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Xuan Ziwen estimated: "It may take nearly a year."
Ke Ke couldn't help but exclaimed: "So long?"
Xuan Ziwen said unhappily, "Such an important topic requires a research period of ten years. Do you think it is so easy to complete? One year is a conservative estimate."
He scolded her for a few words, looked up at the sun in the sky, and said, "It's getting late. You should go have lunch. I have research this afternoon. You can discuss and study in the lab by yourselves."
After saying that, he put away the sample of the all-terrain detection soul guide and left.
Ke Ke took Orange's hand and said with a smile, "Orange, let's go to the cafeteria."
Orange shook his head and said, "Keke, go by yourself if you want to go. I brought the ingredients and plan to make it myself in the lab."
Ke Ke couldn't help but said in surprise: "Juzi, you are going to show off your skills in person, it's really rare. Then I will have a feast for my appetite."
Orange smiled slightly and looked at Huo Yuhao: "Brother Yuhao, I ate so much of your grilled fish yesterday, but it's not enough to give you just a few oranges. Today I'll treat you to a barbecue as a return gift."
Huo Yuhao was stunned for a moment, then he came to his senses and chuckled, nodding and saying, “Senior Orange, I will have a good taste of your cooking skills.”
Zi Mu looked at Huo Yuhao jealously, then stomped his feet and left.
Huo Yuhao noticed his mood change, but didn't take it to heart. He just looked at him strangely.
The three of them returned to the third laboratory. Orange took out a large amount of food ingredients and tableware and kitchen utensils from the storage soul guide and placed them on the laboratory table, which instantly turned into a dining table.
Vegetables, meat, staple foods... everything is available and Orange has prepared it very well.
Huo Yuhao muttered, “Is it appropriate to eat barbecue in the laboratory? Does Teacher Xuan know?”
Orange smiled and replied, "Don't worry about that. Many times when Teacher Xuan is too busy to eat, he also eats in the lab like this."
As she spoke, she took out a small barbecue grill, placed it on the ground, lit a fire and started grilling.
Huo Yuhao raised his eyebrows and watched with interest.
Somewhat to his surprise, Orange's movements were very skillful, and he had a very good grasp of the timing. He was considered the best person Huo Yuhao had ever seen.
He nodded approvingly. From the preparation process, it was clear that Orange was an experienced barbecue expert.
Huo Yuhao couldn't help but sigh inwardly. In the past, he always treated others to barbecue, but today was a rare day for him to eat someone else's barbecue.
Ju Zi handed Huo Yuhao a plate of barbecue and said with a gentle smile, "Brother Yuhao, is this my return gift?"
Huo Yuhao did not refuse. He took it and picked up a piece with his clappers. He did not worry about the high temperature just out of the oven and put it directly into his mouth.
It was fresh, tender and firm, and both the taste and texture were somewhat beyond Huo Yuhao's expectations.
Ke Ke smiled and said, "Hehe, Orange's cooking skills are amazing. We rarely get to eat it normally."
"Little brother, I really don't know what charm you have. You just arrived and you can let Orange cook delicious food for you."
Huo Yuhao nodded and praised, “It’s really good.”
Ke Ke was a little dissatisfied and said, "It's just good? It's a pity that Ju Zi personally entertained you."
Without stopping her hand movements, Ju Zi said coquettishly, "Ke Ke, don't talk nonsense. Junior Yu Hao's cooking skills are better than mine."
Ke Ke was stunned and looked at Huo Yuhao with hostility: "Little brother, are your cooking skills really better than Ju Zi's? Yesterday she praised you as the best chef in the world."
Huo Yuhao nodded in a very unmodest manner: “I can’t say I’m the best, but I’m definitely among the top few in the world.”
Ke Ke pouted: "Shame on you! I want to see what you are capable of. Your cooking skills are even better than Sister Orange's."
Huo Yuhao looked at her helplessly and threw her a grilled fish.
Ke Ke subconsciously took the grilled fish that appeared out of nowhere, was stunned for a moment, and then took a light bite.
After just one bite, her eyes lit up and she started eating with big mouthfuls.
While eating, Ke Ke said in a confused tone, "How is it possible? How could you grill the fish so deliciously?"
Huo Yuhao said dimly: “I started grilling fish when I was very young. I should be able to become a master by accumulating proficiency.”
"Very young? How old are you this year?" Ke Ke asked.
“Thirteen, almost fourteen.” Huo Yuhao said calmly, “But I have been grilling fish for at least five years. I have already forgotten how many fish have died in my hands.”
Ke Ke and Ju Zi were both stunned: "You are only thirteen or fourteen years old?"
Looking at Huo Yuhao's tall stature and thinking about his talents as a soul master and soul guide, it was difficult for both of them to relate his performance to his actual age.
Juzi quickly came back to his senses and asked with a smile: "Brother Yuhao, do you like grilled fish very much?"
Huo Yuhao said: "Barbecue is not only my hobby, but also my career. I made my first fortune by selling grilled fish."
