33 Remnants of the Republic of China II (2/2)

Jiang Huiqin looked at Li Mingyi and said. ”I thought you went to find a girl that is more open-minded than me?”

”Since when did I say I wanted a girl like that? What the hell are you even saying?”

Oh my god! Can you shut your mouth for a second?

Jiang Feng so wanted to grab a piece of the dumpling and shoved it into Li Mingyi's mouth. He started to wonder how Li Mingyi managed to think up all the sweet talk he said yesterday at the theater.

”Don't talk to me!” Jiang Huiqin turned her head away as tears fell into the bowl.

They remained quiet for a few seconds.

”Come on, stop crying,” Li Mingyi said as he took out a handkerchief and wiped Jiang Huiqin's face. ”We still have a wedding photo to take, don't we? You don't want to ruin your pretty make-up now.”

”I thought you said my dress was ugly?” Jiang Huiqin asked in a low voice.

”You are beautiful in anything you wear,” Li Mingyi smiled. ”You're the prettiest girl in the world.”

”Prettier than Ruan Yuling(1)?”

”At least 100 times prettier than her.”

”You liar,” Jiang Huiqing finally laughed.

After that, Li Mingyi took Jiang Huiqin by her hand and went back to the photo studio.

The lady grabbed the man's hand tightly as if she was worried he would run away.

The scene ended, and Jiang Feng was back in the present.

”Ding! Congratulations on unlocking a new feature. Commencing update.”

”Update in progress. 0% completed.”

”…”

Here it is again. The freaking slow update.

Now that Jiang Feng recalled the memory he just saw, other than Li Mingyi and Jiang Huiqin's eye-piercing love story, there was also a dish made by Jiang Chengde.

The Salix Leaf-shaped Bird's Nest Soup.

Jiang Feng got to see how the dish was made down to every detail from every angle.

The only regret he had was that Jiang Huiqin ran out of the restaurant too early. Jiang Feng did not get to see how the dish was plated.

Jiang Feng sat on the bed as he tried his best to recall the recipe of the dish.

But it was too hard for Jiang Feng to replicate.

Even though Jiang Feng managed to learn how the dish was handled, he did not get to see the way to control the fire nor the correct seasoning. There was also another aspect of the dish that Jiang Feng didn't catch, the stock that Jiang Chengde had made.

Jiang Feng wished that he could tell the details of a dish just by sniffing it, but alas, he couldn't.

Jiang Feng was sure that he didn't have the skill to make the Bird's Nest Soup yet. After coming out from the memory, Jiang Feng felt energized and decided to take a stroll outside.

It was his first time having some free time after the semester began. He didn't want to waste it on sleep.

Ji Yue was still drawing on the first floor. Even though Jiang Feng had spent half a day in the memory, only a few minutes had passed in reality. When Ji Yue saw Jiang Feng coming down, she didn't hide her surprised expression.

”Weren't you going to sleep?”

”No. I'm going out for a stroll.”

It was just the perfect time for a walk since the food street was at its quietest.

Jiang Feng was thinking of something.

Something that if Jiang Jiankang and Wang Xiulian found out, they would've cut him into pieces and boil him in a high-pressure cooker.

(1) Ruan Yuling (26 April 1910 – 8 March 1935) was a renowned actress during the times of the Republic of China.