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Chapter 113 Two Flavors of Mooncakes

Snow skin mooncakes are quite easy to make.

There are a lot of materials involved.

Just the step of kneading the dough requires glutinous rice flour, rice flour, wheat starch, milk, powdered sugar, and so on.

Of course, under normal circumstances, Luo Xiaobei's family wouldn't make mooncakes themselves for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Besides, these are snow skin mooncakes from other places.

It was only this year that Guan Ren came over, and he came with the mindset of just having some fun together.

"Look~"

"Yo?"

In addition to the red bean paste and mung bean paste fillings she made herself, Luo Xiaobei also took out other pre-made fillings.

Furthermore, these fillings also come with corresponding molds, engraved with the names of the corresponding flavors, which is quite convenient and practical.

"They have yogurt flavor, durian flavor..."

These flavors are often not very palatable to local older generations like Su Ping.

So Luo Xiaobei didn't buy much; she bought a little of each kind.
"...There are also three kinds of fruit purees: matcha coconut, orange chestnut, and osmanthus pear..."

"and many more."

Guan Ren grasped Luo Xiaobei's fingers, which she was snapping open one by one:

"Let's make a few of these pear paste ones later."

"Oh? You like pears?"

"I'm not eating it myself."

Guan Ren shook his head:
"Mooncakes are mainly about the atmosphere, why eat so many? I just wanted to make more to take back with me."

"oh oh."

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In the end, we had another meal in a joyful atmosphere.

After finishing the meal, Guan Ren took some mooncakes home and put them in the refrigerator to chill.

Then, early the next morning, I started working on the ingredients I had prepared earlier, and started making hot pot base.

"No, you're really going to cook it?"

"correct."

Guan Ren wanted to make his own hot pot broth, which Guan Qiaoyun initially didn't believe.

Guan Qiaoyun knew some other mothers, including those Guan Ren knew when he was in elementary and junior high school.

Some of them have husbands who used to be chefs, and sometimes they make their own hot pot ingredients at home instead of buying them ready-made.

It's said that it smells really good when you make it, but it's quite complicated and most people don't understand how to do it.

But to everyone's surprise, Guan Ren actually decided to make the hot pot ingredients himself.

In the past, Guan Qiaoyun would definitely not have allowed him to act recklessly.

However, given her son's current behavior, Guan Qiaoyun not only didn't stop him this time, but also inexplicably felt a sense of anticipation.

Of course, Guan Ren had come prepared.

Although these days, making hot pot ingredients is indeed not something that ordinary families can handle.

Guan Ren had watched countless related videos and even successfully tried it himself, which is why he dared to act in this way.

The final result was that at noon, Guan Ren actually made a pot of exceptionally fragrant and rich red broth.

Guan Qiaoyun was surprised and commented that it was "even better than the hot pot restaurant's".

"It's hard to compare them. It's just that the styles are different, so they taste fresher."

……

After enjoying a delicious meal, Guan Ren used a prepared box to divide out some of the mooncakes he had brought home.

Some of them stayed at home and ate with Guan Qiaoyun.

The other part, Guan Ren took with him.

"Hey?"

He called his former deskmate as he walked downstairs:

"Sister Gu, are you home right now?"

"Home? I...I'm here..."

Guan Ren could hear the confusion in Xiao Lihua's voice and continued:

"That's good. I'll get you something now. You live in the teachers' compound, right?"

"?!"

……

One can imagine how flustered Gu Youli was when she heard the news.

So much so that when her older sister, Gu Wancheng, brought a bowl of konjac and seaweed soup after dinner to Gu Youli's bedroom, she saw her pacing back and forth in the room looking lost and confused, and for a moment thought that her younger sister had been threatened by some bad guy.

Actually, there are no bad people at all.

However, I do have a bad deskmate.

And they arrived shortly after. "Sister Gu."

"You... how do you appear and disappear so mysteriously?"

