A Bite of Douluo Continent

Consuming too many rare and precious medicinal herbs can weaken their effects and cause erysipelas and drug toxins to accumulate in the body, but cold dishes do not have this concern at all.

"I see." Yu Qinghong's face showed a satisfied expression. "I didn't expect that the dishes cooked by that culinary master would have such an effect. No wonder you come here every day. I'll have to see what it tastes like later."

Yu Lianxin remained silent.

Is this why I come here every day?

probably.

Yes, that's right. I come here every day to speed up my cultivation.

Silently telling herself that she absolutely could not give herself away in front of her father, Yu Lianxin coughed lightly, "Alright, Dad, it's our turn."

There was no one else at the front of the group.

"Haha, okay, let's go." Yu Qinghong's face was full of anticipation as he strode towards the interior of Hanshi Temple.

...

“Welcome…” Fuya paused slightly, a hint of surprise on her face.

Who are these middle-aged people next to the senior sister?

Could it be that they were just arranged together by chance?

However, upon seeing Yu Lianxin sitting side by side with one of the handsome middle-aged men, Fuya quickly dismissed the idea.

It seems that the senior sister knows them.

That's something new.

Fuya had never seen her senior sister eat with any strange man.

However, the middle-aged man next to the senior sister seems to have some similarities in appearance to her.

Is it...

Are they the eldest sister's family members?

Fuya secretly wondered what was going on in her mind.

"Fuya, I'd like a serving of Longjing shrimp, a serving of squirrel-shaped mandarin fish, and a serving of rice." Yu Lianxin smiled, having already decided what she wanted to eat tonight.

Although I haven't finished all the braised dishes I have, they don't take up much of my stomach. After dinner, I'll have my dad and the others take some back with them, and I'll take some back to the inner courtyard. We'll finish them off quickly.

"Dad, what would you like?" After ordering her food, Yu Lianxin turned to look at Yu Qinghong.

Hearing her senior sister's words, Fuya nodded secretly.

Sure enough, I guessed right; this was my senior sister's father.

As she wrote down the food her senior sister had ordered in her notebook, she looked at Yu Qinghong with curiosity.

Yu Qinghong did not answer.

From the moment the Cold Food Festival began, he was captivated by the exquisite aroma of various delicacies mingling together in the air.

If even the flavors of mixed dishes can be so wonderful, then how delicious must each dish be?

With this in mind, Yu Qinghong opened the menu in his hand, and the exquisite illustrations and detailed descriptions surprised him even more.

He truly deserves to be called a culinary master; even something as small as the menu is done so exquisitely.

However, as a result, Yu Qinghong quickly became engrossed in the various dishes on the menu and was momentarily at a loss as to what to choose.

He had already heard that food waste was not allowed during the Cold Food Festival.

As a chef, he abhors food waste, but this makes it a bit troublesome for him to try more dishes.

There are so many kinds of dishes here, which one should I choose...?

Seeing her father's hesitation, Yu Lianxin smiled and said, "Dad, let's order different dishes so we can try them together."

“Yes, yes, yes.” The old friends sitting opposite each other also looked conflicted, but when they heard this, they were overjoyed. “We can order different dishes and taste them ourselves. That way, we can enjoy more dishes without wasting any.”

“That works too.” Yu Lianxin nodded and chuckled.

“Xin’er, you don’t need to. You’re eating this food for cultivation. There are several of us here, so it’s enough for us to take turns. Just eat yours.” Yu Qinghong smiled more and stopped worrying about it. He waved his hand and kicked Yu Lianxin out of the sharing group.

Yu Lianxin: "..."

With a solution in mind, Yu Qinghong and his friends discussed it and each ordered a few dishes, then told Fuya what they had ordered.

As Fuya nodded, she wrote down everyone's dishes, a strange look appearing in her eyes.

She suddenly remembered that the dishes her senior sister would be served later should be brought by the boss himself, right?

The boss... probably hasn't met the eldest sister's father.

And... the boss and the senior sister aren't together yet.

Thinking about this, Fuya suddenly had the idea of ​​not telling Qi Han about it and just watching the show later.

However, this thought quickly disappeared from the kind-hearted Fuya's mind.

We still need to tell the boss, otherwise if he serves the eldest sister the dishes as usual and then chats with her right under her father's nose, her father might notice something amiss...

hiss…

Just thinking about it made Fuya feel incredibly excited.