"Boasting." Ke Ke said disdainfully, "How much money can you make from selling grilled fish?"
Huo Yuhao sighed: "After all, I am also half an orphan. If I don't accept charity from others, selling grilled fish can be considered self-reliant."
orphan?
When they heard Huo Yuhao say these two words, Keke and Juzi's emotions clearly fluctuated.
Ke Ke whispered, "So you are also an orphan? It seems that you and Sister Orange are the same kind of people."
She looked a little lost, but soon raised her head and looked at Juzi firmly: "Sister Juzi, although Junior Brother Yuhao is much younger than you, I agree that you should be with him."
"His craftsmanship is much better than that guy Zimu."
Hearing her words that she was only hoping for chaos in the world, Huo Yuhao and Ju Zi were both stunned.
Huo Yuhao quickly reacted, frowned and asked, "Senior Sister Keke, what do you mean by that?"
Ke Ke sighed and said, "Yuhao, you don't know that Ju Zi swore a long time ago that she would marry the best chef in the world."
"For this reason, she rejected the pursuit of many people."
"But now, you appear, with better cooking skills than hers, and the same background as hers."
"I believe that no one is more suitable for her than you."
Huo Yuhao: "...What on earth are you talking about?"
Only then did Orange come back to his senses from his daze, his face flushed.
"Ke Ke, what are you talking about?"
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Ke Ke said playfully, "Juzi, isn't this the oath you swore? In the future, you must find the best chef on the continent so that he can satisfy your unsatisfied stomach."
"I think this new junior meets the requirements very well, Orange, don't say you're not attracted to him, even the way you look at him is different."
Orange immediately denied it: "No, you are talking nonsense."
Looking at the two people bickering, Huo Yuhao roughly understood what was going on and ate a bite of barbecue with an expressionless face.
No wonder Orange’s attitude towards him changed completely just after he ate some grilled fish.
He couldn't help but wonder if this was really the case?
Huo Yuhao suddenly remembered Orange's life experience and couldn't help feeling a little melancholy.
Maybe it really reminded her of her beloved father.
Huo Yuhao said calmly: "Senior Sister Keke, please stop joking."
Ju Zi was also embarrassed and said: "That's right, Junior Yuhao and I just met, how can you be so careless."
Ke Ke said with a smile: "Hey, Sister Orange, don't be so rigid. Feelings can be cultivated slowly."
Orange may appear shy on the outside, but her heart is always as cool as ice.
Although she and Keke were very good friends and often discussed these things, Juzi knew that love was something she was not destined to have.
Because she carries a deep hatred, she will not consider anything else before successfully taking revenge on the Xingluo Empire.
Huo Yuhao chuckled and said, “Senior Sister Keke, love is a very serious matter.”
"You don't even know what kind of person I am, how can you trust me so much?"
Ke Ke shrugged and said helplessly: "Isn't it for the sake of Orange's happiness? Well, since you all said so, then I'm just being nosy."
"Ah... When will Orange find her happiness~"
As she said this, she sighed in a pretentious manner.
Huo Yuhao: "..."
Teenagers are at the stage where they are full of fantasies and aspirations about love. Whether it is Shrek Academy or Sun Moon Academy, apart from cultivation, the most discussed topic among students on weekdays is gossip.
In just one meal, Huo Yuhao became more familiar with the two senior sisters. He was not an introvert, so as they chatted, the topics became more and more diverse.
While eating barbecue, Ke Ke asked with a sly smile: "Junior, what kind of girls do you like?"
Huo Yuhao couldn’t help but twitch the corner of his mouth.
How did we end up talking about this taboo topic?
Or are older women more sensitive and concerned about this issue?
Huo Yuhao smiled and shook his head at the curious looks of the two senior sisters. He wanted to just pass them over, but he heard the same puzzled voice of Tian Meng in the sea of spirituality.
"Yuhao, tell me, Bingdi and I are also curious."
"I didn't do that." Bingdi denied quickly.
Huo Yuhao thought for a while and said calmly: "In fact, the girls I like are also simple, strong, brave, have lofty ideals in their hearts, and constantly work hard for them."
Keke and Juzi looked puzzled when they heard this.
Ke Ke said with a strange expression: "Junior...is this really the type of girl you like...why does it feel like you're looking for a brother?"
Huo Yuhao chuckled: "It's better to say that I just like people like this. Gender is not important."
Ke Ke said speechlessly: "Junior brother, it is difficult for someone like you who doesn't understand romance to have a happy love life."
“Isn’t this romantic?” Huo Yuhao asked in confusion, “Senior Keke, what do you think love is?”
Ke Ke's expression suddenly became excited: "Love, what a fascinating word, it is a promise to be willing to give everything for the other person."
"Even someone as strong as a Title Douluo or a Level Nine Soul Master cannot resist the power of love."
"I heard that there was once a Title Douluo who fell in love with an ordinary woman and lived with her in an ordinary mountain village."
"But fate did not spare the couple. Even though they had retired, their enemies still found them. The ordinary woman unfortunately died in the fight."