People in Zongman: My Dimensional Cuisine

"No!"

Erina swallowed hard and asked, "Is mala tang delicious? What kind of dish is it? Is it complicated?"

"It's not complicated. It's just bone broth and various ingredients. You choose the ingredients yourself, weigh them, and pay by weight. Then you put them in a mesh ladle like you would for udon noodles, hang it on the side of the broth pot, and cook it like that. Once it's cooked, you pour it into the prepared sauce."

"If it's not spicy enough, add chili oil; if it's not numbing enough, add Sichuan peppercorn oil. You can also add sugar or minced garlic. It's delicious, with a hot pot feel to it. Although it's not as good as hot pot, it's still very satisfying."

Yuko Ichihara raised an eyebrow and said, "How about... we give it a try?"

"Hmm..." xn

"I only know that there is bone broth, but I don't know about the other seasonings. This is different from hot pot or oden. Let's leave it to Bai Yu. Bai Yu will cook the broth, and we can choose and cook it ourselves."

"That's good!"

Lantabi thought for a moment and said, "I just realized that I've been in Japan for so long and I haven't seen mala tang... It's a pity, no... I should say that many delicious snacks are missing."

Nakiri Managi and the others asked with shining eyes, "What else?"

"What else... there's a lot... let me think... wait, why isn't Alice making any noise?"

Everyone was stunned. Turning around, they saw Alice standing not far behind Bai Yu and Leonora, her fists clenched. Lucifer asked in confusion, "Why did you stop? Did you recognize her?"

Wu Fengshui waved his hand and said, "Impossible. You absolutely can't see it from this angle, especially since Leonora has long hair, which is completely blocking her view. How could you tell?"

"What happened?"

"How would I know? Let me see first..."

"Um...."

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Chapter 156 Alice's Survival Will, Alice Under Threat (Please Subscribe~)

Alice was initially very happy, but as soon as she ran over, she overheard Bai Yu and Leonora's conversation. Just as Wu Fengshui had said, Leonora's long hair completely blocked her view, and in order to surprise her, Alice deliberately went around to her back.

When they ran over...

"Pfft... Really? Hmm, Alice, that girl..."

Alice paused for a moment. It had something to do with her? She'd better listen, but how did this person know her? He looked vaguely familiar—could it be her mother? But she hadn't received any messages.

"That girl has always been a bit silly, and she becomes incredibly cowardly at crucial moments. To put it simply... she runs away whenever something happens, while constantly shouting things like... 'Charge! Kill!'"

"Huh? Isn't that interesting?"

"What's so interesting about her? Looking back now, she has so many bad habits. She's a crybaby, loves to whine, is very willful, and sometimes she's slow to react. I'm really fed up with her."

"Isn't it more interesting for a girl this age to be like this?"

"That's true, sometimes that girl is really... oh? Oh!"

Leonora was pushed into the pool before she could finish speaking, startling Lucifer and the others who were watching. She was truly brave.

Nakiri Managi covered her face and said, "It's over, Alice is doomed."

Bai Yu, on the other side, was also stunned. Turning his head, he saw Alice standing with her hands on her hips, puffing out her cheeks in anger. Alice immediately pounced on Bai Yu, grabbing his arm and shouting towards the pool, "Hey! You wicked woman who came from who-knows-where! Who are you! How dare you..."

No sooner had she finished speaking than a ball of white fur floated up. Leonora chuckled, tossed her hair, and said, "Alice, guess who I am..."

Alice was stunned for a moment. After seeing it clearly, she rubbed her eyes and then cold sweat broke out on her forehead. Like a frightened little rabbit, she jumped back and did a perfect dogeza (a traditional Chinese obeisance).

"Mother! I was wrong! I didn't know it was you!"

"Hehe... Alice, Mommy is a bad woman!"

"My dearest mother! You are the best mother in the world! You are stunningly beautiful, incredibly intelligent, and incomparably gorgeous!"

"Huh? Really? Won't it be too difficult for you?!"

"No, no! This is a heartfelt compliment! It's from the bottom of my heart! It's truly an honor to have the opportunity to praise Mother like this! Thank you, Mother, for giving me this opportunity!"

