CHAPTER 411: CHAPTER 139: TEFLON (PART 1)_3

"Wenteng, I’m really touched by what you just said." Mo Ying took a deep breath, unsure whether to laugh or cry. After hesitating for a moment, she showed a helpless smile, "I’m not suffering from a serious illness, it’s just..."

Mo Ying coughed and straightened her expression to appear more serious, "I’m just pregnant."

She expected Ye Wenting to be excited, or perhaps stunned, but instead, Ye Wenting just breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Mo Ying with bright eyes, "As long as it’s not a serious illness, being pregnant is no big deal..."

Everyone: ...

This doesn’t seem quite right.

Just as everyone was dumbfounded by Ye Wenting’s reaction, Ye Wenting suddenly sprang up, disregarding all calmness and poise, stared at Mo Ying in shock, "Wait! What did you just say? Pregnant!"

Everyone immediately felt relieved.

That’s the proper reaction!

...

As the night deepened, after the villa’s security guard shift change, the night patrol became more rigorous. However, during their rounds past one of the villas, the guards were startled by a sudden shout from inside.

"Wahahaha!"

"I’m going to be a dad!"

"Hahahaha!"

The two guards had already turned on their flashlights, shining them directly at the villa, and even had their hands on their waist weapons, but hearing this joyful shout, they looked at each other, speechless for a moment.

The younger guard gave an awkward smile, recognizing the familiar villa number and remarked in surprise, "I remember the male homeowner here is supposed to be a gentle... scientific researcher?"

Can a scientific researcher get this excited and elated?

The other guard, a bit older, casually switched off his flashlight to prevent blinding passersby and continued walking while saying, "It’s normal to be a bit excited when becoming a father for the first time."

Back when his own wife got pregnant, he was so thrilled that he ran three laps around the neighborhood, shouting as he went. Passersby took him for a lunatic, and he got filmed and posted on Star Network — lucky for him, the onlookers spared him some dignity by blurring his face.

The younger guard had neither a wife nor a girlfriend yet, shook his head in incomprehension, and switched off his flashlight too, quickly catching up.

***

While Ye Wenting was immersed in immense joy, Du Xixi, after dinner, instead of her usual routine of settling on the couch to watch TV, went into the kitchen after digesting her meal.

She put on an apron and opened her live-stream room.

"Sorry, something urgent came up this afternoon, so I’m making it up tonight." Du Xixi had told her audience after the morning stream, "I’ll stream again this afternoon if I have time," but knowing the fans’ love for gourmet food, she feared they had really waited all afternoon for her stream.

[——It’s alright, no worries! No need to apologize to us, madam!

——Yeah, there’s no obligation for you to stream for us, madam. It’s out of your kindness to share delicious food with us. We don’t need an apology!

——Madam, it’s late, maybe you should rest?

——Although I want Madam to rest too, LS, it’s not even seven yet. I haven’t even had dinner!

——+1, the office worker just got off overtime, sporting a defiant smile.

...]

Du Xixi chuckled at the comments suggesting she rest, not taking them to heart. She simply laid out a few eggs, starch, and sugar on the countertop.

"I’m not making anything difficult tonight, just a fun dish." Du Xixi grinned knowingly, pointing to the eggs, "Tonight, I’ll teach you how to make ’San Bu Zhan.’ Does anyone know what ’San Bu Zhan’ means?"

[——San Bu Zhan? A slippery dish?

——How does one even guess this? Never heard of it.

——Sounds interesting, the name is really catchy.

...

——San Bu Zhan, according to Star Network search results, refers to those who manage their life not to involve love, knowledge, or money.

——Pfft! That has nothing to do with cuisine, does it?

——Does eating this San Bu Zhan mean staying away from love, knowledge, and money?

——LS has a unique perspective, I humbly admire you!

...]

Du Xixi didn’t expect the responses to be so amusing and smiled even more, quickly explaining, "San Bu Zhan is so named because it ’doesn’t stick to the plate, doesn’t stick to chopsticks, and doesn’t stick to teeth!’"

Du Xixi thought if she could live-stream several times a day, it would really lift her spirits: "Alright, let’s start learning now!"

Egg yolks are separated into a clean dish, only four or five are needed. Du Xixi added a suitable amount of sugar and salt, gently mixing with chopsticks, explaining, "Only the yolks are needed, and it’s best if the sugar is fine so it blends smoothly."