How does ordering someone to play with you become your girlfriend?

Chapter 172 Nothing Special
"Once the onion is soft, you can add the minced meat. When it becomes transparent, add the carrots and potatoes..."

In the kitchen, Mamiko was stir-frying the ingredients in the pot while explaining things carefully to Yuka.

Yuka stared at Mamiko's every move intently, looking extremely serious.

"Why did Yuka suddenly think of learning how to cook?" Sayuri, who was cutting vegetables nearby, suddenly spoke up.

After the childish rivalry just now, she felt that her relationship with Yuka was gradually restored, so she took the initiative to find a topic to talk about.

"Even before, you weren't very interested in cooking."

Although Neon has home economics classes even at school, Yuka rarely participates and has rarely even entered the kitchen at home.

However, Masao Ueno and Sayuri had no objection to this matter. Their focus had been on cultivating Yuka's other skills.

After all, she is the eldest daughter of the Ueno family. It doesn't matter if she can't cook. She can just hire a few maids to cook in the future.

In fact, if Ueno Shinichiro didn't like servants, Ueno Masao would have hired one long ago.

"Is there any need to ask? It must be because of that reason..." Chen Xiuhua suddenly interrupted.

She became more and more proficient in using the real-time translation software, and even helping others did not affect her communication with others.

"Oh? It seems that the power of love is still a little stronger..." Sayuri couldn't help but sigh.

"Well, it's not that exaggerated. I just think that as a wife, I should at least master the skill of cooking." Yuhua said in a low voice.

I clearly said I wanted to learn how to cook, but after arriving in Neon I only learned once or twice from my grandmother, and spent the rest of the time running around with Zhao Yu.

Today, seeing her mother preparing dinner with her grandmother, Yuka finally made up her mind to study hard.

"That's right. If I remember correctly, Xiao Yu is also good at cooking, right? If both of them can cook, our life will be more harmonious in the future." Mamiko nodded.

No matter how good Zhao Yu is at cooking, he will always be tired. If Youhua can learn to cook, she can help share some of the household chores.

Don't underestimate these details. Although they may seem insignificant, they will accumulate into a lot of resentment over time.

"Shinichiro and I are like this. He often makes me some delicious food as a surprise when I'm resting."

"I really envy my mother. He has never done this before." Sayuri sighed.

"That kid is like this. I don't know who he learned it from. He actually thinks the kitchen is not a place for men." Mamiko couldn't help but complain when she heard Sayuri's words.

"Actually, it's not as bad as you say, mom. Although Zheng Zang never goes into the kitchen, he will also buy me some of the food I like to eat, right?" Sayuri said.

"Are you defending him now? It seems like you learned a lot from Yuuka today~"

After adding curry and water to the stew pot, Mamiko turned around and looked at Sayuri who was cutting vegetables, with a teasing look on her face.

"Mom... don't I usually protect Masazo? It's just that it's more obvious today." Sayuri stopped cutting vegetables and a blush appeared on her face.

"Huh? Is that so?" Mamiko still refused to give in.

"I remember that before Xiaoyu came, you and Zhengzang had never acted so close in front of us."

"Okay, I admit it..." Seeing Mamiko's half-smile, Sayuri gave up her excuses.

"I find that expressing your inner thoughts like you and Yuka do is more conducive to communication between couples... This is also thanks to Yuka."

"No, no, this is not my credit. Mom and Dad have always been very loving, but we just didn't show it before." Yuhua quickly denied it.

"There's no need to deny it. I really learned a lot from you all, especially you, Yuka..." Sayuri spoke again.

"No, it's okay. I'm glad I can help mom." Yuka was constantly praised by Sayuri, and she felt a little embarrassed.

"I believe Zheng Zang has also learned a lot from Xiao Yu, and maybe he has already started to change."

"For example, be as proactive as Yujun?" Youhua asked.

"This is one of the reasons. The biggest change is that my mentality has become younger, just like you young people." Sayuri said with a smile.

"Not only dad, but mom's mentality has also become much younger." Yuka thought of Sayuri's bold behavior in the open space, and a smile appeared on her face.

"You dared to kiss me in front of me just now..."

"Ahem! Youhua! It's been so long since you and Xiaoyu came back, how are you getting along?" Sayuri hurriedly changed the subject.

"How are you getting along? Didn't mom see it?" Yuka tilted her head in confusion.

