Chapter 115 London is Fearless
Su Xia saw London.
Tie up your long blond hair and put on a chef's hat. Even shipgirls have hair loss, just like normal people. If you don't tie up your hair and accidentally let a hair fall into the pot, it will be a big deal.
She was only wearing casual clothes, but she was wearing a large apron. The large white apron was covered with colorful stains, proving that she was not pretending in the kitchen. Of course, the smoldering pot in front of her, the plates filled with ingredients beside her, and the many works on the quartz table behind her were all proof.
"Admiral, is what Shropshire said true?" London put the lid on the smoldering iron pot and turned to Su Xia who was looking around the kitchen. "She said you came to the cafeteria specifically to try my cooking..."
This kitchen looks really luxurious. Maybe it's because everything is so clean and there's not a single stain. Otherwise, no matter how high-tech the refrigerator, freezer, oven, etc. are, no matter how beautiful the tile veneer is, or how exquisite the quartz stone tabletop is, it would be disgusting if it was covered with greasy dirt. And it's useless to clean a kitchen no matter how diligently you clean it, because making delicious food is the key.
Su Xia came back to her senses and first glanced at Shropshire, who was standing next to London and smiling cutely with her hands covering her mouth after the whispering. Shropshire must not have bad intentions, deliberately setting him up and forcing him to eat London's food, otherwise he might hurt London. Shropshire probably really thought so, his sister's cooking skills were the best in the world, and the admiral was drooling with envy.
Su Xia looked at London's hopeful eyes. He really couldn't say no, so he said, "It's not me, it's us... me and L20." Of course he would not forget his good friend L20.
"L20, do you want to eat my food too?" London looked at L20, the rubber stamp of the naval base, a secretary ship who was said to only read novels, comics and TV dramas at work. Even among the Germans, there were good people.
“Ah, um… yes.” L20 wasn’t very good at saying no.
Shropshire said, "Sister, I've made up my mind. As long as I ask the admiral... and the secretary ship L20 to help spread the word, everyone's prejudice against you as a master of dark cuisine and a poor cook can be eliminated."
Shropshire clenched his hands into fists, with a "come on, sister" attitude, and said, "So, sister must use her best cooking to capture the admiral and L20."
"My best dish..." London muttered, "My best dish is not enough. I need the most delicious dish."
"Yes, the most delicious dishes ." Shropshire said, "The dishes that take a long time to prepare are not good either. The admiral and secretary ship L20 must have a lot of things to do. It's rare that they can take the time to come here. We can't let them wait for too long."
"Ah, I also want to do the Big Bang."
"That won't work...it takes too much time."
“It doesn’t take a lot of time. We don’t have to make it from scratch, we have a lot of ingredients ready-made.”
Su Xia and L20 stood by and trembled. Su Xia couldn't help but raised her hand weakly and interrupted, "Well, I'm a little curious, what is the Big Bang?"
London said excitedly: "Admiral, do you know about the Big Bang?"
"I probably know a little bit." Su Xia said. He was not a fan of that.
"The Big Bang... It is said that there was a big bang, and then the universe came into being." London said, "From the Big Bang, I came up with an idea to make a dish - the Big Bang, or the Big Bang of taste buds. I spent a month trying repeatedly, and finally made such a dish, concentrating all the flavors in a meatball. This meatball is the universe, and when you take a bite..."
"Wow," Shropshire said in agreement, "the universe exploded."
L20 wanted to cry just by listening to the description. She missed the chatter of Victory, the obscure books, and the training ground where everyone taught her.
Su Xia roughly imagined the scene and bit into the meatball. The so-called Big Bang of the universe and all the tastes of sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty suddenly came out... Then her head exploded, and she seemed to see a person floating in the cold and lonely universe.
London and Shropshire were discussing how to make the Big Bang, and Shropshire seemed eager to try it.
Su Xia interrupted cautiously: "Well, there's no need to be so troublesome."
"No trouble," London said.
