Love Apartment: The All-Around Comedian

"It's really good, but it's still a little bit lacking compared to mine." Hu Yifei gestured with her fingers.

Su Mingyang pursed his lips, thinking to himself, "As long as you're happy, Yifei."

"Hu Yifei, stop bragging. Mingyang has definitely put in a lot of effort to improve his knife skills. It would take him several years to reach that level."

Zeng Xiaoxian couldn't help but expose him, and Hu Yifei immediately glared at him, scaring him so much that he shrank back.

"It's alright. It took me at least twenty years to achieve this level of swordsmanship," Su Mingyang said, raising an eyebrow and boasting.

"Twenty years? My God!" Lu Zhanbo was shocked.

"Dead Dog One, Mingyang-jun, you are truly my idol." Guan Gu Shenqi's eyes were full of admiration, turning into a little fanboy.

Seeing their reactions, Chen Meijia rolled her eyes: "Zhanbo, Guangu, you guys are too naive. You actually believe that? I remember Mingyang is only twenty years old. Did he start practicing chopping vegetables from birth?"

"Uh." Lu Zhanbo and Guan Gu Shenqi exchanged a glance and scratched their heads awkwardly.

"Haha, Meijia, it turns out you can be smart too." Su Mingyang smiled slightly.

"Hmph, you're only just realizing that now?" Chen Meijia said, tilting her head back with pride.

"Sigh, your cleverness only lasted three seconds."

Su Mingyang shook his head and continued preparing the ingredients. After gathering all the ingredients, he started cooking the first dish – braised pork.

Chapter 40 What's the rush!

When the aroma of braised pork simmering in the pot filled the living room.

As Zeng Xiaoxian and his friends washed the vegetables, they kept swallowing their saliva, feeling incredibly tormented.

Hu Yifei couldn't take it anymore and picked up her chopsticks to grab something from the pot.

Su Mingyang quickly stopped her: "I said, Yifei, it's not ripe yet, what's the rush? Aren't you afraid of getting sick if you eat it?"

"I'm not afraid!" Hu Yifei said domineeringly, pushing Su Mingyang aside and grabbing a chopstick.

The moment Hu Yifei put the braised pork in her mouth, she felt her taste buds explode. Taking a gentle bite, a fragrant, soft, and bouncy flavor burst in her mouth, and her whole body trembled slightly with excitement from the delicious taste.

To Zeng Xiaoxian and his friends, Hu Yifei looked extremely ecstatic, as if she were about to ascend to heaven. This made them unconsciously pick up their chopsticks, eager to try it.

"What are you doing? Is it in such a hurry? Wait five more minutes." Su Mingyang was speechless at the way they were acting.

"Mingyang, look, Yifei has already eaten it, so let us have a taste, just a small piece." Zeng Xiaoxian's tone was full of pleading.

"Yeah, Mingyang, I can't stand seeing my sister eat so deliciously." Lu Zhanbo craned his neck to look into the pot, his mouth practically drooling.

"Let me try it." Chen Meijia didn't stand on ceremony and started eating right away.

Just as she was about to succeed, a pair of chopsticks blocked her evil clutches.

"Don't move, it's not cooked yet, wait a little longer!" Hu Yifei blocked their way.

"Damn, Yifei, you only just realized it wasn't cooked? You were starving like a ghost!" Su Mingyang complained.

Hu Yifei tossed her hair, feeling guilty, and said, "I just wanted to see if it was cooked."

"..." Su Mingyang.

"Yifei, let me try some too."

"Sis, I want one too."

"Little Feifei, and me too."

Except for Lin Wanyu and Guan Gu Shenqi, who were relatively reserved, everyone in the Love Apartment was shouting and gesturing with their chopsticks.

"What's the rush? Mingyang said to wait a few minutes, and we'll listen to him," Hu Yifei said firmly, waving her small hand.

???

Now you want us to listen to Mingyang? Why didn't you listen to him just now?

Zeng Xiaoxian and the others were speechless, silently cursing in their hearts.

However, due to Hu Yifei's powerful aura and strength, they did not say anything.

A moment later, Lü Ziqiao came up with his own bowl and chopsticks, his tone tinged with sadness: "Yifei Mingyang, I'm a patient, could you let me try it first?"

"Ha, Ziqiao, you've come at just the right time. It's all done." Su Mingyang smiled and asked, "By the way, have you changed your pants?"

"It's all changed. Let bygones be bygones about what happened with Mingyang. Don't mention it again." Lu Ziqiao looked extremely resentful and had given up on the "treatment."

"Okay, Ziqiao, I won't mention it anymore." Su Mingyang suppressed a laugh.

"Don't worry, Ziqiao, none of us will laugh at you," Hu Yifei said with a smile.

“Yes, yes, us too,” Zeng Xiaoxian and the others chimed in with smiles.

"Thank you." Lu Ziqiao nodded calmly, inwardly screaming, "You guys were clearly laughing!"

Su Mingyang ignored Lu Ziqiao's reaction and plated the braised pork.

"I'll take it!" Zeng Xiaoxian quickly took over, carrying the plate to the dining table, and even munching on a few pieces along the way.

Lu Zhanbo and the others hurriedly followed like flies, and Lu Ziqiao, putting aside his frustration, also quickly caught up.

