Early in the morning, Cheng Qing made a few cups of soy milk and went to the village to buy some meat buns.
Then I tidied up the refrigerator. I came back late from playing games yesterday and didn't have much energy.
There wasn't much in the refrigerator, mostly a few dishes she made the day before yesterday to welcome Muxue. Fortunately, although Cheng Qing made quite a lot, each dish was in small portions, and they ate most of it in two days.
Cheng Qing poured out the remaining bit and used it to feed the chickens.
Liu Suoyu, who was feeding chickens next door, saw it from afar and called out unwillingly, "Teacher Cheng, do your chickens lay eggs?"
Cheng Qing hummed in agreement, and Liu Suoyu shouted again, "This is so unfair! My chickens have laid half as many eggs in the last two days!"
Cheng Qing paused for a moment: "Did you put the chickens on a diet?"
Liu Suoyu frowned and looked distressed: "I don't even have enough to eat myself! How can I worry about chickens?"
Cheng Qing: "...That's why it won't lay eggs for you."
Liu Suoyu: "..."
When they got back, they saw Luo Xi and Mu Xue coming down in slippers.
Today, Losi changed into a light-colored off-the-shoulder long-sleeved top and a long brown cotton-linen skirt, making her look elegant and relaxed.
Those bare shoulders seemed to glow in the morning light, making one want to kiss them. Thus, her relaxed demeanor was tinged with a touch of sensuality.
Cheng Qing couldn't help but glance at her a few more times. Luo Xi smiled and walked past her proudly, tossing her long hair.
Cheng Qing grabbed her arm and asked, "The price tag is still on the clothes, did you just buy them?"
Losi paused, her face full of shock, then reached out and touched it, and sure enough, she saw the thick white card tag on the hem of her clothes.
Luo Xi: "..." Fang Silei!
Cheng Qing chuckled, "Why are you wearing new clothes today? Is there something good happening?"
Rossi blushed, shook off her hand, and said loudly, "I love new clothes. I wear new clothes every day."
After shouting, he realized his words lacked authority, glanced at Cheng Qing, and ran into the kitchen.
Cheng Qing chuckled and then looked at Mu Xue. Startled, Mu Xue quickly looked around at her clothes to make sure the price tags were removed.
Cheng Qing: "..."
***
After everyone had breakfast, the live stream was restarted, and Cheng Qing went to the kitchen to take out flour and start kneading dough.
Mu Xue stood beside Luo Xi and asked Cheng Qing, "What are you doing?"
Cheng Qing: "Noodles."
Mu Xue said, "I want to eat dumplings."
Cheng Qing paused in kneading the dough, looked at Mu Xue, and then said with a troubled expression, "When I'm cooking the noodles later, I'll put some minced meat in your bowl!"
Mu Xue was stunned: "???"
Cheng Qing lowered her head and said in a deep voice, "Just think of it as a dumpling with a broken skin! Make do with it."
Mu Xue was utterly shocked: "..." What does this mean? Am I no longer a guest who needs to be popular?
Losi: "..."
Hahahahaha
Professor Cheng is truly amazing!
Is this even human language?
[That makes some sense, but let me laugh out loud three times first, hahahahaha!!!]
As soon as the live chat was turned on, this scene appeared, and the greetings of "Good morning" instantly turned into "hahahahaha".
Mu Xue gritted her teeth and turned to leave, but after taking two steps she suddenly turned back and asked, "Does Senior want to eat noodles?"
Losi blushed immediately and turned her head away.
Cheng Qing hummed in response, considering whether to admit it or not.
Isn't this tantamount to tacit agreement?
Mu Xue was so angry her heart ached. Pointing at Cheng Qing, she shouted, "How can you live with yourself treating people this way?"
Cheng Qing nodded: "Mm."
Mu Xue: "..." I'm so angry!
Author's Note:
Goodnight!
Chapter 106
Was that "hmm" for real? Poor little Bing, hahaha!
[Mu Xue has fainted from anger. Carry her away, next.]
[Just obediently follow us and eat dog food, Xiao Bing. Broaden your horizons and don't get stuck on that little patch of land.]
[Hahahaha, are all the people up there? So mocking my Xiaobing!]
[Wow, I used to watch Xiaoice roast people all the time, but now the tables have turned, and I'm seeing her get roasted too!]
Enraged by Cheng Qing's nonchalant attitude, Mu Xue nearly fainted and shouted, "I'm going to report you!!!"
Cheng Qing paused, feeling that these words sounded strangely familiar. Luo Xi, standing to the side, silently turned her head away, because she had also reported it.
