So that's how it was...
Lilligant suspected nothing and relaxed.
"Jili!"
At the entrance to the Small Building, Chansey waved at them.
"Hm? What's up?"
A rich aroma wafted through the room, recognizable as some kind of braising liquid.
Shen Qi praised it with a "Smells great," and Chansey grew even more excited.
She zipped into the kitchen, scooped the noodles out of the pot with a strainer, filled half a bowl with noodle broth, then ladled in a generous spoonful of braising liquid. She added five slices of beef, each half the size of a palm, and there was a very appetizing bowl of beef noodles.
"Wow, your culinary skills have improved so much."
As for shortcomings, they were still easy to spot.
Beef, beef broth, and noodles-some greens for garnish and a more balanced flavor would have made it even better.
Chansey indicated that she had not yet mastered cooking vegetables in soup, though she could make ordinary home-style stir-fried vegetables. She separately stir-fried some bok choy and put it on top, then looked at Shen Qi expectantly.
She was waiting for Shen Qi to taste it.
Shen Qi had only eaten breakfast at the Security Bureau and had talked with Officer Jenny until noon. His stomach growling, he happily carried the beef noodles to the dining table outside and first took a sniff.
There was nothing particularly stunning about it, but it really did have the perfectly standard aroma of braising liquid. Chansey could never have managed this before.
He tasted the broth and could call it a good broth.
Then he tried a bite of beef. The knife work was not great, with very uneven thickness, but fortunately, it was braised food. Given enough time, the flavor would soak through it all.
The noodles had some