She couldn't help but hurry into the kitchen and cough lightly, "Boss, Senior Sister is here."

"Okay, I understand." Qi Han nodded and reached out to take the menu from Fuya's hand to take a look, but found that Fuya did not let go.

He couldn't help but ask curiously, "What's wrong?"

Gu Jufuya's expression became even more strange. "Senior Sister's father has also come."

"Who?" Qi Han almost thought he had misheard. "Whose father?"

"From the eldest sister."

Qi Han: "..."

Do we have to meet each other's parents before we're even together?

This was the first thought that came to Qi Han's mind.

He then shook his head violently.

That's not the problem right now.

Yu Lianxin's father has arrived...

He couldn't help but peek out from the kitchen and look towards where Yu Lianxin was sitting.

Sure enough, Yu Lianxin was sitting with several middle-aged men. The handsome and muscular man sitting next to her had a striking resemblance to Yu Lianxin in his features and should be her father.

Yu Lianxin's father has arrived. Should I personally serve her the dishes today?

Qi Han was caught in a dilemma.

If he doesn't act improperly, there won't be any problems, and his feelings for Yu Lianxin won't be discovered by Yu Lianxin's father.

But she always took the initiative to bring the dishes over before, but she didn't do that this time. Does Yu Lianxin think she's timid and cowardly?

Besides, once I catch up with Yu Lianxin, I'll have to see her sooner or later...

Silently accepting the menu from Fuya, Qi Han coughed lightly and said, "I understand."

He made up his mind that he absolutely could not back down at this critical juncture.

Qi Han, go for it!

...

After ordering, Yu Qinghong looked curiously toward the kitchen.

Seeing her father's actions, Yu Lianxin's heart tightened slightly, and she coughed lightly, "Dad, what are you looking at?"

“I was watching that culinary master.” Yu Qinghong smiled. “He seemed to have glanced this way just now. He does look very young, about your age.”

Yu Lianxin nodded. "He's a year older than me."

"Hmm?" Yu Qinghong looked at Yu Lianxin curiously. "How did you know?"

Yu Lianxin felt a pang of embarrassment.

It seems I've let something slip again...

"It's nothing. I overheard it by accident during a meal once before." Yu Lianxin's eyes unconsciously drifted to the side.

"Oh." Yu Qinghong didn't care and sighed, "I'm getting old. I'm not even as good as a young man the same age as my daughter. I wonder where this Boss Qi's cooking skills come from and why he is so good."

“Exactly, exactly.” The burly man with the thick beard nodded in agreement. “Even if you learn cooking from the womb, you wouldn’t be this good, unless you have a master or someone with even better cooking skills to teach you.”

“Boss Qi’s culinary skills are already so superb, is there anyone with even better culinary skills who can guide him?” Yu Qinghong shook his head. “I can’t even imagine.”

"By the way," Yu Qinghong smiled, turning to look at Yu Lianxin, "Xin'er, are you going back to the academy tonight?"

"It's alright, I'll stay with Dad." Yu Lianxin shook her head. "You've come all this way."

“I didn’t come alone.” Yu Qinghong chuckled, but there was a hint of relief in his eyes. “Tonight, your uncles and I have discussed it and decided to come to Hanshi again to try the late-night snack. It’s not convenient for you to come with a bunch of us men, so you should go back to the academy as soon as possible.”

"Ok."

Yu Lianxin thought about it and agreed. Her father would be staying in Shrek City for another ten days or so, so there was no rush.

She had wanted to try this late-night snack that she hadn't had in a long time, but having just returned to Shrek City this morning, she was actually quite tired and needed to get a good rest tonight.

"Then Dad, shall I have breakfast with you in the morning?"

“This is good.” Yu Qinghong nodded.

Breakfast was naturally a key focus for them, since all twenty-four dishes they were about to learn were served at breakfast, and they needed to try each one before voting.

"Excuse me, your food is ready."

A voice interrupted their conversation, and upon hearing it, Yu Lianxin's delicate body trembled slightly.

This guy!

She had been watching Fuya's expression closely, and deliberately called her father in front of Fuya, just to hint that Fuya should quickly tell Qi Han the news so that he would stop delivering the food himself.

After all, Yu Lianxin couldn't just tell Qi Han not to see her off.

This broke the tacit understanding that the two had always had.