Zhou Yuanyuan planned to sort out the things at hand and then go to Hong Kong Island with Yu Xiaohan in a couple of days.
After all, the more Zhou Yuanyuan thought about Yu Xiaohan's talk about luck, the more she found it odd. How could one person's luck be tied to the company's? If that were true, perhaps Yu Xiaohan had been secretly plotted against without her knowledge.
And then there was Master Dingyun. Zhou Yuanyuan found him a bit odd. If he were truly such an accurate fortune teller, would he still be working so hard to make money? Before each lottery draw, wouldn't he just calculate a set of guaranteed winning numbers?
For the sake of her aunt Yu Meiru, Zhou Yuanyuan wouldn't ignore Yu Xiaohan. To resolve Yu Xiaohan's luck problem, it would be best for Zhou Yuanyuan to personally visit Yu Xiaohan's residence and company building in Hong Kong Island. Zhou Yuanyuan didn't believe that a single amulet could help Yu Xiaohan turn things around.
Remembering that she had promised to bring sweet-scented osmanthus cake to General Zhou when she went out today, Zhou Yuanyuan called Aunt Zhang, the cook of the Zhao family, to help her get busy.
This is Zhou Yuanyuan’s first time making osmanthus cake.
Yu Meiru made her dim sum without hiding it from everyone. Over the years, Zhou Yuanyuan had watched her make it so often that even if she didn't know how, she'd learned it. In her previous life, Zhou Yuanyuan had also cooked a lot. While her cooking skills weren't exceptional, they were passable. Back in the day, when the whole family was still living in the countryside, it was Zhou Yuanyuan who specifically taught Zhao Yunxiang how to make fish balls, earning her her first pot of gold.
Ideals are beautiful, but reality is disappointing. Zhou Yuanyuan and Aunt Zhang made osmanthus cake together. Aunt Zhang followed Zhou Yuanyuan's instructions on how to make the ingredients and completed the cake meticulously. However, Zhou Yuanyuan's osmanthus cake didn't taste like osmanthus cake at all. It looked similar to Aunt Zhang's on the outside, but it had an indescribable strange taste when eaten.
What kind of strange smell was that? It smelled like a hint of greenery, but tasted like soapy water. Zhao Qingshan didn't know it at first, but Zhou Yuanyuan was the first one to offer it to him after making it. Zhao Qingshan took a bite and immediately spat it out.
If it hadn't been so unpalatable, Zhao Qingshan wouldn't have done something so disrespectful to Zhou Yuanyuan. But Zhao Qingshan couldn't swallow such a strange-tasting pastry.
The osmanthus cake made by Aunt Zhang has pale yellow osmanthus flowers inlaid on transparent starch. It is beautiful no matter how you look at it, and tastes sweet no matter how you eat it.
Unconvinced, Zhou Yuanyuan made another batch, only to be disappointed. She couldn't get rid of the strange smell in the osmanthus cake. This time, Zhao Qingshan wasn't willing to torture his taste buds. Zhou Yuanyuan tried one herself and nearly vomited bile.
Zhou Yuanyuan was stunned. She'd always been a bit of a kitchen pro, so why had she created such a strange taste this time? What had gone wrong?
"Xiao Yu, what's wrong with me? Could it be that I have forgotten my cooking skills after hanging out in the trial world for more than a thousand years?" Zhou Yuanyuan always followed this principle and asked Xiao Yu when she had something to ask.
"Master, this cake tastes a bit strange. Are you sure you didn't add anything weird?" Xiaoyu smelled the strange smell on the osmanthus cake and felt it was somewhat familiar, but she had no clue.
"Didn't you watch me make the second batch?" Zhou Yuanyuan was a little confused. To find out what was going on, Zhou Yuanyuan live-streamed the entire process for Xiaoyu to monitor while she made the second batch of osmanthus cake. What was the result? Every step was correct, and Xiaoyu couldn't tell?
"Master, I think I can guess some of the reasons." Chaos Pearl raised his hand weakly, ready to speak.
"Zhuzhu, tell me." Seeing that the Chaos Pearl was finally useful, Zhou Yuanyuan didn't care about the scorn she'd been giving it these past few days. Zhou Yuanyuan wasn't a very kind person, and whenever she thought about how Chaos Pearl had tricked her for no reason, she felt bad. So, she had been unwilling to chat with Chaos Pearl, much to its annoyance.
A spiritual treasure that can't please its master isn't a good one! Haven't you seen how Boss Xiaoyu is fed by his master's spiritual energy every day? Chaos Pearl, having learned from its mistakes, decided to put aside its pride and pride and make pleasing its master its primary goal.
"Um... that time in the trial world, Master, your spirit possessed the osmanthus tree!" Chaos Pearl glanced at Zhou Yuanyuan's expression. Seeing that she hadn't changed, she dared to continue, "Zhuzhu feels that the scent of the osmanthus tree is very similar to the taste of this cake Master made."
"Yes!" Zhou Yuanyuan suddenly realized. No wonder she'd always felt this strange smell was both strange and familiar. After spending thousands of years in the Trial World, the scent of osmanthus trees had become incredibly familiar to Zhou Yuanyuan. People often overlook the things that are most familiar to them, so it's no wonder Zhou Yuanyuan didn't notice it the first time.
The scent of those osmanthus trees has been etched into her soul? Will the food she makes in the future still be edible?
Zhou Yuanyuan was in tears.
"Master, it's okay! You don't need to eat anyway, so what does it matter whether my cooking skills are good or not?" Xiaoyu was afraid that Zhou Yuanyuan would vent her anger on Chaos Pearl, so she quickly flattered him.
Hehehe...! I almost forgot that I'm already a Jindan cultivator. I don't need to eat and won't be hungry.
Sure enough, Zhou Yuanyuan was successfully led astray by Xiaoyu.
"Master, actually... the scent of the osmanthus tree is a good thing. It can improve an alchemist's success rate, so it's not a bad thing!" Chaos Pearl hesitantly told him what he knew. In ancient times, the osmanthus tree was considered a fairy tree. Although its scent was a bit strange, many alchemists would plant some osmanthus trees in their homes. With the osmanthus scent as a neutralizer, the alchemist's success rate would increase by 10% or 20%.
Don't underestimate this 10% or 20% success rate. Generally speaking, someone with a 30% success rate is considered an alchemist, and someone with a 50% success rate is a master alchemist. A saint alchemist with a success rate of over 50% is a rare and unparalleled existence.
So, if I learn alchemy in the future, wouldn't it be easy to become an alchemist? Zhou Yuanyuan felt a little elated at the thought. Xiaoyu's words made sense. Compared to eating, I should have more opportunities to eat pills in the future.
"Yes, yes! Master, this is truly a blessing in disguise!" Xiaoyu quickly seized the opportunity to speak well of Chaos Pearl. There was no other way. Zhou Yuanyuan had been ignoring Chaos Pearl since she came out of the Trial World, and Xiaoyu felt so bad for Chaos Pearl. What a treasure! Even more powerful than Xiaoyu's current strength! Who knows, maybe it'll be of great use someday.
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