"Hmph! Sit properly!"

"Yes!"

Alice was terrified, but she still obediently knelt on the ground. Leonora glanced at Alice and couldn't help but laugh.

"Mom! You're smiling! Does that mean you're not angry anymore?!"

"Pfft... Hahahaha! Ah!"

After laughing for a while, Leonora fell into the water. After getting up, she continued laughing. Alice turned to look at Bai Yu with a puzzled expression and said blankly, "Did I make Mommy stupid? Mommy!"

"puff...."

Bai Yu chuckled, and Alice also sensed something was off. She moved to the edge of the pool, looked down at the pool, but couldn't see clearly. Bai Yu silently handed her his phone.

Alice glanced at the screen and then said blankly, "Eh? Manager Shirayu, who's on your screen? It looks a bit like me, and it's so ugly!"

"Um... that... you didn't turn on your phone...."

"So... this is... me?"

"Hahahaha! I'm dying of laughter! Hahahaha!"

Leonora laughed until tears streamed down her face. Alice paused for two seconds before immediately thinking of Leonora; the recipe was all too familiar!

"Mom! I'll fight you to the death!"

Alice lunged forward as she spoke, but Leonora dodged, and Alice missed, falling directly into the water. Leonora laughed so hard she couldn't stand up straight, her fair face flushed red.

"Waaaaah! Mom! You're bullying me!"

Seeing that Alice was about to cry, Leonora quickly went to Alice's side, hugged her, and said with a smile, "Oh, don't worry, it's just makeup and ordinary pens. It'll come off easily with a wash."

"Waaaaah! I'm so ashamed! Mom! It's all your fault! It's all your fault!"

Leonora laughed and said, "This is to teach you a lesson. You didn't even get things done, and you even drank too much! Can't you give me a break?! You..."

"Huh? Done? What was it?"

Leonora glanced sideways at Bai Yu, while Alice paused for a moment before smiling and saying, "Mom!"

"Calling for Mom won't help! Do you understand?"

"What?! I did it!"

"Huh? Success...Eh?! You succeeded?!"

Alice laughed and said, "Yeah, the reason Erina and I drank so much was because we wanted to confess our feelings while drunk! And we all succeeded!"

"Really?"

"Really! Otherwise, would I have the nerve to hug you like this?"

Leonora paused for a moment before laughing and saying, "Really? Oh my! Alice! Well done! It seems Mom misunderstood you this time! Tell me! What compensation do you want?"

"Well...."

"No matter what it is, Mom can take care of it for you! Let's forget about the time you pushed Mom into the pool!"

Alice's lips twitched. This was a threat! Alice clenched her fist before whispering, "What compensation? This just shows how good our mother-daughter relationship is!"

"Really? I've given you a chance!"

"real...."

"Hey! You should have said so earlier! If you had said so earlier, why would I have called you Manager Baiyu? I've been calling you that all afternoon! And I've been giving you hints and helping you out! Manager Baiyu... um... I should just call you Baiyu now."

Bai Yu nodded and said gently, "Of course."

"Honestly, Shiraha, you didn't say anything! Yumiko and the others didn't say anything either! You kept me completely in the dark! Well! But at least one wish has been fulfilled! That's all!"

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Chapter 157 The Girls Get a Lesson, Managi and Leonora (Please Subscribe~)

Alice quickly washed her face in the pool. Just as Leonora had said, a quick wash would clean it up. The little bit left wouldn't be a big deal. She would take another bath when she got back to the main house, and then put on makeup again.

Alice climbed out of the pool and jumped into Bai Yu's arms, laughing as she said, "I've wanted this for so long! I'm a boss lady now!"

Bai Yu smiled and said, "Just like Leonora said, she really likes to act cute."

"You should call me Auntie or... Oh! Mom! Why did you hit my head!"

Leonora said irritably, "Is Mom so old?! Why do you have to call me 'Auntie'?! Call me by my name! Calling me 'Auntie' makes me feel like an old woman! I don't want to!"

"Oh...."

Bai Yu said gently, "Alice, did you drink any herbal tea after you woke up?"

