"Gu Ci, you are really amazing." Chen Yao said with emotion.
Gu Ci put some dishes into her bowl and said, "I remember you used to order these dishes often."
Chen Yao nodded and said, “Especially the salt and pepper spareribs, I really like them, but after coming here, I haven’t eaten them again.”
She suddenly started to like this dish two years ago. She had it at a restaurant near the hospital. It was her first time to eat spare ribs cooked in this way.
Because the store is not far from her home, she often orders takeout and has it delivered to her home.
As she spoke, she took a bite of a piece of fried salt and pepper spareribs that were crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
The moment you bite it, your tongue will be captivated by the fragrant and unique taste.
And the most amazing thing is that the taste is almost exactly the same as that of the restaurant she likes to eat at.
Could it be that Gu Ci...had gone to that shop specifically to learn how to make it? Or perhaps, he had simply bought the recipe?
Thinking of this, she asked directly: "Gu Ci, the salt and pepper spareribs you made taste almost the same as the ones I ordered before. How did you do it?"
Gu Ci: "I bought the shop directly and asked the chef to come to my house to teach me how to cook."
During that time, there was always a dish of salt and pepper pork ribs on his family's dining table, until they were so tired of it that they didn't want to see it anymore.
His grandparents even refused to eat the ribs because they were too old to do so. Only his brother supported him silently.
No matter how many times he did it, his brother would always take a few chopsticks out of courtesy.
Later, after he had mastered every process and step of this dish, he began to change to other ones.
Now, after Chen Yao asked this, he finally felt that his efforts were finally recognized, so he smiled and picked up a few more pieces for her.
After eating several pieces, Chen Yao said, "The most difficult thing about this is controlling the heat and time when frying. If the heat is too high, it will easily burn. If the heat is too low, it will not be cooked easily and will absorb oil. The time must also be controlled just right to make it crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. You are quite good, huh? How long did it take you to learn this?"
Gu Ci said frankly, "It's been about a month, on and off. I learned it whenever I could. I didn't have much time."
Chen Yao was slightly stunned. Does it take so much time just to make one dish?
And she remembered that Gu Ci himself didn't like this dish very much.
So isn't he learning this specifically for her?
Chen Yao suddenly felt a little sad.
She pursed her lips and said in a low voice: "Gu Ci, you don't have to work so hard for me..."
Gu Ci picked up another piece of chicken wing and put it in her bowl, saying, "I don't know how to put it, but in the past six months, I have calmed down and reflected a lot, and then I slowly realized how naive and careless I was before.
Yaoyao, I just want to become better slowly, and be better to you too.
I don't think I was that good to you before. I never even cooked a meal for you, and even the clothes I put aside were washed by you in the washing machine.
How should I put it? When I thought about it later, I always felt that even if I hadn't been dumped, I wouldn't be worthy of such a good person like you."
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