Listening to his humblebrag, Yu Wanwan thought: "Listen to him! Is that even human talk?"
Because she'd won a 1.25 million grand prize, Yu Wanwan was in an incredibly good mood all afternoon. The two shopped around the supermarket. On the way back, Yu Wanwan enjoyed the gentle breeze, feeling especially relaxed.
As soon as they got home, Zhang Jingxu went straight to the kitchen to start on the three complicated dishes, while Yu Wanwan lay on the sofa eating small cakes and leisurely watching a drama.
After catching up on the two episodes of the idol drama she missed yesterday, Yu Wanwan stretched and chatted with her girlfriends on her phone for a while.
Since the video she posted yesterday had great traffic, Yu Wanwan decided to film another one today. If the traffic was still good, she'd stay in this niche for the long term.
Without further ado, Yu Wanwan turned on her camera and filmed a clip of Zhang Jingxu's back as he busied himself in the kitchen. After a moment's thought, she got up and walked into the kitchen to shoot a close-up.
She held the phone steady and walked into the kitchen. But when she entered and saw a glass bowl on the island filled with tofu cut as thin as hair, she was dumbfounded.
No way? He could really do that?
The man was currently concentrating on slicing the pork belly that had just been set in the fridge. He was so focused that he didn't notice someone behind him.
Yu Wanwan stood behind him, not daring to breathe loudly, afraid to affect his performance.
When the last cut was made, the continuous spiral of the pagoda-shaped pork belly was perfectly formed. Zhang Jingxu let out a breath and finally noticed the gaze behind him. "When did you come in?"
Yu Wanwan's mouth was still hanging open in shock. She slowly asked, "Wait, you really can cook this?"
He said modestly, "It's my first time, so the thickness might not be even."
Hearing that, Yu Wanwan turned to look at the shredded tofu in the bowl, her eyes widening even more. "Your first time, and it's this good?!"
Was this what netizens called 'the ultimate cheat for cooking'? A culinary prodigy?
Zhang Jingxu pointed to a pile of ruined tofu in another bowl. "It's not that good. I ruined five pieces of tofu before I got it right."
Yu Wanwan felt her jaw might never retract from the shock this unfathomable man had given her.
Zhang Jingxu spent nearly five hours on those three dishes, and also used the remaining chicken from making the clear chicken soup to make a lemon hand-torn chicken. When Yu Wanwan saw the three dishes on the dining table—the ones she had casually mentioned at noon but he had perfectly replicated—she was completely speechless with shock.
She had spent the entire day either shocked or on her way to being shocked.
This man had luck that others envied, supreme cooking skills, and a face like a model's. Why did he need her to teach him love tips?
Even if he were a piece of emotionless wood, girls would still flock to him!
Thinking that, Yu Wanwan suddenly felt a sense of crisis. No way. To avoid seeming useless and to secure her position as the lady of the house, she had to at least bluff her way through.
Zhang Jingxu saw her staring blankly at him and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong? Is the taste not up to your standards?"
Yu Wanwan snapped back to reality and gave him an awkward smile. "No, it's delicious. Heh heh."
Seeing that she looked distracted, he asked doubtfully, "Really?"
"Really." Yu Wanwan cleared her throat. "I declare that you've perfectly passed my talent test. We can start the lesson now."
Upon hearing that, a glimmer of anticipation for the lesson flashed in the man's eyes.
So after dinner, Zhang Jingxu cleared the table and immediately sat down very properly, waiting for Teacher Yu to teach him the 'Love Strategy Guide.'
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