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Chapter 100: Possessiveness Reaches its Peak at This Moment (3.2K)

"smell good!"

Li Shiming peeked out from the kitchen doorway, her eyes wide with surprise.

In the short time she was gone, Chen Jingle had already cooked three dishes, with only one left. The key was that each of these dishes smelled incredibly delicious, so much so that the aroma could be smelled even from the living room outside.

"It'll be ready soon."

Chen Jingle turned around and smiled.

"No rush, no rush, it's not noon yet," Li Shiming replied with a smile.

That's what I said, but I was actually already impatient and just stood there watching eagerly.

Fortunately, Chen Jingle was quick and soon brought the last dish to the table, and then ladled soup into two bowls.

Let’s eat!
Chen Jingle said, "These are just home-style dishes, and the taste can't compare to what professional chefs make. Please forgive me."

"You're being modest. This level of quality is just as good as what you get in restaurants."

Li Shiming said reproachfully.

It's not that she doesn't understand; on the contrary, she understands it all too well.

As someone who enjoys and frequently explores new restaurants, she clearly understands that the person who can prepare such a meal must have exceptional culinary skills.

Many chefs, when they return home, simply cannot replicate the restaurant-quality dishes they make, largely because their home stoves lack sufficient heat and they cannot properly control the cooking temperature.

Like her Aunt Wang, it took her a long time to transition from a restaurant model to a family model.

Judging from the appearance and aroma alone, Chen Jingle's dishes must taste amazing.

I never expected him to have such a trick up his sleeve!
It was quite a pleasant surprise.

I initially thought it was just an irregular hexagonal warrior, but now it seems that while it is indeed hexagonal, some aspects have exceeded the original standard.

However, it is precisely because of this that Li Shiming is so conflicted at this moment.

As we all know, many people like to consider a hexagonal condition when looking for a partner.

As for which six sides, everyone has different standards.

Li Shiming personally values ​​six factors: age, appearance, education, job, family, and place of origin. She did not list personality and temperament separately because she felt that family factors to a certain extent covered this aspect.

The old saying "when buying pigs, look at the pen" illustrates this point.

I thought that with such high standards, it would be difficult to find the right person, but I was lucky and actually met one.

At first, she thought he was just an irregular hexagon, but after spending more time with him, she discovered that Chen Jingle not only meets all her requirements, but in some aspects, he far exceeds her expectations.

His age is within an acceptable range, and his appearance goes without saying—he's better looking than many big stars and internet celebrities. His education is also sufficient. Although he's currently unemployed, judging from his living situation, he should have no shortage of savings. And needless to say, he's a local from Jiangbei.

What was initially thought to be a weakness was his family background. However, after visiting Chen Jingle's home, it became clear that his attitude towards life and his life skills were not only not a weakness, but even tended to exceed the other requirements.

I can't imagine how happy I would be to live with someone who can manage the household so well, like living in a paradise.

Every day when I get home from get off work, it feels like returning to the fountain base in a game; all the energy and spirit I've expended outside is instantly replenished.

In Li Shiming's eyes, Chen Jingle was simply a large, mobile spring water base!
This is no longer just a small hexagon, but a large hexagon!

Li Shiming had to seriously consider whether this was the best person she would ever meet in her life.

At this moment, possessiveness reached its peak.

……

"Don't just stand there, sit down and start eating," Chen Jingle said, handing her a pair of chopsticks.

"Oh, okay, then I won't be polite!"

Li Shiming snapped out of her daze, said thank you, took the chopsticks, and sat down next to Chen Jingle with a smile.

There aren't many amazing cooking techniques, and the ingredients aren't particularly high-end; you can buy them at supermarkets and markets.

However, with such ordinary ingredients and without adding too many complicated seasonings, an extraordinary flavor is created!

"Um~~~"

Li Shiming first took a sip of the pork rib soup, then picked up a piece of beef and put it in her mouth. Her eyes lit up as she exclaimed in surprise and gave Chen Jingle a thumbs up.

good to eat!

No kidding, and I'm not exaggerating, it really is delicious!
This level of skill clearly goes beyond just home-style cooking.

There's something there.

Chen Jingle chuckled at this, admitting that he had indeed performed exceptionally well today; he usually just threw together a casual meal when cooking.

Considering that this was Li Shiming's first visit, the people of Jiangbei never skimped on hospitality and had to treat her with the highest courtesy.

First of all, the ingredients are not lacking. As for the cooking time and seasoning, these are simple matters for an alchemist.

Therefore, the food they make tastes just as good as that of professional chefs outside.

This must be the first time he has hosted friends at home.

It wasn't that no classmates had come to his house before, but they only came to ask him to go out and play; they never stayed for a meal.

Li Shiming was the first person, apart from relatives, to eat at his house.

"I won't say much more. I don't have the habit of serving food to others. I just serve myself whatever I like. I'll make myself at home."

Chen Jingle said.

"That's for the best. I won't stand on ceremony with you then," Li Shiming said with a smile.

After trying each dish, I discovered that her favorites were actually the two leafy greens. They tasted a little different from the water spinach and lettuce she usually ate, probably due to the quality of the ingredients; they were quite crisp and refreshing.

For people from Jiangbei, meals must include green vegetables, and they must be organic; otherwise, they feel something is missing.

These two vegetable dishes have a truly unique flavor; they're so delicious that I can't find the right words to describe them.

She couldn't help but ask, "Where did you buy this water spinach and lettuce?"

