Chapter 110 - Chapter 110: 110, [Third Brother Expresses Great Satisfaction] (1/2)
Chapter 110: 110, [Third Brother Expresses Great Satisfaction]
Translator: 549690339
The sun is setting, and it’s getting dark.
Finally, Lu Xun and his third elder brother, Zhuge Lai Fu, finished in the kitchen and served a hearty dinner.
Among them, three dishes were prepared by Lu Xun, and the rest were Zhuge Lai Fu’s creative dishes.
After Lu Xun saw them, he couldn’t help but exclaim: “The third brother’s level of innovation in the culinary path is on par with the school cafeteria and the chefs in the Kingdom of Decay.”
The color, aroma and taste all failed to impress. It takes real skill to make bad food.
As for the dishes Lu Xun cooked, they were always home-style, the type that looked ordinary, unassuming, but tasted great.
At dinner time, the master came out of the house.
He changed into a new set of clothes, replacing his old white robe with a new one. They say clothes make the man, but it hadn’t improved him much. Mao Nanbei and Lin Chan were each carrying a small bamboo basket, putting food into them.
“Little Nanbei, why are you putting the food in the bamboo basket?” the master asked.
“To eat with second sister, of course!” Mao Nanbei replied as if it was the most natural thing in the world.
“Oh?” The master was somewhat surprised.
He knew that Gu Xiaoman was usually quiet and didn’t like to make a fuss. It made sense she would prefer to eat alone. Could it be that she took her meals with everyone because of Lu Nun?
Briefly irritated, the master glanced at him and thought, “Is it because he’s good-looking?”
“No, Xiao Man isn’t like that.” He decided in his heart.
But in the end, he just nodded his head, and they all went to the bamboo grove together.
After all the food was set out, the master said, “Go ahead and eat.
Then he looked at Zhuge Lai Fu’s creative dishes and, as usual, shut off his sense of taste.
Only when he started eating did the others begin.
Zhuge Lai Fu picked up his bowl and chopsticks and cheerfully said, “It’s rare for a junior brother to share my passion for cooking, let me taste your craftsmanship.”
With that, he took a bite of a slice of bamboo shoot.
“Hmmm?”
Zhuge Lai Fu’s dark face wore a slightly puzzled expression.
He immediately took another bite and his expression became even more perplexed.
The more he ate, the better it tasted!
“Um, it just lacks a bit of innovation.” Zhuge Lai Fu gave his honest opinion before admitting aloud, “Not bad, not bad at all. I didn’t expect our junior brother’s cooking to be so good!”
As this was his first meeting with third brother, Lu Xun, being a junior, responded modestly and politely, made a few polite remarks, and then bracing himself, bravely tried every single dish the third brother had made.
Unable to truly appreciate these dishes, Lu Xun kept hypnotising himself, “Taste it, taste it carefully!”
Forcing back his revulsion, he complimented third brother’s cooking with eloquence and aplomb, skillfully praising all the right points! Lu Xun’s honey tongue didn’t fail to sting, no joke intended.
“Soul mate!” the third brother concluded inwardly.
Little junior brother! Understood me!
After successfully winning over third brother’s favor, Lu Xun paid a heavy price – consuming copious amounts of appalling dishes.
As the meal went on, he started questioning life choices and thinking about strategy.
When Master heard Zhuge Lai Fu praising the food enthusiastically, he didn’t take it seriously. But seeing Mao Nanbei devouring the food Lu Xun cooked with delight made him curious.
He restored his sense of taste and tasted a spoonful of Lu Xun’s sautéed chicken in vinegar…. Hey!?
The taste was unexpectedly good indeed!
Master suddenly found that as long as he didn’t look at Lu Xun’s face, he could eat this meal with relish.
This new disciple didn’t seem as unbearable as he appeared.
And from that moment on, the amount of food Lu Xun made quickly diminished, while no one seemed to touch the dishes made by third brother.
At this point, the ever-sociable Lu Xun knew he had to act.
So, with the resolve of someone swallowing poison, he piled plate after plate of the third brother’s dishes.
In the end, Lu Xun’s dishes were all gone, and there were still quite a few of the third brother’s dishes left. But third brother wasn’t upset. After all, he was used to it and besides…he had found a kindred spirit!
“I am quite satisfied with this junior brother,” third brother thought to himself.
After the meal, Little Lim Chan immediately got up to clean up, displaying her special understanding and good manners.