Chapter 409 (2/2)

“What’s that?” Yuan Zhou became astounded and paused a little while before he continued walking forward.

“Woof woof.” It was the dog barking.

Yuan Zhou walked closer and then got relieved, “It turns out to be you. Why didn’t you go guard the restaurant since it’s so late?”

It was Broth that stood in front of him. He barked at Yuan Zhou with a low voice.

Although his voice was filled with happiness, he just squatted and kept unmoving there. He gazed at Yuan Zhou silently with his black eyes and didn’t even wag his tail.

“Are you still so prideful? You are a dog. Is it really difficult for you to wag your tail to welcome me?” Having relaxed himself, Yuan Zhou became talkative. He pointed at the motionless tail of Broth and started to ridicule.

In response to him, however, Broth just stood up and then turned and left as if he were leading the way. He totally paid no attention to Yuan Zhou’s request.

“Ok, fine. It’s a fake dog that can’t wag its tail.” Yuan Zhou looked at the arrogant manner of the dog in front of him and couldn’t help ridiculing.

Broth was naturally leading Yuan Zhou to the back door of the restaurant. He didn’t stop until they walked to the back door.

He squatted at his empty bowl and didn’t walk anymore.

“What the f*ck! I thought you came out to greet me. But it seems you came to tell me you are hungry.” Yuan Zhou supported his forehead and said helplessly.

Then, Broth sat by the bowl and stayed silent while looking at Yuan Zhou. Along with the curled fur on the face and the black eyes, he appeared quite lovable.

“Understood. I will carry the food out for you later. You must have evolved into a human.” Though Yuan Zhou was ridiculing, he looked very happy.

It was also a warmth to have Broth waiting for him, a warmth from the hairy dog, even if it did that for a bowl of broth.

“Ka La”, the door was unlocked.

“Pa”

He switched on the light. Without any change, the kitchen was still how it had been.

As for the dust, Yuan Zhou didn’t worry about that at all after he got the system.

“It’s still the same as before.” Yuan Zhou smiled a lot more than usual tonight.

“So much dust on me. Let me first wash up and then cook the midnight snack.” Looking at the familiar kitchenware, Yuan Zhou had an impulsion to cook immediately, but he still controlled himself from doing that.

“Dong Dong Dong”, Yuan Zhou picked up the suitcase and went upstairs quickly to wash up. After that, he changed clothes and came downstairs to cook.

“Clear Broth Noodle Soup plus a fried egg.” Yuan Zhou opened the cabinet and immediately decided what to eat.

While the broth was being boiled, Yuan Zhou also kneaded the noodles. After throwing them into the broth, he started to fry the egg at once.

Yuan Zhou shook the egg slightly and then broke it into the pan. Instantly, the oil sizzled.

The scorching aroma of the egg filled the air.

“It’s so fragrant!” Yuan Zhou didn’t wear the face mask this time. He just cooked his midnight snack freely and naturally like that.

A bowl of Clear Broth Noodle Soup didn’t require much time. Therefore, Yuan Zhou completed the cooking very soon and started to eat.

The system suddenly came to join in the fun.

The system displayed, “The requirements for a test has been reached. The second test hereby commences.”

[A Second Test] to cook five dishes whose name is different from the dish itself

[Test Reward] Whenever you finish one, you can get all ingredients required by the dish.

“Huh? The name being inconsistent with the dish itself?” Yuan Zhou repeated once with curiosity.

The system displayed, “Yes.”

“Does the Frog Cake① count?” Yuan Zhou suddenly thought of the food.

The system displayed, “It can be one.”

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① Frog Cake is a local snack in Li’jing District of Yun’nan Province. It’s a kind of thick flour-made pancake with stuffings (meat or vegetables) inside, which looks like the mouth of a frog.