Chapter 159: Numbed

"Gulp!"

Zhang Suannai downed half a cup of Blueberry Wine in one go.

Oh no! It was actually Spirit Wine! And it was suitable for an Intermediate Cultivator!

But it was actually quite delicious...

Slightly sweet and slightly sour, with a distinct blueberry aroma, it had the taste and fragrance of wine, but was neither bitter nor astringent.

Chen Banxia glanced at her, raised an eyebrow, looking quite pleased, and said, "Good tolerance, come, come, let me pour you some more!"

"Thank you, Sister Banxia."

"Don't drink too much, Chen Banxia's wine is very potent," Chen Shu reminded her from the side, afraid she would get drunk and act out, "Eat, eat, many of these dishes are my specialties. I recommend you try this one, the one right in front of you."

"Okay..."

Zhang Suannai replied foolishly.

If her school classmates or the senior brothers and sisters from her sect could see her now, they certainly wouldn't believe it was her.

After finishing the taro in her bowl, Zhang Suannai picked up a piece of chicken to eat, then followed Chen Shu's advice, picked up the spoon provided on the plate, scooped a spoonful of the dish that looked like tofu mixed with intestines, and put it into her bowl.

There was actually brain in it too.

It was just that the brain and the tofu were similar in color; if one didn't look closely, one would think they were broken, irregularly shaped pieces of tofu.

Zhang Suannai had only eaten brain twice in her life, once at a barbecue stall and once at a hotpot restaurant; fortunately, she had no aversion to it. She just felt the mix of this dish was a bit strange.

One bite down.

The tofu was actually prepared similarly to braised tofu, with a thick, rich sauce, and its fragrance collided with the aroma of the intestines to create a very marvelous effect.

Moreover, every piece of tofu was very well-seasoned.

Added to the small pieces of brain inside, the texture of the brain was extremely delicate, and this type of food, which is very high in fat and cholesterol and not very healthy for modern people, just happened to have a fatal attraction for the taste buds; eating it was very satisfying, adding a richer flavor to the dish.

A strange dish, but extremely delicious.

"Is it good?"

Zhang Suannai noticed that silly guy was looking at her, seemingly very hospitable, and she couldn't lose her manners:

"It's delicious! What is this called?"

"Tofu with Intestines and Brain. Usually, I only use tofu and one other ingredient, called Tofu with Intestines or Tofu with Brain. I used all three, so that's what it's called."

"Delicious!"

"This is Sword pig brain, eat more of it. It's a pity there was only this one set, it's a bit little. For such a big plate of food, I should have added two sets."

"Okay..."

Zhang Suannai scooped another spoonful into her bowl, suddenly feeling that this silly guy was actually quite alright and not as annoying as in the group chat.

Wait!

Brain?

Damn it!!

Zhang Suannai swallowed her anger.

Then she started eating the other dishes one by one.

She had eaten Twice-cooked Pork before, but this one seemed a bit different; there were some shiny, translucent things inside. At first glance, she thought it was fat, but with her keen vision as a Sword Cultivator, Zhang Suannai saw at a glance that it wasn't fat.

She picked up a piece to taste.

Soft and glutinous, oily but not greasy at all, instead coated with the fragrance of meat; it actually seemed even better than the meat, also a novel thing.

The Spicy Shrimp was just too delicious!

Zhang Suannai also learned from Chen Banxia, not peeling the shell, just picking it up and stuffing it into her mouth. The shrimp shell was crispy, and inside it was full of meat, very flavorful, both fragrant and spicy.

She had never eaten Boiled Meat Slices before, and the heavily numbing, oily, and spicy taste opened a door to a new world for her.

The Home-style Fish was sour and spicy, heavy on the sour and light on the spice, very good with rice; she felt the soup base would definitely be amazing for noodles.

The fish meat was also very delicate and had no bones.

The Sweet and Sour Chinese Cabbage was also very good with rice.

The Five-spice Mashed Potatoes were fried until they had a crust; the outer shell was a bit hard and crispy, while the inside was soft and mushy, with very fragrant chili powder and cumin flavors, like something from a street stall.

How could every dish be so delicious!?

It wasn't just delicious; it was both delicious and novel!

Even though there were two dishes she had eaten similar versions of, it was as if she had never eaten them before!

Zhang Suannai stopped thinking about anything else and focused entirely on eating, eating until she couldn't come back to her senses.

