The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

(Note: The following events take place in a parallel world and are unrelated to the main text. Please do not make unfounded connections. If you are not interested, you can skip this part; it will not affect your reading of the following content.)

It was already 5 p.m. when we came out of KFC.

The sky darkened, and heavy, dark clouds covered the vast earth. Suddenly, a light drizzle began to fall, accompanied by low rumbles of thunder.

The pedestrian street, which was bustling just minutes ago, was deserted in the blink of an eye.

The empty streets were only filled with the sound of dripping rain.

After all, who wants to go shopping in the pouring rain?

The shops along the street also began to close one after another.

A rainy day, a rare day off.

Even if today's sales target isn't met, next month's rent is still uncertain.

With no customers, they had to close up shop early and go home to rest.

"So, aren't we going home yet?"

The boy's shirt was already soaked through by the rain.

He took off his coat and draped it over the girl's head to shield her from the wind and rain.

"Hehe, it's such a waste to go back so early after finally getting out to play."

The girl pouted and said playfully.

But she also knew that the rain was about to get heavier, and if she and her brother continued to wander the streets, they would be soaked to the bone.

However, it would be a waste to go home so early after finally bringing my brother out to play.

Huh? I've got it!

Why not just find a place that can shelter us from the wind and rain?

"Brother, let's go to that dessert shop."

The girl's slender fingers pointed directly at a dessert shop that was shimmering with warm yellow lights.

"Aren't you full yet?"

The boy's lips twitched.

This girl showed off a whole bag of sausages, ate two servings of KFC, and still wanted to have dessert.

Is her stomach a bottomless pit?

"Hehe, brother, you know perfectly well that girls have an infinitely large stomach."

The girl's silver-white tuft of hair stood up high on her head.

"There are only brothers who can't afford snacks, not girls who can't eat snacks."

"Okay, okay."

The boy had no choice but to agree, and was led by the girl's soft little hand all the way to the dessert shop.

"Welcome to Dessert Time! We now offer a DIY dessert service. Would you two like to learn more?"

The sales clerk greeted the two with a smile.

Homemade desserts?

The girl blinked in confusion.

"Yes, our shop can provide the ingredients and equipment, so that you two can use your creativity to make the king of desserts in your mind."

The salesperson explained.

"This would be a great date idea for couples! Would you two like to consider it?"

Upon hearing the words "young couple," the girl's cheeks flushed slightly.

"Yay! Let's give it a try!"

The girl clapped her hands and said happily.

After paying for the tickets, the two were led by the salesperson to a small kitchen inside the store.

"Xiaoxi, what kind of dessert do you want to make?"

The boy looked around curiously.

As expected of a kitchen specializing in desserts, it is fully equipped with all the necessary tools and equipment.

Cake molds, decorating stands, ovens... all sorts of kitchen utensils, some I've seen before, some I haven't, are on display.

"Of course, it's making a cake!"

Without hesitation, the girl found a cake-making instruction manual.

She opened the manual and read its contents carefully.

"Hmm... The book says that you should first take two eggs and separate the yolks from the whites."

The girl murmured to herself and took out two eggs from the refrigerator.

The wild eggs laid by the local chickens were plump and reddish, catching the girl's eye.

She held it in her palm and rubbed it carefully.

Then, she opened her small mouth and put the egg in it.

"Little Creek, are you crazy? It's filthy!"

The boy quickly removed the egg from the girl's mouth and brought her a glass of water to rinse her mouth.

"Ugh... I think the eggs have been in the fridge for too long, so I want to heat them up..."

The girl pouted, looking aggrieved.

"I just can't do anything with you..."

The boy sighed helplessly.

This silly girl, her thought process is always so peculiar.

He separated the egg yolks and egg whites according to the instructions in the manual, and poured the egg whites into a stainless steel bowl next to him.

"Next, we need to beat the egg whites."

The boy took the whisk from the work surface and dipped it into the bowl.

Just as I was about to start it, a soft little hand pressed it down.

"Brother, let me type it out by hand."

A spoon magically appeared in the girl's small hands.

"Cakes made with hand-whipped egg whites will have a better texture."

"But typing by hand is tiring."

The boy hesitated.

"It's okay~"

The girl took the stainless steel bowl from the boy's hand, and with her fair little hand she reached into the bowl and began to stir the egg whites rhythmically.

Her little hands were so nimble; with each gentle touch and each precise grasp, the egg white quickly coalesced into a ball, accumulating strength for a powerful burst.

Perhaps because the store's heating was too high, the girl's cheeks flushed even more, like a lovely strawberry candy.

Soon, the egg mixture was whipped into a thick, white meringue, which meant that the egg whites were whipped and the next step in making the cake could begin.

After adding cake flour, sugar, and the prepared egg yolk batter to the bowl in sequence, the girl poured the cake batter into the mold, pushed it into the oven, and started heating it.

After a while, the fragrant cake base was freshly baked.

"Next, it's time to spread the cream."

There are two types of cream: animal cream and vegetable cream.

Animal-based cream has a richer milky flavor and a smoother, more delicate texture.

Vegetable cream is primarily sweet and lacks the richness of animal cream, and it also contains a higher amount of trans fatty acids.

Homemade cakes are definitely made with healthier and tastier animal-based cream.

The boy put the prepared cream into a piping bag.

He held a piping bag and squeezed it forcefully into the pre-drilled holes in the cake base.

But whether it was because he was too weak or because fate hadn't brought him there yet, the cream stubbornly remained hidden in the piping bag, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't squeeze out a single drop.

"Brother, let me do it."

The girl smiled and took the piping bag from the boy's hand.

I saw her delicate little hands press evenly onto the piping bag a few times.

The next moment, the cream in the piping bag seemed to have been switched on, and it sprayed out like a flood.

"oops!"

The girl had no time to dodge and was splattered with cream.

"Xiaoxi, are you alright?"

The boy pulled out a tissue, intending to wipe the cream off the girl's body.

"No, I'm fine, brother, don't wipe it."

The girl looked at the white, fluffy cream and felt extremely distressed.

Keep in mind that the dessert shop only supplies this one bag of cream.

It's such a waste to have it wasted like this.

She had a sudden inspiration and scraped large chunks of cream off her clothes with her hands, spreading them evenly on the cake base.

She swallowed the remaining small pieces of cream into her mouth, adhering to the principle of not wasting anything.

Fortunately, the final result was good.

The girl placed the small cake on a plate, exchanged a glance with the boy, and they smiled knowingly at each other.

"Brother, I'm not going to eat this cake."

"Why? You went through so much trouble to make this; it would be a shame not to eat it!"

"I want to display it at home and keep it as a precious keepsake."

"This is a cake we made together; it's very meaningful."

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