Entertainment: I just want to be the boss behind the scenes

Chapter 116 "High Attack and Low Defense" Boss Li
"You didn't go home during the New Year's Day holiday?" Meng Bai let her in and closed the door.

"The Chinese New Year is next month, and it will be the same if I go back then."

Li Yitong took out a pair of slippers from the shoe cabinet with familiarity, and then walked into the house carrying a lot of things.

Looking at the empty dining table and kitchen, she smiled with satisfaction and said, "I knew you would be too lazy to cook if you were alone at home."

Meng Bai leaned against the kitchen door, watching her sort out the ingredients she brought, "You can order takeout."

Li Yitong gave him a strange look: "Today is New Year's Day, how many stores are open?"

"There's always some left. I just ordered them."

As soon as Meng Bai finished speaking, his phone suddenly rang. He opened it and took a look, then hung up the phone with a dark face.

Li Yitong saw his unhappy expression and asked, "What's wrong?"

"The food delivery software prompted me that I had no rider to accept the order, so it canceled the order for me and also gave me a three-dollar coupon." Meng Bai said weakly.

Li Yitong smiled complacently when he heard this: "Hehe, I said I came at the right time."

Since the originally scheduled takeaway is no longer available, the only things left to eat are the food that Li Yitong brought.

Meng Bai squatted in front of a pile of ingredients, turning them over curiously to see what was in them.

"Meat...eggs...tomatoes, what is this?" Meng Bai asked while holding a box of frozen dumplings, "What do you want to buy this for?"

Li Yitong glanced back and said as a matter of course: "We have to eat dumplings on New Year's Day. Are you from Shandong?"

"Who would eat frozen dumplings during the holidays?" Meng Bai frowned and said, "This kind of thing is not worthy of appearing on the holiday table!"

"Then why don't you go downstairs and buy some noodles and stuffing to make the dumplings?"

"In fact, in modern society, food must keep pace with the times. Dumplings are edible."

Looking at Meng Bai who put down the frozen dumplings dejectedly, Li Yitong couldn't help but chuckle - this guy is very picky about food, and he is also very casual about it, depending on whether it requires him to put in any effort.

Otherwise, with my limited cooking skills, I wouldn’t dare to try.

As a single man who is often away from home for ten days or half a month, Meng Bai's home food reserves are very clean. There is nothing except a few boxes of instant noodles and mineral water.

"I think the oil and salt should be in... Ha, found it!" Li Yitong opened the cabinet above her head and found some basic seasonings.

She has been to Meng Bai's house more than once. In the past few years, she would occasionally come here with Hua Yan and other friends to have hotpot dinner.

Every time she helped clean up the house, she would specifically remind him to put the unused seasonings in a high, dark place to prevent them from spoiling.

She raised her hand to try, and felt that she could reach it at this height. Li Yitong glanced at Meng Bai who was still flipping through the ingredients, and tiptoed carefully, pushing the required seasonings hard inside.

That’s right, she came here today not just to help Meng Bai cook, but with a mission!

"New Year's Day, what a good reason and day, there is plenty of time to stay together. In the afternoon, you can dawdle while cooking and get the atmosphere going. When all the food is ready, it will be evening. You can drink some more wine and find an excuse to get him a couple more glasses. When you are almost drunk, throw yourself into his arms, done!"

Li Yitong blushed as she thought about the plan she had discussed with her best friend Jin Chen before coming here, but then her eyes became firm and she secretly made up her mind.

"Meng Bai, come and help me."

Li Yitong "jumped" under the cabinet, curled her fingers in front of the cabinet and said, "I can't reach the seasoning on top."

"Oh, let me do it." Meng Bai stood up, walked to Li Yitong, raised his hand and took down several bottles of oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, etc.

"So fast!"

Li Yitong was just about to do what they did in the TV dramas, wait for him to come behind her, and then pretend to accidentally jump off the right side and lose her balance, so that she could take advantage of the situation to make contact with him.

This was taught to her by Jin Chen, with the purpose of creating an atmosphere.

Unfortunately, Meng Bai's action was a little beyond her expectations. She was still thinking about how to "throw" more naturally, but the other party had already finished. "It's just taking it down, what's the big deal about it being fast or not?" Meng Bai asked doubtfully.

"Haha, that's right." Li Yitong laughed dryly, secretly hating herself for hesitating just now.

It has to be said that although Li Yitong's cooking skills are not very proficient, she can still make simple home-cooked dishes. And at first glance, she is someone who can cook for herself. Although her movements are a bit slow, the whole process is orderly.

Although Meng Bai has always been lazy, he didn't feel comfortable leaving the little girl alone in the kitchen, so he helped prepare the ingredients.

"Wash this."

"Peel off the skin of this one."

"Where's the shovel I just put here?"

"..."

As the chef, Li Yitong "issued instructions" while Meng Bai assisted on the side.

At first, the two of them were a little unfamiliar with each other, but after all, they had known each other for so many years, and they soon developed a tacit understanding.

Looking at Li Yitong who was washing vegetables, Meng Bai suddenly felt that this scene looked a little familiar.

I remember when I was at home, Mommy Meng often instructed Daddy Meng to do this and that. Although Dad Meng complained, he always did what she told him to do at the first opportunity.

Why does the atmosphere become a little warmer?
Meng Bai stood up, walked to Li Yitong, and took the ingredients from her: "I'll do this kind of work, Boss Li, please do more technical work."

"Okay, then wash it more carefully." Li Yitong made room for him and reminded him.

Seeing her trying to heat up the oil in the pan, Meng Bai suddenly remembered something: "Wait for me."

After saying that, he walked to the cabinet beside him, searched for a while, and then took out an apron.

"I just remember that we left some after we finished the hot pot last time."

Meng Bai was about to hand it over, but then he noticed that both of her hands were wet. He paused and said to her, "Turn around and I'll put it on for you."

Li Yitong's eyes lit up instantly. Haha, you actually delivered it to my door yourself.

Thinking of this, she opened her hands, made a gesture similar to a hug, and then waited for Meng Bai's action.

He put the apron on her head, and before Li Yitong could say anything, Meng Bai pulled her arm and turned her around, "I'll tie the belt for you."

Li Yitong was forced to turn around and couldn't help rolling her eyes. It was obviously a good plan, why did this guy always go against the routine?

She picked up the shovel and pot beside her and really wanted to give this guy a shovel!

Meng Bai naturally didn't know that Li Yitong was speechless. He wrapped the apron strap around twice, thinking of tying it behind her.

However, after pulling it for a while, I found that the length of the strap was not long enough.

Meng Bai observed it and found that the apron was designed to be fastened at the front so that people could tie it themselves when using it.

I wanted to ask Li Yitong to turn around again, but when I took a look, I found that she was busy with the spatula and the pot, and it seemed inconvenient for her to turn around.

After thinking about it, Meng Bai raised his hands and hugged Li Yitong from behind, helping her to fasten the belt in front.

Li Yitong was "imagining" in her mind that she would beat the guy up with a frying pan and a spatula, when she suddenly felt a heat behind her, and a body pressed against her. Then, Meng Bai's arm passed through her waist, almost hugging her.

"Clang!"

With a crisp sound, the spatula in Li Yitong's hand fell into the pot.

Looking at her originally fair cheeks, they were already covered with blush.

(End of this chapter)