Chapter 366

It's not that I don't want to make money.

Chen Nuo laughed lightly, "Honestly, I just can't spare the time. After all, cooking isn't like selling goods—people eat for the skill, and now I'm already overwhelmed. If I were to promote myself heavily, I'd be stuck cooking day and night."

Chen Nuo was already quite handsome, but now with his cultivation boost, his demeanor has improved significantly.

Even Nüwa, who is used to seeing beautiful faces, couldn't help but be captivated by his smile when she saw someone like Chen Nuo.

"What you say does make sense."

Nüwa nodded in agreement with Chen Nuo's words, "Although your disciple's cooking is not bad, compared to your dishes, it's really far behind."

"He's only studied for a few years."

Chen Nuo knew Sun Wukong's cooking skills were already quite good, after all, he taught him personally, though it's true he still can't match himself.

"It's not that far off. Once he studies a few more years and completes his training, his cooking will surely improve beyond what it is now."

Nüwa originally intended to praise Chen Nuo with a mix of flattery and restraint, but she didn't expect him to be so humble, which in turn made her seem rather harsh.

So she quickly tried to make amends, "Still, your disciple Sun Wukong's cooking is not bad either. The entire Buddhist feast relies on him, and if one hasn't tasted your cooking before, his dishes are absolutely top-notch."

"Thank you for the praise."

Chen Nuo laughed lightly, "I'm just giving him some training opportunities, after all, you can't just talk about warfare on paper, right?"

Nüwa smiled along with Chen Nuo's smile, "Still, I should thank you—not only did I get to eat such delicious food, but I also awakened my divine power. When I have time, I'll tell my brother about this and have him come try your cooking."

Chen Nuo bowed his head slightly in humility toward Nüwa, "Thank you for your kind words."

"No, no, no, don't thank me."

Nüwa's cheeks flushed slightly as she recalled Sun Wukong's earlier comment about the master's wife. Although she had only said it out of spite at the time, seeing Chen Nuo's true appearance now, she secretly thought, if she really did become that monkey's master's wife, it wouldn't be such a bad thing.

"Ding!

This side detected an increase in Nüwa's favor toward the host. Should the host activate divine sense?"

Chen Nuo was considering whether to let Nüwa try his Wudao Milk Tea, after all, milk tea is naturally more popular with girls, and letting her try it could help improve it. He didn't expect the system to chime in like this.

He glanced at Nüwa, and their eyes met. Since he hadn't activated divine sense, he didn't sense anything off, but after the system's comment, he felt as if he could see some different emotion in Nüwa's gaze—probably because of his cooking. Chen Nuo thought, anyway, more than one person admires him because of his food.

"No, don't activate."

Chen Nuo replied, "But why is this system even monitoring favorability now? You never said that before."

"Nüwa has awakened her divine power. The host chose synchronization, so naturally I'll activate different services here. Software needs updates."

The deadpan joke delivered by the system in an emotionless voice wasn't funny at all.

Chen Nuo silently rolled his eyes, then thought for a moment and asked, "Is it free?"

"Each activation consumes one hundred merit."

"Go to hell, you old man—so it's not permanent, just pay-per-use."

"It can also be permanent—should I confirm activation for one million merit?"

"No activation, no activation, get lost."

Chen Nuo cursed back.

"Manager Chen, I heard from Sun Wukong that your peach blossom wine is limited edition. My subordinate Xuan Feng prefers this drink. If you were to mass-produce it, is there anything I could help with?"

Nüwa forced the blush on her face down and then started looking for a new topic.

"Thank you for your kindness."

Chen Nuo refused, "I want to take this opportunity to launch a few new drinks. They haven't been implemented yet—I'll put them on sale once the craftsmanship is polished."

"New drinks?"

Nüwa suddenly became energetic.

"This is the Wudao Milk Tea I just developed."

Chen Nuo waved his hand, and a tall cylindrical cup appeared before Nüwa.

"Is this the Wudao Milk Tea?"

Nüwa stared at the tall cylindrical cup before her, somewhat surprised. She usually uses extremely luxurious cups, so she wondered if something so plain could actually hold something delicious.

Chen Nuo saw Nüwa's disbelief even without activating divine sense. He didn't prepare to explain, after all, hearing is false, seeing is true, and besides, he's been doubted more than once or twice. But he is especially confident,

because no girl can resist milk tea, not even Nüwa.

Nüwa picked up the cup—it had weight, it was heavy, after all, it was full of milk tea, but the surface was sealed, so she couldn't see what was inside.

With her delicate jade hand holding the milk tea cup, she shook it slightly, and the liquid inside swayed with the motion—indeed, not a single drop spilled.

Nüwa didn't want to show weakness in front of Chen Nuo, so she began to carefully examine the vessel holding the milk tea.

The outside of the cup felt like paper when touched—truly strange, a paper cup holding a full cup of liquid, yet not a single drop leaked. What on earth is this thing?

Watching Nüwa's behavior, Chen Nuo found it somewhat amusing, so he silently activated divine sense—he really wanted to see what the goddess would think in her heart.

"He seems to be looking at me."

Nüwa thought in her heart, "Could it be that he finds my lack of experience amusing? Ignorant human—if he dares to mock me because of this, I will surely overturn his Chaos Residence."

"Pfft, cough cough."

Chen Nuo couldn't hold back and laughed out loud, but to avoid being too obvious, he could only cover it with a cough.

Nüwa lifted her head and glanced at him, "What are you laughing at?"

"I didn't laugh."

Chen Nuo replied, "I've been cooking for too long, my throat feels a bit uncomfortable."

"Really?"

Nüwa expressed skepticism.

"Really."

Chen Nuo nodded heavily.

Nüwa then lowered her head again and continued examining the cup.

She didn't know Chen Nuo could hear her inner voice, and in her heart she complained, "If I haven't guessed wrong, this guy must have been mocking me just now. No way—I don't believe it. I, Tang Tang, a Nüwa, and still a Holy Person between Heaven and Earth, can I really be toppled by such a tiny cup?"

Nüwa's inner thoughts are nothing like her outward appearance.

Chen Nuo felt this divine communication was indeed quite useful, and it even allowed him to see others' inner selves differing from their outward appearance.

The outwardly cold, arrogant, beautiful goddess actually had an inner self no different from that of an ordinary little girl in TV dramas, and Chen Nuo found it very cute.

Nüwa studied the cup with one eye while secretly observing Chen Nuo with the corner of her eye; she dared not make her research too obvious, after all, that would really be too much of a loss of dignity.

The exalted Nüwa Sanniang was actually stumped by a tiny cup—this matter, even if spoken aloud, would not be believed by anyone, yet she truly was stumped by this very thing.

Chen Nuo originally just wanted to tease her a bit, after all, even immortals have never seen a milk tea cup with a straw, so it's normal not to know how to drink it for a moment; he decided to give Nüwa a way out, lest he really annoy her, which would not be good.

"Here, use this to drink."

Chen Nuo took out a straw and handed it to Nüwa.

"Use this?"

Nüwa took the straw, still not knowing how to use it: "How do you use this?"

"Like this."

Chen Nuo took the cup from Nüwa's hand, then used the straw to pierce open the paper seal on top of the cup.