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"It's so clean under the bed," Saori said a little disappointedly.
"Indeed," Qian Huifu nodded.
At this time, Yoshikawa Yumi said confidently beside the bookshelf: "Generally boys will disguise things as normal things."
Saori and Chiefuku were immediately attracted over, and the three of them began to look for it. Unfortunately, they found nothing after searching for a while.
"That shouldn't be the case. Songgang, as a boy, doesn't have that kind of thing," Yoshikawa said with a little disbelief.
Sigong said helplessly: "Maybe Songgang is an exception."
"As expected, Brother Songgang is different." Saori was very satisfied that she didn't find that kind of thing.
Finally, after a while of touring, they came out, and Yoshikawa looked at the stairs to the second floor and asked curiously, "What is this attic upstairs used for?"
"That's Matsuoka's studio," Saori responded.
Hearing this, Qian Huifu was very interested and said, "Can we go up and take a look?"
"Um, you have to ask Brother Songgang about this," Saori shook her head.
"Oh, let's talk about it later," Qian Huifu nodded.
Then a few people prepared to go downstairs. At this time, Kanna Nagano wanted to go to the bathroom, so she saw the bathroom on the second floor and went straight in. After she was done, when she was washing her hands, she suddenly found a shiny object behind the hand sanitizer. She took it out curiously and saw that it was a hairpin.
"Huh? I seem to have seen this before..." Kanna Nagano frowned and thought for a while, and suddenly an idea flashed in her mind. She remembered that Shinomiya once wore exactly the same thing on his head.
Chapter 152 A sudden question
In the study on the first floor of the Matsuoka family, Shinomiya Mikoto looked at Nagano Kanna with some sense, but the other party immediately shifted her gaze, which made her feel a little strange.
"I'll make dinner in a minute, and you can go back after you finish eating," said Songgang Dong with a smile.
"Then I'll call home first," Qian Huifu said happily.
"Me too," Yoshikawa and Nagano Kanna both echoed.
In fact, they had all planned to go home after a while, but they were not going to give up the opportunity to taste Songgang Dong's cuisine. They had long heard Saori brag about how delicious it was.
After a while, Kanna Nagano came back from a phone call and asked casually, "Shinomiya, don't you need to make a phone call?"
Shinomiya Mikoto smiled and responded: "It's okay to go home a little late, no need to fight."
"Oh, so that's how it is. By the way, how are you going to get home later? Will there be a driver to pick you up?" Kanna Nagano asked curiously.
"No, I didn't ask him to follow me today. I'll take a taxi back later." Shigong felt embarrassed.
Kanna Nagano smiled and said, "That's great, let's go together later, and we can save on the fare."
"Okay." Shinomiya was very depressed at this time but he still had to smile.
Saori was signaling with her eyes that she was powerless, so Shinomiya would probably have to go around in a big circle before coming back.
Songgang Dong was busy in the kitchen at this time and didn't see it, otherwise he would have laughed in his heart. Sigong could only suffer the consequences now.
"Why don't we go visit Brother Songgang's studio while he's cooking," Saori suggested happily.
When they came down just now, they had already obtained Matsuoka's consent, so the girls went upstairs again. Kanna Nagano, who was walking last, glanced at the other two rooms when she passed by.
"Does Shinomiya Mikoto live here or did she just come here and left her hairpin here?" she wondered to herself.
There was no way she would make a mistake with that hairpin because the snowflake shape was very unique, but what made her so sure was that the place where the diamond fell was exactly the same.
She saw that the person in front of her didn't pay attention to the one behind her, so she quietly pushed the door. Unfortunately, it was locked, so she had to give up and quickly followed.
"Wow! This is where Matsuoka-kun draws comics. It really feels like a cartoonist's." Qian Huifu exclaimed as he looked at the workbench and the bookshelf of comic books.
Saori said proudly: "Of course, Songgang brother is a cartoonist."
"This is the original manuscript of Slam Dunk. If I put it up for sale, I'm sure many people will buy it," Yoshikawa said with shining eyes when he saw the manuscript on the wall.
"Indeed," Kanna Nagano nodded in agreement.
