CHAPTER 245: CHAPTER 245 THINKING OF YOU (1)

Quickly, Cancan ran back carrying a small stool. She first opened the refrigerator door, put down the stool, and then called Xuanxuan over to step on the stool and look through the fridge.

There were many things in the refrigerator, all neatly arranged. Xuanxuan carefully looked through them, took out some mushrooms and lean meat, and handed them to Cancan, saying, "Cancan, hold these for now."

Cancan took the items and looked at them curiously, asking, "What are these for?"

"To make porridge." Xuanxuan, holding two eggs in her hands, said this as she got down from the stool.

Porridge?

Hearing Xuanxuan’s answer, Cancan was a bit disappointed because she wasn’t very fond of porridge.

"And there’s eggs too." Xuanxuan, who had chatted with Cancan heart-to-heart, knew her preferences well.

Upon hearing this, Cancan’s eyes lit up, and she followed closely behind Xuanxuan, asking, "Are we making fried eggs?"

"Yes." Xuanxuan tiptoed to place the eggs on the counter, then opened the cabinet door beneath it and searched carefully.

After finding the rice, Xuanxuan skillfully rinsed it, then placed the pot with the rice on the gas stove and turned on the heat.

Pop——

With a firm twist, blue and yellow flames rose from the gas stove. Cancan, watching from the side, felt not only curious but increasingly admiring of Xuanxuan, thinking how capable she was!

"Xuanxuan, how do you cut this meat? Do you know?" Cancan stared at the neatly packaged lean meat, feeling troubled.

"I’ve never cut it before, but I think it shouldn’t be too hard." Xuanxuan tore open the packaging, washed the meat, and placed it on the cutting board.

"Cancan, move a bit further away." Before picking up the knife, Xuanxuan considered Cancan’s safety.

Right now, Xuanxuan was like an idol to Cancan, so she naturally listened to her, holding the mushrooms and moving to a corner of the counter to squat down and break them apart.

Xuanxuan had seen Mi Zhihong or Mi Wan use a kitchen knife to cut vegetables many times before and knew roughly how to do it. However, since it was her first time holding a knife, she was very careful not to cut herself, moving cautiously. Moreover, to a child like Xuanxuan, a big metal knife couldn’t be easily wielded, so after a few cuts, she already felt her hand getting tired.

"Xuanxuan, if you’re tired, let Cancan help." Cancan had quickly finished breaking apart the mushrooms and saw Xuanxuan shaking her right hand, so she eagerly offered to help.

"No need, I’ll be done soon." Considering the knife wasn’t a toy to play with and could easily cause injury, Xuanxuan didn’t want Cancan to take that risk.

Squeak——

A sudden sound interrupted their conversation and caught their attention. Turning their heads, they saw white foam boiling over from the pot.

"Ah! The porridge is boiling over, what should we do?" Cancan shouted anxiously, not knowing what to do and staring helplessly.

"Shh! Keep your voice down, don’t wake Uncle and Auntie." Xuanxuan remained calm and composed, quickly walking to the gas stove and turning the flame to the lowest setting.

"Xuanxuan, why don’t you turn off the heat?" Cancan whispered, but her curiosity and confusion were still evident.

"No need to turn off the heat. Just lowering the flame will reduce the foam." Seeing her mom, Mi Wan, cook often, Xuanxuan had picked up a lot even though she hadn’t encountered this situation before. Furthermore, her grandpa, Mi Zhihong, had taught her many things, so she knew small cooking tips like reducing the heat when the porridge boils.

"The foam is stopping! It’s really reducing!" Cancan stood on the stool, marveling as the foam gradually subsided, exclaiming in amazement.

"Bring the mushrooms over." Xuanxuan sighed helplessly. She used to consider herself quite childish and naive, feeling completely underestimated by He Zerui. But after meeting Cancan, she had gained confidence and started to think she wasn’t that dumb after all.

"I’ll wash the mushrooms." Cancan, still immersed in her curious world, happily dumped the mushrooms into the sink, turned on the tap, and carefully washed each one.

After cutting the meat, Xuanxuan moved on to the next task. She washed a frying pan and put it on another gas burner.

Another pop sounded as the stove ignited. Seeing Xuanxuan so close to the flame, Cancan felt a bit scared and said, "Xuanxuan, actually Cancan doesn’t need to eat fried eggs."

"It’s okay, frying eggs is quite simple." Xuanxuan reassured her with a smile.

"But mom said playing with fire is very, very dangerous." Cancan was still worried.

"I’m not playing with fire; I’m making breakfast." Xuanxuan had been scolded before for playing with fire, so she knew how dangerous it was. But cooking, as her mom and grandpa often did, wasn’t dangerous, so Xuanxuan wasn’t afraid at all.

After the pan was hot, Xuanxuan lowered the flame and carefully poured some oil into the pan.

"Oops!"

It was Xuanxuan’s first time cracking an egg, and she was more nervous than she appeared. Her hands trembled, causing the shell to crack slightly without breaking open. When she tried again with more force, the egg white spilled out. In a hurry, she held the egg over the pan, but accidentally dropped both the shell and egg white into the pan.

"Xuanxuan, what happened? Did you get burnt?" Hearing Xuanxuan’s exclamation, Cancan rushed over, full of concern.

"It’s nothing, really. Cancan, step back a bit. I’ll be done soon." Xuanxuan tossed the eggshell aside and signaled Cancan to step away, then used a spatula to remove the shell from the pan.

Two minutes later, Xuanxuan’s first-ever fried egg was done. She placed it in a bowl and eagerly presented it to Cancan for tasting.

"Don’t rush! Blow on it, so you don’t burn yourself." Seeing Cancan about to stuff the fried egg into her mouth, Xuanxuan quickly cautioned her.

Staring at the fried egg, Cancan’s mouth watered. She blew on it briefly before taking a small bite.

"How does it taste?" Xuanxuan, proud of her own work, eagerly awaited Cancan’s feedback.

Nom nom——

Cancan chewed a few times, glanced at the expectant Xuanxuan, and then took a bigger bite of the fried egg.

"Xuanxuan, how does it taste?" Xuanxuan couldn’t wait and asked again.