldn't eat it!
Seeing that the shredded potatoes were being ignored, Cheng Ye was very sad. "If you don't eat ginger, you can take your time picking it out."
Cheng's mother immediately declined, saying that even if she picked them out, the shredded potatoes would taste like ginger.
But thinking about the recent disasters, and how Cheng Zhi and Fei Ran had gone to great lengths to bring this food back, Cheng's mother felt that it shouldn't be wasted. She immediately pushed the plate of food in front of Cheng Ye, saying, "You've memorized the ancient poems, and with the current situation being so difficult, we can't waste food. You made this dish yourself, so you should eat it all, not a single bite!"
Cheng Ye: "..." What does it mean to lift a rock only to drop it on your own foot? This is it!
He looked at Cheng Zhi and Xiao Feiran pleadingly, "Sisters, please help me! I really can't finish this myself, could you have a bite or two?"
Cheng Zhi: "You're not a child anymore, you're an adult, you need to stand on your own two feet!"
Xiao Feiran: "Thanks for the invitation, but I won't be coming."
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