Chapter 011: Training Camp
An Juesui spoke first: "I'll give the single room to you. Ji Qifeng and I will live together."
Ji Qifeng had no objection to this arrangement. He and An Juesui grew up together. When they were young, they would occasionally stay at each other's homes when the adults were not at home. There was nothing strange about living together.
Chen Xun also said that he could live in a double room and had no problem living with anyone. He also had good sleeping habits and should not disturb his roommates.
Jingxing scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "I don't sleep well, I might talk in my sleep."
Jiang Hechu said at the right time: "Then Shen Xun and I will live here."
Jingxing looked at Jiang Hechu with gratitude. He originally felt that there was a sense of distance between them and he didn't know how to get along with him, but in fact, he seemed to be very easy to talk to.
The rooms were allocated smoothly. The accommodation conditions here are very good. Each room has a matching toilet and shower facilities. There is a large TV hanging in the living room. If you want a better atmosphere, there is also a professional audio-visual room equipped with projection equipment and speakers. The kitchen is open, and the long island can accommodate several people at the same time. The hardware facilities can fully meet the needs of five people for a week.
Wu Wen distributed the keys. It was almost the evening rush hour when people get off work on weekdays. In order to avoid colliding with the crowd, the members hurried back to their respective residences to pack the luggage they would need for the next few days. After Lin Chiran and Wu Wen confirmed the room arrangements, they also left.
By the time the five of them had packed their luggage and returned here, it was already eight o'clock in the evening. After simply sorting out their clothes and other miscellaneous items, Jingxing realized that he was starving.
Jingxing, who has been living at home, has not developed any cooking skills. His cooking level is only enough to cook instant noodles or make scrambled eggs with tomatoes occasionally. Other things are a bit difficult for him.
Looking at the various ingredients in the refrigerator, even if I wanted to do something, I was unable to do so. Jingxing was seriously considering whether to stock up on some instant noodles. After all, everything can be boiled in water, and as long as it can be cooked with instant noodles, seasoning is not a problem. Being able to survive these seven days would be a victory. Just as he was distracted by whether to add ham or egg to the instant noodles, Shen Xun also entered the kitchen.
Chen Xun looked at Jing Xing, who was staring at the refrigerator, wondering what he was thinking, and asked casually, "Are there any ingredients in the refrigerator?"
"Ah, yes." Jingxing, who had forgotten to close the refrigerator door and started to daydream, quickly closed it and almost pinched his hand in his panic.
Looking at Jingxing like this, Shen Xun asked without much expectation: "Jingxing, can you cook?"
"Tomato scrambled eggs... count?" Jingxing's tone revealed a little bit of uncertainty. In fact, his success rate for this dish could not be said to be 100%...
Listening to Jing Xing's euphemistic tone, Chen Xun guessed that he probably only knew how to make scrambled eggs with tomatoes, "You must be hungry too, it's a little late, I'll simply cook some noodles, would you like some?"
Jingxing wondered if this would be too much trouble for him. Before he could give an answer, he heard An Juesui's shocked voice who had appeared out of nowhere, "What!? Someone can actually cook!"
Chen Xun smiled and said, "But my cooking skills are average. If you don't mind, I'll make it anyway. It won't be a problem to make a few more copies."
Shen Xun, who has several years of experience living alone, is very reliable. Although he was a little flustered when he first learned to cook, fortunately he is meticulous and serious in his work, and he is not averse to cooking. After honing his cooking skills for several years, his level has improved a lot.
"Really?" An Juesui's eyes were full of anticipation. He had originally planned to drag his childhood sweetheart out to eat something, but Ji Qifeng saw that it was already late and he had no appetite. Being rejected, An Juesui had to go out to find food by himself. When he passed by the kitchen and heard Shen Xun and Jing Xing chatting, he couldn't help but sigh that in this era of takeout, fewer and fewer of his peers can cook. Although he couldn't cook either, An Juesui felt at ease.
Shen Xun nodded readily, "Of course."
Jingxing rolled up his sleeves and went to the sink to wash his hands, "Then I'll wash the vegetables." After hearing this, An Juesui was also ready to help him.
Chen Xun laughed at their eager looks and said, "It's just cooking noodles and there are two assistants." He washed his hands and selected some suitable ingredients from the refrigerator. With the busy work of several people, several bowls of simple clear soup noodles were soon ready.
The noodles look good, with a few green vegetables dotted on the edge of the bowl, green chopped green onions and a little bit of oil floating on the surface, the noodles are beautifully placed under the clear soup, and a plump poached egg is lying on top. Poke it with chopsticks, and the runny egg yolk will slowly flow from the hole onto the surrounding milky white egg whites. Gently stir it and apply it to the white noodles, which makes people's appetite increase just by looking at it.
An Juesui looked at the bowl of noodles and couldn't help muttering, "Is this what you call average cooking skills..." Then he was a loser in cooking. He didn't want to think about it anymore and couldn't wait to pick up a few noodles with chopsticks. They were obviously just ordinary ingredients, but Chen Xun cooked them very resiliently. He dipped a little bit of runny noodles in the soup and put them in his mouth. The taste was silky and smooth. Although it was runny, there was no fishy smell at all.
Jingxing's eyes lit up after taking a bite. The three of them quickly finished the noodles in their bowls and drank up all the soup.
