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"I know."
Of course Zhong Yin understood that this was difficult. He put the washed vegetables on the cutting board and cut them skillfully again. While cutting, he told Han Zhou in detail how to make the dishes.
Han Zhou wrote them down one by one and went through the process in his mind. Suddenly he thought of something and asked curiously: "By the way, Sister Yin, can I ask you a question?"
"Ah."
"You cried because you heard my words and mistakenly thought that your senior sister had high expectations for you. If you had heard her words and knew that she did not have such high expectations for you, would you still cry?"
"Why are you asking this?" Zhong Yin asked without raising his head.
"I've been working on the topic of 'expectation' lately."
"You're just a freshman, and it's not time to write a thesis yet."
"I didn't mean to write a paper..."
"I'm just kidding."
Zhong Yin interrupted him expressionlessly, thought for a moment and said, "To answer your question, if that's the case, I will still cry, but it will just be tears of joy."
Crying with joy?
Han Zhou was stunned and asked tentatively: "Are you kidding?"
Zhong Yin glanced at him: "I can hear Xiaoling's voice. Isn't it worth crying with joy?"
Han Zhou laughed twice: "It's worth it, of course it's worth it..."
Isn't this still a joke?
However, Zhong Yin did not finish his words.
"But even without that factor, I would still be happy."
"Why?" He looked curious.
"We also have a saying in our hometown."
Zhong Yin withdrew her gaze and looked out the window. There was only an empty wall there, but she seemed to see something further away.
“When a child no longer thinks that his parents are omnipotent, that’s when he grows up for the first time.”
……
"dinner time!"
Following Lin Anyu's shout, a burst of overflowing aroma suddenly spread in the room. Gu Zheng's eyes lit up and he immediately looked in the direction where the food was served. Zhong Ling and Bai Tongtong also cast curious glances.
Even Wang Runxue, who had doubts about Han Zhou's cooking skills, couldn't help but swallow, stood up and walked to Lin Anyu, pretending to be reserved and asked: "What dish are you holding in your hand?"
"Chicken stewed with mushrooms, isn't it obvious?" Lin Anyu wondered.
"It's obvious, but it doesn't taste like the chicken stewed with mushrooms I used to eat..."
Lin Anyu looked pious, as if he was a loyal believer of Chef Han Zhou: "That only means that what you ate before was not authentic enough."
After saying that, he walked past Wang Runxue, put the dishes on the table, and then returned to the kitchen to continue serving the dishes.
Wang Runxue stared at the chicken on the table with burning eyes, and finally looked away by relying on her strong willpower.
Not long after, Han Zhou also came to the room with dishes. Gu Zheng and others had already set up tables, chairs, bowls and chopsticks, and sat down one after another.
Zhong Ling sat on the left side of Gu Zheng, and her eyes were quickly attracted by a dish that looked dark in color. She stared at the plate blankly, wanting to pick up her chopsticks to taste it, but was worried that it would be impolite.
At this moment, Han Zhou's voice sounded in his ears with a smile: "Try it and see if it suits your taste."
"May I?"
She subconsciously looked around, and the first thing she saw was Gu Zheng, who was playing with his birthday hat, followed by Han Zhou, who had just sat down.
She was a little hesitant, worried that her junior fellow student was not talking to her.
"of course."
Fortunately, the other party's voice sounded quickly, obviously responding to him.
"Thank you."
Zhong Ling breathed a sigh of relief, with a faint smile in her eyes. She picked up a piece of meat with her chopsticks and gently put it into her mouth.
At this time, Gu Zheng was complaining to Han Zhou and said reluctantly: "This birthday hat is so stupid. Can I stop wearing it later?"
"Of course not." Han Zhou said seriously, "If you don't wear this hat, how can you prove that it's you who celebrates your birthday today? It's a status symbol. Only when you wear it can God hear your wish."
"Is there such a thing?" Gu Zheng muttered, "I never wore this on birthdays before..."
"That's why your wishes didn't come true before." Han Zhou shook his head and sighed.
"Come on, you obviously think this hat is stupid too, and you want to see me make a fool of myself by wearing it, right?"
Gu Zheng looked wary, and was about to question Han Zhou's intentions when he noticed Zhong Ling standing motionless with chopsticks on the side, her expression dull, like a sculpture.
She was startled and asked quickly: "What's wrong, senior?"
Wang Runxue hurriedly followed up and asked, "Is the food cooked by Han Zhou poisonous?"
He swallowed as he spoke, looking like he wanted to test the poison himself.
Han Zhou's mouth twitched.
Facing the concerned eyes of everyone, Zhong Ling quickly came to her senses, a soft smile appeared on her face, she shook her head and said, "It's nothing, I just think it's delicious."
Han Zhou translated her words to everyone.
"Exactly, you are bragging." Wang Runxue deliberately pretended not to believe it.
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhong Ling immediately looked over and shook her head seriously, indicating that what she said was wrong.
"I'm just kidding."
