Chapter 780 - Congee (1/2)

“Ok. Thank you in advance, Little Yuan,” Xiao Xing said after he put down the instant noodles he was holding.

“You’re welcome,” Yuan Zhou nodded and started cooking congee.

It was worth mentioning that Xiao Xing was doing quite well financially. The rice he had at home was a famous brand of aromatic rice in Thailand. The rice grains were slender and spotlessly white and when one took a whiff of the rice grains, one would be able to smell a slightly sweet scent.

“Our rice grains are good, right? Many Chinese tourists would buy several dozen catties whenever they come to Thailand,” Xiao Xing said with pride on his face.

“Um, not bad. But we have better rice grains in our country as well. You can visit and try those rice grains if you have the chance,” Yuan Zhou said.

One ought to know that Yuan Zhou was still a hot patriotic youth deep in his heart. That was why he said what he said. After all, Xiao Xing was still of a Chinese ethnic, even though he had not grown up at China nor did he hold the citizenship of China.

Yuan Zhou felt compelled to educate Xiao Xing on how vast and abundant in resources China were.

“I think it’s quite good here in Thailand. The food here is great, there are plenty of beautiful women. The weather is decent as well,” Xiao Xing shook his head by reflex and replied with a smile.

“Um,” Yuan Zhou did not say much and nodded his head.

“There’s even a casserole here,” Yuan Zhou was pleasantly surprised when he found a white casserole while searching through the pots.

“Um. My girlfriend was the one who placed the casserole here,” Xiao Xing said with a grin.

Yuan Zhou was speechless, “Does this guy need to point out that he has a girlfriend every chance he gets?”

Nevertheless, Yuan Zhou wasn’t particularly surprised that there was a casserole here. After all, Thai cuisines had been influenced to a certain degree by Asian and the Western countries. Furthermore, Xiao Xing was a Thai Chinese.

Yuan Zhou did not say anything. He started washing the casserole in silence.

This casserole seemed to be one that had been used before. However, it was clear that it was rarely used. Therefore, it did not take Yuan Zhou long to clean it thoroughly.

“You are really a chef. You can even wash pots faster than normal people,” Xiao Xing exclaimed.

“Of course,” Yuan Zhou nodded.

“Do you need my help?” Xiao Xing offered again.

“No,” Yuan Zhou directly rejected.

“Ok,” Xiao Xing shrugged and continued watching as Yuan Zhou cooked.

The process of Yuan Zhou cooking was something enjoyable to watch. Regardless of whether it was him selecting the rice grains for washing or him soaking the cleaned rice grains in the casserole, his every motion flowed smoothly like a river in a natural, yet quick manner. Moreover, not a single drop of water was splashed out when he did all that.

One ought to know that each time Xiao Xing’s girlfriend cooked here, Xiao Xing would help washing the vegetables and the countertop would be completely wet by the time he was done.

Of course, it wasn’t exactly Xiao Xing’s fault. It was mostly due to the tap being installed too high, making it easy for water to splash everywhere.

With a thud, Yuan Zhou placed the casserole with rice grains soaked within at the side. He then started washing the vegetables. He was washing water spinach.

After smelling the water spinach and studying it meticulously, he found that apart from a slight difference in appearance and smell, it was nearly identical to what they had in China.

The water spinach here were slim, long, and mushier compared to the water spinach at China that were thick, short, and crispier.

Yuan Zhou was very careful when washing the water spinach in order to not spoil the leaves. Even so, he was able to clean every strain of the spinach.

After done with washing, he rinsed it with a saucepan. By this point, the quarter chicken he took out earlier was nearly done thawing as well.

“Little Yuan, you are great. You can wash the vegetable so quickly without having a drop of water splash out,” Xiao Xing walked around Yuan Zhou and said in astonishment.

“Raise your hands higher and don’t fling the vegetables around,” Yuan Zhou gave a simple explanation.

“Oh? I see,” Xiao Xing continued watching.