Yukinoshita's Correction Method

"So you actually prepared?" Dong Yunshan felt a strange sense of relief, as if she had survived a disaster.

"I... I think it's better to go slower." Yui Yuigahama forced a smile. "Isn't there a saying that a hasty crab can't get into its hole?"

Yukino Yukinoshita her knuckles, her delicate eyebrows slightly furrowed.

"Speaking of which, even if you learn to cook, you probably won't have many opportunities to show it off." Komachi Hikigaya noticed Yukino Yukinoshita's actions and suggested before she could speak, "How about starting with something simple, like... baking?"

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"Yes!" Yui Yuigahama looked at Komachi Hikigaya with gratitude in her eyes. "Making cookies should be easy, right? It seems like I can learn to make them in no time, and they're also convenient to give to others."

"Strictly speaking, baking is closer to confectionery making." Yukino Yukinoshita's eyes flickered slightly. "If we understand cooking as the processing of ingredients, then handmade cookies can also be considered a type of confectionery—so let's start with handmade cookies."

Yui Yuigahama breathed a sigh of relief; she was finally safe.

"Start with homemade cookies, and then gradually learn to make other dishes," Yukino Yukinoshita added. "Building confidence through making homemade cookies helps with subsequent training."

Yui Yuigahama: "..." Temporarily.

Yukino Yukinoshita: "Prepare the application form and go to the home economics class."

"To the home economics class?" Yui Yuigahama thought they were going to Yukino Yukinoshita's house. "Now?"

"Since you want to speed things up, you need to save time, so the location should be nearby, and the time should be now." Yukino Yukinoshita glanced at the black tea in her cup.

"Let's bring the tea along too," Dong Yunshan suggested. "It'll go perfectly with freshly baked cookies—if they come out safely."

"Of course you can!" Yui Yuigahama exclaimed eagerly. "You have to have confidence!"

Dong Yunshan: "..." I don't have confidence in you.

After submitting their applications, which were confirmed by the home economics teacher, approved by the student life guidance department, and stamped by the office, the group successfully arrived at the home economics classroom, which was filled with the sweet aroma of vanilla extract.

Yukino Yukinoshita opened the refrigerator, took out eggs and milk, prepared other ingredients, and also took out a scale, bowls, and other cooking utensils.

After skillfully tying her apron, Yukino Yukinoshita turned to stare at Dong Yunshan, "What are you standing there for?"

"Huh?" Dong Yunshan asked, puzzled. "Isn't it supposed to be teaching Yuigahama?"

"Can you bake cookies?"

"Won't."

"Then learn." Yukino Yukinoshita took the apron, hung it on Dong Yunshan, and tied it for him, deliberately tightening it a bit. "Have you forgotten what I told you?"

"Keep your enthusiasm and keep learning." Dong Yunshan felt a sense of powerlessness, as if he had been given a royal robe, and could only let Yukino Yukinoshita do as she pleased.

"Then be more considerate." Yukino Yukinoshita loosened her apron to a comfortable position, then turned her head and saw the surprised looks on Yui Yuigahama and Komachi Hikigaya. "What's wrong?"

"N-nothing..." Yui Yuigahama put on her apron. "Let's begin!"

"Your knot is crooked." Yukino Yukinoshita frowned slightly. "Don't you even know how to wear an apron?"

"Ah, sorry... no, I'll still wear the apron!" Yui Yuigahama tried to adjust.

"... Come here." Yukino Yukinoshita beckoned.

"Okay." Yui Yuigahama had no choice but to let Yukino Yukinoshita do as Yui Yuigahama, just like Dong Yunshan. "Little Yukino feels like my older sister."

"I don't have such a clumsy little sister." Yukino Yukinoshita helped her tie her apron, then looked at Komachi Hikigaya.

"I don't need it," Komachi Hikigaya waved her hand. "I already know how, and... it's nothing."

If you were to learn by following along, you wouldn't have such a great opportunity to observe.

Dong Yunshan quickly checked the materials and tools, and then began making it according to the method given by Yukino Yukinoshita.

He was already very familiar with this process. Yukino Yukinoshita provided the method, Dong Yunshan practiced it, and after completing it, they tasted it, reviewed the previous operations, and found out where improvements were needed.

Try comparing the tastes again, repeating this process two or three times, and you'll be pretty much there.

This teaching method is very effective.

... Before meeting Yui Yuigahama.

Although the cookies baked from Dong Yunshan didn't look very appealing, at least you could still tell they were cookies.

