Chapter 24
[If I hadn't just finished reading Gu Qi's ‘growth’, I would have mistakenly thought that she had many years of kitchen experience]
[A toy kitchen Is a kitchen! Gu Qi had tried everything from dessert shops to pizza shops to barbecue shops to Chinese restaurants. How can she not be considered experienced! ]
[I recalled in Jiang Lechuan’s few seconds long video posted on Weibo, Gu Qi was very serious about making barbecue for him. That scene is simply hilarious]
[Jiang Lechuan deleted it after five minutes. I guess he was threatened! ]
[Elder Sister wants face! Don’t mention it! It’s already deleted! Forget it! All of you forget it! ]
…
Very seriously, Gu Qi very seriously completed all the vegetable cutting and washing under Zhizi’s guidance, while Zhizi busied away on the other side.
Gu Qi took a deep breath and instantly smelled a faint sweet smell in the air. She turned around and saw Zhizi bringing out a piece of apple pie.
Zhizi smiled at her and said, "Just now you said you like this. I saw that I had the ingredients, so I made one."
Reaching here, she felt a little embarrassed. Then she added, "The crust is made from hand-pulled pancake base. This was the method I saw on the Internet and is relatively simple. It’s my first time making it. I don't know if it tastes good."
Gu Qi quickly took the apple pie, lowered her head and took a small bite. She praised, "It's delicious!"
As she said that, she couldn't help but lower her head for another big bite. Then the filling inside burned her tongue and made it numb.
Zhizi poured her a glass of cold water and urged, "Eat slowly."
Gu Qi was starving.
After downing half a glass of water, she felt it came back alive a little. Since she had basically finished what she needed to do, she held the apple pie and nibbled it. Then she stood beside Zhizi and watched her cook, waiting to see if she could help.
It was just...
Every time Zhizi brought out a dish, Gu Qi couldn't resist swallowing her saliva.
Every dish was delicious and tasty, and more appetizing than the ones she saw online.
[Haha, Gu Qi, how hungry are you! ]
[Don't blame Gu Qi! I have the same expression as her now! ]
[Zhizi's cooking skills are amazing. I can smell the aroma of the dishes even through the phone screen]
Zhizi took out a small bowl and took a little bit of each of the dishes and gave it to Gu Qi, saying, "I'd like to ask you to taste it. If there is any problem, I’ll go back to the pot and improve it."
Gu Qi could see that Zhizi was giving her a ‘step’ to eat first. She also realized that her reaction might had been a bit exaggerated and immediately made her expression more natural -
Unsuccessfully.
Truly, delicious. A bite of lemon chicken wings, the sweetness was just right without being too overwhelming and enough to relieve the greasiness.
The other dishes were the same, not only beautiful but also delicious.
Their four eyes stared at each other.
Gu Qi didn't say anything, just raised two thumbs to express her evaluation.
Zhizi smiled until her eyes curved, and seemed to be more motivated to cook after gaining recognition.
When Zhizi was halfway through cooking, Gu Qi had already eaten her fill at the side with a satisfied expression on her face.
The producer took the opportunity to ask a very provocative question: "Teacher Gu, do you think the grouping is better this time or the grouping was better last time?"
Gu Qi took another small piece of freshly baked cookies from Zhizi, put the cookies into her mouth with a blissful face, and asked back: "What do you think? Is there anything to compare?"
[Hahaha. Gu Qi: Can you not see I’m on cloud nine now? ]
[It's the first time I've seen such a sincere and satisfied smile from Gu Qi's face since the recording started]
[@Jiang Lechuan! The family is in danger! Elder Sister’s heart is in danger! Come back! ]
[The three younger brothers are suffering on the streets, while Elder Sister is being fed by the food blogger in the kitchen. The difference isn't a little]
Yes.
The three younger brothers were all suffering.
Wen Renjing and Mu Yuan stared at each other for five minutes before making a decision: find people first.
Mu Yuan had no objection. Anyway, everything was arranged by Wen Renjing.
It was only five people. With Wen Renjing's high national popularity as an award-winning actor, they were gathered in a very short time.
But their problem was that no one could teach them.
Wen Renjing took Mu Yuan and the group of people to a square in a park, found two aunties who were obviously retired, and directly asked: "Excuse me, can you teach us square dance?"
The aunties were very enthusiastic and started teaching immediately.
Almost all the people Wen Renjing found were his fans, so they were very cooperative and followed their idol's lead to practice hard.
Only Mu Yuan fell into deep contemplation.
After a few seconds, he stretched out his arm with an expression of resistence.
