Chapter 005: Being Disliked
"Oh, it's broken again." Looking at the egg yolk that had been cracked by the eggshell, Qin Xue could only pour it aside into the sweet white porcelain bowl where more than a dozen egg yolks were already broken. Then, she looked guiltily at the man who was standing beside her with his arms folded across his chest, staring at her with a deathly gaze, and turned the blame on him, "It's all your fault. If you hadn't said anything, it definitely wouldn't have broken."
Because of a task of beating eggs, Qin Xue once again made the cold and calm person show his emotions.
She had also long forgotten that the other person was a banished immortal.
What Liu Zhiyan is teaching today is the entry-level baking product - chiffon cake.
He originally thought that he would guide her through it, and she should be able to learn it in about half an hour.
As a result, I spent half an hour trying to separate the egg white and yolk, but I still couldn't successfully separate a single egg.
"You've said this in different ways five or six times," Liu Zhiyan replied expressionlessly, then asked a soul-piercing question, "You can't even crack an egg, how dare you come here to learn?"
"I come here to learn just because I don't know how. Otherwise, I can do it myself at home. Why bother to learn?" Qin Xue answered righteously, twisting the corner of her clothes unconsciously.
Listen to what shameless words these are.
If he hadn't noticed that the girl was feeling guilty and was subconsciously twisting the corner of her clothes, he would have kicked her away just based on her words.
Thinking that this was an opportunity to avoid having to teach at the academy, Liu Zhiyan suppressed his inner irritation.
I also told myself that since I still felt guilty and had some sense of shame, I should make an exception and give her a chance.
However, he didn't want to challenge himself anymore, so he issued an ultimatum, "We don't have that many eggs for you to chew in the store. Go home and practice slowly tonight. If you can't do it well, you don't have to come back tomorrow."
Hearing that she didn't need to continue cracking the egg, Qin Xue's face immediately broke into a huge smile. She twisted the corner of her clothes and couldn't help but breathe into her chest. She looked as if she was scared, and she kept making promises, "I promise to practice well tonight. If I don't, I won't sleep."
"I only look at the results. You don't need to tell me the process." Liu Zhiyan threw a word at her unhappily.
After that, he asked her to move aside and stood in her original position. He quickly cracked the three remaining eggs and separated the egg whites from the yolks. As he did so, he explained, "Remember, the egg yolks must not be broken and mixed with the egg whites, otherwise the egg whites will not be fluffy."
Before Qin Xue took action, Liu Zhiyan demonstrated two eggs to her.
Seeing him separate the egg white and yolk easily, Qin Xue felt that it was very easy and she would definitely be able to learn it once.
As a result, when the first two eggs were hit against each other, it was difficult to separate the egg white and yolk, and even the eggshell was difficult to separate from the egg liquid.
Seeing that she didn't know how to crack two eggs at the same time, Liu Zhiyan asked her to do it one by one.
As a result, the first few did not control the strength of the knocking well, and the result was the same as knocking two by two, the eggshells were mixed into the egg liquid.
I finally got the strength right, but when filtering the egg white, each egg yolk was broken by the eggshell at different angles and in different ways.
After trying for more than half an hour and failing more than a dozen times, she realized how difficult this seemingly easy task was actually to do.
So, seeing his actions again, the admiration in Qin Xue's eyes overflowed directly, "Oh my God, oh my God, this egg can't be your own, right? Otherwise, why is it so disobedient in my hands, but so obedient in yours?"
He is a man, how can he lay eggs?!
No, he is a human, not a chicken?
No, no, this is not a question of whether it is a chicken or not?
It’s not a question of who laid the egg, it’s a question of whether there is something wrong with your brain.
He was led astray, "If you can't speak, shut up."
Thinking back on what she had said, Qin Xue looked embarrassed and said, "I just wanted to praise you for being awesome, nothing else."
It's obvious that when she is with other people, she is very smart and has a good mouth.
I don't know why, but I become tongue-tied when I meet him.
The egg white and yolk are separated and the other ingredients are ready.
Not wanting to watch Qin Xue waste time anymore, Liu Zhiyan simply did it himself.
While operating, explain the process.
First mix the soybean oil and milk, then sift in the prepared flour and stir until there are no particles. Then add the egg yolks that have just been separated and stir until the batter is smooth.
Then, she beat the egg whites until they formed bubbles, then added sugar gradually and continued beating. Seeing the bubbles becoming thinner and larger as the beating speed increased, Qin Xue had already forgotten Liu Zhiyan's warnings. She exclaimed in amazement, "Wow, it's getting bigger and bigger. It's amazing."
Liu Zhiyan glanced at him fiercely, "If you keep making noise, get out of here."
Qin Xue then remembered the other party's classroom discipline and quickly reached out to cover her mouth to prevent herself from speaking again, but her lively eyes showed her mood at the moment vividly.
As the egg white continued to expand, her eyes opened wider and wider, and the light inside became stronger and stronger.
Although it is said that the eyes are the windows to the soul, he rarely pays attention to people's eyes. This is the first time he knows that a person's eyes can express people's emotions so clearly.
