Reborn as an Ugly Wife in the Countryside

Chapter 505: Chapter 506: Still missing that little bit, but where? By noon, Xiaoxiao and Wang Xiangxiang had entered the kitchen. As soon as Xiaoxiao walked in, she was shocked by the scene before her. Wasn’t it supposed to be Li Fugui cooking? Why was Chu Lian the one at the stove?

Wang Xiangxiang hadn’t expected this scene either. What was he trying to do?

Xiaoxiao and Yang Ming exchanged glances, and seeing the bewildered expression on Yang Ming’s face, she asked, ”Young Master Chu, why are you cooking as well?”

”Today, you’ll taste my culinary skills,” Chu Lian said confidently.

”...” Yang Ming was speechless. Last time he said the same thing, but after taking just one bite, he spit it out.

However, this time, seeing Chu Lian’s movements at the stove, he inexplicably felt success was possible because the cooking actions were much more practiced than before – clearly, Chu Lian must have practiced diligently.

Xiaoxiao, looking into the pot, asked, ”What are you making there?”

”This dish is called ’Golden Glory’.”

Upon hearing this, Wang Xiangxiang peered into the pot. Wasn’t this the dish they had eaten during their family’s flower-seeing feast at lunch the other time? She remembered that dish had been quite tasty; she’d eaten a lot then.

”Hehe,” Xiaoxiao chuckled awkwardly, finding the literati to be so affected, even giving a dish a fancy name. Unlike her, where stir-fried potato slices were just called stir-fried potato slices and pork ribs stewed with potatoes were simply pork ribs stewed with potatoes, nothing new or inventive about it.

Watching his practiced movements, the others stopped talking, waiting for the dish to come off the stove.

Before long, Chu Lian’s ’Golden Glory’ was ready, and he found a plate to serve it on, confidently requesting everyone, ”Quick, taste it and see how it is?”

The people gathered around Chu Lian’s ’Golden Glory’. While it looked appealing, its taste was yet to be determined.

Seeing no one make a move, Chu Lian continued, ”Come on, taste it. I absolutely didn’t poison it.”

”...” At his words, everyone’s bodies involuntarily shuddered. They had wanted to try it, but after that comment, they felt an ominous fear that the dish might indeed be ’poisoned’ and terribly unappetizing.

Confronted with Chu Lian’s sincere gaze, they nonetheless decided to give it a taste, picking up the spoons that had been prepared nearby.

At this moment, Chu Lian was nervous. His eyes were glued to Wang Xiangxiang, holding a spoon, yearning to see her reaction after tasting it. He had completely forgotten that it was Xiaoxiao he liked, who stood beside Wang Xiangxiang.

Everyone took a spoonful to their mouths, their eyes lighting up. Indeed, the dish was not bad. Xiaoxiao was the first to speak, ”Young Master Chu, I didn’t expect your cooking to be quite tasty.”

Yang Ming followed, ”It really does taste good.”

Wang Xiangxiang didn’t speak but was savoring the dish carefully. Chu Lian watched her anxiously, eager to hear her critique. After a moment, she finally said, ”It’s nearly there, but something’s amiss, isn’t it?”

Wang Xiangxiang shook her head as she spoke, unable to pinpoint what was lacking, only to hear Li Fugui beside her, tasting and adding, ”The heat control was off by a notch, it needed one ’qian’ less sugar, and two ’qian’ more salt...”

Hearing Li Fugui accurately point out the dish’s flaws, everyone in the room was astonished. What was happening? Was Li Fugui really that skilled?

The most surprised of them all was Chu Lian. He had prepared the dish so many times at home, and even the kitchen maid couldn’t specify what was missing, yet Li Fugui had hit the nail on the head.

He was somewhat in disbelief and decided to question his skills, ”Impossible? On what basis do you say it’s lacking these things?”