They Gather Here

Chapter 17 Shiny Bright and Gold Leaf Cake

"Luo-kun, Ying Riri said 'bribe' just now."

"Well, it seems so."

"As expected of a diplomat's daughter, this rare word is used very smoothly."

"I also admire it."

Luo Zhen and Kato Megumi sang together.

Ying Lili's face turned even redder: "Is this my problem? There are so many more uncommon words, such as 'dirty job', 'corruption', 'dress', 'horizontal collar', it's because you didn't use Japanese Learn home!"

Tut tut...

The girl seemed to say something remarkable.

So the question is, why is she so skilled?

The three people from the neighborhood committee were thoughtful together, so that Yingri wanted to slap them with double ponytails.

Suddenly, Kato Megumi gently pulled Luo Zhen's sleeve and attached it to his ear: "I think you... how did you say that word?"

It was supposed to be a whisper in her ear, but the girl accidentally controlled the volume so that others could hear it.

then……

"'Bribery'," Yukinoshita reminded.

"That's right, I think you should bribe Eiri." Kato Megumi nodded, "Be careful that she runs away and you won't be able to graduate."

"It's scary." Luo Zhen catered.

"If bribes are food, don't forget my share." Kato Megumi said.

"And me." Yukinoshita nodded as well.

It turned out to be the case.

Is this their real purpose?

Eiri knew that she had been tricked, and slumped on the chair as if her bones had been taken away.

However, when Luo Zhen asked her, "Are you coming?", she still succumbed to the voice of craving for food in her heart, lowered her head, slumped her shoulders, and kept up with the pace of the three.

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The izakaya was as clean as ever, but it was a little more angry because there were three more girls.

"Sit whatever you want." Luo Zhen said.

Yukinoshita naturally moved out a bar chair and sat down.

After staying in one place for a long time, there will be fixed seats, which is the habit of most people.

but……

"Xiaoyue, let's sit here." Kato Megumi pointed to a round table and said, "It's more convenient for chatting."

Yukinoshita hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

In fact, she really wanted to sit at the bar, because as long as she stood on tiptoe, she could see the back chef and steal Luo Zhen's cooking skills.

But as the president, she also needs to communicate with the members of the community, especially when the neighborhood committee has just been established, and when the specific activities have not yet been clarified, she needs to brainstorm.

Yukinoshita sat opposite Kato Megumi.

At this time, Luo Zhen's voice came from the back kitchen: "What do you want to eat?"

Ying Lili: "Whatever."

Megumi Kato: "Luxurious."

Yukinoshita: "It's shiny."

It always feels like the last two people are ordering for the first person.

Their relationship is really good.

"So, what's the format like?" Luo Zhen couldn't help but smiled, "Is it a dinner, a dessert, or a drink?"

This time...

"You are not allowed to speak!" Ying Riri first sealed the mouths of Yukinoshita and Kato Megumi, then looked at Luo Zhen, "Luo Jun, don't start the fire, it's too troublesome."

It's business hours soon, so it doesn't matter if you turn on the hot pot ahead of time.

But since the guests put forward specific requirements, Luo Zhen followed suit: "No problem."

After speaking, he began to combine those keywords in his mind.

If there is no open flame, it is an electric grill or microwave, or even a cold drink.

As for "luxury" and "shiny"...

The treasure of the king?

You can't eat that stuff.

But this strange brain hole opened Luo Zhen's mind, and a magical ingredient suddenly appeared in his mind——

Edible gold leaf.

As early as the Tang Dynasty, Chinese people had recognized the health care and medical effects of gold, and in the Ming Dynasty, Li Shizhen even recorded its medicinal value in the "Compendium of Materia Medica".

However, there is also Second Sister You who committed suicide by swallowing gold in "A Dream of Red Mansions", which shows that "gold is good, but you can't be greedy for cups".

It is for this reason that countries have strict regulations on the amount of edible gold leaf.

In Neon, the purchase quantity of all restaurants, izakayas, cafes, and pastry shops must be recorded. Luo Zhen still asked an old friend to get 30g.

That being said, it also seems to be related to the theme of "bribery".

Luo Zhen couldn't help but prank his mind and stuck his head out from the back kitchen: "Except for Ying Lili, remember to pay later."

Kato Megumi: "Huh?"

Yukinoshita: "Hmph—"

"I know you are dissatisfied." Luo Zhen said, "I will understand after seeing the real thing in a while."

The two girls nodded understandingly.

Yingli Li chuckled softly: "Luo Jun is really an idiot, the two of them don't care about money."

"What?" Luo Zhen didn't understand.

"I won't tell you."

"???"

Ying Lili showed a wicked smile and did not answer Luo Zhen's doubts, but took out the design draft and communicated with the other two girls.

When did their relationship get so good?

Luo Zhen shook his head, cleared these things out of his mind, and refocused his attention.

He decided that today's menu is gold leaf cake.

Just do it.

Luo Zhen first broke the eggs into a clean glass bowl, poured sugar, and then beat the egg liquid.

Passing is a technical job. The average chef's time is 15 minutes. As a housewife, as a woman, her arm strength is slightly weaker, so it may take longer.

But Luo Zhen has his own skills.

His entire whisking work was done in another hot water basin, and the heat-insulated water was done in only 8 minutes.

The next step is to add the flour. Luo Zhen sieved the flour into the egg liquid three times, and then added the corn oil to stir, and poured the paste into the mold.

The last step is to put it in the oven. After baking, apply fresh cream, sprinkle with mango meat and gold leaf.

In fact, gold foil cakes are not suitable for baking, the best way to cook is to refrigerate and cover with a layer of ice cream.

But time was limited, and Luo Zhen had to settle for the next best thing.

Of course, the results are also obvious, and the whole process took less than an hour.

He placed the three cakes on separate plates and served them on the table.

At this time, the girls were discussing enthusiastically what the club should do.

"You should think about the specific content of the club's activities first." Yingri's "committee" said, "Next week is to persuade the new festival. If you can't come up with a specific plan, the new students will have a bad impression of the club."

"Posting the artistic photos of you and Xiaoxue will definitely attract new people." Kato Megumi thinks it doesn't matter.

Can you shut this guy up?

Yukinoshita: "..."

Ying Lili: "..."

The two looked at each other very tacitly, ignoring Megumi Kato's proposal.

Luo Zhen almost laughed.

To be honest, he really agrees with Megumi Kato's point of view, but since the parties are unwilling, that's fine.

He pointed to the original design on the table and joined the girls' conversation: "How about making a menu?"

"It's done." Yukinoshita was puzzled.

"I mean, the specific content of the menu." Luo Zhen pointed to the page of "Excellent Dishes", "Just like here, what dish should I put on it?"

The other three were lost in thought.

Suddenly, Ying Li Li clapped her hands: "Every club member proposes a special dish?"

"A special dish that belongs to everyone?" Kato Megumi's eyes lit up, "For example, Xiaoxue corresponds to Snow Top Coffee, which is perfectly tailored!"

Snow Top Coffee?

The ice cream floating on top of the coffee really fits the poetic name of Yukinoshita Yukino.

Unfortunately……

"That..." Yukinoshita was not in a high mood, "Coffee is more suitable for my sister."