Chapter 54: The Inescapable Fragrance
“Here it comes!”
Half an hour later, Lorne, who was busy in the kitchen, brought out a tray and placed several steaming ceramic bowls in front of the diners who had been waiting for a long time.
As soon as it was served, the golden soup made from the big bones in the bowl was filled with a rich aroma; a few pieces of juicy braised beef were spread on top, which made people's appetite increase; the thin white radish slices and a few green tender leafy vegetables floated up and down, which was responsible for removing the greasiness; the chopped parsley as a seasoning replaced the chopped green onion and sprinkled on top, further bringing out the aroma; and the crystal-clear noodles like ribbons fluttered in the bowl, absorbing the thick beef soup base...
The all-round stimulation of color and aroma makes the waiting diners feel full of anticipation. They can't wait to pick out the noodles and take a bite. The toughness of the noodles and the deliciousness of the soup intertwined in the mouth, making people almost unable to stop.
It was fine for little Medusa and Hestia who had experienced this novelty, but for Athena and Nikki, it was their first time trying this new type of delicacy and their eyes lit up and their taste buds were conquered by it.
The fork in his hand, which almost never stops moving, is the best proof of this.
Soon, the two bowls of delicious beef noodles were eaten up by the two gods.
As her eldest niece put down her fork and sat up straight, Hestia couldn't wait to step forward and ask how she felt.
"How is it? Not bad, right?"
"good……"
Athena gave a neutral comment, then turned her head slightly and her eyes fell on someone behind her.
Loen, who had evolved into a human being, noticed the micro-expressions of the goddess of wisdom and immediately understood what she meant. He took the bowl away attentively with a very servile smile on his face.
"There must not be enough samples. I'll get another bowl for you to taste carefully. I'll ask you to give me more detailed suggestions for improvement later."
"Um."
With such a step, Athena remained elegant and nodded calmly, but the admiration and satisfaction in her eyes could not be concealed.
“I want one too!”
Nikki next to her also handed over the ceramic bowl that she had emptied, with a look of satisfaction on her face.
"All of them!"
Loen made repeated assurances, turned and walked into the kitchen, and filled each of the two gods with extremely powerful fighting power with a full bowl. He also replenished the soup base and noodles in the bowls of Hestia and little Medusa, which were also almost empty.
In this situation, what matters is treating everyone equally.
At least, on the surface, there should be nothing to fault with.
In order to avoid the diet being too monotonous, Lorne went into the kitchen and made some dishes that he and Hestia had improved or tinkered with, and served them on the table one after another.
With his thoughtful service, both the host and the guests were pleased and both parties enjoyed their meal to their heart's content.
Looking at the happy scene in the living room, Loen, who had been on edge, finally relaxed. He took some time to make himself a bowl of noodles to fill his empty stomach.
The origin of European noodle culture can be traced back to Italy and Greece. At that time, noodles had become a popular food, not only for breakfast and lunch, but also for dinner.
But right now, this kind of thing is probably just a prototype at best.
As for Loen, who came from the future, although he did not have profound attainments in cooking, at least because of his long-term solitary life, he had relatively complete cooking knowledge and dietary experience in his mind.
Fermentation, seasoning, cooking, frying and stir-frying are cooking techniques and dietary reforms that have gradually taken shape over thousands of years. Each one is the crystallization of knowledge from countless human trials and errors and summaries.
Bringing these to the Age of Gods when human civilization was just beginning would be a dimensionality reduction attack.
Even though the gods are used to eating precious delicacies from land and sea, they are still not immune to the temptations when faced with delicacies they have never tasted before.
The goddess of wisdom in front of me, who was initially uninterested but is now completely obsessed with it, is the best proof.
Three quarters of an hour later, the four of them had their fill of food and were leaning lazily back in their chairs.
Loen very attentively cleaned the table and served the after-meal snacks and fruit wine, focusing on providing a five-star service.
Following Hestia's earnest recommendation, Athena scooped up a spoonful of homemade yogurt with raisins and sweet almonds, put it in her mouth and tasted it with a satisfied look on her face. Her eyes then fell on the "head chef" in the kitchen, as if she was thinking about something.
Now, she probably understood why her aunt suddenly changed sides and wanted to keep this little bastard.
Although the Goddess of the Hearth does not care about worldly affairs, she is not without desires.
Her biggest hobby is to find some fun things related to the home and the kitchen to pass the time.
Cooking, planting, housework, and brewing are all within her interests.
However, it is harder than climbing to the sky to find similar enthusiasts among demigods and gods who generally pursue power and authority.
But by chance, a guy who met the requirements almost perfectly broke into her home. Not only did he demonstrate excellent cooking skills and always refreshing insights into food, he was also able to clean the house and serve guests in a way that made people feel at home.
With such a God, at least the quality of life can be improved dramatically, which is visible to the naked eye.
Not to mention the goddess of the hearth who is in charge of the household, even Athena herself couldn't help but feel moved.
"Honestly, I'm a little regretful now. I should have brought you to Olympus earlier..."
The goddess of wisdom put down the emptied bowl and looked dimly at the demigod candidate whom she had carefully trained.
Hestia, who was trying hard to sell the product nearby, couldn't help but let her smile freeze and started to worry.
"Compared to Olympus, Knossos seems to be more worthy of being called your private territory. Now, am I not serving in your bedroom?"
Facing Athena's scrutiny, Lorne smiled indifferently.
"You can come anytime you want."
"Too."
Athena nodded, seeming satisfied with this statement.
Seeing that her eldest niece seemed to have no intention of pursuing the matter further, Hestia breathed a sigh of relief.
After eating and drinking, Athena stood up from her seat, stretched her waist lazily, turned her head to look at Lorne who was cleaning the house with Hestia, raised her eyebrows and a subtle smile bloomed on her face.
"After dinner, why not... practice?"
“It is not advisable to do strenuous exercise after a full meal!”
Upon hearing this, Loen refused righteously, with an expression that said "I'm thinking about you", but the alarm bells in his heart, representing danger, were ringing wildly.
Fight with you? You must be kidding!
Looking at your unscrupulous expression, it's obvious that you have dug a trap, waiting for me to fall into it, so that you can take the opportunity to beat me up in a legitimate way.
Last time, just because I stole a few pieces of your tribute and said something bad about you behind your back, you made me lie on the ground for seven or eight days, and my butt still hurts.
Do you dare to say that the reason you invited me to practice with you this time was not because you were rejected and you were embarrassed and wanted to take revenge?
Oh, I have seen through your heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys long ago, you are a narrow-minded woman!
Thinking back to the dozen or so rose thorns that had pierced his butt that night, Loen couldn't help but secretly complain.
(End of this chapter)
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