Chapter 402 Try
A good night's sleep.

When Xu Qing was at Yangquan Restaurant, he developed a good habit of getting up early. He felt uncomfortable if he didn't get up and exercise every morning.

It was just dawn and many people were still asleep.

However, this does not include the chefs downstairs, who have already started preparing ingredients for the new day when it is still dark.

After returning from exercise, Xu Qing went to the kitchen to find something to eat.

The kitchen is bustling with activity at the moment.

Master Abe could only watch from the side and could not help.

The reason was that the one-week deadline they had agreed upon had not yet arrived, and Master Abe was still forced to recuperate.

Seeing Xu Qing coming over, Master Abei couldn't help but complain: "Not to mention cutting the vegetables, they didn't even let me wash them."

Xu Qing smiled and said, "Master, when you got sick before, everyone was scared. No one wants to go through that again. Master, please understand everyone's feelings and have a good rest."

Master Abei sighed, "I've been busy for so many years, and you're letting me rest all of a sudden. I really can't get used to it."

A voice came from the side saying: "You have to adapt even if you are not used to it."

Master Abei looked back and found that it was Ke Ling. "Ke Ling, why are you up so early?"

Ke Ling said a little depressed: "I'm used to it. When my mother was sick before, I often got up early to help everyone. As a result, it became a habit. I wake up on time and can't fall asleep even if I want to."

Master Abei touched her head with concern and said, "I'm sorry, Keling, it's all my fault. I made you suffer so much."

Ke Ling shook her head. "It's not bitter. As long as my mother is healthy, I won't feel bitter."

Master Abei's heart trembled when he heard this.

What she was most worried about when she was sick were her two children. What would happen to these two children if she was gone?
Ke Ling held Master Abei's hand and said seriously, "So, Mom, you must have a good rest and don't overwork yourself."

Master Abe really took these words to heart.

In the past, whether Xu Qing advised her, or Hong Xi and Li Shun and others advised her, or even forbade her to work in the kitchen, she never really cared. She always felt that her body had recovered well, and it was they who worried too much and made a fuss.

But at this moment, after hearing what Ke Ling said, Master Abe no longer dared to be careless.

This time she was lucky, as Xu Qing happened to come back and cured her illness.

What if she unfortunately passes away next time, and the two children are left alone?
Master Abei hugged Ke Ling tightly in his arms and said softly: "Ke Ling, I understand. I will not be stubborn anymore. I will definitely take a good rest and take good care of my body."

"Ah."

Ke Ling whispered, burying her head in her mother's arms.

During those days, she was worried every day, fearing that her mother would not be able to survive.

At the same time, she could only keep telling herself to be strong.

If the worst result really happened, Amu would still need her care, and Kiku would still need her support when she went downstairs.

Fortunately, everything was developing in the best direction, and all her fears at the beginning were just a nightmare from which she would eventually wake up.

The reality is still beautiful.

Chef Abe, who was determined to have a good rest, did not stay in the kitchen. The more she watched them busy, the more she felt itchy and could not help but want to help, but it was better not to see.

Xu Qing and Ke Ling stayed and helped a lot in the kitchen.

Ke Ling helped wash and pick vegetables as usual, doing whatever she could. She was not a good cook, and doing things beyond her ability was not helping, but rather causing trouble for them.

Xu Qing's cooking skills had long surpassed everyone else's. Coupled with his experience as the chef at Yangquan Restaurant, his work efficiency alone was equal to that of a group of people. He helped everyone prepare all the ingredients in a few seconds, saving more than half the time compared to the past, which made everyone stunned and applauded loudly. The more Xu Qing cooked, the more he wanted to cook. If he hadn't been busy today, Xu Qing would really like to help them cook all the dishes today.

Unfortunately, now is not the time for him to be leisurely and do whatever he wants.

Time waits for no one, and there is no telling when the Eight Phoenix Immortals will come to challenge him.

Xu Qing must make up for his shortcomings as soon as possible.

After breakfast, Xu Qing and Ke Ling came to the kitchen and started their tasks for the day.

Ke Ling asked: "Ah Qing, what do you want to eat today?"

Xu Qing thought for a moment and said, "Ke Ling, let's start with the simplest thing."

"The simplest one? That would be scrambled eggs."

Xu Qing nodded and continued, "Then add all the seasonings you can think of."

"what?"

Ke Ling was shocked. If they all added it in, how could it still be eaten?
"Just do it."

"Ah, okay."

Ke Ling really couldn't understand what Xu Qing was thinking, but since Xu Qing said so, she could only do as he said.

Ke Ling beat the eggs, poured them into the pan, stir-fried them for a few times, and then added seasonings.

Normally, just adding salt is enough, but this time Xu Qing had a special request.

Ke Ling hesitated slightly as she held the seasoning jar, then she gritted her teeth and added all the seasonings at hand into the jar one by one.

Soy sauce, vinegar, cooking wine, chili, cumin, bean paste, etc., she added a little bit of whatever was available in the kitchen, and then quickly stir-fried it to make the ingredients evenly flavored.

Soon, the ingredients in the pot turned into a color that looked ominous just by looking at it.

The cute light yellow egg chunks turned black with the bright red color of the peppers. The various seasonings emitted a very tempting and stimulating aroma under the action of heat, rushing straight into the nose. Ke Ling couldn't help but sneeze several times.

This dish is cooked and placed on the table.

Xu Qing picked up the chopsticks.

Ke Ling said hesitantly: "Ah Qing, do you really want to eat?"

Xu Qing knew without thinking that this dish would be extremely unpalatable, because before the dish even entered his mouth, his sense of taste and smell had already gone on strike. It seemed that he was unwilling to suffer this pain and chose to escape early.

But no matter how bad the food tastes, he will eat it. He must find the love and persistence hidden in his heart.

Xu Qing picked up an egg with chopsticks and put it into his mouth.

In an instant, an indescribable taste raged in the mouth: salty, bitter, sour, greasy, and sticky. All kinds of tastes that had nothing to do with the word "delicious" were intertwined and conflicted with each other, forming a chaotic taste experience.

Even though Xu Qing was mentally prepared, he still reflexively spat out the food the moment he put it into his mouth, and couldn't stop dry heaving.

It was as if this was not a dish, but a deadly poison that could kill people.

Xu Qing quickly picked up the cup and kept rinsing his mouth. It took him a long time to recover.

The food was vomited out, but the taste was still remembered by the brain.

And this is exactly what Xu Qing hoped for.

(End of this chapter)