The story begins in Food Wars, when Alice took him home.

"Alright, what do you want from me so early in the morning?"

Hearing Kobayashi Rindou's teasing, Bai Yuan withdrew his hand and asked her seriously.

"How could you do this! Didn't you ask me to come? How could you turn your back on me so quickly! I'm so sad and upset."

Upon hearing Bai Yuan's words, Kobayashi Rindou suddenly put on a tearful expression, as if the person in front of him was a heartless and wicked man.

"Can you please stop being so dramatic..."

I should have arranged accommodations for you, and I didn't expect you to come to my room.

Watching Kobayashi Rindou's affected performance, Bai Yuan couldn't help but facepalm, but his quirky and mischievous appearance was actually quite endearing.

After all, she didn't have any bad intentions.

"Tsk, can't I come if I want to? Teacher Bai Yuan is such a heartless man."

I rushed over the moment I got your call, and I didn't even have breakfast this morning! You have to take responsibility for me!

"So that's the main point. Wait for me a moment while I change my clothes."

Seeing Kobayashi Rindou pretending to wipe away tears, and hearing her say that she hadn't eaten breakfast, Bai Yuan finally understood her purpose.

However, this fits her character perfectly; she's a complete foodie.

Glancing at Kobayashi Rindou, whose face was full of anticipation, Bai Yuan picked up the clothes by the bed while pondering what breakfast to make.

Kobayashi Rindou stood quietly to the side, considerately not staring at him, but instead took three steps at a time to the window and looked down outside.

"Your environment here is really nice. Looking down from this floor-to-ceiling window, you can see almost half of Tokyo, and the pedestrians look like ants."

After a long pause, Kobayashi Rindou finally spoke with a slight sigh.

"After all, this is the highest-class suite, on the top floor. It would be strange if we didn't even have this much of a perk! Let's go."

After adjusting his clothes in front of the mirror, Bai Yuan looked at Kobayashi Rindou and asked with some doubt, "Did you come alone?"

"No, Tsukasa and Isshiki came with me. You might not know this, but they are the third and tenth seats of the Elite Ten. I paid a lot of money to get them to come."

Upon hearing the question, Kobayashi Rindou gave a pointed reply, his words brimming with a sense of self-satisfaction.

Chapter 119 Morning Tea and Instructor Eishi

"Thank you for your hard work. What would you like to eat for breakfast?"

Bai Yuan naturally understood the meaning behind Kobayashi Rindou's words, so he asked with a smile.

"I'm fine with anything, as long as you make it, I'll like it. I'm not picky about food."

Puffing out her rather impressive chest, Kobayashi Rindou winked at Bai Yuan and gave him a rather playful smile.

"You'll need to work hard later, so make sure breakfast is a little more substantial."

"Let's talk about morning tea. I spent a long time in Guangzhou and have a good understanding of the local way of enjoying morning tea. I even pestered an old lady for a long time to teach me."

Recalling that precious memory, Bai Yuan smiled knowingly, a warm feeling welling up from the depths of his heart, even though he had eaten breakfast in many different places.

But his favorite thing is still the morning tea in Guangzhou.

"Dim sum? You mean the specialty of Guangdong, China? I've never had it before. Let's have this! I'm very interested!!"

Upon hearing Bai Yuan's words, Kobayashi Rindou swallowed hard, an expression of interest appearing on his face, and then he took Bai Yuan's hand.

"what are you doing?"

Bai Yuan looked somewhat surprised as he suddenly took the hand in his.

"I can't wait any longer, let's speed things up!"

"Haste makes waste, and there's no need to rush it when it's only two steps."

Looking at the kitchen, which was just a few steps away, Bai Yuan tapped Kobayashi Rindou on the head, then brushed her hand aside and strode inside.

"Isn't this because we're in a hurry?"

Watching Bai Yuan's retreating figure, Kobayashi Ryudan muttered something under his breath and followed him inside, looking expectantly at the boy who came to the cooking counter.

Shrimp, spare ribs, chicken feet, honeycomb tripe...

"Call someone to deliver these ingredients. The hotel's purchasing department should have them. I'm starting to prepare the food now."

Looking at the ingredients on the counter and pondering what side dishes were missing, Bai Yuan looked at Kobayashi Rindou and said something, then began cooking on his own.

"it is good."

Kobayashi Rindou responded.

Then she took out her phone from her skirt pocket and quickly dialed a number.

"Hey, Si. Yes, it's me! Come to the kitchen on the 21st floor of the hotel later, and remember to bring shrimp, ribs, chicken feet, and tripe..."

The call connected, and Kobayashi Rindou rattled off his questions. There was a moment of silence on the other end, before he said hesitantly, "Sorry, Kobayashi, could you repeat what you want?"

"Seriously! Is Iroha next to you?"

Upon hearing Tsukasa Eishi's words, Kobayashi Rindou stomped his foot in dissatisfaction.

"Isshiki, Kobayashi needs to talk to you."

On the other end of the phone, Tsukasa Eishi naturally handed the phone to Isshiki Satoshi, who, though somewhat puzzled, took it nonetheless.

