Chapter 139 A Dinner Tasting Like Wax (Third Update)
"You want to learn to cook? Why? Is it because of Xu Heyu again?"
This time, Qiao Mei didn't mince words, because similar situations had occurred several times before.
Whenever Ao Cang has a sudden urge to do something, it's 1000% related to Xu Heyu.
Ao Cang blushed with embarrassment, never expecting his thoughts to be so easily seen through.
But he still tried to resist, denying it outright: "No, I just suddenly remembered that I haven't cooked for you yet. Cooking isn't something that requires too much effort, and if I can, I still want to cook for you."
Qiao Mei didn't mind Ao Cang's awkwardness. Seeing that he was very persistent, she thought for a moment and nodded.
"Okay, then let's eat less tonight. We'll cook for ourselves secretly later. I'll order something first. Tell me, what dishes do you want to make?"
Ao Cang didn't know much about food, so he told Qiao Mei to just buy some of her favorite dishes.
"Okay." She remembered that Ao Cang seemed to have no dietary restrictions; he could eat almost anything she fed him. After thinking for a moment, she selected a few dishes she liked and placed an order.
That night.
After Xu Heyu served all five dishes and one soup, Qiao Mei looked at the dishes that were comparable to those of a master chef and the unique plating. Surprised, she asked Xu Heyu if she had studied at New Oriental before.
"New Oriental? What kind of place is that?"
"Cough, it's a place that specializes in teaching cooking skills, but I misremembered the name." Qiao Mei forgot that this was not modern times. After strategically taking a sip of the lemonade made by Xu Heyu, she couldn't help but drink a few more sips because it tasted so good.
Ao Cang watched as Qiao Mei went from taking a small sip to taking a huge sip, then glanced at the young man staring at her with delighted blue eyes, and muttered sourly to Qiao Mei, "An'an, why don't you buy some more stuff for making drinks?"
Qiao Mei was a little tipsy. Hearing Ao Cang's reminder, she suppressed the urge to pour herself another cup and coughed lightly, feeling a bit guilty.
"Okay, then wait a moment."
While the two were whispering to each other, Xu Hui started talking to Xu Heyu.
As an elder, she was quite concerned about the new home that Xu Heyu, a younger generation member, had found, and her red eyes, like Qiao Mei's, were full of concern.
Xu Heyu felt a warmth in his heart and told her about the new address he had found, which was also in this villa area.
"The Federal Army will provide a lot of things for reserve recruits, and housing is one of them. With my current strength, I can apply for a small villa in the Green Field Villa District, not far from where you and Qiao Mei are, in villa number twenty-three."
Qiao Mei's family lives in villa number 22. Villa number 23 is right next door; it takes less than two minutes to walk downstairs.
Xu Hui was surprised: "Then we'll be neighbors from now on? That's great! You can come over anytime you need anything, and if you don't mind, you can come over for a meal during holidays or festivals."
Given his current situation, his family has cut off all ties with him, and he's practically an orphan now.
Xu Hui is a mother herself, so it's not too surprising that she might be a little overwhelmed by maternal love. Qiao Mei didn't interrupt and let them continue their conversation.
Anyway, as long as Xu Heyu no longer likes her, she doesn't care about anything else.
After placing the order for the beverage ingredients that Ao Cang had mentioned, Qiao Mei began to taste the dishes that Xu Heyu had prepared, which looked quite appealing.
Judging from the drinks, she had already guessed that Xu Heyu's cooking skills were definitely not bad.
But she never expected that his cooking skills would be this good.
The stewed eggplant looked like it was made with very simple ingredients, but once she tasted it, it was so soft, tender, and flavorful that she almost wanted to swallow her tongue.
The subsequent dishes also did not disappoint her; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that each one was delicious.
It's a pity that, although it was delicious, she couldn't eat too much.
We still need to save room for what Ao Cang makes.
The light and joy that shines in a person's eyes when they eat delicious food is undeniable.
Seeing that Qiao Mei enjoyed the food, Xu Heyu's lips curved into a wider smile.
Ao Cang, on the other hand, ate the food that Qiao Mei fed him with a rather bland taste.
It's undeniable that the food tastes delicious; you can tell it's been made many times before.
Will his little followers be satisfied with what he, a beginner, will produce later?
The meal ended with everyone having their own thoughts.
Finally, when Qiao Mei couldn't resist secretly taking another sip of the very refreshing lemonade, Ao Cang buried his dragon head in her chest, feeling a little embarrassed. But Qiao Mei was still secretly drinking and didn't notice at all.
It wasn't until more than two hours after dinner, around 8 p.m., that Qiao Mei's orders from the interstellar shopping website began to arrive, and she realized that something was wrong with Ao Cang.
He had somehow returned to the gemstone lair and was now lying coiled up like a dragon.
"Cangcang, the stuff has arrived. Shall we go try it out now?"
The girl walked to the gem nest and reached out to pick him up, but was stopped by his outstretched little dragon claw.
"Never mind, An'an, you should be full by now. Let's talk about it next time."
Qiao Mei sensed something was wrong, so she leaned closer to check on Ao Cang.
But he buried the dragon's head so tightly into the dragon's body that Qiao Mei couldn't see anything at all.
"Cangcang, show me the dragon's head, let me see it."
Qiao Mei reached out to grab Ao Cang's dragon body, but Ao Cang blocked her hand with his dragon claws again: "No, I'm a little sleepy. You put those things away first, and I'll learn to cook from you tomorrow."
"But........."
"Buzzing..."
The continuous vibrations from her smartwatch interrupted Qiao Mei. When she opened it, she discovered that it was a group voice invitation from the Interstellar Guardian Squad.
I can only click to see what they're up to.
Shu Qingqing: "Qiaoqiao, log on quickly! Boss Shang and I practiced a few more games today, and we feel like we've improved incredibly fast compared to before. You'll be amazed when you see this!!"
Shang Duojin: "Stop bragging. To be honest, I've improved more. You bad woman, get out of my way!"
Xu Heyu's voice joined in at this moment: "Sorry, I'm busy moving today, so I might not be able to log in."
Shu Qingqing: "No problem, no problem. I just brought Senior Zuo in. I'll ask him if he wants to play!"
Upon hearing that they wanted her to log in and play games, Qiao Mei glanced at the dejected little black dragon and started typing on the keyboard of the quantum computer.
"I'm not going today, you guys..."
But before she could send the message, Shu Qingqing sent her several private messages, saying that Zuo Chenxing was free and that she should cooperate later to give her more opportunities to get closer to Zuo Chenxing.
Ao Cang: I feel wronged, but I won't say anything. (Sobbing)
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