As she walked into the residential area and looked at everything around her, she couldn't help but drift into memories.
When she was seventeen, her older sister told her that she had found a very good husband who had bought her a big house in Shanghai. She said the environment there was very nice, and she felt that she had married the right person.
But now...
Now that my sister has become a phoenix, she seems to have forgotten the branch that once grew desperately just to give her a foothold.
The girl shook her head and entered the building with nimble steps.
When I got home, I took off my white sneakers and put on pink strawberry slippers.
These shoes were bought by her brother-in-law on her very first day here, and she really likes them.
The kitchen has good natural light and is very bright. The black marble surfaces make it look clean and tidy.
The girl first took the cutting board off the windowsill, then cleaned the meat she had bought, placed it on the cutting board, picked up the knife, and began to carefully cut the meat.
Anyone who has cooked meat knows that fresh meat has a soft and mushy texture.
Slicing into thin slices is really not an easy task, especially for someone who has never cooked before; it's a highly difficult task!
Yan Xici has beautiful hands; her skin is fair, her fingers are long and slender, and her nails are a healthy, lustrous color.
Because of the force applied, the straight shape of the bones can be seen.
An inexperienced girl would pick up each piece of meat after cutting it to check its thickness, which resulted in her hands being greasy.
The unpleasant texture made the girl exclaim in disgust, "Ugh~"
It's not only soft, but also so oily...
My brother-in-law has cooked countless meals over the years; I wonder if he has to endure all of this every time.
After sighing, she suppressed her discomfort and picked up the knife again to carefully cut into it.
My hands were probably too oily, because I cut my finger when I applied too much pressure.
Alas, misfortune seems to specifically target kind-hearted people.
A cut instantly appeared on her fair finger, and bright red blood flowed out. The girl gasped in pain, quickly returned to her bedroom, grabbed a band-aid, and bandaged it up simply.
I'm going back to cutting meat; giving up is out of the question!
After all, this minor injury is nothing compared to my brother-in-law's.
I cut the meat, washed it again, and prepared to stir-fry it!
Yan Xici is the kind of person who is very skillful. Although she has never cooked before, she can cook everything from scallions, ginger, and garlic just by following the instructions in the video.
The stir-fry was actually quite well done.
Xiao Ran, who was still engrossed in the house-hunting app, suddenly smelled a fragrance. He put down his notebook and walked out out of curiosity.
Xiao Ran was startled when he saw the girl cooking earnestly in the kitchen.
It's all my fault! I got so excited watching it that I forgot about cooking time!
He hurried over and reached for the spatula in her hand, saying, "Okay, I'll take it."
Since she moved here a few years ago, Xiao Ran has naturally taken on the role of an older brother, doing all the chores himself, because he's really afraid she'll get burned again.
Yan Xici shook her head. "It's alright, I'll do it. Brother-in-law, you should get some rest."
After the girl finished speaking, she quickly pulled her hand away as if afraid he would snatch it from her, hiding the spatula behind her back, and didn't forget to give him a bright smile.
That little girl looked so sensible.
Xiao Ran couldn't bear to let her do any work, so he quickly reached out to grab it. In doing so, he happened to see the band-aid on the girl's middle finger joint.
Xiao Ran asked nervously, "How did this happen?"
The girl explained with a smile, her tone casual, "I accidentally cut myself just now, it's nothing. It's just that you noticed it early, otherwise it would have healed by now."
She didn't want her brother-in-law to worry.
Besides, I'm not a child anymore, this little injury is really nothing.
Xiao Ran couldn't help but feel sorry for him. He's healed? You're kidding me!
He complained, "You can't even cook, what are you doing?"
The girl couldn't help but feel guilty at her brother-in-law's concerned gaze. She had only wanted to ease his worries, but instead, she had made him anxious again.
She just wanted to cook him a meal.
It's all that lump of meat's fault!!!
"I just saw you were in a bad mood and wanted to cook for you, but I feel like I'm about to succeed, so please go away and don't be a stumbling block on my road to success," the girl said, feigning anger with a straight face.
Seeing her stubbornness, Xiao Ran felt both sorry for her and amused.
"Who said I'm in a bad mood? From now on, I'll take care of the cooking. You just need to eat."
After he finished speaking, he reached out to take the spatula from her hand.
The girl refused, and immediately stretched out her slender, fair arm, pushed his shoulder, and sent him out.
Xiao Ran is 1.84 meters tall, while Yan Xici is only 1.65 meters tall. Perhaps due to the height difference, the scene of her pushing Xiao Ran from behind is actually quite cute.
The girl declared confidently, "Let's go, let's go! Starting today, Chef Yan will officially be online!"
This is only the first day; she'll have to take on the responsibility of caring for her brother-in-law from now on!
Xiao Ran had no choice but to say, "Then be careful, and call me if you don't understand anything."
Once inside, he still felt uneasy, so he took out his laptop and placed it on the dining table. He browsed house-buying information while keeping an eye on Yan Xici as she cooked.
Yan Xici has a great figure, with a straight back, a tiny waist that can be encircled by a single hand, and straight, well-proportioned legs. Right now, she's holding a spatula and seriously stir-frying vegetables, looking clumsy but earnest.
The sunlight shone on her, and everything looked so bright and clean.
This was the first time Xiao Ran had seen her cook, and he couldn't help but sigh, "My little cabbage has finally grown up!"
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