The more dangerous the situation, the calmer one becomes. Su Xia's excellent qualities came into play again. He said in a hurry, "Wait a minute, London, let me tell you, we came here not only to taste your food, but also as a test... You should be able to guess that."
"Well." London responded and said seriously: "Shropshire doesn't know, but I can guess the purpose of your visit. If I can't pass the test, will I be dismissed?"
"Sister..." Shropshire shouted worriedly beside her. No wonder the admiral and secretary ship L20 suddenly came to the cafeteria. So they had this purpose?
Su Xia did not comment. He said, "I don't eat Big Bang... home-cooked food. The most ordinary home-cooked food is the most challenging for a person's cooking skills. I want to eat home-cooked food, home-cooked food without any extra fancy things."
Su Xia was still worried. Even if it was a home-cooked dish, if it was in London, it might still be made into something fancy. He had to add more restrictions, and he said, "And I want a time limit. You have to finish it within ten minutes. The seasonings you use can only be oil, salt, sugar, MSG, chicken essence, soy sauce, soy sauce, bean paste, vinegar and other common seasonings."
"Admiral, you are asking for too much. This is putting my sister in a difficult position." Even if it was the admiral, Shropshire was not afraid of anyone for the sake of her sister.
Su Xia said, "Shropshire, I'm not trying to embarrass your sister. Your sister is not a private chef, but a canteen manager. If she were a private chef, she could take her time. But a canteen manager needs to deal with hundreds of people in the garrison, so she can't afford to be so slow or haggling. She must make the most delicious food in the shortest time, otherwise how can she handle so many people?"
Su Xia took a deep breath and said, "I'm already very tolerant. I just want her to make a home-cooked dish. I'm not asking her to stir-fry a big pot of food and make sure it's delicious."
"But..." Shropshire still disagreed.
"I accept the challenge," London said, "but I have one request."
"What do you want?"
"I want the admiral to eat my food and give a fair and honest evaluation." London said, "Otherwise, they won't even eat my food, but they insist that my food is not good. That is shameful prejudice, but they want to dismiss me. I absolutely don't agree. It was the admiral who promoted me in the first place. Even if someone wants to dismiss me, it can only be the admiral."
"It's not me, it's me and L20." Su Xia will never forget L20, "We will give a fair and true evaluation."
"Well, I, I always swallow my food whole." L20 said, "I don't know how to eat."
"It's okay." Su Xia said, "Actually, I don't know how to eat it. We are not gourmets, and we don't need to give the same evaluation as gourmets. We just need to give an evaluation of whether it is delicious or not. London does not need to deal with picky gourmets, but ordinary people."
"Admiral..." L20 shouted.
Su Xia thought that L20's impression of him must have decreased.
"Shropshire... I leave this dish to you," said London, who was cooking a dish.
"Okay." Shropshire said. She didn't have the confidence that her cooking skills could beat her sister's, but it was still no problem.
London glanced at Su Xia and snorted. "Since you want to test me, now you are not my admiral, but my enemy. Wait for me to taste my "attack", a delicious dish that will make you want to swallow your tongue."
London took a deep breath, reached out and took out three knives, and nailed them to the chopping board with his hands...
Let’s do something big.
London.
You can do it.
At the same time. Even if the admiral is such a jerk, as a ship girl, she is still willing to believe him again and again. L20 tugged at Su Xia's clothes and said, "Admiral, you said I can hide behind you and you will protect me."
"Just leave it to me." Su Xia said. After all, verbal promises don't cost any money.
"Don't be afraid, I will protect you." Su Xia comforted, "Nothing can stump us, Admiral and Secretary Ship."
"Um."
"Wait until this is over." Su Xia asked, "Is there any place L20 wants to go?"
"I want to sit on the sloping grassy area of the garrison and read. There is a very big magnolia tree there, so I can't get any sun exposure when I sit there. There is a strong breeze there, so it's very cool. When I get tired of reading, I like to lie down there and sleep."
"It's so beautiful just thinking about it. I want to go too. Let's go together later."
"It's settled."
