By the time Nan Jiaojiao remembered the piece of meat, Bo Yanching had already sliced it and tossed it into the pot. She complained, "We agreed that I would do the cooking."
Bo Yanching replied, "I saw you were busy and just helped out a bit. You can do the next dish."
Nan Jiaojiao said "Okay," and happily took a few tomatoes to wash, then cut them into chunks and tossed them into the beef, even stirred with the spatula a few times, with the air of someone who knew what she was doing.
The next dish was braised duck, a recipe she had planned in advance. She had done her homework long ago; duck is easier to cook than chicken and doesn't take too long, plus the duck pieces were already chopped at the supermarket, so she just needed to wash them, pour oil into the pan, and stir-fry them.
She kept the steps firmly in her mind: first pour the oil into the pan, then find a small bowl and fill it halfway with clean water to prepare for washing the duck.
