Me and My Two Bosses' Systems

"Yeah, after Xingyu went to the kitchen, hehe, I'm much more excited to be swapping with Xingyu now than at noon." Elnis scratched his purple hair a little embarrassedly.

Upon hearing this, Li Xingyu couldn't help but look at Li Yue and the others. What Elnis had said...

“…?” Li Xingyu tilted her head. Elnis’s words were a bit too direct. Would Li Yue and the others misunderstand?

Thinking of this, Li Xingyu carefully observed Xinghe and the others' expressions, and then saw that all eight of them looked on with agreement and deep conviction.

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Li Xingyu expressed her incomprehension but didn't say anything, seemingly unconcerned and even quite supportive.

"Here, this is a gift for you all. If there's anything you're not satisfied with, you can let me know, and I can change it according to your requests." Li Xingyu took out the clay figures of Qingqi, Michael, and Elnis from his storage space and handed them to the three of them one by one.

"Wow, Xingyu is really amazing! We've been looking forward to this for so long. It's incredible how a lump of mud can be transformed into such a beautiful work of art." Elnis held the clay figure in his hands, examining it with astonishment.

Qingqi and Michael reacted in the same way as Elnis. Although they didn't say anything because of their personalities, their expressions and eyes revealed their true feelings.

"It's alright. Actually, it's not just mud; flour and sugar will work too." Li Xingyu smiled as she took a sip of water, watching the three of them admiring the treats.

Because the gifts for Xinghe and the other six were given directly beforehand, Xinghe, Tian Shu, and Li Yue were just doing something very ordinary and didn't even think about this.

Yufinal, Che, and Cain were truly caught off guard, mainly because Li Xingyu didn't know that exchanging gifts was required when meeting the Guardians in such a formal setting.

As for Qingqi, Michael, and Elnis, since the previous six people were all given gifts in the same way, it would feel a bit strange to give them separate gifts.

So Li Xingyu simply gave it to him; giving gifts is such a hassle.

"Hmm? I saw you guys using sugar to draw when you were streaming on Xiaoyumao before. I didn't know you could actually sculpt it?" Yufinal became excited when he heard Li Xingyu's words.

“Sure, you can even make sugar figurines.” Li Xingyu nodded, looking at Yu Fenal’s curious and excited expression.

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Li Xingyu and the others didn't have much to do, so they spent the whole afternoon chatting in the living room on the third floor.

Qingqi and Michael chose a room on the fifth floor, while Elnis chose a room on the third floor, right next to Yufinar's room.

"Little Feather, is there anything you'd like for dinner tonight? Grandpa and the others won't be back for another two days." Xinghe glanced at the sky outside and then turned on his personal terminal.

"Hmm? Two more days? Fine, what's all this trouble?" Li Xingyu muttered, then put the matter out of her mind and started thinking about what to eat tonight.

This problem is truly a century-old puzzle, and it's really frustrating.

"How about we have fried chicken tonight?" Li Xingyu pondered, shaking her head from side to side, when she inadvertently glanced at Li Yue beside her.

It should be said that Li Xingyu was attracted by Tanuki Moon's ears and tail, and then a flash of inspiration struck her.

"fried chicken?"

As soon as this word came out, Li Xingyu received nine bewildered faces.

"Mmm, it looks delicious. I'll prepare some vegetables that can be eaten directly, like lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, and so on. Then I'll do a live stream and make them drool." Li Xingyu said with a mischievous grin.

Xinghe and the others looked at Li Xingyu with suspicion. Strange, why did they feel like they saw demon horns, tails, and wings on her just now?

No, this is definitely an illusion.

Xinghe and the others shook their heads in unison, contradicting themselves in their hearts.

Although they didn't know what fried chicken was, it didn't diminish Xinghe and the others' confidence in Li Xingyu's cooking skills.

Moreover, judging from Li Xingyu's mischievous grin and drooling reaction, "fried chicken" must be a very delicious food.

"Okay, what else do we need to prepare?" Xinghe wasn't too particular about what to eat, as long as it could provide energy.

Of course, that was his previous idea, but now he's changed it to either food restored by Li Xingyu or nutritional supplements with normal flavor.