"It wasn't bought, it was grown by ourselves," Chen Jingle said, shaking his head slightly.

Li Shiming was slightly taken aback: "You planted it?!" Chen Jingle nodded: "Yes. I cultivated a small vegetable garden next to the orchard. I didn't plant much, just enough to eat."

Li Shiming blinked.

Is this the unique taste of organic green vegetables?

its not right!
She's eaten so-called green and organic vegetables before; they are better than ordinary ones, but only to a limited extent, definitely not as obviously better as Chen Jingle's.

what happened?

Is there some secret recipe or trick?
But something felt off; it was clearly a problem with the ingredients.

Never doubt the tongue of a person from Jiangbei.

Ordinary people can even tell whether a poached chicken is frozen, how many days it has been left out, or whether a teahouse serves pre-made dishes, let alone Li Shiming, who is used to eating all kinds of delicacies.

As a result, she picks up vegetables far more often than meat.

Chen Jingle asked in bewilderment, "Why do you only eat vegetables?"

You'd think he was a stingy person who only prepared vegetables for his guests.

Li Shiming paused in her movements: "The vegetables are delicious! I'm very curious how you stir-fried them so well?"

Chen Jingle blinked: "That's how it is."

"..."

Li Shiming rolled her eyes at him.

Forget it!
To avoid Chen Jingle misunderstanding, she still picked up a few more bites of the other two meat dishes and commented, "The hand-shredded chicken and stir-fried beef with scallions are also quite good, very fragrant and well-seasoned, but the quality is not as good as the vegetables."

The chicken was okay, but the beef was just so-so.

The difference is relative to the vegetables; the actual taste is just as good as that of a big restaurant. It's more than enough to open your own small restaurant.

Chen Jingle nodded: "The chicken was bought from a cooked food stall in town. There were several stalls, but only one made good poached chicken that suited my taste. I bought it, shredded it, mixed it with a versatile sauce, and it was naturally pretty good. The beef was bought from the supermarket. Not many people eat beef around here, and most of it is water buffalo meat. We don't get the best cuts, so the quality is a bit lower."

Although the meat wasn't from his own farm, he added some special scallions to enhance the flavor during the cooking process.

Therefore, the taste was not bad either, but I didn't expect Li Shiming to be so picky that she could clearly feel the difference.

If it were Chen Jingle himself, he would indeed prefer to eat green vegetables.

Not afraid of not knowing the goods, but afraid of comparing goods.

"That makes sense now," Li Shiming said, suddenly realizing. "But I still prefer green vegetables, especially this water spinach, it's so delicious."

"Eat more if you like it."

Chen Jingle chuckled.

It's good to be open and honest like this, so as not to be awkward and make things uncomfortable for both of us.

"By the way, is that pond outside also yours?"

Li Shiming suddenly asked.

Chen Jingle was surprised: "No, it belongs to someone else. Why are you asking this?"

Li Shiming's face remained expressionless: "Oh, that's a bit of a pity. I thought it belonged to you. You could come fishing here sometime."

"You also like fishing?" Chen Jingle asked in surprise.

Li Shiming laughed and said, "It's so-so, I wouldn't say I really like it. My dad does like it, though, so I'm somewhat familiar with it because of him. But if you have the means, it's not a bad idea to play around with it, right?"

We can't always use excuses to come and see the flowers, can we?
In time, wouldn't it become obvious to everyone that Sima Zhao's intentions are as clear as day?

Chen Jingle nodded: "The pond belongs to a distant uncle. If you want to fish, I'll talk to him about it. It's not a big problem. I'll just charge him based on the weight of the fish I catch. However, he only released the fish fry recently. It won't be until the end of the year, or at the earliest, November, that we'll have enough to see. Otherwise, the fish will be too small to be interesting."

"Sure, it's great to come fishing in November when the weather starts to cool down but it's not too cold yet!"

Li Shiming was eager to try.

"It's still early, it's only July." Chen Jingle chuckled.

"As long as you remember!" Li Shiming said dismissively.

Chen Jingle: "Yes, yes, yes, we'll talk about it when you remember."

This earned him another eye roll from Li Shiming, who resolved to remember this incident.

……

After the meal, have some fruit.

Chen Jingle wanted to ask Li Shiming what time she would be going back.

But seeing that she didn't seem interested in that area for the time being, I didn't say anything, lest it seem like I was kicking her out, which would be very impolite.

Just then, I suddenly received a WeChat message from Chen Wenjie.

"Brother Le, Yuqing is going to your place. Are you free? If you are, I'll take her there now."

Chen Jingle thought for a moment and said, "Okay, you can bring it over."

After replying to the message, he turned to Li Shiming and said, "Lin Yuqing will be here later, is that alright?"

"sure."

Upon hearing this, Li Shiming nodded subconsciously, then remembered to ask, "Is anyone else coming?"

Chen Jingle couldn't help but laugh: "They're not her parents, they're my cousin. She's currently staying at my uncle's house. But my cousin probably won't come in; he'll just drop the child off and go back."

Li Shiming breathed a sigh of relief; she had been quite nervous just now.

Wait a minute, something's not right. Why would I be nervous?
I'm just visiting a friend's house for a meal. Isn't this a normal social interaction involving reciprocity?
Thinking of this, she immediately raised her head and straightened her chest.

However, Chen Jingle ignored her and walked outside.

Li Shiming thought about it for a moment, but in the end she didn't dare to follow and obediently waited in the house.

(End of this chapter)