"What, back to Xingcheng?" Xiong Bowen was stunned. "You're planning to give up?"
The skinny monkey muttered, "You saw it yourself, my efforts were useless. We're just not compatible. I might as well go back to a normal life, and treat it all like a dream..."
"Oh? That's such a pity."
Xiong Bowen appeared to be frowning and worried about his brother, but in reality, he was overjoyed.
Actually, he had wanted to leave for a long time.
I want to see Xiaoli, whom I've been keeping in touch with, as soon as possible.
The original plan was to only stay for two days.
Skinny Monkey, however, refused to leave because he was chasing after a girl, while Big Mouth and Little Treasure also had their annual leave, so they decided to stay a few more days.
Skinny Monkey initially thought Xiong Bowen was trying to comfort him, but when he saw the upturned corners of his mouth, he was stunned.
"Big Bear, are you secretly happy? You can't stop smiling."
"You're happy that your bro just broke up with his girlfriend?"
"No, no, that's not true. How could I possibly think that?" Xiong Bowen quickly explained.
"snort!"
Skinny Monkey rolled his eyes at Xiong Bowen, then turned his head away and ignored him.
"Hey, let me explain..."
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A shift in perspective.
Arriving at Yu Hui's stall, Pan Ziyi saw Ye Yiqiu and realized that a newcomer had arrived.
She's quite good-looking.
She has slender, willow-leaf eyebrows, bright, sparkling eyes, a small, upturned nose, and rosy, cherry-like lips.
She's just as good-looking as me.
I don't know what happened.
Her heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly felt a sense of loss.
Seeing that Pan Ziyi remained silent, Ye Yiqiu asked:
"Miss, what would you like to order?"
"ah?"
Pan Ziyi snapped out of her daze and looked at the menu in front of the stall. "Let me take a look first."
After a moment's hesitation, she said, "Give me a Mapo Tofu, a Lettuce with Oyster Sauce, and a Spicy Chicken."
"How much is three portions?"
"Mapo tofu is 25 yuan, lettuce with oyster sauce is 15 yuan, and spicy chicken is 45 yuan, for a total of 85 yuan!" Ye Yiqiu said.
"good!"
Pan Ziyi nodded and handed the hundred yuan she was holding to Ye Yiqiu.
Seeing that the other person was holding cash, Ye Yiqiu had no choice but to turn to look at Yu Hui:
"Boss, do you have any change?"
Yes, how much do you need?
"It costs 15 yuan to find this beautiful lady."
Yu Hui then got up and walked over, took out a bunch of loose change from his pocket, emptied out 15 yuan and handed it over.
"Please keep this safe."
"good!"
When he looked up and saw Pan Ziyi's face clearly, he immediately felt a strange sense of familiarity.
After searching my memory for a while, I finally remembered.
"Are you Aunt Zhang's daughter?" he asked.
Pan Ziyi was a little embarrassed when she was suddenly recognized.
She blushed and nodded, saying, "Yes."
"I often hear your mother talk about you. You're a top student, and you got into a prestigious university this year. Congratulations!"
After a pause, Yu Hui said, "By the way, why haven't you come to buy boxed lunches these past few days? You came every day before."
"I... my grandma has been cooking for me these past few days. She happened to be off today, so I came over to eat."
Yu Hui suddenly realized.
"I see. It's great that someone brings you food. I live at the foot of the mountain, and I never have the chance to have food delivered to my home!"
"No way, you cook so well!" Pan Ziyi pouted. "If I cooked this well, I'd reward myself every day!"
Upon hearing this, Yu Hui burst into laughter.
He was quite impressed with Pan Ziyi.
After all, she's pretty, sensible, filial, and has good grades.
A model child for other people!
For a while, she kept coming over to buy boxed lunches, which made Yu Hui quite happy.
Being able to eat is a blessing; chubby people are so cute!
Yu Hui had heard Aunt Zhang mention once or twice that her daughter rarely ate at school and was somewhat anorexic.
Pan Ziyi didn't come over a few days ago, and he thought she had lost her appetite again.
Now I've found out.
It's even better if there's no anorexia!
The two chatted briefly, and then ended the conversation on their own.
Yu Hui was preparing to cook, while Pan Ziyi watched from the side like a little fangirl.
This was the first time she had seen Yu Hui cook, and she was quite looking forward to it.
Spicy chicken and Mapo tofu are quite spicy, both being famous Sichuan and Chongqing dishes, while oyster sauce lettuce is a specialty of Guangdong, known for its light and refreshing flavor.
These three dishes are not difficult to make, but there are some tricks to making them delicious.
Yu Hui first marinated the diced chicken with salt and cooking wine to remove any fishy smell. Then, she heated oil in a wok until it reached 70% of its maximum temperature. She then added the diced chicken and cooked it until it was crispy. She then immediately removed the chicken from the oil.
Immediately afterwards.
Leave some oil in the wok, add dried chili peppers, and when the chili peppers turn slightly brownish-red, add Sichuan peppercorns and stir-fry until fragrant. Add the diced chicken, stir-fry evenly, season, and it's ready to serve.
Yu Hui worked quickly; as soon as the spicy chicken was off the heat, he started stir-frying the second dish, Mapo Tofu.
Mapo tofu is made primarily with tofu and minced meat, which can be made with either ground beef or ground pork.
Yu Hui used minced beef here.
He first cut the tofu into cubes, then poured them into an iron basin, added boiling water and salt, and soaked them for fifteen minutes.
During this time, he stir-fried the Sichuan peppercorns over low heat until they were fragrant and the skin was slightly charred. Then he took them out and crushed them on a cutting board.
Once these preparations are complete, you can start making Mapo Tofu.
Heat oil in a wok, add scallions, ginger, and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant. Then add chopped fermented bean paste and fermented black beans to enhance the flavor. Continue to stir-fry until fragrant, then add the minced beef.
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