dumpling
When Xue Luo finally finished everything and came out, he found that it was quiet in front. A man and a cat were facing each other in the sunshine, keeping a distance from each other.
Wu Xu, who looked a bit rough, sat on a high stool in front of the counter, his legs stretched over the stool legs, one hand supporting the counter, staring lazily at the white cat three meters away from him. The white cat was unusually quiet, not as unbridled as it was in front of her, and even only half of its body was facing Wu Xu, not even giving him a glance.
The long tail hung down to the ground, without any hair standing up. It didn't look like it hated Uncle Wu, but rather like it didn't want to see him.
"Uncle Wu, do you know this cat?"
Wu Xu saw her coming and slowly sat up straight, supporting himself on the table with both hands. He glanced at the white cat huddled in the corner and asked, "Don't you know her?"
"Luoluo, where did this cat come from?"
"Uncle Wu, what are you having for breakfast today?" Xueluo was already used to Wu Xu coming to her small supermarket for breakfast, so she asked naturally. Then she replied, "I don't know. He came here on his own."
Wu Xu frowned. "This cat looks a bit fierce. You'd better stay away from it and don't get caught."
The white cat glanced at him speechlessly.
Wu Xu said, "Look, this cat is really fierce."
Xueluo: "... a little bit?"
Facing the white cat's sparkling blue eyes, Xue Luo swallowed and then swallowed back her words.
"No recommendations today?" Wu Xu obviously didn't care much about the cat. He just looked at Xue Luo and asked.
"Hmm..." Xueluo thought for a moment, then suddenly had an idea: "Uncle Wu, you really liked the buns yesterday, right? How about dumplings today?"
"Dumplings?" Wu Xu said, "I've never heard of it."
Xueluo said, "Well, it's also a convenience food, or rather... on that blue planet Uncle Wu told you about last time... there's a race called the Huaxia, and this is their traditional festival food. It's shaped like a half moon, and has wrinkles like a steamed bun..."
Xueluo was getting a little excited as she continued to introduce the dumplings. Although they were frozen foods, she had tried several brands of dumplings from the snack shop. They tasted good, though a bit pricey. "But we have cabbage and pork, radish and mutton, leeks and eggs, and seafood. Uncle Wu, which one do you want?"
"So many choices?" Actually, Wu Xu saw yesterday that in addition to steamed buns, there were other frozen foods in different packages in Xue Luo's freezer. Of course, he was not in a hurry to know everything. Anyway, he came to the small supermarket for breakfast every day like yesterday and today, and he could taste them all naturally.
"Then give me the one with radish and mutton filling first." Wu Xu said casually.
"Okay." Xue Luo's eyes were smiling, like crescent moons. Of course, she didn't need to cook. It was just because Wu Xu came here often, so Xue Luo had ordered a small food processor in advance, which was specially placed in the small supermarket. Normally, if Xie Xinghe and others came over to eat instant noodles, she could boil water, and convenient foods like buns and dumplings could also be cooked directly.
While Xueluo was fiddling with the food processor, Wu Xu had just clicked on his smart computer screen, intending to check the messages nearby and see if Garland had replied. Suddenly, a gaze fell on him, undeniably. Or rather, it wasn't a person, but the blue-eyed long-haired cat.
Wu Xu also always had a strange illusion, as if the white T-cat in front of him knew him, and even he was influenced to feel that it looked a little familiar.
In terms of memory, Wu Xu, who was a soldier in the past, certainly would not doubt that he had forgotten. He had used his mental power and supernatural powers less in recent years, but that did not mean that his acuity would decrease.
If he had seen a cat like this, he would never forget it, right?
However, just as he looked at the white cat, trying to identify something, it walked towards Xue Luo with its tail hanging down.
"This cat... is a little weird!" Wu Xu thought secretly in his heart.
"Hey, why are you following me?" Xue Luo said in a friendly tone when she saw Maomao coming over.
"Meow." It seemed like a reply without any patience.
It stared at the hot, snow-white, crescent-shaped dumplings that Xueluo had served, without even taking its eyes away, and said, "Meow~"
To Xueluo's ears, that sounded like a coquettish tone of voice saying I want to eat it too.
"...This!" Xueluo began to feel distressed. "You can't eat it."
"Luoluo?" Wu Xu looked at them and their cat and said, "If it wants to eat, let it eat. It'll be fine."
