Since the coordinates of the Journey to the West dimension were discovered, Xu Milu has had a full twenty-four hours more each day than others.
During the day, she runs a rice and food shop on Earth, operating for half a day. After the shop runs out of ingredients, she starts practicing the cooking tasks assigned by Cui Shengguo. At night, she is teleported to the Journey to the West world to rest for the night. After waking up, she continues to work on the renovation of the new shop, and then returns to Earth to sleep at night.
As this continued, Xu Milu had a subtle illusion that her time was several times slower than others.
Cui Shengguo kept praising her for her quick comprehension, saying that she could master what he taught in just a few days, and used this as a comparison to make Li Ning suffer from exhaustion.
"Junior Aunt, please leave us a way out—we were just talking about it in our group a couple of days ago. We younger folks are getting sick of it all. A few people in the group are offering huge rewards to introduce you to some handsome guys!"
Li Ning looked miserable, clearly having been scolded again.
He had just made a dry-fried tofu dish, but he didn't remove the beany smell of the tofu before putting it in the pot, and Cui Shengguo scolded him severely.
"It's not my fault. If you don't remove the beany smell, the tofu won't taste good. Ordinary people won't be able to tell, but a discerning gourmet can tell the difference in one bite. It's your own fault for being lazy."
Xu Milu stared intently at the celery under her wrist. With a swift and precise "snap," the egg on top of the celery was unharmed, while the celery underneath was cut in two.
A smile appeared on her face. All her hard work recently had paid off; she could finally replace the hard-boiled eggs she used for practice with raw eggs.
"Wait, what do you mean by offering a hefty reward for introducing me to a handsome guy?"
Xu Milu suddenly realized something, narrowed her eyes, and grabbed Li Ning, who had just let something slip: "You guys have a small group chat?"
"Hey, hey, hey, Junior Aunt, this has nothing to do with me. It was all Cui Qingli and Cui Qingyuan's bad idea. They said they couldn't stand you anymore and wanted to introduce you to some handsome guys so you'd treat us juniors better—"
Li Ning's collar was grabbed from the back, preventing him from running away. He could only offer a fawning smile.
"Isn't Cui Qingli in the entertainment industry? She knows a lot of super handsome guys with great looks, I guarantee they're all tall with long legs, eight-pack abs, and high-pitched voices. Or is it that you're a fangirl, Junior Sister? We know people who are fans too, just ask."
"I'm not interested in men."
Xu Milu didn't even look up. She was joking. She was busy improving her cooking skills and worrying about how to improve her overall abilities. Why would she need to find a boyfriend?
Men will only slow down her knife-wielding speed!
Li Ning's face was all scrunched up like a bitter gourd skin.
It's not that they're not good enough, it's that Junior Aunt is just too amazing!
Not content with just his senior brothers and sisters, he also started to take on the younger generation of the same age. During the time Xu Milu was learning to cook vegetarian dishes, Ning Haiqiao's two apprentices were both treated like grandsons by him.
It might take others half a month or even longer to fully digest what their master taught them when learning a dish. But his junior aunt was different. She could perfectly replicate the task that Cui Shengguo assigned the night before on the third day. After practicing for another four or five days, she could basically master the dish. The rest was just a matter of slowly mastering the heat.
But that's not the worst part. All the senior uncles and elder brothers dote on this junior sister like a disciple, and have even handed over their most treasured recipes.
Ning Haiqiao even told his two apprentices that if either of them could keep up with Xu Milu's pace, his Chaosheng Restaurant would be handed over to them in the future.
Then the eldest master's disciples began to compete internally, and his master, Cui Mingjue, also forced his own disciples to compete internally. The third master's disciples also began to compete among themselves...
The younger generation discussed it in the group chat and realized something was wrong. They were supposed to be quite talented, so why were they being criticized so harshly lately?
After searching around, the group finally focused on Xu Milu, the "Big Curly King" who had almost lost all basic social skills. Upon hearing that Xu Milu always carried the Heaven-Slaying Blade and practically lived on the chopping board, the group of younger members broke down.
You're already a prodigy, but how can you artificially raise the passing grade?
"Little nun, you spend 24 hours a day running back and forth between Xingning Village and the shop, except for sleeping. You need to take care of your health; health is the foundation of everything!"
Li Ning earnestly advised him.
"Cui Qingli and Cui Qingyuan?"
Xu Milu thought for a moment: "I remember it was Fourth Senior Brother's daughter and son, right? They're only two or three years older than me, but they're from the same generation as Cui Mingyue. Oh right, I haven't asked yet. Logically speaking, shouldn't this generation of the Cui family use the character 'Qing'? How come Cui Mingyue uses the same character as Second Senior Brother and Fourth Senior Brother?"
"That one..."
Li Ning waved his hand:
“My master originally had three children: my master Cui Mingjue, my fourth uncle Cui Mingyu, and my eldest aunt who died at birth. The name Cui Mingyue was prepared for my eldest aunt. Later, my eldest aunt passed away, so the name Cui Mingyue was given to her.”
"Oh... I see."
Xu Milu nodded thoughtfully:
"Then I'll slow down my learning pace a bit and focus on building a solid foundation. I'll also talk to Master about it later, and ask him not to keep up with my senior brothers and sisters. Now you can rest assured, right?"
"Thank you so much, Junior Sister, for saving our lives!"
Li Ning quickly thanked him, then hesitated for a moment before stammering:
"Um, if you're not interested in men, I know a few girls who like girls like you, whether they're cute or mature..."
Xu Milu silently raised the kitchen knife in her hand and revealed a cold smile.
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