Apocalypse Foodie System: Watch Her Cook!-Chapter 46 - 42: Face Unseen
Tang Yiyi has always deliberately forgotten the experience of that night, especially that tall man who suddenly broke into her life, someone she avoided at all costs! However, Zhou Yang’s righteous assistance and Sun Jian’s awkward attempts at pleasing her were like stones thrown into the calm lake of her heart, inexplicably making her restless.
Now that she is pregnant, she should be the envy of everyone. However, she is a fugitive who can’t see the light of day, and even the identity she uses is borrowed. Not only can she not enjoy any special treatment that a pregnant woman should receive, but she also has to be careful not to be discovered! To the extent that she doesn’t even know who the father of the child is!
The man’s face was covered by a mask. She couldn’t see his real face, nor did she know who he was. In the end, she should be grateful to him. If it weren’t for the child in her belly, she would have been exiled to Evil Island long ago. Where else would she have had the chance to escape?
Tang Yiyi closed her eyes and opened them again, her eyes no longer lost or disappointed, but filled with determination and composure! Now is not the time to think about these things; she must first protect herself and the child, then find a way to seek revenge! As for the child’s father... that man had deliberately worn a mask to prevent her from seeing his face, wasn’t that just to avoid any further entanglement?
In the end, it was just a fleeting romance between them. So what if she unexpectedly had a child? Is she really going to expect that man to marry her and recognize the child? Even if he were willing, she wouldn’t agree! The child is hers alone, she will give birth to the child and find a suitable father for him!
Tang Yiyi frowned at this thought, deciding to consider this further when the child was older. To avoid letting her mind wander further, Tang Yiyi simply walked into the kitchen and used her Points to exchange for a Basic recipe to start learning.
Recently, because she learned those sixty dishes and most of the results were absorbed by the system, her Points have increased significantly, allowing her to exchange for more recipes. When it comes to dealing with the system, Tang Yiyi was cautious.
Although the system said it wouldn’t leave her in the short term, the system appeared so suddenly, who knows when it might suddenly disappear? So, Tang Yiyi decided to learn a few more dishes while the system is still available, so that even if the system suddenly disappears one day, it won’t affect her too much, and she won’t be completely helpless without it.
This time she learned to make Red Braised Pork, a famous dish in Hua Country, which has been passed down even in the harsh post-apocalyptic world and is sold in many restaurants. Although many people know how to make it, getting the taste just right is challenging. The choice of ingredients and method of preparation differ, resulting in different flavors.
When Tang Yiyi was with the Liu Family, she also knew how to make Red Braised Pork, learning it when she was little, watching Liu Pengyi cook. At that time, she was young, and Liu Pengyi and Liu Zhenlan weren’t strict with her, so they didn’t mind when she watched them cook. But as she gradually showed her talent in cooking, they guarded her closely, fearing she would learn their skills.
This, she gradually understood after going through that event.
The Red Braised Pork she made tasted pretty good, so when she first saw this recipe, she didn’t choose to exchange for it, opting for something else instead. This time, she mainly wanted to pass the time and stop her mind from wandering, so when she saw it again, she gritted her teeth and chose to exchange for it.
She was also curious whether the system’s version of Red Braised Pork differed from what she knew. As soon as she opened it, she realized she made the right choice! The recipe method was different from what she knew, and the auxiliary ingredients varied too, so the resulting flavor was bound to be different!
Tang Yiyi suddenly felt full of anticipation, eager to taste what the flavor would be like! Just in time, Zhou Yang had recently brought over some ingredients, so she picked out two pounds of pork belly, washed it clean, and followed the recipe steps to prepare it. After frying the meat cubes, they need to be simmered with hot water over low heat so that the texture becomes tender. Since this took quite some time, Tang Yiyi didn’t want to waste any moment and simply grabbed a Mutated Black Ant and went to the living room, efficiently dissecting it.
As usual, the waste materials were recycled by the system, leaving only the crystal-clear meat, which Tang Yiyi stored in a storage box. Placing the storage box in the refrigerator, Tang Yiyi looked at the crowded containers inside and sighed helplessly. She had already stored quite a bit of Mutated Beast Meat, most of which was from the Mutated Black Ant.
As for the method to neutralize the toxicity, she also exchanged it from the system. However, neutralizing the toxicity of Mutated Beasts requires corresponding Mutated Plants. Unfortunately, in the safe zone where Tang Yiyi was, such Mutated Plants couldn’t be found at all. Her Credit Points were limited, and she needed to open the store, so she didn’t have spare money to post tasks online. Moreover, those Mutated Plants appeared quite ordinary, and posting tasks online might arouse suspicion! 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
Tang Yiyi didn’t dare to take risks, as the exposure of her identity or the existence of the system would lead to her doom! But this way, dealing with the Mutated Beast Meat got delayed. As a result, the Mutated Beast Meat stored in the refrigerator kept increasing, nearly filling up the entire fridge. If she couldn’t find a way soon, she’d have to dispose of all this meat.
In the kitchen, the blue flame burned quietly. In the pot, the red-brown broth bubbled, emitting a meaty fragrance that floated out through the small holes in the lid of the pot, slowly permeating the living room. The enticing aroma brought Tang Yiyi out of her worried thoughts, and she felt much better, filled with anticipation.
Meanwhile, in distant Hope City, a tall man was conversing with his subordinate through a personal terminal. The man was extremely handsome, but his face was expressionless, and even his voice was calm and emotionless: "Has there been any abnormality with the target recently?"
His subordinate had a completely unremarkable face, but his bright black eyes were exceptionally spirited. Thinking of the mission target, he sneered: "No abnormalities, the person just spends all day either shopping for clothes and jewelry or dating different men, just a brainless, heartless flower vase."
He paused and cautiously asked, "Boss, why did you suddenly ask me to investigate her? Could it be because..."
Before he could finish, the man interrupted mercilessly: "You’re guessing wrong!"
However, the subordinate suddenly smirked mischievously, insisting, "Boss, why are you so quick to interrupt? Could it be that I..."
The man’s gaze instantly turned cold, shooting over like a sharp blade: "Since you have so much free time, you might as well stay over there and not come back." With that, he briskly ended the call. The subordinate, left staring unhappily at his personal terminal, muttered discontentedly, "Hey! What did I say wrong? Could it really be that I guessed right?"