"That's not what I'm talking about. You're getting engaged, don't you have some feelings in your heart that are different from when you were in love?" Sayuri asked.

When she was young, she was actually very confused when she was about to get married. She wondered if Yuka felt the same way.

"Well, there doesn't seem to be any special feeling." Yuhua thought for a moment and spoke.

"It seems like we have always been like this, and being engaged or not doesn't seem to bring much change to our lives."

"What about the adjustment between each other? Is he more accommodating to you, or you more accommodating to him?" Sayuri asked again.

"I don't know either. It seems like there's nothing we can't compromise with each other." Yuka shrugged.

"Huh? Completely different from me and Masao..." Sayuri was a little surprised.

Why does it feel like there's always something muddled going on between my daughter and Zhao Yu? Even though they're about to get engaged.

"So you don't have any other feelings at all?"

"If I have to say it, I can't help laughing when I think about getting engaged to Yujun soon. I think Yujun should have the same idea."

After hearing Youhua's answer, Sayuri and Chen Xiuhua looked at each other in silence.

At this moment, they finally realized what it meant to be a perfect match.

For a moment, the feeling that their daughter (son) was about to start his or her own life filled the hearts of these two mothers.

"That's good. As long as you keep this attitude, there will be no difficulties in the future that you cannot overcome." Sayuri said.

"I think so too." Yuka nodded.

"In that case, mom doesn't have to worry about you anymore. Do you want to try cooking? I'll teach you."

Yuka didn't have any worries in this regard, and as a mother, Sayuri was naturally happy, so she chose another way to deepen her relationship with her.

"Is it really possible?" There was a hint of anticipation in Yuhua's eyes. This kind of thing had only appeared in her fantasy before.

"Of course, you are my daughter. Teaching your daughter how to cook is what a mother should do." Sayuri felt a little sad when she saw Yuka like this.

I was really too much in the past. It was just a simple parent-child interaction, but it made Youhua so happy.

"Here, this stew pot is for you to use. Mom will tell you how to make curry more delicious."

Coming to Yuka, Sayuri took her to another stew pot nearby.

Watching the interaction between the two, Mamiko did not stop them, but instead revealed a relieved smile.

Ten minutes later, looking at the stew pot in front of her that was already boiling, Youhua let out a long sigh of relief and subconsciously wanted to wipe the sweat from her forehead, only to find that a hand had already reached out to her.

After carefully wiping the sweat off Yuka, Sayuri looked at Yuka who was still in a daze and reminded her softly.

"Yuuka? What's wrong with you?"

“No, it’s okay…” Yuhua’s eyes were a little evasive. She was actually a little uncomfortable with her mother’s current attitude.

But I don’t know why, my heart doesn’t reject this feeling, instead I feel a sense of longing for it.

"Well, how did I do, Mom?" Yuka asked.

"It's great, there's nothing wrong with it, it should taste very good." After taking back the handkerchief in her hand, Sayuri began to praise Yuka.

Apart from being a little clumsy in cutting vegetables, Youhua completed the other steps perfectly under her own guidance. As a novice, it can be said to be a very good start.

"Is that all?" Yuka muttered to herself with her head down.

But this could not be hidden from Sayuri, who had been paying attention to Yuka. She rubbed Yuka's head and smiled at her.

"You are so great, Mom is proud to have such a smart daughter like you!"

"Hehe..." Hearing this, Yuhua finally smiled.

"It's probably not enough to just make curry today, right? Is there anything else? I can continue to help!"

"In addition to curry, there is also tempura. These two are both suitable dishes for large groups of people," said Sayuri.

In addition to the Ueno family, there are also Li Qingwan and the group of staff, so the dishes they can only choose are those that are quickly prepared and mass-produced.

Fried foods like tempura paired with curry is also a good choice.

"I wonder if the new people will be used to Japanese cuisine." Yuka was a little worried.

"Have you forgotten about me, Youhua?" Chen Xiuhua's voice came from beside her, and Youhua remembered that she was still here.

"I'll cook some of my Sichuan dishes, and I can teach you..."

"Mom Xiuhua is going to teach me too?" Youhua asked in surprise.

Now there are two mothers, so in order to distinguish them, Youhua chose to add Chen Xiuhua's name before her mother's.

"Of course. I'm your mother too. If you don't teach me your specialty dish, who else can you teach it to?" Chen Xiuhua winked at Youhua.

