Chapter 278: Chapter 185: The Steamed Rice Flour Silver Strips are So Delicious! Making Pickled Pepper Fish Skin! [Monthly Ticket 1800 Extra]
"Isn’t this too beautiful?"
Chen Meijuan put down the Shengjian Bun, joyfully grabbed her phone, and took a photo of the silver strips on the plate to post on her Moments. "My son’s cooking skills are really good, can you guys tell these are radish strips?"
She had just posted it when Shen Jiayue, who was sitting in the third-floor parlor waiting for her parents, saw it.
Today, this young lady wore a loose-fitting red T-shirt, a pair of blue wide-leg denim jeans, and white sneakers. She dressed this way because food stains wouldn’t be noticeable on the red T-shirt, and if she ate too much, the loose T-shirt could also hide her small belly.
Even though Shen Baobao’s tummy had always been flat, and her ab lines were still visible, she always felt like her body would instantly become chubby after eating a lot.
Seeing the photo Lin Xu’s mother had posted, she immediately grabbed her phone and went to find her parents. Her high ponytail bounced as she walked, her excitement palpable, as if she were about to see Lin Xu.
"Are you two ready yet?"
"Ready, ready."
The words had barely faded when Shen Guofu emerged from the master bedroom on the third floor. He had specifically gotten a haircut yesterday and shaved his beard cleanly today. Dressed in a short-sleeved shirt and black trousers, he exuded the distinct aura of a big boss.
"What do you think of this outfit, sweetie? I won’t embarrass you, will I?"
Shen Jiayue gave her father’s outfit a once-over. "You look like a real estate agent... Dad, why aren’t you wearing those Polo shirts anymore?"
"Didn’t you say they were old-fashioned?"
Hearing that, Shen Baobao immediately pushed him back into the room. "Not old-fashioned at all! My dad is the super, super, super, super handsomest! I always thought Mom married into our family because you knew how to make money, but later I realized she must have been after your good looks, right, Dad?"
"Right, right, right! My daughter couldn’t be more right!" Shen Guofu said, mimicking the tone of Li Yunlong. "Back in the day, your old man Shen was a renowned handsome young fellow in the capital. The matchmakers practically wore out our doorstep..."
He was in the middle of speaking when he caught sight of Han Shuzhen emerging from the makeup room in a floral maxi dress. He quickly darted into the adjacent walk-in closet.
Bragging is one thing, but it wouldn’t be worth getting an earful for it.
After Shen Guofu went to change his clothes, Shen Jiayue, holding her phone, waved it in front of her mother, who was doing up her hair. "Mom, guess what this is made of?"
Han Shuzhen glanced at it. On the plate were neatly arranged fine strips. "Is this... Dragon Beard Candy?"
She remembered the Dragon Beard Candy her son-in-law made looked just like these silvery strips.
"Haha, wrong! These are radish strips! It looks like there’s a new dish today, specially prepared for you two!"
Radish strips? Could they really be cut so finely? My son-in-law’s culinary skills are truly incredible.
While tying up her hair, Han Shuzhen said, "Sweetie, when you dine with Lin Xu’s parents this time, you must be polite, understand? Don’t be all boisterous and informal like you are at home, or they might take a disliking to you..."
"Mother Lin likes me so much; she would never find fault with me."
Han Shuzhen was startled. "Mother Lin? You’ve already started calling her that?"
Han Shuzhen felt as if a little cabbage she had painstakingly raised had been plucked up by the roots. Even though this little cabbage was often disobedient and quite infuriating, the thought of...
Before Han Shuzhen could dwell on it, Shen Baobao quickly interjected, "I only started calling her that so Lin Xu would start calling you ’Mom’ sooner! If I change how I address her, he’ll change how he addresses you too. Don’t you want to hear him call you ’Mom’?"
PHEW... Thank goodness I’m so brilliantly clever, otherwise Mom would have started overthinking and getting secretly upset again. This Baobao has truly sacrificed so, so much for this family!
Beside her, Han Shuzhen blinked.
Then it dawned on her. That’s right! If her daughter changed her form of address, her son-in-law would too.
The thought of her sensible son-in-law calling her "Mom" made the flicker of melancholy in Director Han’s heart vanish instantly.
Yes, trading a crooked little cabbage for a fine, upstanding little piglet—this deal was definitely not a loss!
「Elsewhere.」
Lin Xu took the peeled garlic, put it into a juicer to make garlic juice, diluted it with some cooled boiled water, then added a bit of salt and a touch of sugar to enhance the flavor. After stirring until everything was dissolved, he poured the mixture into a clean spray bottle.
Then he carefully sprayed it over the radish strips on the plate. The radish strips were still warm. As soon as the sauce was sprayed on, the heat intensified and released the garlic aroma.
While he was spraying, a system notification suddenly echoed in his mind: "The Host, with exceptional skill and ingenuity, has created the Superior lost dish ’Steamed Rice Flour Silver Strips,’ earning one Perfect Level soup-category lottery draw. Would you like to draw now?"
A soup-category draw?
Lin Xu felt a surge of excitement.
My gamble paid off! This dish really did level up along with my Knife Skills. Of course, applying the sauce with a spray bottle must have been a bonus factor too. That way, there’s no need for a dipping sauce dish on the plate, which makes the presentation even better.
He glanced at Dundun in the living room, who was completely engrossed in playing with a little mouse toy.
I’ll do the lottery draw after I’m finished with everything else. A draw without Dundun’s participation might just get me some useless, dust-collecting recipe. It’s better to have the little guy help pick something we urgently need.
With that thought, he finished spraying the sauce and set the spray bottle down.
"Hmm, that smells wonderful," Chen Meijuan remarked from the side.
Her son was becoming more and more impressive! To even think of using a spray bottle to add flavor to steamed radish strips—what a clever idea!
After being sprayed, the radish strips still looked like threads of white jade, yet they now carried an enticing garlic aroma. Not only did they look appealing, but they also smelled mouth-wateringly tempting.
Lin Hongqi remarked with emotion, "Back in our hometown, a few yuan could get you a whole bagful of white radishes. Processed like this, wouldn’t a single plate sell for over a hundred?"