When Guan Ren suddenly appeared at the entrance of the teachers' residential area, Gu Youli, who was already waiting at the entrance, was startled and touched her small bag, which was heaving rapidly in and out of her chest.

Guan Ren chuckled and said:

"Long time no see, I've missed you terribly, Sister Gu, have you missed me?"

"..."

"That shameless deskmate of mine," Gu Youli thought, pursing her lips slightly. She brushed a stray strand of hair from her cheek and stared intently at him.
"…generally…"

"Oh."

Guan Ren nodded knowingly, and then fell silent.

Gu Youli looked at the paper bag in his hand and asked curiously:

"You said you were going to give me something, what is it?"

"Don't rush, rub your neck first."

"?"

Gu Youli was taken aback, because her neck was indeed a little sore, but how did Guan Ren know?
"hey-hey."

Guan Ren grinned, nodded, and whispered in her ear:
“You were craning your neck and looking out from the door for a long time. I saw you from afar, but I didn’t want to disturb you, so I came over quietly by the shops along the street.”

"you!…"

That awful deskmate of mine! All he does is play pranks on people!
A beautiful blush rose on Gu Youli's face, her cheeks puffed out slightly, making Guan Ren want to poke her or even take a bite.

"Here, Sister Gu, I'll give you some mooncakes. I made them myself."

"You did it?"

"Well, to be precise, it was done with other people, since it was a large project."

Guan Ren handed the bag to Gu Youli, and took the opportunity to press his hand against the little pear blossom's palm, which he hadn't done in a long time. He had to admit, it was soft and tender, and really comfortable.

"I made these snow skin mooncakes. I didn't know what flavor you liked, so I chose my favorite osmanthus and pear paste."

I like...

Osmanthus and Pear Blossom...

Upon hearing Guan Ren's words, Gu Youli, who had just accepted the mooncake, glanced at Guan Ren with a somewhat confused look in her eyes, then quickly lowered her head and continued staring into her pocket.

Through the transparent box, you can actually see the four characters "Osmanthus and Pear Paste" faintly engraved on the mooncake skin.

"Thank you, but what about a return gift..."

"Oh, why bother replying? It's just something I did on the side."

Guan Ren waved his hand dismissively, without any hesitation:
"Go back and have dinner with Teacher Gu. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, see you when school starts."

"Okay, see you when school starts."

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After Gu Youli took the mooncakes back, she was still a little worried about her sister.

Fortunately, when her sister heard that Guan Ren had come to deliver mooncakes, she only frowned for a moment and ultimately didn't say anything more.

Even at night, when the full moon was unusually high in Jiangzhou County, and the mooncakes in the refrigerator were almost frozen, Gu Wancheng took one out and tasted it.

It turned out that Guan Ren's cooking skills seemed to be even better than she had expected.

Especially the mooncake crust, its elasticity, sweetness, and softness are all just right.

However, this filling doesn't seem to taste like the "osmanthus and pear paste" that my sister described...?
On the contrary, there was another fragrance that I preferred...

So Gu Wancheng picked up the half-mooncake in her hand and examined it carefully.

To her astonishment, she discovered that the fruit she ate indeed did not have "Osmanthus Pear Paste" engraved on its skin.

Instead, it's [Orange and Chestnut Puree]

"..."

"elder sister."

"!"

In front of the refrigerator, Gu Wancheng stuffed the remaining mooncakes in her hand into her mouth in one go, turned around in a slightly flustered manner, and looked at Gu Youli behind her.

Although she wasn't quite sure what she was panicking about.

Do you watch the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala?

"Okay, you go first, I'll get the mooncakes."

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"Huh? I think I gave her the wrong one, the orange and chestnut puree one..."

Meanwhile, Guan Ren, who was far away on the other side, also noticed with suspicion that something seemed off about the mooncakes left at home.

"Hmm... never mind."

But it's not a big problem.

Anyway, whether it's the Osmanthus Pear Paste or the Orange Chestnut Paste, Guan Ren has tried both and found them equally delicious and enjoyable, just with different flavors.

(End of this chapter)