But thinking of those five hundred nurturing points, Su Qinghe was reluctant to give up and could only negotiate with the system.
“System, can we make a deal? How about I only make one dish?”
The system fell silent for a moment before giving an answer.
【Acceptable! However, the reward will drop from a maximum of five hundred points to one hundred points.】
“…”
System, you might not be human, but you’re a real dog!
Under the system’s thumb, she had no choice but to bow her head. Su Qinghe ultimately gritted her teeth and agreed.
Su Qinghe looked at Su Jianguo with a smile. “Dad, then I’ll just make one dish, okay?”
Su Jianguo let out a sigh of relief. “Alright!”
One dish it is. With him helping by her side, it shouldn’t be much of a problem!
Zhang Xiulan couldn’t bear to watch. “Qinghe, you and your dad cook together then. I’ll go pack your things. Qingbai, go to the living room and talk with your brother-in-law!”
After Zhang Xiulan and Su Qingbai left the kitchen, the small kitchen instantly felt much more spacious.
Su Jianguo didn’t dare waste time and quickly got busy, not forgetting to ask Su Qinghe, “Qinghe, what dish do you want to make?”
Su Qinghe wanted to get those hundred nurturing points!
It had already dropped from five hundred to one hundred. If she couldn’t even get the full hundred, wouldn’t that be a total loss?
This dish had to be made well!
But her cooking skills… she didn’t even trust them herself, nor could she make things too difficult right from the start.
After thinking for a moment, Su Qinghe said, “Dad, we have eggs at home, right? And tomatoes? How about I make scrambled eggs with tomatoes?”
This dish should be very easy to make!
“We have both!” Su Jianguo said. “I’ll help you beat the eggs and cut the tomatoes—”
“No!” Su Qinghe hurriedly refused. “Dad, you can’t help me. I have to do it all myself! Everything must be made entirely by my own hands!”
Seeing Su Qinghe so serious, Su Jianguo, being a complete doting father, ultimately let her have her way.
Su Qinghe first put on Zhang Xiulan’s apron, and then washed two tomatoes and two scallions.
The tomatoes needed to be cut into small pieces…
But the knife was really too heavy!
Su Qinghe couldn’t even hold it properly!
She finally realized that this body was even weaker and delicate than her original one!
Although she hadn’t cooked in her past life, as an orphan, she had worked odd jobs since high school, so she did have strength!
She could even replace the bottle on a water dispenser!
But now, she couldn’t even hold a kitchen knife steady!
Afraid of cutting her own hands, Su Qinghe could only hold the handle with both hands and chop haphazardly.
The tomato pieces ended up a bit large… Large was good; it would feel more satisfying to eat!
Next step!
Crack four eggs into a bowl and mix well!
Chop two scallions into sections!
Heat the wok and add oil, then throw in chopped scallions once the oil is hot.
When the scallions turn black, add the tomatoes, stir-fry them briefly, and pour in the eggs!
Add salt, stir-fry evenly, and plate it!
Under Su Jianguo’s verbal guidance, Su Qinghe went through the motions like a fierce tiger.
After plating, Su Qinghe carried it straight to the living room and placed it on the table in front of Qin Wang.
“Qin Wang, look at the tomato scrambled eggs your stepmother made for you!”
At the same time, Su Qinghe said to the system in her mind, “System, quick, rate it!”
Qin Wang stared at the plate of tomato egg mush, looking at the suspicious black specks inside, his little face turning red with anger!
She really was a bad woman!
Feeding him this kind of food right in front of Dad Qin!
If Dad Qin weren’t home, who knew how she would abuse him!
Su Qinghe didn’t pay attention to Qin Wang’s expression; she was waiting for the system’s rating.
After a brief wait, the system finally responded.
【Task Two Complete: Tomato Scrambled Eggs, Rating: S, Reward: 100 Nurturing Points.】
Su Qinghe froze for a moment, then put her hands on her hips and smiled radiantly.
She really was an unassumingly talented little cooking genius!
The system actually gave an S rating!
One hundred nurturing points, secured with ease!
Who else could do this!
Looking at Su Qinghe’s smile, Qin Wang was so angry he was almost crying.
“Dad! Look at her! She’s a vicious stepmother! She actually made this kind of thing for me to eat!”
Su Qingbai was already anxious out of his mind and hurriedly helped explain, “Director Qin, please don’t misunderstand. My sister has never cooked before; today is her first time in a kitchen! She really didn’t do it on purpose! She worked really hard!”
Qin Yu had been staring at Su Qinghe all along, and he believed Su Qingbai’s words.
Before, Su Qinghe was pretty and dressed meticulously, looking as beautiful as a rich young lady.
But now, Su Qinghe’s hair was messy, her see-through bangs soaked with sweat and sticking tightly to her forehead. There were black smudges across her face, though how they got there was anyone’s guess.
Most importantly, her fair, tender cheeks had been splashed with hot oil, resulting in three rice-grain-sized blisters.
If she weren’t genuinely trying to cook, such a pretty young girl would never have let herself get into such a sorry state.
Although the dish she made was beyond words, her intentions were good.
That was enough!
Qin Yu nodded at Su Qingbai. “I know.”
After a brief pause, Qin Yu added another sentence.
“You did well.”
Su Qingbai: “???”
Even if this dish was made by his own sister, he couldn’t bring himself to praise it against his conscience.
And yet Director Qin actually said she did well in an appreciative tone?
This Director Qin must be bewitched by his sister’s beauty!
Su Qingbai was emotional at first, followed immediately by excitement and thrill.
Qinghe’s good life in the future is set!
Su Qinghe had been immersed in the joy of receiving one hundred nurturing points just now and hadn’t paid attention to the three people in front of her at all.
It wasn’t until she heard Qin Yu’s “You did well” that she finally snapped back to reality.
What did he say?
Did well?
The system lacked human senses, so giving an S rating against its conscience was one thing.
How could this man bring himself to praise it?
This was really…
Maybe as people got older, they liked eating soft, mushy food like porridge!
Easy to chew and easy to digest!
Thinking this in her heart, Su Qinghe’s face revealed an understanding expression.
Before long, Su Jianguo finished making the rest of the meal.
Twice-cooked pork, braised eggplant, luffa soup, and mixed grain rice.
Except for that tomato scrambled eggs dish, everything else was full of color, aroma, and flavor.
As soon as Qin Yu sat down, he saw Su Qinghe glancing at the tomato scrambled eggs from time to time with a very complex look in her eyes.
She must be feeling down because she was afraid everyone would dislike it and no one would eat it, right?
Word was she had just graduated from high school, so she was only an eighteen- or nineteen-year-old young girl.
She was still young! She needed to be coaxed a bit!
Qin Yu picked up a spoon, scooped a portion of the tomato scrambled eggs, and put it into his mouth.
Although it didn’t look good, tasting it… didn’t taste good either.
However, with no expression on his face, Qin Yu swallowed the spoon of tomato scrambled eggs anyway.
Seeing everyone staring at him, Qin Yu said, “It’s quite good.”
Zhang Xiulan’s eyes instantly turned red, yet they were filled to the brim with pride.
As expected of her daughter!
Just married, and she’s already entranced this old man Qin Yu into losing his sense of taste.
Captured!
Totally captured!
Su Qinghe took a deep look at Qin Yu. Could this man really have no sense of taste?
How could he say it’s quite good against his conscience like this?
“Since it’s quite good, eat more then!”