There are already a lot of Slam Dunk peripherals on the market, and a lot of people are lining up to buy them, which shows how popular it is. If the original manuscript were to leak out, it would definitely be snapped up.
"There are new comics here," Qian Huifu said in surprise.
Shinomiya responded with a smile: "That's Digimon, but it hasn't started serialization yet, so don't leak it out."
"Huh? You look so familiar," Yoshikawa asked puzzledly.
"This Saori told me about this, right Saori?" Shinomiya quickly asked her to cover for him.
Saori nodded quickly, "Yes, I told Mikoto-san as soon as the new manga came out."
"So that's how it is. Childhood sweethearts are really great. By the way, I heard that your families are neighbors?" Yoshikawa asked with some envy.
"Well, my house is on the left," Saori replied.
"Then let's go to your house later?" Qian Huifu suggested.
Saori quickly shook her head and refused: "My family has a relative staying with us now, and we can't disturb her."
"Oh, maybe there will be a chance next time," Qian Huifu said with some regret.
She wanted to know more about this love rival, and she could learn a lot through various aspects of her family. She respected a saying in the Celestial Empire very much, which was that if you know yourself and your enemy, you will never be defeated in a hundred battles.
Since there was nothing to do downstairs, they started reading comic books in the studio. Shinomiya looked at them helplessly, as it seemed that today's study session was held.
Kanna Nagano pretended to read a comic while observing Shinomiya Mikoto, and then she discovered a detail, that is, she opened the comic book she picked up and continued reading directly from the page with the bookmark.
"Is it really..." She was a little shocked.
But what is very confusing is why Miss Shinomiya would live in the Songgang family and what the relationship between them is.
At this time, Shinomiya looked over with some vigilance again. After seeing that it was still Kanna Nagano, she became alert, but she was confident that she would not reveal any flaws.
"Ladies, it's time for dinner!" Song Gangdong shouted loudly upstairs.
Time passed quickly. The girls woke up from the world of comics after hearing the sound, and then got up and left with some reluctance.
"How about my comic collection?" Song Gangdong said as he watched them come down.
"It's great, just like in a bookstore, I just finished reading the books I wanted to read but didn't have time to buy," praised Yoshikawa Yumi.
"That's great. Come on, everyone, sit down. An Guo, come and sit down too," Song Gangdong gestured to the kitchen.
Of course, An Guo Zhenzi had been helping him in the kitchen. His cooking skills were quite good and he was a qualified second chef, so today the speed was much faster than usual.
"Hmm..." An Guo Zhenzi came over with two plates of food.
"It smells nice. What did you do today?" Saori asked expectantly.
Song Gangdong answered confidently: "It's Tengzhou Eight Bowls, a local specialty of China. It's specially made for entertaining guests."
"What a strange name. Does it mean the food is served in eight bowls? But what Anguo is holding in his hand is a plate, right?" Qian Huifu said puzzledly as he looked at Anguo Makoto who was walking over.
"Actually, you are right. It may have been served in bowls at first, but now the Eight Great Bowls has become a name, which just refers to eight dishes. As for what to use to serve it, it is very random," Song Gangdong explained.
The origin of the Eight Great Bowls is said to have evolved from the Warring States Period, when Mengchangjun was a celebrity in Tengzhou, Shandong, known for his hospitality and respect for the wise.
As the number of guests increased, people paid more attention to courtesy, and Tengzhou's food culture was well developed at the time, so a polite food culture gradually took shape, which is the "Eight Great Bowls".
Of course, there is also a saying that when Kangxi went to the south of the Yangtze River and passed through Tengzhou, he ate the Eight Great Bowls Banquet in Tengzhou and found it delicious and exquisite, so he directly named the banquet "Eight Great Bowls" according to Manchu customs.
"This is actually a whole chicken. It looks a bit scary," Yoshikawa said, frowning as he looked at the plate that An Guo put down.
"It's a bit scary." Kanna Nagano felt a little uncomfortable looking at the chicken head.
The girls at the table all lost their appetite for the first dish, because Neon rarely cooks a whole chicken, and usually makes it into chicken fillets or chicken nuggets.