"I love mom Xiuhua the most!" Youhua hugged Chen Xiuhua.

"Ahem, don't forget what your mother taught you just now?" Chen Xiuhua whispered in Youhua's ear. Youhua glanced at Sayuri, who was a little embarrassed, and took her hand.

“I like both moms!”

Since you have decided to forget the past, let's do it completely. At least... I am happy now that I have two mothers who care about me.

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"It smells so good...Auntie, are they making curry? No! It smells like Sichuan cuisine? It's boiled pork slices and twice-cooked pork!" Li Qingwan shrugged her nose not far from the kitchen, with a hint of greed on her face.

Although she had just been fooled by Shiori Nanamiya and lost her dignity, Li Qingwan returned to her previous state after being coaxed by Aunt Liu for a while.

Anyway, it’s not the first time that he’s embarrassed himself. Aren’t the audiences in the live broadcast room used to it?
"Aunt Xiuhua is from Sichuan, so it's normal for her to have the taste of Sichuan cuisine." Nanamiya Shiori said from the side.

"But I'm curious, why can you smell everything you make?"

"Hehe! Don't underestimate my nose, which has been trained for a long time!" Li Qingwan put her hands on her hips proudly.

"I basically stayed in my bedroom for 24 hours, and my three meals were delivered by the nanny. So later, as long as she came close, I could smell what I was going to eat today."

[Fuck! Are you really just staying at home? ]

[I have everything I want, I'm so jealous...]

[Are you confused by the silly and cute character of Pad Chief now? She was originally a rich lady? ]

【pad chief's life my dream...】

After hearing Li Qingwan's words, the audience in the live broadcast room remembered that this girl was actually a rich woman.

"I really don't know where to start to complain about you." Shiori Nanamiya was a little helpless.

She used to hate such stay-at-home people the most, but she had only seen Li Qingwan, the only person who was proud of being a stay-at-home person.

The most important thing is that after this guy said it, he didn't look like a useless person. Instead, he looked a bit like a fool, and people couldn't hate him at all.

"It's probably because I'm too stupid..." Shiori Nanamiya muttered to herself.

"What did you say?"

"nothing…"

"Forget it, I won't bother with you. It's so tempting. I want to go and take a look!" Li Qingwan said as she quickly pushed open the kitchen door.

Seeing this, Shiori Nanamiya could only follow her pace, and the photographer at the back also came into the kitchen carrying a camera.

"Grandma Mamiko, Aunt Sayuri, Aunt Chen, Yuka." As soon as she came in, Li Qingwan greeted everyone there one by one.

"It's Xiaowan. Why are you here suddenly? Are you hungry?" Mamiko looked at Li Qingwan and gave a kind smile.

I have to say that Li Qingwan's baby face is basically a special attack on the elderly. Every time Mamiko sees her, it's like seeing Yuka when she was a child.

"A little bit... I didn't feel anything at first, but when I came over, I smelled a very nice scent, and then my stomach started growling." Li Qingwan said a little embarrassedly.

"Hahaha, it's okay. We'll be eating soon. If you're hungry, how about asking Shinichiro to get you some snacks?" Mamiko asked.

"No, no! I'm still looking forward to grandma's cooking and saving some food in my stomach." Li Qingwan shook her head.

"You're really good at talking, kid." Mamiko showed an pleased expression.

"Speaking of which, these Sichuan dishes are made by Aunt Chen, right? I can smell their fragrance, too. They are more tempting than those made in some restaurants."

After taking a look at the Sichuan cuisine on the side, Li Qingwan spoke again.

"Is this true? Is it that exaggerated?" Chen Xiuhua asked.

"Of course! Apart from anything else, just the aroma and appearance, it looks like the standard of a five-star hotel!" Li Qingwan said exaggeratedly.

"Hahaha, then try it and see if it tastes like a five-star hotel." Chen Xiuhua was amused by Li Qingwan and handed her a pair of chopsticks.

"Then I'll respectfully obey your command." Li Qingwan smiled and picked up a piece of twice-cooked pork.

[You're here to eat and drink for free, right? 】

[No wonder people used to say auspicious words when asking for money. The pad leader has completely grasped the essence of this. ]

[How can a rich woman be so shameless? ]

[I suddenly understood why I forgot that the pad manager was a rich woman...]