Every time Chen Banxia asked her to clink glasses, she would pick up her wine glass, quickly clink it with her, and take a sip; the rest of the time she was fighting these dishes with all her might, even more engaged than when she was sparring in her sect.

For a time, she ate until she was drenched in sweat.

Only when eating did she not have to think about those things that made her unable to believe, that shocked her cognition, and that made her feel like an idiot.

She didn't know how much time had passed.

"Hiccup~"

Zhang Suannai hiccuped. The dishes on the table had decreased a lot; the Spicy Shrimp was the first to be finished, and she was already very full.

The others at the table weren't eating much anymore.

Zhang Suannai glanced at them.

Chen Banxia's chopsticks were placed flat on her bowl, and she was holding her small wine glass, sipping it happily.

The little girl was just earnestly eating the Five-spice Mashed Potatoes.

Taozi was crouching and licking her paws.

Ning Qing was holding a bowl of soup, blowing on the heat of the soup while lowering her head to bring her lips close to the edge of the bowl, sipping it in small mouthfuls.

If she remembered correctly, this should be her second bowl.

That silly vegetable looked at her with a smile: "Do you want to eat?"

"I'm a bit full."

"Then have you noticed that almost every dish I make goes well with rice?"

"Seems like it."

"In fact, the most authentic way to eat every one of these dishes is to mix them with rice. For example, Tofu with Intestines and Brain, Home-style Fish, and Sweet and Sour Chinese Cabbage—eating them with rice is simply a different experience."

"Where is the rice!!!"

"In the kitchen, not in the rice cooker, but in that steamer."

"!"

Zhang Suannai walked over carrying her bowl.

Before long, she returned with a bowl of fluffy Steamed Rice with distinct grains; without a word, she sat down, picked up a spoon, scooped a spoonful of Tofu with Intestines and Brain to mix into the bowl, and lowered her head to shovel it in frantically.

"!!"

This is just too delicious!

Two minutes later.

With a bowl of white rice down, Zhang Suannai already felt very stuffed; she rubbed her round belly, let out a long breath, and her gaze became slightly unfocused.

After a moment of hesitation, she resolutely stood up and went to serve another bowl.

A Sword Cultivator fears no difficulty!

A Fifth-tier Sword Cultivator has a physical body that surpasses steel; it is impossible to ruin her stomach. Even if she ate two more bowls of rice, she could use her powerful strength to compress it. At worst, it would just take a little longer to digest and her stomach would be bloated for a bit longer.

These are all minor matters!

It is not easy to eat a meal of dishes like this!

One must still distinguish between what is light and what is heavy.

Three minutes later.

Another bowl of rice was down.

The Tofu with Intestines and Brain and the Sweet and Sour Chinese Cabbage were completely wiped out, even the sauce was mixed into the rice and eaten; only the fish skeleton remained of the Home-style Fish, and all the meat and pickled side dishes inside had been used by her to mix with the rice and eaten.

"So stuffed..."

Zhang Suannai said silently in her heart, then looked up—

Ning Qing was still holding a bowl of soup, drinking it.

This is the third bowl, right?

What kind of soup is this, is it that delicious?

Ning Qing does not often show such obvious gluttony.

Zhang Suannai made up her mind; after a short rest, she also went to ladle a bowl of soup, ladling a full bowl, and also scooped up some Sour Radish and duck meat.

One mouthful down, and it was sour and tangy.

And so, a bowl of soup was down.

Zhang Suannai began to regret it—

How is one supposed to compress this water!?

"..."

Zhang Suannai finally put down her chopsticks and sat obediently, refusing to eat any more no matter what.

With this stomach full of stuff, she was afraid it would take until evening to digest!

She absolutely cannot eat again tonight!!

Glancing over, Chen Shu had accidentally dripped oil onto his left hand while eating Yuer Chicken; Ning Qing calmly pulled over a tissue and wiped it off for him with her own hands. At that moment, her expression was calm as usual, as if such an action was also calm and usual for her.

Zhang Suannai watched with a numb expression, only feeling even more stuffed.

"Are you finished eating?"

"Finished."

"Do you want to eat cake?"

"Let's eat it tonight, I can't eat any more."

"Then I'll clear the table."

"I'll clear it!" the young girl volunteered enthusiastically, looking at her sister with a serious face, "Because today is your birthday, I'll clear the bowls and chopsticks; when it's my birthday, Qingqing, you have to help me clear them too!"

"..."

