Goldberg Variations

The kitchen was covered with a layer of dust because no one was cooking for a long time, Gu Kai first helped Pei Wen clean the kitchen, at least wipe the cooking counter clean.

Then, the formal cooking began.

The recipes prepared by Pei Wen today include sixty-year-old loofah soup, ancient pineapple meat, boiled okra, white-cut chicken, three dishes and one soup, a combination of meat and vegetables, and the light ones are the main ones.

The food ingredients are in large and small packages, all piled up on the cooking table.

Gu Kai actually knows how to cook, but it's limited to cooking. Seeing so many ingredients, it's a little hard to know what to do.

"What to do first?"

"I have to marinate the meat first." Pei Wen took out a piece of fresh tenderloin from the plastic bag.

For the convenience of cooking, he rolled up his cuffs to his elbows, exposing his slender forearms.

Gu Kai found out that Pei Wen was really white, one shade lighter than himself.

Wash the pork tenderloin with clean water, then cut into pieces, and then marinate with salt, cooking wine, egg white, etc.

Pei Wen's operation was as fierce as a tiger, his movements were skillful, and he cut the meat very fast. Seeing it, Gu Kai was terrified, afraid that Pei Wen would cut it.

He even thought, if Pei Wen got his hands, should he express his concern for Pei Wen like in the TV series.

But obviously, that bloody drama didn't happen to Pei Wen.

After marinating the pork tenderloin, Pei Wen looked up and found that Gu Kai was looking at him, and asked strangely, "What's wrong?"

"No...it's nothing," Gu Kai said, "What can I do?"

I feel like I can't get my hands on it.

Pei Wen thought for a while, then pointed to a large pile of ingredients still in plastic bags.

"You steam the rice first, and then help me wash those dishes."

"Ok."

Steaming rice with a rice cooker is a non-technical thing, and children of all ages can do it.

However, after the rice was steamed, Gu Kai stretched out his hand and took out a whole pineapple from the plastic bag.

After gesturing at the pineapple with the fruit knife in his hand for a long time, he numb his claws and asked, "...How do I peel the pineapple?"

Pei Wen glanced at the pineapple: "Leave the pineapple to me, you can do the rest."

"……it is good."

Gu Kai took out the loofah, this is very simple, he rolled up his sleeves, washed the loofah, peeled off the skin with a peeler, and then cut...

"How do you cut it?" Gu Kai pressed the loofah on the cutting board and asked Pei Wen.

Pei Wen was making white-cut chicken, and he was holding a whole chicken in his hand.

"Hob block."

"Oh, good." Gu Kai cut all the loofah into hob pieces, put them in a large bowl, washed the okra, peppers, etc. and cut them up for later use. He also prepared the ginger and garlic for Pei Wen.

The last sixty years left.

Pei Wen had already thrown the poached chicken into the pot and was peeling the pineapple.

From the corner of the eye, Gu Kai caught a glimpse of Gu Kai about to wash his sixties, looked over, and asked, "Do you know how to wash it?"

Gu Kai shook his head honestly.

Pei Wen smiled: "Scald it with boiling water, and the shell of the sixty-year-old armor will open, and then it will be easy to clean."

Gu Kai boiled a pot of hot water, poured the boiling water into the basin as he said, and after soaking for a few minutes, all the sixtieth beetles in the basin opened their shells.

"Learned." Gu Kai smiled, "I will know how to wash from now on."

"Pick it up and wash it now." Pei Wen smiled, "Be careful not to burn your hands."

"Don't worry." Gu Kai poured out the boiling water and replaced it with cold water, "I still cook occasionally at home."

"It's just that the cooking skills are average, and the taste is all saved by the seasoning."

"Knowing how to cook is already very good, like Yu Shuangshuang, let her into the kitchen, she can blow up the kitchen."

When Pei Wen said this, he stroked his forehead feebly.

"I don't know how she did it."

After peeling the skin, Pei Wen cut the pineapple into pieces.

He is proficient in his movements, and he does everything quickly. After a while, he has cut the pineapple and put it on the plate.