Seeing Cheng Qing's calm reaction, not only was he not nervous, but he even seemed a little confused, Mu Xue became even angrier and turned to leave. Then she heard Cheng Qing call out to her from behind: "You're here to learn how to cook, right?"
Mu Xue frowned and stopped, then turned back to look at Cheng Qing with a puzzled expression. Cheng Qing looked arrogant, as if she were the only one who mattered.
But Cheng Qing, who was only trying to impress the blind, didn't even look at her. He kept his head down, kneading the dough, and said, "Stand next to me and see how to make noodles!"
Mu Xue's eyes widened slowly, and she took three steps back, unable to stop the chill in her heart. Not only could she not eat dumplings, but she also had to watch you make noodles? Was this how a human being behaved?
[Hahaha, this is a development I never expected.]
Teacher Cheng is becoming increasingly unethical.
Although I felt sorry for Xiaobing, I still laughed three times.
【Xiao Bing, show some spirit!!!】
Mu Xue's voice trembled: "I...I still have to watch you make noodles?"
Cheng Qing looked up and stared at her with his dark eyes for a second, then silently took a step back to give her the place to knead the dough, and said gently, "What else? You do it yourself?"
Mu Xue immediately shut up and fell silent, allowing Cheng Qing to continue kneading the dough. At the same time, not forgetting his role as a teacher, he began to explain to Mu Xue, "I'm using all-purpose flour. Generally speaking, one pound of all-purpose flour can yield one and a half pounds of dough."
For some reason, Mu Xue's mind suddenly couldn't process what was happening. She interrupted Cheng Qing in confusion and asked, "Why has the dough gotten heavier?"
The moment the question was asked, the air froze, and the live chat was flooded with question marks.
Luo Xi and Cheng Qing both turned to look at her, seemingly very puzzled by her question.
After a long pause, Cheng Qing reluctantly explained, "...because water was added to the flour."
Mu Xue: "..."
At that moment, Mu Xue suddenly realized what a stupid question she had asked, and blushed with embarrassment, unable to stammer an explanation.
[Hahaha, my god, Xiaobing, what are you thinking?!]
I was stunned when she asked that question.
[I was completely bewildered by her question, thinking, "Yeah! Why is it getting heavier and heavier the more I rub it? Haha, what's with the haha?"]
[Completely misled!]
The chat room, swayed by the comments, burst into laughter.
Mu Xue asked a stupid question and didn't dare to speak again.
Cheng Qing continued to explain: "One pound of all-purpose flour can make enough noodles for six or seven people. After putting the flour in the container, add the water in three or four batches. When kneading the dough, use the strength of your palms to rub it. By the way, there is a trick to kneading dough, which is the 'three-light principle'."
As she spoke, Cheng Qing spread out her clean hands for the two of them to see: "Hands are clean, containers are clean, dough is clean."
The two girls glanced at her hands, then slowly peered into the stainless steel container. The gleaming stainless steel and the smooth dough surface were just as Cheng Qing had described.
Mu Xue: "And then?"
Cheng Qing: "Let the dough rise."
Cheng Qing pulled the plastic wrap over the stainless steel and the inside of the container, saying, "Wait half an hour."
Mu Xue seemed to understand but not quite, and asked, "Then what are we doing for this half hour?"
Cheng Qing then turned to Luo Xi and asked, "What do you want for noodles? Spicy or not spicy? You don't seem to be very good at eating spicy food?"
Mu Xue: "..." It was I who asked the question! _(:з」∠)_
Losi was indignant at Cheng Qing's words: "Who said I can't eat spicy food?"
You just can't handle spicy food!
[Teacher Cheng remembers so clearly! She even remembers that my princess doesn't eat spicy food!]
Cheng Qing ignored Luo Xi's resentment and simply asked her, "So, would you eat if I made you Zha Jiang Mian (noodles with soybean paste)?"
Lossie's expression instantly softened, and she nodded, saying, "Food."
Hahaha, look at that adorable face!
[The change in her expression was very natural, very good, my princess has evolved.]
[Joking aside, I'm genuinely a coward. Hahahaha...]
Cheng Qing went to the refrigerator to get the pork. Because she didn't have time, she had asked Liu Suoyu to go grocery shopping and bring it back for her in the morning.
After briefly washing the pork, Cheng Qing chopped it into cubes with a cleaver, then turned around to prepare other side dishes.
Everything was ready, and the dough had risen. Boil water, cut the noodles, and start frying the meat sauce in a separate pan.
Mu Xue and Luo Xi stood there dumbfounded, watching Cheng Qing move back and forth between the two stoves and the countertop in the kitchen as if he had three heads and six arms. Soon, the aroma of food wafted out of the kitchen.