Chapter 113 School Canteen Version Tomato Scrambled Eggs
Before morning reading, Lin Miaomiao walked into the classroom, sat down at her seat, sniffed, and then began to follow the smell of egg pancakes. She saw a girl eating breakfast at the back of the classroom, and what she was eating was the egg pancake that Lin Miaomiao smelled.
"Are there new breakfast items in the school cafeteria? Are there egg-filled pancakes?"
Wu Xianyu looked at Lin Miaomiao as if he was looking at an idiot.
"Are you hallucinating because you're hungry? How could the school possibly have that thing?"
"Then how did she get the egg-filled pancake?"
Lin Miaomiao pointed at the girl behind her in a covert manner. Wu Xianyu looked back with an understanding look, then turned to Lin Miaomiao and whispered
"Just now a day student from another class came to see her. I guess it was sent by that boy."
"Uh"
Lin Miaomiao didn't know how to answer for a moment. Don't you avoid people when you are in a relationship now?
Wu Xianyu saw what Lin Miaomiao was thinking at a glance, and leaned his head slightly towards Lin Miaomiao and said in a very low voice
"Maybe the girl is attracted by the fact that the boy is a day student, and she wants to break up with him after the exams."
"Hahahaha, not really."
Lin Miaomiao covered her mouth with a book and smiled without any image. After laughing for a while, she looked at Wu Xianyu.
"How about I bring you breakfast in the future?"
"I'm not as greedy as you."
Wu Xianyu glanced at her, but still expressed his gratitude to Lin Miaomiao.
"But thank you for thinking of me. The school cafeteria is pretty good, with a wide variety of food and it's clean. There's enough for me to eat."
"We are friends, why are you being so polite?"
Lin Miaomiao generously reached out her hand and patted Wu Xianyu on the shoulder. It made quite a noise, but everyone in the classroom just took a quick look and shifted their attention away. There was really nothing to see in these two people.
In the end, Wu Xianyu still didn't let Lin Miaomiao bring breakfast. Just when they both thought that this couple was just an isolated case, Lin Miaomiao found out from Mai Ju that so-and-so was getting together with so-and-so again, and they would send girls to the downstairs of the girls' dormitory at night without even leaving the house.
Upon hearing the news, Wu Xianyu was a little scratching his head. This... isn't right. Although they are all adults, they shouldn't be so arrogant. When he was in high school, he didn't see anyone so bold in dating in school. The teachers emphasized that they were not allowed to be too intimate with the opposite sex in school. Moreover, even if they did date, they were just a few familiar people dating each other. It was as chaotic as the entertainment industry.
On Friday night, while having dinner, Lin Miaomiao casually told her parents about her school romances.
"I don't know what's going on recently, a bunch of guys and girls don't avoid people anymore, they flirt in school in broad daylight, afraid that others don't know they're in a relationship."
Wang Shengnan took one look at Lin Miaomiao and knew what she was thinking about, so she pretended to be casual and answered
"I've seen this kind of thing a lot. In college, for example, the more high-profile the breakup, the faster it happens. Usually, they break up before the end of a semester. Some couples can change partners two or three times in a semester. But I don't know about high school."
"I know this one, it's called 'show affection, die quickly'"
Lin Dawei joined in the conversation. He didn't think as much as Wang Shengnan did. He was just talking about the facts. Lin Miaomiao secretly glanced at Wang Shengnan, then quickly looked away and suppressed her inner turmoil.
After dinner, Lin Miaomiao came to Wu Xianyu's house to play with the cat. She leaned in his arms and played Douyin. Suddenly, Wu Xianyu seemed to think of something. He put his arm around Lin Miaomiao and rubbed her belly.
"Miao Miao, is your public account still being updated?"
"No, I'm a senior in high school now, so I don't have the time. I've also posted a statement. Why are you asking this?"
“It suddenly occurred to me that you could post your previous works on TikTok. Take a look at this work.”
As he spoke, Wu Xianyu held out his phone to Lin Miaomiao. Lin Miaomiao took a closer look. The video was a grid cartoon drawn by one person. There was no real-life voice, only pure background music. Combined with the plot describing family affection, it was quite healing.
Looking at this video, Lin Miaomiao was a little moved. She asked Wu Xianyu to send the video to her. She studied it carefully and felt that it was worthwhile. She nodded.
“Sure. I don’t have time to post new content in my senior year of high school. I’ll slowly transfer the old content to TikTok as a way to relax.”
“Maybe I can make money in the future.”
Wu Xianyu thinks that after the development of short videos in the future, this kind of grid comics in the form of pictures will also have a good market, and it will not be a problem to make some pocket money.
But Lin Miaomiao certainly didn't have that idea now. She just glanced at Wu Xianyu sideways, curled her lips, and didn't take it seriously at all.
