Looking at the exquisite breakfast laid out on the table, the young man didn't hesitate. He picked up his chopsticks and began to eat with gusto, the food on the table disappearing at an astonishing rate.
"There's more in the kitchen. I'll go get it for you."
With a subtle glance at Hoshino Sora's abs from the corner of her eye, Merchant Xingchen scurried back to the kitchen. When she emerged again, her hands were laden with a pile of Cantonese dim sum, which she was carrying out on a tray.
These dishes were all taught to her by Hoshino Sora. The difficulty level wasn't very high; she could make them delicious with enough time. However, it was relatively difficult to improve further.
Seeing this, Hoshino Sora said nothing, silently tasting the dim sum in front of him. His empty stomach quickly filled, but it wasn't enough; this amount of breakfast simply couldn't satisfy his needs.
"You rest. Let Master handle the rest. Compare our two dishes, observe the differences between them carefully, and see if you can learn anything from it."
Standing up and patting Merchant Xingchen's shoulder, telling her to stop, Hoshino Sora headed towards the kitchen. He was going to demonstrate to his little apprentice how to make proper Cantonese dim sum!
"Yes!"
Hearing Hoshino Sora's words, Merchant Xingchen's expression froze for a moment, then she nodded seriously and followed him into the kitchen.
Inside the kitchen, Hoshino Sora glanced at the ingredients on the cutting board and next to the counter. Something was still cooking in a pot. After a quick plan, he swiftly set up several pots on the stove.
"Your mistresses are probably waking up soon, so I need to speed up the cooking. Watch as much as you can during this process. Of course, I'll continue to teach you later."
Hoshino Sora turned his head and said, then his Disassembly Knife unsheathed from his waist, and he began to orderly process the ingredients on the cutting board, moving incredibly fast—a sign of extreme proficiency.
Beside him, Merchant Xingchen watched Hoshino Sora's movements with intense concentration, her eyes gleaming with excitement. At the same time, she silently compared herself to her master, absorbing knowledge and growing.
"Your shrimp dumplings are chopped too finely; you can't taste the texture or flavor of the shrimp at all. That's one thing.
Secondly, the dough wrapper for the shrimp filling…"
While cooking, he spoke voluminously. Although the dishes Merchant Xingchen made tasted decent, there were too many flaws in them; he could tell with just one bite.
If these shortcomings could be perfected, this shrimp dumpling would truly be perfect.
Merchant Xingchen listened carefully, nodding each time Hoshino Sora spoke. If she hadn't lacked paper and pen, she would have meticulously and thoroughly recorded every word her master said.
After a long while, perfectly presented dishes emerged: steamed siu mai, shrimp dumplings, char siu bao, quicksand custard buns, spareribs with black bean sauce, rice noodles, turnip cake, and more. A rich aroma filled the kitchen.
"Let's eat. I'll go call them over."
Because there were many people in the house, Hoshino Sora made an especially generous amount of food. The dishes, piled high on the dining table, were very imposing, and the delicious aroma they emitted was even more astonishing.
To make so many dishes in less than an hour, he truly lived up to his title as Master!
Thinking about how she woke up before five in the morning to prepare, busily working for two hours, and the result was less than a tenth of Hoshino Sora's output, and the taste was far inferior, Merchant Xingchen couldn't help but feel a chill in her heart.
It seemed she still had a long way to go to catch up to Master!
"Ugh! I slept so comfortably, but I'm so hungry. I can't believe I really didn't eat anything all day yesterday. Even now, my back feels a bit sore. Hoshino-kun definitely held back the night before last!"
Supporting her waist, she got up. Sunlight streamed onto her slender, beautiful body, revealing all its charm to Hoshino Sora's eyes. However, the girl didn't mind; instead, she swayed her hips even more alluringly.
"You can't say you didn't eat anything at all."
Yumeko Jabami clicked her tongue, savoring the memory. No wonder Erina Nakiri was so obsessed with that taste. Although it felt a bit strange and made one want to vomit when it first entered the mouth, upon careful aftertaste, she felt...
"That kind of thing doesn't count!" Shinohiru retorted, blushing.
"You've all tried it, right? How did it feel?"
Mito Ikumi's face showed a hint of shock. She was always one of the first to fall asleep, so she had no idea what happened afterward. She only knew about it because she had once been half-asleep, vaguely seeing something.
"Erina should know best about this kind of thing, after all, she's the woman with the God Tongue. Her taste system is super developed~ She's even developed more, what a naughty child!"
Alice Nakiri had, at some point, snuck behind Erina Nakiri. She spread her arms and launched an attack, causing the girl to shriek playfully as she turned around and wrestled with her.
"Cough, cough, you all should change and get up for breakfast first."
Watching the girls speak more and more out of line, Hoshino Sora awkwardly coughed, then voluntarily retreated. As he left, the rustling sound of clothes changing immediately filled the room.
Before long, the door opened, and Tadokoro Megumi was the first to emerge. She was dressed simply, in a flax-colored cotton T-shirt that was plain and elegant, without any excessive embellishment.
Below the T-shirt, she wore a pair of dark blue jeans with a straight-leg design that was very flattering to her legs. On her feet, she wore a pair of white flats, and inside them, black sheer stockings—a rare sight of socks worn inside pants!
Needless to say, it must have been to satisfy Hoshino Sora's preferences, as Tadokoro Megumi usually didn't have a habit of wearing stockings. But now, even when wearing pants, she would wear a pair underneath.
Just in case.
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