That morning’s breakfast was pure torture for everyone except Bai Baozhu and Xia Tiantian!
No one could have imagined that a simple breakfast could be so difficult to get through!
“Zhu Zhu, didn’t you say you couldn’t cook?”
Seeing that Bai Baozhu had finally finished the crab roe soup dumplings and crab roe noodles, Su Han secretly clenched her fist and asked with a smile.
“But, crab roe soup dumplings seem really hard to make.”
Hearing Su Han’s question, Bai Baozhu first wiped her mouth with a napkin before answering unhurriedly.
“Are crab roe soup dumplings hard to make? I think they’re okay. After watching A Bite of China with Sister Tian Tian yesterday, I thought they were pretty simple. Not difficult at all.”
Hearing Bai Baozhu’s reply and seeing the utterly serious expression on her face—one that didn’t seem like a joke at all—everyone was stunned.
Although this group wasn’t very knowledgeable about cooking and were just eaters, cooking wasn’t as simple as Bai Baozhu made it sound!
Especially the crab roe soup dumplings she made this morning. It was obvious an ordinary person simply couldn’t make those!
“Not at all, Zhu Zhu, you’re being way too modest. These crab roe soup dumplings are really difficult. Making that paper-thin wrapper like yours especially tests a person’s culinary skills.”
Su Han said with feeling, her tone full of praise, and even putting herself down.
“I definitely couldn’t make them.”
These words practically spelled it out for everyone: Bai Baozhu’s previous claim of not knowing how to cook was a complete lie!
Xia Tiantian, of course, caught the subtext in Su Han’s words. She gave a light cough, trying to cover for Bai Baozhu a bit.
“Zhu Zhu really has a special talent for cooking! Her ability to imitate is incredibly strong! When you all weren’t around, Zhu Zhu even learned to make a gold medal roast suckling pig for me~ The flavor was absolutely amazing!”
Just as everyone’s attention was still on whether Bai Baozhu could cook or not, Xia Tiantian’s mention of the gold medal roast suckling pig completely derailed the conversation!
Now, all anyone could think was—
No wonder Xia Tiantian said she wouldn’t eat breakfast this morning and wanted to eat what Bai Baozhu made! So this girl already knew Bai Baozhu’s cooking was delicious!
That was so sneaky! To keep such a delicious secret to herself and not tell anyone!
“Hey! You actually kept such good food to yourselves! I don’t care! I want to eat the gold medal roast suckling pig too!”
Lin Dong, the youngest of the male guests, threw all image to the wind and shamelessly voiced what the others didn’t dare say.
“Yeah, Tian Tian, what you did today wasn’t quite right! You didn’t tell us Zhu Zhu’s cooking was this good.”
Ye Jingyu from the female guests also said with a laugh. Especially after she sneakily glanced at Su Han’s slightly stiff smile, her own smile grew even brighter.
“Zhu Zhu’s cooking is much better than mine or Xiao Han’s. I think, from now on, we should leave the cooking to Zhu Zhu. We’ll just help with prep.”
“Yeah, yeah, if Bai Baozhu has such a talent for cooking, let’s leave all our three meals a day to her from now on!”
“Hmm, I think that works. From now on, Zhu Zhu just needs to cook. She doesn’t need to worry about anything else. Chores and stuff, we’ll handle them.”
As soon as Ye Jingyu finished her proposal, it received unanimous agreement from Lin Dong and Wei Wenbo.
As for Bo Shenyu, seeing most people agreed, he just glanced faintly at Su Han and said indifferently.
“I have no objections.”
Only Jiang Boyan and Love Cottage’s original ‘head chef’, Su Han, did not voice their stance.
They remained silent.
Jiang Boyan felt it was a bit embarrassing, which was why he couldn’t bring himself to agree.
As for Su Han… she was wary of Bai Baozhu. She was afraid that if Bai Baozhu really started controlling everyone’s three meals a day in Love Cottage, her original plans might hit some snags…
What if, one day, Bai Baozhu really started making desserts… Would she still have a chance then?
After all…
Su Han pursed her lips, looking at Bai Baozhu with some hesitation, her eyes full of worry.
“Wouldn’t it be too tiring for Zhu Zhu to cook alone? How about… she and I take turns cooking?”
Su Han was truly frustrated at this moment.
She didn’t understand why Bai Baozhu wasn’t following the script!
Clearly, in this show, she wasn’t supposed to love cooking that much!
Especially since her persona was that of a rich, beautiful goddess! How could it change just like that?!
Was it because she kept getting zero-vote messages, so… she snapped???
However, no matter how Su Han tried to figure Bai Baozhu out, the current Bai Baozhu would absolutely not continue to ‘follow the script’ and ‘play her cards’ as she imagined.
“What’s so tiring about cooking? It’s not tiring. I can handle it alone.”