Basically, everyone who has watched Li Xingyu's live stream or eaten natural food has this idea, but they also added a nutritious paste with improved flavor.

"Hehe, first prepare a few chickens, leave a pair of wings and a pair of legs on their bodies, and remove the rest of the wings and legs, preferably intact..." Li Xingyu smiled shyly at first, and then told Xinghe and the others about the ingredients that needed to be prepared.

While Li Xingyu was speaking, everyone was taking notes diligently. After all, the food that Li Xingyu recreated tasted really good. They quickly wrote it down, thinking that maybe they had the talent to cook it themselves.

Li Xingyu didn't just plan to make fried chicken; she also wanted hamburgers, fries, chicken nuggets, and so on, so there were a few more things to prepare.

"...Ah~ that's all for now. It's about time, so we can start preparing. We'll give everyone a surprise tonight." After finishing talking about what needed to be prepared, Li Xingyu glanced at the time.

17:02

Yes, it's a good time.

Upon hearing Li Xingyu's words, the others all stood up from the sofa.

She's here, she's here, she's bringing new dishes.

Li Xingyu walked down the stairs side by side with Xinghe and Tian Shu, releasing the floating ball to broadcast live as they went.

"Hey everyone, good evening! I'm going to make a new dish today, hopefully nothing will go wrong." Li Xingyu greeted her viewers in her live stream.

As expected, Li Xingyu skillfully opened the bullet screen and was immediately bombarded with a flood of "Good evening," "Looking forward," and encouraging words:

The process is very detailed: [Your Highness Xingyu, good evening. Although it's still daytime here, I'd like to extend my greetings first.]

Cluster guessed they were looking at it together: [New food? I can, I can, as long as you provide food.]

Ozunidis: [Your Highness Hoshino, good evening. Would you mind giving us a brief indication of what ingredients we need to prepare? I plan to work on this simultaneously with Your Highness.]

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"Okay, okay, take your time, take your time. We're going to go downstairs to prepare the ingredients now. Let me tell you what ingredients we'll need. If you want to join us, you'd better get ready." Li Xingyu's mind was full of fried chicken, fries, and chicken cutlets; she only grasped a few key points.

Li Xingyu brushed a stray hair from her temple and walked slowly toward the kitchen with a cheerful smile.

Making fried chicken doesn't require any particularly complicated steps; it's more about time and the right proportions of seasonings.

"...That's all we've prepared for now. If anyone wants to join us, please prepare the ingredients and seasonings first." Li Xingyu repeated the list of ingredients to the floating sphere.

A long time ago, Li Xingyu had already asked Xinghe and the others for their opinions on the issue of appearing on camera during the live stream, and everyone was indifferent.

So Li Xingyu didn't set anything special, and after gesturing to Xinghe and the others, she started her live stream in a very normal way.

At this moment, Xinghe and the others obediently followed Li Xingyu, watching Li Xingyu greet the people in her live broadcast room, and each of them nodded to the floating ball as a greeting.

Xinghe and the others only had one requirement for Li Xingyu's live stream: they didn't need to introduce themselves to others; if they could recognize them, they could, but if they couldn't, that was fine.

Although Li Xingyu didn't quite understand the strange request to understand Xinghe, since given their level and abilities, there must be quite a few people who knew them, she didn't say anything.

After asking if it was really unnecessary to set up a privacy mode for them and receiving an affirmative answer, Li Xingyu continued her live stream.

"Alright, let's start preparing the ingredients as we just agreed. Qingqi and I will go and prepare the necessary seasonings. The rest is up to you. Shall we go?" Li Xingyu shrunk the barrage wall and let it float to the side, while looking at Qingqi with a questioning look in her eyes.

Before frying, chicken and other ingredients need to be marinated to some extent. When frying, they also need to be coated with a batter and a crispy coating. Li Xingyu and Qingqi are responsible for mixing the seasonings needed for these two steps.

To be honest, it was mainly Li Xingyu who did the work, or rather, she was the only one who knew the recipe and proportions.

Qingqi's main job was to assist Li Xingyu.

Yes, this arrangement is very reasonable, fair, and surprising.

Because of the specific arrangements, apart from Li Xingyu who had already been assigned the seasonings, the others were all decided by drawing lots.

