The New Young Cook Was No Ordinary Boy

Actually, it wasn't just Ma Feifei; even Luan Feng and Zhang Yunji subconsciously twitched their lips after hearing Ma Feifei's introduction. You see, the Mysterious Bookstore is now one of the top forces on the entire Azure Dragon Continent. Cultivators wanting to join it could stretch from the southernmost to the northernmost point of the land. Now, not only has the Bookstore hired a kid who's only eleven or twelve years old, but his cooking skills don't seem very impressive...

However, they were just employees. They could have their own ideas, but they had to listen to the owner. So they stood up one by one, introduced themselves to Zhang Caicai, and then sat down again, looking at the 'delicacy' in the big pot in front of them, lost in thought.

The worst thing is when the air suddenly goes quiet...

"Don't you like it? This is a 'Six-Ranked Stew' that I specially researched. It contains six different grades of spirit beasts, from first to sixth rank. In addition to the spirit beast meat, there are also various spirit herbs from first to sixth rank. However, I originally wanted to make a 'Nine-Ranked Ultimate Flavor,' but unfortunately, the highest rank spirit beast meat I have in my space bag is sixth rank, so I can only lower the standard slightly."

"But don't worry, I'll go into the Nine Heavens Mountain tomorrow to hunt high-level spirit beasts, and when I come back I'll make this 'Nine-Ranked Ultimate Flavor' for you." Zhang Caicai was all excited and talked non-stop when talking about the dishes she made, without any shyness at all.

"How long have you been researching this dish?" Ma Feifei asked curiously, because Zhang Caicai had just told him that she only knew how to make one pastry and nothing else.

"I just had a sudden inspiration in the kitchen and figured it out, sir. Aren't I clever?" Zhang Cai said with a smug look on his face.

"..."

"Hmm... Yunji, you try it first." Ma Feifei hesitated for a moment, not daring to taste the dish herself, for fear of being poisoned, and said to Zhang Yunji.

"Uh..." Zhang Yunji hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement, but his hand holding the chopsticks moved unusually slowly, clearly indicating that he didn't really want to eat Zhang Caicai's 'Six-Ranked Stew' either.

However, Zhang Yunji still dared not disobey Ma Feifei. Finally, he made a tough decision and picked up a very small piece of meat and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Hmm?" As soon as the meat entered his mouth, Zhang Yunji's eyes suddenly lit up. The meat softened immediately upon contact with his tongue, requiring no biting at all. A warm current gradually flowed from the meat, covering his tongue and constantly stimulating his nipples.

Zhang Yunji couldn't resist and swallowed it in one gulp.

"How does it taste?" Ma Feifei couldn't help but ask, seeing Zhang Yunji's expression.

"Delicious, a true delicacy," Zhang Yunji nodded in approval.

"Yay!" Before Ma Feifei could even speak, Zhang Caicai, who had been watching Zhang Yunji closely, jumped up excitedly, clearly very satisfied with Zhang Yunji's assessment.

"Is it really that delicious?" Ma Feifei asked curiously. He picked up his chopsticks, took a piece of meat, and put it in his mouth. He felt the same way as Zhang Yunji, but Ma Feifei didn't have the same strong reaction as Zhang Yunji.

"Shop owner, how is it? Is it delicious?" Gaining the approval of her colleagues wasn't enough; she needed the shop owner's approval to truly succeed—that was Zhang Caicai's inner thought.

"It's really good, but there are still some flaws that need improvement." What Ma Feifei said was true; the taste was indeed amazing, but there were flaws. The presentation alone was a significant one. After all, cooking is all about color, aroma, and flavor, and Zhang Caicai hadn't even met the basic standard of the first 'color.' What else could it be but a flaw?

Ma Feifei was a little surprised that Zhang Caicai could so easily create such delicious food.

Clearly, this child is no ordinary person.

"Yes, shopkeeper, Caicai will do her best!" Zhang Caicai made a gesture of encouragement and replied firmly.

"Alright, alright, let's eat." When Ma Feifei heard the name 'Caicai' and then thought about Zhang Caicai's gender, she felt a sudden tremor in her heart and quickly waved to signal that dinner was ready.

"Let's eat, let's eat." After testing the poison, Zhang Caicai's pot of "Six-Ranked Stew" didn't look very appetizing, but the taste still whetted the appetites of everyone except Yun Qingyang. In addition, Ma Feifei discovered that Zhang Caicai herself was also a big eater, and in the end, the group finished the whole pot of stew.

In the afternoon, Ma Feifei was taking a nap in a rocking chair, shaded by maple leaves. With Yun Qingyang, who possessed Ice Physique, sitting beside her writing, Ma Feifei was quite comfortable and didn't feel hot at all.

Occasionally a gentle breeze would blow by, and the feeling was so wonderful that it was indescribable.

Luan Feng went back to the Bookstore to continue drawing Fenghuang, Zhang Yunji looked after the store, Ba Jiu went to find the Sky-reaching Ape Monkey to guard the door together. The huge Mysterious Bookstore was still only occupied by Zhang Caicai, who was running around everywhere. Sometimes she was rummaging in the kitchen, sometimes she was cleaning the yard with a broom, and sometimes she was washing things at the well. She was never still for Zhengyi.

Ma Feifei even wondered if Zhang Caicai had ADHD? Did she get restless and uncomfortable whenever she was quiet?

However, Zhang Caicai's appearance did add a unique flavor to the Mysterious Bookstore. Although Zhang Caicai was active, for some reason, neither Ma Feifei nor Yun Qingyang disliked him. Ma Feifei could only attribute this phenomenon to Zhang Caicai's young age.

Of course, Zhang Caicai didn't actually have ADHD. After she finished fiddling around, Ma Feifei, who was lying in the rocking chair, noticed that Zhang Caicai had moved a small stool and sat down on the other side of Ma Feifei. When Ma Feifei looked at her, Zhang Caicai even smiled and greeted him.

Ma Feifei couldn't help but laugh, deliberately shaking his head to avoid looking at him. A few minutes later, when he turned around, he found Zhang Caicai sitting quietly on a small stool, head down, knees together, with a black-covered book on her knees—the very book, "Chuka Ichiban!."

He was studying recipes.

"Looks like a diligent student." Seeing this, Ma Feifei nodded slightly, her approval of Zhang Caicai increasing, and her Grudge towards the beautiful cook gradually fading.

Of course, this doesn't mean Ma Feifei completely agrees with the Bookstore's beautiful cook becoming a young cook. Ma Feifei has already decided that if he has the opportunity, he must hire another beautiful cook!

"Ma Feifei, I've finished writing." Suddenly, Yun Qingyang's voice came from the right, interrupting Ma Feifei's thoughts.

"What? You're finished?" Upon hearing this, Ma Feifei perked up instantly, sat up, looked at Yun Qingyang, and said, "Finished? Let me see it."

"No way! Quickly take out that evaluation device. I need to test the book's level first. If the level is too low, I can rewrite it." Yun Qingyang said seriously. Ma Feifei had told her about the evaluation device before, so she knew about its existence.

"..." Ma Feifei was speechless. This girl was planning to act like a hooligan!