Yui Yuigahama baked it... You can tell at a glance that it's baked, but you can't tell at a glance what it is.

That's weird, let me take another look.

It doesn't look like a cookie at all.

This is to be expected. When beating the eggs, the eggshells were thrown in as well, the flour became a clump, the butter didn't melt at all, the sugar was mistaken for salt, the spices were added so much that it seemed like they were going to bury the dough, and then a huge amount of milk overflowed.

Yui Yuigahama realized she might have added too much sugar, so she poured in some more to salvage the situation.

Komachi Hikigaya tried to stop her several times, but was stopped by Yukino Yukinoshita.

When teaching Dong Yunshan, Yukino Yukinoshita always let him make mistakes, so that he could remember his mistakes as quickly as possible.

So when Yui Yuigahama a mistake, Yukino Yukinoshita didn't stop her, and even stopped Komachi Hikigaya.

Yukino Yukinoshita hopes that Yui Yuigahama will show results before pointing out her mistakes.

But... Yukino Yukinoshita deathly pale.

"I can't understand..." Yukino Yukinoshita sighed, looking at the unidentified substance on the plate. "Why can you make so many mistakes?"

There were so many that Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't remember them all.

"Is it possible to make a mistake the first time...?" Yui Yuigahama smiled sheepishly. "Even though it doesn't look that great, it might taste amazing!"

Dong Yunshan's smile was starting to falter, "Don't you think this appearance itself is a kind of friendly reminder?"

Yui Yuigahama protested, waving her little fists. "This is a reminder not to judge a book by its cover!"

"That's true..." Komachi Hikigaya a worried look, "Could it be poisonous?"

"The ingredients she used are all edible, so there shouldn't be any problem..." Yukino Yukinoshita turned to look at Dong Yunshan, "Right?"

"How could it be poisonous? This isn't..." Yui Yuigahama picked up the [biscuit?] she had baked, trying to find some clues unrelated to poison. "This isn't highly poisonous, is it?"

Dong Yunshan reached out and broke off a piece. "Let me try."

"Wait..." Yui Yuigahama tried to stop her, but Dong Yunshan had already thrown the piece in her hand into her mouth.

Chew.

Yui Yuigahama looked apologetic, Komachi Hikigaya's eyes were full of worry.

Yukino Yukinoshita seems to be preparing for a rescue.

"Hmm..." Dong Yunshan chewed, savoring the texture carefully. "It has a distinct gritty feel and sharp fragments, like sand mixed with glass. The saltiness is excessive, the surface is carbonized and a bit bitter, the center is moist and soft and a bit greasy. Overall, it feels like a chemical leak scene in a laboratory, and the hardness is like the ruins of a collapsed wall. My blood pressure is high, my insulin secretion is abnormal, and my kidneys seem to be working overtime..."

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"No..." Komachi Hikigaya reached out to stop her, "You're already like this, don't try to swallow anymore."

"It's not as serious as you think, it's just that my perception in this area is clearer than most people's." Dong Yunshan swallowed hard, somewhat understanding what it meant to be absolutely determined, in a physical sense.

Taking the black tea handed to him by Yukino Yukinoshita, Dong Yunshan simply summarized. "It certainly doesn't qualify as 104 highly toxic; at most, it's 278 hazardous waste."

"That's not much better, is it?" Yui Yuigahama long face, then turned to see Yukino Yukinoshita also picking up a piece. "Little Yukino?"

"Since I've accepted your request..." Yukino Yukinoshita hesitated for a moment, then decisively took a bite.

"This trip was definitely worth it," Komachi Hikigaya exclaimed. "Before coming, I never imagined that eating cookies could evoke such a feeling of double suicide."

"Isn't that still poison?" Yui Yuigahama her heart. Dong Yunshan and Yukino Yukinoshita eaten the cookies; as the one who made them, she couldn't back down now. "Waaah... it's so bitter and awful..."

Yui Yuigahama was practically in tears Yui Yuigahama crunched on the biscuits.

"I initially thought you were using exaggeration, but it turns out it was just an objective description." Yukino Yukinoshita's face was pale. She first expressed her approval of Dong Yunshan's food review, then handed Yui Yuigahama a cup of black tea. "It's best not to chew it; drink it with tea, and be careful not to touch your tongue."

This can be seen Yui Yuigahama's pharmaceutical capabilities.

"Thank goodness I didn't participate..." Komachi Hikigaya had escaped a disaster. "I'm still young."

