Got a Hunger Craving
It can only be said that eating the Lion’s Head Meatball with Crab Roe ahead of time last time made the two of them thoroughly satisfied. Not only did they eat in advance, but one ate two, and the other ate three; that was not just ordinary contentment.
Even if one were to queue up to buy them, they would be quantity-limited. But in Su Ruixi’s home, that was not necessarily the case.
Not only could they eat more, but they could also eat other delicious dishes. Sun Miao’s skill in making snacks was absolutely top-notch, especially the one she was going to sell next, which was definitely the food she was strongest at and best at making right now.
But in other stir-fried dishes, Sun Miao did not fall behind others.
Perhaps because she hadn’t specialized her skills in stir-frying, Sun Miao’s craftsmanship couldn’t compare to a state banquet chef who had dedicated their life to one dish, but she already surpassed a crowd of masters. Dishes like these were something one could only hope to encounter by chance. It’s no exaggeration, Su Ruixi felt like she was living the life of a queen.
Her three meals a day were arranged by Sun Miao in perfect order. The stomach problems once caused by picky eating and work now seemed like Arabian Nights1 to her. She ate well and full every day, feeling that her stomach and gut were incredibly comfortable.
With culinary skills like these, Su Ruixi had to put Sun Miao on a pedestal.
The thought that it was her own girlfriend who had such skills made Su Ruixi giggle secretly while snuggled in her blankets.
So, how could the Hip-hop Yabi Duo not be thinking about it? If they weren’t thinking about this food, what would they be thinking about? Life in this world is all about the four basic necessities: clothing, food, housing, and transportation. With clothing, housing, and transportation all taken care of by relying on the older generation, wasn’t this food something one could only hope to encounter by chance? Now that they had finally caught it and still had a chance, there was no way they could let it go.
After Sun Miao sent the message, the Hip-hop Yabi Duo started thinking about it. To be able to eat the snacks first, in greater quantity than what could be bought, and with the bonus of many stir-fried dishes that surpassed master chefs and were only slightly inferior to state banquet masters—not eating this would be a total waste!
So after some research, they called Su Ruixi.
The result, without a doubt, was rejection by Su Ruixi.
Su Ruixi was truly furious: What are you doing, what are you doing? Whose girlfriend are you thinking about! That is her, Su Ruixi’s, girlfriend, what business do they have thinking about her!
Su Ruixi was mad enough to die, yet she couldn’t tell Sun Miao. Sun Miao was actually quite enthusiastic. She originally had the personality of a little sun; aside from being principled in her stinginess when running her stall and being rather frugal with herself, she was never petty at other times when she should be generous.
If Su Ruixi were to mention this, and Sun Miao, remembering the help from the Hip-hop Yabi Duo last time, just agreed in one go with a “If they want to come, they can come,” wouldn’t Su Ruixi suffer a great loss!
She would lose the food that should have belonged to her and Sun Miao, and she would also lose her private time with Sun Miao.
A standard case of losing the lady and forfeiting the army2.
Su Ruixi was a businesswoman; she would never engage in a loss-making trade.
She joyfully picked up the second one, and after finishing it, she ate a third. Seeing her like this, Sun Miao had her drink some soup and then told her not to eat any more dishes.
“Glutinous rice is really filling, and it’s not easy to digest.” Sun Miao herself only ate two. Fortunately, she didn’t make many dishes today, so she could finish them all herself. After they finished eating, Su Ruixi, as usual, went to wash the dishes and clean up the kitchen.
When it was time to sleep at night, Su Ruixi lay on the bed, looking indeed a bit stuffed. Sun Miao lectured her while rubbing her belly: “You still have stomach problems. If you can’t finish it, just save it for tomorrow. You still forced yourself to eat it all. How is it now, does it still hurt?”
Su Ruixi was embarrassed, turned her face away, and didn’t answer.
Sun Miao then casually said, “This week, I’ll go back to my own room to sleep at night. You get some good rest.”
Su Ruixi was not happy. Her head turned back to look at Sun Miao: “Why do you have to go back to sleep?”
Sun Miao explained, “I set an alarm. I have to get up again in a little while to wrap the zongzi, and then cook them tomorrow morning. It will be like this every day this time. You’re a light sleeper to begin with. If we sleep together, you’ll most likely be woken up by me.”
Sun Miao’s reason was very valid, but Su Ruixi was still not happy.
But when Sun Miao insisted, she was truly insistent: “Your work is also busy. If I wake you up at night, I’ll be worried and feel guilty. Susu-jie, just this once, let’s sleep separately.”
Su Ruixi frowned and looked at Sun Miao for a good while. Seeing that she had no intention of backing down at all, she finally nodded reluctantly: “Alright. Then don’t make such troublesome snacks next time.”
The two were truly worthy of being a young couple; they even thought the same thing.
The system jumped to its feet: 【My fault? It was the Host who said she wanted to make zongzi!】
After placating Su Ruixi, Sun Miao had to placate the system. After finally coaxing both of them, Su Ruixi also felt that her stomach wasn’t as uncomfortable anymore, and only then did she return to her room.
She was someone who fell asleep quickly, dozing off as soon as her head hit the pillow. When the alarm went off, she immediately shot up, full of energy. Since it had only been a few hours since she fell asleep, she just washed up simply and went downstairs to wrap zongzi. She wrapped them for two and a half hours, not finishing until after twelve. Sun Miao then returned to her room, yawned, and continued to sleep.
Not many hours later, Sun Miao was woken up by the alarm again.
Turning off the alarm, Sun Miao yawned endlessly, having no choice but to get up and start cooking the zongzi.
