CHAPTER 382: CHAPTER 382: SHOWING OFF KNIFE SKILLS

Jin Jing never gets involved in the battles between his niece and her dad. He’s been familiar with Old Sir Jin’s temper for decades, and he’s used to it. His niece doesn’t indulge Old Sir Jin though, and she often comes out on top in their skirmishes.

He’s happy to sit back and watch the fun.

Jin Chunting, on the other hand, silently learns from them. His demeanor is gentle and he always has a smile on his face, so others can’t tell what he’s thinking.

The old man, who is deemed silly, diligently learns how to choose the correct vegetables, and soon he’s doing it in a credible manner.

Feeling proud, he sneaks a glance at his granddaughter, oblivious to how childish he seems.

Tuanzi glances at his results and pouts, "So you can do it well, huh? Why didn’t you do it before?"

Without waiting for Old Sir Jin to answer, she continues, "Do you think it’s right for others to cook for you? Or do you think your time shouldn’t be spent on cooking?"

Old Sir Jin, with a stiff face, replies, "My time is precious; there’s no need to spend it on cooking. It doesn’t matter what I eat."

"Does that mean other people’s time isn’t precious?"

Tuanzi scrunches her nose.

"You might not care what you eat, but those who care about you surely take preparing meals seriously. You’ve had a lifetime of benefits and yet you say it doesn’t matter what you eat!"

With such good cooking skills among uncle and aunt, and hearing that grandmother’s cooking was great too, just thinking about it makes me envious of the old man.

Tuanzi, puffed up with anger, stands up and pushes all the vegetables to be processed toward the old man.

"It’s all for you to handle. You never did housework before, but from today on, you’ll be doing the chores. After all, you’re retired!"

Old Sir Jin is speechless.

An angry Tuanzi grabs her phone to watch videos, but soon she’s tossing the phone aside and running to the kitchen. As she passes Old Sir Jin, she picks at the vegetable basket, "These few aren’t done right; they need to be reprocessed."

Her tone is like a factory boss, with Old Sir Jin as the worker.

Old Sir Jin: "..."

In the kitchen.

Jin Chunchao didn’t expect his sister to really cook, he just helped clean the cucumbers, seaweed strips, radish, green onions, ginger, and garlic. If his sister doesn’t cook, he will.

Who could have thought Tuanzi would return in no time, grab a knife, and start pounding cucumbers, quickly making a plate and then expertly preparing the dressing.

Jin Chunchao observed for a moment, discovering the dressing she prepared was a universal condiment, making any dish delicious.

"Did you just learn this?"

"Yep, I learned it by watching a video."

Tuanzi smiled broadly, "Miaomiao learns things quickly!"

Jin Chunchao believed her.

Many trying cool dishes for the first time would write out the ingredients for the dressing separately or occasionally glance at a tutorial, but Tuanzi only watched a tutorial once before discarding her phone.

Once she finished making the smashed cucumber and dressed seaweed, Tuanzi started showcasing her real skills.

While placing ingredients into the pot, Jin Chunchao turned around and noticed several radish flowers now on the counter.

Jin Chunchao: "..." Is this an illusion?

He approached and found his sister rapidly carving radish flowers; her speed and proficiency seemed like she’d been apprenticing for half a year!

Su Ming stood watching for a while, almost wishing to use her phone to film.

"Miaomiao is truly amazing, her technique is not like one who’s learning for the first time."

Jin Chunchao couldn’t help but nod, looking at his sister again, finding her small face very serious, not daring to disturb her.

Tuanzi, with a stern expression, continued carving flowers.

[Miaomiao: Hahaha, everyone must be fascinated by Miaomiao]

[Ancient Martial System: You’re laughing too loudly]

[Miaomiao: Miaomiao is so exceptional, laughing is allowed, right?]

[Ancient Martial System: You really learned quickly, but, you previously practiced carving wooden figures with a master, didn’t you? You have the basic skills]

Tuanzi stays silent.

