Chapter 65: Stress Cooking
Author: Black Lantern (黑色花灯)
Link: https://book.qidian.com/info/1009922190
Translated by Gumihou
Looking at the half-dazed Tian Xinlan stumbling into his bedroom. Ye Fei felt a little helpless. It was not like he could just kick her out. It was nighttime. There is no guarantee that she would be safe, who knows whose door she might knock on next? That person might not be as reasonable as him.
Ye Fei sighed before closing his door. There was a rapid clattering sound and [1] he saw that Little Sharpie had trotted in with his butt shaking from the force of his wagging tail
As for Tian Xinlan. Once she encountered the bed, she plopped face-first into the mattress and fell asleep.
Ye Fei walked in and took a look. Then, he had to take another look. The person on the bed seemed to be glowing under the dim moonlight. He howled privately in his head: Are you deliberately testing me?
“Your mom, while other guys long to encounter this kind of thing, I… Moreover, this Tian Xinlan is a high-class beauty, but why is it that I can’t get excited, ah?!”
Ye Fei slumped against the door as he eyed the soundly sleeping Tian Xinlan. Finally, he shook his head as he went to fetch a blanket and covered her. This girl might catch a cold due to the room’s air conditioning.
After that, he picked up his phone and quietly closed the bedroom door behind him. He walked to the living room and slumped onto the sofa, head in his hands, unsure whether he should laugh or cry.
Surely no one else would have encountered such a thing in the middle of the night, right?
Sharpie slowly trotted over to Ye Fei’s leg. The little dog squatted beside Ye Fei, his tail wagging furiously as he watched Ye Fei.
Ye Fei glanced over at the little dog and picked it up. He pinched the loose, folded skin on the dog’s face, stretching it out a little before letting it go. Then, he pinched it again. Then, he did it again.
This pointless action reflects his mood, he felt pointless and depressed.
After enduring the teasing a few more times, the little dog struggled from Ye Fei’s embrace and leapt down. Sharpie shook his body, sat down and looked up at Ye Fei reproachfully: This guy must be insane. Are you so bored that you have to play with daddy’s face?h
Ye Fei stayed in place on the sofa for a while, but sleep was beyond him. Finally, he mentally probed the DCB System.
“System, give me a potato.”
DCB System’s cold voice answered, “300 yuan each.”
“I have money in my card, you take it yourself.”
The words were barely out of his mouth when his phone chirped. Naturally, he took a look and found that the System had already deducted the money from it.
“I say, aren’t you being too quick?”
“The potato had been sent to the cabinet. Would the Host please take a look.”
Ye Fei shook his head as he went to the kitchen. On one of the cabinet doors was the word ‘Potato’. When he opened it, he found a single potato sitting by itself.
The potato is about the size of his fist. The surface was very smooth, nothing at all like ordinary potatoes which were kind of bumpy.
As he took the potato out, Ye Fei asked, “I want to make a potato dish, would it trigger a live broadcast?”
DCB System, “The Host has already signed a contract with QQ Platform. In accordance with the 3 terms, the Host may set his own broadcasting time.”
“Didn’t you say that as soon as I cook anything, the broadcast would be automatically triggered? Why did that change?”
Ye Fei remembered it quite clearly, when this fellow first appeared, it said that so long as he make food in this kitchen, live broadcast would happen. For it to suddenly change now, isn’t it a bit too irresponsible?
DCB System, “That was when Host was at Level 1. To quickly make it to Level 2, this term is unavoidable. Now that Host has Level 2 access, Host may have some autonomy in setting his own live broadcasting time, with some exceptions.”
“Some exceptions? What are these exceptions?”
“Important feasts or when the Host is about to level up.”
“I understand. That is to say, I now need 50 Million yuan to reach Level 3. If it looks like I have difficulty reaching the level or is taking too long, the System will activate the broadcasting whenever I started cooking. Is that right?”
“Yes, otherwise, the Host may manage their time as they like.”
Even as he chatted with the System, Ye Fei was reviewing the recipes in his head.
There were just too many potato dishes floating in his mind. Even though Ye Fei had looked through the list once before, he still became a little dazzled when the dishes scrolled past his mind’s eye. Finally, after dithering over the overwhelming choices for a moment, he picked out a Level 2 Limited dish – Potato Shrimp Balls
Potato Shrimp Balls – Level 2 Limited Delicacy – Main ingredients: Potatoes, Sand Shrimp, cooking oil; Supplementary ingredients: Green onions, ginger, starch, dried chillies, ground pepper, milk, peanut powder, oil, etc
Let’s make this one.
Was what Ye Fei thought, but then, he was a bit taken aback. That’s because there were 2 main ingredients. The first one was potatoes and the other consisted of Sand Shrimp. He already has the potato, but without shrimp, he would not be able to make the dish.
“System, how much do you sell Sand Shrimp for?”
“400 yuan each.”
Ye Fei, “… f*ck, that’s even more expensive than a potato!”
“Of course, seafood has always been more expensive than vegetables.
“… …give me two.”
“Minimum purchase is 4 pcs.”
“… …”
Ye Fei suddenly found that he really could not have a proper conversation with the System. Whenever that fellow spoke, it nearly choked him to death. He thought: You’re only a System, it’s fine if you give me the goods so long as I give you the money. What’s all this about a minimum purchase?
After he thought about the amount sitting in his card, Ye Fei still ended up buying 4 Sand Shrimps.
“Give me a box of the special Rose Oil too.”
“660 per box.”
“… why don’t you just rob people, ah? Just how much oil is contained inside a box? You still want to charge me 660 yuan?”
“Host should understand the value of this oil.”
“1 box.”
“The System is happy to inform the Host that Potato Shrimp Balls should be deep fried. Therefore. At least 2 boxes of Rose Oil are needed.
Ye Fei, “… can I use some other oil”
“Rose Oil is the best type of oil for deep frying Potato Shrimp Balls. If the Host wishes to create inferior dishes, Host may choose to use other types of cooking oil.”
Ye Fei was really speechless. He had no idea that his sudden decision to make himself something to eat would cause him to spend several thousand of yuan. Isn’t this too expensive?
However, when he recalled the unique and alluring aroma of food cooked with Rose Oil, Ye Fei gritted his teeth and thought: Let’s splurge a little today. Isn’t it only two boxes of oil? It’s not like I don’t have the money. Buy!
Thus, he bought 2 boxes of Rose Oil. He also spent about 500 yuan on seasoning and other side ingredients. Ye Fei really felt the pinch. From young until now, aside from school fees, he had never spent so much money in one go.
However, now that the things had been bought, he must not waste them. Let’s make this dish properly.
Ignoring the DCB System, Ye Fei began to make the Potato Shrimp Balls according to the instructions in his head.
The making of this Potato Shrimp Ball involved a lot of steps. With many ways for people to adjust certain elements to suit their taste.
Ye Fei studied the ingredients he had bought, there were milk and sugar among them. Thus, he could make a dessert too.
It would be his first time making dessert, and he really looked forward to the occasion.
After preparing the cooking tools, Ye Fei was about to start when something furry brushed against his ankles. He looked down and saw the little Shar Pei. Who knows when this fellow came in?
Ye Fei shook the dog away, and said, “Wait outside.”
The Shar Pei rolled over on the floor a few times before rolling to its feet and scooting up to snuggle next to Ye Fei’s ankle again.
In the end, Ye Fei just ignore the dog and picked up his potato. It was time for the first step, making mashed potatoes!
[Gumihou: Snack dishes with lots of fiddly little elements are very annoying to make]
[1] Small adjustments to make the sentence smoother.
[2] Potato Shrimp Balls
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