I'm the Culinary God

When the three got up, Grandpa Yu said to Tongtong:

"The sweet potato is finished too. Let’s go back and see how your mom deals with you."

The little girl mischievously said:

"Not afraid, not afraid, I have the protection of the Holy Master!"

Like an adult, she waved to Chen Meijuan and Han Shuzhen:

"Grandma Chen, Grandma Han, thank you for the sweet potato, it was super sweet. I’ll come back tomorrow to eat more!"

Han Shuzhen smiled:

"What a good little girl."

Tongtong went downstairs along the stairs, bumped her head against Dundun, and then said to Geng Lele, who was going down with her:

"Goodbye, Lele sister... am I really not going to get hit for this?"

"As long as you remember what I said, exaggerate your charm, divert attention, create conflict, you will absolutely avoid getting hit. Even if these tricks don’t work, you can silently chant in your heart ’Holy Master protect me’, and you’ll be fine."

"I remembered, Lele sister, goodbye."

The little girl, feeling confident, ran back to the supermarket:

"Mom, my clothes are dirty."

Yu Hui frowned, this stinky girl. Just finished saying not to eat anything, and what did you do? Not only ate, but managed to get it all over you, and the newly taken coat from the laundry is dirty like this after just one day.

Just as she was about to get angry, Tongtong took out a small badge from her pocket:

"Lele sister gave me a badge, said it’s the symbol of the Tsinghua Intelligence Class... Mom, do you think if I pretend to be a student from Tsinghua University and walk through the gate, the guard will notice?"

After speaking, the girl even pretended to place it at the chest position.

Yu Hui was immediately amused.

She’s really gotten smart. Actually knows how to use the Intelligence Class badge to tempt her mom... But think about it, if my daughter really gets into the Intelligence Class, that would be such a proud moment.

She no longer cared to scold her daughter and instead took the badge, saying:

"Let’s store it at home as a keepsake, don’t let any other children see it; they’ll envy you... Take it out when you get into Tsinghua and tell everyone you were already a student there in 2022."

"Wow, great, great, will you help me keep it safe? I’m worried the piggy bank is unsafe... A few days ago, Dad was using a magnet to suck out coins, saying he wanted to buy cigarettes..."

Yu Hui: "!!!!!!"

Oh great, secretly buying cigarettes? We’ll settle the score when I get home!

Tongtong internally praised.

Wow, it really worked, as expected of advice from Tsinghua’s Intelligence Class, I have to study hard, strive to enter the Intelligence Class, so I won’t be afraid of mom’s scolding anymore!

The next morning.

Chen Meijuan got up early to prepare breakfast for her son and daughter-in-law.

She took out the fresh corn bought last night from the neighborhood supermarket, scraped off the corn kernels, and then put them in the blender for a spin.

Don’t over-blend, just slightly crush it.

Let the fresh corn have some texture; this way the taste will be better.

After blending, the corn kernels became corn paste, and the unique sweetness of fresh corn was very rich. Old Mr. Sun would consider it top-quality feed if he saw it.

Pouring the corn paste into a basin, she added a bowl of cornmeal, two spoons of honey, and stirred it into a batter.

Then let it rest on the side, allowing the cornmeal to better absorb moisture.

Since we’re going back tomorrow, today she planned to make some uncommon food for her daughter-in-law — corn pancakes.

Unlike regular corn pancakes, these are made with fresh corn and cornmeal, no need to add sugar, just some honey will do.

Pancakes fried this way are sweet and fragrant, even the corn grains are crispy.

As she was busy, Lin Xu came downstairs after finishing his washing, saw the cornmeal in the basin, and said to his mom with a smile:

"Yueyue said she’s going to cook a meal for you today, so you can taste her skills. She’s been using the air fryer every day recently and has mastered many recipes."

Although many people label the air fryer as the most useless kitchen appliance, some even couple it with the term "IQ tax."

But gotta say, air fryers have saved many kitchen novices.

Even those who are least skilled in cooking can use the air fryer to make delicious baked sweet potatoes, fries, chicken wings, and tasty treats. For those skilled, they can even make stuffed cheesecake, etc.

"Alright, then I’ll wait to taste my daughter-in-law’s skills."

Boiling the porridge, Chen Meijuan also steamed several Vegetable Pythons, then placed the frying pan on the stove, and wiped a layer of cooking oil on the bottom, to start frying the corn pancakes.

Heating the oil, she scooped a spoonful of corn paste into the pan, using the back of the spoon to press down turning it slightly, thinning the thick parts of the corn paste, letting it form into a round pancake shape.

Then scooped another spoonful of corn paste beside it, pressing down with the back of the spoon similarly.

A single pan can fry four to five small corn pancakes, once all are in, cover the pan with a lid, slightly braising them to speed up their cooking.

A minute passed, the corncakes transformed from paste to pancakes.

Using a spatula to flip them, you can see the underside has turned golden brown, a crunchy touch with the spatula instantly signals the taste is wonderful.

Turning all the corn pancakes golden brown on both sides, just as Chen Meijuan took them out, Lin Xu grabbed one to taste.

Hmm, not bad, crispy sweet on the outside, with tender corn grains on the inside, giving it a soft and fragrant chew, while those near the exterior are slightly crispy.

Even though no sugar was added during cooking, it fills with the corn’s sweetness upon tasting.

Got to say, these corn pancakes are made very deliciously, quite tasty.

"Born a glutton, aren’t you? Aren’t you afraid of heat... Go check on how Yueyue’s cooking is doing, everyone get ready to eat, today the construction company moves into Ginkgo Garden, I have to go coordinate."