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Naza stayed home all day, wearing a loose white lace-trimmed halter dress, sitting cross-legged on the sofa watching TV.

Hearing the doorbell ring, she quickly slipped on her slippers and ran over to open the door.

Seeing Zhang Jinxuan outside the door through the peephole, she opened the door, threw herself into his arms, and hugged him tightly, saying in a sweet, affectionate voice, "Senior brother, I missed you so much."

A warm, fragrant embrace, a soft, sweet voice whispering heartfelt words—who could resist?

Zhang Jinxuan put his arm around her and led her into the house. He closed the door behind him, put down the shopping bag containing groceries, and then cupped Nazha's pretty face in his hands and kissed her passionately.

"Hey, what did you eat? Your breath tastes weird."

Naza giggled and said, "I ate a lot of things, including spicy strips, Shambhala beef jerky, chocolate, tea leaves, and cola."

Zhang Jinxuan was dumbfounded. "You ate so much, will you even be able to eat dinner?"

"I can eat! I slept until noon this morning. I cooked a big bowl of noodles and mixed it with the leftover big plate chicken from last night. I'm waiting for you to cook me a big meal for dinner."

Are you hungry?

"A little bit."

"Give me a kiss first, then I'll cook you a big meal."

"Haha, okay."

Naza gave a goofy smile and offered a kiss.

After a long while, their lips parted, still lingering.

Naza was in a daze, her eyes glazed over, misty with tears, her chest heaving as she said in a soft, sweet voice, "Senior brother, you're so good at kissing, you kissed me so hard I couldn't breathe."

Do you like it?

"I like it, I want to kiss it again."

Zhang Jinxuan lowered her skirt and said softly, "We have plenty of time tonight. Let's make dinner first. I'll be heartbroken if you get too hungry."

"I feel sorry for you, senior brother, if you're starving," Nazha said softly, then asked, "What are we having for dinner tonight?"

Boiled beef.

Naza's eyes lit up, and she exclaimed happily, "This is great! We have vegetables, meat, spicy food, and soup!"

Zhang Jinxuan said confidently, "I'm quite good at making this dish, and I'm sure it will meet all your needs."

"I'll help you."

"Okay, help me wash the vegetables."

"Uh-huh."

Zhang Jinxuan picked up the shopping bags and led Nazha's little hand into the kitchen.

The methods for boiling vegetables are largely the same, the differences lie in the handling of ingredients and seasoning. Each region has its own way of making them, and there is no such thing as authentic or inauthentic.

If it's authentic, then it's delicious.

Zhang Jinxuan first used the scallions and ginger that Nazha had washed to make scallion and ginger water. The scallion and ginger water must be made with cold water or cooled boiled water. Hot water that is too hot should not be used, otherwise some of the scallion and ginger flavor will evaporate with the heat and will not achieve the desired effect.

After soaking the beef tenderloin in scallion and ginger water, Zhang Jinxuan removed the tendons and membranes from the beef tenderloin he bought, cut it into thin slices two millimeters thick, soaked it in water for a while, then took it out, squeezed out the water, added salt, pepper, cooking wine, and egg white, mixed it well, and marinated it for twenty minutes.

Then pour the scallion and ginger water into the meat and mix it repeatedly. Add a little dry starch, and the cooked meat slices will be more tender and smooth.

Naza stood to the side watching, feeling overwhelmed. She couldn't understand the purpose behind Zhang Jinxuan's actions at all; they were so complicated.

Is this really boiled beef?

Hey, now I understand, senior brother, you're heating the oil in the wok.

"Are you ready to cook the beef?"

Zhang Jinxuan replied with a serious expression, "Make the slicing chili peppers first, the smell is a bit strong. Nazha, go watch TV, I'll call you when it's done."

"Okay."

Naza obediently left the kitchen, but she only obeyed temporarily. She soon returned with a bag of Shambhala beef jerky, feeding it to Zhang Jinxuan while they cuddled together.

As a result, Zhang Jinxuan almost messed up his stir-fry of slicing chili peppers.

