Yukinoshita's Correction Method

"She just does the unexpected." Yukinoshita Yukino began to crawl under the bed.

Dong Yunshan took a while to react: "You want to hide under the bed?"

"It's too dark down there, I can't see clearly." Yukinoshita Yukino's voice came out, "I want to go in and take a closer look."

"You should have told me earlier." Dong Yunshan picked up the phone, "I'll just use the flashlight to take a picture of you so you can see clearly..."

Dong Yunshan's voice stopped abruptly, and he heard the sound of the doorknob turning.

"I knew you wouldn't keep the door locked." The door opened a crack, revealing Yukinoshita Haruno's smiling face. "Yukino has already checked the door lock, right?"

Dong Yunshan: "...Yes."

It has indeed been confirmed.

Further confirmation is currently underway.

Although there is no need anymore.

"Well then..." She entered the bedroom and closed the door, then walked to the bedside. "Let's continue..."

Her voice stopped abruptly.

Because there was a sound of a doorknob turning.

"I can't let her find me, I have to hide." Yukinoshita Haruno's eyes moved slightly, she lowered her body and crawled under the bed.

"Wait...?" Dong Yunshan wanted to stop him, but it was too late.

Yukinoshita Haruno has already gone in.

Yukinoshita Yukino is still under the bed...huh?

If the Yukinoshita sisters were all under the bed, then who opened the door was——

"I'm their mother," a woman came in. "Have you seen them?"

Dong Yunshan suddenly opened his eyes and wanted to sit up, but his body would not respond.

Horrified...

Dong Yunshan slowly turned his head and blinked gently, moving his tongue and jaw, feeling his body's mobility gradually recover. After a while, he sat up from the bed and breathed a sigh of relief.

I had such a confusing dream...

After all, it’s not a bed you’re familiar with, so it’s normal to feel uneasy sleeping.

But after all this trouble, I am no longer sleepy at all.

Dong Yunshan got up from the bed, unlocked the door, pushed it open and walked out.

The aroma of black tea hits you in the face.

Yukinoshita Yukino had changed out of her pajamas and was wearing a white dress.

Seeing Azuma Yunshan coming out, Yukinoshita Yukino put down her teacup and said, "A little earlier than I expected?"

"You got up earlier than usual." Azuma Yunshan walked to Yukinoshita Yukino, poured herself a cup of black tea, and took a sip. "After all..."

He thought that he didn't have to take care of Xixi, so he became more regular in his schedule.

But thinking of how lonely Yukinoshita Yukino looked when she was holding the small napkin, I felt it would be better not to mention Xixi.

"After all, yesterday..." Dong Yunshan wanted to say that he had slept for several hours yesterday, so he woke up early today.

But I slept with Yukinoshita Yukino yesterday, and now that I think about it, it doesn’t seem so good.

"Hmm..." Dong Yunshan looked out the window, "After all, I was thinking about getting up early to watch the sunrise yesterday."

Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows on the balcony, the fiery red morning sun slowly rises over the city, casting warm sunlight.

Yukinoshita Yukino glanced at him, then turned her gaze back to Azuma Yunshan: "Didn't you sleep well last night?"

Dong Yunshan's lips moved, his eyes were complicated, and his mood was even more complicated: "...It's okay."

"That's not good." Yukinoshita Yukino glanced at him, "Not used to it?"

"No." Dong Yunshan shook his head, "It's just... a nightmare."

Yukinoshita Yukino asked: "What did you dream about?"

"I dreamed about you."

Yukinoshita Yukino: "Hmm?"

"And your sister."

Yukinoshita Yukino: "Oh."

"And your mother."

Yukinoshita Yukino: "..."

Volume 4: School is about to start: Chapter 125: I'm used to it

Yukinoshita Yukino glanced at Azuma Yunshan and asked, "Have you seen her?"

"No," Dong Yunshan recalled the dream, "I couldn't see his face clearly in the dream."

"It's normal to feel restless when you're away from your familiar surroundings and lack a sense of security." Yukinoshita Yukino paused, as if suddenly remembering something, and added, "Especially if you've slept for a long time during the day, your sleep quality at night will be significantly reduced."

"then you......"

"Don't worry, you'll get plenty of training in the next few days." Yukinoshita Yukino picked up the teacup, "Don't worry about your sleep quality anymore—we'll start after you wash up."

"Okay, teacher." Dong Yunshan put down the teacup and went to wash up.

Yukinoshita Yukino sipped her black tea and glanced at Azuma Yunshan's back.

She was at East Spruce's house and didn't have a nightmare.

That's because she has no time to rest during the day and is always busy taking care of Xixi.

I slept well until I was woken up by Xixi.

As for the sense of security...it has nothing to do with Dong Yunshan, it's mainly because of Xixi's existence.

A safe environment for babies is naturally safe for Yukinoshita Yukino as well.

So even though she slept at Dong Yunshan's house, she didn't have a nightmare.

Well...that's it.

Yukinoshita Yukino smelled the aroma of black tea and sorted out her thoughts.

When Dong Yunshan asks you about it later, just answer truthfully.

After washing up, Azuma Yunshan picked up the apron that Yukinoshita Yukino had placed aside and tied it on herself: "I'm ready. What are we going to learn today?"

"...broth." Yukinoshita Yukino looked at him deeply and tied her apron.

"Soup?" Dong Yunshan was puzzled. "Is soup considered a dish?"

"Do you think that learning a few dishes means you've improved your cooking skills?" Yukinoshita Yukino's face was stern, her eyes stern. "That's just an illusion. If you want to improve your cooking skills quickly, you need to master not just a few dishes, but the underlying logic of cooking. Only then can you lay a solid foundation, prepare for further improvement, and avoid stagnation."

