Food: Starting with Wonton Noodles

Zhou's mother's full name is Cao Xuezhen. She has been cooking for many years and has some culinary skills.

Although there aren't many, it's clear that the Zhou Yu in the video is beyond what can be described as professional.

"I learned from a master craftsman for a period of time when I was working in the provincial capital," Zhou Yu said.

Cao Xuezhen looked puzzled: "Internet companies teach this?"

"They weren't colleagues at work. We met at the restaurant while working there, and I learned it from the restaurant owner."

Zhou Yu continued to spout nonsense without changing his expression.

Before Cao Xuezhen could ask any further questions, he continued, "Mom, I'm planning to set up a stall first. If business is good, I'll open a restaurant."

This time, Cao Xuezhen didn't speak. She picked up the noodles Zhou Yu had brought back and looked at them. The wonton wrappers were thin and translucent.

She picked up the noodles with chopsticks; although they had been soaking for a while, they were still springy.

The egg flavor in the gluten is clearly noticeable. The dough is made quickly, and only eggs are used when kneading it; not a drop of water is added.

It's clearly not something you bought from outside.

You won't find a restaurant that's so conscientious as to use whole eggs to make noodles.

She couldn't help but ask again, "Did you really make this?"

Before Zhou Yu could answer, she continued, "If you really made it, then you could open a shop. I went to the provincial capital with your grandfather before, and there were traditional bamboo noodle shops everywhere on the streets. The best wonton noodles I've ever had weren't as good as yours."

Zhou Meiying was surprised at this point and said, "Huh? Brother, did you really make this? I thought you were just pretending in the video."

Zhou Meiying had never cooked before, so she initially thought Zhou Yu was just posing for photos and didn't take it seriously.

"Of course," Zhou Yu said proudly, then earnestly addressed Cao Xuezhen:

"Mom, I'm planning to set up a stall to gain experience first. Now you won't keep trying to persuade me to get married or find a job, right? Besides, I really love cooking."

Cao Xuezhen sighed and remained silent.

Zhou Meiying still couldn't believe it. She grabbed Zhou Yu's hand and examined it closely: "Your hands don't even have calluses. You really know how to make noodles?"

But seeing some flour residue between her fingernails and the lingering smell of eggs on her hands, she couldn't help but remain skeptical.

"Really." Zhou Yu pulled his hand away and said, "Tomorrow, well, tomorrow should be enough. The day after tomorrow, I'll go to He Ji's to get noodles. If you don't believe me, I can take you there the day after tomorrow."

"I have to go to work the day after tomorrow, I won't have time to watch you make noodles." Although still somewhat doubtful, Zhou Meiying chose to believe her. "So where are you planning to set up your stall, and when will you start?"

"Let's go to Jiangbin Park tomorrow night. We should be able to get everything ready by tomorrow." Seeing that neither of them objected, Zhou Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although I could have started a street stall without my family's permission, having their support makes all the difference.

What is the meaning of every success in life if you don't share it with someone you care about?

He was happy that his family still supported him steadfastly after he made several disastrous cooking attempts and proved himself somewhat.

"Meiying, is Hongyu back yet? If he is, invite him to come over for dinner." Seeing that everything was settled, Cao Xuezhen returned to the kitchen.

Wu Hongyu is Zhou Meiying's husband. His family were fishermen who ran aquaculture farms, mainly raising marine fish. So he spent most of his time watching the fish in the ponds by the sea.

However, I bought a house in the southern part of the city a couple of years ago, which is not far from Zhou Yu's house.

However, Wu Hongyu's parents were unwilling to move out of the city, so Zhou Meiying and her two children would visit Zhou Yu's place more often than his old seaside home.

The two children are naturally closer to their maternal grandparents, but Wu Hongyu is not jealous because his parents simply cannot take care of all the children in his family, which has several brothers.

Unlike Zhou Yu's three siblings, only Zhou Meiying had two children; the other two were never married. Zhou Yu's parents, as his maternal grandparents, had more time to help care for the two children and spoiled them rotten.

Yes, Zhou Yu also has a younger sister named Zhou Meiqi, who runs a wedding dress business in the provincial capital and is not married yet.

"He's still surrounded, don't worry about him, he'll find food himself," Zhou Meiying said.

......

When Zhou's father returned, the two little ones rushed to the door to greet him.

They coaxed Zhou's father into turning his pockets up and down to find candy for them.

When they couldn't find any candy, the two little ones dragged them out to buy snacks.

"You haven't even eaten a meal, what are you eating snacks for?" Seeing her husband being so troublesome, Cao Xuezhen grabbed a spatula and chased after him.

"If you two don't behave, I'll tell your uncle, Shanlao Xiong, to carry you both back and eat you." After scolding the older one, Cao Xuezhen picked up one of the two little ones and carried them home.

Seeing Zhou Meiying lying on the sofa, happily watching the commotion, she scolded, "Look at you. You're a mother now, and you're still so irresponsible. Your two little ones are just following in your footsteps."

She turned to look at Zhou Yu again, who was already sitting upright.

Seeing that everyone had started to behave properly, she nodded in satisfaction and went back to the kitchen to serve the dishes.

"Are you planning to set up a stall?" At the dinner table, Zhou's father looked puzzled after hearing Zhou Yu's plan.

However, after tasting the wonton noodles that Zhou Yu brought back, even though the noodles had already started to clump together, he did not object. "You can decide for yourself."

......

After dinner, and after Zhou Meiying took the two children home, Zhou Yu also returned to his room.

He reopened the system panel and began to examine it.

Chef System

Today's satisfied customers: 6 (Click to view detailed customer wish list)

[Wishlist tasks claimed/Completed: 1/1]

Today's settlement reward: None (pending settlement)

Hmm, it seems that Zhou's father is not actually satisfied with the dough.

Zhou Yu opened the wish list again, and the number of wishes on the list showed 5.

Wu Junlin: Although the wonton noodles were delicious, Mom took my yogurt oatmeal today, and I really wanted to finish it. (Reward: A Western-style dessert recipe)

[He Jiafu: My daughter has been having a poor appetite lately for some reason. I wish I knew what she likes to eat now. (Reward: A Hong Kong-style dessert recipe)]

Zhou Meiying: None available

Wu Huiyi: None available

Cao Xuezhen: I want to drink the new daughter-in-law tea (Task reward: Complete postpartum meal recipes)

[Note: The wish list only displays and allows users to claim wishes from satisfied customers on the same day. Wish lists cannot be discarded after being claimed. There is no time limit for claiming wishes. Users can claim a maximum of 3 wishes even if they have not completed their tasks. Please choose your wishes carefully.]

"Huh? Still thinking about eating oatmeal?"

Now, Zhou Yu truly began to admire his little nephew.

But when he saw Cao Xuezhen's wish, he felt himself being constantly enveloped by a huge evil thought.

"Snap!" He shut down the system directly.

No, he didn't want to complete the task at all, and he didn't want the reward either.

"That's terrifying."

......

Note:

New Bride Tea: New bride refers to the bride. New bride tea is the tea that the newlywed bride offers to her elders at the wedding banquet.