Chapter 88 He is fully responsible
Cooked drunken crabs, cooked drunken shrimps, and pig's trotters had already been cooked and were just marinated, so there was no problem at all. Dong meat, white stewed pork ribs, red stewed eel, Taibai beast meat, Sun and Moon Triple Rings, Yulin Fragrant Kidney, and Huadiao Mandarin Fish were all cooked before Shen Ye came, so there was no problem at all. However, the three dishes that were cooked after Shen Ye left, Dongbi Dragon Balls, Yellow Wine Pudding, and Wine Vanilla Head, were all ruined.
"I'm sorry, everyone. I was distracted when making the last few dishes." Qi Huan apologized to everyone with some guilt.
"No need to apologize, it's not your fault." The shop owner said defensively, "Just tell me who made you lose focus, and he is fully responsible for this."
"Yes, you told us who it was, we will help you teach him a lesson! I said before, no one is allowed to disobey you or ruin your mood on Waste Star." No. 4 also slammed the table, causing the cups, plates and bowls on the snack table to clatter.
"That's right. There are sentries all over the room, but people still bully the guide. It's totally outrageous!" Wen Liang also frowned angrily. The little red snake also poked its head out of her sleeve, hissing and spitting out its tongue.
Shen Ye:......
Qi Huan couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. It was really heartwarming and like family that everyone stood by him without asking why. But looking at the situation, if he mentioned Chen Ye's name now, everyone would tear him to pieces. But after all, Chen Ye told him the news out of kindness.
Jiufang Yu frowned slightly and glanced at the table indifferently. He saw Xu Zhi staring at the wine glass, Tao Zhe buried his head in eating, Kong Hu's eyes were erratic and he refused to look at him, and Chen Ye just lowered his eyes and dared not raise them. He already knew in his heart that it seemed that the 'culprit' was related to them, especially Chen Ye.
The Pozhan couple did not interrupt. One of them was concentrating on peeling drunken crabs, while the other was tasting the unique-flavored pig's trotters, while the crowd was "criticizing".
"Huanhuan, tell me, this is the problem of the person who made you distracted. Tell us and we will help you teach him a lesson so that he will learn his lesson..."
Diwu Yuan also followed suit, but before he could finish his words, his uncle covered his mouth. Diwu Wei could naturally see Qi Huan's embarrassment, so he whispered to his nephew, "Don't make trouble at a time like this."
Seeing that Qi Huan refused to say anything, the shop owner and No. 2, No. 4 Wen Liang and others all looked at Jiufang Yu at the same time. Those gazes were silent but seemed like deafening roars one after another, saying, is it because of you?
Xu Zhi sighed softly, and Shen Ye clenched his fists. The two were about to stand up and admit it, but Jiufang Yu spoke first, "Sorry."
Xu Zhi and Shen Ye's eyes trembled slightly, and they looked at Jiu Fangyu at the same time, but Jiu Fangyu didn't look at them. He picked up the wine jar and poured a glass of wine, then raised the wine glass and bowed deeply to Qi Huan, "It's all my fault."
Then he drank the wine in the glass.
Qi Huan's mind was in a mess. Before he could react to why Jiu Fangyu wanted to apologize, No. 4 jumped up and said, "I knew it was you!"
He dodged and dragged Jiu Fangyu out of the banquet hall, "Brat, come on, go out and stretch your muscles with me!"
By the time the second half of the sentence came over, the two of them had already exchanged several lightning-fast moves in the air, and their speed was even faster than when they usually fought with the stone beast.
"Hey~" Qi Huan was so anxious that he wanted to stand up to stop him, but the shop owner grabbed his wrist and said, "It's just stretching your muscles. Your spirit body hasn't even moved. Why are you so anxious?"
Qi Huan subconsciously glanced at Jiufang Yu's seat, and saw that the black ball on the snack table had stopped eating, and was holding his two front paws, looking towards the door innocently and blankly.
"It's not him, you misunderstood, it's really not him." Qi Huan hurriedly explained to the owner.
The shop owner took a sip of wine and glanced at Qi Huan. "Do you dare to say it has nothing to do with him?"
