However, if he only made two or three dishes…
Based on Chen Kai's understanding of Qin Xiaoyu, these mere two or three dishes would definitely not be enough for her.
After entering the supermarket, Qin Xiaoyu tugged on Chen Kai's arm and said, "Old Chen, can you make lobster? I love eating that! Can you make it? If you can, let's have crayfish tonight! How about it, Old Chen?"
"Alright! Whatever Xiaoyu likes to eat, I'll make for her."
Reborn, Chen Kai was determined to make it up to Xiaoyu properly.
Although making crayfish was a bit troublesome, requiring deveining and other steps, there wasn't much meat to eat in the end, just a few bites.
But Xiaoyu liked to eat it.
"Old Chen, I feel like you've really changed!"
Qin Xiaoyu said with a serious expression, "I thought that if I said I wanted to eat crayfish, Old Chen, you would retort, 'Why crayfish? Just be happy with a few random dishes. Are you getting picky now?'"
"I didn't expect, Old Chen, you'd agree so decisively!"
"But seriously, Old Chen, you'd better not be too good to me, otherwise, I'll really misunderstand!"
Chen Kai asked knowingly, "Misunderstand what?"
"Of course, misunderstand that you like me, Old Chen!"
Qin Xiaoyu said with a giggle.
However, Qin Xiaoyu always spoke without thinking, and this last sentence was just a casual remark, forgotten in an instant.
Then, she had a supermarket employee prepare some crayfish for her, placing it in a plastic bag.
Immediately after, she went to pick out other ingredients, such as tofu, mushrooms, potatoes, and various side dishes.
With so many ingredients bought, it seemed there would be a big meal tonight.
"Old Chen, it's not that I'm saying anything, but we've been opposite-sex buddies for three years, how come I never noticed you cook so well before! I didn't even know you could cook!"
"It seems whoever becomes your girlfriend in the future will be so happy when it comes to food."
"Even I, as your buddy, got to enjoy the benefits ahead of time."
Qin Xiaoyu said with a giggle.
But honestly, even Old Chen could cook, and he cooked so deliciously.
Her own cooking skills, however, were a complete mess. Why was the gap between people so big!
Qin Xiaoyu thought to herself.
So, after buying the ingredients, they went to the front to pay.
Leaving the supermarket and walking home, Qin Xiaoyu and Chen Kai walked side by side, "Old Chen, seriously! While we have plenty of time during the two-month Summer Vacation, teach me how to cook when you're free. I really want to learn too."
"Look, you cook so well, I never thought I'd be inferior to you in cooking, Old Chen. Sigh, I'm such a failure."
"If I don't learn properly, I feel like someone like me won't be able to get married in the future. I probably won't be wanted by anyone."
Chen Kai was also helpless, "If you can't, you can't. Who says you have to be able to cook? Besides, you can't get married if you can't cook? It's not that exaggerated."
"Anyway, that's what my mom says."
"I can do it," Chen Kai said.
"Hmm?" Qin Xiaoyu wondered, what did Old Chen mean by that? Was this some kind of hint?
On the way back from the supermarket, Qin Xiaoyu's little mouth was constantly chattering, as if she had endless things to say, and she didn't know where all those words came from.
Calling Qin Xiaoyu a social butterfly didn't seem like an exaggeration.
However, being with such an outgoing girl was indeed quite enjoyable; she could always make him laugh with some remark or another.
Plus, Qin Xiaoyu was from Fengtian, and her accent naturally carried a sense of humor, making her more and more endearing. No wonder his mom liked Qin Xiaoyu so much.
Indeed, there probably wasn't any elder who wouldn't like a girl like her.
Not to mention Chen Kai's parents, even he was no exception.
The more he looked at Qin Xiaoyu, the more he liked her. In his previous life, he hadn't realized how wonderful Qin Xiaoyu was, wasting so many years for nothing.
If he hadn't gotten this chance to be reborn, it would have been a true regret.
Chen Kai thought to himself.
A few minutes later, Chen Kai and Qin Xiaoyu returned home, carrying a large pile of ingredients through the door. Chen Kai was fine, but Qin Xiaoyu was already exhausted.
Although Qin Xiaoyu was carrying the smallest bag, it still felt quite heavy.
There was nothing she could do; it was mainly because Qin Xiaoyu was quite thin and small, and at seventeen or eighteen years old, her physical strength was definitely not as good as Chen Kai and other boys.
"Xiaoyu, when we left the supermarket, I told you to let me carry it, but you insisted on taking it from me."
"Let me do it."
When they left the supermarket, Chen Kai had intended to carry all three bags himself; it was a small problem for him.
But Qin Xiaoyu insisted on showing off, even clamoring, "Old Chen, you'll be working hard to make me a big meal when we get back, so let me help you carry a bag!"
The result was embarrassing; the smallest one she chose was actually so heavy, and the plastic bag was already hurting her hand a bit. She didn't know if it was the bag's problem or her own lack of strength.
But seriously.
She really didn't know where Old Chen got so much strength, carrying two big bags by himself all the way home without even a red face or heavy breathing.
"No, no, no, I must carry one!" Xiaoyu emphasized.
However, she also said with genuine admiration, "Old Chen, you know, sometimes I really envy you. You're so strong! I can't even twist open a bottle cap; sometimes I have to bite it open, and every time I feel like my teeth are going to fall out."
"I don't know if other girls can twist them open, but I can't. Am I too useless? It seems I need to exercise more in the future!"
The Summer Vacation lasted for two whole months, and she didn't have much else to do anyway.
In the afternoon, she could go to the Library to read for an afternoon. If she had time in the morning, she could ask Old Chen to take her hiking or for morning exercises, to build up her physical fitness.
After putting the things in the kitchen.
Qin Xiaoyu was so tired she couldn't take it anymore, and then she collapsed onto the sofa, "Old Chen, I can't do it anymore, the rest is up to you!"
"Okay, you sit on the sofa and rest for a bit. I'll go to the kitchen to cook. I'll call you when it's ready," Chen Kai said, and then he went straight into the kitchen to get busy.
Making a few dishes was a piece of cake for Chen Kai.
After the three dishes were ready.
One of them was crayfish, and the other two dishes were stir-fried shredded pork with green peppers and spicy tofu. Just these three dishes.
When Qin Xiaoyu smelled the aroma, her mouth was already watering.