Travel through Teyvat and spend your life with Linghua

With Xinyang demonstrating in person, Linghua followed suit. She first picked up a kitchen knife and chopped the ingredients, then, once the oil was hot, poured them into the wok and began stir-frying. Although her movements were a little clumsy, she managed to complete the process smoothly.

Next came the seasoning process. Linghua carefully recalled Xinyang's steps and tried to imitate them, adding the various seasonings. However, due to her lack of experience, she wasn't sure about the proper amounts and could only guesstimate based on her gut. It might be a little too much or a little, but at least it looked like it was the right amount.

Finally, Linghua took the cooked dish out of the wok, placed it on a plate, and brought it to the table. Although it wasn't as perfect as Xinyang's, it was still presentable and at least showed that it was indeed a dish.

Xinyang took the first bite and immediately put on a mask of pain. The ratio of salt and sugar was seriously off, and he couldn't even tell what it tasted like. But Linghua was watching him, so he couldn't be too obvious. He could only encourage Linghua. "Excellent! You can make it like this on your first try, which is even better than me. Let them both try it when we eat later and give their opinions. The public has a keen eye."

Linghua's eyes lit up. "Really? Okay, I'll go and call them both to dinner right away."

Seeing Linghua skipping out of the kitchen, Xinyang quickly rinsed his mouth. Although Lingren and Thomas were indeed troublesome sometimes, he couldn't just let them eat "poison". Anyway, the pot hadn't been washed yet, so Xinyang poured the dish made by Linghua back into the pot, beat in a few eggs, and added white vinegar, water, etc. He just hoped that the taste would not be the same as before.

At Linghua's constant persuasion, Lingren and Thomas reluctantly came to the dining table.

Xin Yang hurriedly served the dishes before Ling Hua returned, thinking to herself, "This is the only way I can help you two."

Ayato and Thomas looked at Xinyang with complicated expressions. Xinyang secretly made an "OK" gesture, but their expressions did not improve at all.

Seeing that Lingren and Toma showed no intention of picking up their chopsticks, Linghua urged them, "Try it quickly. This is the first time I've ever cooked a dish. Give me some feedback."

The two looked hesitant and neither wanted to eat first. Xin Yang also persuaded them, "I've tried it, it's really not bad. You should try it too, Ayato. As a brother, you wouldn't dislike the food cooked by your sister, right?"

Lingren glanced at Xinyang with resentment, and was forced to pick up a piece of egg with chopsticks and put it into his mouth to taste. Lingren's eyes lit up and said, "Oh, it's really delicious. Linghua, your cooking skills are very good."

Thomas couldn't help himself after hearing this. He quickly picked up a large portion of food with chopsticks and put it into his mouth without hesitation. However, the moment the food touched his taste buds, his face suddenly turned black, as if he had been struck by lightning.

"This..." Thomas' eyes widened, staring at the chopsticks in his hand and the food in the bowl in disbelief. He couldn't understand why the delicious food that Aya had praised tasted so bad in his mouth. This huge contrast left him deeply confused.

Thomas exchanged glances with Ayato, trying to find some clues from the other's expression. But to his disappointment, Ayato's face didn't show any abnormality. Instead, he looked at him with a hint of expectation.

"How is it? It tastes really good, right?" Ayato asked with a smile.

"Hmm..." Thomas hesitated, unsure how to answer. Could it be that there was something wrong with his mouth? This thought suddenly flashed through his mind, and he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Ayaka kept asking Thomas how the food tasted, but Thomas was hesitant and didn't know how to answer. At this moment, Ayato suddenly picked up a piece of food from the plate in front of Thomas with his chopsticks and put it into his mouth.

In an instant, his face showed the same expression as Thomas just now!

At this moment, Xin Yang slowly spoke, "I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you that these two dishes, one of which was cooked by Ling Hua, and the other was made by me. You can taste and compare them, and then give Ling Hua some valuable suggestions."

It was only then that Thomas realized, as if waking from a dream, that he was so "lucky" to have eaten the food cooked by the eldest lady! His eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.

Gazing at Linghua's expectant eyes, they both replied in unison, "Hmm...it's really quite good. To be able to do it so well on your first try is quite impressive! But, let's not try to cook again."

Hearing this, Linghua was stunned, a look of confusion on her face. She had obviously not expected to receive such an evaluation, and for a moment she didn't know how to respond.

Ayato, standing by, looked at Linghua with a serious expression and said earnestly, "Linghua, I understand you want to learn more skills so you can better help the Kamisato family. But you don't have to work so hard. The Kamisato family still has me, Toma, and Xinyang. We'll all work together. And mother once said, you don't have to be too attached to your status. Just be your true self at home. So, from now on, let Toma and Xinyang take care of things like cooking."

Linghua opened her mouth, as if about to say something, but swallowed the words back. She looked at Lingren, her eyes gleaming with resentment, her small hands tightly clutching the corner of her clothes. However, at this moment, a warm hand gently grasped the corner of her clothes.

"Okay, Linghua, stop arguing," Xinyang said gently, a look of determination in his eyes. "I'm on my brother's side this time. If you're truly interested in cooking, I can slowly teach you some simple snack making methods. But as for the cooking... leave it all to me from now on! After all, I really enjoy preparing delicious food for everyone."

Hearing Xinyang's words, Linghua's expression gradually softened. She bit her lip and finally nodded in agreement. Although she was still a little reluctant, she knew that Xinyang was saying this out of concern. Besides, learning to make snacks was also a very interesting thing for Linghua!

Thus, this little dispute came to an end.

Ayato seemed to have remembered something important and reminded me, "Oh, right! Lady Yae-no-miyaji came to see me a while ago. She said the fireworks the little girl from the Naganohara family prepared for her were amazing and she loved them. She also asked Ayahua to convey her gratitude and to remind Xinyang that the festival was over and it was time to prepare to submit her work to Yae-do."

"Yaedo!!!" Hearing this name, it was like a flash of lightning passing through Xinyang's mind. He couldn't help but slap his forehead and shouted in sudden realization, "If you hadn't mentioned this, I would have completely forgotten about it! Fortunately, there is still time now, otherwise it would be a big trouble." As he spoke, he secretly rejoiced.