"Not yet, I’ll go make some now. How about you, want me to make some for you too?" Qin Jiran was considering whether to boil some noodles, as it was quick and easy, and he was quite hungry.
"Make what?" Su Yanyi’s interest was piqued. Although she had eaten dinner, it hadn’t tasted as good as Qin Jiran’s cooking, and she had only eaten until half-full. Now, hearing that Qin Jiran was going to cook, she immediately felt a bit hungry.
"What would you like to eat? Anything we have at home is doable," Qin Jiran said indulgently. He would consider noodles or something like that later. If Yanyi wanted to eat as well, he naturally wanted to make something nice.
Su Yanyi thought for a moment, her gaze accidentally fell on Qin Jiran’s weary appearance, and for some reason, her anticipation turned into a bit of discomfort.
"It’s been a long time since I’ve had noodles. Let’s have noodles." Noodles were quick and easy to prepare, and after eating, this man should go and rest properly.
"You also want noodles? Then I’ll go make some. What kind do you want? How about noodles with shredded pork?" Qin Jiran didn’t notice Su Yanyi’s fleeting change, and since Su Yanyi wanted to eat, he would make it nice. Noodles could also be made delicious with extra ingredients. He was sure that Su Yanyi would like them.
"Mhm," Su Yanyi nodded her head, suddenly feeling that even if the man was just making noodles, he would do it very well.
The two left the greenhouse and headed for the kitchen. Qin Jiran was thinking of letting Su Yanyi sit down and rest, but after hesitating for a moment, she also walked into the kitchen, prompting a somewhat surprised Qin Jiran to ask, "Why did you come in too? Want to make some coffee? Drinking coffee so late isn’t good for your health."
It was no wonder Qin Jiran would guess so; after all, other than brewing coffee, Su Yanyi couldn’t do any other kitchen tasks.
"I’m not making anything, just watching." She just suddenly wanted to see this man cook, and then for the umpteenth time, she reflected on how outstanding this man was, suited for both the hall and the kitchen. How had she failed to see this man’s good qualities before? Such a waste of so much time.
Although Qin Jiran was a bit uncomfortable being watched by Su Yanyi, he quickly got busy, pouring water into the pot, chopping meat and vegetables. The fragrant noodles were soon ready.
He served the noodles at the table with several pickled dishes, and the two sat down opposite each other and began to eat.
Su Yanyi tasted a bite first. It was indeed delicious; she was very satisfied and looked up at the man, only to find him adding chili sauce to his noodles.
One spoonful, two spoonfuls, three spoonfuls... Watching the bright red noodles, Su Yanyi suddenly had a flash of insight, "You like spicy food?"
As expected, the next moment, the System’s voice rang out.
"[Congratulations, host, for completing a Level Two task once, add one point. The current points total is fifteen, please keep up the good work!]"
Qin Jiran, who was adding chili sauce, looked up, noticing Su Yanyi’s especially happy expression, and felt a bit conflicted. Was his liking for spicy food something that Yanyi should be so happy about? He couldn’t remember Yanyi liking spicy food either...
"Yeah, I do like it quite a bit. Do you want some too?" Qin Jiran shook the chili sauce in his hand.
"Let’s try a bit," Su Yanyi said, indicating she wanted to taste it, but she did not take the chili sauce. Instead, she pushed her bowl of noodles towards him.
Qin Jiran added a spoonful of chili sauce to Su Yanyi’s noodles and pushed the bowl back to her. Su Yanyi seemed somewhat dissatisfied and appeared to want more, but upon seeing the reddish appearance, she decided to taste a bite first. She remembered that she didn’t handle spicy food too well.
After tasting it, she found the flavor quite good and nodded at Qin Jiran, then buried her head and began to eat earnestly.
Qin Jiran watched Su Yanyi the whole time and couldn’t help but smile warmly; this side of Yanyi was truly adorable, giving him the impulse to stroke her head.
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