"Wanyu, why aren't you going to eat?" Su Mingyang asked casually as he cooked the next dish, glancing at Lin Wanyu who was still washing vegetables.

"It's okay, I'll eat later." Lin Wanyu smiled slightly.

"Wait a minute?" Su Mingyang turned his head to look at the direction of the dining table, his lips twitching slightly. "It'll be gone in a minute."

Upon hearing this, Lin Wanyu looked over and saw Chen Meijia and the others grabbing food like zombies; they looked like they were going to finish the whole plate.

"Ah! Feifei, leave some for me!" Lin Wanyu quickly got up and ran over like lightning.

Su Mingyang smiled and shook his head, then continued to devote himself to the great cause of cooking.

The vegetables in the wok tumbled and swirled under his skillful manipulation, tracing beautiful arcs and releasing a rich aroma...

Just as he was engrossed in his meal, Lin Wanyu appeared beside him without his noticing, placed a piece of braised pork to his lips, and said with a smile, "Mingyang, you've worked hard, have a piece."

"Wanyu, I must say, you are so virtuous!" Su Mingyang said with a smile, putting the braised pork into his mouth. It tasted very good and had a warm feeling in it.

Upon hearing this, Lin Wanyu blushed, her eyes crinkling into crescents, and she felt incredibly sweet inside.

Chapter 41: A Mealtime Mayhem!

After nearly an hour of effort, Su Mingyang finally managed to cook all the dishes.

To his surprise, apart from the braised pork, all eleven other dishes were neatly arranged on the table.

This was all thanks to Hu Yifei's protection; otherwise, relying solely on Zeng Xiaoxian and the others' self-discipline, they probably would have only seen eleven empty plates.

"Alright, let's get ready to eat." Su Mingyang took the tissue Lin Wanyu handed him, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and smiled at everyone.

Zeng Xiaoxian and the others cheered, set out the bowls and chopsticks, and sat around the dining table.

Hu Yifei even brought out a case of beer and two bottles of baijiu from her room.

"How can we have a get-together without ordering this? Don't you all agree?" Hu Yifei said with a smile.

“Sure.” Su Mingyang raised an eyebrow.

"Here, one bottle each, finish it and then get more." Hu Yifei called out, picked up Lu Ziqiao's glass, poured a glass of baijiu, and smiled slightly: "Ziqiao, drink more baijiu, it's good for your depression, drink more, this whole bottle is yours."

"Huh? Did the doctor say that?" Lu Ziqiao frowned, his face full of doubt.

“Of course, Ziqiao, would we lie to you?” Zeng Xiaoxian chimed in.

"Okay." Lu Ziqiao nodded with a bitter face, swallowing hard. He probably wouldn't be able to get up tomorrow after finishing this bottle.

Su Mingyang smiled and shook his head, ignoring them, and poured Guan Gu a glass of baijiu, saying with a smile, "Guan Gu, what you drink in Japan is called 'qingjiu' (a type of Japanese liquor), try our Chinese baijiu."

"Thank you." Guan Gu Shenqi rubbed his hands together, picked up the cup and took a small sip. His face immediately scrunched up like a chrysanthemum as he exclaimed, "It's so spicy! The baijiu here is much stronger than the sake in our Japan."

"Haha, Guan Gu, if you're not used to it, drink less." Su Mingyang smiled slightly, just about to eat.

Then they saw Chen Jia, Lu Zhanbo, and Lin Wanyu start their food-grabbing frenzy, sweeping up the dishes on the table and finishing more than half of them in the blink of an eye.

"Damn, is it really necessary?" Su Mingyang exclaimed, realizing that if he didn't act soon, there wouldn't be any scraps left, so he quickly joined the "battle".

Seeing this, Zeng Xiaoxian and Hu Yifei were not to be outdone.

The battle on the scene became extremely intense.

"Zhanbo, you've already eaten quite a bit, give me this piece of rib." Lin Wanyu and Lu Zhanbo both held onto the last piece of braised rib with their chopsticks, and for a moment they were at an impasse.

"No, Wanyu, you're a girl, you should eat less and lose some weight. I'll eat it." Lu Zhanbo shook his head and tightened his grip.

"Can't you give way to the girl?" Lin Wanyu pouted.

"Sorry." Lu Zhanbo smiled and shook his head decisively, "No way!"

Just as the two were competing with each other, Chen Meijia grabbed the ribs and said, "Haha, they're mine now."

"Meijia, how could you do this?" Lin Wanyu and Lu Zhanbo were furious.

"Hey, Lu Ziqiao, aren't you being too selfish? You're pouring it all into your own bowl, how can you be so shameless?" Chen Jia glared angrily as he watched Lu Ziqiao pour the food from the plate.

"Excuse me, I'm a patient, you should give way to me. I'll take this tripe too." Lu Ziqiao looked quite pleased with himself and made a move to pick up the plate.

Su Mingyang and the others looked at him with eyes that seemed to spit fire.

"I'll spray you to death with a mouthful of salt water, then go drink your wine." Chen Meijia was furious. She put down the ribs she had just gnawed on, picked up a bottle of white wine, and poured it into Lu Ziqiao's mouth.

Lu Ziqiao didn't react in time and fell into Chen Meijia's trap. He struggled and cried out, "Damn it, Chen Meijia, let me go! Gu gu gu~".