Wang Runxue sneered and said nothing. She actually just wanted to seize the opportunity to taste the food in advance.
"Where's Sister Yin? You're not still cooking, are you?"
Seeing that Zhong Yin never left the kitchen, Gu Zheng looked around and wanted to get up and go into the kitchen to take a look, but was stopped by Han Zhou.
"There was so much smoke in the kitchen just now that Sister Yin's eyes were hit by the smoke. Please take a moment and come out."
"Really?"
"real."
"Then why are you okay?"
"I can cook with my eyes closed."
"It's just nonsense."
"..."
Zhong Ling looked at the closed door absentmindedly and didn't speak for a long time.
About five minutes later, Zhong Yin, whose eyes were slightly red, finally took a seat. After expressing his apology, everyone began to eat.
Wang Runxue picked up her chopsticks, and the first thing she aimed at was the plate of blackened meat that Zhong Ling had just eaten - in her opinion, food that can make a person linger after eating it is either very unpalatable, or Just very delicious.
However, what disappointed her was that this dish did not meet the above two conditions. It was indeed delicious, but it was not as stunning as Gu Zheng said.
In fact, the taste of this dish is not amazing, because Han Zhou did not use "cooking skills" to make this dish.
The moment the dishes were put into the pot, he suddenly realized that Zhong Yin's mother did not have the same "plug-in" as his own. The cooking relied entirely on pure craftsmanship. Therefore, if he wanted to replicate the other's previous specialty dishes, he would do the same. No external force can be used.
With this idea in mind, and with Zhong Yin's constant reminders, he made several adjustments, and actually managed to recreate the "mother's taste" in Zhong Yin's mouth. The other party was silent for a while after eating, and then his eyes turned red.
Zhong Ling's reaction just now also shows that his restoration is quite close to the taste in the two people's memories.
Han Zhou was naturally quite surprised by this, but it could only be attributed to luck.
During the meal, everyone chatted, and soon the topic of the sports meeting came up.
The sports meeting of Lin Anyu and Bai Tongtong's school just ended this week, and the sports meeting of Lin'an University will be held next week. As the first sports meeting since college, this can be regarded as an issue that everyone is more concerned about.
Just listen to Lin Anyu talk about it: "The 1,500 meters at that time was indeed quite dangerous. At first, there was a long-haired monster who was far ahead. His speed was quite fast - of course it was still far behind the guzheng. Well, the second ranked guy is a tall guy. This guy is relatively stable. He didn’t exert his strength until the second half of the stage. He was about to catch up with the long-haired monster, but unexpectedly, a Scud came out halfway. The guy was unknown at first..."
Wang Runxue listened carefully, took a sip of Coke and asked: "You have said so much, where do you rank in the end?"
Lin Anyu gave her a strange look: "I didn't participate."
Wang Runxue almost spit out the coke: "You didn't participate so you watched so carefully?"
Lin Anyu looked a little unnatural and smiled: "I heard it from my roommate."
"Then he must be talking nonsense." Gu Zheng said scornfully, "Why is your roommate giving random nicknames to people like the long-haired monster Scud?"
If you know that this guy used to call you Weird Girl behind your back, then you will know who the real person who loves to use nicknames is...
Han Zhou complained in his heart, but did not expose Lin Anyu's "friend out of thin air".
At this moment, Bai Tongtong smiled slightly and said, "What Lin Anyu's roommate said is true. The situation of the game was indeed like this. In the end, the 'Lame General' won."
"Who is the lame general?" Everyone was stunned.
"I don't know him. I heard that he threw himself at the finish line during the final sprint, causing his ankle to sprain. When I was passing by the crowd of onlookers, I happened to hear someone say, 'This guy is extraordinary. He was willing to sacrifice his leg for victory. At the price, if you have the demeanor of a general, you should be called a lame general."
Bai Tongtong spoke slowly, but she still imitated the person's tone of voice vividly.
No one else heard the mystery. Only Han Zhou twitched the corner of his mouth. Isn't it Lin Anyu who can speak like this?
Looking up, sure enough, Lin Anyu's chopsticks fell under the table at some point, and he was "trying to pick them up" at this time.
"correct."
Bai Tongtong continued, "I was the first place in the girls' 800-meter long-distance running competition, and I heard that person talking about me at that time."
"Oh!"
The table suddenly made a loud noise. Lin Anyu, who was picking up chopsticks, seemed to hit his head. Wang Runxue on the side was slightly startled: "Are you okay?"
"fine."
Lin Anyu took a breath, got out from under the table with chopsticks, and said with a dry smile, "These chopsticks are quite strong, they keep falling like this."
"Are your chopsticks easy to break?" Han Zhou said angrily.
He wanted to cooperate with Lin Anyu in changing the topic, but unfortunately Wang Runxue couldn't see the form clearly. She looked at Bai Tongtong curiously and asked, "Go on, what did that person say about you?"
Gu Zheng and others also showed curious expressions. Obviously, they cared more about the topic Bai Tongtong said than the chopsticks at Lin Anyu's house.