A few seconds later, she starts showing off again.

What’s wrong with having foundational skills? It’s all what she earned through effort, she’s just super awesome!

Showing off, Tuanzi not only carved red and white radish flowers but also enthusiastically sculpted a phoenix spreading its wings.

"Look, doesn’t it look five-star?"

Su Ming wondered which blogger’s catchy title her niece had seen again.

But she cooperated by clapping, "Miaomiao is truly awesome, even if I had a lifetime, I couldn’t learn how to carve flowers."

Tuanzi smiled without modesty, then looked at Jin Chunchao with bright eyes, as if seeking praise.

Jin Chunchao had a growing smile in his eyes.

"That’s really impressive."

"That’s it?"

Tuanzi pouted, twisting her body on the little stool.

That praise wasn’t enough!

Jin Chunchao wasn’t one to give compliments easily.

Thinking for a moment, he repeated Su Ming’s words.

Tuanzi was still dissatisfied.

Jin Chunchao considered searching for a ’praise tutorial.’

Tuanzi became addicted to carving and went to learn videos on carving rabbits and similar figures, and once she learned, she dashed back to continue carving radishes.

This time, Jin Chunchao and Su Ming didn’t have time for praising; they started preparing lunch.

Tuanzi didn’t disturb them, she moved a small stool, sat in the corner, and continued carving.

When Tuanzi snapped out of it, the whole kitchen was filled with aroma.

She arranged her creations across several plates and dragged herself to the dining table, drooling over the dishes already prepared.

"The braised ribs smell so good!"

Jin Chunchao passed by and simply gave her a piece.

Tuanzi munched on the braised ribs, and when she finished, Su Ming carried out stewed pork with preserved vegetables and began plating.

She sniffed again, obediently stood nearby, watching Aunt dish, waiting for Aunt to place scraps by her mouth.

After a while, Jin Chunchao lifted the pot lid to check the chicken stewed with mushrooms.

Tuanzi moved closer, acting serious, "Chunchao, do you need Miaomiao to taste the flavor for you?"

Eating from the left, nibbling the right, the system suspected that by the time food was served, Tuanzi might be already full from her taste-testing.

However, as the courses were gradually served, Tuanzi climbed onto a chair and sat properly, accepting any dish anyone offered without refusal, proving it was overthinking.

As Tuanzi gobbled up the feast, she didn’t forget to recommend her own prepared dishes to everyone.

Everyone graciously finished the smashed cucumber and dressed seaweed.

Additionally, Tuanzi had made a floral cold platter.

The floral cold platter featured both flat, three-dimensional, and semi-three-dimensional shapes with artistic quality and a harmonious overall appearance.

Tuanzi excitedly introduced, "I call this zoo!"

The middle of the platter was a phoenix with spread wings surrounded by various small animals, including white and green bunnies and red turtles.

Jin Jing was particularly approving, clapping and filming a video to send to his brother.

No posting on social media, just sending to the brother!

Jin Chunting didn’t expect the finished product to be so stunning; he was too preoccupied with filming to eat.

Seizing the chance, Tuanzi grabbed food and stuffed her puffed-up cheeks.

Old Sir Jin cast a few glances, "Why is this phoenix so chubby?"

Tuanzi: ▼_▼

The creation was indeed a little chubby; she likes to eat chubby things, so what’s up?

After swallowing the bites, Tuanzi started dividing the animals.

She gave the white bunny to Jin Chunchao, the green one to Jin Chunting, the red radish-carved bunny to uncle and aunt, and of course, the phoenix was also for uncle.

Lastly, she picked up the red turtle and placed it on the plate beside Old Sir Jin.

"It’s for you."

Old Sir Jin: "..."

Tuanzi proudly raised her little head, "Though your attitude toward Miaomiao isn’t great, Miaomiao is quite gracious, no need to thank Miaomiao. Who says Miaomiao doesn’t have a good temperament?"