In the room, Jiang Hechu smelled a hint of food aroma after packing his luggage. He had no intention of eating anything, but the aroma kept drifting in through the crack in the door. He thought about what Chen Xun had just said about getting something to eat. Is this roommate such a good cook? He regretted refusing the request to bring him some.
Unable to resist the temptation of the aroma, Jiang Hechu opened the door, looked up and saw Ji Qifeng next door also walking towards the kitchen, so he quickly quickened his pace.
Looking at the empty bowls on the dining table, Jiang Hechu felt a little regretful, wondering what he had missed.
An Juesui looked at Ji Qifeng with a smile and licked his lips contentedly, "Why, didn't you say you wouldn't eat tonight?"
Ji Qifeng silently listened to An Juesui praising Shen Xun's cooking skills and walked straight to the kitchen.
"There's still some soup, if you don't mind, have some." Shen Xun said with a smile when he saw this scene.
After hearing this, their eyes lit up and they got a bowl of soup. It was a very simple white soup, light and delicious. After drinking a bowl of warm soup, my empty stomach felt much more comfortable.
"Chen Xun, you are a great cook." Jiang Hechu praised sincerely. Having lived alone abroad for many years, he naturally knew how to cook, but his cooking was just ordinary and edible. He was far inferior to Chen Xun, who could make a simple bowl of noodles so delicious.
"It's not bad actually. I had to learn how to cook when I lived on my own. I learned it slowly and practiced." Shen Xun felt a little embarrassed by their praise. "If you still want to eat, you can cook it when you have time. I have to cook anyway."
"From today on, Chen Xun is the cooking god in my mind." An Juesui covered his chest, "Call me when you want to cook. I can help you anytime." As he said this, he looked at Chen Xun sincerely with innocent drooping eyes that made it impossible to refuse.
Others also expressed that they couldn't eat the meal cooked by Shen Xun for nothing, and soon they assigned tasks such as preparing ingredients, washing vegetables and ingredients, washing kitchen utensils, and washing dishes, and then several people quickly tidied up the kitchen.
When Jiang Hechu was cleaning up, he noticed that the refrigerator was full of food, and thought that this preparation cleverly brought the members closer together.
After cleaning the kitchen, they went back to pack their luggage. It was past eleven o'clock before they had everything settled. An Juesui, who adhered to a healthy schedule to be energetic, was already lying on the bed ready to sleep, but when he closed his eyes he would always think of the various things that happened today. He was so excited that he couldn't fall asleep. He opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling, trying to empty his mind, but he was still very awake.
As he was turning over and over again, Ji Qifeng, who was sitting at the desk listening to music, took off his headphones and asked, "Aren't you asleep yet?" Based on his understanding of An Juesui over the years, he would have fallen asleep at this time normally.
"Qifeng, it's great to be with these people." An Juesui didn't talk uncontrollably like usual, but looked very serious.
Ji Qifeng responded, "Yeah, very good." Although he is not talkative on weekdays, he is still quite patient when facing An Juesui, who grew up with him.
An Juesui kept muttering that Chen Xun was a very nice person and his cooking was especially delicious, Jiang Hechu was very handsome and easy to get along with, Jingxing looked smart but was actually a bit naive, etc. Gradually, his speech slowed down and his voice became smaller and smaller.
"Am I dreaming?" An Juesui said this in a sticky voice as he felt sleepy. He then fell into a dream with steady breathing.
Ji Qifeng turned around to look at An Juesui who was already asleep, showing a smile that no one had ever seen before, and murmured, "I'm not dreaming." He put away his headphones quietly, climbed onto the bed and prepared to go to sleep.
In the next room, Shen Xun had just come back from washing up and saw Jiang Hechu sitting at the table, staring intently at the tablet. He accidentally saw a video playing on the screen. The background looked like a dance studio somewhere, with two figures dancing a difficult choreography with neat movements. One of them made him feel inexplicably familiar, as if it was Jiang Hechu himself. Thinking of Jiang Hechu's subtle attitude when he mentioned the past, Shen Xun did not ask more questions, but just reminded Jiang Hechu that he could go wash up.
Jiang Hechu came to his senses after being called twice. He smiled apologetically, turned off the screen and went to the bathroom. A handful of clean water splashed on his face. Jiang Hechu looked at the mirror, trying to pull himself out of the emotion just now. He should have said goodbye to the past long ago.
After washing up, Jiang Hechu said that he would watch something for a while, and if Chen Xun wanted to sleep, he could just turn off the lights at any time. Then he flipped through the previous video, focusing only on his own dance moves, dragging the progress bar over and over again to find any shortcomings.
Jingxing, who was staying in a single room, was reporting his safety to his parents and sister, and repeated today's itinerary. His family members were relieved to hear that his teammates were all good people.
"Brother, are you used to it? It will probably be very tiring later. You should go to bed early today." Jing Qing reminded Jingxing, who was so sleepy that he could hardly open his eyes.
Jingxing nodded in agreement, but after hanging up the phone, he was so attached to his bed that he didn't fall asleep until the early morning.
The next morning, Jingxing heard a knock on the door. He looked at the phone beside his pillow and saw it was just eight o'clock. He opened the door sleepily and saw Lin Chiran and Wu Wen standing outside.
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