Food: Starting with Wonton Noodles

Zhou Yu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Cao Xuezhen had finally been distracted by his words.

Although her mother wasn't as intimidating as Zhou Meiying, she was still quite fierce when it came to protecting her grandson.

Thinking of this, he said to Cao Xuezhen somewhat guiltily, "Mom, then you can continue to take care of Linlin. I'll go set up my stall first."

After Cao Xuezhen nodded, he turned to his little nephew: "Linlin, do you remember what your uncle said? Be good at home, and your uncle will take you out to play and buy you delicious food more often."

He emphasized the word "乖" (guāi, meaning obedient/well-behaved).

Fearing Cao Xuezhen might sense his doubt, he added, "Be a good girl and stay with your grandma while your mom comes to pick you up tonight. Don't be naughty. Okay, Mom, I'm going out now."

After saying that, he hurriedly left home.

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The sky over Lingnan seems to have finally remembered that it is late October, almost November, and a rare northerly wind has begun to blow.

As Zhou Yu opened his stall precisely at five o'clock, the clouds gradually obscured the bright sun.

G City has become unusually pleasantly cool, no longer experiencing the sweltering heat of the past.

Seeing the extra small steamer Zhou Yu had added next to his stall, Gao Jing'an couldn't help but ask, "Handsome, are you planning to add some new dishes this time?"

"No, just adding two desserts," Zhou Yu said, pointing to the water buffalo milk in the tin cans beside him. "I'm planning to sell double-skin milk pudding as well."

"Okay, give me one first, I'll try it."

Gao Jing'an was very interested in Zhou Yu's new dessert. If Zhou Yu's wonton noodles were so delicious, how could the double-skin milk pudding be bad?

"Okay, Uncle An, but it might not be that quick, since besides boiling, it also needs to be steamed for a while," Zhou Yu said.

"It's okay, just let me know when you're done. I'm not in a hurry," Gao Jing'an nodded.

As they were talking, Jiang Yan and her roommates from room 503 also arrived at Zhou Yu's stall.

"Boss, four bowls of wonton noodles and two servings of smashed cucumber," Chen Yun ordered first.

After ordering, she added with a smile, "Thank you for helping Jiang Yan last night. We came here especially to support you tonight."

Jiang Yan blushed and whispered a thank you to Zhou Yu.

"It's nothing, I was just passing by. Even without me, someone else would have helped," Zhou Yu said.

"Boss, have you prepared new dishes again?" Han Yuanyuan's eyes lit up instantly when she saw the extra steamer in front of Zhou Yu's stall.

"Yes, it's a brand new double-skin milk pudding that just came out today, and it's not even on the menu yet," Zhou Yu said.

He really forgot that he needed to ask the owner of Chunhui downstairs to write two more menus and post them in front of the stall tomorrow.

"Then give me one," Han Yuanyuan said without hesitation.

Zhou Yu's wonton noodles were so delicious that she was also looking forward to the desserts he made.

But then he thought it wasn't right to eat alone, so he turned to Chen Yun and the others and asked, "Hey, do you guys want a bowl too?"

Jiang Yan shook her head. Now that she had lost her part-time income from her senior brother, her living expenses were starting to become tight.

If she hadn't wanted to thank Zhou Yu for his help last night, she wouldn't have been willing to go out to eat with her roommates.

Chen Yun hesitated for a moment, but finally shook her head: "I can't eat that much, I'll try again next time."

But she called out to He Xiaoli, who had already sat down at a table outside the convenience store, "Xiaoli, would you like to try the wonton noodle shop owner's new double-skin milk pudding?"

He Xiaoli, who was chatting with Gao Jing'an, looked up and said, "Okay, then you can order one for me."

"Anyway, if you really don't want to eat your dad's cooking, it's better to just tell him directly, so you don't have to tell your uncle what he's saying."

Gao Jing'an stopped talking when he saw Chen Yun and the others approaching, and said, "Then you guys eat first, I won't disturb you any longer."

Chen Yun: "Xiaoli, do you two know each other?"

He Xiaoli: "This is my uncle, so I don't really like to come out here to buy food, because I'm afraid he'll tell my dad that I eat random things."

"So today?"

"It's nothing. Didn't I come out with you guys today?"

The wonton noodles were served quickly, while the double-skin milk pudding was still steaming in the steamer.

While the other girls were still eating less than half a bowl of noodles, Han Yuanyuan had already finished all of them.

While waiting for the double-skin milk pudding, Han Yuanyuan went to different stalls to buy various snacks.

After Han Yuanyuan bought the food, He Xiaoli would occasionally sneak a few pieces to eat.

After cooking the double-skin milk, Zhou Yu first served one bowl to Gao Jing'an before bringing the other two bowls to Chen Yun and the others.

But seeing the snacks on the table, Zhou Yu couldn't help but twitch his lips. Are all female college students these days such big eaters?

But I noticed that Jiang Yan kept her brows slightly furrowed and her right hand was always on her lower abdomen.

It seems her menstrual cramps haven't gone away yet.

Thinking of her wish and mission, Zhou Yu still spoke up: "Classmate, besides double-skin milk pudding, I've also prepared a small amount of ginger milk curd to sell today. However, it's my first time making it, so I'm not sure how it will taste. Would you mind trying it and giving me some feedback? It's free."

He spent a long time at Shunyi Restaurant today, so he didn't actually buy enough ginger.

His original plan was to wait until all the dishes were sold out, and then give customers a half-price, half-free ginger milk curd to try.

Seeing that Jiang Yan was still suffering from menstrual cramps, he couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted.

Although Jiang Yan's wish task is pig's feet with ginger, delivering ginger milk can't complete the task, but it can still relieve menstrual cramps.

Lin Wenhui liked to call Zhou Yu a scumbag for this reason; he couldn't stand seeing girls sad or crying, and he liked to treat every girl with warmth and equality.

But usually in the end, it still makes the girl more upset and sheds more tears.

"Okay!" Han Yuanyuan was the first to agree.

Jiang Yan originally didn't want to take advantage of Zhou Yu, but seeing that her roommates had all agreed, she had no choice but to agree as well.

Zhou Yu took out the ginger he had prepared in advance.

After quickly peeling the skin with a knife, he juiced it directly with a juicer and then filtered it through a strainer.

Pour a spoonful of turmeric juice into each of the four bowls, add a little sugar to the buffalo milk, and stir while cooking until it just starts to simmer.

After turning off the heat and waiting for the temperature to drop a bit, Zhou Yu began to mix the ginger juice with buffalo milk.

Finally, Zhou Yu covered the bowls and, about three minutes later, brought the four bowls of ginger milk curd to Jiang Yan and the others' table.

Zhou Yu: "Classmates, give it a try and give me your feedback."

As soon as the lid was opened, a spicy, milky aroma wafted out.

"Wow, it smells so good!"

The student who had originally ordered wonton noodles and was waiting to take them home couldn't help but ask Zhou Yu, "Boss, do you still have ginger milk curd? Even if you can't offer a free sample, that's fine too!"

But before Zhou Yu could answer, a voice rang in his ears again:

"Ding! Wish quest completed. Do you wish to accept the quest?"

"What's this? Can I claim a wish quest after completing it if I haven't already?" Zhou Yu was somewhat surprised.