However, looking at the half-filled bowl of pineapples, Pei Wen said, "Oh, it seems like you cut too much."

As he spoke, he picked up a piece and stuffed it into his mouth.

The sweet and sour taste of pineapple blooms on the taste buds, and a large amount of body fluid is unconsciously secreted in the mouth.

"Like pineapple?" Gu Kai turned his head.

"I like it," Pei Wen ate another piece, picked up the third piece, and asked Gu Kai, "Do you want to eat it?"

Gu Kai raised the [-]s armor in his hand and signaled: "It's not convenient."

Pei Wen: "Open your mouth."

Gu Kai opened his mouth "ah".

A piece of pineapple was fed into Gu Kai's mouth.

When the tip of his tongue tasted the sweet and sour taste of pineapple, Gu Kai was still a little unresponsive, and even accidentally bit Pei Wen's finger.

Pei Wen was taken aback for a moment, then withdrew his finger and wiped it on the dark blue apron, and said with a smile, "Are you going to give yourself an extra meal?"

Gu Kai held the pineapple in his mouth, reminiscing about the temperature his lips touched just now.

Not as cold as in the hospital, but warm and soft, beaded with water.

"Only the two taels of meat on your body is not enough for two extra meals." Gu Kai swept him up and down, teasing.

He couldn't help but fall on Pei Wen's fingers again.

"That means you've eaten too much." Pei Wen didn't seem to feel anything.

After washing the sixtieth carefully several times, Gu Kai installed the sixty until the water was completely clear:

"All right!"

"Thank you." Pei Wen took it from Gu Kai, lowered his head to check it, and said with a smile, "It's very clean."

Although it was just an ordinary compliment, Gu Kai was praised very beautifully.

On the other side, the white-cut chicken was already cooked. Pei Wen took out the white-cut chicken and cut it into pieces.

He raised the knife in his hand and dropped it, his movements were ruthless and fast.Gu Kai only heard a few "cracks, bangs", and the chicken had become evenly sized chicken nuggets, which were put into the bowl.

"Your sword skills are really good." Gu Kai's teeth ached.

It felt like he was the one who was chopped into pieces—although he didn't do anything wrong to Pei Wen.

But Bai Yueguang, who usually looks gentle, thin and beautiful, chops up the chicken so neatly, which is somewhat unexpected.

Pei Wen didn't take it seriously: "It's okay."

Chop the white-cut chicken and put it on a plate. The soup of boiled white-cut chicken is just used to cook loofah soup.

Pei Wen smiled and stretched out his hand to Gu Kai: "Can you pass me the loofah?"

"it is good."

When passing the loofah over, Gu Kai deliberately touched Pei Wen's finger.

Pei Wen's hands were wet and slippery with water and chicken fat.

But Gu Kai's actions didn't seem to be as hidden as he thought, because Pei Wen noticed it.

And looked at him suspiciously.

Gu Kai's brains turned quickly, and he threw out an impeccable reason: "Your hands don't seem to be as cold as when you were in the hospital."

Pei Wen showed a clear look, and was fooled.

"I wasn't in good health at the time, and my hands were naturally cooler... It's much better now, so you don't have to worry."

"Although you have recovered, you should pay more attention to it. Didn't the doctor say that after this time, your body will not be as healthy as before, especially your lungs. If you don't manage a cold, it is very likely to turn into pneumonia .”

"I know, I'll be careful," Pei Wen blinked, "Let's not talk about this. Today's dishes are mainly made according to Shuangshuang and my taste, and you didn't express any opinions when you bought the vegetables."

"I wonder if there is anything you don't like?"

"I think it's all pretty good," Gu Kai said sincerely, "I mainly want to try Chef Pei's craftsmanship, I believe that everything Chef Pei cooks is delicious."

"Don't listen to Shuangshuang, I'm really not that good," Pei Wen laughed, "Of course, if you like, you can come here often."

Gu Kai was worried that after Pei Wen was discharged from the hospital, there would be no reason for them to continue dating, his eyes lit up when he heard this: "Really?"

Pei Wen: "Of course it's true."

Gu Kai: Yeah.