Chiba Salted Fish Legend

Chapter 69 But I don’t have many friends
By the time it was past three o'clock in the afternoon, Xia Zhizao had already returned to his apartment.He was wearing an apron at this moment and standing in front of the kitchen counter doing some preparation work, such as washing ingredients.The preparation time for Chinese cuisine varies depending on the situation. The long preparations need to be prepared several days in advance, while the short preparations only take a few minutes, such as cracking an egg or something. It is very easy and simple.

But today’s meal is for the little angel. Each dish does not need to be too much, but the number of dishes is better. In this way, a table of meals that looks crazy rich but is actually economical and affordable can be completed!The Chinese always have a way, especially in this area.

However, even if you don’t need to cook too much for each dish, if the quantity increases, it will not be easy to prepare.Different dishes have different processing requirements for different ingredients. The first step in learning cooking is never to practice knife skills, but to become familiar with the ingredients.At least Xia Zhi had been working in the kitchen for a week, just to know how to handle what ingredients. .It was such a hard time.

But in general, I was quite happy to learn a lot of things. Although the process was boring, Xia Zhiming knew what he could learn, but he still felt that it was better not to spend his time on it.But if you don’t have a lot of interest in learning, you will naturally feel bored.

The mobile phone placed on the kitchen table suddenly vibrated. Xia Zhi shook the water on his hand, picked it up and took a look. The person calling was Little Angel.Of course, she should be the only one who would call, but this should be considered the only call in the past few days when she was in a normal state.

Xia Zhi was washing up when the call came last time, and she was washing up when the last call was made, and both times Ryoko Yamamoto called alone... This time it finally returned to normal.

"Hey, this is Xia Zhi."

"Ah, Senior Xia Zhi. I'm under your apartment, if I'm not mistaken."

"I'll come right away, wait for me a moment."

Xia Zhi walked away from the kitchen counter and walked to the door. After opening the door, he walked to the corridor and saw the figure looking around uneasily in front of the apartment door.I don’t know why, maybe it’s because of timidity, but the figure of Riyo who feels uneasy around her because of her timidity looks particularly cute.To describe it, it feels like being a squirrel in a crowd.

Looking at such cute things can really heal people's body and mind.Sure enough, angels are angels.

"Li Shi."

Natsuki said hello to Rise.Rise trembled slightly when she suddenly heard someone calling her. She turned to look at the second floor of the apartment and found Xia Zhi waving to her.She quickly ran up the corridor.

"Senior Xia Zhi."

Running up to Xia Zhi, Rishi bowed respectfully.

"You don't have to be so respectful in private. Anyway, let's come in first."

"it is good."

"As for shoes, just wear any pair."

"Hey, is there anyone else living in Senior Xia Zhi's apartment?"

"No, it's just that some classmates came to play this morning."

"Oh... I didn't bother you, did I?"

"Don't worry, we'll have left at noon."

"what……"

"Come in first."

Xia Zhi walked into the kitchen first, and Li Shi carefully observed this strange space.

"Do you need something to drink? Can you drink juice? Ah... I forgot to drink all the juice this morning."

"No, I'm not very thirsty."

Rise quickly refused.

"Who are you kidding? It's still very hot today. It takes at least 10 minutes to walk from here to the station. I felt like I was going to die when I came back. Don't be polite to me. There is also green tea, although the temperature is a bit Low……"

Is it possible to keep it from freezing after being kept in the refrigerator for a whole day?

"Then... please excuse me."

"Are the honorifics getting heavier and heavier? Relax."

When Xia Zhi came out with a cup, Rise was still standing behind the sofa in the living room without sitting down.Xia Zhi was somewhat helpless.Handing the teacup to Rishi, the little angel took it with both hands and thanked him properly.

Xia Zhi put his hands on Rishi's shoulders and forcefully turned her around, then pushed her to the front of the sofa and pushed her to sit down.The girl looked a little flattered.

"Although we are seniors in school, now, here, we are just friends. Relax."

"……Thank you."

"So don't use honorifics anymore. We are obviously the same age, but it feels weird."

He pinned Rishi on the sofa, but he still had things to do, so there was nothing he could do about it.After all, there is no strange energy in this world, and there are no strange creatures with many tails in the body, and there is no way to use some strange things to activate the clone technique. This is the current situation when people are weak.

"Although I invited you over, as you can see, I can't get away right now. I'm so sorry."

Xia Zhi took a step back and showed the black apron he was wearing to Rishi.

“It’s quite troublesome to prepare some materials.”

