Qin Yuanyao noticed Pan Yayin hiding behind the door, and then noticed that the person Pan Yayin was waving at was Xu Miaotong. She turned her gaze away without any change in expression.
The guests took their seats in Li Qiaohui's kitchen, and then, under Li Qiaohui's demonstration and instruction, they began to learn how to make rice cakes.
Rice cakes are made primarily from fermented rice. They are golden and crispy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside, making them very delicious.
Li Qiaohui distributed the glutinous rice flour she had prepared in advance to each group, and asked everyone to follow her to add water, rice wine and yeast powder to the glutinous rice flour, and then stir continuously until the yeast dissolves and the mixture is evenly mixed.
While Li Qiaohui was teaching everyone, Pan Yayin was also learning along the way.
Li Qiaohui originally wanted to get rid of her, fearing she would cause trouble here.
But seeing how diligently Pan Yayin was learning, Li Qiaohui felt a sense of relief and let her be.
While Qin Yuanyao was stirring, Chi Naolu eagerly said, "Sister Qin, I want to play too."
Qin Yuanyao handed the chopsticks to Chi Naozhi. "Here you go."
Chi Nao took the chopsticks and stirred it happily. "Is this right, Sister Qin?"
"Yes, that's right, just keep stirring like that," Qin Yuanyao praised.
Chi Cheese thought this thing would be fun, but after stirring it for a while, her arms started to ache.
"Sister Qin, is it ready yet?" Chi asked weakly, her stirring of the cheese not as vigorous as before.
"Almost there."
Qin Yuanyao realized that Chi Nao was probably tired from stirring, and was about to say "Give it to me" when she saw Chi Nao extend her chopsticks towards Chi Baiyi.
"Dad, come here," the little dumpling said in a commanding tone.
Chi Baiyi calmly accepted the task that Chi Nao had not completed.
[Haha, did you think Cheese would be a lot of fun at first? But after actually playing with it, you found it was so tiring that you had to get Boss Chi to clean up the mess.]
[The cheese's inner work is so tiring, of course Dad has to step in.]
"After mixing well, cover it with plastic wrap and put it on the table next to you. It needs to rest for two hours," Aunt Li said at this point.
Just as Chi Baiyi finished stirring and was about to put down his chopsticks to cover the large bowl with plastic wrap, Chi Naoqi interrupted, "Dad, I'll do this."
Even if you cover her with plastic wrap, she will still drip.
Chi Nailu followed Aunt Li's example and covered the large bowl with a tight plastic wrap.
She then took the large bowl and placed it on the table next to her.
"Can you lift it?" Qin Yuanyao asked with concern.
"I can carry it, it's not heavy."
Chi Cheese carried the large bowl in both hands and walked towards the table.
As she passed Pan Yayin, Pan Yayin pretended to continue stirring her rice milk as if nothing was wrong, while secretly sticking her leg out and blocking the way that Chi Naoqi was about to pass.
Chi Nai was staring at the table, not paying attention to her feet. She tripped over Pan Yayin's outstretched leg and fell to the ground, breaking the bowl in her hand and spilling the rice paste she had painstakingly stirred all over the floor.
Pan Yayin quickly withdrew her foot and glanced in Xu Miaotong's direction as if seeking praise.
Xu Miaotong concealed the fleeting pleasure and sarcasm in her eyes and subtly shifted her gaze away.
Qin Yuanyao and Chi Baiyi strode over to help Chi Nao Niang up, but Chi Nao Niang had already stood up on her own.
She was sad and angry to see all the rice batter that her family had worked so hard to stir spilled.
She stood angrily with her hands on her hips and demanded of Pan Yayin, "Why did you trip me?"
Pan Yayin feigned a few false expressions of guilt. "I didn't know you were coming. I really didn't mean to trip you. I just wanted to stretch my leg and change my position."
Chi Nai's small mouth was pursed tightly.
She didn't know whether Pan Yayin was telling the truth or lying.
All she knew was that if she had watched her step, she wouldn't have tripped over Pan Yayin.
So, the bowl broke and the rice porridge spilled; it was definitely her fault.
Seeing Chi Nao's sad and self-reproachful expression, Qin Yuanyao felt a pang of heartache.
She said calmly to Pan Yayin, "You tripped over the cheese, why did your first reaction go to check on Xu Miaotong?"
Pan Yayin's face paled slightly, and she stubbornly explained, "I didn't look at Sister Tongtong! Don't wrong me, and don't even think about wronging Sister Tongtong! I know you don't like Sister Tongtong, but don't try to use me to frame her!"
Xu Miaotong's expression changed slightly, and she subconsciously wanted to say a few words in her own defense.
But upon hearing Pan Yayin say that, she shut her mouth with relief, feigning confusion, surprise, and bewilderment.
"Whether I wronged you or not, everyone can see by watching the screen recording," Qin Yuanyao said calmly.
[I just watched the screen recording! Pan Yayin did look in Xu Miaotong's direction after Chi Nai fell.]
[I also watched the screen recording. Pan Yayin did look at Xu Miaotong, but Xu Miaotong didn't look at her.]
[What the heck! If Pan Yayin deliberately tripped Chi Naozi to stand up for Xu Miaotong, that's disgusting! Naozi is just a child, what does she mean by bullying a child?]
Even if Pan Yayin wanted to harm Qin Yuanyao, she shouldn't have targeted Chi Naozi! Let's not involve children in the messy, dirty squabbles between adults.
[Pan Yayin herself is a minor, and for a minor to bully a child is blatant bullying! If Xu Miaotong instigated Pan Yayin to do it, then Xu Miaotong is truly guilty of a heinous crime!]
[Stop throwing all the blame at Tongtong! Even if Pan Yayin looked in Tongtong's direction, can you be 100% sure she was looking at Tongtong? Does that mean Tongtong instructed her to look at her? You're just using one picture as a starting point and making up the rest!]
Didn't you see how confused Tongtong looked? She doesn't even know what happened, and you're all putting all the blame on her.
[Pan Yayin's gaze was directed only at Xu Miaotong and Zhuo Ranjun. You Xu Miaotong fans, tell us, was Pan Yayin really looking at Zhuo Ranjun? Were the braised pork with preserved vegetables and the large meat buns Pan Yayin prepared for Zhuo Ranjun?]
"I didn't trip Chi Nai on purpose! I didn't even see her coming! I didn't even look at Sister Tongtong, don't make false accusations!" Pan Yayin shouted angrily, pointing at Qin Yuanyao.
Xu Miaotong tried to smooth things over by speaking up weakly, "Yuan Yao, I know you might not like me, but isn't there some misunderstanding here?"
Qin Yuanyao's sharp gaze swept over Xu Miaotong. "I know you don't like me either, but don't drag innocent children into this. And—"
Qin Yuanyao turned to face Pan Yayin and pointed at her face, saying, "Your face is allergic, isn't it? It's all red."
Pan Yayin was startled and carefully touched her face.
No wonder she kept feeling a little itchy on her face.
But she didn't dare touch or scratch it, afraid that if she did, her makeup would be ruined.
“Your face is the one with an allergic reaction! Tongtong’s beauty brand is the best!” Pan Yayin glared at Qin Yuanyao.
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