Bai Baozhu said without a second thought. She was someone who genuinely loved cooking. Back in the Female-Dominant Kingdom, as a ‘great woman’, she wasn’t allowed near the kitchen. Whenever she wanted to try a new dish, it was like being a thief—extremely careful, cooking in secret, terrified of being caught.
Now that she had transmigrated to this different world, with such a big kitchen and countless ingredients allowing her to cook to her heart’s content and showcase her skills, she was overjoyed. How could she possibly find it tiring?
Thinking this, Bai Baozhu patted her chest and declared very forthrightly.
“Leave the cooking to me! You all don’t need to worry about it.”
After making such a gesture, Bai Baozhu felt… she seemed to be ‘breaking her persona’ again!!!
What happened to the delicate, cute little woman she was supposed to be? QAQ
“Ahem, Sister Hanhan, don’t worry~ I’m not tired~ I’ve always loved cooking~”
In an effort to salvage her persona, Bai Baozhu diligently tried to mimic Su Han’s usual way of speaking.
And honestly, Bai Baozhu’s ‘imitating ability’ was really quite strong!
She perfectly recreated Su Han’s demeanor and speech from that morning, mimicking her vividly.
This made Su Han, the one being imitated, feel intensely displeased! She deeply felt insulted! But she couldn’t say anything about it!!
“Alright, since Zhu Zhu feels she can handle it, let’s settle it like this. From now on, all our three meals a day will be Bai Baozhu’s responsibility. The rest of us will be responsible for helping Zhu Zhu with prep, cleaning the house, and washing dishes.”
Ye Jingyu didn’t care whether Su Han’s expression was good or if she wanted to give up her head chef status. Her goal was just one!
That was, to make Su Han unhappy. That was enough!!
“Great! Can I place my order now?!”
“Zhu Zhu, it’ll be hard work from now on.”
“Thanks for your hard work.”
Once it was decided that Bai Baozhu would be cooking from then on, the three male guests of Love Cottage all verbally expressed their gratitude to her.
Only Jiang Boyan wore a sour expression, giving Bai Baozhu the cold shoulder.
Bai Baozhu was already quite angry with this man after being criticized by him in the kitchen that morning and didn’t like him much.
Now, seeing him still giving her attitude, the somewhat grudge-holding Bai Baozhu immediately spoke up.
“Ah, I just remembered. Some people don’t seem to like the food I make. How about this, from now on, Sister Hanhan and I can cook together like before. If some people don’t want to eat my cooking, they don’t have to. After all, I don’t really want to cook for you either.”
Bai Baozhu’s words were utterly blunt and made her seem a bit childish.
But Bai Baozhu’s age in her previous life was only eighteen. Moreover, after her imperial father died in difficult childbirth when she was seven, she was sent out of the palace. She spent nine years deep in the mountains, far from the mortal world, learning martial arts from her master, only returning to the palace at sixteen.
After returning, because a neighboring country invaded, she donned armor and became a young general. Afraid others would discover her little secret, she simply maintained the persona of a silent, cold-faced (expressionless) general.
So now, having transmigrated to a world where she didn’t need to pretend, Bai Baozhu was truly letting loose.
Whether she was childish or petty, it didn’t matter. This lifetime, Bai Baozhu was determined.
She would live according to her mood, live freely and relaxed, just do what made her happy!
As for whether others were happy? Sorry, that wasn’t within her scope of concern!
“Hmph! I don’t even want to eat it!”
Jiang Boyan was truly infuriated by Bai Baozhu. He glared at her fiercely, but the more he looked, the more he felt… why was Bai Baozhu so pretty today?!
Suddenly, Jiang Boyan felt a bit spineless and somewhat self-loathing. He cursed himself inwardly before speaking to Bai Baozhu again.
“What kind of gourmet food hasn’t your brother here eaten? I’m sick of both domestic and international top-tier cuisine. I have zero interest in the stuff you make. You don’t want to cook it? Well, I don’t want to eat it.”
“Mhmm, mhmm, mhmm! Then it’s settled. You better not eat any.”
“Don’t worry! I’d rather starve to death than eat a single bite of your food!”
…
Watching Bai Baozhu and Jiang Boyan suddenly start arguing like two elementary school students, the other dating guests found it both ridiculous and amusing, a kind of childishness that was somewhat cute.
But Su Han, watching Bai Baozhu and Jiang Boyan bicker, the smile on her face completely vanished.
For some reason, she inexplicably felt their current dynamic was a bit like how she and Jiang Boyan had bickered in the kitchen that morning, right in front of Bai Baozhu.
The sense of crisis in her heart grew even stronger!
Her gaze swept back and forth between Bai Baozhu, Jiang Boyan, and Bo Shenyu, as if she was pondering something…
Amidst the mundane yet unpeaceful daily life of the Love Cottage group, the weekend gradually arrived. Love Cottage’s fifth episode also began airing, much to the anticipation of countless viewers…