"So we have to start with the broth..." Dong Yunshan recalled, "I remember that broth is made by boiling kelp and bonito flakes in water and then filtering it, right?"

"I have all the ingredients here." Yukinoshita Yukino pointed to the semi-open kitchen.

"Do I cook?"

"I've made some adjustments to my teaching methods," Yukinoshita Yukino summarized their previous experience. "You cook once, then I'll cook again. By comparing the results, you can analyze any mistakes you made and try again. Finally, I'll point out any omissions you made."

"I understand." Dong Yunshan rinsed the white frost off two pieces of kelp, tore them apart and put them into the pot. He added bonito flakes, added some water, turned on the fire and boiled it, then filtered the soup. "Done."

"...You're quite courageous for making something like this and still saying you've accomplished it." Yukinoshita Yukino scooped some into a small bowl, tasted a spoonful with a frown, and spit it out. "Try it yourself."

"I already know the outcome from your reaction." Dong Yunshan rationally refused, "There's no need for that."

Yukinoshita Yukino held the bowl in one hand and scooped a little with a spoon in the other, then handed it to Azuma Yunshan's mouth: "It is very necessary."

"But..." Dong Yunshan wanted to say something.

"No buts." Yukinoshita Yukino's eyes were gloomy. "Whether you succeed or fail, you can't escape your own consequences!"

"I mean......"

"Don't say that." Yukinoshita Yukino almost scolded, raising the spoon a little higher. The turbid amber soup rippled in the spoon, and it was actually a little sticky. "Drink."

Yukinoshita Yukino didn't care, so if Azuma Yunshan said anything more, it would seem like he was being pretentious.

So he opened his mouth and moved closer to the spoon that Yukinoshita Yukino had just used.

Before the soup even enters your mouth, you can smell a strong...fishy smell.

Yukinoshita Yukino raised the hand holding the spoon slightly and poured the soup into Azuma Yunshan's mouth.

As the soup enters your mouth, a distinct bitterness spreads.

It's actually a bit confusing.

Dong Yunshan's mouth pursed and soup overflowed from the corners of his mouth.

It's not that he's careless with his words, it's just that the taste is too bad.

Almost like a conditioned reflex, Yukinoshita Yukino shook the spoon, scraped the overflowing soup into the spoon, and fed it into Azuma Yunshan's mouth.

After completing such a difficult move smoothly, Yukinoshita Yukino finally realized what she had just done.

I'm used to feeding Xixi complementary food.

I fed the eastern spruce as well.

Using the spoon she had just used.

indirect......

"Hah~" Dong Yunshan tilted his head and spat out the soup.

"I'll do it again next." Yukinoshita Yukino put down the bowl, picked up the kelp and wiped it gently.

Dong Yunshan immediately noticed this different treatment method from his previous one: "Don't we need to wash off the white frost on it?"

"The main components of this white frost are mannitol and glutamic acid. Washing with water will cause the loss rate to exceed 70%." Yukinoshita Yukino was waiting for the question from Azuma Yunshan. "This white frost is the source of the sweetness and umami flavor of the broth, so it can only be wiped off gently."

Yukinoshita Yukino continued with the next steps while explaining.

Use scissors to cut strips on the kelp, put it into the pot, add cold water, turn to medium heat, and heat for about ten minutes.

When dense small bubbles appear on the surface of the kelp, Yukinoshita Yukino will take out the kelp, continue to boil the water, skim off the foam, add cold water to cool it down, turn off the heat and add bonito flakes, wait for the bonito flakes to soak for two or three minutes, and then filter it.

The clear tea-like soup comes into view, filled with the fragrance of the sea breeze.

Dong Yunshan followed what Yukinoshita Yukino had done before, scooped some into a bowl, and tasted a spoonful.

It tastes sweet and refreshing, sweeping away all the previous bitterness.

"I feel like it can be drunk as a beverage." Dong Yunshan's eyes lit up, and he scooped a spoonful and handed it to Yukinoshita Yukino, "Try it too."

"There's no need for that." Yukinoshita Yukino knew her own level.

Dong Yunshan: "Whether you succeed or fail, you can't..."

Before he could finish, Yukinoshita Yukino had already opened her mouth, her cold eyes slightly turned up, staring at Azuma Yunshan while drinking the warm soup.

"You just gave me something bad to drink, and I didn't even glare at you." Dong Yunshan protested, "I gave you something good to drink, why are you glaring at me?"

"I could have had two good ones." Yukinoshita Yukino got to the heart of the matter. "Who made the bad one?"

"...So the key is not to overcook the kelp?" Dong Yunshan asked humbly. "As for bonito flakes, do they just need to soak for a while?"

Volume 4: School is about to start: Chapter 126: Morning Exercise

"In theory, kelp's umami flavor is most easily released at 60 degrees Celsius. The best way to do this is to soak it in 60-degree water for 30 minutes," Yukinoshita Yukino patiently explained. "Usually, you put the kelp in a pot with cold water and heat it over medium-low heat until small bubbles appear on the edge. Remove the kelp from the pot. Boiling it directly or cooking it for too long will release too much alginic acid."

“Alginic acid?”

"Mucus." Yukinoshita Yukino used a more intuitive term.

"No wonder it's a bit mushy." Dong Yunshan compared the different results. "Is that fishy and bitter smell also due to the high temperature?"

"The ideal temperature for the umami flavor of bonito flakes is 85 degrees Celsius. When boiled, it releases a fishy aroma and smoky bitterness," Yukinoshita concluded. "You're using a French consommé technique with Japanese dashi, so the umami system is bound to collapse."

"So..." Dong Yunshan nodded, "I'm more suitable for French cuisine?"