I'm Not Happy Anymore, Give That Back to Me!
Chapter 6

My Culinary Skills Are Naturally Unrivaled

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Three days after being ditched.

12:24 AM.

"Let's congratulate TES on winning the first game of this Bo5!"

"Wow!!!!"

Hua Xin, lying in bed, watched the live broadcast. Excitement surged, and she immediately sat up, her delicate, fair face flushing pink. Her oversized t-shirt, slyly loose, revealed the young girl's shoulders and collarbone.

But she couldn't remember why she sat up and, scratching her head in confusion, Hua Xin simply lay back down and rolled over.

Seeing the barrage of comments like "Go!" and "Awesome!" scrolling by, Hua Xin wasn't about to be outdone. She had to cheer on her favorite team.

Mountain Sword Point? Tonight's the night!!

TES is the strongest all-Chinese team, and that's all I recognize! I'm not familiar with Isatis root.

Wants to raise a cat: "Brother is amazing! Sister is also not bad! Heavenly God Oil Field 999!"

"Tonight, not to mention anything else, it's definitely 3 to...!"

"Mmm..." At noon, Hua Xin groggily rubbed her eyes. She felt something on her pillow, sat up, and wiped away her drool. ??

Awooo (So cute)...

Yawning, the girl rubbed her eyes.

"What the heck, how did I fall asleep?"

"Right! The match!" Hua Xin quickly grabbed her phone. Unfortunately, the phone had been streaming live all night, and the platform, in its thoughtful way, redirects closed streams to the next one, all to drain the battery.

????????

Aminos, Yidege Lami.

Impatient, Hua Xin had no choice but to turn on her computer.

One minute later.

The girl fell silent, staring at the big 3-to-1 score on the screen.

Ah, it must be that the team logo was displayed incorrectly. This is the official's fault. (Voice cracking)

Hua Xin silently closed the page??, tears welling up in her eyes, as if they would fall like little pearls at any moment.

Since things had come to this, she could only eat first.

She patted her flat stomach, which felt like it was caving in from hunger.

Yesterday, she had only eaten a cup of instant noodles and a few vitamin and calcium tablets to sustain herself.

Hua Xin picked up the calcium tablets on the table, feeling quite satisfied... uh...

They were three months past their expiration date???

"It's okay... Naruto survived on expired instant noodles and milk, and I'm the inheritor of the Will of Fire, so I'll be fine too????"

Hua Xin opened the door and walked to the refrigerator in the living room to pick out ingredients.

Adhering to her plan of not eating instant noodles every day, she made herself a meal every few days to ensure her cooking skills didn't decline and her digestive system remained in good working order.

She needed to keep her body healthy to continue staying up late.

"Hot pot base, eggplant... Done! I can make four dishes and one soup today!"

The girl's exquisite culinary skills instantly determined what dishes could be made with the ingredients before her.

Hua Xin happily embraced the ingredients she took from the refrigerator and walked into the kitchen.

She quickly washed the non-stick pan.

"Two chicken legs??, in you go. (One whole raw chicken leg)"

"A piece of tofu, in you go. (One whole large block of tofu)"

"Eggplant??, in you go. (One whole eggplant, still with its green stem and unpeeled)"

"Baby cabbage??, in you go. (One whole head, intact without being separated)"

"Add a bowl of water to the pot, sprinkle in some Sea Salt??, then add some Chicken Essence, and then add some Thirteen Spices (a lethal dose)."

Seeing the ingredients in the pot all dyed the color of Thirteen Spices, Hua Xin nodded with satisfaction.

"I'm truly a master chef. I wonder who will be fortunate enough to taste the delicacies made by a genius like me (the girl put her hands on her hips, immensely proud)..."

"Put the lid on and start cooking!"

The girl clapped her hands and put the Thirteen Spices back on the counter. At the same time, nine Wang Shouyi were neatly lined up.

After briefly browsing videos, the algorithm accurately pushed the news of last night's match to her.

"TES, whom we placed so much hope in, has fallen..."

Stop! I'm angry????.

"Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle..."

"Huh? Did I turn red-hot?" Hua Xin tilted her head in a dazed manner.

Even if she turned red-hot, she shouldn't make a sound.

Shifting her gaze to the non-stick pan, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief. "What is it, the water just boiled."

Putting down her phone, the girl lifted the lid and picked up scissors from the iron basin beside her.

"Gotta cut these baby bok choy, snip snip snip..."

Then, Hua Xin scooped out the baby bok choy and placed them on an iron plate, the kind used in school cafeterias.

This came as a free gift with the cookware. Just washing one plate solved a whole meal – the most water-saving episode ever!

"Two spoonfuls of Yellow Lantern Chili Sauce..." The girl picked up the chili sauce bottle and scooped two spoonfuls onto the baby bok choy.

"And a bit of light soy sauce." The black liquid from the mineral water bottle was poured over it.

"First dish, Chili Garlic Baby Bok Choy, ready!?"

The boiling in the pot continued.

Hua Xin picked up the scissors again, her expression serious. "Snip snip snip... Gotta cut these eggplants too, snip snip snip..."

Scooping out the cut eggplant, she repeated the steps of adding chili sauce and light soy sauce. Thus, the second dish, "Chili Garlic Eggplant," was ready!

"Now I have chicken legs and tofu left..."

Hua Xin confidently took out the green onions, ginger, and garlic (unpeeled, uncut, unskinned).

"Toss the green onions, ginger, and garlic into the pot! Then add half a bag of hot pot base! Add a spoonful of Lao Gan Ma, a spoonful of Doubanjiang, a bit of light soy sauce, and a bit of old soy sauce..."

The girl looked at the bubbling black and red mixture in the pot with satisfaction. "The hot pot smells so good..."

After putting the seasonings away, she picked up the scissors again and muttered to herself, "Gotta cut the tofu into small pieces, snip snip snip..."

Using a steel spoon, she scooped out the tofu along with the soup, green onions, ginger, and garlic. The third dish, "Mapo Tofu," was ready!

Hua Xin swallowed, then used chopsticks to pick out the two chicken legs from the pot one by one. "Gotta pick out the chicken legs too..."

"Fourth dish, Mapo Chicken Legs, ready!"

Looking at the four dishes filling the iron plate, the girl wiped the sweat from her forehead, feeling incredibly fulfilled.

"It really is best to cook for yourself..."

Next, Hua Xin used a small bowl to get half a bowl of water from the faucet and poured it into the pot.

"Add half a bowl of water to the pot..."

Picking up the scissors and baby bok choy, "snip snip snip... Add some baby bok choy, make some Mapo Soup..."

Two minutes later.

Hua Xin looked at the rich broth in the small bowl and the four dishes lying on the iron plate, feeling a sense of joy and satisfaction from working with her own hands.

Sitting at the table set for one, Hua Xin was very happy looking at the four dishes and one soup before her.

Picking up her chopsticks, she took a bite of the baby bok choy, and the girl's eyes narrowed in satisfaction.

"So delicious..."

Then, her fair cheeks visibly began to flush pink.

"So spicy...?"

Sticking out her cute little tongue, the girl then took another gulp of the Mapo Soup.

Her high ponytail swayed from side to side, and Hua Xin let out a happy sound. (Similar to the squeaks of a young animal, just adorable.)

"A bit salty, but still good, this is also so delicious..."

Devouring her lunch with gusto, Hua Xin stared at the two chicken leg bones left on the plate and fell into thought. A brand new recipe began to form in her mind.

"How about..."

"Making fried rice with chicken bones for dinner?"

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