Chapter 275

Looking at Chen Zhuang, who was hanging his head and looking pitiful, Shen Siqi inexplicably felt a bit soft-hearted and continued to eat some skewers.

Chen Zhuang cheered up again and ate the remaining skewers himself.

Give them to that so-called 'Dream' sister?

Not to mention that he no longer had any such intentions, even if he did, with Shen Siqi here, he couldn't possibly do something so stupid.

As for that Ceng Sanjin who deliberately set him up, he would settle the score with him after they got back to the school dormitory.

As for Qin Tian's backstabbing, he simply ignored it.

There was no helping it; he was no match for him at all!

"Nuannuan, you're here!"

Su Yan and Tian Jing had returned from their stroll and greeted Xia Nuannuan with a smile when they saw her.

"Yeah, I'm here to eat skewers."

Xia Nuannuan nodded with a sweet smile.

Su Yan smiled and said, "You guys said earlier that Qin Tian's cooking was excellent, but I didn't quite believe it. After eating some of the skewers he made just now, they really are delicious."

"Right?"

A proud smile appeared on Xia Nuannuan's pretty face.

"I'm the one praising his cooking, why are you so proud? It's like you made them yourself."

Su Yan couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"I'm not proud!"

Xia Nuannuan felt a bit embarrassed and shifted her gaze to Tian Jing beside her.

"My friend, Tian Jing!"

Su Yan introduced her.

Tian Jing gave a faint smile and greeted Xia Nuannuan.

"Hello, hello! Wow, you have the same surname as Jiajia. And now you're Su Yan's classmate and good friend too. What a coincidence."

Xia Nuannuan said with a bright smile.

She was genuinely happy that Su Yan was able to overcome her difficulties and make good friends.

"You're talking about Tian Jiajia, right? I just heard Su Yan mention her. I really envy your friendship."

Tian Jing said with a smile.

"Yeah, we're all friends from now on. If she comes to visit sometime, I'll have Su Yan introduce her to you. She's a really great person."

"Okay."

"Nuannuan, the meat skewers are ready, you can eat now."

Qin Tian said.

"They're ready? Great! I've been drooling just smelling the aroma."

Xia Nuannuan looked at the skewers in his hand, unable to wait.

"Then eat up! There are plenty of ingredients left, enough for everyone!"

Qin Tian handed over a bunch of grilled lamb skewers and said with a smile.

"Mmhmm!"

Xia Nuannuan took the skewers with a beaming smile, first handed some to Shen Siqi beside her, then cast an inquiring look at Su Yan and Tian Jing.

"I won't have any, I already ate quite a bit."

Su Yan politely declined with a smile.

"I don't need any either."

Tian Jing also waved her hand.

"Are you sure? Brother Tian said he only used thirty percent of his skill before, and this is the complete version!"

Xia Nuannuan said with a sweet smile.

"He said that?"

Su Yan looked at Qin Tian with amusement, feeling that this was just something Qin Tian said to sound good.

"Yeah!"

Xia Nuannuan nodded.

"Oh my god, Nuannuan, hurry and try it! This is really delicious, much better than what Chen Zhuang made."

Shen Siqi suddenly exclaimed.

Xia Nuannuan looked at her in surprise and was stunned to see Shen Siqi quickly devouring another skewer.

She had originally thought that Qin Tian was just saying that to make her happy, but seeing Shen Siqi's way of eating...

Could it really be better?

Without thinking further, she hurriedly picked up a skewer.

The lamb skewers, with their perfect ratio of fat to lean meat, were grilled to a golden-brown color. Besides chili powder and cumin, they were garnished with a sprinkle of green scallions, emitting the uniquely enticing aroma of lamb.

Xia Nuannuan was a little foodie, and lamb skewers were her favorite type of barbecue.

Seeing this appearance and smelling this aroma, how could she resist?

She hurriedly brought the skewer to her mouth and took a bite.

The lamb, still sizzling with oil, was a bit hot, making her quickly blow on it.