Wu Xu used his spiritual power to look inside the cat. It seemed to have many old injuries from adulthood, and they were all very dangerous. He didn't know how it managed to survive until now.
It must be a stray cat.
So maybe he was just overthinking it. "Give it a few, this bag is enough for me."
Xueluo's eyes lit up, "Okay."
The white cat glanced at Wu Xu again, and followed Xue Luo silently, apparently wanting to reduce its presence.
"Uncle Wu, this is aged vinegar. You can dip your dumplings in it when you eat them. Also, I made this by mixing sesame oil with chili peppers. It tastes super delicious." Thinking of this, Xue Luo couldn't help but think of Lao Gan Ma. It was a pity that it was not available in snack shops yet, otherwise her meals would have been so delicious.
“It’s a pity there’s no Lao Gan Ma!”
"Laoganma?" Hearing this word that he had never heard before, not only Wu Xu, but even the white cat following Xueluo showed curiosity and confusion in their eyes.
Xueluo was sweating profusely. "Um, it's... it's... it's a kind of chili sauce that I will buy in the future. It's delicious when paired with rice, dumplings, buns, etc. It can be used as a seasoning."
Maybe after upgrading to LV.4, it will be available in the store~
"Uncle Wu, the dumplings are ready. Try some first." Xueluo served a plate of about 16 dumplings and handed him a pair of disposable chopsticks.
She should be thankful that the alliance members also know how to use chopsticks, otherwise other tableware would not be as good as chopsticks for eating dumplings.
"Then I really want to try it." Judging from Xueluo's attitude, it was impossible for Wu Xu not to take it seriously.
There were 20 in total. For the other 4, Xueluo took the white cat's plate and placed it in front of it. She squatted down and said to it, "It's still hot. Eat it later."
Xueluo really felt that the white cat could understand what she said and was very smart. She didn't even need to say this. Although its eyes were fixed on the steaming dumplings on the plate, it was still waiting patiently.
"Looks like I don't need to worry anymore."
But Xueluo still waited for about a minute and said to it, "Wait a little longer."
"Uncle Wu, I have something to do upstairs. Can you keep an eye on it for me?"
Wu Xu knew she was talking about the cat, and as he was secretly using his supernatural powers to cool down the dumplings, he said, "Go ahead and do your work."
Xue Luo went upstairs. Wu Xu and the white cat looked at each other. The white cat looked away first. Wu Xu certainly would not try to talk to a cat. His mental power enveloped it. The white cat's beautiful snow-white fur stood up instantly, as if it was defending itself. But when it realized that the mental power fell on the steaming dumplings on the plate, the dumplings instantly returned to room temperature.
The white cat was a little surprised.
"Eat it." Wu Xu said casually, retracted his gaze, picked up a dumpling with his chopsticks and put it into his mouth.
It looked like a stray cat after all… He was a bit too cautious, but it inexplicably reminded him of an old friend…
Of course, before he could even think about it, he subconsciously took a bite of the dumpling and was amazed by the gravy that slowly flowed into his mouth. The combination of white radish and mutton was fragrant and slightly sweet. The quality of the mutton was also quite good, without any smell of mutton, and the texture was plump and tender. Combined with the soft radish, he devoured it in one bite.
The additional status prompt still appears in front of me.
[Item: Dumplings - Radish and Mutton Filling
Additional status: Appetite +1, each consumption may increase the mental power factor]
However, Wu Xu had long been accustomed to it. Compared to paying attention to these additional states, the deliciousness of the dumplings was more important to him.
For a person who once suffered from anorexia and always had a lot of pain when eating, let alone improving his mental strength, Wu Xu, who has retired, usually uses the special abilities brought by his mental strength directly in all aspects of life. Yes, these have gradually improved since he ate snacks in the Xueluo supermarket. How could he use them in a metropolis like the Jasmine District of Crystal Star?
"Luoluo's healing power... seems to have improved again." Wu Xu thought silently as he ate.
While he was eating, he glanced at the white cat who was also eating. It had already eaten the last piece and was eating very happily. Its movements were particularly graceful. It didn't look like a cat, but rather like an old friend to him.
"His affectations are comparable to yours."
The white cat's body stiffened, but it seemed not to understand the middle-aged man's sigh. There was a nostalgic look in his eyes, and he ate less and less dumplings on the plate.
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