"Just wash and peel it, I'll shred it later and make some potato shreds."
After listening, Shi Qian handed the potato directly to Song Yike and said without hesitation, "Help me."
Song Yike didn't really want to work; he just came over to get some screen time, thinking he could get a shot by fiddling with the vegetable leaves.
His agent told him that they had spoken to the director beforehand and that he just needed to make a show of it so that there would be footage to edit, and that they would edit him in a positive light.
At that moment, Song Yike found himself inexplicably holding a bag of potatoes. With the camera filming, he couldn't refuse directly, so he walked to the side, feeling frustrated, and called Song Qi over.
"Little brother, come and help your older brother."
Song Yike tossed the bag to Song Qi. He felt like his hands were covered in dirt, sticky and a little disgusting. He squatted down by the sink, washed his hands, and wiped them clean.
Song Qi didn't say anything. He knew that Song Yike never lifted a finger at home and did nothing all the time. He would even scold her for two hours if there were a few hairs on the bed that hadn't been swept clean.
He took the potatoes, filled a basin with water from the tap, soaked them all in it, and began scrubbing off the mud from the surface.
Tang Xi also took on the task of washing vegetables. She took a large basket of lettuce to Song Qi's side, found a clean basin to fill with water, and squatted down to wash it.
An Youyou looked at the kitchen with disdain. It was too rudimentary. There wasn't even a proper stove. They just set up a shed outside the yard. Her hands were for playing the piano; how could she do such rough work?
An Youyou didn't go over, but stayed close to her aunt An Ruoxiao. An Ruoxiao was chatting with Guan Ying. An Youyou knew that the movie star would definitely get a lot of screen time, and she thought that if she tried to get close to him, she could get more screen time.
He Qingli didn't want to go to the kitchen at all. He was a newly popular celebrity, why should he have to do any work?
Aside from Guan Ying and An Ruoxiao, he's the biggest star here. He spent a fortune on a makeover before coming here today, and all his clothes were custom-made by big brands. He can't do this kind of dirty and tiring work.
But he couldn't be too obvious about avoiding work, so he pretended to have a stomachache and said that his occupational hazard had kicked in and he wanted to go back to his room to lie down. Li Chengxin also didn't want to work, so he quickly helped He Qingli upstairs, saying that he was taking care of the patient.
Shi Tian was processing the fish, which had just been scooped out of the pool and was still alive in the bucket. He deftly stunned the fish with the back of his knife and skillfully scraped off its scales.
Shi Qian also took a knife, preparing to wash and cut the pork. Although he had never done it before, it shouldn't be difficult.
When Shi Tian saw that Shi Qian was about to use the knife, he quickly stopped what he was doing, snatched the meat back from Shi Qian's hand, and handed the eggplant and green beans from the corner to Shi Qian.
"Go wash the eggplants and green beans, and let your brother do the rest."
Shi Tian was unwilling to let Shi Qian do these things; what if he got everything?
Shi Tian wouldn't even let Shi Qian touch a fruit knife at home before, so how could he let Shi Qian cut meat? Meat can be slippery, and beginners can easily cut their hands.
Shi Qian carried a basket of eggplants and green beans, walked to the pool, and squatted down to wash them.
Tang Xi was a natural chatterbox, and in no time he was already chatting with Song Qi. Song Qi didn't talk much and would only occasionally reply with a word or two, but Tang Xi could talk all by himself. Back in school, he would definitely have been the focus of attention sitting on both sides of the podium.
When he saw Shi Qian approaching, he exclaimed how handsome she was and took the initiative to ask, "Your name is Shi Qian, right? You're really good-looking, even better-looking than the most handsome guy in our school."
Tang Xi is from the Film Academy, a place full of handsome men and beautiful women. If he says something is good-looking, then it really is.
Shi Qian politely said "thank you." Tang Xi knew that Shi Qian hadn't mentioned which university she attended, probably an obscure one. Knowing that the show was being filmed, she didn't ask about it and instead chatted about interesting things in life.
After wandering around the yard, Song Yike wanted to bother Shi Tian again. Just as he was about to go over, Guan Ying came out as well.
"I'll come and help, I'm just sitting here anyway."
Shi Tian didn't refuse again. Guan Ying and Shi Tian confirmed the menu for tonight and started cooking. Guan Ying loves to study cooking when she's not filming. When Guan Yao gave birth to Lu Shifeng, Guan Ying even went to learn how to cook to make postpartum meals for Guan Yao to help her recover.
He knew that the Lu family could take good care of Guan Yao, but Guan Ying also cherished his younger sister and liked to send her food and other necessities whenever he had free time.
He deftly chopped the ribs into sections, blanched them, washed them, peeled and washed the carrots, cut the corn into sections, and then found a pot to start making soup.
Then she started cutting the meat. Shi Tian glanced at it and was somewhat surprised. It turned out that Guan Ying really knew how to cook, and her knife skills were also very good.
"Teacher Guan, did you cook often before?"
"Yes, I used to love cooking for my younger sister, and I learned how to cook for a while."
Shi Qian, Song Qi, and the others washed the vegetables and brought them over. Shi Tian found a few peelers and told them to be careful with their hands as they peeled the potatoes.
They were also taught how to remove the stems and strings from the green beans and how to process other vegetables that could be processed.
Song Yike stayed by the side the whole time, doing nothing but talking, praising Guan Ying's knife skills and the aroma of her stir-fries, and occasionally using his body to touch Shi Tian's hand or waist.
Shi Tian's expression wasn't good; the camera made it look like he was frowning because he didn't like cooking.
With everyone's combined efforts, a meal was quickly prepared.
Seeing that Guan Ying had gone to the kitchen, An Ruoxiao and An Youyou didn't want to just sit there, so they went back to their rooms to rest.
Hearing the commotion downstairs, the people upstairs slowly came down.
"I was thinking of resting up there for a while until I felt better before coming down to help, but I didn't expect you to finish so quickly."
He Qingli pretended to be weak and walked to the dining table.
"This dish looks amazing! Anyone who didn't know better would think it was made by a chef from the capital!"
An Youyou followed An Ruoxiao downstairs. He knew that Guan Ying had helped cook, and he thought it wouldn't hurt to praise her.
Shi Tian was thus overlooked by everyone. Even though he was the one who mainly cooked, because Shi Tian wasn't famous enough, people even skipped praising him.
The entertainment industry is known for its snobbery; so what if you become famous? You're just a web series personality.
Besides, Shi Tian had been struggling for so many years, only playing minor roles. Everyone could tell at a glance that he had no background or connections, so there was no need for him to cultivate good relationships.
Looking at everyone's reactions, Shi Tian realized that his brother had worked so hard to prepare a table full of dishes, but he couldn't even get a word of thanks.
The group sat down to eat.
Shi Qian approached Shi Tian and said, "Brother's cooking is delicious."
Tang Xi had just noticed everyone's attitude, frowned slightly, and loudly praised, "Brother Shi Tian's cooking is really delicious!"
Guan Ying also praised Shi Tian a few times, saying that he was a good kid. The others then awkwardly echoed her praise.
Director Huang Renzhong, who was preparing for tomorrow's filming in the next room, suddenly received a message and jumped up.
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