"Eat slowly, be careful it's hot!"

Qin Tian reminded her with a smile.

Xia Nuannuan nodded in response. Chewing the spicy, fresh, and fragrant lamb in her mouth, she praised with shining eyes, "Brother Tian, this is really delicious, so good!"

"As long as you like it."

Qin Tian smiled dotingly, then put some raw skewers on the grill and continued to work.

"Delicious, too delicious! Nuannuan, give me some more."

"Why are you eating so fast? Here, have a few more, but eat slowly! Otherwise, Brother Tian won't have finished grilling, and we'll have eaten them all."

"Got it. I can't help it; this is the first time I've eaten such good skewers, so I ate a bit fast."

Shen Siqi gave a sheepish smile and continued to devour the skewers.

Seeing the two girls eating so happily, Chen Zhuang felt a bit discouraged.

"Is it really that good?"

Chen Zhuang asked, half-doubting.

"Yeah, delicious!"

Shen Siqi nodded repeatedly, her mouth full of meat.

"No way, right? It's all grilled the same way, how could it be that much better than what I made?"

Chen Zhuang questioned with a frown.

Shen Siqi glanced at him, then looked at the skewers in her hand, wanting to let him try it and feel the difference, but she was a bit reluctant.

After hesitating for a moment, she handed him one.

"I'll only give you one, try it!"

"Mmhmm!"

Chen Zhuang took the skewer and shoved it into his mouth in one go.

After chewing a few times, an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

"How is it? Is it much better? I wasn't lying."

Shen Siqi said with a smile.

Chen Zhuang nodded blankly, looked at the skewers Qin Tian was turning on the grill, and muttered, "Same ingredients, same grilling method, how can it be so much better? This isn't scientific!"

"That's just the difference in cooking skills. Chef Chen, it seems that the praise from your 'Dream' sister was a bit insincere. Could it be that she really has her eyes on you?"

Shen Siqi teased.

"No, no, no, don't talk nonsense. That's because the girls ate what I made first."

Chen Zhuang explained hurriedly, then continued with a dazed expression, "No wonder they all went to Brother Tian's side later. It really is better!"

Before long, Qin Tian's second batch of skewers was ready.

This time, Xia Nuannuan shared some with both Su Yan and Tian Jing.

Su Yan and Tian Jing had eaten the skewers Qin Tian grilled earlier, and they were indeed delicious, but they didn't seem to be delicious to such an exaggerated degree.

Xia Nuannuan and Shen Siqi's behavior earlier had made them curious and doubtful, so they didn't refuse.

After tasting the skewers Xia Nuannuan shared, Su Yan and Tian Jing looked at each other in astonishment.

That's right, something was very wrong.

The ingredients were all the same, but the level of deliciousness was completely different from before.

"Qin Tian, you didn't really hold back earlier and only use thirty percent of your skill, did you?"

Su Yan asked, looking at Qin Tian with a strange expression.

Qin Tian looked embarrassed, not knowing how to explain it.

He hadn't deliberately held back; his cooking skill level had simply just leveled up.

Xia Nuannuan, Shen Siqi, and Chen Zhuang all looked surprised upon hearing this.

"No, this is my first time doing barbecue, so I wasn't skilled enough before. Now that my proficiency has increased, it's naturally better."

Qin Tian smiled and forced an explanation.

"It's really that simple? But the difference in taste is quite large!"

Su Yan still looked unconvinced.

"That's right, it's that simple!"

Qin Tian nodded solemnly. After a two-second pause, he tentatively added, "Perhaps... there's a little bit of the flavor of love added in?"

Black lines appeared on Su Yan's forehead, and the corners of her mouth twitched violently.

"Oh my god, I can't take it, it's too cheesy."

Shen Siqi made a look of disgust, pretending to shake off goosebumps from her body.

"Too cloying."

Chen Zhuang nodded in deep agreement.

Xia Nuannuan's pretty face turned red, and she looked into the distance, happily eating her skewers without saying a word.