[As expected of you, Wen Renjing]
[You only said that they should practice together, but you didn't say that they couldn't find external help]
[Hahaha, is this practice together? This is clearly learning together! ]
[The aunties are so enthusiastic that they share their dance fan with them... I’m gonna ROFL]
[Can I say that Wen Renjing and Mu Yuan's dancing is so ugly?]
[You can say that, I discovered this last time]
[The only two dancing talents in this family are Gu Qi and Jiang Lechuan]
[Although the dancing is ugly, they tried hard. I’m going to cry to death]
[Mu Yuan! If you don't want to dance, just blink! ]
On the other side, Jiang Lechuan was hitting a wall everywhere.
When he passed by the square with the cameraman, he noticed Wen Renjing and Mu Yuan practiced square dancing and showed a very disgusted expression.
Jiang Lechuan directly blurted out a comment: "Look, Wen Renjing has long arms and legs. This kind of tall physique isn't suitable for dancing, unless they have strong abilities, as they will easily look uncoordinated. Moreover, he is always half a beat behind others. It can be seen that he didn't remember the movements and is just muddling through it. He can only enter Class F."
He pointed at Mu Yuan and made a comment: "It can be seen that this student remembers the movements very clearly. He should have a high IQ, but because he remembers them too clearly, he is always half a beat faster than others. He can only be placed in Class D. He still had some potential, but I think their comprehensive abilities aren't suitable for forming a group."
[Jiang Lechuan: Just a pure passerby expressing my opinion]
[Hahaha Jiang Lechuan, what are you doing! Who asked you to be a mentor? Hey! ] [Jiang Lechuan, don't just watch their excitement! They have already started, while you haven't! ]
[@Jiang Lechuan, worry about yourself first! ]
PD tried to hold back his mirth and reminded Jiang Lechuan: "Teacher Jiang, your progress is the slowest at the moment."
Jiang Lechuan: "!?"
A trace of fear appeared on his face, as if he just remembered that his task hadn’t started yet.
It wasn’t that he didn't put in effort, but the difficulty was high.
Before he started, he was full of confidence, thinking that although he had to find more people and it would be a little more tiring, it shouldn't be too difficult! But he didn't expect that he would be busied away for half an hour and didn't even make any progress!
They either rejected him because they didn't have time, or they didn't know Ning Xiwei at all. This resulted in his effort in vain.
Jiang Lechuan couldn't understand and asked, "Are Jiāng Zhiyu and Jiāng Fengzhi faster than me?"
The PD answered honestly, "On Jiāng Zhiyu's side, successfully gained ten people. Jiāng Fengzhi's side is a little slower, but not too far behind."
Jiang Lechuan: "???"
How was this possible?
After all, he was a star and well-known. He should have a higher success rate, right? !
Jiang Lechuan thought about it and decided to ask for help outside the venue, that was, to call Gu Qi.
When the video call was connected, Gu Qi's face appeared on the other side, eating cookies.
Zhizi saw that she loved to eat, so she made an extra portion.
Gu Qi asked him while munching: "What's wrong?"
Jiang Lechuan said anxiously: "My task here isn't going well! Everyone ignore me!"
Gu Qi asked him: "And the others?"
Jiang Lechuan honestly repeated the PD's words.
Gu Qi was a little confused. Obviously, she and Jiang Lechuan thought the same. It was reasonable that the success rate of stars in this kind of task was higher. If Jiang Lechuan failed, it would be even more impossible for Jiāng Zhiyu and Jiāng Fengzhi to have it so smooth.
Gu Qi asked: "How did you invite people?"
Jiang Lechuan pulled down the hood of his sun protection jacket to cover the upper half of his face, lowered his voice, and asked mysteriously: "Do you know what day it is today?"
Gu Qi: “?”
Jiang Lechuan continued to speak in a rhythmic voice: “Today we gathered here to celebrate Ning Xiwei’s birthday!”
Gu Qi: “.”
It was impossible to invite anyone like this.
[Hahaha, so those who were willing to talk to Jiang Lechuan were already very respectful! ]
[Some passers-by were scared, okay! ]
[Jiang Lechuan, it can’t be that you think you are so handsome and mysterious like this, do you? Can’t you see that even your elder sister doesn’t want to talk to you? ]
Jiang Lechuan did see it, so he irked uttered: "Why are you looking at me like that? Like I'm some kind of trash!"
Gu Qi confirmed with him again: "Did you say that to everyone?"
"That's not the case. At the beginning, I stopped a few passersby and they all thought I was advertising, saying that they didn't need to swim or exercise, and avoided me like the plague." Jiang Lechuan's face expressed some distress and then he became proud: "But since I went up and asked others if they knew what day it is today, everyone would stop and listen to me out of curiosity!"