If he had known that this girl's eyes were more lethal than her mouth, he would not have told her to shut up.
Being stared at by her eyes which were no less than the hottest sun in summer, he could hardly continue the movement of his hands.
But the classroom discipline was set by himself, and he was the one who reminded her not to violate the discipline. It was not easy for him to tell her not to look at my hand like that.
Fortunately, he picked up the egg beater, and the beaten egg white on it was in the shape of an inverted triangle.
The egg whites are whipped.
He put down the whisk cleanly and shook his right hand.
Qin Xue thought that he had been beating the egg whites for too long and needed to loosen his right hand.
Actually not.
It was because of her staring that his entire right hand felt numb, and he needed to shake his hand to numb it.
After beating the egg whites, add them into the batter three times and mix them together until they are evenly mixed.
Pour all the paste into a pre-prepared round container, then shake the mold to remove the bubbles in the middle, and then bake it in a pre-lit oven.
"This oven was built after repeated testing and modification. Different firing methods can produce different temperatures, suitable for baking the various desserts in Fang's Pastry Shop. Without this oven that can effectively control the temperature, even if you prepare all the recipes required for Fang's Pastry Shop's desserts, you still can't bake a successful Fang's dessert."
"Master, what you mean is that even if I learn these desserts, I won't be able to bake them at home?"
"If you're like my grandmother, you really enjoy it, are willing to keep trying, and have a relative who understands architecture, you'll eventually succeed."
His grandmother said that when his mother told her the recipes of these desserts, she only told her the temperature required for each dessert.
When I first started making these, I couldn’t control the temperature well, so the taste of the baked goods was always a little off.
After she made constant corrections and discussions with her grandfather, she finally built a stove that could control the temperature.
"That sounds difficult." Thinking about how he couldn't even crack an egg properly now.
If you want to fully master these desserts, you have a long way to go.
Seeing her frown, Liu Zhiyan affirmed fiercely, "Yes, it's very difficult. So, you'd better think about whether you can persist."
"If you had said that before, I might have given up."
After all, she doesn't make a living from this, and it sounds like even if she learns it, she won't be able to bake it at home.
But thinking of Sister Ye who gave him this opportunity, "This opportunity was fought for by Sister Ye for me. If I give up without even trying hard, I won't be able to talk to her next time I see her."
Although she and Ye Qinghan had only met once, they had a very pleasant conversation. The other party also kindly gave her good advice and such a great learning opportunity.
Let’s not talk about whether you learn well or not.
If she doesn't even take it seriously, then she's a complete piece of shit.
Compared to Ye Qinghan's appearance, she was more impressed by his temperament.
Thinking of her calm and elegant demeanor, and the way she spoke eloquently about diplomatic affairs, Qin Xue's face unconsciously revealed a yearning expression. "I'm also thinking about mastering these two skills. When I see her again, I'll tell her that I didn't let her down and gave me the opportunity. Then I'll ask her how I can be as calm and composed as she is."
From childhood to adulthood, Liu Zhiyan has seen countless people who admire his mother.
These people come from all walks of life, and what they say is only better-sounding, not the best.
Liu Zhiyan no longer felt anything special about these flatteries.
But the little girl in front of him obviously didn't know his mother's true identity.
The words he said were obviously not the best to hear.
But what Liu Zhiyan heard was the most touching.
There is no other reason.
What this little girl admires is her mother, not the first female official of Dazhao Kingdom.
This realization made Liu Zhiyan once again suppress the idea of driving away this stupid little girl.
However, opportunities can be given, but no kind words are given. "Sister Ye, as you call her, can learn anything quickly, but you are a fool who can't even lay an egg. Wanting to catch up with her is probably like trying to pick stars from the sky. You are overestimating your own abilities."
Because she only knew how to eat, drink and have fun, Qin Xue heard a lot of badmouthing about her. She never cared what others said about her.
But she found Liu Zhiyan's words extremely harsh, "Hmph, stop looking down on me."
"My father said that as long as you find your goal and keep working towards it, you can achieve it."
This is what Qin Laicai often says when he brags about his life experience.
In the past, Qin Xue didn’t feel anything when she heard it.
Now that she was being doubted by Liu Zhiyan, she felt that using these words to refute him was the best way.
"Then let me see how you approach your goal?"
After saying that, the cake in the oven was ready to be taken out of the oven.
Liu Zhiyan picked up the special heat-insulating gloves, opened the oven door, and took out the baked cake.
The oven is very well sealed, and when baking, the aroma comes out.
When the stove was turned on, the aroma filled my nose and I said, "It smells so good."
Thinking of the few short words of praise she kept repeating, Liu Zhiyan had a preliminary understanding of what she meant by "unlearned" and "uneducated," and said, "If you don't know how to praise, don't force it."
Qin Xue felt the other person's strong disdain, and she tried to hold it back, but in the end, she couldn't help but ask, "Do you always show such obvious disdain with everyone you interact with?"
"I never hang out with stupid people, you're the first one."
"..." No, why would she ask for trouble?!
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