Yan Yu Coconut Sago

Lin Tian stared blankly at Gan Yan Yu, chewing the pineapple in his mouth over and over.

It was sour enough to make his teeth fall out!

Pineapple without saltwater was practically a fucking oral assassin.

But Yan Yu's smile was so sweet~

He could barely manage to swallow it along with that.

After eating the pineapple in his mouth, Lin Tian put on the look of someone who had given the matter serious thought and said solemnly:

"Sweet!"

Gan Yan Yu looked slightly puzzled and put the fingers that had just picked up the pineapple into her mouth, sucking on them.

She frowned.

"So sour. Lin Tian, do you not have taste buds?"

"???"

Alright, alright, so that was how she wanted to play it!

I treat you like something to eat with my meal—do I look like something to eat with yours?!

Once all the ingredients had been prepared, Gan Yan Yu stood before the stove and took a deep breath.

Heat the wok, add oil!

Add the chicken and fry until golden.

Plate it.

Add the minced garlic and ginger, then stir-fry until fragrant.

Add the pineapple and stir-fry evenly.

Add the chicken.

There were no particularly dazzling techniques.

Yet she carried out every step with meticulous care.

To sum it up in one word—

Steady!

Even when measuring out the salt and oil, she carefully checked the amounts three times before adding them.

She had still been chatting with Lin Tian while preparing the ingredients just now.

But the moment she started cooking, she completely entered the zone.

It was as though an aura that automatically shut out everything around her had suddenly formed beside her.

Lin Tian did not dare speak. He barely even dared breathe.

Perhaps Gan Yan Yu was not particularly skilled at cooking.

But she could use one hundred percent of her care and focus to make sure that she did not make a mistake at any step.

That was Gan Yan Yu.

A genius musician who might not be clever, but was absolutely meticulous whenever it came to something she liked.

"Done!"

Gan Yan Yu scooped the stir-fry out and plated it.

Lin Tian rubbed his hands together, intending to have a taste first.

But the girl's spatula suddenly blocked him.

"There are still two more dishes. Wait until everything is done before eating."

"Okay?"

Gan Yan Yu spoke softly.

Her tone was one of request.

"Okay."

How could Lin Tian bring himself to dig in when the chef was coaxing him like that?

"Question!"

Lin Tian suddenly raised his hand again.

"Go ahead."

"Teacher Gan, what's the next dish?"

Gan Yan Yu turned around, and a mischievous smile unexpectedly appeared on her innocent little face.

"Sweet and sour pork."

"No!"

Lin Tian sprang up at once. "That's way over the sugar limit!"

"What's wrong with it being a little sweeter? Isn't sweet food tasty?"

"Then let me ask—what's the third dish?"

"Stir-fried lettuce."

That dish was a little more normal, but it was still sweet.

"Liking desserts doesn't mean every meal has to taste sweet. Teacher Gan, can you stop respecting your character setting so much?"

"But I like it."

Gan Yan Yu sounded rather innocent. "I spent a long time researching these dishes!"

"..." Since the girl had put it that way, Lin Tian could not bring himself to interrupt her.

They were all sweet dishes, but as long as they tasted good, it was not much of a problem.

"And there's one last dish later—a secret menu item!"

Gan Yan Yu raised an index finger and whispered. Though Lin Tian had no idea why she was whispering; could there really be a third person in this tiny kitchen?

"A secret menu item?" Lin Tian narrowed his eyes, sensing that something was not simple.

"Mhm." Gan Yan Yu spoke mysteriously. "Just wait!"

Very soon, the sweet and sour pork and stir-fried lettuce were finished as well.

Gan Yan Yu washed the wok, then turned and went to the refrigerator.

She took out a white plastic bottle.

"What's that?" Lin Tian did not remember buying that.

"Sago. I bought it."

Gan Yan Yu opened the plastic bottle and poured the crystal-clear little white balls into the pot, adding water and bringing it to a boil.

After they were cooked, Gan Yan Yu scooped the little balls out and put them into cold water to chill.

Then she added a thick white liquid taken from the refrigerator, milk, and sugar to the pot, continuing to cook.

What kind of dish was this?

Lin Tian watched in a daze.

Despite his many years of kitchen experience, he could not tell what Gan Yan Yu was making.

After three dishes that exceeded the sugar limit, Gan Yan Yu began transforming into an evil little witch!

She put all sorts of magical, unidentified ingredients into the huge pot. As for what kind of magical little soup it would become, no one knew.

But one thing was certain: this magical little soup definitely had the power to bewitch people.

Because no matter what it was, Lin Tian would eat it.

Only when the fragrance of coconut milk filled the entire kitchen did Lin Tian finally realize.

So that thick white liquid from earlier had been coconut cream.

Ahaha, I thought it was coconut cream.

Come to think of it,

the name sago did sound familiar. He seemed to see it often in dessert shops.

Could it be...?!

Finally, Gan Yan Yu poured the sago into the pot and added watermelon chunks and banana slices that had also been bought at the supermarket.

She served it in two glass cups.

"Ta-da!"

Gan Yan Yu turned around, holding up the cups proudly.

"Yan Yu Coconut Sago!"

"Why not just call it Coconut Sago?"

"Because Yan Yu made it."

"Then couldn't the pineapple chicken from earlier be called Yan Yu Pineapple Chicken?"

"It could, but Yan Yu usually only names her specialty dishes after herself!"

Alright, alright.

From now on, this place was called Gan Yan Yu Square!

Lin Tian should have guessed it long ago.

After finally getting a chance to let Gan Yan Yu cook, how could she possibly not make a dessert?

Soon, all three dishes and one dessert were brought to the table.

As expected of food made by a girl, the presentation was indeed exquisite.

Both the pineapple chicken and the sweet and sour pork looked exceptionally good.

The only question was how they tasted.

Gan Yan Yu had not let him taste anything earlier, but now that the rice had been served, Lin Tian was the first to pick up his chopsticks.

He picked up a piece of chicken.

The moment Lin Tian put it in his mouth, Gan Yan Yu's expression visibly turned solemn.

She stared fixedly at him.

In truth, Lin Tian was even more nervous than Gan Yan Yu.

Back in the kitchen, Lin Tian had already given Gan Yan Yu a very high evaluation in his heart.

If he took a bite and found it tasted bad, that would be embarrassing—her reputation as a CJB would be confirmed.

Lin Tian would be quite depressed.

Fortunately.

After Lin Tian bit down.

The juices burst in his mouth, blending the refreshing taste of pineapple with the crispness of the fried chicken.

"Delicious!"

Lin Tian immediately gave his honest assessment.

Soon, he tried the sweet and sour pork as well.

It had a sweet-and-sour flavor and was just as good, comparable to what restaurants served outside!

Gan Yan Yu's learning ability was really strong!

"That's good, then."

Seeing Lin Tian eat so happily, the girl's mood brightened as well.

"Oh, right, there's also the sago."

Lin Tian picked up the cup from the table.

"It's Yan Yu Coconut Sago." Gan Yan Yu corrected him seriously. "I used to make this dessert all the time at my grandpa's coffee shop!"

"Mhm, mhm." Lin Tian raised the cup and took a sip.

"Come to think of it, now that I'm not going to school, I don't really know what to do at home. I can't exactly rely only on those eight hundred yuan in living expenses, right?"

Gan Yan Yu poked at her little mouth and gazed at the ceiling as she thought.

"I'm thinking about whether I should reopen Grandpa's coffee shop."

"Pfft!"

Lin Tian nearly spat out his sago.