Chu Qinglin is a young boy who has just reached adulthood. Five years ago, he fell in love with holographic games. He spends every day on the Star Network and the holographic game design competition forums, looking for games that interest him.
Not long ago, he accidentally saw a post posted by the game anchor "Songcuimianmian" and learned about a farming game called "You Ran Tian Ju". He was also lucky enough to get the game qualification. From then on, the abyss monsters were all passers-by, and his heart was set on the farm.
After buying the first-time gift package, spending money on the magic spring water and fertilizer, and planting nearly ten rounds of land, Chu Qinglin found a new goal in the game. That was to replicate the golden corn cake made by the demon star boss, so as to save his drooling mouth.
The seasonings and stove were purchased, and the corn kernels were knocked off the corn cobs by his violent means, but although everything was ready, he didn't know what to do next.
Should I put the corn kernels into the iron pan first? Or pour the oil first? Or should I mix the soy sauce, vinegar, sugar and salt together to make the seasoning? Chu Qinglin couldn't help but hesitate. To make a corn pancake, do I need other ingredients?
After all, this is a recipe given by the village chief, so it feels like it can't be that simple! Can the ingredients really be bought so easily?
Chu Qinglin was quite cautious. He didn't dare to act rashly before he was sure of the correct operation method. Just as he was worrying, he suddenly thought of a person. His eyes lit up. Maybe that person would have some good ideas. So he decisively logged off and rushed out of the room.
"mom!!!"
"Help! Come and help me!"
After shouting these two sentences, Chu Qinglin came to his senses. In his memory, cooking had never happened to his mother. Would it really be useful to ask her?
It was too late to pretend nothing happened. Soon, a woman came out in a hurry: "What's wrong? What happened? Xiaolin, what are you doing? You ran out without even putting on your clothes?"
Chu Qinglin was wearing home pajamas when he was playing the game. Because he was in a hurry to find someone, he didn't even have time to straighten his clothes after crawling out of the game cabin. At this time, they looked wrinkled and a little sloppy.
But he couldn't care less. When the woman asked, he answered with gritted teeth: "Mom, can you cook? Very simple dishes will do. If you can, can I learn from you?"
Mother Chu slapped her son on the head and said, "You little bastard, why are you always talking bad about me? Do I look like someone who can cook? It seems like I gave birth to you in vain. You didn't care about me at all for all these years!"
Chu Qinglin hissed and quickly apologized: "No way, Mom. I care about you! I didn't mean to ask this. This is not, this is not..." He told Chu's mother what happened in the game.
What answered him was a wild laugh from Chu's mother: "Hahahaha! You idiots, you only know how to eat and you can't even cook a dish. In the end, you even went offline to look for mom. Hahaha, I have to tell your dad about this when he comes back. It's really funny!!"
Chu Qinglin felt a headache, and his mind became clearer under this devilish laughter. He muttered softly: "Go ahead and say what you want to say. You obviously can't cook either. Maybe I inherited it from you..."
“What are you talking about!” Mother Chu looked at her silly son fiercely and almost slapped him again. “Although I can’t cook, I know someone who can cook. I just want to cook it myself. Son, follow me. I’ll take you to find him right away!”
Chu Qinglin's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he quickly went back to his room to change into clothes for going out, and followed behind Chu's mother. He thought, as expected, mother is the most omnipotent being in the world~
Mother Chu took her silly son and walked through many twists and turns until they arrived in front of a house.
Chu Qinglin quickly recognized the owner of the house: "Isn't this Uncle Gui's house? Mom, why did you bring me here?"
"You never expected that, did you? Your Uncle Gui used to be the chef of Weimeixuan on Fotiaoqiang Star. If you wanted to eat his dishes, you had to queue up. Ask him to teach you a few tricks, so that you can at least know how to make a dish."
As for how it tastes, that is not within the scope of Chu's mother's consideration. In her opinion, the ingredients in reality have no taste, let alone in a holographic game. This child is probably just greedy for the novelty and fun.
Chu Qinglin wanted to ask why Uncle Gui was living on their Braised Pork Planet, but when he thought of the current state of the food, he closed his mouth in a subtle mood. Fortunately, he could taste the delicacies in the game that he couldn't eat in reality. Even if their taste was very different from the real taste of food in history, he accepted it because it was really delicious!
When Gui Yuping learned the purpose of Chu Qinglin and Chu's mother's visit, he agreed readily.
"Want to learn how to cook? Sure, just tell uncle what you want to cook and I'll place an order online. I haven't cooked for a long time, so I'll show you my skills today."
"Hey, hey, wait a minute, let's go buy some ingredients!" Mother Chu took over the order, "But you'll still have to cook the dishes later. Just think of it as this silly boy and I coming to your place for a meal."
Gui Yuping declined a few times and let Chu's mother go. While waiting for the food to be served, he asked Chu Qinglin what he wanted to eat.
Thinking of the golden and crispy corn cakes, Chu Qinglin swallowed his saliva and said without thinking: "Corn cakes, and... and white flour buns!"
These were the only two kinds of food he had seen in the game. It was a rare opportunity to order food in real life, so he ordered all of them.
Gui Yuping actually knew these two things. He raised his eyebrows in surprise, wondering where this kid had heard about them and why he was so greedy for them.
"How about it, Uncle Gui, can these two be made?" Chu Qinglin's eyes sparkled with anticipation.