How embarrassing.

Fortunately, the most difficult step was already done. Zhang Jinxuan then chopped the celery, bamboo shoots, and lettuce leaves, put a little oil and salt in the pot and stir-fried them until they were just cooked, then laid them in the vegetable bowl as a base.

Next, chop the fermented soybean paste into small pieces, heat oil in a wok, add scallions, ginger, dried Sichuan peppercorns, and chili pepper segments and stir-fry until fragrant. Pour in the fermented soybean paste and stir-fry until the oil turns red. Add water and bring to a boil over high heat.

The rosy oil floating on the clear water looks very appetizing.

Naza swallowed hard, and the Shambhala beef jerky in her hand suddenly didn't taste so good anymore. She stretched her neck and waited eagerly to eat it.

Turn the heat down to low, let the soup just simmer, add sugar to taste, put the beef slices one by one into the red oil soup, and then thicken it with cornstarch.

Once the beef was cooked, Zhang Jinxuan turned up the heat and reminded her, "Nazha, stand back a bit, the dish is almost done cooking, be careful not to burn yourself."

Naza asked excitedly, "Can we eat now?"

"There's just one last step," Zhang Jinxuan explained casually. "For boiled dishes, the basic method is to boil the ingredients in a red oil broth made with fermented bean paste, then add chopped chili peppers and pour hot oil over them. It's a pity you don't have any flavored oil at home, otherwise adding some would make it even more fragrant."

"What kind of oil is 'raw oil'?"

"A type of oil-based condiment that blends the aromas of various spices."

"Can you do it?"

"Yes, we will, but there's not enough time, and we don't have enough spices."

Naza kindly said, "Let's use cooking oil next time. Tonight we'll eat it without cooking oil. I think it tastes good with or without it."

Zhang Jinxuan said meaningfully, "That's not necessarily true. With the beautiful and delicate Nazha by my side, all my attention will be on you. If I don't do something right, the whole thing will fall apart."

Naza felt a sweet warmth in her heart upon hearing this, and said with a simple smile, "I love eating it even if it's overturned, I'll drink the whole pot of soup."

Zhang Jinxuan couldn't help but chuckle and ordered, "Get the bowls and chopsticks, and prepare to eat."

"Okay."

Naza busied herself happily.

Zhang Jinxuan sprinkled chopped chili peppers and sesame seeds into the dish, then poured hot oil over it.

"Sizzle~~"

A burst of heat rose, and the rich aroma of chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, and sesame seeds spread out, smelling incredibly delicious.

Zhang Jinxuan carried the dish to the table, then took out the kimchi he brought from the restaurant, put it in a small bowl, and ate it with boiled beef.

The two of them each had a bowl of rice and ate heartily in silence.

The beef is tender and juicy, bursting with spicy flavor. You can eat a bite of meat with a bite of rice, then another bite of meat and another bite of rice, like you're on a program and just can't stop.

"It's delicious." Naza looked happy and satisfied.

My senior colleague is handsome, good in bed, knows how to compliment people, and is a great cook. I absolutely adore him.

Eat first, then do it; do it thoroughly.

Although Zhang Jinxuan was unaware of Nazha's ulterior motives, his thoughts were similar, and they seemed to be on the same wavelength.

The words are divided into two parts.

While they were cooking and enjoying their dinner, the Weibo hashtag #WildKitchen# suddenly went viral, with new posts popping up like mushrooms after rain, causing the topic's popularity to soar.

Ultimately, all of this was caused by Yang Mi posting a Weibo message promoting "Wild Kitchen Episode 1: Peking Duck".

She now has over 20 million followers on Weibo. Even if we calculate based on the active follower rate of around 10% in her previous life, that would still be around 2 million active followers. At that time, Weibo's daily active users were only in the tens of millions, so her influence was still quite significant.

In addition, "Wild Kitchen" is quite creative and entertaining, and had already accumulated some popularity. Yang Mi's promotion actually made "Wild Kitchen" appear on Weibo's trending topics list late at night.