Qi Huan choked. It was related, but not what you thought. Moreover, this matter was Jiu Fangyu's private matter, so it was not easy to announce it for him. Shen Ye also said it was a secret, and it could not be explained in a few words.
The pause was enough for the shop owner to determine that this matter was related to Jiufang Yu. The shop owner nodded and said, "If it has something to do with him, then it's not unfair to beat him up. Besides, he came out and admitted it himself, so doesn't that mean he intends to take the blame for this matter?"
Qi Huan: ...
It was too late to throw out Shen Ye now. Qi Huan's mind was even more confused, and coupled with his anxiety, he couldn't think of a way to explain it clearly for Jiu Fangyu.
Seeing how uneasy he was, Senior A-Luan kindly comforted him, "Don't worry, they know when to attack."
Qi Huan: ...
The fight outside didn't last long, and No. 4 and Jiufang Yu came back soon.
No. 4's body was almost intact except for a few more wrinkles, but Jiufang Yu looked a little disheveled, with several tears and stains of sand on his clothes.
Qi Huan looked over worriedly and met his gaze. Jiufang Yu gently shook his head at him, indicating that he was fine.
"It's boring. This guy knows he's in the wrong and just defends himself without fighting back." No. 4 returned to his seat, angrily poured a large glass of wine and drank it all in one gulp.
The shop owner tutted, "That brat is just smart."
Jiufang Yu did not fight back, so the others naturally could not continue the fight, so the "fight of arms" turned into a "fight of words", and those who wanted to seek justice for Qi Huan began to pour wine for him. He accepted all the offers and drank more than ten cups without changing his expression. Qi Huan could not bear it and stood up to drink for him, and then the others stopped.
Old wine is similar to yellow wine, it tastes sweet and sour and flows smoothly down the throat, but has a strong aftertaste. After the banquet, Qi Huan was worried that Jiufang Yu might feel uncomfortable after drinking too much, so he ran to the kitchen to make him a hangover soup.
He had wanted to make the famous kudzu flower hangover-relieving soup for treating excessive drinking and alcohol accumulation. Unfortunately, although he remembered the prescription, he couldn't find the ingredients at the moment. It happened that among the ingredients Jiang Huai brought there was a kind of fresh stone ear which was similar to agar-agar and had a rich gelatinous substance. He had originally wanted to use it to make jelly, but now he could use it to make a hangover dessert from "Shan Jia Qing Gong" - vegetarian hangover ice.
Agar agar, also known as dragon's beard seaweed, can be used to extract agar to make jelly or jelly, so the so-called vegetarian hangover ice can be regarded as an ancient version of jelly.
After washing and soaking the stone fungus, he put it into the pot and boiled it. Then he started to prepare the auxiliary ingredients. The original recipe required plum blossoms, oranges and ginger, but he didn't have plum blossoms at hand, only oranges and ginger.
He was too embarrassed to rob Jiang Xian again, so he pickled some orange seeds with honey, intending to use them in the stone ear jelly as a garnish instead of the plum blossoms.
Qi Huan was busy working when Po Zhan walked into the kitchen with his hands behind his back.
"Master." Qi Huan bowed and greeted the old man immediately when he saw him.
The old man is the elder of Jiufang Yu's friend. Qi Huan originally felt that there was a big gap in seniority between them, so he wanted to call him Master to show respect. However, the old man said that it sounded awkward. When they were discussing cooking together, he even wanted to call him brother in private. Qi Huan was afraid of confusing the seniority, so he compromised and changed the title back to Master.
The old man's eyes moved around the kitchen counter. "What are you doing?"
"To sober up Jiufang Yu."
"Then you go ahead and get busy." The old man waved his hand, turned around and walked out again.
Qi Huan blinked as he looked at Po Zhan's back, not understanding why he came to the kitchen.
But within two seconds, the old man turned back.
"Master?" Qi Huan looked puzzled.
Po Zhan curled his fingers into a fist and put it against his lips, cleared his throat, and paused for two seconds before saying, "I especially like the one you made today..."
"Fruit hoof?" Qi Huan asked considerately.
"Yes, Bai Guoti, can you do it for her again in two days when it's convenient?"
"Of course." Qi Huan nodded immediately and obediently, "Let's do it tomorrow night."
