742 Joy (Part II)
Filling cakes, which originated in Henan, is a snack in which egg liquid is poured into a half-cooked dough cake and continues to bake until cooked. The method can be said to be quite simple, and the main ingredients can be only two things: dough and egg liquid. However, if you want to make it fluffy and delicious, it is absolutely impossible without a certain level of proficiency.
It's not the first time Abbe has made a scramble, she tried it more than a week ago.
Unfortunately, the first result, as Merlin said, was able to eat it, but the taste was very strange.
It's not that Abbey's cooking skills have regressed, even if it's just the first time to try, but as long as Abbey is willing, she can still restore the taste of the pancakes to a level close to six or seven points.
It's just that......
Copying and cloning alone is nothing new at all, and Abbe is clearly not prepared to just learn how to cook the pancakes.
Improve the recipe and add different flavors of the sauce at the same time......
This is Abbe's first attempt, as for the ending? Of course, it ended in defeat.
Fortunately, Abbe no longer needs to solve the trial work alone, and with Merlin by her side, she only needs to solve half of it now...... Well, even if it was halfway, in the middle of the night, Abbe still felt an upset stomach.
Flip through cooking books, ask your parents, and think of better recipes......
For more than a week, although Abbe would also help her parents manage Ju downstairs, more often, she left all these chores to Merlin.
Not even a lover yet, Merlin, you have already been eaten to death, and you will wait until the day of marriage. This is a terrifying (female) terrified (upper) millionth (male) (lower) future. It's better not to think about it.
"How?"
Abbe didn't taste the dishes on his plate. It's not that she's afraid of failure, it's just that if the trial is delicious enough, she wants Merlin to get the first bite of it.
As for the failure of the trial work or something...... Aha, the weather is really nice today.
“…… Not. ”
In the face of Abbe's expectations, Merlin did not answer immediately. At this moment, he frowned tightly and closed his eyes slightly, and he was clearly struggling with something.
"Yes...... Isn't it delicious? ”
Abbe's heart slowly sank. Failed again? I've simulated it so many times in my head. But why did it fail?
In the girl's heart, the emotion called discouragement can't help but quietly arise. If it were someone else, she might have given up long ago if she failed twice in a row, but Abbe didn't do that, she was never a girl who would take it lightly.
At this moment, the flame of fighting spirit ignited in the girl's eyes, and the light of not admitting defeat dispelled the frustration in her heart in an instant.
Big deal to do it all over again! Mom and Dad aren't here today anyway. The materials are also sufficient, and I worked hard all night. I don't believe that I can't make an improved version of the scramble!
Thinking like this, Abbe couldn't help but stand up, ready to pick up the spoon and start the third strategy.
But in the next second, her arm was grabbed by Merlin.
"Abbey, what are you doing when you stand up suddenly?" Looking at the girl who was being pulled by herself, Merlin couldn't help but have some doubts.
And Abbe......
"Huh? Of course, it's a reinvention of the bread. ”
Obviously, the girl's fighting spirit has not dissipated because of one or two failures, and at this moment, she is like a fire phoenix reborn from the fire, and she can't wait to prepare for the next meal.
"Why reinvent the bread?"
"Uh......" Merlin's question became more and more strange, and listening to his words, Abbe didn't know how to answer. After a long while, Abbe came to his senses, pointed to the pancakes on the plate on the table, and said, "Didn't you say that before, Merlin?" Breads are not tasty. ”
"When did I say it wasn't delicious."
Hearing Abbe's answer, Merlin immediately smiled, he picked up a piece of cake with his chopsticks, blew lightly a few times, and then sent it to Abbe.
"I think the taste is very good."
"Huh?"
Abbe was stunned when he heard this. Before, when she saw Merlin's tangled expression, she thought she had failed, but now it seems that this is not the case.
Abbey, who had already bitten the bread that Merlin handed over, felt the taste of happiness diffused in his mouth, and couldn't help but give himself a score of ninety.
But......
"So what were you struggling with?"
Abbe's small mouth is raised high, the cooking is not a failure, and it can even be called an excellent situation, but Merlin's table is a bit excessive.
Are you trying to play tricks on yourself?
The girl who thought so couldn't help but glared at the young man in front of her.
And the other party, at this time, showed a gentle smile.
"Abbey, the scones you made are really delicious, and when I bite into the first bite, I feel like I'm in a fairyland."
"How can it be as good as you say?"
Listening to Merlin's praise, Abbe couldn't help but shake her head with a blush, her tone was coquettish, as if she was in love. Murmuring between people.
"No, I'm telling the truth."
Merlin's tone was quite serious. And looking at him like this, Abbe's face slowly turned from the original crimson to crimson.
This, is this the rhythm to be confessed?
What to do? I, I'm not ready!
Do you want to agree later? Yes yes? Or agree?
Woooooo I don't know anything anymore!
Countless thoughts flashed quietly in the girl's heart. If Merlin is a little more active at this time, perhaps, the next thing can be the snapping plot that everyone likes to see.
Pity......
"But!"
That's right! But!
Merlin didn't seem to know the wise saying "If you don't die, you won't die", and when Abbe was so satisfied with his words that he was ready to 'make a promise', he actually took a big turn for the better.
"Although delicious, although full of the taste of happiness. But I always feel it. Abbe inside your cooking. Something very important is missing. ”
Merlin lowered his head, and as he spoke, he didn't notice the darkening look on Abbe's face, and when he raised his head......
"May! Forest! ”
Like a cry from the abyss, and like the cold wind in winter, the girl who was originally coaxed into happiness is now dead because of Merlin's work. In the blink of an eye, she turned into an angry queen.
