Sheng Yi carefully placed a beautiful sandalwood box, which he had taken from his "secret base," into his bundle, his face beaming with joy.
I received it safely; I'm sure I'll like it.
When he returned home with the things, he was horrified to find Zhu Qinghao chopping ribs.
What's frightening isn't the behavior itself, but Zhu Qinghao's actions.
Perhaps afraid that bones or bits of meat would fly into her eyes, Zhu Qinghao even closed her eyes and turned her head away, then let her hands work on the cutting board.
Sheng Yi watched this scene from afar, his heart pounding in his chest. He quickly called out to stop her, but he didn't dare to speak too loudly, afraid of startling her.
"Okay, what are you chopping?"
Zhu Qinghao was afraid of chopping her own hand, so she didn't dare to use too much force. As soon as Sheng Yi spoke, she quickly stopped.
"Ah, I see there are still some spare ribs left. We're leaving tomorrow, so let's eat them today."
Sheng Yi was aware of this, and he had originally planned to cook the ribs today, so he nodded, put the things in his arms on the table, and walked over.
"Okay, but chopping ribs requires a lot of strength, so I'll do it. You can watch from the side and think about whether you want braised ribs, sweet and sour ribs, or rib soup?"
Although Sheng Yi was really trying his best to restrain himself, Zhu Qinghao still noticed his nervousness, so she obediently handed over the kitchen knife.
"Are your hands okay?"
Sheng Yi took the knife and raised his left hand to move it around a couple of times.
"It's much better now, and I can chop ribs without using my left hand. If I really need to use it, I just hold it a little. It'll be fine, don't worry."
Then, he quickly chopped all the ribs.
Seeing Zhu Qinghao's visibly relieved expression, he smiled and said:
"I've been cooking since I was a child, I won't hurt myself in this kind of thing, so don't worry."
Besides, I'm more experienced, and I have a lot of energy to spare. From now on, you can leave these kinds of things to me. You can just focus on thinking about what to eat and how to eat it, okay?
Zhu Qinghao originally felt that she was not particularly good at this, but now that someone else could do it for her, why should she make things difficult for herself?
So, with a bright smile, he nodded readily.
"With pleasure! From now on, the kitchen will be in the care of Dr. Sheng!"
Sheng Yi achieved his goal and saw Zhu Qinghao's smile, which made him smile even more warmly:
"It would be my honor. I guarantee I will complete the mission!"
...
After the two finished their meal, Sheng Yi took out the box he had brought back and handed it to Zhu Qinghao.
Zhu Qing looked at him intently, but before she could even voice her question, he took the initiative to explain the origin of the box.
"Didn't you ask me if I prepared a gift for you? Of course I did! Here it is, do you want to take a look?"
Zhu Qinghao opened the box in front of her with doubt, and after just one glance, she quickly pushed the box in front of Sheng Yi.
"This, did you prepare this? It's too precious, I can't accept it."
The box wasn't big, but everything inside was exquisite.
Although Zhu Qinghao had seen many such things and had quite a few in her own space, she still couldn't feel at ease accepting such valuable gifts from others for no reason.
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