"No need to prepare anything troublesome."

"Even if you say so, strictly speaking, there is no trouble-free Chinese cuisine."

"I want to help, but I know nothing about cooking, so I'm sorry..."

"It's okay. I was the one who invited you here in the first place. I would feel bad if you asked me to help. Although it's a bit boring, I'm still a little confident in the cooking part. You can look forward to it a little bit."

"Ah."

Rishi nodded obediently.Xia Zhi returned to the kitchen.

"Oh, by the way. Rishi, although there's nothing interesting, if you want to visit, that's up to you."

"I see."

Xia Zhi continued to be busy, and there were still a lot of ingredients that had not been processed.Rise, who felt a little bored, stood up and began to look around.Compared to my own home, this apartment is not really an excellent residence. There are almost no decent decorations. Should I say it is simple or simple...

Usually the information about the furnishings in a room is enough to tell others about the owner, such as personality, preferences, etc., and the most superficial application can be used to judge whether the room belongs to a man or a woman. Although this is the most basic Rough application is sometimes inaccurate - it is not impossible if it is an uncle with a strong girlish heart.

But Xia Zhi's apartment was so simple that it seemed that it had not changed from the state before he moved in. Except for the occasional furniture that could be seen to be relatively new, most of the others were still usable even though they were older, simple and From the perspective of outsiders, a diligent and frugal life cannot be said to be rich and colorful.

The sound of running water in the kitchen and the sound of kitchen knives cutting on the chopping board kept coming. She could often hear such busy sounds while her mother was cooking.Although my mother is not very good at cooking, she is much better than the other three people in the family. Although her cooking level is not very high, she has made some very good specialties after cooking for a long time.Rise once thought that her mother was the best cook in the world, until her sister took her out for a meal and the idea burst like a dream bubble.

However, although it is indeed not as good as the food sold in some restaurants, it still tastes good after all these years.

Rise Amemiya, who is good at observing, found a place that made people feel good. In this space, no matter whether it was in the corner or anywhere else, there was nothing that looked like garbage. Although this is a matter of course, for It would feel a lot more peaceful if it was clear that what I came to was not a dirty place.

The habit of observing her surroundings that she developed because of her timidity has given her a sense of security now.

As mentioned before, a person's personality traits can be roughly understood from the environment in which a person lives, provided that they do not disguise their living environment like spies and the like in movies.A person should be known through conversation and through details.

"Rishi, how spicy food can you eat?"

"Hey, if possible, please don't put too much chili pepper. I'm not good at spicy food..."

"Ok."

This is a senior who has no airs of seniority. Although he is said to be a foreign student, unexpectedly, his Japanese level is not low, and he can no longer hear any strange intonations during the conversation.Although it still doesn't have the same tone as a real Japanese, it can be pronounced very well in a very formal tone.

Generally speaking, can anyone achieve this level in just one year?And I heard it seems to be less than a year.

At this time, the busy sounds in the kitchen gradually subsided.Xia Zhi walked out.

"What's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing. It's just that the preparations are almost done. We only need to wait another hour before we can start cooking."

"It's surprisingly a long wait."

"Some Chinese food is very troublesome, but once you get used to it, it's actually not bad."

Rishi was a little embarrassed.

"Did I really cause you trouble?"

"It's better to say that it helped me a lot. I had wanted to make some good cooking for a long time, but since I was alone, I didn't have much motivation. And if I cook too much, I won't be able to finish it."

What Xia Zhi said was not an excuse.Not to mention that Xia Zhi usually has a very simple breakfast, and doesn’t have much time to prepare lunch. And dinner is almost always eaten in a coffee shop. Unless necessary, you will spend a lot of time doing it when you are alone. A particularly troublesome meal?Xia Zhi obviously doesn't.

If it weren't for the fact that eating too much instant noodles would make you tired and not good for your health, Xia Zhi wouldn't mind eating instant noodles for every meal.

"If that's really the case, then I'll feel at ease."

"I told you to relax, I don't have a scary face."

Xia Zhi felt helpless.

"If you're too reserved, I don't know what to do. Just be like normal with friends."

"...but I don't have many friends."

Wrong word!

Xia Zhi mentally slapped himself.

"Aren't we just friends?"

It's not too late to remedy that.

"But how to do it exactly?"

"Just do as I tell you."

"Even if you say so..."

"First get rid of the honorifics. Friends don't need that kind of thing."

"……All right."

Xia Zhi was very satisfied with the little angel's compromise.

(End of this chapter)