147 The Fluff 9 - Rapid Update 4 (1/2)

”Perfect timing.” In his attempt to usher things along, Lin Kang walked to the oven to retrieve the box of dough. In his hurry to do so, it did not enter Lin Kang's mind to put on the oven mitts.

Even though the box was made from plastic and thus not a good conductor of heat, it was still hot enough to singe his bare fingers. Lin Kang immediately pulled his hands back the moment his skin made contact with the hot surface.

A hiss escaped from his lips as he waved his hands in the air rapidly.

This attracted Xiu Ling's attention. She took account of what had happened almost immediately and rushed forward to help Lin Kang. She took his arms in hers and dragged him to the sink. She placed his hands under the faucet and quickly twisted the water open.

The water felt like a balm on his fingers but something else proved to be even more effective at assuaging his pain. Xiu Ling was examining his fingers one by one to see whether there was serious sign of injury. There was obviously none, the temperature set for bread proofing wasn't that high in the first place.

Lin Kang could feel Xiu Ling's touch all over his hands and it pulled him away from the pain more than the water did. He realized he could lose himself in this sensation. As hard as he tried not to, Lin Kang could not help but wonder how it would feel should Xiu Ling's touch wonder to other parts of his body.

Lin Kang then knew he needed to stop himself or else he was going to need another cold shower. Therefore, he quickly pulled his hands away from his wife, saying in a hurry, ”Thank you but I'm fine now. Let's move on.”

Then Lin Kang grabbed the oven mitts off the table and finished what he had started.

Xiu Ling eyed him suspiciously but since the man was so adamant on moving forward and since the man wasn't seriously injured, that was what she did.

Xiu Ling peeled back the wrap and explained to Lin Kang what to do next, ”As you can see, the dough is now more bubbly on the surface, this means that it's aerated. The next step is to fold the dough.

”I want you to reach under the middle of the dough and pull it up to create a fold. That's why this is called the folding process.

”Before that, please extend both of your hands. I'm going to drizzle your hands with oil so the dough doesn't stick to your skin.”

Xiu Ling turned to grab a new bottle of oil. She had cleaned up the spill from earlier when Lin Kang was upstairs in the shower.

Lin Kang did as he was told. ”Oil me,” the man said. Even though the procedure was rather standard during baking, for some reason, when Lin Kang said so, it sounded weirdly suggestive. Xiu Ling could not help but blush as she drenched the man's large hands in oil. This time it was her who hurried things along before the atmosphere could turn awkward.