"Alright, all the dishes are served. Go wash your hands before you come and eat."
Qin Xiyao's smile never faded. It was a rare opportunity to showcase her culinary skills, and she felt a great sense of accomplishment. How could she not be happy?
But Raphael and his two companions couldn't laugh; instead, they obediently went to wash their hands with long faces.
While they were washing their hands, Qin Xiyao had already prepared their meals. The lids on the dishes were still closed, and she waited until they were all seated before unveiling them one by one.
Raphael and his two companions slowly returned to their seats, even though the smell was quite pleasant and made them want to eat.
However, after Luo Chen's reminder, they had lost all hope for the food under the plate lid.
After they all sat down, Qin Xiyao smiled and said, "You must have been waiting a long time. I'm sorry, some of the dishes take a while to prepare."
"But don't worry, the taste will definitely suit you."
His confident words were met with an awkward yet polite smile.
Qin Xiyao didn't notice; her mind was focused on the plate that was about to be unveiled.
"There's not much time, and I haven't made many dishes yet. You've all been waiting a long time, so let me introduce the first dish to you."
The first plate was uncovered.
"This dish is called Watermelon Beef and Potato Cubes. I thought the weather has been quite hot lately, so I added some watermelon to make it more refreshing. Beef is also rich in protein. As for potatoes, well, I won't say anything about them, they're standard."
The first dish immediately astonished Raphael and his two companions.
Looking at the dish with its red and yellow colors, the three of them turned pale.
Qin Xiyao then introduced the second dish.
"Ta-da! This dish is pretty simple to make. It's a mix of ingredients, and it has protein and collagen. Wanqing and Raphael can eat more of it later."
"Its name is also impressive: Chicken Feet, Duck Kidneys, Pig Trotters, Beauty Salad with Tea, Mixed Nutrition Meal"
"..."
"What do you think? Doesn't the name suit you well?"
Qin Xiyao's face was flushed, and her large, bright eyes asked expectantly.
"Mmm...it's great..."
Raphael's lips twitched, and he forced himself to utter such a contrary statement against his conscience.
The remaining two remained silent, offering no response whatsoever.
Qin Xiyao was taken aback for a moment, but didn't think too much about it and continued to introduce the third dish.
"This dish is a bit lighter, after all, it needs to be nutritionally balanced. Eating too much meat is not good, so I made a vegetable dish instead."
"I added some minced garlic, cucumber, banana, and pig's blood to it."
"I know you have good physical health, but you still need to supplement some things, such as blood circulation-promoting substances and vitamins."
"So this dish is called 'Green Mud Magnesium'."
"..."
Raphael didn't know how to lie and say it was great again.
Looking at the third dish, she felt a mix of emotions. Individually, there was nothing wrong with any of them; she recognized them all.
But when they're put together, she can't understand them.
She didn't think there was anything wrong with the cucumber slices stuck together.
One could find a reason: to preserve the nutritional value of the food, it is necessary to maintain its original appearance.
She felt there was no problem with this reasoning.
There are other ways to eat cucumber, like with minced garlic, and that's acceptable.
But what the heck are these bananas and pig's blood?!
This isn't even blood circulation improvement anymore; it's practically rectal prolapse!
Tiger Soul's eyes seemed to have become indifferent; he could no longer treat this meal with a normal mindset.
They are a formidable opponent; defeating them might just be the best hope we can have.
If not...
Then, I can only apologize to the young master. From now on, Tiger Soul will no longer accompany the young master on his campaigns.
Lu Wanqing shakily picked up a notebook and wrote down her parents' names and Luo Chen's name.
She was explaining something.
She didn't know if she could handle it, but the food in front of her was already making her mentally exhausted.
Write down what you want to say in advance, so that if you suddenly faint, you won't have anything to say.
All three of them were mentally prepared.
But the fourth generation of dishes broke their defenses again.
And at the same time, she cried tears of joy.
The fourth dish was surprisingly steamed crab.
The appearance and method were as expected, and were quite normal.
When they suddenly saw this seemingly ordinary dish on the table, tears welled up in the eyes of all three of them.
It's all decided. If we're really going to eat something later, we'll have steamed crab, since it's the most normal thing to eat.
After Qin Xiyao finished her introduction.
Raphael was the first to pick up his chopsticks.
She was afraid that Qin Xiyao would make her try other dishes.
In Raphael's eyes, only the steamed crab was the best.
Raphael made up his mind that no matter what it tasted like, he had to finish it.
It's better than that watermelon, beef, potato chunks, chicken feet, duck kidneys, pig's trotters, beauty salad, tea, mixed nutrition meal, and green mud magnesium, right?
Raphael was quick, much to the frustration of the other two. Qin Xiyao didn't even have time to let Raphael try a few dishes first.
Left with no other choice, Hu Po and Lu Wanqing decided to drink the fish head soup first.
The fish head soup looked fine, smelled normal, and was very flavorful.
But I just don't understand why the fish soup is standing upright, like gazing at the stars.
But before they could even put the soup spoons into the bowls...
Raphael suddenly let out a low exclamation.
Puzzled, everyone looked in the direction of the sound.
Raphael then used his chopsticks to pick up one of the crabs.
The crab suddenly grabbed her chopsticks.
[...]
Luo Chen had already rushed back as quickly as possible. There weren't many vehicles in the direction of Cloud Top Villa, so there were no traffic jams or anything like that.
Even under such circumstances.
Luo Chen was too late.
He rushed into the hall and was met with a scene of utter chaos.
Tiger Soul sat there motionless, eyes open, as if in a trance.
Raphael was slumped over the table, his face deathly pale.
Lu Wanqing was nowhere to be seen; no one knew where she had gone.
As for the instigator, Qin Xiyao sat quietly in her chair, her eyes blank and confused, seemingly not understanding why such a thing had happened.
She is quite confident in her cooking skills.
The recipe wasn't as difficult as I had imagined.
It's something anyone with hands can do.
But things that happened unexpectedly were hard for her to understand.
[Am I still too late?]
Luo Chen didn't know what to say.
On his way there, he received a call from Raphael.
I'll get back as soon as possible.
I didn't expect to be too late.
"Boss, let's go..."
"Otherwise it will be too late."
The listless Raphael uttered this as soon as he saw Luo Chen appear.
Three people have already suffered.
If Luo Chen also suffers.
Then the entire army is truly going to be wiped out.
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