【Brother, please tell me in detail! 】

[Look, she is obviously a rich woman, but she does things that are no different from those of a loser. After a long time, we all treat her as a brother. How can anyone still remember that she is a rich woman? ]

[That makes sense... No wonder I used to have some feelings towards Pad, but now I have no motivation at all. ]

[I don’t care if you are a loser or not (take out)]

[Wait? What are you taking out upstairs? ]

While the comments in the live broadcast room were still discussing these things, Li Qingwan had already started to feast on the meal.

After tasting curry and Sichuan cuisine, her craving was finally satisfied.

"It tastes so good! I've never eaten such delicious food! I almost couldn't help but eat a few more bites..." Li Qingwan put down her chopsticks and spoke.

"You're lying." Nanamiya Shiori looked at Li Qingwan expressionlessly.

Who in the room didn't know she was a rich woman? Saying that she had never tasted such delicious food was purely a compliment.

"I'm not lying. These dishes taste like home and are completely different from those in a hotel." Li Qingwan shook her head.

"Besides, I always feel like something is a little different?"

"Can you tell this just by eating it?" Sayuri widened her eyes.

"Aunt Sayuri, are there any secrets to these dishes?" Li Qingwan asked puzzledly.

"There is no secret, but these dishes are full of love for someone, and I thought no one except him could feel it." Sayuri said with a smile.

"Ah? What do you mean?" Now it was Li Qingwan's turn to be confused.

She just said it casually just to show off and to please the elders, but is there really a consequence?
"Because, those dishes you just tasted were all made by Youhua for Xiaoyu?" Sayuri said.

"It was all Yuka's doing!!!" Li Qingwan and Nanamiya Shiori looked at Yuka with surprise.

"What, what? Can't I learn cooking?" Yuka felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by them.

"When did you secretly evolve without telling me? Didn't we agree to be cooking experts together?" Li Qingwan came in front of Youhua with a look of betrayal on her face.

"Why don't I remember this agreement?" Yuka complained.

"I don't care! Now I'll be the only one who doesn't know how to cook, right?" Li Qingwan started to act like a rogue.

"Stop it!" Shiori Nanamiya grabbed Li Qingwan's collar, pulled her behind her, and then looked at Yuka.

"It's incredible that they have done so well in such a short time."

"It's also thanks to the good teaching of the mothers..." Yuka said embarrassedly.

"That's a bit surprising... You've made such rapid progress, do you have any secret?" asked Shiori Nanamiya.

"Secret? That must be because of love, right?" Hearing her question, Sayuri and Chen Xiuhua looked at each other and started teasing Youhua at the same time.

"Mom!" Youhua's face turned red and she stomped her feet lightly.

"I suddenly feel it's a pity to let Yuwaer eat the food cooked by Youhua so easily." Chen Xiuhua glanced at Youhua and suddenly spoke.

She saw how serious Youhua was today. Although she was Zhao Yu's mother, Youhua was no different from her own daughter.

Yuhua's efforts should at least be recognized, like Zhao Yu's efforts during the previous competition, right?
"Hideka's mom, what are you doing?" Youhua had a bad feeling.

"Isn't there still a competition missing? Each of us made similar dishes, so why don't we let him guess which one was made by Yuka later?"

Sure enough, after Youhua had this premonition, Chen Xiuhua made a very outrageous suggestion.

"No! Yujun is not a professional gourmet. This would be too much of a bullying to him." Youhua shook her head and denied Chen Xiuhua.

"But even Xiaowan can taste the difference?" Chen Xiuhua said, looking at Li Qingwan.

??? What's going on? Li Qingwan noticed the gazes focused on her, and her heart began to beat fast.

"Since Xiaowan can taste it, as your lover, Xiaoyu must be able to taste it too, right?" Sayuri took over Chen Xiuhua's words and spoke.

Li Qingwan finally understood that her unintentional action just now had dug a big hole for Zhao Yu.

"Okay then, but Dad also has to guess which one was made by Mom, that's fair!" said Yuka.

"Okay, Zheng Zang will come too." Sayuri laughed in silence. This kid... actually dragged his father into the water to protect Zhao Yu.

"Then let's get ready now!" Chen Xiuhua clapped her hands and everyone immediately took action.

This made Li Qingwan, who was standing there in a daze, feel a little at a loss. She instinctively wanted to explain, but when she saw their busy figures, she suddenly didn't know how to start.

After hesitating for a moment, she could only clasp her hands together and pray quietly.

Wish you the best, Brother Yu...

(End of this chapter)