I'm the Culinary God

Hahaha, caught you red-handed again, little Qiqi. The way you dealt with me before is exactly how I’m going to handle you now.

Just as she was thinking this, Zeng Xiaoqi noticed the sneaky looking Chen, and immediately said openly:

"Yan Baobao, Siming said there’s a place with amazing tripe, want to go have some?"

"No, no, I’m afraid my forehead is too shiny and will affect your eating and drinking... Also, I’m waiting to have pork knuckles tonight, you young folks go ahead with the tripe. My stomach can’t handle it."

With that, she quickly headed to her office.

And Zeng Xiaoqi, smiling, said:

"When dealing with President Chen, you have to take the initiative if you want to have the upper hand... By the way, the fried noodles you made at noon were really good."

Qi Siming asked:

"Didn’t get enough of the pork knuckle at lunch today? I saw you just had a few bites, how about I make it for you again?"

Zeng Xiaoqi shook her head:

"I’ll wait till I really crave it, those few pieces were enough to satisfy my meat craving during the tasting."

As the two were chatting idly, a delivery guy carried a big cardboard box out of the elevator and called out:

"Zeng Xiaoqi, your package!"

Has the helmet I bought arrived?

Zeng Xiaoqi originally thought of giving the men’s version to Qi Siming alone, but didn’t expect the courier to deliver it now.

She walked over, took the pen and was about to sign for it, when the delivery guy grumbled:

"Helmets from this brand aren’t cheap; each one costs several thousand. You must have spent a lot for this pair, huh?"

Helmet?

Upon hearing this word, Qi Siming, who had come to help with the box, froze. He glanced at the box in surprise, confirming it was indeed a helmet brand.

What does Director Zeng mean by this?

Is she also interested in riding?

Zeng Xiaoqi was annoyed at the courier, thinking, why talk so much and make it seem like I’m being so forward?

She quickly signed her name, and after the courier left, she said:

"I felt a bit guilty receiving your scarf, so I thought of buying a helmet as a gift for you. Then I found it quite nice, so I bought a pair..."

Qi Siming laughed and said:

"Then let’s ride the motorcycle to get tripe today, I’ll take you for a spin so you can experience the joy of riding."

Zeng Xiaoqi couldn’t help but feel tempted thinking about the thrill of speeding on a motorcycle:

"Sure, let’s go after work!"

After opening the box, Qi Siming took out the helmet and saw it was a couples’ model, and couldn’t help but be overjoyed at heart.

Perhaps the happiest thing in life is when the person you like also shows interest in you?

Seeing Qi Siming carefully unpacking and wiping the helmet, Zeng Xiaoqi felt her heart flutter.

Uh-oh, this is the feeling of attraction!

However, she didn’t know that her every little gesture had left a deep impression on Qi Siming’s heart. The once rebellious youth, at this moment, was like a love-struck teenager, even his hands trembled slightly while wiping the helmet.

In the evening, Lin Ji’s Food was still serving pork knuckles; to ensure everyone enjoyed the meal, Lin Xu even made several Tiger Skin Pork Knuckles.

This kind of knuckle is actually easy to make: first scorch the skin and clean it, then blanch it until cooked through. Next, rub sugar on it before frying it. After frying, directly soak it in ice water.

By using the reaction between hot and cold, the skin of the knuckle forms a tiger stripe-like wrinkle.

This is the origin of the dish name, Tiger Skin Pork Knuckle.

Next, put the knuckle into a marinade, simmer on low heat for two and a half hours, or simmer for one and a half hours and then steam for an hour, either way as long as the knuckle reaches a soft and tender texture.

"Haha, two kinds of knuckles, such happiness."

Shen Jiayue happily ate the knuckle, and seeing Chen Yan arriving alone after work, curiously asked:

"Where’s sister Xiaoqi? How come she didn’t come? Don’t tell me you, the ruthless capitalist, made her work overtime at the company?"

Chen Yan took off her down jacket and hung it on the rack next to her:

"You can say that with food but not with words. Little Qiqi had a date today, just left with a newly bought couples’ helmet, riding with Qi Siming on a motorcycle to eat tripe."

Everyone eating the knuckle was stunned.

Have they already reached this stage in their relationship?

Chen Yan washed her hands and sat down, took a piece of Tiger Skin Pork Knuckle into her mouth, then continued:

"Originally, Little Qiqi bought the helmet apparently just to thank Qi Siming for the scarf, but when she was chatting with Qi Siming at the elevator, the courier delivered the helmets, and it was a pair. Qi Siming was so happy that he recorded a dish the entire afternoon and couldn’t stop smiling foolishly..."

Shu Yun was very curious:

"How do you know so clearly about the helmet delivery? Were you standing by as a third wheel?"

"No, how could I be that insensitive? I watched the surveillance directly. Luckily it was an audio version of the camera, otherwise, I wouldn’t have known their relationship progress."

Everyone: ????????

The boss watching the employees’ surveillance video, is this a distortion of human nature or a moral downfall?

But thinking about peeking at Director Zeng’s romance like that is kind of intriguing. Sadly I wasn’t at the company then, or I would definitely have grabbed some sunflower seeds and joined to watch.

"Mom, eat more; the knuckle skin is full of collagen, great for the skin."

After listening to the gossip, everyone continued eating. Shen Jiayue was very enthusiastic, likely because she was about to have a new watch to wear.

Han Shuzhen took a bite of knuckle and said helplessly:

"It does supplement collagen, but also fat, it’s all fatty meat. Later, you’ll gain a whole lot of weight... Little Xu, are there any ingredients low in fat but rich in collagen?"

This question... Lin Xu thought and said:

"Jelly, skin abalone, sour and spicy abalone, cubilose, fish fin, fish maw, white fungus... all are rich in collagen. What would you like to eat? I’ll make some these days when I’m not busy."

Couldn’t guess what mother-in-law wanted to eat, so listed out the options, she’d choose and he’d make it.

Just when he thought Han Shuzhen would choose cubilose, the mother-in-law unexpectedly said:

"Sour and spicy abalone sounds good, make some later. I remember years ago, I had sour and spicy abalone with your father-in-law, and other dishes made from it, they all tasted great."

Sour and spicy abalone?

Not only Lin Xu was surprised, Shen Guofu and Shen Jiayue didn’t expect Director Han to choose sour and spicy abalone either.

But since she chose it, they’d make it.

Lin Xu agreed by saying:

"Then I’ll notify Old Huang now, as soon as he delivers the abalone, I’ll make it. Haven’t had abalone in a while, so we can satisfy our cravings together."

He said this, pulling out his phone to call Old Huang.

Meanwhile, at the Black Pit owned by Uncle Shang, Old Sun was just about to pack up his fishing gear after a day of fishing when he saw a few young men with metal pipes striding ominously towards him.

Oh, is this the main act?

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After several days of injecting fluids under the skin, my Xiong Bao has surprisingly improved a lot. I highly suspect that the oral spray used earlier contained glucocorticoids, which caused symptoms of adrenaline hyperactivity. However, the specifics still need further observation, can’t let my guard down. This Chapter is 5300 words, asking for monthly tickets, brothers!