With a spatula in her hand, she didn't aim either, accompanied by a sentence "Merlin, you big idiot!" The spatula flew straight towards Merlin, who was still in a daze......
Bang -
Merlin didn't dodge, he had tried a spatula two days ago because of his death, and at this time he just used his brain, which was far harder than ordinary people, to easily bounce the flying spatula away.
"Abbey, I'm telling the truth."
His tone was still serious, but compared to the sweet-talking compliments he had received before. At this moment, he is making Abbe angry.
"Soul light! I don't want to listen!!!!! ”
A girl who covers her ears to death. It seems that he has forgotten what the two of them are really doing at this time, but fortunately, Merlin has not forgotten Jì.
Although he looked serious, Merlin was not a fool, and he could still tell that Abbe was losing his temper.
It's just that for Merlin, who has forgotten the past, he didn't find any direction.
So...... It's not Artoria who doesn't understand people's hearts at all, it's Merlin, you!
…… Long.
Merlin, who had thought about a lot of plans, stepped forward and gently pulled away Abbe's hands that were covering him.
The originally serious and resolute expression slowly softened, and a gentle smile slowly bloomed on his face.
"Since you don't want to hear it, Abbey, forget it."
Merlin wasn't a good adjunct, at least, he definitely wasn't right now.
How can a person who cannot comfort even a young girl teach the king of a country...... Ahem, the problem is a bit far off. In the face of Abbe's gesture of rejection, Merlin finally chose to compromise, and he did not continue.
Because...... It's no longer necessary......
"Maybe in the future, Abbe will fall because of this shortcoming, but don't be afraid, I will be by your side at that time, whether it is your cushion or a crutch to support you, as long as you are willing, I, Lin Meilin, will be your backing forever!"
Don't be afraid of failure, there are uncles and aunts here, and I will be there to assist you, so even if you choose to escape now, it doesn't matter at all.
Merlin actually meant this, but unfortunately, the words he used could also express another meaning when connected.
And this kind of meaning, just right, is exactly what Abbe wants to hear the most.
"Ahh
Abbey opened his mouth slightly, and looked at Merlin with a surprised expression. She would never have imagined that Merlin would utter such a confessional statement, which ...... Was it after being beaten?
The indescribable ecstasy wells up from the depths of my heart, and that sweet taste may be the so-called happiness, right?
"Well, we're going to be together forever."
Such words are already Abei's answer after exhausting all her strength, and as for the more explicit, with her face, it is impossible to say it at all.
"Ah......h
Hearing Abbe's answer, Merlin couldn't help but laugh.
In the past month or so, Merlin has been looking for a way to repay the Liu family, although neither Liu's father nor Liu's mother nor Abbe have any intention of asking him to repay, but Merlin, who was rescued by them, hopes to do something for the Liu family from the bottom of his heart.
But what can I do for the Liu family?
Liu's father and Liu's mother are not what they have much desire. The people who want to see it, their dreams have already been realized through their own hands, in other words, if they want to repay the favor, in the end, they still need to be on Abbe's body.
But perhaps it is the relationship that inherited the bloodline of the Liu family, Abbe's character, like Liu's father, is full of a sense of looseness and laziness in his bones, of course, in terms of encountering things of interest, their feelings will be very high.
And this is the reason why Liu's father became a master chef in his early twenties, and Abbe was only 12 years old when he was admitted to the senior chef qualification......
So, if you can make Abbe a special chef, wouldn't you be able to repay some of this kindness?
Through a series of observations and reflections, in the end, Merlin came up with such an answer.
He didn't think that the grace of saving his life could be repaid by such a simple thing, even without him, with Abbe's talent, he would still be able to get the hall of a special chef in less than ten years.
I save zài, but I just shorten this time......
Merlin is not an arrogant guy, he understands his own pounds, and he knows what he should do to really help Abbe.
Instead of completing the cooking for the other person, it is given a suggestion, or, pointing out the shortcomings.
Maybe your past has something to do with your cooking skills, right?
When he first tasted his own food, Merlin came to this conclusion.
The old man surnamed Guan and Father Liu could see it, how could Merlin himself not understand.
And with the continuous improvement of cooking skills...... No, it should be said that it is a restoration, and from time to time, one or two fragments of memory will float in Merlin's mind.
The number of memory fragments is very small, and they can't even form a fragment, and most of them are related to cooking, but they don't have much to do with Merlin's past.
Who are you? Why do you know so much about cooking?
Merlin asked himself this question more than once, and the answer he gave was silent.
I don't know who I am, I don't know where I came from, and I don't know where I should go.
There is no future, no past, and even the present is illusory......
If you can, I really hope to be able to pick up a qiē.
Merlin looked at Abbe, who was eating snacks like a little squirrel, and such thoughts quietly floated through his heart.
Let's wait a little longer...... At least...... After Abbe became a master chef......
Merlin sighed softly in his heart. It's not that he didn't want to give up the chase, compared to the past that turned into a bubble, grasping the present is what he should really do.
It's just that......
There was always a voice echoing in his heart, urging Merlin to remember everything again.
Is there some unfinished business? Or is it something more important?
Some people say that the ignorant are fearless, but Merlin's current condition is that he is increasingly afraid of the unknown past.
Of course, in front of the Liu family, Merlin didn't show the slightest appearance, he was just like a 'normal' teenager, helping out in Ju downstairs every day, and then trying the new flavor of food made by Abbe at night......
Such days are very ordinary, but at the same time, they are also full of warmth and happiness.
Merlin didn't know how long this kind of calm would last, and as Abbey's cooking skills improved day by day, whether it was him, or Liu's father and mother, everyone understood that change might be coming soon. (To be continued......)