"No, what herbal tea? What's herbal tea? Is it the kind from vending machines? It tastes awful, I'm not drinking it."

"No, I did it."

"Huh? You made this? I'll drink it then, it must be delicious, but... how good can herbal tea really be?"

Leonora said irritably, "It's delicious, okay? If I could drink more, I would have drunk yours too."

"Eh?! Really?!"

As Alice and Leonora walked over, chatting about herbal tea, Nakiri Mana and the others gathered around. Nakiri Mana cheered and jumped into Shiraha's arms, laughing and saying, "Shiraha! I'm the boss lady now! I'm the boss lady now!"

Bai Yu gently patted Nakiri Managi's head and said softly, "Haven't you always been?"

"Ugh! Ugh! Erina! You brat!"

Nakiri Managi was pushed aside by Erina again, who blushed and whispered, "Manager Shiraha, nice to meet you... Ah! Who?!"

Before Erina could finish speaking, her head was jerked—no, jerked several times. When Erina turned around, she saw everyone, including Leonora and Yukari Yakumo, looking at her with annoyed expressions.

Erina swallowed hard and said, "W-what happened? Aunt Leonora...how come you also...I did it!"

Leonora said irritably, "You brat, how dare you talk back! And Alice, you brat too! What do you two mean by this?! Huh?!"

Alice and Erina stood to the side like elementary school students who had made a mistake, not knowing what had happened. Lucifer said irritably, "You just listened to what Hisako said, didn't you?"

"Hisako just can't get used to calling you Erina-san because she's been doing it for so long, but what about you? You've already succeeded, and you're still calling Shiraha-sensei? What do you mean by that?"

Erina and Alice were both stunned for a moment before they reacted. Erina whispered, "We just didn't realize it at first..."

Leonora said irritably, "It's because Alice was just talking about Manager Shiraha that I didn't even know that girl succeeded! I'm so angry!"

Alice whispered, "Mommy...we were wrong..."

"Hmph! I'm in a good mood today, so I can't be bothered to argue with you guys! But compared to you, little brat..."

As Leonora spoke, she turned to look at Nakiri Managi, who was also looking at Leonora. The atmosphere suddenly became very strange. Just as Gasai Yuno was about to speak, she saw Leonora slowly walking towards Nakiri Managi.

The next moment, instead of the expected argument, Leonora hugged Nakiri Managi tightly. Nakiri Managi smiled and whispered, "Leonora... I'm back..."

"You idiot! You idiot! Why are you hiding from everyone!"

"I...."

"Never mind...it's all in the past. I'm just glad you're safe and sound. Managi, it seems like I'll have a chance to attend your wedding."

"And you... um... are you just coming empty-handed?"

Kaguya Houraisan glanced at Grayfia, who nodded in agreement. Leonora's strangeness could be attributed to her personality, but why was Managi Nakiri the same way? And what did she mean by asking, "And you?"

Leonora laughed and said, "Hey! How about I give you a big red envelope when you get married?!"

"Really? Do I look like someone who's short of money?"

"Don't be so materialistic, it's just another kind of red envelope!"

"That sounds pretty good, then I'll look forward to it. You've got a conscience! Hmm! Today is truly a memorable day! I must call Father later to share the good news!"

Soryuin Shion said with a smile, "I guess even Grandpa Nakiri didn't expect you to be so fast. Eh? It's about time. Go back and prepare dinner. I'm really curious about your cooking, Shiraha."

Erina quickly said, "Shiraha-sou... ptooey ptooey... Shiraha! What kind of dish are you making tonight?"

Erina immediately changed her mind as soon as she said it, and everyone nodded in agreement. Bai Yu chuckled and said, "We're about to start preparing the dishes, so just look forward to it. But more than that, I'm curious about Leonora's cooking skills."

Leonora laughed and said, "My cooking skills aren't exactly great, but they're pretty good too, right, Managi?"

"Although I hate to admit it, Leonora's cooking skills are indeed quite good."

"Look!"

Zhengyi laughed and said, "Hey! If I remember correctly, this seems to be the first time I've eaten a meal cooked by my own sisters' parents!"