Chapter 197 Behind the Rumors
With a "whoosh," the mixer started to spin.
Upon hearing the sound, the two people nearby immediately put down what they were holding and came over to check.
"Ningning, what is this?" Jin Tong asked curiously.
“This is an electric egg beater, Xuan Lin, bring yours over so I can try it out,” Shu Ning said to Xuan Lin.
Xuan Lin brought the pot over, and Shu Ning looked down and saw that the egg whites were almost beaten.
"It seems we don't really need it anymore, hehehe." Shu Ning laughed, then added a few spoonfuls of white sugar, and rummaged through her space for a wild fruit that she and Han She had found a few days ago, squeezing out the sour juice and dripping it in.
At this moment, Shu Ning asked in her mind, "007, do you have milk, butter, vegetable oil, or preferably corn oil?"
007 said, "Yes, but you need to complete a task to obtain it."
"What mission?"
"The position of chieftain of the wolf clan belongs only to the strongest beastman in the wolf clan. Currently, Xuan Lin and Xiao Chong are both top-tier in strength, so any other wolf clan member who wants to take this position must eliminate these two."
"You mean there have always been people in the wolf clan who want Xuan Lin and the others dead?" Shu Ning asked.
"good."
"Who are they?" Shu Ning asked in surprise.
"The other wolf males who were not strong enough all perished in that wolf war, and now the strongest one is only Mu Chen."
"It really is him..." Shu Ning recalled how Xiao Chong and the others were always wary of Mu Chen.
"Then what should I do? Mu Chen is, after all, my half-brother."
"You treat him like a brother, but he doesn't treat you like a sister," 007 sneered.
"Tell me more details quickly," Shu Ning said anxiously.
“He had been secretly plotting this since he was a child, ordering his subordinates to put a secret medicine into the original owner’s food every few days. This kind of thing doesn’t show its effects in a short time, but it becomes more and more obvious over time.”
"Over time, it can also affect the hormone levels in the body, making people more irritable and prone to outbursts of anger at the slightest inconvenience."
"After seeing the results, he began to spread the original owner's reputation throughout the Beast World continent using the underground secret group he had cultivated long ago."
Upon hearing this, Shu Ning was incredulous and speechless. "No, what's his motive?"
"I—no, the original owner of this body had no grudge against him, so why did he start harming me so early on?"
“Because you are the daughter of the Holy Mother and the Patriarch,” 007 said.
“Isn’t he also the child of the Holy Mother and other beastmen?” Shu Ning said.
“This is different. You have a very good chance of becoming the next Holy Female of the Wolf Clan. For males, the only position that can be held is the clan leader, which is the highest among males, but their power is never as great as that of females.”
"So what if my reputation is ruined? What does that have to do with him? He can't be a saintess anyway," Shu Ning said speechlessly.
"It has no direct relation to him, but in this way, no male will be willing to mate with you, let alone beastmen from other tribes."
"Okay, I think I understand. Um, I'll buy it on credit first. I need it urgently, it's waiting for me," Shu Ning said.
"Okay, the milk, butter, vegetable oil (preferably corn oil), and other ingredients needed for making the cake have all been sent to the space."
Next, Shu Ning used a mixer to beat the egg whites again. After that, she stirred the egg yolks with the other ingredients and finally folded them together.
"Ningning, since you're going to mix them all together anyway, why not just stir them?" Jin Tong asked curiously, watching Shu Ning's actions.
"Because egg whites and egg yolks have different textures, egg whites can be whipped well when whipped alone, while adding egg yolks at the beginning will affect the whipping properties of the egg whites. Therefore, they should be whipped separately. After the egg whites are whipped well, add the whipped egg yolks. This way, the cake will have a fluffy texture."
"I see..." Jin Tong listened, feeling confused and only vaguely understanding.
Shu Ning noticed that his eyes weren't very clear, but she smiled and said while stirring, "You'll know when it's done."
After mixing everything, she found the mold in the kitchenware gift set, poured the mixed batter into the mold, and tapped it to release the air bubbles.
Next, the oven was preheated, and finally the mold was placed in the oven. While waiting, Jin Tong curiously picked up the mixer and started stirring.
Xuan Lin observed Shu Ning's new kitchen utensils, his mind filled with countless questions.
Shu Ning thought of Yan and Mo Li and decided to make more to visit them.
Then she took some fruit, put it in a blender, added sugar, and made jam.
Smelling the sweet aroma, Jin Tong ran over, "So sweet!"
"Haha." Shu Ning laughed, "Jin Tong, you haven't even tasted it yet, and you already know it's sweet?"
“I can smell it,” Jin Tong said proudly.
"Wow, that's great!" Shu Ning exclaimed.
"Hehe..." Jin Tong's narrow eyes narrowed into slits as he smiled, his shoulders slightly shrugged, and he swayed his fox tail, basking in Shu Ning's praise.
“I can do that too.” Xuan Lin, who was standing to the side, snorted lightly, his eyes darkening slightly, and his words were full of sourness.
The other two glanced at him.
"Okay, all done." Shu Ning poured the jam into the jar.
She made more, separating it into several jars.
Shu Ning scooped a spoonful of jam for Jin Tong to taste, "How is it?"
As Jin Tong tasted the jam, the sweet and sour flavor spread in her mouth, and her eyes immediately lit up. "So delicious!"
She licked her lips, still wanting more, and exclaimed, "Ningning is amazing!"
"Xuan Lin, do you want to try some too?" Shu Ning asked, noticing Xuan Lin's jealousy, which seemed stronger than the jam itself.
Xuan Lin looked in Jin Tong's direction, feeling a little uneasy. He moved closer to Shu Ning, but still pretended to be calm and said, "Yes, you feed me."
He lowered his head slightly, his silver eyes gleaming as he looked at Shu Ning.
"Okay, here you go." Shu Ning also scooped a spoonful for Xuan Lin.
Xuan Lin ate the jam, looked at Shu Ning with affection in his eyes, and said in a low voice, "Delicious..."
"Friendly reminder: Xuan Lin's favorability has increased by 2 points, and his current total favorability is 87."
Just then, the oven dinged.
"It's ready," Shu Ning said, going over to open the oven.
The aroma had already wafted out before that.
The aroma of the cake intensified the moment it was opened.
The aroma of the cake made Jin Tong's mouth water.
"Is it ready to eat?" he asked impatiently.
"It's edible, but it needs a little something to go with it," Shu Ning said, cutting it open with a knife.
"Here you go." Seeing this, Xuan Lin handed the jam to Shu Ning.
Shu Ning glanced at Xuan Lin in surprise, then spread jam on the cake and added fruit pieces.
“Now it’s truly finished,” Shu Ning said.
"Can we eat now?" Jin Tong asked.
"Wait a minute." Shu Ning stuck a wooden stick into the cake as she made it, saying, "Jin Tong, after I light the fire, close your eyes and make a wish."
Jin Tong asked, puzzled, "Why?"
"Today is your birthday. Make a wish while it's lit, and it will come true. After you're done, blow it out."
With a "click," the wooden stick ignited. "Quick, make a wish, Jin Tong!" Shu Ning said, "Otherwise, it will go out."
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