"Hey, Kobayashi-senpai."

"Oh! It's Isshiki. I need to ask you for a favor. I need something..."

Upon hearing Isshiki Satoshi's voice, Kobayashi Rindou smiled and then stated the ingredients he needed.

"Understood, Senior Kobayashi. I'll go with Senior Si later."

After listening to Kobayashi Rindou's story, Isshiki Satoshi nodded, then looked at Tsukasa Eishi beside him:

"Senior Si, let's go to the hotel to buy some ingredients that Senior Kobayashi needs."

"it is good."

"You've already finished all the preliminary work? I was just wondering how I could help. That's incredibly fast..."

Looking at Bai Yuan, who had already completed the preliminary preparations, Kobayashi Rindou, who had just hung up the phone and was about to come over to lend a hand, said with a surprised expression.

How long did it take?

The entire call only lasted about two minutes...

"These are all basic things, nothing to be surprised about."

As Bai Yuan spoke, he placed a bowl of wheat starch and a small bowl of cornstarch on the table, then added water to the pot and brought it to a boil over high heat.

What are you going to do now?

Looking at the boiling water in the pot and the wheat starch on the counter, Kobayashi Rindou asked curiously.

“Shrimp dumplings.”

Bai Yuan answered softly, then poured the boiling water into the wheat starch, and stirred it slightly with chopsticks until it became large and small dough flakes.

Reach out and pinch, then place it on the cutting board. Press and push forward with the inside of your palm, using both hands simultaneously, pressing the left and right sides respectively. Finally, pull towards the center and repeat the previous action ten or more times.

This technique gives the dough some buffer time, allowing its elasticity and resilience to develop.

When the dough is almost ready, add a spoonful of lard inside. This will effectively adjust the softness and hardness of the dough, and also make the skin more moist.

Although it's just a small detail, it can often make the food taste better and more delicious.

After kneading until moist, add a little cornstarch to further adjust the softness and firmness of the dough.

Neat, elastic, and with a good balance of softness and firmness.

This is the perfect state for making shrimp dumplings!

"It looks really good!"

Looking at the round dough on the cutting board, Kobayashi Rindou praised it from the side, his voice pleasant and his emotional appeal at its peak.

However, Bai Yuan ignored her and quickly rolled out the prepared dough. With a flick of his fingers, the long dough became equal-sized dough pieces, which were then evenly placed on the cutting board.

"Teacher Bai Yuan, here you go."

Seeing this, Kobayashi Rindou thoughtfully handed over a rolling pin, but Bai Yuan shook his head and said, "This is enough for me."

As he spoke, he raised the cleaver in his hand, poured oil onto the towel, and rubbed it a couple of times with the back of the knife to make the surface oily.

"A kitchen knife? How do you roll out dough with a kitchen knife...?"

Seeing Bai Yuan raise the kitchen knife, Kobayashi Rindou looked puzzled. She wasn't very good at making dishes, so she didn't understand what he meant.

"That's basically it..."

This kind of thing is not easy to explain; it's better to provide the answer through practical experience.

Bai Yuan picked up a dough ball and placed it in front of him, pressing it gently with his palm. Then, he took a knife in one hand and aimed the oiled back of the knife at the dough ball.

With his other hand pressing down on the back of the knife, he skillfully made two simple outward swirls, and a round, translucent dough sheet appeared in front of the two of them.

"This...this is even rounder than something rolled out with a rolling pin? How did they manage to do that?"

Looking at the round dough in front of her, Kobayashi Rindou parted her cherry lips slightly and reached out to touch it, but then worried that she would ruin it, so she reluctantly withdrew her hand.

"By using the force of rotation, the dough is spread evenly in all directions, and finally it can become a near-perfect circle."

It's easy to remove with a knife; just use the sharp end to gently slice it off.

As he spoke, Bai Yuan demonstrated for himself, raising the kitchen knife and gently slicing the dough with the tip of the blade.

The next moment, the wheat flour skin flew up and landed on the cutting board. The whole process looked very light and easy, giving a sense of effortless skill.

In this way, each dough ball was transformed into a uniform, round sheet of dough, which was then neatly stacked and set aside for later use.

At the same time, a noise came from the kitchen doorway. Kobayashi Rindou turned around and saw Tsukasa Eishi and Isshiki Satoshi carrying large and small bags.

"Wow, you've finally arrived! All the preliminary work has been done, all that's left is for the ingredients I asked you to bring!"

Running forward cheerfully, Kobayashi Rindou took the ingredients from the two of them, found the bag containing fresh shrimp, and then looked at Tsukasa Eishi and Isshiki Satoshi.

"I see. When we came, we were wondering, Kobayashi, why did you suddenly want these ingredients? It turns out that it was Teacher Baiyuan who was here."

After handing the items to Kobayashi Rindou, Tsukasa Eishi looked at Shirobuchi standing in front of the kitchen counter and a look of sudden realization appeared on his face.

"I had long heard that a great Chinese cuisine teacher had come to the Early Years Department, and seeing him today, I can confirm that his reputation is well-deserved."