Seeing Lin Miaomiao's eyes, Wu Xianyu knew that he had thought too early. He smiled awkwardly and said to Lin Miaomiao:
"How about I teach you how to edit a video? It's too difficult for me to do, but I can still make a simple stop-motion video."
"Okay, shall we do it now?"
"There's nothing else to do anyway, why not do it now?"
“Go, go, go”
Lin Miaomiao agreed excitedly. For her, she liked anything that was new.
Just as Wu Xianyu and Lin Miaomiao were editing a video on the computer in the study, a sports car drove into the community.
After parking downstairs and before the power was cut off, Deng Xinhua saw from the cab with the help of the car lights that there were two people standing not far away, pulling something.
Without looking closely, Deng Xinhua packed up his things and got out of the car. Just as he was about to go upstairs, he saw one of the people who were pulling and tugging just now jogging towards him.
When the person came closer, Deng Xinhua looked carefully and saw that it was Pei Yin. He made way for her to go upstairs first. Pei Yin nodded awkwardly, covered half of her face with her long hair, and trotted upstairs.
Deng Xinhua watched her go upstairs with a smile. After Pei Yin's figure disappeared, he turned around to look at the other person who was still standing not far away. It had become completely dark, and he could only vaguely tell from his body shape that it was a man.
After thinking for a while, Deng Xinhua guessed something. It is not a man's privilege to find another partner after divorce, so it is not surprising that Pei Yin finds another one.
Deng Xinhua laughed meaninglessly and did not stay downstairs any longer. She only put on a coat over her dress and stood outside for a while. Her exposed calves were already a little numb.
Deng Xinhua quickly ran upstairs in small steps and opened the door. The warm breeze from the room brushed against her face, which helped to ease her frozen body.
He quickly closed the door, walked into the room, and knocked on Deng Xiaoqi's door. After hearing "Come in," Deng Xinhua went in.
Seeing that it was Deng Xinhua, Deng Xiaoqi jumped off the bed in surprise and threw herself into Deng Xinhua's arms.
"Mom! You haven't been here for a long time. I thought you didn't want me anymore."
"Silly child, you are the only one I care about. I would never give up on you no matter who I am."
Deng Xinhua patted Deng Xiaoqi on the back and sat down.
"Mom has been a bit busy lately, after all, that Meng guy collapsed. So, I came to see you as soon as I was done with my work."
"Oh"
Hearing Deng Xinhua say this, the smile on Deng Xiaoqi's face disappeared a little. Deng Xinhua saw her expression change and hugged her in his arms, speaking in a tired tone.
"I can't clear my name in this life, but as long as you are well, everything I have done is worth it. By the way, speaking of this, how is your relationship with that boy lately?"
When Deng Xiaoqi mentioned Qian Sanyi, her expression became stiff. Deng Xinhua frowned, thinking that the two of them didn't get along very well. He held Deng Xiaoqi's shoulders and looked into her eyes.
"You had a fight with that boy? Why?"
"no"
Deng Xiaoqi dropped her hand from her shoulder and said with some uneasiness, "I just feel like I don't have that much feeling for him lately."
"Don't like it anymore?"
“Not to that extent.”
"That means I'm tired of it."
This time, Deng Xiaoqi did not say anything. When Deng Xinhua heard that this was the case, a smile reappeared on his face.
"They are all small matters. As long as the other party doesn't notice, it's not a problem. Think about what you did before and how you will do it in the future. Don't be lazy. You have no way out now."
"I know mom"
Deng Xiaoqi nodded in agreement. She knew that her mother might not know other things, but she was definitely an expert in this area.
After saying this, Deng Xiaoqi looked at Deng Xinhua with expectation.
"Mom, you don't leave tonight."
In Deng Xiaoqi's expectant eyes, Deng Xinhua narrowed her eyes, and the fine crow's feet at the corners of her eyes showed that she was in a good mood. She nodded.
"There's no rush to go back tonight. Just get up early tomorrow. Okay, I'm going to take a shower. I smell like hot pot. You go to sleep first."
"I'll wait for you. We haven't talked for a long time."
"Okay, okay, I'll hurry up."
Deng Xinhua took a shower as quickly as possible, lay down in Deng Xiaoqi's bed, and faced Deng Xiaoqi.
"Okay, tell mom everything."
Deng Xiaoqi took out her phone and opened TikTok to show it to Deng Xinhua
"Mom, look, I have almost 10,000 fans here."
"Wow, that's amazing!"
After giving a compliment, Deng Xinhua carefully looked at his daughter's short video account. Deng Xinhua had also come into contact with this emerging software, but he did not play it seriously. He just watched videos to entertain himself when he had nothing to do.
