Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 747 Yu Shijiu with Talent

Yu Shijiu: "?"

What are you two laughing at?

Yu Shijiu wrinkled her nose in confusion, "What's so funny about Sister An saying she'd teach me how to make dumplings?"

"No, no, absolutely not!"

He Lingling and Xu Han shook their heads simultaneously, saying righteously:

"We were... well, it was flour. Having flour all over our faces looked kind of funny, haha!!"

The above statement was made by Xu Han.

He Lingling glanced at Xu Han with an indescribable look, then kicked him.

"Go wash your hands! We need to make dumplings properly! How old are you, still playing with flour!"

Xu Han screamed as he was kicked—then He Lingling poked his arm: "Don't pretend! I didn't use any force!"

Xu Han: "..."

Xu Han, looking pitiful, sighed and approached Yu Shijiu seeking comfort:

"Shi Jiu, waaaaah..."

“Yes,” Yu Shijiu saw it clearly: “Sister Lingling touched you very lightly.”

Xu Han: "..."

His expression changed instantly, and he stared at Yu Shijiu with an extremely shocked and betrayed look, muttering:

"Oh my god, am I... am I being isolated? Yes, right? This must be what I've seen in the news, the workplace bullying, the cold isolation, right—"

"Stop being so cheeky," Anjie pinched her brow, looking annoyed. "How old are you? Go wash your hands. Lingling, you too, go wash your hands before we make dumplings together."

"Eh!"

He Lingling nodded decisively, quickly walked past Xu Han who was standing still, and ran towards the washroom.

Xu Han: "??!!! No, wait for me! Wait for me, let's go together!!!"

Xu Han took off running, grabbing Yu Shijiu's arm as if to run with her—but An Jie stopped him.

"Shi Jiu can just wash her hands in the kitchen."

Xu Han: "???"

Xu Han screamed, "Then why do I have to go to the bathroom to wash my hands?!"

"It's too crowded."

Anjie said coldly, "Hurry up, cook a pot of dumplings after we finish wrapping them, Shi Jiu is starving."

Yu Shijiu, whose arm was being held by Anjie: "?"

He instinctively thought he wouldn't starve to death for the time being, but his stomach suddenly growled.

Xu Han and An Jie: "..."

Xu Han ran off nimbly, while An Jie took a lollipop out of her apron pocket and handed it to Yu Shijiu, smiling as she said:

"Have some candy to tide you over first, then we can make dumplings quickly."

"Oh."

Yu Shijiu nodded obediently, took the lollipop and unwrapped it, and saw An Jie next to her also unwrap a lollipop and put it in her mouth.

This familiar scene reminded Yu Shijiu of the first time he met An Jie.

He popped a lollipop into his mouth and casually said, "Sister An, you always seem to really like eating."

Yes, Ange was eating the whole time.

It's the literal meaning of "eating".

Almost every time Yu Shijiu saw An Jie, An Jie seemed to be eating something... Oranges, apples, lollipops, chocolates, cakes, orange juice... and other foods and snacks that An Jie "loves to eat".

"Ok?"

Anjie led him into the kitchen to wash his hands, and smiled upon hearing this:

"I don't really love eating it that much; it's just a side effect of my innate skill."

side effect?

Yu Shijiu blinked slowly, then threw the plastic packaging in her hand into the trash can and asked with some confusion:

"Talented skill? Sister An, what is your talent skill?"

"It's like devouring."

Anjie handed him the hand sanitizer and pumped it a few times, then did the same for herself. As she rubbed the foam in her hands, she said:

"However, that's a rather poetic description; my actual talent and skills are more like 'cleaner'."

"Using the mouth and stomach to cleanse the 'waste'."

Anjie said, "I won't go into details, it's a bit disgusting."

Yu Shijiu keenly sensed that An Jie was in a low mood, so he obediently did not continue to ask questions and patiently washed his hands with his head down.

Has Shi Jiu ever made dumplings before?

Chen Yi, who had been busy chopping vegetables to prepare a side dish, looked up with a smile:

"Since you like dumplings so much, you must have learned how to make them, right?"

Anjie had already turned on the tap to wash the foam off her hands and did not participate in the conversation.

“…” Yu Shijiu was stunned for a moment, then shook his head after thinking hard: “I was too young at the time, I only saw my mother make dumplings.”

"Huh? Is that so? Then I was just being nosy."

Chen Yi changed the subject somewhat embarrassedly:

"It's alright. Your sister An makes really good dumplings. They're firm, and they look beautiful and plump. You can learn from her. It's not tiring, and it's quite fun."

"Uh-huh."

Yu Shijiu was very excited about this. After washing his hands behind An Jie, he dried them and followed An Jie step by step toward the living room table.

— He caught a glimpse of that place out of the corner of his eye when he came out; there was a large bowl of filling and some thin, evenly sized dumpling wrappers on the table.

"Sit down and watch how I wrap it. Take your time and learn slowly."

Anjie said.

Yu Shijiu nodded.

Anjie was the first to choose a seat, took a dumpling wrapper and spread it out in her palm, then used chopsticks to put just the right amount of filling in the center of the dumpling wrapper.

Yu Shijiu followed suit, his almond-shaped eyes fixed on how An Jie wrapped the bag—and then he froze.

An Jie skillfully and quickly (in Yu Shijiu's opinion) shaped the dumpling wrapper, which contained just the right amount of filling, into a perfect dumpling shape.

The whole process should take no more than two minutes.

Yu Shijiu stood frozen in place, completely stunned: "???"

Anjie placed the wrapped dumplings on a tray that had been dusted with flour beforehand. She turned to speak to Yu Shijiu, only to meet his blank and puzzled gaze.

Anjie: "...Pfft."

Anjie couldn't help but laugh out loud and began to teach Yu Shijiu how to make dumplings.

“Yes, it has to bend over here—Shi Jiu, you’re so smart.”

"Yes, yes, press it down here to create a crease... Hmm, that's good too, it won't fall apart."

"Why don't you add some water to the edges of the dumpling wrappers, Shi Jiu? That way they won't fall apart..."

"..."

After about ten minutes of busy teaching, An Jie's back was covered in sweat. She looked at Yu Shijiu's bright, sparkling eyes as she turned to look at her and continued to praise her, though somewhat against her conscience.

"very nice."

An Jie looked at the deflated, crooked dumplings in Yu Shijiu's hand, cleared her throat, and said:

"It's already very good that you made your first dumpling like this. Shi Jiu, you have a natural talent for making dumplings—"

"Really? Are you sure?"

As Xu Han's shouts grew closer with the sound of running, An Jie's eyelids twitched for no reason.

"Where are Shi Jiu's beautiful dumplings? Let me see, let me see, aren't Shi Jiu's dumplings super pretty!"

Yu Shijiu felt a little embarrassed by what was said, and coughed with a touch of pride, then said gently:

"Actually, it's not that pretty..."