Seeing this situation, the system also felt distressed. It said to Sun Miao: 【Host, if you’re sleepy, just lie down and nap for a bit. I’ll watch the fire for you. If it needs more water or anything else, I’ll wake you up.】
Sun Miao didn’t try to be tough. She nodded and just rested her head on the kitchen island to nap.
She wasn’t actually fully asleep, just in a light slumber. Vaguely hearing footsteps, she woke up and saw Su Ruixi. She was wearing Strawberry Bear pajamas and holding a thin blanket in her hand. Seeing Sun Miao raise her head, Su Ruixi was a bit surprised: “You weren’t asleep?”
“Mhm, just resting my head for a bit.”
“Cover yourself with a blanket. It’s early morning, after all. Be careful not to catch a cold.”
Sun Miao had actually already changed her clothes. Seeing her like this, she spoke up instead: “You’re the one who should be careful. Hurry up and go rest. Pajamas are much thinner than my clothes. If you go back to sleep now, you can still get some more sleep.”
Su Ruixi sighed: “Who am I doing this for?”
Sun Miao started laughing: “I know, it’s for me. So Susu-jie, quickly go back to sleep~” Sun Miao stood up to take the blanket, pushed Su Ruixi out of the kitchen, and watched her go upstairs, looking back every three steps, before she returned to the kitchen.
At this moment, Sun Miao’s mood was extremely good.
When she used to run her breakfast shop business, no one would worry about whether she was cold or sleepy in the early morning, let alone bring her a blanket. She reached out and grasped the blanket draped over her shoulders, feeling that her whole being was full of energy.
“We common folk, are truly so very happy~“
Sun Miao hummed a song and didn’t lie down to sleep anymore. Instead, while cheerfully cooking the zongzi, she also prepared Su Ruixi’s lunch. The ingredients, bought in advance, were placed in the food cart’s built-in small refrigerator, not the refrigerator in Su Ruixi’s house.
Of course, with Su Ruixi being so rich, her family’s refrigerator must also be very good. But the system’s refrigerator was black technology3, surpassing any real-world technology. With a better option available, of course she couldn’t let herself and Su Ruixi settle for less. What she made today wasn’t very difficult, just a very simple meat patty.
In elementary school, they often ate it in the cafeteria; everyone called it Hamburg steak4. The meal fee to be paid each semester in elementary school was actually quite high, but because Sun Miao was an orphan, the school gave her a huge reduction after learning about her situation, so she didn’t have to spend much money to eat at the school cafeteria.
Sun Miao really looked forward to eating Hamburg steak in elementary school. She thought Hamburg steak was the most delicious thing the school cafeteria made.
After growing up, however, it was hard to find that feeling again. The Hamburg steaks outside were either too hard, too dry, or the outer breading was too thick, making it more like a deep-fried pork chop. Sun Miao looked up a recipe for Hamburg steak online and prepared to replicate it for Su Ruixi.
The most basic things were minced meat and diced onion. As long as these two were combined, and then bread soaked in milk was stuck onto the minced meat formed into balls, the basic work was done. Heat oil in a pan, and when the oil is hot, place the equally sized meat balls in to be coated.
At this time, use a spatula to press the meatball down, turning it into a meat patty.
The process of pressing the meatballs was actually quite stress-relieving. Because she already knew she was going to press them flat, Sun Miao didn’t pack them particularly tightly when she formed them. As Sun Miao pressed down, the air between the minced meat was expelled, making a very distinct WHOOSH! sound.
With every press came a WHOOSH! sound; Sun Miao actually found it a bit fun.
Fortunately, Su Ruixi’s kitchen was big enough to accommodate Sun Miao’s large pile of pots and pans, and also to place the stew pot prepared by the system. Her stove was a specially prepared integrated stove5, where she could set up the pot and use two burners for stewing.
It was also a good thing that Sun Miao’s zongzi were not very large, just the size of an adult woman’s fist, otherwise one pot couldn’t have stewed 200 of them. Cooking them once was a killer; it took three hours. If one pot couldn’t stew that many and she had to cook them separately, Sun Miao might as well not sleep and just cook zongzi continuously.
After finishing cooking the zongzi, Sun Miao took out the cooked zongzi and placed them in bamboo baskets6, then stuffed them directly into the system-provided insulated appliance to keep them warm. This gadget also came with a drainage layer; any water that leaked from the bamboo baskets would go into this layer to be absorbed, then turn into hot steam to maintain the humidity and temperature inside the entire appliance.
At the same time, it could ensure that the zongzi would not become soft or deformed due to humidity. Only the system’s black technology tools could achieve such a level.
After preparing everything, Sun Miao placed Su Ruixi’s breakfast and lunch for the day on a warming plate, then drove her little electric donkey7 to go out. Today was June 8th, also the second day of the Gaokao8. Many road sections were under strict control, so Sun Miao had to choose to detour around some roads.
However, it was a good thing that Sun Miao came out relatively early, so there weren’t many people at this time.
She drove her vehicle to the vicinity of the pedestrian street. This area allowed for street vending, but the permit was very difficult to obtain. Fortunately, the system was truly all-powerful. Yesterday, it had prepared all the documents properly, so Sun Miao didn’t have to worry about being driven away.
The pedestrian street should have been quite lively, but today was not a public holiday, and it was six in the morning, so of course not many people would come. The sky had already brightened, with only a hazy feeling remaining in the distance. Just as Sun Miao parked, two customers refreshed into existence.
It was the tamed little customers, the Hip-hop Yabi Duo. Hip-hop Mei was rubbing her hands, looking just like someone whose hunger addiction was acting up.
“Little Boss Sun, quick, we happened to be nearby all night, and now we’re counting on this breakfast of yours!”
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