Ning Qing couldn't be bothered to pay her any mind.

Chen Shu, however, stacked the empty bowls with a face full of smiles.

The battle results today were good—

Home-style Fish wiped out, Spicy Shrimp wiped out, Sweet and Sour Chinese Cabbage wiped out, Tofu with Intestines and Brain wiped out, only a few pieces of meat remained of the Twice-cooked Pork with Sweet Potato Starch Sheets, the Yuer Chicken was left with a small half remaining because the basin made was simply too large, the Boiled Meat Slices had some vegetable scraps left, and the Five-spice Mashed Potatoes were also wiped out.

This is the greatest reward for a chef.

The Sour Radish Old Duck Soup is very interesting; just like before, the soup was finished, but the meat remained inside.

Heh—

Add some water in the afternoon, and it will be a pot of soup again tonight.

Chen Shu calculated while cleaning up.

Zhang Suannai and Chen Banxia stood up at this time, eagerly wanting to help; Chen Shu sighed, his curse flared up, so he simply left it to them.

There really wasn't much to clean up; it was just putting the usable leftovers into the refrigerator, and if there were obvious residues in the other plates, he would dump them, and if not, he would just put them directly into the dishwasher. He had habitually cleaned the wok and the stove after he finished cooking.

A few minutes later.

Zhang Suannai walked out of the kitchen, went to the courtyard, shook the water off her hands, and looked up—

Ning Qing and Chen Shu were sitting side by side on the swing in the courtyard, with Taozi lying on Chen Shu's lap, exposing its belly, while Chen Shu's hand kneaded its stomach vigorously.

Amidst the flowers covering the ground, the swing swayed gently.

Zhang Suannai was already completely numb.

Zhang Suannai also saw Chen Shu, in the intervals of petting the cat, patting his own belly back and forth with both hands, listening to the sound of the Sour Radish Old Duck Soup sloshing inside... Only now did she understand why a cold and aloof little girl like Xiaoxiao would perform such a silly action.

Numb, completely numb.

Zhang Suannai took out her Mobile Phone.

Earlier, while eating, she had been too full of Surprise, causing her perception to be shaken, and she had forgotten to take photos; however, while cleaning up just now, she had added Chen Shu's sister on WeChat and requested the photos she had taken.

Grandma Always Says: 【Image】

Grandma Always Says: 【Image】

Grandma Always Says: 【Image】

Grandma Always Says: 【Image】

Grandma Always Says: Food made by Qingcai

Nameless Person: Looks delicious!

Gate of All Wonders: Indeed.

Gate of All Wonders: It has a very strong sense of home-cooked warmth.

Gate of All Wonders: Senior Brother, do you want to eat some? @Green Lamp Ancient Buddha

Green Lamp Ancient Buddha:...

Haoran Righteous Qi: You didn't call him silly Qingcai.

Haoran Righteous Qi: /eating melon seeds

Let's Just Call Him Luo Huaian: What kind of dishes are these?

Grandma Always Says: Let me introduce them to you, they are respectively...

Grandma Always Says: To be honest, it's damn delicious!

Grandma Always Says: I heard Nameless say before that the Mutton Soup made by silly Qingcai was good, and I thought he was just being polite, but now that I've tasted it, I'm just like, holy crap.

Haoran Righteous Qi: Are you with him right now?

Grandma Always Says: He is with my roommate, I am peeking at them from behind.

Haoran Righteous Qi: /eating melon seeds

Grandma Always Says:???

Grandma Always Says: Is that the only image you have?

Haoran Righteous Qi: /munching on watermelon

Grandma Always Says:...

Just then, a voice came from behind:

"Sister Suannai."

When Zhang Suannai turned around, she saw the little girl standing behind her, looking pretty and delicate, watching her with a straight face: "Brother-in-law said that after we finish dinner tonight, how about I take you and Sister Banxia out to play this afternoon?"

"This..."

"Let's go out to play?"

"I'm a bit full..."

"Let's go out for a walk?"

"I'm a bit tipsy..."

"Let's go out to catch some breeze?"

"Alright then..." Zhang Suannai had no choice but to agree, "Then are Qingqing and your brother-in-law going?"

"They aren't going."

"Why?"

"I don't know."

"You didn't ask?"

"I didn't ask."

"If you didn't ask, how do you know they aren't going?"

"They aren't going."

"Oh, oh."

The little girl's expression was serious, and what she said was convincing.