Azur Lane: I Crossed the Graduation Port Area

Chapter 1223 Long Wu: Want to learn? I'll teach you, Commander
The reunion with Ji An also announced that Lin Lan had basically completed her tour of the first floor of the Observation Hall.

Yes, the viewing hall has three floors in total, and the restaurant for gatherings is in the open-air viewing pavilion on the third floor.

After chatting with Ji'an for a few minutes, Lin Lan noticed that Long Wu was still busy in the kitchen.

Thanks to Ji'an's "destruction", the kitchen, which was originally spacious and tidy, with tools and ingredients that had not yet been cooked neatly arranged, has become a mess.

However, Long Wu was busy running around and couldn't handle it all by himself, which perfectly illustrates how destruction is much easier than reconstruction.

"Let's help Long Wu clean up the kitchen first. Ji'an, you can come too."

Without giving it much thought, Lin Lan rolled up his sleeves and planned to go into the kitchen to help with a few Donghuang ship girls.

But when he heard that he dared to let Ji'an into the kitchen, Zhenhai's smile froze slightly and he dissuaded him:
"Commander, Ji An..."

"I'll keep an eye on her. Cleaning the kitchen doesn't mean cooking. I believe she won't cause trouble again."

Lin Lan said this to Zhenhai with a smile, and then looked at Ji'an with encouraging eyes, who was very happy because of his trust.

"Commander... well, it was me who caused the kitchen to become like this. Besides, I have quite a bit of experience in cleaning up the kitchen. I will take care of it."

Ji An said this with a proud tone at the end, which stunned Lin Lan and the three Donghuang ship girls.

So it's something to be proud of to gain experience from cleaning up a messed up kitchen?
But no matter what, Ji'an then used practical actions to prove to Lin Lan and her companions that although she was not good at cooking, she was still a first-class cleaner in the kitchen.

Yixian and Zhenhai also showed Lin Lan their housekeeping skills that were no less than those of the royal maids.

Even Haitian, a young lady from a scholarly family, did her best to help pack up the dark dishes and kitchen waste made by Ji'an and dump them into the kitchen trash can in order to take care of her Hanfu skirt that reached the ground.

The number of ship girls in the Donghuang camp is originally the smallest among all camps, which also means that almost every Donghuang ship girl has extremely strong hands-on ability.

Lin Lan and several Donghuang ship girls cooperated very well, and the kitchen was restored to its original appearance at a speed almost visible to the naked eye.

With everyone's concerted efforts, it only took a dozen minutes for the kitchen in the Observation Hall to become clean again.

"Huh, finally cleaned up..."

After lighting the deodorizing sandalwood at the end, Long Wu breathed a sigh of relief, and his originally serious expression relaxed. He handed a clean towel to Lin Lan and his companions.

Looking at the commander who rolled up his sleeves and took off his commander's hat, Long Wu's childish face had a gratified smile:

"I didn't expect the commander to be so skilled at housekeeping. I heard this morning that the commander had lived in the royal palace for a while, and I thought you had been spoiled by the royal maids."

Hearing that Long Wu was already free to joke with him, Lin Lan knew that all the kitchen cleaning work was finished.

He wiped the sweat off his face with a towel and said with a smile:

"Housekeeping skills are a skill that is ingrained into the DNA of every Donghuang person. Even if they are too lazy to do it sometimes, they will never hesitate once they start to do it."

What Lin Lan didn't say was that when he was working at the Blue Star construction site, project managers were often forced to work part-time as odd jobs cleaning the site in the middle of the night because of inspections.

It is also because of this that he has accumulated a lot of experience in doing cleaning work efficiently.

However, there is no need to mention this difficult past in front of one's own ship girls.

So when they heard his words, the Donghuang ship girls in the kitchen all had happy smiles on their faces.

"Longwu, where are Ding'an, Ninghai, and Pinghai?"

Yixian walked skillfully to one of the four refrigerators in the kitchen, opened the door, took out a few bottles of yogurt and distributed them to Lin Lan and his companions, and asked Longwu gently. "Ninghai, Pinghai and Ding'an have already brought the prepared dishes, fresh ingredients and various tableware to the dining room.

"Hua Jia said that we should decorate the table carefully to improve the viewing level, so we went to the warehouse to get dry ice and tablescapes... Well, judging by the time, she should have taken the elevator directly to the restaurant."

After taking a sip of the yogurt, Long Wu answered Yixian with his tail hanging down.

Lin Lan took a sip of yogurt, looked around the kitchen, and asked Long Wu curiously:

"When Haitian was cleaning up the trash just now, I seemed to have seen the hot pot base packaging. Is hot pot the main course tonight?"

"Hmm! Commander guessed right!"

When the dishes for tonight's banquet were mentioned, Long Wu, who had been dragging his tail on the ground after cleaning the kitchen, suddenly had his eyes light up and his tail began to swing left and right excitedly:

"Isn't the Commander from Shuzhou? Red soup hotpot is a must!

"I specifically asked Aurora about the special hot pot style of the Shuzhou region, and I've perfectly reproduced the Sichuan spicy hot pot base, which will definitely make the Commander feel familiar!
"Since this is a dinner to welcome the commander home, a full banquet is of course indispensable, and hot pot... is just one of the dishes!

“Although many of the 108 dishes cannot be prepared due to lack of ingredients in the port area, this is not a problem for me at all!

"Since we came to Natlan, we have been collecting and learning about Natlan's special cuisine. In addition, Harbin told me that both the Sirens and the demons are big eaters and will not waste any food no matter how much they cook. So this time we will show them all to the Commander!"

When it comes to cooking, Long Wu seems like a different person, happily explaining it to him incessantly.

Lin Lan felt his head buzzing just by hearing the words "Manchu and Han banquet" and "one hundred and eight dishes".

When watching short videos, he learned that the Manchu-Han Banquet, which was always rumored to be a palace banquet, actually did not appear in Donghuang history.

This is actually a restaurant that was established after the establishment of New Donghuang. It compiles recipes from various cuisines across the country and is the epitome of Donghuang's food civilization.

Although there is only one word difference between "Manchu and Han Banquet" and "Manchu and Han Banquet", their meanings are completely different.

Lin Lan never thought that after traveling through time, he would actually have the opportunity to see a real Manchu-Han banquet.

Even his limited imagination could not imagine what a visual feast it would be if 108 dishes covering various Donghuang cuisine styles were placed on the table.

The epic chef who created the Manchu-Han Banquet from scratch was none other than the lovely little Donghuang girl with shining eyes in front of him.

But just as Lin Lan was becoming more and more frightened, he suddenly felt something shaking his vision.

"Hmm~ Commander, have you already been tempted by the Manchu-Han Feast just by listening to Sister Long Wu's story?"

Ji An's playful voice sounded from beside him, and he finally realized that his expression had turned dull at some point.

"This time, Sister Long Wu is the only chef for the feast. The signature dishes that other companions are good at will be slowly shown to the Commander in the future."

Ji An's clear voice was like a lark, gently summarizing it for him.

Lin Lan took a deep breath and spoke with great admiration to Long Wu, who was thirsty from talking too much at once and was drinking yogurt again:
"Long Wu, Master Long Wu, can you teach me some of your skills?"

"Pfft..."

When she heard him suddenly ask this, the defenseless Xiao Long Niang choked on her yogurt.

But this did not prevent Long Wu from having a bright smile on his face. He patted his chest proudly and said sweetly, quoting a famous line from a Donghuang action movie:
"Want to learn? I'll teach you, Commander!"

(End of this chapter)