The dish of Baiguoti comes from "Diaodingji". It requires boiling the pig's trotters until half-cooked, then cleaning them and removing the bones. Then stuff pine nuts, walnuts, ham, tendons, etc. back into the trotters as bones, tie them up and put them back into the pot. After boiling, soak them in aged wine overnight. The rich and moist gelatin in the pig's trotters is fully integrated with the aroma of nuts and wine, forming a unique taste of salty, sweet, gelatinous and soft glutinous flavor.
This dish is rich in animal collagen and nutrients, and is indeed very suitable for Jiang Huai to supplement. I will finish it tomorrow night and eat it the day after tomorrow.
"Okay." Po Zhan nodded and turned to leave. Qi Huan followed him and was about to walk a few steps outside, but the old man suddenly turned around again and the two almost bumped into each other.
"Master?" Qi Huan opened his eyes wide in confusion.
"Don't worry about what happened today. Everyone makes mistakes sometimes." The old man comforted him, "The night before we came to Waste Planet No. 7, my wife complained that I messed up the barbecue."
"Master, don't worry." Qi Huan nodded with a smile. The old man did not hesitate to bring up all his embarrassing stories to comfort himself. Speaking of which, the last person who used his own embarrassing stories to comfort himself seemed to be Jiufang Yu. Is this a habit of people in the Jiuchong Star Domain?
Seeing that his eyes were bright and clear without any haze, the old man nodded with relief, and this time he really walked out.
Po Zhan walked out of the kitchen, stood on the single-sided empty corridor of Tianfeng Pavilion, thought for a few seconds, and then walked towards Jiufang Yu's room.
His great-grandson and Jiufang Yu have been good friends since childhood, and the old man has watched Jiufang Yu grow up. Just now, he saw him drink so many cups in a row during the banquet, and was worried that he would be hurt by drinking too much. He wanted to come over and make him a bowl of hangover soup, but when he saw Qi Huan was already making it, he didn't mention it. Now that he had comforted Qi Huan, he planned to go over to see Jiufang Yu again.
Jiufang Yu, who came to answer the door, was a little surprised to see that it was old man Pozhan, and quickly led the man to the living room.
Po Zhan glanced at the doors of several rooms as he walked, "Are you the only one here?"
"Yeah." Jiufang Yu quickly walked to the sofa and moved two cushions over to the old man.
"Are you okay after drinking so much?" Po Zhan sat down on the sofa and looked at Jiufang Yu's face.
"To be honest, I'm feeling a bit drunk and it's burning my heart and lungs, making me dizzy and bloated." Jiufang Yu answered honestly, his brows and eyes already slightly red.
"Well," the old man shook his head, "just wait a little longer. This wine has a strong aftereffect. The longer we wait, the more uncomfortable we will feel."
Jiufang Yu didn't say anything, and the old man continued, "It's okay, Huanhuan is already making something to sober you up, you'll feel better after you eat it."
Jiufang Yu's frosty eyebrows rose and fell slightly, and a look of surprise flashed across his face.
"What's going on between you two today?" The old man looked at him with concern. "What's wrong with you?"
"It's either awkward or a misunderstanding." Jiufang Yu awkwardly stretched the cuffs of his shirt and pinched the cufflinks between his fingers.
"What misunderstanding?"
Jiufang Yu silently tightened the cufflinks between his fingers.
"Hanhan?" The old man was still used to calling him by his old name.
Jiufang Yu sighed, rubbed his forehead which was filled with alcohol, and finally spoke, "The Jiufang family purchased a batch of machinery and materials for the new base and arranged a starship to deliver them. It will arrive at the port tomorrow morning. In the afternoon, they contacted me and said that they had arranged a surprise for me on the starship."
The master pretended to listen and did not interrupt him.
"After I inquired further, I learned that they acted without authorization. In addition to machinery and supplies, they also sent a guide to the starship. They said that they had done a match test with the data I left in the system, and the result was 92%."
"92%?" Po Zhan was also a little surprised when he heard this number. "So, they are planning to let this guide get engaged to you?"
"They have a very clear plan." Jiufang Yu's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness.