"Of course it can, but as for the taste, don't hold too high hopes. It's just so-so..." Gui Yuping gave a warning in advance.
Chu Qinglin waved his hands generously and said, "It's okay, Uncle Gui, as long as you can do it, I'll learn a few tricks from you and then do it in the game, hehehe."
This was the third time Gui Yuping had heard the word "game" from the mother and son, and he couldn't help but feel a little curious. However, the food ordered from Star Network happened to be delivered at this time, and Gui Yuping forgot about it temporarily, took the food and led Chu Qinglin and her son to the kitchen.
The kitchen in his house was large, and it was not difficult to see signs of frequent use. The three of them stayed in the kitchen for nearly an hour, and from time to time Chu Qinglin exclaimed "Oh", "Ah", and "So that's how it is".
There was a lot of noise in the kitchen, but strangely, there was not much smell coming out. The only smell was the faint and refreshing scent that was faintly emitted when the skin of the vegetables was broken.
Gui Yuping prepared three dishes, one soup and one staple food, namely corn pancakes, smashed cucumber, braised pork, tomato and egg soup, and white flour steamed buns.
Golden corn kernels, emerald green cucumber cubes, simmered pork with rich sauce, red and white soup, and cute white steamed buns, each of them can give people a visual enjoyment, but the prerequisite is that they taste as good as they appear.
The latter was impossible. Chu Qinglin's initial hope was as great as his disappointment after eating. The whole meal was tasteless and he lost his energy.
He knew in his heart that he couldn't do this, because this table of dishes was made by Uncle Gui with great effort. But after tasting the big, soft, sweet and delicious white steamed buns in the game, he really found it difficult to control the expression on his face.
Gui Yuping was used to it and said calmly, "I've already said that with the taste of today's ingredients, it's impossible to make food that tastes too good. Xiaolin, don't be too sad. In the future, you should drink more nutrient solution. Some of the flavors are quite good."
Chu Qinglin was not discouraged: "It's okay, I have learned how to make corn pancakes from you, Uncle Gui. When I go home and play games, I can make corn pancakes. At most, I can eat a few more pieces."
One of the ingredients needed to make corn pancakes is dry starch, which the village chief doesn't sell. For this reason, he specifically asked Gui Yuping if he had a simple version of starch. Fortunately, it can be made with corn, but it takes a lot of effort. But for the sake of eating, he can do it!
After hearing what Chu Qinglin said, Gui Yuping became excited again. He sat up straight and asked, "I've been listening to you guys talking about games. What kind of games are they? Xiaolin, tell me about it."
"Okay, okay!" Chu Qinglin suddenly became energetic. He started with the reason why he entered the game and talked about his experiences in the game in the past two days.
There was a gleam in his eyes and his cheeks glowed with excitement. It was obvious that he really liked this game called "Your Farm Life".
Not only Gui Yuping, but even Chu's mother was a little tempted after hearing her son's detailed introduction. But soon, Chu Qinglin's next sentence broke their fantasy: "Oh, don't even think about it. There are only 500 places for this game, and they have been taken up a long time ago. Now you can't play even if you want to."
After saying this, Chu Qinglin couldn't help but feel fortunate that he was quick and grabbed the game qualification, otherwise he would have missed such a fun treasure game.
Gui Yuping quietly logged onto the official website of the "Holographic Game Design Competition" and found the details page of "Your Ran Tian Ju" according to the game name Chu Qinglin mentioned. He didn't know what he was thinking, but he clicked on the suggestion book inside. Seeing that it was full of messages urging the game designer Bai Li to quickly upgrade the holographic game builder, he inexplicably felt a little comforted.
He felt much more balanced knowing that so many people were as envious of this game as he was.
He also left a message in the suggestion book: "I learned about this game from my nephew. I want to try cooking with the delicious crops in the game that my nephew mentioned. I hope the designer can open up more game spots. I will wait!"
After urging, Gui Yuping felt that it was not enough, so he pulled Chu Qinglin and asked him to pay more attention to the news in the game. If the registration qualifications were opened, he must be notified as soon as possible.
For this, he also guaranteed: "Uncle's cooking skills are still very good. If you can enter the game, Xiaolin, whatever you want to eat, uncle will make it all for you!" The premise is that the ingredients in the game are really as Chu Qinglin described, with rich taste and full of fascinating flavor.
Mother Chu interrupted, "And me! Talk to me and your dad when the time comes!"
After he finished speaking, Gui Yuping looked over and the two of them stared at each other in silence. Very good, after confirming with each other's eyes, they are going to be competitors!
Chu Qinglin naturally agreed to the two's request. He also hoped that there would be people he knew in the game. Then they could farm together and cook delicious food together. Just thinking about it made him feel very leisurely!
Chu Qinglin was undoubtedly one of the luckier gamers. He could find off-site help in real life, and solved the problem of not knowing how to cook in just one meal. At this time, he had rolled up his sleeves and rushed back into the game, ready to give it a good try.
Most people, at the cost of nearly blowing up their huts, sadly discovered that cooking was not as simple as they had imagined. A group of dusty people came out of their respective huts and gathered together to summarize their failed experiences, but they still had no clue.
In the end, they had no choice but to go offline and choose to go to Starnet to find the correct cooking method.
On this day, several anchors in the food section of Starnet’s largest live streaming website discovered that their live streaming room, which was once deserted with only a few cats and dogs appearing every day, was suddenly flooded with dozens of people.
Could it be that interstellar cuisine is about to see a revival?
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