Chapter 6

Jiang Feng was closing the lid of the pressure cooker, wondering why Chen Xiuxiu had sneaked a bite of the corn when he went into the kitchen.

If it was about losing face...

Over the years, Chen Xiuxiu had done countless embarrassing things in front of him, so it shouldn't be a big deal to risk a few corn kernels.

"Ding, gained 9 experience points."

She took another bite!

Jiang Feng closed the pressure cooker lid and came out to glance at the corn kernels on the table.

There wasn't much change; she must have only eaten one or two.

"I'm taking the dishes away," Jiang Feng said tentatively.

"Take them away," Chen Xiuxiu replied without changing her expression.

"Would you like to try some?" Jiang Feng decided to lure her further.

"No!" Chen Xiuxiu was firm.

That was strange.

"I'll take the porridge from the kitchen in a bowl later. I'll cook a new batch for you tonight," Jiang Feng said, picking up the mixed corn kernels on the table.

Jiang Feng deliberately slowed his pace, paused at the door, and turned to sneak a peek.

Chen Xiuxiu was looking down at her phone.

Hmm, she looked quite pretty with her head down and her bangs covering her face.

Jiang Feng slowly carried the plate back home. No one was there, so he put the food in the fridge and went straight to his room.

He opened the attribute panel to see if there was any progress on the mission after making Chen Xiuxiu's stomach hurt from eating today.

(Mission details omitted)

Mission Prompt: Reputation is key to developing a new business, and the reputation gain is limited to University A.

2. [Neighbor's Wish] Chen Xiuxiu, Chen Duxiu's daughter, has recently become obsessed with dieting and weight loss. Please help Chen Xiuxiu return to a normal diet to fulfill the neighbor's wish.

Mission Prompt: Due to excessive dieting and induced vomiting, Chen Xiuxiu is showing signs of anorexia. Please act quickly. (Chen Xiuxiu likes slightly sour cucumber, and she can't resist food placed in front of her.)

Jiang Feng slapped his thigh, wishing he had known earlier!

It turned out that the reason there was nothing but raw rice in Chen Xiuxiu's house wasn't for dieting, but because that was the only way she could diet.

Come to think of it, it was hard to change one's nature. How could Chen Xiuxiu, who used to eat everything within a ten-mile radius, become a fairy who didn't touch a grain of rice in just a year?

But her stomach was a big problem.

They had grown up together, and he couldn't just tempt her with rich food to complete the mission.

Drinking porridge was more suitable for her.

Porridge can be divided into six or seven types based on ingredients, but only three based on flavor: plain, sweet, and savory. Each region has its own specialties, and you can eat porridge for two months without repeating a type.

However, Jiang Feng only knew how to make plain porridge and stomach-soothing porridge.

Porridge wasn't a category in the Jiang family chef's recipe book.

The late Jiang Weiguo was prouder of leading his family to eat solid food every day in an era when most families drank gruel than of having four sons. Even after the reform and opening up, when the era of not having enough food to eat had passed, drinking porridge wasn't considered shameful, but it still didn't appear in Jiang Weiguo's recipe book.

If it weren't for Jiang Feng's poor stomach, Comrade Jiang Jiankang wouldn't have specially sought out an old master from a porridge shop to learn how to make stomach-soothing porridge.

Jiang Feng regretted that Comrade Jiang Jiankang hadn't learned more types of porridge from that master. If he had, he could now use his excellent porridge-making skills to tempt Chen Xiuxiu to return to a normal diet. But now...

He could only hope she had a unique taste for plain porridge.

He wasn't sure if the game's requirement for a normal diet was a small bowl of porridge that could be finished in a few bites or a large bowl like the one Chen Duxiu bought for Chen Xiuxiu when she was in her senior year of high school.

No, a large basin.

In the afternoon, Jiang Feng brought the porridge to the shop.

Comrade Wang Xiulian, who had never tasted her son's porridge, tried it enthusiastically and silently put down the spoon.

Her expression was so profound that every bit of her fat revealed a sense of melancholy.

"Truly, this child Xiuxiu has suffered," Comrade Wang Xiulian sighed, not sugarcoating her words just because the porridge was made by her own son.

Comrade Jiang Jiankang tried a bite and nodded in agreement: "This child has always had a good temper. If I were young and tasted such porridge, I might have flipped the table and slapped the chef."

Jiang Feng: ...

Don't you think you should encourage your son a bit?

"This porridge can't be given away as a gift. Our shop will be open for another month, and we can't drive away all the customers!" Comrade Wang Xiulian decided, "Tonight, see if that guy in the blue shirt from the other day comes to eat. Give it all to him. He dared to say I'm as fat as a pig; I'll poison him!"

Saying this, Comrade Wang Xiulian patted Jiang Feng's right shoulder with her sturdy right hand, as if encouraging him: "Good job, son!"

Comrade Jiang Jiankang supported his wife's every decision: "Exactly, can't even speak properly. A pig of 200 catties should be slaughtered."

Jiang Feng wasn't sure if his shoulder or his heart hurt more, but seeing Comrade Wang Xiulian's face gradually darken and Comrade Jiang Jiankang still being oblivious, he felt a bit better.

This porridge might become Comrade Jiang Jiankang's dinner.

After helping clean the shop, wiping the tables that Comrade Wang Xiulian hadn't cleaned properly, washing the dishes, and preparing the vegetables, Jiang Feng took the ingredients for the evening's porridge back home.

He was going to make century egg and lean meat porridge!

Before that, he needed to look up the recipe on Baidu.

After watching all the videos about making century egg and lean meat porridge, Jiang Feng, with his rich cooking experience, felt confident that he could redeem himself tonight and show Chen Xiuxiu his true porridge-making skills.

"Ding, achieved: Diligent and Inquisitive."

Achievement!

Jiang Feng quickly opened the attribute panel.

Achievement: Diligent and Inquisitive (No attribute bonuses)

Jiang Feng: ...

So stingy!

How about a Super Century Egg and Lean Meat Porridge Skill or a glowing cooking skill? It's embarrassing to call it an achievement with no attribute bonuses.

Pah!