He was very proud, seeming to think he was smart.
Gu Qi: "..."
Gu Qi took a bite of the cookie and responded: "Jiang Lechuan, what do you think of taking off your mask and hood first. If passersby recognize you, you won’t face this situation?"
Jiang Lechuan: "!"
He didn't take it off? He was saying something was blocking his handsome face!
Jiang Lechuan took off his mask and hood and went out to battle again.
An hour later, he called Gu Qi again.
At this moment, Jiang Lechuan hid in a corner and continued to murmur with a bitter face: "Elder Sister, you were right. It’s successful now, but they all asked me to sign and take photos. Some asked me to make video calls to friends. I took photos, signed, and made calls, but they said they didn't have time. Although a few people agreed, I only recorded a few in half a day. The efficiency is so low."
Now there was only less than an hour left before the end of the mission. It was obvious that he couldn’t make it in time.
Jiang Lechuan was ready to give up.
If it was still a little short of the goal, he would try hard. But it was too far away, so forget it.
Feeling idle, Gu Qi had already eaten her fill in the villa.
She leaned on the sofa, flipping through the map on her phone, and said lazily: "There should be a high school five minutes' walk from you. The students there will be out of school in half an hour. Go to the stationery store at the entrance to borrow a whiteboard and write your mission objectives on it. Then find the most conspicuous place to sit. Let the students who come to find you line up and record next to you. If you are fast, you should be able to make it in time."
With Jiang Lechuan's extremely high popularity and his poor communication skills, it would be a waste of time for him to find others.
Jiang Lechuan: "!"
Toward Gu Qi's arrangement, Jiang Lechuan didn't need to hesitate at all. He quickly clicked on the location sent by Gu Qi and rushed toward the direction of the high school.
And at this side.
Gu Qi heard a noise downstairs, and poked her head out to see that it was Wen Renjing and Mu Yuan who brought the five passers-by they invited back to the villa.
Gu Qi leaned on the railing to watch the fun.
The living room was very large.
Wen Renjing used the open space as a stage, played a square dance music on his phone, and directed the rehearsal.
Gu Qi's lips twitched wildly and she tried to hold back her laughter out of politeness.
But it was really --
It was too difficult.
Seeing Gu Qi leaning on the railing and laughing until her shoulders trembled, Zhizi walked over curiously and ended up grinning the moment she saw it.
Zhizi held back her amusement and handed the juice in her hand to Gu Qi, saying, "Orange juice, try it."
The freshly squeezed juice’s sweetness was just perfect.
Gu Qi held up the juice and emotionally remarked: "So many delicious dishes are made. Ning Xiwei should be very happy when she comes back. It’s simply a bliss to be your younger sister."
Zhizi zoned out for a moment and murmured: "It would be great if she thought the same as you."
Gu Qi swallowed the juice and vaguely realized that there were some problems. She blurted out: "What's wrong?"
Did they quarrel?
"Nothing." Zhizi looked up and smiled at Gu Qi, saying: "It’s just that she’s busy. I haven't cooked for her for a long time and I'm afraid she isn't used to it."
"Impossible, it's so scrumptious. Don't worry, no one will dislike it." Gu Qi comforted Zhizi, drank another big sip of orange juice, and said with some regret: "It's just that I may not be able to eat it later."
How long Zhizi cooked was how long she ate. Her stomach was already stuffed.
Gu Qi pointed to the nearby cookies, "But I personally think this is the best." Zhizi took the initiative to say, "Then I'll make some more for you next time we record."
"Okay." Gu Qi nodded immediately.
The two smiled at each other. Their relationship was quickly drawn closer during this short morning together. Zhizi discovered that Gu Qi only looked cold on the surface, but was actually a very gentle person.
She wouldn't be ignored. Every word and every thought would be responded to, which made Zhizi very willing and liked to talk to her.
As for Gu Qi, she felt that Zhizi's cooking skills were simply amazing. It was a blessing to be assigned to a group with Zhizi today. After eating and drinking to her content, she could watch her cousin younger brothers perform a clumsy square dance performance. This was called comfort.
How was this celebrating Ning Xiwei's birthday? This was clearly her birthday! [Everyone had a hard time completing the task, being exposed to the sun outside or rehearsing a dance that loses their dignity, only Gu Qi starts her happy life]
[First played her favorite ‘Happy Kitchen·Real Person Edition"’. Then she was fed, fed, and fed.]
[This episode can be renamed as ‘Happy Gu Qi/Zhizi showing off her skills/Other’s suffering"]
Yes.