The reason for this is that Japanese people don’t know how to cook this kind of dish. Their cooking methods are generally simpler, mainly focusing on highlighting the taste of the ingredients themselves. However, it may also be because they don’t know how to cook it any other way.
Because the chicken was a bit beyond their tolerance, they all looked at the second dish. This one was acceptable because it was a fish, but it was braised, which is not something Japanese people eat very often.
The dishes that followed Songgang Dong's meal were rarely tried by anyone except Shigong, so everyone was curious and nervous, as new things always make people feel.
"Okay, everything is here, so let me introduce these dishes..." Songgang Dong said after serving the last dish.
Tengzhou's "Eight Great Bowls" retains the eating habits and etiquette of Shandong people, so the order and meaning must be paid attention to when serving the dishes.
A golden rooster means "good luck and prosperity". There are many ways to cook this dish. Songgang Dong makes it with fried baby chicken. The pre-marinated baby chicken is steamed in a pressure cooker and then fried for ten minutes. The skin is golden and crispy, and the inside is tender and juicy and very delicious.
Two fish means "abundance every year". This dish is actually called silver carp, which is named after the color of the local carp. Unfortunately, the fish called "four-eyed nostril carp" is only available locally, so he used Japanese silver cod to make this dish.
Three elbows, which means "great wealth and good health", is a must-have dish on the banquet in the Celestial Empire. Because of the first two dishes, it is also called "bronze elbow".
Four-poultry eggs symbolize "a perfect life". This dish is steamed eggs, and any kind of eggs can be used. Its other name is "jade eggs".
Wusucai, which means "a comfortable life in the coming year", is mainly made of crispy pork. The pork is first coated with batter and fried until golden brown. After draining the oil, it is placed in a bowl. Bean sprouts and other vegetables are placed at the bottom of the bowl, and crispy pork is placed on top. Then, the whole bowl is placed in a steamer and steamed.
Liu Tofu, which means "eating blessings", is made of vegetable tofu, which is made of bean dregs and filled with various vegetables. It is very delicious.
Qi La Sauce means "prosperity". Originally, this sauce was just made of green onions and chili peppers, but Songgang Dong directly made it into spicy beef sauce. The spicy taste made others swallow their saliva unconsciously.
The eight stir-fries mean "light and safe". In fact, it is stir-frying seasonal vegetables. However, with the development of technology nowadays, Songgang just stir-fried a plate of broccoli.
Speaking of this dish, he found that many people didn't know that the roots and rhizomes of this thing can also be eaten, and taste better than turnips. It is such a waste to just cut them off and throw them away.
"It turns out there are so many explanations for this. I've really learned a lot," Yoshikawa said with great admiration.
Song Gangdong smiled and said, "This is just the beginning. I don't think one can eat all the cuisine of China in a lifetime."
"Brother Songgang, I didn't know you had learned cooking to this level." Even Saori, who has been eating here frequently recently, was very surprised.
"That's actually all," Song Gangdong responded quickly.
Then he changed the subject and urged: "Eat it while it's hot, it won't taste good if it gets cold."
"Then I'm going to start!" ×7
Several people praised the dish after every one of them. The eight dishes made by Songgang this time were not that strong in taste, so even the Japanese who usually eat light food could accept it.
However, Songgang Dong found that the chicken was left there alone and no one touched it, which made him very confused.
"Why don't you eat the chicken?" he couldn't help but ask.
Saori complained: "Looking at that chicken makes me lose my appetite, I feel like I can't eat it..."
When Song Gang heard this and looked at the others, they all looked disgusted. After thinking for a while, he understood and said apologetically, "I forgot that you will not be able to adapt. I will go and take care of it."
Then he took it to the kitchen to separate the bones and so on, and in the end there was only one plate of chicken left. He threw away the remaining chicken heads and chicken feet because he didn't like to eat them either.
"It's okay now," Song Gangdong said with a smile after putting it down.
Only after seeing the plate of processed chicken did they try to eat it. Songgang also paid special attention to the presentation and even arranged the dish specially, sprinkling chopped green onions on it as garnish.