Now that he saw that his daughter seemed to be having fun, he carefully looked at the account and saw that there were many messages from people in the private message. Deng Xinhua couldn't help but frowned, his eyes didn't leave the phone, but he said to Deng Xiaoqi
"You still have to be on guard against these things on the Internet. Who knows if it's a human or a ghost behind the Internet? Just listen to the nice things and ignore the bad things."
"I know mom"
Deng Xiaoqi nodded obediently. She just read these private messages casually and would not take them seriously until she saw real benefits.
"Does that guy know you're playing this? What does he think?"
After watching the video sent by his daughter, Deng Xinhua felt that some of the movements were a bit seductive, but if he looked carefully, they were just some normal dance moves, which made Deng Xinhua not know how to remind his daughter.
"He's a little jealous, but he also understands me. After all, I have nothing to do at home and can only play with my phone."
"That's fine"
Deng Xinhua turned off the phone, returned it to Deng Xiaoqi, leaned a little closer, and smiled.
"Then go on and talk about something else."
"There's nothing else, just some trivial matters, like what happened with Qian Sanyi before..."
Back at school, Wu Xianyu sat at the table in the dormitory, eating and looking at his phone. Standing behind him were two other roommates besides Jiang Tianhao.
The video on the phone is coming out with the voice of Jiang Tianhao's father
"Okay, now our classic dish for today - scrambled eggs with tomatoes - is ready. This is my son's first time making it, so let's try it and see how it tastes."
Watching the video, Jiang Tianhao was standing aside with a nervous look on his face. Jiang Qilong picked up a piece of egg with chopsticks and put it into his mouth to taste it carefully. There was no change in his facial expression. He dipped a spoon in the soup to taste it, then put down his bowl and chopsticks and looked at Jiang Tianhao.
“In general, it’s edible, but it can’t be sold as a takeaway dish.”
Hearing this, Jiang Tianhao, who was sitting opposite the three men, couldn't help but cover his face. He knew what he had cooked. Some people made scrambled eggs with tomatoes salty, some made them sweet, but he made them sour. The taste of tomatoes completely suppressed the taste of eggs and seasonings, and there was no other salty or sweet taste at all. Jiang Tianhao felt that his father was giving him some face by saying that it was edible.
The video is not too long. All the previous preparations have been edited, leaving only the scenes of Jiang Tianhao cooking and Jiang Qilong tasting the food at the end. After watching the video, the rice in front of Wu Xianyu was still hot. You have to know that it is already mid-December.
After watching the video, Wu Xianyu put down his phone and spoke with some regrets.
"Haozi, you can keep shooting this series of videos. It feels quite attractive, especially the changes in the uncle's micro-expressions. It's so intriguing."
"Really? Has my dad's expression changed?"
Before Wu Xianyu could explain, Sun Chuanchu started laughing.
"Haha, when uncle was testing the dish, didn't you see the way his eyelids trembled slightly when he took the first bite of the egg? Anyway, when I saw uncle's expression, I knew that your dish was definitely not very successful, Haozi."
"And when uncle gave his final summary and said it was edible, his eyes looked around subconsciously and he looked guilty. It was so wonderful. Haozi, can you tell me what your fried tomato and eggs taste like?"
Being mocked by Sun Chuanchu and Wu Xianyu, Jiang Tianhao felt his eyelids twitching unconsciously. His face flushed and he wanted to explain something, but when he thought about how he felt when he took a bite of the scrambled eggs with tomatoes that he had made, he didn't want to explain it so much.
Jiang Tianhao cleared his throat, his eyelids drooped slightly, and his tone was relaxed.
“It’s nothing, it just keeps the original flavor of the ingredients and uses less seasoning.”
"understood"
Wu Xianyu nodded, and then his words directly broke through the indifferent atmosphere that Jiang Tianhao had worked hard to create.
"It's just like the school cafeteria, it's full of sour tomato flavor and the eggs are tasteless."
"Oh, so this is what it tastes like. Now I know. Hahahahahaha"
Sun Chuan's wild laughter was merciless. Jiang Tianhao raised his head and looked at the ceiling helplessly.
When Wu Xianyu finished his meal, he wiped his mouth and looked at Jiang Tianhao.
"Why did you want to learn how to cook?"
"I'm just too stressed lately, so I'm looking for something else to do to change my mind. I don't really care. I'm not planning to be a chef in the future."
Looking at Jiang Tianhao's sincere expression, Wu Xianyu tried hard to suppress the smile on his face.
Seeing Wu Xianyu trying so hard to suppress the corners of his mouth that his face looked like a Shar Pei dog, Jiang Tianhao waved his hand helplessly.
"Forget it, just laugh. It's not good to hold it back."
"Hahahaha"
(End of this chapter)
