The Onion-Cutting Ninja's Secret Crush

104 Making Use of the Break

Despite his results being less than optimal so far, Li Shui didn't give up. When he had managed to make the mush, he showed it off to the camera, and then turned back to the video, grimacing when he realized that it had already continued to where goddess Tao was getting the almost finished quenelles out of the tray and onto the other one to bake them.

He scratched his head and then shrugged his shoulders. "Well, no need to worry. I remember this one! Anyway, even though I might not be doing this too well, it looked like a fairly easy recipe in general. I think after this, she just put these in a mold and then put that in the fridge." Saying so, he started to do exactly that, taking the mush that he had made and putting it into the silicon tray that he had taken out before.

Meanwhile, there was a lull in the comment section before one of them couldn't help but pipe up again.

Cat Dancing on a Wire: [Didn't he forget something?]

Food Enthusiast: [Sure, he did. See the blender next to him? He didn't prepare the fish. Goddess Tao even especially remarked on how she might have been able to do that earlier in the mini-episode. I can't believe he actually forgot about that.]

Cuddly Lion: [Truth be told, I also only remembered when you said it just now. Li Shui put the fish so far to the side of the counter, I didn't even see it. It really looked like he used up all of his ingredients.]

Food Enthusiast: [That is why if you don't know the recipe by heart, you consult it. Really, he has three hours, and even though he was slow at the start, the time would be enough to make two portions even for him. He could've rewound the episode once again, and taken another look just to make sure. I'm afraid that if Xiao Ming already said in the mini-episode that goddess Tao's dish was a little bland, then Li Shui's will be even more so.]

Little Butterfly: [Is there even anything in there that would give this any taste?]

For a moment, nobody knew what to say. Then, the viewers started laughing again.

Cat Dancing on a Wire: [I feel like Li Shui is me. Just that I actually look at the recipe but then go 'Nah!' and that is why it turns out shit. He just refuses to look at the recipe in the first place, thinking that he already knows how it's done.]

Cuddly Lion: [Well, he seemed fairly certain. Anyway, he did watch the episode yesterday and also should have gotten a glimpse at what goddess Tao did in between since it was running all the time in the background. He really just forgot though. With the stress of doing all of this in front of the camera, I can somewhat understand.]

Cat Dancing on a Wire: [Yeah, I'll give him that much. Usually, he's behind the camera so right now, he probably feels unaccustomed.]

Meanwhile, Li Shui put everything in the fridge and then heaved a sigh of relief, leaning against the door for a moment before he turned back around. "Well, I remember that I have half an hour now. In that time, I guess I should look at the video again to see what else I have to do."

Xiao Ming nodded, looking a little concerned as well. He certainly remembered that there had been some fish inside the quenelles that Tao Jin made. Even though that was optional as she had said, they already had the fish standing there. So it should go in the recipe. The fish was fresh so it might keep for a bit but not long and he'd rather use it up today.

Then again, looking at how Li Shui had done so far, maybe he should be happy that he hadn't actually used it. It would be a pity about the fish. Instead, it would be better to use to himself to make something tasty after they were done with the live stream. He could make a fish soup or maybe some baked fish. Not that he thought that Li Shui would care. In any case, as long as it was tasty, it was something that he would be delighted about it. Li Shui was really easy to make happy in that regard.