Chapter 31 (2/2)

”They like to eat plain things? But why are you alwaysintensely-flavored dishes? For instance, yesterday we had mapo tofu [1] and braised red beef [2],” I asked doubtfully Aside fro fro Sichuan or Shandong-style food [3] I had always assu foods like these

”Since you like to eat strong-flavored foods, the young masters especially ordered me to make them” Mama Yu said this to me as she examined the fresh fish on the shelves

I blanked for a -flavored foods, especially spicy [4] things The spicier it was, the better These days, the food that we had every day was very compatible with my tastes, so I was always very happy to eat On the other hand, I never paid attention to exactly what they liked to eat, but they had been observing s that I liked the entire tied their eating habits

A faint feeling bubbled inside radually ease little by little as I continued to find out more about them

Perhaps I would be able to forgive them one day, but today was not the day

Wo — it took quite a lot of effort for Ma home The kitchen was so full that it rocery store back with us

I started to prepare dinner, and Mama Yu acted as my assistant chef Very quickly, we completed a full set of dishes that looked, sreat The set included Zhao Yi Bo's favorite pan-sauteed salmon and Zhao Yi Xuan's favorite fried chicken and scallion

The doorbell rang Since it was about tiot up to answer the door

But the person at the entrance wasn't the Zhao brothers Rather, it was a woman I had never met before Before I was even able to ask who she was, a sudden slap harshly struck my face

I broughtpart of my cheeks, and I was so startled that I didn't kno to respond I only continued to take one vicious slap after another from this woman

What the heck was going on?

Translator's Notes:

[1] Mapo Tofu: enwikipediaorg/wiki/Mapo_doufu[back]

[2] Braised Red Beef:[back]

[3] Sichuan-style food is particularly fa spicy, and it is common to find restaurants that serve this type of food in the West Shandong-style food is not as common in the US — it's a provincial cuisine style that's notable for its fried and roasted foods [back]

[4] “Mala” – A particular kind of spicy in Chinese cuisine that is /wiki/Mala_sauce [back]