As members of the Service Club, Dong Yunshan and Yukino Yukinoshita accepted Yui Yuigahama's request and naturally had to give a fair evaluation of her work.

Yui Yuigahama also needs to be responsible for her own work.

Komachi Hikigaya only needs to watch.

After using black tea to reset her oral environment, Dong Yunshan felt her physical condition gradually returning to normal. "If it's the first time, being able to eat is a success."

Yui Yuigahama's eyes lit up. "Really?"

"No, it's his first time making this too." Yukino Yukinoshita pointed to the cookies made by Dong Yunshan next to her. "Anyway, let's think about how to solve this problem."

During spring break, Yukino Yukinoshita gradually mastered the correct way to use the Dong Yunshan.

Yukino Yukinoshita already has ideas on how to improve the results of the Dong Yunshan harvest.

I'll write a proposal for Dong Yunshan later, and he can figure it out himself. Yukino Yukinoshita only needs to inspect the results.

But Yui Yuigahama...

Honestly, I have absolutely no clue about Yukino Yukinoshita right now.

"I know a way," Komachi Hikigaya raised her hand, "How about we stop Yui Yuigahama from cooking?"

Yui Yuigahama points to herself. "Just finish me off?"

"I know a friend who makes handmade cookies," Dong Yunshan suggested. "You can order whatever kind you want, and they can even simulate all sorts of imperfections."

"He really thought about it that way!" Yui Yuigahama complained. "Little Yukino, look at him!"

"If you're just after the finished product, why did you even bother learning cooking from me?" Yukino Yukinoshita glared at Dong Yunshan. "I'll just make it for you, won't I?"

"Huh?" Dong Yunshan's eyes lit up. "Is it okay?"

Yukino Yukinoshita narrowed her cold eyes slightly. "What do you think?"

I guess it should be possible... Yui Yuigahama and Komachi Hikigaya exchanged a glance, both seeing the same thought in each other's eyes.

"So, I still have to learn it myself." Dong Yunshan ate a cookie she made herself and felt that the taste was at least acceptable.

"Even though this is our first time making this..." Yui Yuigahama also tried a piece. "Do I really just not have any talent for this?"

Oh dear... Dong Yunshan noticed that Yukino Yukinoshita's expression was a little off.

"Shinonome could do in one try..." Yui Yuigahama took a deep breath, "I'll have to try several more times."

"I know how." Yukino Yukinoshita put down her teacup. "Now that you're prepared, let's keep working hard, Yui Yuigahama."

"Huh?" Yui Yuigahama's eyes widened suddenly. "Little Yukino?"

"What's wrong?"

"... It's nothing." Yui Yuigahama laughed. "Shall we do it again like before?"

"Absolutely not." Yukino Yukinoshita refused decisively. "I'll demonstrate first, and then you can do it."

Yukino Yukinoshita chose the same method she had used to teach Dong Yunshan.

Roll up your sleeves, beat the eggs and mix, add flour, sugar, vanilla extract... Press out different shapes with molds, place them on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil, and put them in the oven.

Soon, a fragrance filled the air.

The freshly baked cookies have an enticing golden-yellow color; you'll want to eat two after just one.

"Mmm~" Komachi Hikigaya squinted her eyes like a kitten, "So delicious!"

"Now you know what eating is!" Yui Yuigahama protested, eating non-stop herself, "Waaah... I want to eat this too."

"It's crispier than mine, and the texture is much better." Dong Yunshan tasted it carefully, recalling the differences in their techniques. "Stirring?"

"Over-mixing will make the dough too hard and dry." Yukino Yukinoshita in satisfaction. "You mixed it too fast and too vigorously."

"So it was a problem with the stirring?" Yui Yuigahama. "No wonder it turned out so badly..."

Komachi Hikigaya pointed out, "I feel like it's not just a problem with stirring."

"I'm just starting with the most obvious one..." Yui Yuigahama looked at the cookies Yukino Yukinoshita in her hand, "Can I make something this good?"

"As long as you follow the recipe, there won't be any problems." Yukino Yukinoshita, having already identified Yui Yuigahama's biggest problem, reiterated, "Follow the recipe."

"Alright!" Yui Yuigahama spirit.

Then...

"At least it's not black anymore." Dong Yunshan looked at the puddle on the tinfoil. "That's progress."

Yui Yuigahama's eyes were lifeless. "... How could this be?"

"I wanted to ask that question too," Yukino Yukinoshita, pressing her forehead as if in a headache. "How should I teach you so that you can understand?"