Jiāng Zhiyu and Jiāng Fengzhi had used some connections to get the director team to arrange some help and the progress was very smooth. Still, they were exposed to the sun until they met up with Jiang Lechuan and got in the car back to the villa.
The birthday girl Ning Xiwei was also outside in the hot sun to complete the flyer distribution work arranged by the production team. Exhausted, she finally returned to the villa. At the sight of the sudden appearance of strangers, she was scared and took a step back.
Perplexed, Ning Xiwei turned to Wen Renjing and asked, "What are you doing?"
Wen Renjing wanted to tell the truth, but at this moment, everyone except Ning Xiwei heard the director's order in their earphones-
"We haven't set up the birthday scene yet! Ning Xiwei can't know what we are preparing! If you reveal a flaw and Ning Xiwei finds it, everyone will accept the failure penalty! The person who slips up will get double punishment!"
Wen Renjing: "?"
Why didn't you tell me such an important rule earlier?
The people in the most danger were undoubtedly Wen Renjing and Mu Yuan, because they were basically the definition of strangely ‘suspicious’ in front of Ning Xiwei.
Of course, Mu Yuan didn't speak, because he never spoke.
But Wen Renjing, who had always been eloquent, had a brief blank mind at this moment. What reason could he give? Tell Ning Xiwei that they suddenly fell in love with dancing? This was unreasonable.
Upstairs. Gu Qi and Zhizi closed the kitchen door tightly. They even took out the key from the door lock, fearing that they would be discovered and that the food was already prepared inside.
Gu Qi made a ‘hush’ gesture to Zhizi before walking downstairs with her.
Wen Renjing immediately looked at Gu Qi and suddenly shone a warm smile: "Elder Sister! Quickly tell Ning Xiwei what are we practicing dancing for?"
Gu Qi halted. The smile on her face that was originally overflowing from the food and drink instantly froze.
[Hahaha Wen Renjing! You don't do anything human! ]
[Gu Qi: I just came down to watch the drama! How did I get involved? ]
[What is this called? This is called a pit dug by younger brother! ]
[Wen Renjing, you really don't consider the life and death during the recording and the life and death after the recording! ]
[Wen Renjing, you excel at diverting trouble (thumbs up)]
Gu Qi felt it so out of the blue.
It was like walking on the street and falling into a pit for no reason.
But facing Ning Xiwei's slightly confused eyes, Gu Qi had no time to blame Wen Renjing. She could only stand there silently and start a brainstorming.
A few seconds later.
Gu Qi pulled Ning Xiwei over, looked tentatively at the door, and asked: "Jiang Lechuan didn't come?"
Ning Xiwei was a little stunned. She also peeked and answered: "No."
Gu Qi breathed a sigh of relief at once, looked at Ning Xiwei, and explained to her: "In fact, we have a secret mission."
[? ? ? ]
[What is Gu Qi doing? Is she going to expose herself? ]
[You can't just let it rot like that! ]
Ning Xiwei was stunned. She followed Gu Qi's words and asked: "What?"
Gu Qi stated their ‘secret mission’ very seriously: "This mission is– to disgust Jiang Lechuan."
Ning Xiwei: "......?"
Wen Ren Jing: "?"
Mu Yuan: "."
The scene fell into a dead silence.
[Good gosh, to come up with such nonsense. As expected of Gu Qi]
[If you put it this way, it seems quite reasonable...? ]
Gu Qi patted Wen Ren Jing's shoulder who was closer to her and praised: "This is a program we carefully planned. Look! How disgusting he was dancing with a fan! Come! Wen Ren Jing! Perform another segment! As long as fellow idol Ning Xiwei finds it unbearable, Jiang Lechuan will definitely find it disgusting!"
Wen Ren Jing gave Gu Qi an unsmiling smile.
Still, ‘flexibility’ was one of his skills.
To prove that Gu Qi was right, Wen Ren Jing raised his fan, waved it in front of Ning Xiwei, and spun it a few times.
Ning Xiwei: "..."
It seemed a bit disgusting.
Then Gu Qi grinned at Ning Xiwei, saying, "I think this dance can be improved. If a few girl group dance moves are added and let Wen Ren Jing, the center, dance it, Jiang Lechuan should find it even more difficult to accept."
Wen Ren Jing: "?"
[Gu Qi! You don't take any loss! Not bad! I like it! ]
[ROFL, Wen Ren Jing, who told you to drag Gu Qi into this? You deserve it! ]
[Hahaha, this wave is revenge from elder sister]
[(Watching the drama) Fight! Fight! ]
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