"If the match is 92%, I'm afraid it would be hard for anyone to refuse." The old man sighed. This match is simply a match made in heaven.
"But I have decided to refuse." Jiufang Yu said firmly.
"You..." The old man gasped in shock, paused for a while, and suddenly realized, "You, you are not doing this because of Huanhuan, right?"
Jiufang Yu's frosty eyelashes drooped slightly and he did not answer.
The old man pondered for a few seconds, and felt something was wrong. "It doesn't sound like this should make Huanhuan depressed. Then why is he..."
"So, it's a misunderstanding." Jiufang Yu sighed, "Xu Zhichen and the others also heard the news that the guide was coming. The guide was from the Yao family. They didn't dare to ask me directly, but they probably thought, like you just now, that I wouldn't refuse. These people are already familiar with Qi Huan, and they must be on his side in their hearts. They probably wanted to tip him off and give him a heads-up in advance so that he wouldn't be caught off guard when he saw him tomorrow morning. As a result, he messed up his mind."
"Oh, good intentions lead to bad results," the old man patted his knee and shook his head repeatedly, "This is too ridiculous."
Jiu Fangyu rubbed his forehead tiredly, trying to resist the increasingly strong smell of alcohol. "I'm just guessing. These guys disappeared after dinner. I haven't confirmed it with them yet, but it should be close."
"Ordinarily, this is your private matter, and I shouldn't ask too much, but Huanhuan is nominally my apprentice now, and my wife and I both like this child. Since you like her, why don't you tell us?"
Jiufang Yu frowned and said nothing.
The old man said earnestly, "Don't blame me for not reminding you. Huanhuan is a very likable child. Not to mention the ones from far away, just look at the one with the fox in the Eighth Star Region a few days ago, and the one playing with the cane. Those two sentinels obviously have some thoughts."
Jiufang Yu's eyelashes drooped very low, and just when the old man thought he would not speak, he spoke, "I am a person with not much time left and no future, I am not worthy of talking about love."
Upon hearing this, the master's face changed drastically, "Your injury..."
"I recently experienced a beast tide and fought against star beasts several times, which aggravated my old injuries. According to my current condition, I can only hold out for another year at most."
"With so many people in the Si family's medical laboratory, can't they save you?"
"Some things may be destined." Jiufang Yu spoke calmly, as if he had already accepted this fact.
A few days ago, when he learned that Qi Huan's spiritual body could help heal the spiritual picture, he had ignited a glimmer of hope, but Jiujiu is too young now, and the energy is not enough to heal his injuries. Given his condition, he might not be able to wait until Jiujiu grows up.
"You...ah," Pozhan's throat trembled, blocking thousands of words, and finally turned into a sigh, raised his hand and gently touched Jiufang Yu's head, "Silly child..." Why is it you~
Qi Huan returned to the room with the prepared vegetarian sobering ice, and saw Jiufang Yu sitting alone on the sofa in the living room, with his brows slightly closed, one hand resting on the armrest, rubbing his forehead, looking very uncomfortable.
The black ball crumpled up next to him, obviously feeling the same way.
"You're drunk, right? You have to drink so much?" Qi Huan handed him the sobering ice. "Eat this, and you'll feel better after that."
The finished vegetarian hangover ice is crystal clear, with orange fruit particles in the middle, and topped with honey, orange fruit and golden minced ginger, which is icy and smooth.
Jiufang Yu's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he frowned drunkenly. He calmed himself down and barely saw the person in front of him, "Huanhuan?"
"That's right." Qi Huan's heartbeat suddenly became chaotic as he smelled the cool, fresh, cold metallic smell again. He hurriedly grabbed the spoon and stuffed it into his hand, "Wake up, eat some of this first, and you'll feel better after you finish it."
"I'm sorry." Jiufang Yu looked at him solemnly, his eyes as deep as the night outside.
Before Qi Huan could speak, his head fell heavily and hit Qi Huan's shoulder.
"Hey~" Qi Huan hurriedly hugged Jiufang Yu's arm to prevent him from falling.
In a panic, the black ball suddenly scurried onto Jiufang Yu's shoulder, stood on all fours, raised its furry head, and gently kissed Qi Huan on the lips.
Qi Huan:!!!
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