Li Xingyu and Xinghe wrote down what needed to be done, and then Li Xingyu acted as the referee and middleman, supervising Xinghe and the others to draw lots.

"Yes, thank you for your trouble, Xingyu." Qingqi nodded gently to Li Xingyu, a faint smile appearing on her ethereal and delicate face.

Although she is still young, Qingqi is exactly the image of the elf in Li Xingyu's mind.

In addition, since the other party is a healing type of person, how could Li Xingyu, who already has a good liking for beautiful people and things, possibly let a beautiful and powerful healer do anything?

Of course, having the other person help out in the kitchen was exactly what Li Xingyu had expected; the previous thought was just a mental exercise.

Li Xingyu's thoughts have always been quite whimsical and strange, and sometimes her actions are completely different from what she thinks.

Adding to the subtle emotions and thoughts he had just sensed from Elnis, Li Xingyu felt a little worried.

Among Li Xingyu's guardians, the second oldest after Xinghe—no, the dragon, Elnis—besides his sunny and cheerful personality and his good character and upbringing,

Li Xingyu's deeper impression of him was his race. After all, there are no two dragons that are the same in the interstellar space, which indirectly shows that the other party is... well, 'rare'.

However, just now, Li Xingyu sensed a fluctuation in Elnis that was almost identical to Xinghe's.

Good guy.

Li Xingyu was completely stunned.

Then his expression became strange and subtle.

Speaking of...

Although I know that the guardians my great-grandmother and the others chose for me have a high compatibility, it doesn't have to be this high.

If nothing unexpected happens...

They are all chosen ones.

It seems I need to talk to Haoyue and the others, and also to my great-grandmother and the others when they return.

After realizing what had happened, Li Xingyu immediately told Xinghe and the others about it, since they were all involved.

At first, Li Xingyu thought it was because her sensitivity to emotions had increased.

Upon seeing Xinghe, or more precisely, after sensing Elnis's thoughts and hearing Xinghe's thoughts again, Li Xingyu finally reacted.

This is also one of the reasons why the place where Li Xingyu and the others were just chatting changed from the living room in Elnis's room to the large living room on the third floor.

Li Xingyu's worries were only for a short while. Putting aside her somewhat bewildered thoughts, what good was worrying anyway?

It's completely useless except for causing myself unnecessary trouble, okay.

After figuring it out, Li Xingyu immediately focused her attention on the seasonings in her and Qingqi's hands.

Food is still the most important thing right now.

It wasn't because she was craving fried chicken; she just wanted to give all her food a proper home—her stomach.

You can't let yourself down, right?

As Li Xingyu verbally explained the proportions and tips, she reminisced about the fried chicken she had eaten before, her mouth watering.

Li Xingyu only realized it before the live broadcast.

She's in a completely different world now, so why is she still secretly eating fried chicken behind her parents' backs?

This is a question worth pondering.

As for why we had to keep it from our parents before, isn't the reason obvious?

Xinghe and the others prepared other things quite quickly as well.

After all, apart from the chicken and potatoes which need some processing and breaking down, the rest of the ingredients are quite simple.

Marinating fried chicken normally takes quite a while, but with a time accelerator, it's done in no time!

Thanks again to StarCraft for its technology that's so unbalanced, it's practically off the charts.

Li Xingyu hasn't gotten the oven yet, so she's using crushed potato chips instead of breadcrumbs.

They fried a lot of potatoes into potato chips, and some of them could be used as a substitute for breadcrumbs.

After preparing the raw materials, batter, oil, and pot, Li Xingyu began teaching Xinghe and the others how to fry chicken.

The most important thing to pay attention to when frying chicken is controlling the heat.

If the heat is too high, the food will burn and become tough; if the heat is too low, it won't cook through. It's quite a challenge.

Of course, this only applies to Li Xingyu and his friends who don't have an oven or a professional deep fryer.

Moreover, the test is not on Li Xingyu's cooking skills, but on her teaching ability and Xinghe and the others' learning comprehension.

If we're going to have Li Xingyu teach people what to do, we might as well have her run her own business and do live streams all day long.

This is Li Xingyu's truest thought right now.